Obituaries
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Don R. James
Nov 28, 2011
Don R. James Don R. James, 81, died November 28, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. James was born in Ada, Oklahoma and moved to Fort Pierce, in 1971. Don traveled the Southeastern United States for 26 years as an employee of Ebasco Services. He completed various management positions but mostly enjoyed tube welding. Don was a proud member of...
Charles Abraham Harris, Jr.
Nov 28, 2011
Charles A. Harris, Jr. 92 died November 28, 2011 three days short of his 93rd birthday in Vero Beach, Florida. Charles was born in New York City, New York and was a resident of Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach, Florida since 1980 having come from White Plains, New York. He was Regional Vice President at Heublin Company in New York...
Lucy Marie Myers
Nov 28, 2011
Lucy Marie Myers, 86, died November 28, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Myers was born in New York City, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2004 coming from Broward County. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Sherell Halleran of Port St. Lucie, FL; brother, Peter Leone of New York and 2 grandsons.
Samuel C. Turner
Nov 26, 2011
Samuel Charles Turner, 79, died November 26, 2011 at his home in Ft. Pierce, FL. Sam was born October 11, 1932 to Samuel Dean and France Irene (Cooper) Turner. He was raised on the family farm in rural Linneus, Missouri attending RIV Meadville, MO School, second through twelfth grades. After serving two years in the US Army, he graduated from...
Sally R. Halstead Flories
Nov 25, 2011
SALLY R. HALSTEAD FLORIES Sally R. Halstead Flories, 75, died November 25, 2011 in Live Oak, Florida. Sally was born in St. Albans, West Virginia and was a packer in the citrus industry. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Flories of Live Oak, FL; son, Mark A. (Rita) Eplin, Sr. of Fort Pierce, FL; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren....
Joseph E. Pippitone
Nov 24, 2011
JOSEPH E. PIPPITONE Joseph E. Pippitone, 80, died November 24, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Joseph was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and was a resident of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He worked for Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Bridgeton, NJ and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his son, Edward A. Pippitone of...
David John Jackson
Nov 21, 2011
David John Jackson David John Jackson, 59, died November 21, 2011 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Warwick, Rhode Island and worked for the Quill Company in Cranston, Rhode Island before moving to Fort Pierce in 2009. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Susan Nicholls Jackson of Fort Pierce, FL;...
Richard B. Hellstrom
Nov 21, 2011
Richard “Dick” B. Hellstrom, 75, died November 21, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Although Dick was born in Jacksonville, he lived his entire life in St. Lucie County, graduating in 1954 from Dan McCarty High School. He attended Davidson College in North Carolina, and then University of Florida, graduating with his Bachelor of Civil Engineering, in 1960, becoming a die-hard...
Robert Boyd Rivers
Nov 20, 2011
Robert Boyd Rivers, 89, died November 20, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Rivers was born in Homestead, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1958. Robert was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Corps. He was a member of the Community United Methodist Church, Boy Scout Leader for Troop #475, President of the 55+ Club and loved gardening and...
Daniel O. Schwarzkopf
Nov 20, 2011
Daniel O. Schwarzkopf, 80, died November 20, 2011 in Ft .Pierce, Florida. Mr. Schwarzkopf was born in Hartford City, Indiana and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1990. Dan graduated from Perdue University, was a Master Electrician in Florida and a Farmer in Indiana. He was a Private in the Korean War & a Wounded Veteran. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy...
Florence Taylor
Nov 20, 2011
Florence Taylor Florence Taylor, 86, died November 20, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Taylor was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to Fort Pierce in 1950. She enjoyed being a housewife and taking good care of her family; a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was skilled at cooking, baking, canning, quilting, crocheting, sewing, and liked to dance,...
Frances Jean Boyles
Nov 19, 2011
Frances Reed Boyles, Born 11/23/1945, Longtime resident of Birmingham, Alabama. She peacefully passed away in her sleep at her daughter’s home in Port St. Lucie, Florida on 11/19/2011. For those who knew her and knew of her love for others ; she never met a stranger. Everyone was a friend and her humor and love for others is what made...
Bruce Kattke
Nov 18, 2011
BRUCE KATTKE Bruce Kattke, 59, died November 18, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Mineola, New York, was a resident of Port St. Lucie, Florida and was a restaurant chef. Donations may be made in Bruce's memory to the St. Lucie County Community Services, 437 North 7th Street, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950, to help defray indigent cremation...
Mildred Scribner
Nov 15, 2011
Mildred “Tillie” Scribner, 80, died November 15, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Scribner was born in Fort Scott, Kansas and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1972 coming from Texas. She was a volunteer and member of Parkview Baptist Church. She loved to cook and loved her family dearly. Survivors include her daughter, Janet Lewis of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons,...
Richard Alex Malinowski
Nov 12, 2011
Richard Alex Malinowski, 70, died November 12, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Malinowski was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1980. Richard was the owner of an auto-marine repair shop. He was a member of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Ft. Pierce. He loved his family, fishing, and bowling. Survivors include his wife of...
Gladys E. Rising
Nov 12, 2011
Gladys “Honey” Rising, 91, died November 12, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Rising was born in New York, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1979 coming from Norwalk, Connecticut. Survivors include her daughters, Linda Trottier of Port St. Lucie, FL, Bonnie Boaz of Chapel Hill, NC and Sheryl Skidd of Stamford, CT; sons, David Rising...
Leroy Edward Olson
Nov 12, 2011
Leroy E. Olson, 85, died November 12, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Lee was born May 26, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio to Carl L. and Florence Olson. He graduated from South High School in 1943 then served in the Navy Air Corps as a pilot during WWII. Lee graduated from The Ohio State University in 1948 with a degree in...
Robert Edward Peterson
Nov 10, 2011
Robert Edward Peterson, 74, died November 10, 2011 in Rockledge, Florida. Mr. Peterson was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. Prior to retirement, he worked for Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. He was a member of the Fort Pierce Moose Lodge and St. Anastasia Catholic Church and he enjoyed music and water sports. Survivors include his nephews, Jake Stephenson of...
Robert W. Prentice
Nov 10, 2011
Robert W. Prentice, 66, died November 10, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Prentice was born in Manhattan, New York and moved to Jensen Beach 8 years ago. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in the construction industry.
Virginia Gionta
Nov 9, 2011
Virginia Gionta, 78, died November 9, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Gionta was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2001. She worked for a Cab Company as a dispatcher. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Mulherin of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Robert Gionta and Gio Gionta both of Pittsburgh, PA ; sisters, Betty Santone, Ergie Paese,...