Obituaries

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Warren W. Degraffenreid

Warren W. Degraffenreid

Jan 25, 2011

Warren W. DeGraffenreid, 74, died January 25, 2011 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mr. DeGraffenreid was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1973. He retired from the City of Fort Pierce in 1998 after 25 years. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church, graduated from Mounds High School in 1954, attended Oklahoma State University and was...

Alma R. Kastler

Alma R. Kastler

Jan 23, 2011

Alma R. Kastler, 84, died January 23, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Kastler was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and moved to Fort Pierce in 2003 coming from Deland, Florida. She was a member of Indian River Presbyterian Church, Daughters of the Nile, Noble-Ettes, Zuliema Club, and of the Tropical Isles Homeowners Association. She loved ballroom dancing. She also...

Mike Springman

Mike Springman

Jan 22, 2011

Mike Springman, 50, died January 22, 2011 in Stuart, Florida. Mr. Springman was born in Bronx, New York and moved to Jensen Beach, Florida in 2010 from Stony Point, New York. He was a carpenter. Survivors include his sisters, Eileen Lynch of Sahuarita, AZ, Lorraine Morano of Clintondale, NY and Kim Chambley of Ft. Pierce, FL; and several nieces and...

Isabell Rise

Isabell Rise

Jan 19, 2011

Isabell “Izzy” Rise, age 82, died on January 19, in Port St. Lucie, FL. She was born in Mancelona, Michigan and moved here 15 years ago coming from Port Clinton, OH. She worked for Standard Products for 17 years in Port Clinton, OH, was a member of the Aid Association for Lutherans. She loved to read and bowl. She is...

Joseph Anthony Pecora

Joseph Anthony Pecora

Jan 19, 2011

Joseph Anthony Pecora, age 85, died on January 19, 2011 in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Yonkers, NY and moved to Port St. Lucie 5 years ago coming from Margate, FL. He was a high school teacher and an avid musician. He is survived by his son, Al Pecora of Pompano Beach, FL; his daughter, Amy Conza of...

Pamela S. Bessette

Pamela S. Bessette

Jan 18, 2011

Pamela S. Bessette, 54 of White City, Fl received her angel wings on January 18, 2011, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born on September 25, 1956 in Ft. Eustis, Virginia and raised in Orlando, Fl. Pam graduated Colonial High in Orlando in 1972 and from University of Central Florida with her degree in elementary education in...

Mary I. Henderson

Mary I. Henderson

Jan 17, 2011

Mary I. Henderson, 86, died January 17, 2011, at her home at Brighton Gardens in Port St. Lucie. She was born in Denver, Colorado and had moved to Port St. Lucie recently from Leesburg. Prior to retirement, she was a nurse at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg. She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg....

Michael A. Redding

Michael A. Redding

Jan 17, 2011

Michael A. Redding, 47, died January 17, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Redding was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. He was employed at Jackson Drugs for 15 years. He played on Babe Ruth All Stars in 1981 and coached on the Sportsman Park Football League. Survivors include his wife, Tina Redding of Port St. Lucie, FL;...

Michelle Aguilar Fuentes

Michelle Aguilar Fuentes

Jan 17, 2011

Michelle Aguilar Fuentes, 16, died January 17, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Fuentes was a lifetime resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. She attended Westwood High School. Survivors include her mother and father, Maria Gamez and Hipolito Aguilar; companion, Orbanel Rodriguez; brother, Silvestre Aguilar; sister, Maria Aguilar; brother, Enrique Aguilar; daughter, Natalie Michelle Rodriguez Aguilar all of Ft. Pierce, FL....

Richard L. Sarvey

Richard L. Sarvey

Jan 17, 2011

Richard L. “Big Rich” Sarvey, 50, died January 17, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Sarvey was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and moved to Port St. Lucie 12 years ago coming from Jensen Beach, Florida. He enjoyed football and music. Survivors include his wife, Lynette Sarvey of Port St. Lucie, FL; mother, Alice Noss Cowger of Stuart, FL; stepfather,...

Jarnita Marie Laguerre

Jarnita Marie Laguerre

Jan 16, 2011

Jarnita Marie Laguerre, age 82, died January 16, in Port St. Lucie, FL. She was born in Bainet, Haiti and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2007, coming from New York. She is survived by her sons; Jean Baptiste Laguerre, Joachin Laguerre, Jouse Laguerre; daughters, Marie Sully, Jolina Kang, Raymonde Gabriel; 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in...

Robert William Whiting

Robert William Whiting

Jan 16, 2011

ROBERT WILLIAM WHITING Robert William Whiting, 66, died January 16, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Whiting was born in Montour Falls, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie 8 years ago coming from South Carolina. Robert was the owner/operator of a tree service and was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was an avid fisherman. Survivors...

Clifford James Berger

Clifford James Berger

Jan 15, 2011

Clifford James Berger, 88, died on January 15, 2011 in Fort Pierce, FL. Mr. Berger was born in Carney, Michigan, lived in Kingsford, MI, and was a winter resident in Fort Pierce, FL for 30 years. He owned and operated Berger’s Food Land Grocery in Kingsford, MI from 1958-1974, a WWII Veteran serving in the European Theatre with the US...

Mary Moore

Mary Moore

Jan 15, 2011

MARY MOORE Mary Moore, 97, died January 15, 2011, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mary was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1954, coming from Anderson, South Carolina. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church, was a Registered Nurse at Fort Pierce Memorial Hospital, retired from Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, and was a...

Josephine Ursula Testa

Josephine Ursula Testa

Jan 14, 2011

Josephine Ursula Testa Josephine Ursula Testa, age 96, died on January 14, 2011 in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1973, coming from West Hempstead, Long Island, NY. She was a homemaker, a member of the Fort Pierce Elkettes and was the club photographer for many years. She was a...

Ronald Evan Fontaine

Ronald Evan Fontaine

Jan 14, 2011

Ronald “Ron” Fontaine, 66, died January 14, 2011 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Ft. Pierce. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and lived for 9 years in Ft. Pierce, coming from Miami. He was retired, doing odd jobs from time to time. Ronald is survived by his sister, Jackie Fontaine of Miami, FL. Services: A private graveside service will be...

Louis Garcelon, Jr.

Louis Garcelon, Jr.

Jan 13, 2011

Louis Garcelon, Jr., Stuart, FL Louis Garcelon, Jr., 93, died January 13, 2011 in Stuart, Florida. Mr. Garcelon was born in Lewiston, Maine and moved to Stuart in 1972 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated from Bowdoin College, member of the Elks Lodge in Stuart, Florida, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was the...

Edna L. Raby

Edna L. Raby

Jan 13, 2011

Edna L. Raby Edna L. Raby, 91, died January 13, 2011 in Ft Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Raby was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Ft Pierce in 1971 coming from Satellite Beach, Florida. She once was a secretary for the county health department, member of garden clubs, enjoyed playing bridge, and was an avid cooker. Memorial contributions may...

Norma D. Harmon

Norma D. Harmon

Jan 12, 2011

Norma D. Harmon Norma D. Harmon, age 88, died on January 12, in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born in Palestine, WV and moved here in 2002, coming from Charleston, WV. She was a nurse, completing her nurses training from St. Frances Hospital in 1944, in Charleston, WV. She worked as a private duty nurse and then worked and retired...

Wilbur Smith

Wilbur Smith

Jan 9, 2011

Wilbon "Wilbur" Smith, 73, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at his home in Ft. Pierce, Florida after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Smith was born in Bleckley, Georgia. He moved to Ft. Pierce in 1954. Mr. Smith was a semi- truck driver for Tropicana where he retired after 21 years. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter....