Obituaries
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Kum Sul Yun
Sep 18, 2010
Kum Sul Yun, 59, died September 18, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Yun was born in Chun-Nam, South Korea and moved to St. Lucie County in 1976. He was the owner/operator of Yun’s Produce Market for 31 years and was involved with the Fort Pierce Downtown Farmers Market for 13 years and the Stuart Green Market. He was also...
Katherine I. Pedroso
Sep 17, 2010
Katherine I. Pedroso, 52, died September 17, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Pedroso was born in Fort Rucker, Alabama and was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce. She was a member of Palm Vista Church of God and enjoyed traveling and going to the beach. Survivors include her husband, Earl M. Pedroso of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Amber Ward...
Ernest Leo Callahan, Jr.
Sep 17, 2010
Ernest Leo Callahan, Jr., 83, died September 17, 2010 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ernest was born in East Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Ft Pierce in 1985 coming from Cape Cod, MA. Mr. Callahan was a product planner who helped make the machine that makes Dixie Cups. Survivors include his sons, Steven Callahan of Warwick, RI, David Callahan of...
Marian Mae Mill
Sep 16, 2010
Marian Mae Mill, 84, died September 16, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Mill was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and resided in Ft. Pierce, Florida. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Melissa (Arthur) Homan of Ft. Pierce, FL; brother, Allen (Sarah) Bergstrom of Ft. Pierce, FL; nephew, Wayne (Lori) Bergstrom. Services: A memorial service will be held on...
Robert Joe Smith
Sep 15, 2010
ROBERT JOE SMITH Robert Joe Smith, age 63, died on September 15, 2010, in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Fort Pierce and lived here his entire life. He was the owner and operator of Smith Harvesting Company, located in Fort Pierce, for 15 years. He was a NASCAR fan. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Scott; his...
Edward Christie Burrows
Sep 15, 2010
EDWARD C. BURROWS Edward Christie Burrows, 95, died September 15, 2010, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1955, coming from Saddle River Township, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during WWII, worked for Ryder Truck Lines and was a member of the St. Lucie...
Rosalie Douglass Dill
Sep 14, 2010
Rosalie Douglass Dill, 84, died September 14, 2010, in Lake Placid, Florida. Rosalie was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for the past 60 years, coming from Charlottesville, Virginia. Before retirement she worked 40 years with the Freedom Communications, Inc, her last position as the Superintendant of Productions for the Fort Pierce Tribune. She was...
Natasha Valsaint
Sep 13, 2010
Natasha Valsaint Natasha Valsaint, 27, died September 13, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Valsaint was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. Natasha worked at Hoping Hands Learning Center. She graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in 2002 and Indian River State College in 2004. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. Survivors include her father, Fritzma Valsaint and...
Sandra Lou Quigg
Sep 12, 2010
Sandra Lou Quigg Sandra Lou Quigg, 53, died September 12, 2010,in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Quigg was born in Stuart, Florida and was a lifetime resident of Ft. Pierce. She worked for Summerlin’s Baywood Smoke House. Survivors include her daughter, Samantha Hebert of Georgia; father, Gerald Gerhard of Ft. Pierce, FL; sister, Pamela Dawn Rider of Port St. Lucie, FL;...
Rita M. Rosskopf
Sep 11, 2010
Rita M. Rosskopf, 87, died September 11, 2010, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Rita was born in Dunville, Newfoundland, Canada, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for the past ten years, coming from Gainesville, Florida. She was a homemaker, worked as a volunteer at Arlington Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland and was a volunteer with Sun Grove Montessori School....
Samuel Franklin Slaughter
Sep 11, 2010
Samuel Franklin Slaughter Samuel Franklin Slaughter, 68, died September 11, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Slaughter was born in Perry, Florida and moved to St. Lucie County 60 plus years ago. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his sister, Irene Conley of Port St. Lucie, FL. He was preceded in death by his...
Alex Morrison
Sep 10, 2010
Alex “Pops” Morrison, 77, died September 10, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Morrison was born in Coonbottom, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1957 coming from Fargo, Georgia. He was a supervisor for the St. Lucie County School Board and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his sons, Darryl Yates and David Yates both of...
Gerald Francis Burns
Sep 9, 2010
Gerald Francis Burns, 72, died September 9, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Burns was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1979. He was a truck driver and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his daughter, Kelly McPeak of Vero Beach, FL; sons, Michael Burns of Buffalo, NY, Scott Burns of Ft....
Carolina Porter
Sep 7, 2010
Caroline Porter, 81, died September 7, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Porter was born in Staten Island, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1987. She enjoyed knitting, reading and cooking. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Ronald Porter of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughters, Linda Webb of Parker, CO and Dawn Porter of Fort Pierce, FL; son,...
Lorna J. Conkle
Sep 6, 2010
Lorna J. Conkle, 89, died September 6, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Conkle was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1998 coming from Casselberry, Florida. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Robert A. Conkle of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Nancy Newberry of Augusta, GA; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was...
Burton T. Parker, Jr.
Sep 6, 2010
Burton T. Parker, Jr., 75, succumbs to cancer on September 6, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Parker was born in Hackensack, New Jersey and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1989 coming from Miami, Florida. He was a former actor, director and producer of Studio M. Playhouse in Miami, Florida. Mr. Parker retired from theatre at the age of 46...
Stephen R. Hillardt
Sep 4, 2010
STEPHEN R. HILLARDT Stephen R. Hillardt, 58, died September 4, 2010, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Stephen was born in Brooklyn, New York and was a resident of Homestead, Florida. He was a surveyor by trade, was a nuclear security guard in Homestead and recently became a Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA). He enjoyed reading, canines and was a sponsor of children...
Leroy George Currie
Sep 3, 2010
LeRoy George Currie, 65, died September 3, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Currie was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to St. Lucie County 30 years ago. Prior to retirement he was a fire chief. He was a member of the American Legion, Elks, and an umpire and former director of the Port St. Lucie Athletic Association. Survivors include...
Susan Hulme
Sep 1, 2010
Susan Hulme, 57, died September 1, 2010 in Okeechobee, Florida. Mrs. Hulme was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and moved to Okeechobee 7 years ago coming from Ft. Pierce. She was a member of Ft. Drum Community Church and worked for the St. Lucie County School Board as a Bus Driver for over 25 years. Survivors include her daughters,...