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Philip G. Nourse

Philip G. Nourse

Aug 16, 2010

Philip G. Nourse, 87, died on August 16, 2010, at his home of 59 years. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 15, 1923, and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1929. He graduated from Ft. Pierce High School in 1941 and then received his law degree from the University of Florida in 1949. During his school days he was...

Thomas Neal Morris

Thomas Neal Morris

Aug 15, 2010

Thomas Neal Morris, named after devoted grandparents, William Thomas Morris and Robert Neal Spangler, died August 15th at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center as a result of complications from a stroke. He was born in Okeechobee on March 7, 1960, grew up in the St. Lucie County School System, and spent much of his adult life in Vero Beach and Sebastian....

Opal M. Van Duyn

Opal M. Van Duyn

Aug 14, 2010

Opal M. Van Duyn Opal M. Van Duyn, 86, died August 14, 2010, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Opal was born in Kewanee, Illinois, and was a resident of Port St. Lucie, FL for the past 3 ½ years, coming from Lakeland, Florida. She enjoyed playing Yahtzee and Bingo and spending time with her family. Survivors include her sons, Charles...

Robert L. Gibson

Robert L. Gibson

Aug 14, 2010

Robert L. Gibson Robert L. Gibson, 88, died August 14, 2010, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Lily, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for the past 14 years, coming from Painesville, Ohio. Bob was a member of Painesville United Methodist Church for 60 years, proudly served in the US Army during WWII, worked for 27...

Eleanor Beatrice Love

Eleanor Beatrice Love

Aug 13, 2010

Eleanor Beatrice Love Ft. Pierce, Florida Eleanor Beatrice Love, 94, died August 13, 2010 in Vero Beach, FL. Mrs. Love was born in Fort Ogden, Florida and lived in Florida all her life except for 10 years in North Carolina. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her sons, William Fowler of Hayesville, NC and Robert Fowler of Ft....

Natasha Valsaint

Natasha Valsaint

Aug 13, 2010

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Robert George Owens

Robert George Owens

Aug 12, 2010

Robert G. Owens, 49, died August 12, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Owens was born in Montgomery, Pennsylvania and lived in Ft. Pierce for the past 13 years. He was an Asbestos Stripper and a member of the American Legion, Ft. Pierce. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Owens of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughters, Erica Sanchez of Colorado and Savanna...

Sandra Anita Wehkoja

Sandra Anita Wehkoja

Aug 11, 2010

Sandra Anita Wehkoja, 67, died August 11, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Wehkoja was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1986 coming from Washington, New Jersey. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Marty Brewster of Jensen Beach, FL and Danielle Seiple of Salisbury, MD; son, Michael Goldberg of Vero Beach, FL;...

Ruth M. Hoey

Ruth M. Hoey

Aug 10, 2010

Surrounded by her family, Ruth M. Hoey of Fort Pierce, Florida died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. She was the devoted and loving wife of the late Lynn W. Hoey and the late Louis J. Perfetto. She was a native of Buffalo, New York born on September 24, 1935. In 1981, moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and then in 1990...

Patricia D. Thompson

Patricia D. Thompson

Aug 10, 2010

Patricia D. Thompson, 66, died August 10, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Thompson was born in Moultrie, Georgia and moved to Ft. Pierce 40 years ago from Stuart, Florida. She was a member of the Palm Vista Church of God. Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Byers of Ft. Pierce, FL; brother, Darrell Hampton of Okeechobee, FL; grandchildren, Shane Faullin...

James T. Lester, Jr.

James T. Lester, Jr.

Aug 10, 2010

James “Jimmy” Lester, Jr., 57, died August 10, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Lester was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and moved to St. Lucie County in 1974 coming from Immokalee, Florida. He was a traffic engineer Technician. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Gerri Lester of Port St. Lucie, FL; daughters, Emily DeVaney of Port St. Lucie,...

E. Louise Pratt

E. Louise Pratt

Aug 9, 2010

Louise Pratt, 87, died August 9, 2010 at the Treasure Coast Hospice, Fort Pierce. She was born in Syracuse, New York and lived in the Port St. Lucie area for 20 years, coming from North Eastham, MA. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Charles Pratt of Port St. Lucie, FL; sons, Gray Pratt (wife Patricia) of Henderson, NV, Gregg...

Corey Ray Brangan

Corey Ray Brangan

Aug 7, 2010

Corey “Big Money” Ray Brangan, 26, died August 7, 2010 in Fort pierce, Florida. He was born in Stuart, Florida and lived in Fort Pierce all his life. Corey was a local commercial fisherman and a member of the Palm Vista Church of God. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, coaching little league baseball, and was an avid fan of the...

Merle Marley Dorrough

Merle Marley Dorrough

Aug 6, 2010

Merle Marley Dorrough, 83, died August 6, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. Mrs. Dorrough was born in Utica, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1995 coming from Rome, New York. She was a member of the Moose Lodge and AMVETS. She was a kind, caring, generous and fun person with a wonderful circle of neighbors who watched over...

Frederick R. Van Der Linden

Frederick R. Van Der Linden

Aug 1, 2010

Frederick R. Van Der Linden, age 61, died on August 1, 2010, in Port St. Lucie, FL. He was born in Cuba, New York and moved to Florida in 1981. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his daughter, Kristian Hecklau of Mooresville, NC; his son, James Van Der Linden of Fountain, CO; his parents, Keith and Dorothy...

Leland Curry

Leland Curry

Jul 31, 2010

Leland Curry Leland Curry, 79, died July 31, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Curry was a lifelong resident of Ft. Pierce, Florida. Prior to retirement, he worked in the trucking industry. He was a member of the Wellborn Baptist Church, Wellborn, Florida. He operated a fruit stand in Ft. Pierce, was a pilot, commercial fisherman and owner of a...

Robert Gordon Parkin

Robert Gordon Parkin

Jul 30, 2010

Robert Gordon Parkin, 82, died July 30, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Parkin was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce 15 years ago coming from Miami, Florida. He was a Eucharistic Minister at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, member of the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club, member of the Ft. Pierce Elks Club Lodge BPOE 1520, and was...

Parker Kelsey Talley

Parker Kelsey Talley

Jul 29, 2010

Parker Kelsey Talley, 84, died July 29, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Talley was born in Springfield, Illinois and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1956 coming from Alton, Illinois. He owned & operated a dairy & vegetable farm in Illinois until relocating to Ft. Pierce, Florida where he became a commercial truck driver for Kerr-McGee Fertilizer from 1962-1979. Survivors...

Alicia Burns Driscoll

Alicia Burns Driscoll

Jul 25, 2010

Alicia Burns Driscoll, 74, of Ft. Pierce died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, July 25. She was born in Port Jefferson, NY the youngest of five children of Leo and Anna Burns. She lived in Coram, NY until the age of 10 when the family moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. She attended the University of...

Zafiroula Gole

Zafiroula Gole

Jul 24, 2010

Zafiroula Gole, 83, died July 24, 2010 in Bradenton, Florida. Ms. Gole was born in Greece and moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida in 1992 coming from Chicago. She was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include her brother, Nicholas Gole of Greece and sister, Helen Antony of Bradenton, FL. Memorial contributions may be made to the...