Obituaries

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Dylan Scott Etheridge

Dylan Scott Etheridge

May 28, 2022

Dylan (AKA Bubba or Pickle) Scott Etheridge, 28, died on May 28, 2022 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dylan was born on January 18, 1994 in Fort Pierce, Florida to Mary Beth Rowe and William (Chuck) Etheridge. He was known to be a very cleanly person and was always making people laugh. Dylan had a deep love for his family and...

Gaspar Ivany Ortiz

Gaspar Ivany Ortiz

May 26, 2022

Gaspar I. Ortiz, 84, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away May 26, 2022. Gaspar, better known as “Papa,” was born July 14, 1937 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico to Angel Ortiz and Fidela Pineiro. He married the love of his life, Cecilia Camacho, December 3, 1960 in New York, New York. Gaspar worked at Walmart for over 25 years...

Salvatore Altadonna

Salvatore Altadonna

May 26, 2022

Salvatore Altadonna, 64, of Port St. Lucie,FL, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loved ones, on 05/26/2022. He was born in Messina, Italy and moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1967. He was part owner of Altadonna Restaurant where he was the head chef and excelled with his cooking skills along with his passion for making people happy through...

David Lee Evans

David Lee Evans

May 24, 2022

David Lee Evans, 63 of Okeechobee, FL was born on August 28, 1958 in Ft. Pierce, Florida to Mickey and Laura Maye Evans. He returned to Heaven on May 24, 2022. He was an avid fisherman and gardener from a very young age, helping his grandfather Earnest raise calves and grow oranges to feed the community of Dunklin Memorial Camp...

Bonnie Hamilton Rising

Bonnie Hamilton Rising

May 24, 2022

Bonnie Hamilton Rising, 77, of East Norwalk, CT and Port St. Lucie, FL, died peacefully on May 24, 2022 following a stroke. She was surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born in East Norwalk where she grew up with her parents, Towers and Kip Hamilton. She graduated from Norwalk High School and Colby Sawyer College. She met her husband, Doug,...

Erwin Gilbert Schultz

Erwin Gilbert Schultz

May 22, 2022

Erwin Gilbert Schultz 1929-2022 Erwin Gilbert “Erv” Schultz, 93, of Fort Pierce, Florida passed away on May 22, 2022. He was born on January 27, 1929 in the small farming community of Atkinson, Nebraska. His early years were spent excelling in school and sports, where he lettered in football, basketball and track at Atkinson High School, graduating in 1947. When...

Vito A. Famiglietti

Vito A. Famiglietti

May 22, 2022

Vito A. Famiglietti, 90, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away peacefully May 22, 2022. Vito was born December 13, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA to Vito and Chiarina Famiglietti. Vito worked for General Electric as a pressman, after graduating with the Class of 1949 from Girard College. Vito and his family lived in Philadelphia, PA most of his life. He...

Kyle Cocchia

Kyle Cocchia

May 21, 2022

Kyle Cocchia Kyle Cocchia, 29, died on May 21, 2022 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Cocchia was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce, Florida. Kyle graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce and then received his bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from I.R.S.C. He began his insurance career in high school working for his grandmother at Marie Howell Insurance...

Bonnie Cornell Hughes

Bonnie Cornell Hughes

May 20, 2022

Bonnie C. Hughes, 93, of Fort Pierce, Florida passed away peacefully May 20, 2022. Bonnie was born in Ravenden, Arkansas to Leonard and Opal (Watts) Lawrence on March 20, 1929. She grew up in Ravenden and later moved to Michigan to raise her 6 boys. Bonnie's husband (JW Hughes) worked for General Motors for 30 years while Bonnie took care...

Steve Flake Ii

Steve Flake Ii

May 20, 2022

Steve Flake II, 47, passed away on May 20, 2022 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Flake was born on November 09, 1974 in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated from Port St. Lucie High School in 1992. In 1994, he got a job at the St. Lucie Draft House, where he was employed for 28 years. Steve was an avid fan of...

Eugene William "Bud" Bradford

Eugene William "Bud" Bradford

May 19, 2022

Eugene William “Bud” Bradford, 83, passed away peacefully with his two sisters by his side, on?? Bud was born, March 16, 1939, in Pearson, Georgia, and moved to Fort Pierce, when he was nine months old, with his parents, Eugene and Fannie Bradford, and grew up in the old family home on Delaware Avenue. Bud attended local schools and graduated...

Helen L Rosenkranz

Helen L Rosenkranz

May 18, 2022

Helen L. Rosenkranz Fort Pierce, Florida Helen L. Rosenkranz, 86, died May 18, 2022 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Rosenkranz was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and moved to Fort Pierce in 2004 coming from Panama City, Florida. Helen made beautiful quilts for Veterans and children at the Castles. She also took a lot of pride in being a part...

Evon Marie Stevenson Johnson

Evon Marie Stevenson Johnson

May 18, 2022

Time to be born: Evon Marie Stevenson Johnson also known as “Sissy” was born on August 23, 1959 in Snow Hill, Maryland to the late Issac Z. Beckett and Nettie Marie Smith. Time to live: Evon was a longtime resident of Florida coming from Snow Hill in the early 70’s. Evon received her early education at Snow Hill Elementary. Evon...

Darwin L. Williams

Darwin L. Williams

May 16, 2022

Darwin L. Williams, 83, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away peacefully in his sleep May 16, 2022. Darwin Leslie Williams (Bull) was born on June 4, 1938 to parents, Reginald Williams and Rosalie Ellis in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. He was a fun-loving individual who enjoyed being around people and was always considered the “life of the...

Jodi Lynne Hamilton

Jodi Lynne Hamilton

May 16, 2022

Jodi Lynne Hamilton was called home to dance with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 6:27 pm, surrounded by her friends and family. Born November 1, 1953 in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Josepha Wildman, Jodi, to all who knew her, was an amazing woman of God, later moved to Vero Beach, Florida....

Michael D Sasarak

Michael D Sasarak

May 14, 2022

Michael D. Sasarak, 78, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away May 14, 2022. Michael, affectionately known by his family as Pop-Pop or Pop-Pop Mike, was born February 20, 1944 in Perth Amboy, NJ to Andrew and Mary Sasarak. He graduated from Linden High School and joined the United States Army. He married Doreen Scheffer in 1982 in Linden, NJ....

Jacqueline Ruth Bacher (Cooney)

Jacqueline Ruth Bacher (Cooney)

May 13, 2022

Jacqueline Ruth Bacher (Cooney), beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend, departed her body on Friday, May 13th 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother Edna Cooney (Stewert), her father John Cooney, and her sister Sally Cooney. She is survived by her three children: Melody Glazer (Barry), Jacki Bacher-Hartman (Patty), Jim Bacher; and her grandchild Shawnee Laird (Bete...

Alexander C. Hurtubise

Alexander C. Hurtubise

May 13, 2022

Alexander C. Hurtubise, 31, of Margate, Florida passed away May 13, 2022. Alex, better known as “Turtle” by his friends, was born May 27, 1990 in Stuart, FL. Alex graduated from St. Lucie West Centennial High School in Port St. Lucie, FL. Alex loved music and his family. Alex will be greatly missed by his mother, Nina (Ralph) Penick of...

James A. Powell

James A. Powell

May 13, 2022

James, as I called him, was born in a holler in W Virginia, to Nancy Prevento. Living in the coal mines, many families took children to raise as life was hard, He was soon adopted to Mae and Lennard Powell, living in Grundy, VA. His father worked in the coal mines, and knew & had many skills. They soon moved...

Thomas R. Grady

Thomas R. Grady

May 12, 2022

Thomas R. Grady, 65, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Fort Pierce, Florida, passed away on May 12, 2022. Tom was born on October 30th, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1990, Tom moved to Florida. He moved to Nevada in 2015. Anyone who knew Tom knew that he was someone special. He made everyone around him better. He was a...