Obituaries
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Juana D. Montenegro
Apr 23, 2017
Juana D. Montenegro, 81, of Ft. Pierce, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the Treasure Coast Hospice House, Ft. Pierce. She was born July 12, 1935, in Guanabacoa, Cuba, the daughter of the late Pedro Vento and Adolfina Vazquez. She came to the United States in 1968, settling in New York City. She was a long time resident...
Lane H. Frye
Apr 23, 2017
Lane H. Frye, 58, died April 23, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Frye was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce, Florida. She worked at the State Attorney’s Office and Indian River State College. She was a member of the Crossing Community Church and the Daughter’s of the American Revolution. Survivors include her son, TJ Brown of Vero Beach, FL...
Donald Paul Bowen
Apr 23, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel Donald P. Bowen, 85, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), died peacefully at Hospice House in Ft. Pierce, FL on Sunday, 23 April 2017, after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Pennsylvania, PA second of the six children of Joseph D. Bowen and Marie F. Bowen. He was a graduate of Roman Catholic High School, the U.S. Naval...
Sherry June Roth
Apr 22, 2017
Fort Pierce, FL-Sherry Roth passed away on April 22, 2017 at St Lucie Medical Center in Port St Lucie, Florida. Sherry was born June 4, 1941 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Elizabeth Grigsby. She was survived by husband Johnie W. Roth and her brother Tony Grigsby and sister Marcy Johnson (deceased). She is also survived by her children Jo...
Peter James Cullen
Apr 20, 2017
Peter “Pete” Cullen, 77, passed away April 20, 2017 in Stuart, Florida. Mr. Cullen moved to Port Saint Lucie, Florida in 2002 coming from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Pete was a loving husband and father. He enjoyed building and flying radio controlled airplanes. Pete was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy; serving on the USS Monticello from December 31, 1957...
Richard L. Templeton Sr.
Apr 20, 2017
Richard L. Templeton, Sr. It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Richard Templeton of Fort Pierce, Florida. Survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Lee, sons Steve McDonough of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Donald Keith, Michael Templeton and daughter Lorianne Templeton Saunders, grandchildren Katilynn and Heath Saunders of Chesapeake, VA, and Eric Fox of Portsmouth, VA, niece...
Velma E. Davis
Apr 18, 2017
Velma E. Davis, age 88, passed away April 18, 2017. She was born in Brunswick, Georgia, on August 26, 1928. During high school she worked full time with the telephone company while maintaining an A average. She then attended Georgia State Women's College, graduating with an associate's degree. It was here during a mixer with Emory University she met the...
Kathy Corinne Vanvalkenburgh
Apr 18, 2017
Kathryn “Kathy” Corinne VanValkenburgh, 69, passed away April 19, 2017 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Kathy was raised in Lebanon, Tennessee. She graduated from Lebanon High School and attended Cumberland University. Prior to moving to Port Saint Lucie, Florida; Kathy was employed at Lebanon National Bank. She was dearly loved by her family and friends. Survivors include; sister, Ernestine (Paul)...
Fred Anthony Danise
Apr 16, 2017
Fred Anthony Danise, 34, died April 16, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Danise was born in Danbury, Connecticut and moved to Florida in 1986 and had resided in Fort Pierce for the last 16 years. Freddie was a compassionate, kind, genuine soul . His smile was contagious and loved to make us laugh. He touched many souls in his...
Robert Frank Seibold
Apr 15, 2017
Robert Frank Seibold, 91, died April 15, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Seibold was born in New York, New York and moved to Fort Pierce in 1987 coming from Long Island, New York. Robert was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in WWII. He was a member and Eucharistic Minister of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, member of the...
Michelle L. Heady
Apr 15, 2017
Michelle L. (Oakes) Heady, 55 of Ft. Pierce, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 15, 2017. She was born July 14, 1961, in Tarrytown, NY, the daughter of the late William and Mildred (LaFurge) Oakes Sr.. She had been a resident of Ft. Pierce since 1999, coming from Cobelskill, NY. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as...
Larry Chapman
Apr 15, 2017
Larry Chapman, 63, died April 15, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Chapman was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Fort Pierce as a child in 1962. Larry graduated from Fort Pierce Central High School, Class of 72’. He played baseball for the Texas Rangers, and was a member of a professional flag football Hall of Fame. He was...
Margaret Virginia Knott
Apr 14, 2017
Margaret V. Knott, 73, passed away on April 14, 2017. Margaret Virginia Knott was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 29, 1943. Margaret cherished her role as a homemaker for her sons and the many other children who came into her life when she provided childcare at home. She enjoyed researching her family history and spent many hours uncovering her...
Kay E. Culbertson
Apr 14, 2017
Kay E. Culbertson, 64, passed away on April 14, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Kay was born in Honolulu Hawaii on July 21, 1952. Being born into a Coast Guard family her parents were stationed in several locations finally settling in Fort Pierce in 1962. Kay touched everyone she met in a very special way. She was a wonderful, unique...
Myriam Martinez Otero
Apr 13, 2017
Myriam Martinez Otero On this day we come together to remember a very special woman who has left her mark on each and every one of our hearts, Mrs. Myriam Martinez Otero. She was a wife, a sister, a daughter, a mother, a grandmother, an aunt and a loved one by so many. She had a smile that would illuminate...
Raye Cox
Apr 12, 2017
A member of one of the first families to settle North Florida, Raye was the daughter of Robert and Jessie Jones. Raye left this earth with grace and peace on April 12th, 2017. She leaves behind her brother John W. Jones (Connie), her daughters Derenda Bialy (Bob) and Charlene Crowe (Dick), two grandchildren George Ruding III (Rebecca) and Caroline McGuire...
Raymond Allan King
Apr 12, 2017
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Raymond Allan King, 56. He passed away suddenly on April 12, 2017. He was born in Fullerton, CA and lived in Ft. Pierce most of his life. He owned and operated “Raymond Kings Lawn Service” for 20 years and pursued his passion of Gem Stones, creating a second business...
Barbara Baker Platts
Apr 11, 2017
Barbara Baker Platts passed away peacefully on April 11, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida, surrounded by her family. She was born in Orlando in 1933, and moved to Fort Pierce in the sixth grade where she met her husband of 64 years, Norman W. Platts. She was a graduate of Fort Pierce High School class of 1951 and attended the...
David Lafayette Waldron
Apr 9, 2017
David Lafayette Waldron David Lafayette Waldron was born October 16,1922 to Jesse and Eliza Waldron in Highlands County, FL. Preceded in death by his wife, Jackie Waldron, daughter, Linda Lauderbough sisters, Alma Porterfield Whitman and Martha Julie Speight. Living sisters, Wilma W. Coulter, Dorothy W. Whitener, and Pat W. Cooper. Grandchildren, Lisa and Amy. Many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He...
Morris Wesley Beams Sr.
Apr 7, 2017
Morris Beams, 78, died April 7, 2017 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Beams was born in Mountain Ash, Kentucky to George and Lelia Beams. Grew up on a farm with his parents, 2 younger brothers and grandparents. He completed 8th grade at Mountain Ash Elementary School. His parents moved to Whitley City, Kentucky where he started high school. He graduated...