Obituaries

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Douglas "Doug" Dixon

Douglas "Doug" Dixon

Oct 7, 2015

Douglas “Doug” Dixon, 81, died October 7, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Dixon was born in Athens, Tennessee and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1953 coming from Cleveland, Tennessee. Prior to retirement, he worked in the Clerk of Courts Office for over 26 years and was appointed by the Governor as the Clerk of the Circuit Court from 1986-1992 and...

Mercedes Bello

Mercedes Bello

Oct 7, 2015

Mercedes Bello, 69, died October 7, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Bello was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2009 coming from Riviera Beach, Florida. She was on several boards and involved with many of the activities at the Savannah Club. Survivors include her sons, Sixto Bello of Green Acres, FL and Francisco...

Joseph Kent Hartman

Joseph Kent Hartman

Oct 7, 2015

Joseph Kent Hartman of Fort Pierce, Florida, passed away on October 7, 2015, at the age of 76. He was born on May 13, 1939, in Richmond, Indiana, to Leonard and Alma Hartman. Joe graduated from Union High School in Modoc, Indiana. He served in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1959. He married his high school sweetheart,...

Barbara Ann Polburn-Johns

Barbara Ann Polburn-Johns

Oct 5, 2015

Barbara Ann Polburn-Johns, 83, died October 5, 2015 in Jensen Beach, Florida. Mrs. Polburn-Johns was born in Euclid, Ohio and moved to Jensen Beach in 1969 coming from Painesville, Ohio. Prior to retirement, she was an accountant. Survivors include her daughters, Charlene J. Polburn of Stuart, FL and Darlene P. Brushwood of Lexington, NC; grandchildren, Daniel L. Polburn, James W....

Robert Evans Lowe

Robert Evans Lowe

Oct 4, 2015

ROBERT LOWE, Bob Lowe, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully on October 4, 2015 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce after a brief illness. He was born July 11, 1924 in Westfield, New Jersey and graduated from Westfield High School where he was the football captain and quarterback winning the NJ state championship. Bob...

Dr. Robert E Fahringer

Dr. Robert E Fahringer

Oct 4, 2015

Dr. Robert E. Fahringer Saint Lucie West, Florida Dr. Robert E. Fahringer, 93, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2015. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and Temple University School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry for 35 years in Irvington and Roseland, New Jersey. For 20 years he was the owner of The Stuft Shirt Restaurant in South Orange,...

Samuel Phillips (Phill) Rowe

Samuel Phillips (Phill) Rowe

Oct 1, 2015

Dr. Samuel Phillips (Phill) Rowe was born on May 24, 1933 in White City, Florida. One of his grandfathers was Dr. Clyde Phillips Platts, St. Lucie County’s first physician; his other grandfather was Dr. Samuel S. Rowe, a dentist who practiced in Ft. Pierce. His father, Samuel Kimbrough Rowe, owned and operated a dental laboratory in Ft. Pierce. He attended...

Ralph Hull Goldsmith

Ralph Hull Goldsmith

Oct 1, 2015

Ralph Hull Goldsmith, 93, earned his angel wings on October 1, 2015 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ralph was born in Patchogue, NY and moved to the Treasure Coast in 1980 coming from Center Moriches, Long Island, NY. Prior to his retirement he was Chief Engineer with the US Merchant Marines/Military Sealift Command having served aboard oceangoing merchant ships in service...

Richard A. Mitchell

Richard A. Mitchell

Sep 30, 2015

Richard Allen (Dick) Mitchell died on Wednesday, September 30th at his home on Hutchinson Island near Fort Pierce, Florida, he was 76 years old. He leaves his wife of 56 years; Donna, his daughter Kathi (husband Robb), and his son Rick (wife Wendy). He loved his 8 grandchildren dearly. Alyson (husband Matt), Kyra, Nakita (husband Cody), Danielle, Sara, Pete, Claire,...

George Pappalardo

George Pappalardo

Sep 27, 2015

George Pappalardo, 61, died September 27, 2015 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Pappalardo was born in Yonkers, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie in the early 80’s coming from the New York metro area. He was a salesman at Dyer Chevrolet. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Oswego University, New York. Survivors include his sisters,...

Shirley Ann Delaune

Shirley Ann Delaune

Sep 26, 2015

Shirley Ann (Gray) Delaune, 81, of Fort Pierce, Florida, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Hospice House in Fort Pierce from complication of leukemia. Shirley was born in Chester, PA, on August 16, 1934 to Robert C. and Martha Irene (Wingfield) Gray. She was the third of six children, with four brothers (Charles, Robert, Richard, and Victor) and a sister,...

Rosemary Brown Smith

Rosemary Brown Smith

Sep 25, 2015

Rosemary Brown Smith, 87, died on September 25, 2015 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ms. Smith was born in Fort Pierce, Florida. Prior to retirement, she worked at John Carroll High School as cafeteria manager for 38 years. She was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, loved her family, outdoors, and to cook. Survivors include her daughters, Helen Green (Billy),...

Helen Mae Powell

Helen Mae Powell

Sep 24, 2015

Helen Mae Powell, 90, died September 24, 2015 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Powell was born in Miami, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1979. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her son, Byron Powell of Ft. Pierce, FL; sisters, Doris Nasti, Betty Burke and Jeanette Whitley; and four nieces, Janice Carson, Carol Holue,...

Sam Walker

Sam Walker

Sep 22, 2015

Sam Walker Jensen Beach, Florida Sam Walker, age 71, went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Sam was born on December 26, 1943 in Fort Meade, (Booger Bottom) Florida. He finished high school in Bartow, Florida. Attended Tampa College for 2 years where he received his Associates Degree in computer science. He was employed...

Lorraine C. Bourgeois

Lorraine C. Bourgeois

Sep 22, 2015

Lorraine C Bourgeois, 72, died on September 22, 2015 in Margate, Florida. Mrs. Bourgeois was born in Utica, New York and moved to Florida 44 years ago. Prior to retirement, she worked at Sun Trust Bank for 23 years, she was also a homemaker to her husband and son. She loved music, flowers, reading, and reading to the blind. Survivors...

William Kenneth Macgown

William Kenneth Macgown

Sep 22, 2015

William K. MacGown Port Saint Lucie, Florida William (Bill) K. MacGown, 66, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away on September 22, 2015. Bill was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts on November 29, 1948. He was raised in Merrimacport, Massachusetts and moved to Port St. Lucie Florida in 2002. Bill was preceded in death by his parents George & Eunice (Ludlum)...

Waldwin E Crawford

Waldwin E Crawford

Sep 20, 2015

Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Mr. Crawford to the National Kidney Association 30 East 33rd St New York, NY 10016.

Frank Dominic Valle Jr

Frank Dominic Valle Jr

Sep 20, 2015

Frank D. Valle, Jr. (May 22, 1929 – September 20, 2015) Frank Valle, 86, of Ft. Pierce, FL peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Frank was born at home on May 22, 1929 in Dalzell, IL to Dominica (Vallero) and Frank Valle. He was the first college graduate of his family having attended Bradley University,...

Carl E. Eardley

Carl E. Eardley

Sep 18, 2015

Carl E Eardley, 45, passed Friday morning, September 18, 2015. He was born in Michigan, but moved to St. Lucie County as a small child. As a youth, he was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and trained in karate. Raised locally, he attended and graduated from John Carroll High School and was a member of the school’s...

Jeannette Marie Pfeiffer

Jeannette Marie Pfeiffer

Sep 16, 2015

Jeannette M. Pfeiffer of Ft. Pierce, FL passed away Wednesday morning at home surrounded by family. She was born on September 18th in Chicago, IL where she married her childhood sweetheart, the late John Pfeiffer. With a shared passion for the game of baseball, they spent their lives raising a family of six children. Together they started a business, Carpets...