Obituaries
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Johnny Loman Pattarino
Mar 19, 2011
Johnny “JP” Loman Pattarino, 57, died March 19, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Pattarino was born in Hampton, Virginia and moved to the Treasure Coast 1 year ago from Daytona Beach, Florida. He worked for Atlantic Precision in Port St. Lucie. He was a member of the Daytona Beach Church of God and Grace Fellowship in Hampton, Virginia. He...
John J. Turk
Mar 19, 2011
John J. Turk Fort Pierce, Florida John J. Turk passed away on March 19, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born on February 6, 1930 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has lived on the Treasure Coast since 1989, after retiring from AT&T in Indianapolis. He worked for 20 years at the Savannah Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where...
Marta Elena Valenzuela
Mar 18, 2011
Marta Elena Valenzuela, 64, died March 18, 2011 in Crystal River, Florida. She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1999 coming from Queens, New York. Survivors include her husband, Luis Valenzuela of Ft. Pierce, FL; son, Fabian Caraballo of Pennsylvania; brothers, Ramon Lugo of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Dionisio Lugo of Queens, NY; and 4...
James E. Woods, Jr.
Mar 18, 2011
James E. Woods, Jr., 75, died March 18, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Woods was born in Locust Gap, Pennsylvania and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2001 coming from Coventry, Connecticut. He worked for the East Hartford Board of Education for 20 years and was a Veteran of the U.S Marines. He enjoyed traveling and was a New...
Sally Ann Dunphy
Mar 17, 2011
Sally Ann Dunphy, 78, died March 17, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Dunphy was born in Leesburg, Virginia and moved to Ft. Pierce 2 ½ years ago. She was the co-founder of Robert Dunphy Ministries. She enjoyed growing vegetables and canning. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Rev. Robert Dunphy of Ft. Pierce, FL; son, Alan Dunphy of...
Betty J. Rosendahl
Mar 16, 2011
Betty J. Rosendahl, 85, died March 16, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Rosendahl was born in Kankakee, Illinois and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1942. She worked for the Pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce for many years as a hostess then joined the Crystal Restaurant in downtown Ft. Pierce for 23 years as a waitress. She was a...
Ruth Elizabeth Timreck
Mar 15, 2011
Ruth Elizabeth Timreck, 93, died March 15, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Timreck was born in Cicero, Illinois and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1968 coming from Brookfield, Illinois. Ruth served as a Welcome Wagon hostess for St. Lucie County for many years. She was also a member of the Welcome Wagon Alumni and of the Lawnwood Regional Medical...
Janet Z. Colpitts
Mar 15, 2011
Janet Z. Colpitts, 73, died March 15, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Colpitts was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and resided in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Janet leaves behind three children, one grandchild and one great grandchild that she loved with all her heart. She found it easy to make friends as she had done so in California as well as...
Margie T. Hobbs
Mar 15, 2011
Margie T. Hobbs, age 71 of 215 Cheaha Trail, Childersburg, AL, a former resident of Fort Pierce, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga, AL. Margie and her husband, Claude M. Hobbs, Jr (Buddy) lived in Fort Pierce from 1963 to 1998. They were co-owners, with Rick & Jimmie Anne Haisley, of Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home...
Barbara Jean Wyble
Mar 15, 2011
Barbara Jean Wyble, 65, died March 5, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Wyble was born in West Paterson, New Jersey and moved to Martin County, Florida in 1993 coming from West Palm Beach, Florida. She was President of Paradise Pools in Martin County and was of the Episcopal faith. Her family was her life. Survivors include her husband of...
Silvia Michelle Garrity
Mar 15, 2011
Silvia Michelle Garrity, 25, died March 15, 2011 in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ms. Garrity was born in New Haven, Connecticut and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2006. She was a very loving, caring and generous person who always had a smile for everyone. She is the type of person that left her fingerprint on your heart. Survivors include her...
Francis Joseph Chimenti
Mar 14, 2011
Francis Joseph “Frank” Chimenti, 72, died March 14, 2011 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mr. Chimenti was born in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2003 coming from Long Beach, New York. He was a residential and commercial painter before retirement. He was an avid hunter and loved to ride motorcycles. Survivors include his daughter, Bianca Rodriguez...
John Michael Simos
Mar 14, 2011
John Michael Simos, 85, died March 14, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Simos was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1983 coming from Freehold, New Jersey and West Haven, Connecticut. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. Survivors include his sons, Michael Simos and Tim Simos both of Ft. Pierce, FL and J.J. and Tracy Simos of...
Gloria Doris Dempsey
Mar 14, 2011
Gloria Doris Dempsey, age 84, died on March 14, in Port St. Lucie, FL. She was born in Plainfield, CT and moved here in 1974, coming from Plainfield. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter; Carol Stone of Port St. Lucie, her son; Norman Holbert of Port St. Lucie; her sister, Jacqueline Aulgur of Fort Pierce; 2...
Rose Elizabeth Baumker
Mar 14, 2011
Rose was born in Krakow, MO. to John H. Baumker (1875-1972) and Rose Anna Voss (1877-1925) on the family farm. Her father moved the family to Ft. Pierce, FL in 1927, after the death of his wife, and started in the citrus growing business. He and his sons owned and worked at this until their deaths. Rose died peacefully at...
Cecilia P. Cook
Mar 14, 2011
Cecilia P. Cook, 92, died March 14, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Cook was born in Westfield, Massachusetts and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2006 coming from Williamsville, New York. She was the executive secretary to the president of Smith & Wesson Fire Arms for 20 years. She retired in 1998 from the University of Buffalo as an...
William Dodson
Mar 13, 2011
Bill Shaun Dodson, 49, died on March 13, in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born in Springfield, MA and moved to Fort Myers in 1969, coming from Springfield, MA. He was a Senior Claims Adjuster for an insurance company. He graduated from The Canterbury School in 1979 and received a Bachelor Degree in Sociology from Stetson University in 1984. He...
Rita Mcintyre Pittman
Mar 12, 2011
Rita McIntyre Pittman, 79, died March 12, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Pittman was born in Vidalia, Georgia and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2004 coming from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rita was a Pink Lady, former member of the First Baptist of Vidalia, Georgia, Dallas Bay Baptist of Hixson, Tennessee, Northwood Baptist of West Palm Beach, Florida and member of...
Percy William Smith, Jr,
Mar 12, 2011
Percy William Smith, Jr., 81, died March 12, 2011 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Smith was born in Hartsville, South Carolina and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1973 coming from Charlotte, North Carolina. He was retired from P&D Auto Parts after 22 years. He was a member of the Faith Baptist Church and a member of the Pineapple Play House...
James M. Mccauley
Mar 11, 2011
JAMES M. MCCAULEY James M. MCCauley, 89, died on March 11, 2011 at the Port St. Lucie Nursing and Restorative Care Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was a native of Round Hill, Virginia and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1971, coming from Round Hill, Virginia. He was a member of the Round Hill Town Council and...