Obituaries
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Ethel Cole Bevacqua
Dec 27, 2010
Ethel Cole Bevacqua, 89, died December 27, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Bevacqua was born in Kearny, New Jersey and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1978 coming from Miami, Florida. She was a member of Sweet Adelines. Survivors include her sons, Kurt (Cynthia) Bevacqua of Carlsbad, CA and Rick (Roxanne) Bevacqua of Port St. Lucie, FL; sisters, Edna Clayton...
William Charles Matthews
Dec 26, 2010
William Charles Matthews, 80, died December 26, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Matthews was born in Newburg, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his daughter, Carol Clanton of Morriston, FL; 2 granddaughters and 2 great-grandchildren. Services: Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 30,...
Jeanne Reed
Dec 26, 2010
Jeanne Reed, 83, died December 26, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Jeanne was born in Amsterdam, New York, and was a resident of Port St. Lucie, FL since 2009, coming from Amsterdam, New York. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading. Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen (Jeff) Dobson of Port St. Lucie, FL; sons, Patrick (Beverly) Reed of Gloversville,...
Susan Ann Durette
Dec 25, 2010
Susan Ann Durette, 62, died December 25, 2010 in Port Richey, Florida. Mrs. Durette was born in Ft. Benning, Georgia and resided in Ft. Pierce before recently moving to Port Richey, Florida. She was a manager of a restaurant. Survivors include her sons, Michael W. Durette of Port St. Lucie, FL and James E. Moorer of Port Richey, FL; daughter,...
Frank R. Wodraska
Dec 25, 2010
Frank Wodraska (94) of Tequesta Fl. peacefully passed away on Christmas Day, surrounded by his loving family under the watchful care of Hospice of the Palm Beaches. Of Czech heritage, he was born in Little Ferry NJ and graduated from Bogota HS in 1934. Frank was a WWII veteran, proudly serving in the Navy. Following the war, he grew the...
Frank R. Wodraska
Dec 25, 2010
FRANK R. WODRASKA Frank R. Wodraska, 94, died December 25, 2010, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Frank was born in Little Ferry, New Jersey, and was a resident of Tequesta, Florida. He was a carpet installer. Survivors include his sons, Richard Wodraska of Port St. Lucie, Florida and John Wodraska. Arrangements are pending at this time.
Orlando M. Reyes
Dec 24, 2010
ORLANDO M. REYES Orlando M. Reyes, 38, died December 24, 2010, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Orlando was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and was a resident of Port St. Lucie since April, 2010, coming from Bonham, Texas. He was a carpenter in the construction industry and served in the US Marine Corps. Survivors include his wife, Deby Reyes of...
Dwayne Nelson
Dec 23, 2010
DWAYNE NELSON H. Dwayne Nelson, 72, died December 23, 2010 at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Florida. He was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce. He graduated from Dan McCarty High School, Class of 1956. After High School he served 4 years in the United States Air Force, spending 1 year in Korea. Before retirement, he was the owner...
Lillian V. Basilico
Dec 20, 2010
Lillian Basilico, 99, died December 20, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Basilico was born in New York, New York and moved to St. Lucie County in 2009 coming from Raleigh, North Carolina. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Dr. Robert Basilico of Port St. Lucie, FL; sisters, Sally Minardi and Rita Martarello both of Zephyrhills, FL...
Janice Elaine Most
Dec 20, 2010
Janice Elaine Most, 70, died December 20, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Most was born in Neversink, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1962 coming from Liberty, New York. She was a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church and was also a musician at the church for many years. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Most of Ft....
Josefina N. Garcia
Dec 19, 2010
Josefina N. Garcia, age 52, died on December 19, 2010 in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born in Matamoros, Mexico and moved here in 1993, coming from Clewiston, FL. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing Mexican Bingo, and cards. She was very family oriented. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Pedro Garcia of Fort Pierce; sons,...
Marguerite A. Pohl
Dec 19, 2010
Marguerite A. Pohl, 84, died December 19, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Pohl was born in Canandaigua, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2005 coming from Vero Beach, Florida. She was a cake decorator for Publix for 10 years. Survivors include her son, Alan R. Pohl of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughters, Cheryl Durant of Parishville, NY...
Jessie Downie
Dec 18, 2010
JESSIE DOWNIE Jessie Downie, 92, died December 18, 2010 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Jessie was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1982, coming from Miami, Florida. Jessie enjoyed cooking and was an avid garage sale shopper. Survivors include her son, Stanley Morris of Davie, FL; daughters, Charmaine Morris of Sebastian, FL and Tina...
Robert Gray House
Dec 16, 2010
Robert Gray House, 84, died December 16, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. House was born in Hamilton, Mississippi and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1975 coming from Miami, Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was the owner/operator of Pigley Wigley Food Market. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ann House of Ft. Pierce, FL;...
Kate M. O'Connor
Dec 14, 2010
Katarzyna M. “Kate” O’Connor, 40, died December 14, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, FL. Kate O’Connor was born in Katowice, Poland and moved to Port St. Lucie 12 years ago coming from West Palm Beach, Florida. She received her 4 year degree in real estate & mortgage brokery from a University in Katowice, Poland. She owned Acceptance Mortgage Company and Euro...
Theodore Levine
Dec 13, 2010
Theodore Levine, 87, died December 13, 2010 in Ft. Pierce, FL. Mr. Levine was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to St. Lucie County 4 years ago, coming from Monticello, New York. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was the owner/operator of Sulco Radio and Television for over 50 years. He was a...
Robert R. Shea
Dec 12, 2010
Robert R. (Bob) Shea, 65, died on December 12, 2010 after a brief illness, at his residence, The Lynmoore, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Bob was born January 22, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Robert and Marie Shea, He grew up in Hartford, graduated from Bulkeley High, attended Morse College and then served in the US Army. In...
Marjory Jeannette Vanghel
Dec 11, 2010
MARJORY VANGHEL Marjory was born in Yonkers, New York, in 1937. She graduated from the Westchester School of Nursing in 1958 and pursued a lifelong career in nursing, specializing in critical care. She moved to Fort Pierce in 1975 and held nursing positions at both Indian River Memorial Hospital and Lawnwood Medical Center. She retired in the 1980's. In her...
Jimmy Earl Sanders
Dec 10, 2010
Jimmy Earl Sanders, 71, died December 10, 2010 in Vero Beach, Florida. He was born in Pearson, Georgia and moved to Fort Pierce 56 years ago. Mr. Sanders was a retired AT&T manager with 32 years of service with Bellsouth. He loved hunting and playing his guitar. He was of the Christian Faith. Memorial Contributions may be made to the...
John Robert Branagan
Dec 9, 2010
John Robert Branagan, 86, died December 9, 2010 in Ft Pierce, Florida. Mr. Branagan was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and moved to Ft Pierce in 1988 coming from Gaithersburg, Maryland. He served in the US Marine Corp during WWII on USS Battleship New Jersey. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company after 42 years and was a...