Obituaries
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Mary Mccanna Rebik
Jul 4, 2009
Mary “Mimi” McCanna Rebik, 66, passed away Saturday, July 4th from unexpected complications following cancer radiation treatment. She was born September 21, 1942 in Providence, RI and moved to Maitland, FL, when she was 5 years old. She attended Stetson University and Rollins College where she earned her Master’s Degree and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She and...
Elizabeth Esther Guenther
Jul 3, 2009
Elizabeth Esther Guenther, 96, died July 3, 2009, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Elizabeth was born in Pittsburgh, PA and was a resident of the Treasure Coast since 1994, coming from Eureka, California. She was a homemaker, airplane plotter during WWII, a member of the Eastern Star and loved red roses and orchids. Survivors include her sons, Gary Guenther of...
Susan M. Wood
Jul 3, 2009
Susan M. Wood passed away in her sleep on July 3, 2009. She resided in Vero Beach, FL with her fiancé, Mike Yasky. Susan is survived by her mother, Kathryn & stepfather, Carl Wood of Avon Park, FL; father, George & stepmother, Gail Wood of Tampa, FL; sister, Linda & brother-in-law, Robert McGregor of Geneva, NY; brothers, James of Treasure...
Alexander Verner Hoy
Jul 2, 2009
Alexander “Andy” V. Hoy, 85, died peacefully on July 2, 2009 at St. Lucie Medical Center surrounded by family. Mr. Hoy was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1960 coming from Miami, Florida. Alexander was a retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, Fighter Pilot during WWII and the Korean War and a helicopter pilot. He...
Raymond E. Sisco, Jr.
Jul 2, 2009
Raymond E. Sisco, Jr., 71, died July 2, 2009 at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mr. Sisco was born & raised in North Jersey and resided in Fort Pierce since 1983. He was an asbestos worker after leaving the Army as an 82nd Airborne Paratrooper. He was the owner of Ray’s Ocean Gate Inn in South Jersey. He then...
Ernest W. Girroir
Jul 1, 2009
Ernest W. “Old Vet” Girroir, 78, died July 1, 2009 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mr. Girroir was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1987. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received several medals of honor. He retired as a boat captain, having traveled to Bimini. Survivors include his wife, Karla...
Gregory John Lenard
Jun 30, 2009
Gregory John Lenard, 45, died June 30, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Lenard was born in Montclair, New Jersey and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1982 coming from Pennsville, New Jersey. He worked in maintenance and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn M. Lenard of Ft. Pierce, FL; brothers, Randolph D. Lenard of...
Rita Anna Wendt
Jun 28, 2009
Rita Anna Wendt, 90, died June 28, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mrs. Wendt was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts and retired to Florida from Ipswich, Massachusetts moving to Ft. Pierce in 1988. She was a member of St. Mark’s Council of Catholic Women and volunteered at the church’s thrift store. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Francoeur Meeks of Ft. Pierce,...
Rual Boyd
Jun 27, 2009
RUAL BOYD Rual Boyd, 76, died June 27, 2009, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Rual was born in Nashville, Georgia, and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1954, coming from Pahokee, FL. He was a mechanic working on farm equipment. Survivors include his daughter, Rhonda Boyd of Fort Pierce, FL; son, Roy Boyd of Shallott, NC; 11 grandchildren and 9...
Orville Harold Mcdonald
Jun 26, 2009
ORVILLE HAROLD McDONALD O.H. (Mac) McDonald, 88, died June 26, 2009, in Fort Pierce, Florida. Mac was born in Lawrenceville, Illinois and was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1960, coming from Olney, Illinois. He was the owner/operator of Mac’s Refrigeration Service and served in the Army Air Corps in WWII. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Barbara McDonald...
Ronald Joseph Cole, Jr.
Jun 24, 2009
Ron Cole, Jr. Ron Cole, Jr., 52, died June 24, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Cole was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma and moved to Ft. Pierce from Texas in 2007. Ron was very artistic and taught himself how to do beautiful pottery and wood carvings. Survivors include his son, Ronald Cole of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Alicen Cole of...
Frances Mary Chiaverini
Jun 21, 2009
Frances Mary Chiaverini, 95, died June 21, 2009 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mrs. Chiaverini was born in Yonkers, New York and moved to Port St. Lucie in 2003. She worked at Dalton Box Factory for many years until it went out of business then she waitressed at her brother’s Italian Restaurant. Survivors include her sons, Al (Nancy) Chiaverini of...
George E. Fisher
Jun 20, 2009
George E. “Smokey” Fisher, 81, died June 20, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Fisher was born in Manchester, New Hampshire and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1953 coming from Stuart, Florida. He worked for the A&P Food Stores for 44 years, retiring as Manager of the Fort Pierce Store in 1994. He was a member of the Southside Christian...
Richard Ellsworth Mcilwain, Ii
Jun 20, 2009
Richard Ellsworth McIlwain, II, 63, died at his home on June 20, 2009, with his family by his side, in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. McIlwain was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1970 coming from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He received his Bachelors degree from Nova South Eastern University, served in the U.S. Air Force for 6...
Orville C. Stevens
Jun 20, 2009
Orville C. Stevens, 75, died June 20, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach. Mr. Stevens was born in Winchester, Tennessee and had been a resident of Ft. Pierce since 1974. He was a Regional Sales Manager and the owner of Stevens Transport Company. He was an Army Veteran having served in the Korean War. He was preceded...
Judith Ann Johns
Jun 20, 2009
Judith Watson Johns, 69, died June 20, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Ms. Johns was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1997 coming from Palm City, Florida. She worked for the Jupiter Island Police Department for 13 years. Survivors include her daughters, Hillary Campbell of Ft. Pierce, FL and Katy Ward of Ogden, UT and...
Kenneth G. Murtaugh
Jun 19, 2009
Kenneth G. Murtaugh, 56 died June 19, 2009 in Port St. Lucie, FL. He was Born in Brooklyn, NY and resided in Port St. Lucie for the past 3 1/2 years formerly of Long Island, NY. Before retiring he worked for the Long Island Railroad as a computer operator. Served as a Volunteer Firefighter for 30 years and was Past...
Eddie William Burchfield
Jun 17, 2009
Eddie William Burchfield, 67, died June 17, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Burchfield was born in Kingsport, Tennessee and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1983 coming from Aiken, South Carolina. He was a local talk show host for many years, served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, and was an avid supporter of the WPSL Christmas Kids....
John Joseph Houghtaling
Jun 17, 2009
John Joseph Houghtaling, 92, died June 17, 2009 in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Mr. Houghtaling was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Ft. Pierce in 2002 coming from Miami, Florida. He was the inventor of the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps serving during WWII. Survivors include his daughter, Alison Lincoln...
Victorino Luna Magana
Jun 17, 2009
Victorino Luna Magana, age 65, died in Fort Pierce, FL on June 17, 2009. He was born in La Yerbabuena, Mexico and came here in 1976. He was a landscape irrigation specialist. He loved his family and was a very loving father and grandfather. He was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of...