Obituaries
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Richard S. Piersall
Apr 26, 2006
Mr. Piersall was the owner/operator of Piersall Lawn Service.He was the former Executive Director of Better Way in Christ Ministries; was a member of St. Peter Ministry Center and a former church council president, served on the Building Committee; active with the St. Lucie County Crime Watch; a member of Masonic Lodge #20 F & AM, Winchester, KY, Winchester Chapter...
Patricia Ann Marcum
Apr 26, 2006
Patricia Ann Marcum, 68, died April 26, 2006 in Brandon, Florida.Mrs. Marcum was born in Gary, WV and lived in Brandon, FL for 18 years coming from Fort Pierce.She worked as Clerical Clerk in an office. She was of the Baptist faith. In her spare time she loved to read.Survivors include her daughter, Robinette Jackson of Brandon, FL; son, Kenneth...
Benjamin Scott Seay
Apr 24, 2006
Benjamin Seay Cain, 16, died April 24, 2006, in Fort Pierce, Florida.Ben was born in Pennsacola, FL and was a resident of Fort Pierce for 10 years, coming from Pennsacola, FL.He was a student, attending Fort Pierce Central High School.Survivors include his mother, Carla Parks and father, Richard Brite; sisters, Jessica Floyd and Amber Cannon; brother Shane Parks; and maternal...
Ethel Marie Garrup
Apr 23, 2006
Ethel Marie Garrup, 80, died April 23, 2006, in Fort Pierce, Florida.Ethel was born in Lake Worth, FL and had been a life-time resident of Fort Pierce.She was a packer for East Coast Packers and worked for Loving Care Day Care.Survivors include her son, Raymond Garrup, Jr. of Fort Pierce, FL; daughters, Ella Forbes of Winter Springs, FL and Linda...
Mary Evelyn Grimes
Apr 23, 2006
Mary Evelyn GrimesFort Pierce, FloridaMary Evelyn Grimes, 53, died April 23, 2006 in Stuart, Florida.Mrs. Grimes was born in Jacksonville, FL and has been a resident of Fort Pierce for 50 years.She was a housewife and loved her family and gardening.Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Hugh Grimes of Ft Pierce, FL; Sons, Trampas Stewart, Wayne Stewart, and Brandon...
William V. Sunderland
Apr 22, 2006
William V. SunderlandFort Pierce, FloridaWilliam V. Sunderland, 86, died April 23, 2006 in Fort Pierce, Florida.Mr. Sunderland was born in Westport, Connecticut and lived in Fort Pierce since 1991. He worked for Southern Bell for 39 years. He was a veteran of the Navy and also a member of the American Legion Post 40, and Telephone Company Pioneers.Survivors include his...
John A. Oliver
Apr 21, 2006
John A. Oliver, 79, died April 21, 2006, in Fort Pierce, Florida.John was born in New York City, New York, and had been a resident of Fort Pierce, FL.He was a retired milkman for Dellwood Daires, Wallington, NJ and served in the US Navy during WWII.Survivors include his daughter, Mary Ann Piazza of Rutherford, NJ.Burial will be in Valhalla, New...
Rosa Luz Rivas
Apr 18, 2006
Rosa L. Rivas, Fort Pierce, FL, died on April 18, 2006. She was born in Puerto Rico and came to Fort Pierce in 1962.She was employed as a Supervisor at the St. Lucie Packing Company on North 2nd Street, where she worked for 20 years.She is survived by her companion, Mario Perez of Fort Pierce; son, Michael A. Perez of...
Madeline Catherine Wiecks
Apr 17, 2006
Madeline Catherine Wiecks, 67, of Fort Pierce, FL, died on April 17, 2006. She was born in Bronx, NY and came to Fort Pierce in 1983, from Southampton, NY.She retired from the State Department of Children and Family after 10 years. She was also the owner/operator of a grocery store.Survivors include her husband of over 40 years, John C. Wiecks...
Doris Gleetha Robbins
Apr 16, 2006
Doris Gleetha Robbins, 85, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 in Port St. Lucie, FL.Mrs. Robbins was born in Hornell, New York, and has been a resident of Port St Lucie since 1955.Doris worked as a sales person in shoes. She was also a member of White City United Methodist Quilting Group.Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Denmon of Port St. Lucie,...
John Handschin
Apr 13, 2006
John was born in New York City, NY and had been a resident of Fort Pierce since 1991, coming from Salisbury, CT.He was a meteorologist for the US Weather Bureau.He worked for Pan American World Airways as supervisor of Meterology aboard missile-tracking ocean range vessel, SWORDKNOT,and at downrange missile base-Ascension Island. He also worked at Swan Island (Honduras) weather station,...
Mildred Regina Granny Tozour
Apr 13, 2006
Mildred Regina (Carey) Tozour“Granny”/“GG” Mildred R. Tozour, of Fort Pierce, FL, died on April 13, 2006, peacefully at her daughter’s home. She was born in Phildelphia, PA and came to Fort Pierce in 1949, coming from Villas, NJ. She was a retired Attendance Clerk and Alternate School Assistant for the St. Lucie County Schools. She was a partner with her...
Arnold Deforest Miller
Apr 12, 2006
Arnold D. “Bud” Miller, 96, died April 12, 2006 in Duluth, Georgia.Bud was born in Richmond, New York and had been a resident of Fort Pierce for more than 50 years.He was a Superintendent in the construction industry.Bud served in the US Navy during WWII and served on the beach during the Normandy landings.Survivors include his sons, Eddie Miller of...
Clarence Louis Malchow
Apr 12, 2006
Mr. Malchow was a resident of Fort Pierce since 1981, coming from Miami, Florida.He was a retired pilot for Eastern Airlines.Mr. Malchow served in the US Air Force during WWII and the Korean Conflict and flew one of the first planes into West Berlin delivering food supplies. He was awarded numerous medals and citations. He also flew for Texaco being...
Edith Adkins Van Avery
Apr 10, 2006
Edith had been a resident of Fort Pierce since 1954, coming from Vicksburg, MS.The Adkins family opened Adkins Jewelers in Fort Pierce in 1956 and relocated the business to Vero Beach in 1991.Survivors are her daughters, Euell Carter and husband Cecil of Fort Pierce, FL and Hettie James of Fort Pierce, FL; son, James Adkins and wife, Susan of Port...
Edith Marjie Adkins Van Avery
Apr 10, 2006
Edith had been a resident of Fort Pierce since 1954, coming from Vicksburg, MS.The Adkins family opened Adkins Jewelers in Fort Pierce in 1956 and relocated the business to Vero Beach in 1991.Survivors are her daughters, Euell Carter and husband Cecil of Fort Pierce, FL and Hettie James of Fort Pierce, FL; son, James Adkins and wife, Susan of Port...
Kenneth Bernard Roche, Jr.
Apr 9, 2006
Kenneth Bernard Roche, Jr. 65, died April 9, 2006, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Martin County.He was born in Syracuse, New York and lived in Fort Pierce, FL since 1977.Ken graduated from State University Morrisville, NY with an associates degree in food tech.He retired from the City of Ft Pierce in 2003 where he worked for 18 years as a...
Edward Martin Schmidt
Apr 9, 2006
Edward M “Ed” Schmidt, 89, died, April 9, 2006, at Port St Lucie Nursing and Restorative Care Center/Treasure Coast Hospice.He was a native of Jersey City and a resident of Fort Pierce since 1987, having come from Toms River, New Jersey.Before retirement, Mr. Schmidt was employed in quality control, most of his life in the aeronautics field. He was a...
Marvin Leroy Dobie
Apr 9, 2006
Marvin Leroy Dobie, 74, died April 9, 2006 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.Mr. Dobie was born in St. Louis, Michigan and resided in Port Saint Lucie since 1990.He worked at Lobdell Energy Manufacturing in Alma, Michigan for 38 years and was a life member of BPOE #1400 in Alma, Michigan.Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Sheila M Dobie of...