Obituaries

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Jim Hartley

Jim Hartley

Jan 23, 2004

He was a retired Master Sergeant and retired after 20 years with the US Air Force. He was the owner/operator of Hartley Brothers RV & Supplies for ten years, served on the ARC Center as Fort Pierce Director of Environmental Services for 17 years, past Board Member of YMCA and an AM Vets Life Member, he was also a very...

Margaret Elizabeth Tulai

Margaret Elizabeth Tulai

Jan 23, 2004

Mrs. Tulai was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for 50 years coming from Detroit, Michigan.Mrs. Tulai was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church.Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth Hale of Fort Pierce, and Margaret McCoy of Spring Hill, Florida, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Martha D. Lunsford

Martha D. Lunsford

Jan 21, 2004

Ms. Lunsford was born in Kentucky and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1955 coming from Hamilton, Ohio. She was a homemaker.Survivors include her brothers, Henry Lunsford of Tavares, FL, and Robert Lunsford of Fairfield, OH.

Norman Hall Cook

Norman Hall Cook

Jan 19, 2004

Mr. Cook was a life long resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was visiting St. Lucie County. He worked for Potlatch Forest Paper Company for 29 years in Pittsburgh, owner of N& M Luncheonette for 17 years, and was employed by Pittsburgh National Bank for 10 years. He was a member of the First English Lutheran Church of Sharpsburg.Survivors include his...

Joan Marie Ciacci

Joan Marie Ciacci

Jan 18, 2004

Mrs. Ciacci was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1969 coming from Long Island, NY.She was a medical technician with Indian River Memorial Hospital in the ICU. She was a member of the Ladies Fire Auxiliary in Centereach, New York, member of Lakewood Park Elementary Senior Volunteers, a Cub Scouts leader, president of St. Anastasia’s...

Ervin H. Godfrey Iii

Ervin H. Godfrey Iii

Jan 17, 2004

Mr. Godfrey was born in York, Pennsylvania and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1989 coming from Narragansett, Rhode Island.He was a commercial fisherman employed by McManus Seafood. He loved his family very dearly.Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Katherine Godfrey of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Jamie Godfrey of Orlando, FL, and Jimmy Leonard of Ft. Pierce, FL; step-daughters, Mary...

Raymond Bruce "Rooster" Hawse

Raymond Bruce "Rooster" Hawse

Jan 12, 2004

Mr. Hawse was born in West Palm Beach, FL and was a resident of Ft. Pierce, FL.He was a baker by trade. He was and avid fisherman, enjoyed raising roosters for sport, an enthusiastic football fan, a passionate hunter, was the captain of his own ship and loved to gamble. Survivors include his wife, Cinthia Hawse of Ft. Pierce, FL;...

Charles Edward Kranz

Charles Edward Kranz

Jan 12, 2004

Mr. Kranz was born in Sellersburg, Indiana and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1990 coming from Brookville, Indiana.He was an investigative auditor.Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Roberta C. Kranz of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Diane K. Haenning of Ft. Pierce, FL; son, C. Larry Kranz of West Chester, OH; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be...

Carolyn A. Hartley

Carolyn A. Hartley

Jan 12, 2004

Mrs. Hartley was born in New Bern, North Carolina and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1976 after her husband’s retirement from the U.S. Air Force. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Ft. Pierce, past District Florida Governor of Pilot Club International, active member of the Pilot Club of Ft. Pierce, past president of the...

Eileen E. Bolin

Eileen E. Bolin

Jan 5, 2004

Mrs. Bolin was born in Chugwater, Wyoming and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1946 coming from Denver, Colorado.She was the owner/operator of the Ft. Pierce Flying Service, graduate of Colorado State Business College in Greeley, Colorado, a member and Eucharist Minister at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, past president of St. Anastasia’s Catholic Women’s Club, member of the Hibiscus Circle of...

June White

June White

Jan 3, 2004

Mrs. White was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1934 coming from Mississippi.She worked as a secretary for a physician’s office.Survivors include her son, Randall Mark Harringer of Pembroke Pines, FL; brother, Ralph Gallott; and sister, Nina Snellgrove both of Ft. Pierce, FL.

Dorothy B. Heifetz

Dorothy B. Heifetz

Jan 1, 2004

She moved to Fort Pierce in 1987, coming from Andover, Massachusetts. She was an office manager for a paper distributor.She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Harold Heifetz of Fort Pierce, FL; her daughter, Carol A. Wishcamper of Freeport, ME; her son, Allan Heifetz of Fort Pierce, FL; and three grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Lucie...

Thora L. Brock

Thora L. Brock

Dec 31, 2003

Mrs. Brock was born in Wabash County, Indiana and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1958 coming from Dora, Indiana.She was a homemaker.Survivors include her daughters, Barbara Walden of Ft. Pierce, FL, and Glenna Gee of Gulf Port, FL; ten grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchilden.

Jewell E. Dickson

Jewell E. Dickson

Dec 30, 2003

Mr. Dickson was born in Zama, Mississippi and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1945 coming from Dade City, FL.He was a painter.Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Goldean Dickson of Ft. Pierce, FL; his sons, Dickie Lee Dickson of Concord, NC, and Benny M. Dickson of Ft. Pierce, FL; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to...

Pauline B. Wodraska

Pauline B. Wodraska

Dec 25, 2003

She was born in Albany, NY and came to Stuart from Hobe Sound. She was a waitress, an avid gardener, and she loved to go on cruises.She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Frank Wodraska of Stuart, FL, her daughter, Kathy Sutton of Flower Mound, TX, her brother, Ronald Beauregard of Spanish Wells, Bahamas, and her sister, Loraine...

Sheila Byrne Fennelly

Sheila Byrne Fennelly

Dec 24, 2003

Sheila Byrne Fennelly, 55, died December 24, 2003, in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.Mrs. Fennelly was a resident of Palm City, Florida, for 4 years coming from Stuart. She and her family moved to the Treasure Coast in 1978 from Orlando, Florida.Mrs. Fennelly was active in Florida with the Right to Life Organization and several Florida child advocate groups, served...

Rose Elizabeth Chesher

Rose Elizabeth Chesher

Dec 22, 2003

Mrs. Chesher came to Fort Pierce in 1981, moving here from Mt. Dora, Florida. She was a homemaker and loved to do crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughter, Judith Gill of Fort Pierce, Florida; her sister, Minnie Gallop of New Port Richey, Florida; and a host of nieces.

Thomas Leroy Waters

Thomas Leroy Waters

Dec 21, 2003

Mr. Waters was Manager of a Country Club/Restaurant, was a veteran of the Army Air Corp during WWII and awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church.Survivors include his wife of 56 years Rosalie Waters of Fort Pierce; daughters, Nancy Waters of Fort Pierce,Jeanne Blockway of Vero Beach, Florida, Marianne Clay of Fort Pierce and...

Mary Frances "Aunt Fran" Hamilton

Mary Frances "Aunt Fran" Hamilton

Dec 19, 2003

Mary Frances “Aunt Fran” Hamilton, 58 died December 19, 2003 in Ft. Pierce, FL.Mrs. Hamilton was born in Chipley, Florida and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1948 coming from Chipley.She was a homemaker.Survivors include her daughter, Erma Lynn Reid of Ft. Pierce, FL; sisters, Velma Knorr of Niceville, FL, and Betty Jean Wise of Ft. Pierce, FL; brother, James A....

Lynnl Teague Guettler

Lynnl Teague Guettler

Dec 18, 2003

Lynnl Teague Guettler, lifetime resident of Ft. Pierce, FL, passed away December 18, 2003 at the age of 74.She was a Graduate of Florida State University and had been politically active in the education arena. She worked in the St. Lucie County School System for 37 years as an elementary school teacher. She was a member of St. Mark’s Catholic...