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Earle Kirkbride
Apr 13, 2023
Earle Kirkbride, beloved Dad, Grandpa and friend, died on April 13, 2023, after a long and satisfying life, sometimes adventurous. He was born in 1927 by lamplight on a dirt road dairy farm in Russell Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
Earle was educated in one and two-room schools through elementary grades and in the Knox Memorial High School...
Anthony Freitas
Apr 11, 2023
Anthony “Tony” Freitas
Anthony Freitas, 53, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away April 11, 2023.
Anthony was born November 4, 1969 in New Jersey. On June 25, 1994 he married Kelly-Ann Dunton.
Tony spent most of his career working in the pizzeria business. He loved to cook, in fact he loved everything about food. Tony spent his free...
Tranquilina Garcia
Apr 11, 2023
Tranquilina Garcia
Tranquilina Garcia, 93, passed away on April 11, 2023 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Garcia was born in Mexico and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Tranquilina was married to Jesus Garcia Mojica in 1947. She was a homemaker who loved watching Caso Cerrado and going to the arcades. She was a member of San Juan Diego Pastoral...

Bobby Schoonover
Apr 10, 2023
Bobby Schoonover
Bobby “Bob” Schoonover, 84, died on April 10, 2023 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Survivors include his sister, Pee Wee (Forest) Grose of Fort Pierce, FL; and three nephews, Forest “Buck”, Ty, and Todd Grose.
Todd Alan Kaste
Apr 10, 2023
Todd Alan Kaste
Todd Alan Kaste, 49, died April 10, 2023 in Melbourne, Florida.
Mr. Kaste was born in Lansing, Michigan and moved to Port St. Lucie in 1979.
He worked for AT&T for over 20 years. He was a big kid who loved adventure. Todd was always “in the know” and in the middle of everything. You...
Sandra M. "Sandy" Dunn
Apr 8, 2023
Sandra M. Dunn
Fort Pierce, Florida
Sandra M. “Sandy” Dunn, 86, passed away on April 8, 2023 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Dunn was born in Pennsylvania and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida for 70 years.
Sandy was the bookkeeper/secretary for Dunn’s Tires and S&H groves. She was always a team player with her husband in their businesses. You...
John Jason Gillette
Apr 7, 2023
John Jason Gillette
John Jason Gillette, 42, passed away on April 7, 2023 in Melbourne, Florida.
Jason was a high school graduate of Lincoln Park Academy. He then attended I.R.S.C. and earned his AA degree. Following I.R.S.C., he attended Barry University earning his bachelor’s degree in business. Jason then furthered his education by joining the police academy and...
Roy Cleveland Burkhalter, Sr.
Apr 7, 2023
Roy Cleveland Burkhalter, Sr.
Roy Cleveland Burkhalter, Sr., 76, died April 7, 2023 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Mr. Burkhalter was born in Stockton, Georgia and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Roy was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class from 1965-1968. He was a construction superintendent and retired as a locksmith...
Marguerite Nicaisse
Apr 6, 2023
Marguerite Nicaisse, affectionately known as "Margot", passed away on April 6, 2023 at the age of 77. She was born on July 26th 1945, in the seaside town of Jacmel, Haiti, as the second eldest child to Myriam and Camillius Nicaisse.
In the 1980s, she immigrated to the United States and made Miami, FL, her home, where she became...
Christopher J. DeJesus
Apr 6, 2023
Christopher J. DeJesus
Christopher J. DeJesus, 35, died on April 6, 2023 Ft. Pierce, FL.
He was born on September 2, 1987 New Port Richey, FL and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Christopher graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in May 2006 and then went on to Indian River State College and graduated with an AAS Electronics Engineering Technology degree...
Howard A Daniel, III
Apr 5, 2023
Howard A. Daniel III passed away at the age of 81 on April 5, 2023 after battling advanced melanoma cancer for 6 months. Howard was born in New York City and was the eldest of seven children produced by Howard A. Daniel, Jr. and Anita Lawler. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Phung Daniel, and four younger...
Willie Kathryn Thompson Forbes
Apr 5, 2023
Willie Kathryn Thompson Forbes
Fort Pierce, Florida
Willie Kathryn Thompson Forbes, 90, passed away on April 5, 2023 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mrs. Forbes was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce, Florida and was proud of being a Fort Pierce native.
Willie served faithfully at her church, Southside Christian as the organist, pianist and choir director but...
Errol Roy Bobb
Apr 3, 2023
Errol Roy Bobb
Errol Roy Bobb, 79, died April 3, 2023 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Mr. Bobb was born in Trinidad & Tobago and resided in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
He worked for GM as a Powertrain Engineer for 30 years and was also a Real Estate Broker. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, working on engines, and ballroom...

Hartford F. "Rusty" Granitz
Apr 3, 2023
Hartford F. “Rusty” Granitz
Fort Pierce, Florida
Hartford F. “Rusty” Granitz, 95, passed away April 3, 2023 in Fort Pierce, FL.
Rusty was born to Frank and Wilma Granitz in Ambridge, PA in 1927. He moved to Fort Pierce in 1968 coming from Georgia.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy and he retired from the...
Jaime Viera
Apr 1, 2023
Jaime Viera
Jaime Viera , known as "Chepa"
Jaime Viera, 52, died April 1, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
Mr. Castro was born in Mexico and resided in Fort Pierce, Florida since the age of 16.
He embraced this community and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. He was greatly loved by the Hispanic community and was known by the nickname "Chepa".
Survivors include...
Mae Helen Singleton-Palmer
Apr 1, 2023
Mae Helen Singleton-Palmer, 81, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away April 1, 2023.
Aunt Mae was born June 10, 1941 in Sandford, Florida to the late Profit Rice and Alberta Redley. She received her education from the Seminole County Public School District and graduated with the class of 1958 from the Crooms Academy High School.
At an early age,...
Janet Louise Coane
Apr 1, 2023
Janet L. Coane
Janet L. Coane, 74, passed from this life to her next adventure on April 1, 2023.
Janet was born at the Naval Hospital in Patuxent River, Maryland, to John and Esther Coane. After her father’s discharge from the Navy, the family settled in White City, Florida.
Educated by the Catholic Nuns at the...
Sean Robert Ewan
Mar 30, 2023
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Sean Robert Ewan, 45, on March 30, 2023, in Orlando Florida.
Sean was born February 20, 1978, in Vero Beach, Florida. He grew up in Fort Pierce, Fl, moving to Orlando in 2001. Sean graduated from John Carroll High School, class of 1996. From a young age, Sean...
Jo Randolph
Mar 30, 2023
Jo Randolph
Jo Randolph, 85, passed away on March 30, 2023 in Sebring, Florida.
Mrs. Randolph was born in Delaware County, Ohio and moved to Lake Port in 2003 from Fort Pierce, Florida.
Jo was a member at Lakeport Christian Church for many years. She was a member of the Glades County Friends of the Library, 4-H Sewing leader,...
Dolly Ward Priest
Mar 29, 2023
Dolly Ward Priest
Dolly Ward Priest, 88, passed away in Fort Pierce, Florida on March 29, 2023.
Dolly was born in Vero Beach, Florida on June 12, 1934. She was a longtime member of the Westside Baptist Church.
She is survived by Stanley Krueger of Fort Pierce, FL, Linda Jones and Michelle McCurry of Alabama, Vernice...