Leon L. Lilly, 74, of Fort Pierce, Florida, formerly of West Deptford, NJ, passed away on March 21, 2021. Leon was born in Woodbury, NJ to the late Samuel and Marie (Ignatius) Lilly. He remained in New Jersey most of his life, moving to Florida almost 8 years ago. Leon...
Walter “Dodge” Karpinski, 83, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away on March 22, 2021. Dodge was born in Buchanan, Michigan to the late William and Helen Karpinski. He remained in Buchanan until 1983 when he retired to Florida. Prior to retirement, Dodge worked as a branch manager at Inter-City...
Michael Wayne Higginbotham, age 59, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away on March 26, 2021. Michael was born on February 23rd, 1962 in Parkersburg, WV to Betty Jo Cobb and Burl W. Higginbotham. He worked as an LPN for Midway Specialty Care Center in Fort Pierce for many years. Michael...
Timothy Martin Brandt, 71, of Fort Pierce, Florida, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on March 26, 2021. Timothy was born in Altoona, PA to the late Thomas and Geraldine Brandt. He moved to Fort Pierce seven years ago from Maryland. Prior to retirement, Timothy worked as...
Katherine “Kay” Fortino of Port St.Lucie, FL, passed away on March 28, 2021. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Mastranardo) Fortino. Kay married Joseph “Joe” Zappia, the love of her life, on May 9, 1953. They celebrated 57 happy years of marriage, filled with memories of travel and...
Gerald (Jerry) Scott James passed from this life on March 29, 2021. Jerry was raised in Elkin, North Carolina, the youngest son of parents Earl and Alva James. He excelled in high school football and played for Gardner Webb College for two years and went on to graduate from Wake...
August W. "Gus" Engel was born March 31, 1932, in Affton, Mo., as the oldest son of August J. and Olga Engel (nee Singer). He died quite unexpectedly of natural causes on April 19, 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska. Gus grew up and attended elementary and high school in Mascoutah, Ill.,...
Margaret DeStefano died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in her beloved Anchorage Alaska, on April 22, 2021. She was 94. Orphaned as a child, Maggie's legacy of faith, resilience, perseverance and loyalty to family is one her children will always carry with them. She put herself through the University of...
Denis Lazarus, beloved husband and devoted father and grandfather, passed away peacefully in Wasilla, Alaska, on April 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Betty Vehrs of Wasilla; brother, Gary Lazarus (Carol) of Georgetown, Texas; son, Jon Lazarus (Keri) of Salem, Ore.; stepdaughters, Jill Santiago (Ernie) of Mt. Vernon,...
Lifelong Alaskan Susan Margaret Wagnon, 61, passed away on April 23, 2021, at home with her husband by her side. Diagnosed with cancer in January 2018, she battled the disease courageously, seemingly not passing until it was on "her terms." Susan was born in Bethel, Alaska, to George and Margaret...
Michelle Lynn Lewis, age 50, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 after a 7-month battle with gallbladder cancer. Michelle was born on January 30, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Orin and Nancy Lewis. Following the death of her father, 6 year old Michelle moved with her mother to...
Wasilla resident Kenneth "Kenny G" Lynn Griffeth, 52, died on April 29, 2021, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska. Kenny was born on Sept. 18, 1968, in San Angelo, Texas, and moved to Alaska in 1969. He grew up in Rabbit Creek and moved to the Mat-Su Valley...
On Easter Sunday, April 4th, 2021 George William Gibson, Jr. (“B.G. or Beeg”) passed away at home with his loving wife and daughter by his side. He was 70 years old. Born on October 9th, 1950, B.G. toured the world as a singer and musical theater actor. He performed locally,...
Dean S. Webb, 70 passed away May 6, 2021, at Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage after a lengthy illness. Dean graduated from the Arizona Heart Institute Foundation in 1990 receiving his diploma in Echocardiography. He was hired by Alaska Regional Hospital to institute their echocardiography program. He later was employed...
Marjorie “Margie” Ann Bungay Klaus, 83, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away from a fall on April 6, 2021. Margie was born on May 6, 1937, in South Amboy, NJ to the late Ella Dey Read of Inverness, FL, and Robert H. Bungay of East Dublin, GA. Margie was...
On Saturday, May 8, 2021, Barbara Jean Weber, loving wife, mother of three children, and grandmother of five grandsons, passed away at the age of 74. Barbara was born in San Francisco, CA to Leo and Marie Stout. After being raised in Daly City, CA, Barbara received her degree in...
Deborah A. Slown, age 63, of Port St. Lucie, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2021. Deborah was born in Chicago, IL to Raymond and Vivian Greene. She moved to Port St. Lucie 29 years ago from Chicago. Deborah was a registered nurse at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Medical Center....
Juan Antonio Ortiz-Cruz, age 72, of Port St. Lucie, passed away unexpectedly on April 15, 2021. Juan was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to the late Juanita Cruz. His family moved from Puerto Rico to New York, where he entered the United States, Army serving during the Vietnam War....
John A. Allen, 87, of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away on April 20, 2021, at Treasure Coast Hospice. John was born in Buffalo, NY on June 29, 1933, to the late Alfred P. and Anna M. Allen (nee Stahl). He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre...
Clyde Meyer, PhD., age 69 of Port Saint Lucie passed away of natural causes on Sunday, April 25, 2021. He was born to the late Edwin and Catherine Meyer on May 16, 1951, in NYC and was raised in Westfield and Holyoke, MA. Clyde earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees...
Little sister Odette passed away early Saturday morning, May 22nd. In the recent months, she had been hospitalized several times due to heart and kidney failure. She was born on January 24, 1930 in Plancher-Les-Mines, a village in the Vosges mountains in eastern France. She had one brother and one...
Shirley Sandra Schulz, 87, of Fort Pierce, Florida passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Shirley was born in 1933 in New York, New York. She was a world-renowned horse breeder for more than 40 years, breeding Thoroughbred and Akhal Teke horses. She loved traveling of any kind, especially cruising,...
Jenny Marie Long, 33, of Fort Pierce, passed away on April 29, 2021. Jenny was born in Bayshore, New York. She spent most of her youth in Lake Ronkonkoma and East Chester, New York before moving to Florida over 20 years ago. Jenny is survived by her parent Sally Brooks...
Frank P. Badia, 89, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born on March 25, 1932, in Ossining, NY to Dominick and Mary (Infantino) Badia. Frankie (as he was fondly known) was raised in a close-knit Italian family. He grew...
Jean Felix Colon, 24, passed away on May 3, 2021. Jean was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and moved to Florida in 2008, spending time between Davenport and Port St. Lucie. He worked in construction and enjoyed working on cars, watching baseball, playing his Playstation, singing, and dancing. Jean loved...
Retired Vietnam veteran MSgt. William Marian “Bill” Bishop, age 86 died on June 27, 2021, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage with heart and kidney complications leading from a fractured bone. From the hills and mountains of Asco, West Virginia, “Marian,” as his family called him, was born to a...
Patricia M. Ragone, 79, of Port St. Lucie, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on May 4, 2021. Patricia was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Pete and Grace Perillo. She was a snowbird for over 20 years before moving to Port St. Lucie permanently in...
Isabelle “Isie” Osteen passed away peacefully on May 7, 2021. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. Isabelle was the former owner and operator of the Sandpebble Boutique for many years. She loved her work, her friendships and spent countless hours organizing elaborate fashion shows to benefit organizations...
Dr. Benedict Richard Fedele, Jr., fondly referred to as "Rich" or "Richard", peacefully passed away on May 7, 2021, at the age of 83. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, he met his loving and devoted wife of sixty-two years, Jean Hulse Fedele. He attended Fairleigh Dickinson University and continued on...
Dr. Joseph Edward Smith passed away May 13th, 2021 at the age of 85. Born in 1936 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania just west of Pittsburgh, he was a graduate of Aliquippa, High School where he met his wife of 62 years, Joan (Krayniewski) Smith. The high school sweethearts both went on...