Carlo Angelo Spagnola
( 5/7/1939 - 3/17/2003)
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 63
Visitation Date: March 20, 2003
Visitation Time: 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Visitation Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Service Date: March 21, 2003
Service Time: 10:00 A.M.
Service Location: Holy Family Catholic Church
Carlo Angelo Spagnola
Carlo Angelo Spagnola, 63, died on March 17, 2003.
He was born in Manhattan, New York and came to Fort Pierce in 1983 from Warwick, New York.
He was a Financial Consultant and worked for Merrill Lynch for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Margaret Spagnola of Ft. Pierce; his daughters, Mary M. Hills of Port St. Lucie, Dawn M. Kling of Titusville, Jill P. Williams of Pt. St. Lucie, Carla A. Allen of Ft. Pierce; his sister, Flavia C. D’Ambrosia of Bronx, NY; his 2 granddaughters, Elizabeth M. Kling and Maria G. Kling; his 5 grandsons, Angelo J. Spagnola, Giuliano C. Tallini, William J. Hills III, Zachariah T. Hills, and Mason C. Allen; and a nephew, Joseph J. D’Ambrosia.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 12502 N. Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-9499.
Seymour Schubert
( 2/20/1922 - 4/22/2003)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 81
Visitation Date: April 26, 2003
Visitation Time: 9:00-11:00 A.M.
Visitation Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Service Date: April 26, 2003
Service Time: 11:00 A.M.
Service Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funral Home
Cemetery: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce
Seymour Schubert
Seymour Schubert, 81 died on April 22, 2003 in Jefferson Hills, PA.
Mr. Schubert was born in Chicago, IL and moved to Fort Pierce in 1990 from Indianapolis, IN.
He worked for a Pharmaceutical Co.
Survivors include his son, Paul Schubert of Indianapolis, IN; brother, Jack Schubert of Jefferson Hills, PA; nephew, William Schubert of Riverside, CA; five nieces, Carol Schubert of Columbus, OH, Sandy Schubert of Chicago, IL, Ann Schubert of PA, Catherine Weiss of PA, and Amy Draxler of Seattle, WA; and three grandchildren.
Mae E. Sleeper
( 6/16/1910 - 5/04/2003)
Birthplace: Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 92
Service Date: May 7, 2003
Service Time: 10:00 A.M.
Service Location: St. Mark's Catholic Church, Ft. Pierce, Florida
Cemetery: Old Riverside Cemetery, Alton, New Hampshire
Mae E. Sleeper
Mae E. Sleeper, 92 died May 4, 2003 in Fort Pierce, FL.
Mrs. Sleeper was born in Halifax Co., Nova Scotia and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1975 from West Palm Beach, FL.
Survivors include her son, Donald Cowett; four step-daughters, Norma Heron, Elinor Zeidman, Constance Bender, and Marcia Pomerleau; and two sisters, Mabel Carroll and Ruby Zinck.
Eli Stainoff
( 8/29/1927 - 5/09/2003)
Birthplace: Battle Creek, Michigan
Resided In: Lake Worth, Florida
Age: 75
Service Date: May 12, 2003
Service Time: 11:00 A.M.
Service Location: White CIty Cemetery
Cemetery: White City Cemetery
Eli Stainoff
Eli Stainoff of Lake Worth, Florida, died May 9, 2003 at the age of 75. Mr. Stainoff was born in Battle Creek, Michigan and came to Florida in 1990. He was a former resident of the Treasure Coast.
Mr. Stainoff was a salesman for Bush Brothers wholesale food service for five years, and for Norman Produce for forty years. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, serving in the United States Navy.
Mr. Stainoff was preceded in death by his wife Shirlie. Survivors include, daughters, Catherine Luty, of Ft. Pierce, Florida; and Laurie White, of Palm City, Florida; brother, James Stainoff, of West Palm Beach, Florida; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 414 Plaza Drive, Suite 209, Westmont, Illinois 60559.
Kevin L. Shaffer
( 11/18/1966 - 6/01/2003)
Birthplace: Vero Beach, Florida
Resided In: Okeechobee, Florida
Age: 36
Visitation Date: June 8, 2003
Visitation Time: 1:00-3:00 P.M.
Visitation Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Service Date: June 8, 2003
Service Time: 3:00 P.M.
Service Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Kevin L. Shaffer
Kevin L. Shaffer, 36, died on June 1, 2003 in Lake Placid, FL.
Mr. Shaffer was born in Vero Beach, FL then moved to Waynesburg, PA and returned to Ft. Pierce in 1977 and recently moved to Okeechobee, FL.
He worked for a construction company. He loved to fish and hunt.
Survivors include his mother, Carole Newton of Wooster, OH; step-father, Eddie Newton of Wooster, OH; father Charles Harold Shaffer of Cape Coral, FL; two daughters, Tiffany & Kayla Shaffer both of Port St. Lucie, FL; two sons, Kevin T. Shaffer of Ft. Pierce, FL and Andrew Shaffer of Wooster, OH; sister, Pamela Pitts of Port St. Lucie, FL; four brothers, John C. Shaffer of Arkansas, Kenny, Chuck, and Shane Shaffer all of Cape Coral, FL; fiancé, Delia Lindahl; and several nieces and nephews.
Joseph J. Rynca
( 9/18/1921 - 7/02/2003)
Birthplace: Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 81
Service Location: Private Memorial Mass St. Mark's Catholic Church
Joseph Rynca, 81 passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and family. Joe Rynca was a kind, patient, thoughtful and loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend.
As a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during World War II he served in the 58th Bomb Wing. Joe owned and operated for 25 years, the Smithtown Bowl in Long Island, New York.
He will be missed by his wife, Georgiana Rynca, whom together they recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. He is also survived by two daughters, Roseanna Rynca Frohlich, and Caroline Rynca McClelland both of Ft. Pierce; two sons, Jonathan Dovinsky of Tampa, FL, and Jeffrey Dovinsky of Ft. Pierce, FL; two grand-daughters, Alexandra Rose Rynca and Devin Shea Murphy; sister, Mary Kornova; niece, Nancy Quattrocchi both of Glen Ellen, CA; and nephew, Gary Kornova of Smithtown, NY; and he was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley & Roselia Rynca, and brother, Edward Rynca.
Joe was a devout Catholic and member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church.
Catherine Snyder
( 11/19/1912 - 5/29/2003)
Birthplace: East Chicago, Indiana
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 90
Mrs. Snyder was born in East Chicago, Indiana
and had been a resident of Ft. Pierce for many years.
She was involved in many organizations and served as president of the Pink Lady auxiliary at the old Ft. Pierce Hospital, where she was instrumental in many of the fundraisers for hospital equipment. She was an active member of Al-Anon for forty years. Catherine was an inspiration to many people in the Ft. Pierce area.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Euarda Zerkel of Crown Point, Indiana
and her close friends, Wendell & Georgia Carlen of Ft. Pierce, FL.
Hugh R. Blankenbaker, Sr.
( 10/17/1922 - 7/22/2003)
Birthplace: Pekin, Indiana
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 80
Visitation Date: July 24, 2003
Visitation Time: 5-7 PM
Visitation Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Cemetery: Claysville Cemetery
Mr. Blankenbaker was born in Pekin, Indiana
and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1966 from Campbellsburg, IN.
He was a retired civil service employee. His one love, other than his wife and family, was farming. He was an avid hunter. He also received numerous Presidential Citations for his work with the civil service.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Nellie Blankenbaker of Ft. Pierce, FL; three daughters, Ellen K. Stewart of Campbellsburg, IN, Marsha Paulette Baird of Ft. Pierce, FL, Rachael Blankenbaker of Ft. Pierce, FL; five sons, Hugh R. Blankenbaker, Jr. of Okeechobee, FL, Newell R. Blankenbaker of Ft. Pierce, FL, Asa E. Blankenbaker of Ft. Pierce, FL, Wyatt K. Blankenbaker of Ft. Pierce, FL, and Keenan Todd Blankenbaker of Salem, IN; and two sisters, Hazel Voyles of Borden, IN, and Pauline Rickard of Pekin, IN; brother, Gene Blankenbaker of Pekin, IN; eleven grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Lora M. Dampier
( 4/17/1925 - 3/20/2003)
Birthplace: Clearwater, Florida
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 77
Visitation Date: March 24, 2003
Visitation Time: 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Visitation Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home
Service Date: March 25, 2003
Service Time: 1:00 P.M.
Service Location: Haisley-Hobbs Funeral Home Chapel
Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery, LaCrosse, Fl
She was born in Clearwater, Florida, and was a resident of Fort Pierce for 54 years, coming from Gainesville, Florida.
Mrs. Dampier was a crossing guard for the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Department.She was a member of the Treasure Coast Church of God, Fort Pierce, Florida.
Survivors include her mother Ruimia Rushing, sons, Luther E. Dampier, Glenn Dampier, Wayne Dampier and Paul S. Dampier, sisters Marie Barker and Mildred Peterson, 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Charles Andre Andy Charron
( 2/8/1933 - 5/28/2003)
Birthplace: Auburn, Maine
Resided In: Fort Pierce, Florida
Age: 70
Charles Andre (Andy) Charron
Charles Andre (Andy) Charron, 70, died at home on May 28, 2003.
He has lived in Fort Pierce, Florida for the past four years, moving from his home state of Maine.
A graduate of the University of Maine, Orono, he worked in many areas of the paper industry in several of the eastern states and Quebec, Canada. He retired in 1988 from Georgia-Pacific, as paper mill manager of the Nekoosa, WI mill.
He enjoyed playing bridge, fishing and particularly trap shooting and skeet shooting. He was a member of the Arnold Trail Skeet Club, Nekoosa, WI, the Auburn Maine Skeet Club, the Richmond Maine Sportsman Association and the Port Malabar Gun Club.
He leaves his wife of 49 years, Carroll; a daughter Ann Jacobsen, son-in-law Robert Jacobsen, and grand daughter, Kate of Oxnard, CA; a son Matthew and a daughter-in-law Jan of Dryden, ON, Canada; a son Thomas and daughter-in-law Jennifer of Rapid City, South Dakota; a son David, daughter-in-law Dana and grand daughter Grace of Piedmont, CA; a sister, Colette DiBello, of Lewiston, ME; and many nieces and nephews.
He was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will be conducted at a later date.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Treasure Coast, P.O. Box 1748, Fort Pierce, FL 34954.
