MichaelBernardWilliams, 70,passedaway peacefullyinhishomein Sewall'sPoint,Fla.on July2,2017afteratwo year battlewith pancreaticcancer.Mike wasbornJune1,1947in PrincessAnneCounty, Virginia(nowVirginiaBeach),oneofeightsiblings. HeattendedUnion KempsvilleHighSchoolin VirginiaBeach. MikemovedtoWashington,DCinthelate1960s andbeganhiscareerinthefieldnowknownas informationtechnology.Mikewasaspecialistin computersystems,workingforbanks,Sibley HospitalandtheAmericanChemicalSocietybefore movingintothelabormovementasanemployeeof theAmericanFederationofState,Countyand MunicipalEmployees,orAFSCME.Mikeenjoyed workinginlabor,especiallyvariousGetOutThe Votecampaignsacrossthecountry.Duringhislast yearsatAFSCME,Mikebecameassistanttothe secretarytreasurerandservedastheexecutive directoroftheCoalitionofBlackTradeUnionists. Uponretirement,MikeandhiswifeMarcieBalow movedtoSewall'sPoint.Mikeimmediatelybecame involvedwithseveralorganizationsthatassistthose inneedinourcommunity.Throughhischurch, ImmanuelLutheraninPalmCity,hebecame managerofImmanuel'sSoupKitchen,serving dinnerseverySunday.Hegotinvolvedwiththe BridgeChristianOutreachMinistries,distributing foodanddiapersthreeFridayseachmonth.Mike alsousedhiscomputerskillstoassisttheAARP Tax AideProgram. Mikewasprecededindeathbyhisparents,Ellisand GenevaWilliams,andbrothersEllisIIIandEarnest Wills.HeissurvivedbyhiswifeMarcieÍsons MichaelB.WilliamsJr.,MarcusC.Williamsand KevinBaxterÍsistersVelmaGoffigan,Fannie Dixson,Barbara Blount ,andJudyDoyleÍbrother JerryLeeWilliams,threegrandchildrenandahost ofniecesandnephews. AcelebrationofMichael'slifeserviceswillbeheld 11a.m.Saturday,July22atImmanuelLutheran Church,PalmCity,andnoonSaturday,July29at MorningStarBaptistChurch,VirginiaBeach,Va. Inlieuofflowers,contributionsmaybemadeto ImmanuelLutheranChurchortheBridgeChristian OutreachMinistries. Aguestbookmaybeviewedat www.treasurecoastseawinds.com.
Those we love don't go away, They walk beside us everyday, Unseen, Unheard, But always near, Still loved, Still missed, And very dear. Sl¡inte! Cheers to a life well lived! William Terry Rogers, husband, father, family man, friend, teacher, musician, outdoorsman, and animal lover passed away June 30th, 2017. Though a great man has passed, the memories last. Come pull...
Janet passed on June 26, 2017. She was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Cecil Rough. Janet leaves behind her husband of 68 years, Rev. Lewis Urey and one daughter, Carolyn Gray (Phillip). Also, three grandchildren, Phillip II (Lora), Matthew and Carole; three great-grandchildren, Phillip III (Trey), Preston and Kathryn and three sisters, Mildred (Earl) Yarnell, Pauline (James) Brink and...
John Laurence O'Brien, 65, of Stuart, Florida passed away on June 26, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. John has lived in Stuart for 38 years coming from Chicago, Illinois. He loved hunting, fishing and golf. But what he loved the most was spending time with Barb and Jenny. Mr. O'Brien is survived by his wife; Barbara Klunk O'Brien of...
Rebecca "Becky" L. Collins, 55 of Palm City, Florida entered eternal life on June 26 2017. She was born December 31, 1961 in Jeffersonville, Indiana and has resided in Palm City for 22 years, coming from Miami, Florida. Becky received her nursing degree from IRCC and was first in her class. She was a compassionate caregiver and her patients were...
Arie Anton Stegmann, 89 of Hobe Sound, Florida passed away June 24, 2017 at Solaris Health Care in Stuart, Florida. Born February 10, 1928 in Germany, he moved to Hobe Sound in January 1990, coming from New Jersey. Arie was a retired delivery supervisor for Powers Regulator. He enjoyed driving cars, bicycling and playing chess. Arie loved the ocean and...
Orvis I. Juliar, 91 of Nettles Island, Jensen Beach, Florida passed away June 23, 2017 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Florida. He was a loving husband and father; United States Army veteran of World War II and a farmer. Services will be held at Nettles Island Church in the fall. Burial will be at WOodland Hills Memorial Park, Mankato,...