Obituaries

Apr 20, 2017

Madeline Ann Ciupak, 63, passed away April 20, 2017 following a battle with congestive heart failure. She was born August 21, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Neptune Beach in 1981.

Madeline educated many young minds in the Duval County area over 25 years. She received her Bachelors of Education from Ladycliff College and her Master’s...

Apr 20, 2017

Deborah Mixson Modesky, age 64, passed away April 20, 2017. Deborah was the daughter of the late Mike and Doris Mixson. She was born August 15, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Deborah loved God and enjoyed reading scripture. She was blessed with a beautiful voice and was a natural talent on the piano. She also loved animals and spending...

Apr 19, 2017

Harrill S. White, 73, passed away April 19, 2017. He was born April 26, 1943 in Cleveland County, NC. He grew up in Morganton, NC and has been living in Jacksonville for the last 10 years.

Harrill served our country in US Air Force for 4 years during the Vietnam war. He worked for Duke Power Company...

Apr 17, 2017

Guillermo F. Engmann, 87, passed away on April 17, 2017 at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Guillermo was born on July 2, 1929 in Santiago, Chile. He grew up in Chile and attended Deutsche Schule (German School). He graduated from the Chilean Air Force Academy with a degree in Engineering.

Guillermo (Bill) attended...

Apr 15, 2017

CDR John “Jack” Brownlee Taylor, USN Ret., age 87, passed away at his home on Friday, April 15, 2017 in Atlantic Beach, FL, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic fight with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

Jack was born on April 14,1930 to Robert and Mable (Brownlee) Taylor in Ocean City, New Jersey.  After graduating from Ocean...

Apr 14, 2017

Raphael Michael Kelly, 77, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away on April 14, 2017 after a valiant battle with cancer.  Nicknamed Ray, but affectionately known as Muldoon, the Commissioner, Lutienant, Irish or, of course, The King, he was born Brooklyn, New York on February 26, 1940.  Raised in Garden City, New York, Ray graduated from Chamanade high school...

Apr 13, 2017

Hunter Jay Hodges, 15, passed away April 13, 2017. He was born January 11, 2002 in Jacksonville, FL. Hunter was known to many as their buddy. He brought so much joy to our lives. He was always quick to bring a smile to your face. Hunter’s love and joy for life were contagious. This wonderful young man who has...

Apr 11, 2017

Ann Ellarson, 74, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, with family by her side.

Ann was a loving daughter, wife and mother, a caring sister, a very proud nana and a dear friend to many. She was born the eldest of six siblings on April 9, 1943...

Apr 10, 2017

Jane Claudia Barnett Gordon (“Claudia”), 78, died on April 10, 2017 after a tenaciously fought battle with breast cancer. Throughout her life, art gave her great joy, whether listening to a Saturday afternoon radio broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera around the kitchen table with her parents, crafting copper enamel crucifixes with the kiln in her garage, or acting as...

Apr 10, 2017

Patricia Niemi, 75, passed away Monday the 10th of April, 2017.   Born on February 7, 1942 in Yonkers, New York, Patricia was preceded in death by her parents Winifred and Alfred Bourseleth.

Patricia graduated as a Registered Nurse from the Cochran School of Nursing, Yonkers, NY in 1962. She continued her education later in life and received...

Apr 9, 2017

Stacey Lee Engstrom, 49, passed away April 9, 2017. Born February 22, 1968 in Jacksonville, FL, Stacey was raised in Jacksonville Beach. She graduated from Fletcher High, class of 85-86 and was named Miss Fletcher. After graduating from UNF, she went to work for Bank of America in the Technical Department. Twenty years later, she became ill.

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Apr 5, 2017

Carolyn Tonya Moore passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father April 5, 2017 at Cypress Village in Jacksonville. “TONY”, as she was known by her family and those who knew and loved her was born in Kingsport, Tenn. to Rudy and Ann Moore Feb 2, 1935. In 1942 the family relocated to Jacksonville where she attended elementary school,...

Apr 4, 2017

John Hamilton Goddard, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died peacefully on the morning of April 4, 2017, four days shy of his 93rd birthday. His wife, Pat, and youngest son, Brian, were by his side.

John’s passing ended a long and remarkable life. Hammie, as he was known as a child, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on April...

Apr 3, 2017

Geraldine "Dina" Sanchez, 46, joined God's Kingdom on April 3, 2017. She was born on May 11, 1970 in Jacksonville, FL where she remained with exception of a few years in Kentucky, New Jersey and Virginia.

Dina, daughter of late Gerald C. Castillo and Leona Burden, spent her youth living and playing in the undeveloped family land...

Apr 3, 2017

Delia (Dee) Solomon Danzig, 97, of Ponte Vedra Beach died April 3, 2017. A devoted wife and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Alan. She leaves her children: Stephen (Purdie) and Barbara; grandsons: David (Theodora) and Gregory (Jacqueline); and great grandchildren: Alexandra, Michael, and Connor.

From Nebraska, Dee joined the Federal Government in...

Apr 2, 2017

Travis Alvin Curd II, 72, of Atlantic Beach passed away April 2, 2017 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Travis was born to the late John Darrell Curd, Sr. and the late Edith Ferrier Young on July 8, 1944 in Weeksville, North Carolina. He grew up in states across the country, including California, Hawaii, and Virginia while his...

Apr 2, 2017

Michael A. Johnston, 69, a native of Bronx New York, New York, passed away on April 2, 2017.

Visitations will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2017 in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m ...

Apr 2, 2017

Kathryn Juliaette Marsee “Julie”, 86, passed away April 2, 2017. She was born Sept. 2, 1930 in Vienna, GA.

Family and friends will gather in the chapel of Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home at 10:30am, Monday, April 17, 2017 with the funeral following at 11:00a.m. Interment will be in H. Warren Smith Cemetery.

Apr 2, 2017

Rita M. Malie, 76, passed away on April 2, 2017 peacefully at her home in Fleet Landing in Jacksonville, Florida.  Rita was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1940 and grew up in Struthers, Ohio until she was married in 1959 to Nick Malie.  She spent the first 12 years of marriage raising her children Doug and Nikki until she...

Apr 1, 2017

Steven R Sterling, 56, went to be with the Lord April 1st, 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home at 3pm.

Steven was born July 16th, 1960 in Baltimore, MD to Richard and Marilou Sterling. In high school, he developed a love for...