Obituaries

Feb 2, 2017

Mrs. Lisa Dawn Bracey was born in Burlington, Iowa on October 17, 1964, to Donald and Barbara Oetken, and passed into the loving arms of her savior Jesus on February 2, 2017 at age 52. She grew up in Burlington, graduated from Burlington High School, and eventually moved to Jupiter, FL, where she met her loving husband, Doug Bracey...

Feb 2, 2017

James “Jim” Henry, age 92, passed away on February 2, 2017.  Jim was born in Pittsburgh, PA.  He served in the Navy during WWII as a Gunner’s Mate. After his time in the service he worked in security at Kennedy Space Center.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Lois Henry and his...

Feb 1, 2017

Mary Alice O’Conor (nee Cuddihy), 94, passed away Feb. 1, 2017. She was born May 7, 1922 in Kew Gardens, NY. She graduated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart.

Mary Alice was a longtime parishioner of St. Paul’s Catholic Church of Jacksonville Beach, FL. She was an avid beachgoer, bridge player and volunteered for many Catholic...

Jan 31, 2017

Thomas Jerome Klitch led a courageous fight but passed away at age of 74 from heart failure as a result of polycystic kidney disease. He was born on June 6, 1942 in Hammond, Indiana and was one of 6 children born to his parents, Dolores and Michael Klitch. As a youth with dimples and curly blond hair he later...

Jan 31, 2017

Beatrice Lorraine Buckles passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 31st 2017. Beatrice was born in Brookfield Mass. in 1926 to the late John and Helen Rohan. Bea attended school in Mass., graduating from Clark University in Wooster. Bea later moved to New York City where she worked in the airline industry first for Irish Airlines and later Pan Am. ...

Jan 31, 2017

Jay “Jay Mate” Edward Williamson, 53, devoted husband and loving father, passed away in Melbourne Australia, on January 31, 2017, after a lengthy illness with diabetes. Jay was born in Werribee, Victoria, Australia, on September 25, 1963. As a child, Jay grew up in Mandurah, Western Australia and later moved to Perth.

Jay had many stories of...

Jan 28, 2017

Dr. William Nelson Campbell, 70, passed away on Jan. 28, 2017. Billy was born to  the late Bill and Jean (nee MaClay) Campbell from Little Rock, Arkansas. Billy graduated from Little Rock Hall High School. He went on to receive congressional appointment by Wilbur Mills of the Congress of U.S. House of Representatives to attend the U.S. Military Academy...

Jan 27, 2017

Shirley Jean Stark was called home to heaven on Friday January 27, 2017 to join her loving husband, Warren Raymond Stark. Born in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 1942, she has lived in in Jacksonville Beach for the last 32 years and enjoyed bowling and bingo.

She was a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Friend.  She is...

Jan 24, 2017

J. Michael Hill, age 81, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, passed away on January 24, 2017.  Michael was born to the late Joseph and Isla Hill on August 4, 1935 in Wilmington, NC.  A longtime resident of Harvey Cedars, NJ on Long Beach Island, Michael followed his parents into the Real Estate business, establishing his own firm, Hill Associates, as...

Jan 21, 2017

Norma Jean Coram, 74, went home to be with the Lord January 21, 2017. She was born in Marshall, TX on October 27, 1942, but spent the majority of her life in Jacksonville Beach.

Very kind and loving, she had a huge heart and a passion for God. A beautiful soul who touched many lives with her...

Jan 21, 2017

Patricia “Patti” Tuohy Fuller, 61, Jacksonville, recently of Windermere, Florida passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017. She was born October 28, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York to the late D. Vincent and Peggy Tuohy. After growing up in Brooklyn, she graduated from Boston College, returned home and worked as a buyer for a major department store for a...

Jan 20, 2017

Randy S. Wise, 65, of Ponte Vedra Beach died on January 20, 2017 after a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. He leaves his loving wife of 43 years, Valerie McEwan. The family would like to thank the team of angels at Green House 400 where Randy lived the past 27 months, and Community Hospice who joined the care team...

Jan 20, 2017

Martha Frances Wade Henderson, NSCDA, was born 1924 in Birmingham, AL. She was the only child to Ellis Eugene and Mary Ida Wade. Martha married William E. Henderson Jr. moving with his GE position to Memphis, Los Angeles, back to Birmingham, and finally to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1962. In the years that followed she enjoyed her community, friends, tennis, getting her...

Jan 18, 2017

Madeleine (Mickey) Fust passed away January 18, 2017 after a series of illnesses.  She was born July 24, 1940 in Allentown, PA.  She graduated from Penn State where she met her husband, Arnie, and earned a degree in Elementary Education.

Mickey lived in Northern California (3 times), New York, Pennsylvania and Utah following Arnie's career. She was employed as...

Jan 18, 2017

Kenneth "Ken" Ernest Bodine, 76, the son of the late Lloyd and Mary Bodine, passed away on Jan 18, 2017 in his home with his family by his side.

Ken was born and raised in Lambertville, NJ. He was the drummer for a local Jazz Group, served as an MP in the United States Army, then married...

Jan 17, 2017

Chester Carl Maccarone, 94, passed away January 17, 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. He was born in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo region of Italy to the late Antonio and Cristina (nee Tucci) Maccarone on September 30, 1922. Chester was a devout Catholic and was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Ponte Vedra Beach,...

Jan 17, 2017

James Hale Mabry, Sr., 90, passed away January 17, 2017.  He was born November 3, 1926 in Jacksonville, FL and lived just about his entire life at the Beaches

Jim (Buddy) moved to Neptune Beach the year it was incorporated, 1931 and graduated from Duncan U. Fletcher.  On July 12, 1943 he rescued two people from the...