Obituaries

Carol Jean Phillips

Carol Jean Phillips

Sep 23, 2023

Carol J. Phillips, 69, passed away September 23, 2023. She was born October 29, 1953, in Rochester, NY and grew up in neighboring towns. She retired to Florida where she was a resident for 16 years. 

During her youth, Carol was active in art class and ski club. She enjoyed marching band, especially twirling her baton. She graduated from Hilton...

James W. Langham, Jr.

James W. Langham, Jr.

Sep 17, 2023

We are saddened to announce the death of Jim Langham of Jacksonville Beach, FL, who peacefully passed away, surrounded by family on September 17, after a brief illness. Jim loved his family, God and country. Jim never met a stranger and had a wonderful ability to create a lasting bond with people wherever he went. He will be missed by...

Charles Hyman Calhoun III

Charles Hyman Calhoun III

Sep 16, 2023

Charlie Calhoun, 80, passed away on September 16, 2023, after suffering a stroke. He was born in Macon, GA on November 21, 1942, and lived in Tallahassee, Columbia, SC, Miami and Ponte Vedra Beach. 

Charlie attended Florida State University where he captained the football team in 1963-64. He was president of Phi Delta Theta and was active in ODK, Gold...

Lewis Ivey Wade, Jr.

Lewis Ivey Wade, Jr.

Sep 15, 2023

 

Lewis Ivey Wade, Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 15, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. The son of the late Lewis Ivey Wade and Betty Jane VanPelt Wade, Lewis was born on March 6, 1954, also in Jacksonville. He spent his formative years in Folkston, Georgia, and Jacksonville, where his great-grandfather, N. G. Wade,...

Agnes Leona Leskanic

Agnes Leona Leskanic

Sep 15, 2023

Jacksonville, FL- Agnes Leona (Zalewski) Leskanic (93 years) of Jacksonville, FL passed away on September 15, 2023, at her residence at Cypress Village. 

Agnes was born on November 23, 1929 in Passaic, NJ to Martin and Sophie (Mlarnz) Zalewski, as the youngest of 3 children. She grew up in Garfield, NJ graduating from Garfield High School and Passaic Secretarial School. ...

Roberta Kane O'Sullivan

Roberta Kane O'Sullivan

Sep 13, 2023

Roberta Terese Kane O’Sullivan passed away peacefully Wednesday; September 13 surrounded by family and friends. We all knew her as Berta, or just Bert. She was born November 18, 1964, the youngest of six children, to Barney and Marianna Kane. She graduated from Fletcher HS in 1982 and University of Florida, 1988. Berta’s family was always the center of her...

Luis Sanchez Caballero

Luis Sanchez Caballero

Sep 7, 2023

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Jather "Jay" Rhue

Jather "Jay" Rhue

Sep 7, 2023

Jather "Jay" Rhue, 86, passed away on September 7, 2023.

Anne Lindley Shockey Rhodes

Anne Lindley Shockey Rhodes

Sep 6, 2023

Anne Lindley Shockey Rhodes of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away on September 6, 2023. She was born February 15, 1935, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and is predeceased in death by her parents, Dorothy Baker Shockey and John E. Shockey.

Lindley is survived by her husband of 61 years and their only child, Frederick W. Rhodes II, born June 10, 1964....

Richard Paul Rogers

Richard Paul Rogers

Sep 4, 2023

Richard Paul "Dick" Rogers, age 84, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on November 20, 1938 in Hamilton, Ohio, to Paul and Wilhelmina (Zellner) Rogers, both of whom preceded him in death. Dick is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Susan (Fahrner) Rogers.

Dick graduated from the University of Cincinnati...

Patricia Louise Ryscamp

Patricia Louise Ryscamp

Sep 3, 2023

 

Patricia (Pat) Louise Ryscamp, 83, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at her home in Jacksonville, FL, with her loving family by her side and is now in heaven with her Lord and surrounded by loving family and friends that went before her.

Pat loved her family and friends deeply and brought them together whenever she could for laughter...

Kathleen Riley

Kathleen Riley

Sep 2, 2023

Kathleen (Kathy) T. Riley (Fitzpatrick) passed away on September 2, 2023, just shy of her 85th birthday.  She was born in the Bronx and graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School. She married Tom on October 19th 1957, lived much of her life in South River, NJ, and moved with her husband to the Jacksonville area in 1993. 

She is survived by her husband of almost...

Donald M. Connell

Donald M. Connell

Aug 29, 2023

 

Donald Connell, 89, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice McGraw Center, on August 29, 2023. Born in New York City, he retired to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1980.

 Don proudly served 27 years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician. After retiring, he began a second career with the US Postal Service, putting his military training to good...

Britta Irene Thompson

Britta Irene Thompson

Aug 26, 2023

 

Britta Irene Thompson, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2023, surrounded by her family.

A Celebration of Life will be held in early 2024.  The date and details will be posted once the plans are finalized.

The family requests memorial gifts be made to the Anne & Donald McGraw Center for Caring of Community Hospice...

Charles Gary Rommel

Charles Gary Rommel

Aug 25, 2023

 Charles “Gary” Rommel, 76, passed away August 25, 2023. He was born June 6, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Emily Arcilesi Rommel and Charles John Rommel.

Gary graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and from Loyola College in Baltimore in 1969. He went on to earn a M.S. degree from the University of Virginia in 1972. It was at UVA...

Dorothy "Dottie" Schill Barbarito

Dorothy "Dottie" Schill Barbarito

Aug 25, 2023

 

Dorothy Schill Barbarito “Dottie” of Atlantic Beach Florida, passed away at the age of 87, on August 25, 2023.  Dottie, a lifelong Jacksonville resident graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in 1954.  She was very proud to be a part of the second graduating class.  After working a short time for Southern Bell, she went on to be a...

Samuel Northrop, Jr.

Samuel Northrop, Jr.

Aug 24, 2023

 

 

Samuel Northrop Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on August 24, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Sam was originally from North Carolina. He and his wife, Mary Lou, moved to the Jacksonville area from Winston Salem N.C. in 1987.

Sam was born in Wilmington N.C on June 26, 1931. He spent most of his...

Franklin Delano Biggs

Franklin Delano Biggs

Aug 18, 2023

 

Franklin Delano Biggs: 8/18/2023

“and on that day he came no more.” (A line from one of the old westerns he loved).

Born in Beckley, West Virginia on June 11, 1937, to Virginia and Columbus Biggs, from a hard scrabble family of miners and railroaders. His Grandfather, Herman, fought in the Civil War at age 16 on caisson detail....

Nancy Gayle Warren

Nancy Gayle Warren

Aug 17, 2023

Nancy Gayle Warren, 76, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Thursday, August 17th, 2023.  She was born Nancy Gayle Jaracz on December 18, 1946, and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Therrell High School in 1964 and attended Florida Southern University.

 

Nancy Gayle was a creative soul. Her knowledge, talents and exceptional hard work in ceramics, doll making, stained glass,...

Betty Lu Grune

Betty Lu Grune

Aug 17, 2023

Betty Lu Grune (December 8, 1929 - August 17, 2023)

Betty Lu Albert Grune, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many – she exuded enthusiasm and a caring interest in all she met. Her extraordinary ability to write, listen...

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