Obituaries

James Neil McKnight

Feb 5, 2025

James Neil McKnight (Jim) a resident of Vicars Landing Retirement Community in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and formerly of Cocoa Beach, FL died February 5, 2025, after a brief illness.

Jim was born March 24, 1939, in Dyersburg, TN. His parents Neil Allison and Maude Musgrave McKnight raised Jim in Macon, GA. Jim attended Sidney Lanier High School in Macon, GA...

Florence Joyce Cook

Feb 4, 2025

Florence Joyce Cook (JOY). Nee: Bousfield, passed away February 04, 2025. She was born Aug 5, 1941, in Sheridon, Manitoba, Canada. She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Joy moved with her husband Len to the USA in 1966 and to Jacksonville, FL in 2001. Joy and Len became US Citizens in 1985.

Joy got her Nursing degree from the Winnipeg General...

Mary J. Smith

Feb 4, 2025

Mary J. Smith of Atlantic Beach, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The committal service of Mary and her husband, Stanley Lee Smith, will take place at Jacksonville National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218 at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025. (Lane 2).

Albine Gjondrekaj

Feb 4, 2025

In Loving Memory of Albina Gjondrekaj With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved aunt, Albina Gjondrekaj, who departed this life on February 4, 2025, at the age of 74. Born on May 25, 1950, to Balto and File Gjondrekaj, Albina was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, and a cherished presence in our family.

 She is lovingly remembered by...

Claire Marceline Daly

Feb 4, 2025

Claire Marceline Daly, 68, of Ponte Vedra passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Please check back for the full obituary.

Sima Vijapura

Feb 4, 2025

Our beloved and beautiful Sima Vijapura, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2025, at the age of 61. We will remember her always as the very image of selfless service. Working tirelessly all her life for her family and community, without ever asking for reward or recognition, she thought only of the well being of her loved...

Carl Albert Bloesing

Feb 3, 2025

He was a native of Ft. Thomas, KY, born to Carl A. and Anna C. Bloesing on November 28, 1928. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Jeanne.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; children, Michael R., Steven C. and Barbara Joanne Rang; grandchildren, Russell Roen, Karis Bloesing, Ronnie and Rachael Rang.

He retired from MAC Papers, Inc., having...

Elizabeth M. Neville

Feb 2, 2025

A Power-House of Love and Joy

 A radiant soul, Elizabeth Mary Monnone was born to Alfred and Francis Monnone on January 20, 1934, in Union City, NJ. She transitioned to heaven on February 2, 2025, surrounded by family and friends at her home in Atlantic Beach. 

 She graduated St. Michael’s High School in Union City. In her late forties, she graduated UNF...

Earnest "Earnie" Eugene Franklin, Jr.

Feb 2, 2025

Earnest (Earnie) Eugene Franklin, Jr., 61, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025, at home in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL surrounded by family and friends. Originally from Bessemer, Alabama, he moved to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1992.

Earnie enjoyed a long career in the IT industry with Florida Blue, BCBS of Minnesota, and completed his career as COO at VSP Vision, an...

Esteban Aristides Lazo

Feb 1, 2025

Esteban (Steve) Lazo passed away February 1, 2025. He was born in Havana, Cuba September 6, 1945.

Since things were deteriorating in Cuba, his family relocated to Miami in 1954. He attended school at Miami-Dade and then Miami University in Ohio.

From the time he could hold a pencil in his hand, he was drawing and sketching on a napkin or drafting...

Irvin H. Davis

Feb 1, 2025

Irvin Davis was born on July 18,1929 in Rosemary, NC, now Roanoke Rapids, to Raymond Henry Davis and Ruth Panton Davis. He attended the Norfolk, Virginia school system, graduating from Maury High School in June 1947. Having been awarded an NROTC scholarship, one of only two awarded in the area, he attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 1951. After...

Brian Rampacek

Jan 29, 2025

Brian Boru Rampacek, age 86, passed away on January 29, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on September 21, 1938, New York City, New York. Brian studied at University of Niagara, but then transferred to the University of Miami, where he graduated with honors with a degree in accounting. Passing through Jacksonville after graduation, he met his wife, Suellen...

Melissa Jane Nicandri

Jan 29, 2025

Melissa Jane Nicandri passed away on January 29, 2025, at the age of 28 years in an airplane crash in Washington, DC. At the time of her death, she was living in Brooklyn, New York.

 Melissa was born on March 10, 1996, in Jacksonville, Florida to Peter & Stacie Nicandri. They often called her Pumpkin throughout her life. She had a...

Frederick A. Slaveski

Jan 29, 2025

Frederick Andrew Slaveski passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025. He was born December 22, 1938, in Philadelphia, PA where he spent his formative years attending North Catholic High School. Fred enjoyed playing basketball from a young age and continued playing in college where he was a Center for St. Joseph’s University. There he was nicknamed “2-Point Zeke” and his...

John William Frost

Jan 28, 2025

John William Frost, Sr. known affectionately as Jack to his friends and family, joined the Lord on January 28, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Richmond, Kentucky, Jack was a revered figure, cherished for his warmth and unwavering commitment to his family and faith. He passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family, in Jacksonville, Florida,...

Nicholas Malie

Jan 28, 2025

Nicholas “Nick” Malie, 84 passed away peacefully at Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, FL on January 28, 2025. Born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1940, Nick lived a full and meaningful life marked by love, service, and kindness.

Nick proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Randolph. In 1959, he married the love of his life, Rita, with...

Elizabeth Piersol Petway

Jan 27, 2025

Elizabeth Piersol Petway Beloved Wife, Mother, Community Leader, and Advocate

Elizabeth “Betty” Piersol Petway of Jacksonville died on January 27, 2025, peacefully at home in Atlantic Beach surrounded by her loving family.

 Betty was the devoted wife of Thomas F. Petway III, who together shared a remarkable 63 years of marriage and three wonderful children, Brette, Mandi, and Ty, a large extended family,...

Chalapathi R. Gandham

Jan 27, 2025

Mr. Chalapathi Rao Gandham, 64, passed away January 27, 2025. He was born on March 31, 1960, in Kambhampadu, Andhra Pradesh, India. He grew up in Kambhampadu till the age of 17 and graduated with B. Tech from the first batch of Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. 

 At the young age of 28 he worked diligently at HMT Corp. as a designer...

Nedeljko Muzdeka

Jan 25, 2025

Beloved father and friend, Nedeljko Muzdeka, passed away suddenly on January 25, 2025.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 30, 2025, in followed by a graveside service. Both services will take place at St. Justin the Martyr Orthodox Church located at 12460 Old St. Augustine Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32258.

As we...

James Randolph "Randy" Brown, Jr.

Jan 25, 2025

James Randolph Brown, Jr. (Randy), age 89, died peacefully at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla, January 25, 2025, after a two-year battle with melanoma.

 Randy was born April 04, 1935, in Atlanta to James Randolph Brown, Sr. and Myra Louise Boynton Brown. His family moved to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1946 and he lived there ever since. Randy attended...