Obituaries

Kirk Lewis

Kirk Lewis

Jan 6, 2021

CAPT Kirk Thomas Lewis, USN (ret), 72, fell asleep Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Community Hospice, Jacksonville, FL, five days after his terminal cancer diagnosis.

He was born into a military aviation family in post-war Japan in 1948. During his formative years, he lived in TX, NY, Germany, MI and Madison, WI. In June 1966, he graduated...

Claude Wilson, Jr.

Claude Wilson, Jr.

Jan 5, 2021

NEPTUNE BEACH – Claude T. Wilson, Jr, 86, peacefully entered Heaven's gates on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.  Known by his family and friends as Tommy, he was born in Norfolk, VA, son of Claude T. Wilson, Sr and Lucille Davidson Wilson.

Tommy attended the College of William and Mary, honorably served in the U.S. Air Force and...

Joan Van Vleck

Joan Van Vleck

Jan 5, 2021

Joan Van Vleck, 90, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away peacefully January 5, 2021 after a brief stay at Vicar's Landing Health Center.  She was born July 27, 1930 in Pendleton, OR and graduated from Principia College in Elsah, IL with a BA in Education. While at Principia she met the love of her life Jim Van Vleck. During...

Joanne Ragans

Joanne Ragans

Jan 4, 2021

Joanne Ragans, 80, daughter of the late Kent and Hazel Crisp of Fernandina Beach, FL, passed away January 4, 2021.  She was born December 30, 1940 in Fernandina Beach, FL.

Joanne’s life was defined by her passion for education.  After graduating from Florida State University, she went on to complete her master’s degree at The University of...

Ruth Conley

Ruth Conley

Jan 4, 2021

Ruth P. Conley, 100, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, died at Vicars Landing Health Care after a brief illness. She was born in Seattle, WA, to John and Esther Pearce. Her mother was the lead soprano for the Seattle Opera and was the first inspiration of the vocation that would invigorate Ruth's life. After graduating from the University of...

Wilburn Finch, Jr.

Wilburn Finch, Jr.

Dec 31, 2020

Wib Finch, 73, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2020 in Jacksonville.

Born Wilburn Carlyle Finch, Jr., (Wib) was born is Henderson NC to Wilburn Carlyle Finch Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Finch on December 26, 1947.

Wib grew up the son of a career U.S. Navy man, experiencing travel and adventure worldwide. After graduating from high...

Linda Moore

Linda Moore

Dec 31, 2020

Linda Simons Moore, 63, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away December 31, 2020.

Barbara Holding

Barbara Holding

Dec 30, 2020

Barbara "Bobbie" Tribble Holding, 86,of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away on December 30, 2020.

Galina Dykhne

Galina Dykhne

Dec 30, 2020

Galina Dykhne, 60, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away December 30, 2020.

Anthony DeLorenzo

Anthony DeLorenzo

Dec 30, 2020

Anthony (Tony) F. DeLorenzo, 88, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.

The youngest of three children born to Italian immigrants, Tony grew up in Garfield, New Jersey. After graduating from Garfield High School, Tony served in the Korean War as a Corporal in the U.S. Army (38th Infantry) where he...

Madeline McGinty

Madeline McGinty

Dec 30, 2020

Madeline McGinty, 89, passed away December 30, 2020 in Neptune Beach. She was born May 5, 1931 in Goshen, Alabama. She grew up near Luverne, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama in the early 1950s, graduating with a degree in Art. After college she moved to New York City, where she worked as a graphic artist and at...

Miriam Grant

Miriam Grant

Dec 28, 2020

Miriam Deal Grant passed on to her heavenly home on December 28, 2020. She was born on September 26, 1925, in Spartanburg, SC, to Ruth and Esbon Deal. She graduated Spartanburg High School and attended the University of South Carolina and Spartanburg Business College and worked for the US Department of Agriculture. In 1947, she was married to William...

Roy Hauge

Roy Hauge

Dec 27, 2020

Our beloved Roy Hauge of Atlantic Beach passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 27, to be with the Lord. Roy was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 29, 1928. His parents were the late Helga and Ingolf Hauge. Roy was an only child. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, his one true love, Martha, and his...

Joy Ward

Joy Ward

Dec 26, 2020

JOY CLASON WARD died peacefully on December 26, 2020 in Jacksonville, FL in the presence of her loving husband JOHN J. WARD whom she married on May 24, 1953. They have celebrated many milestone anniversaries and had been looking forward to celebrating the 74th anniversary of their first date on January 18, 2021. Besides her husband John, Joy is...

Doris Wolff

Doris Wolff

Dec 25, 2020

Doris Marie Wolff, 80, was welcomed into Heaven on Christmas Morning December 25, 2020.  She passed peacefully in her sleep.  She was born in Niagra, WI on December 7, 1940 to the late Carl and Viola (Massey) Sutheimer. Doris married her soulmate Kenneth Wolff on June 2, 1962.

In 1965 they moved to Los Angeles, CA where...

Jane Mackey

Jane Mackey

Dec 25, 2020

Jane Reidy Mackey, 87, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2020. She was born on January 8, 1933 in Worcester, MA. Jane attended Boston University and Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.  She was a nurse at Memorial Hospital and the Boston VA Hospital.  Jane married Dr. Edmund A. Mackey, and they moved to Hollywood, FL in 1961 to raise...

Clayton House

Clayton House

Dec 24, 2020

Clayton M. House, Jr. 72, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away December 24, 2020.

Richard Slanda

Richard Slanda

Dec 24, 2020

Richard Slanda, 78, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away December 24, 2020.

Jan Brannen

Jan Brannen

Dec 23, 2020

Jan K. Brannen, 75, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away December 23, 2020.

Pellegrino Porraro

Pellegrino Porraro

Dec 23, 2020

Pellegrino Patsy Porraro (Bill), 95, passed away December 23, 2020 at home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.  Bill was a first generation American, born of Pasquale (Patsy) Porraro and Natalina Nigro in Paterson, New Jersey on October 26,1925.

He graduated from LaSalle Military Academy as a 2nd Lieutenant and joined the Army as the youngest commissioned officer...

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