Obituaries

Aug 8, 2018

James A. Peterson Jr, age 61, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  Born December 28, 1956 in Panama City, FL.  James was the son of the late James A. Peterson Sr. and Faye S. Peterson.

James thoroughly enjoyed his job with Darifair as the Help Desk Tech.  He had a passion and unique...

Aug 6, 2018

William Alger, 76, passed away August 6, 2018. Bill was born in New Brunswick, NJ, to the late Nicholas and Genevieve Alger.  Bill attended East Orange schools and St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, NJ. He graduated with a degree in engineering from Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY, and continued his education with Masters Degrees in Engineering and Business from...

Aug 6, 2018

Julian Kurt Sauer, age 65, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2018. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. The son of the late Henni and Max Sauer, Julian met his wife Merle in Cape Town and they married in 1976.  The couple moved to the United States in 1979, and they continued to travel the world together...

Aug 3, 2018

Mark Sutton, 58, passed away August 3, 2018 at Community Hospice McGraw Center surrounded by his family and friends. He was born November 20, 1959 in Macon, GA to Douglas Sutton and Carolyn Sutton (predeceased).  He grew up in Macon, GA and later moved with his wife Donna to Jacksonville, FL.

Mark received a liver transplant in...

Aug 2, 2018

Suneil Kuthiala, 40, passed away on August 2, 2018.

A Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018 in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home, 3600 Third St. South,  Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Aug 1, 2018

Ronald C. Della Porta, passed away on August 1, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. He was born in Queens, New York. He relocated to Jacksonville, FL in 1968 to continue his insurance career, founding the Della Porta Group, Inc. He served 6 years in the Air Force. Ron served on numerous civic boards, was founding member of the...

Aug 1, 2018

Timothy R. Taylor, 55, of Jacksonville Beach, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at his home, surrounded by many people who loved him.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 6 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church by the Sea, 1801 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville Beach.

Visitation will be on Sunday, August...

Aug 1, 2018

The world lost a bright star on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018, when Richard "Richie" Allen Adams passed away. A Jacksonville native, he was born November 9, 1955, and called Neptune Beach his home for the last 34 years.

Richie spent many years in the car business working for the Bush Companies and Lexus of Jacksonville. After retiring...

Jul 29, 2018

John A. McCarthy passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018 at Mayo Clinic with his family at his side.  He was born Feb 9, 1925 in Atlantic City, NJ, and grew up in Lancaster, PA.  He enlisted in the Navy while a senior in high school following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in the Pacific for three...

Jul 26, 2018

David Wesley Hollenbeck, 97, of Ponte Vedra Beach, died July 26, 2018 at the Community Hospice & Palliative Care McGraw Center. He was born in Central Valley, NY on August 24, 1920 and is survived by his wife of 33 years, Sylvia; stepdaughters, Lisa Hayes Schwartz of Haworth, NJ and Victoria Hayes D'Angelo of Orlando, FL. He was predeceased...

Jul 26, 2018

Jane Gibson, 89, died July 26, 2018 after a long, courageous battle with COPD.  She was born in Montclair New Jersey, the daughter of the late John Edward and Dorothy McKercher Maynard.  Her husband of 18 years, Jack W. Gibson passed away earlier this year.  Jane is survived by her daughters Susan Cutting Wade (Jim), Anne Cutting Gearhart (Bruce),...

Jul 25, 2018

Thomas Martin “Tom” Conley passed away at the age of 81 on July 25, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom is survived by his four children: Michael of Jacksonville Beach, FL; Brian (Gia) of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Marnie (Larry Geiger) of Kennett Square, PA; Greg of Jacksonville Beach, FL; seven grandchildren: Grace, Micah,...

Jul 20, 2018

Joyce Alexander Sendler, 82, forty-year resident of Neptune Beach, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2018. Joyce, the only child of Jones and Emma Alexander, grew up on a small farm in Huntersville, NC. She was proud of her Stumptown Road roots and cherished her extended family in that area.

In 1956, Joyce graduated from Queen’s College...

Jul 19, 2018

Dr. Peter Spiros Pappas passed away July 19, 2018. He was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, on November 14, 1924. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Carousis Pappas; son, Craig; daughter, Carol; and nephew Tom Adams.

He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania undergraduate and Dental School. He did a residency...

Jul 16, 2018

Helen Jean Likins, 89, of Jacksonville, FL, entered eternal life on Monday, July 16, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Robert E. Weires and Mary Helen Myers of Cumberland, MD. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 yrs, Orion P. Likins and her son David E. Likins.

A devoted Christian who taught Sunday School...

Jul 10, 2018

William Earl Zinn "Bill", 78, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2018. He was born Nov. 16, 1939 in Washington, DC. He graduated from Calvert County High School and then proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force as a radar operator from 1962 to 1966. Bill then graduated from Frostburg State University with a Master's Degree in...

Jul 8, 2018

Ann Hensley McNamara, 87, of Fleet Landing Retirement Community in Atlantic Beach, FL and formerly of North Oaks, MN and Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away on July 8, 2018 with her children by her side. Ann was originally from California and left home after finishing her nursing degree to proudly serve her country as a United States Air...

Jul 5, 2018

Maxine Norris Schwarzbauer, 76, passed away on July 5, 2018. She was born May 31, 1942 in Kissimmee, Florida. She grew up in Lake City. After getting married Maxine lived in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois before moving back to the beaches in 1977.

Maxine graduated from Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida and started working...

Jul 4, 2018

James E. Deming, 67, passed away July 4, 2018. He was born January 6, 1951 in Rome, NY, where he also grew up.

James, or Jimbo, as most knew him by, served our beaches community and worked with the City of Atlantic Beach for over 25 years. He dedicated countless hours to his church, Palms Presbyterian Church....

Jun 30, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Lacy Hartigan passed away surrounded by her family on June 30, 2018 after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Born Sept. 30, 1956 in Omaha, NE, Mary is lovingly remembered by her mother, Virginia Lacy; brother, Pat Lacy (Sue); sisters, Sue Coleman and Nancy Taylor; husband, Dan Hartigan; four children, Andrew (Sarah), David (Maura), Matthew and Emily; five grandchildren,...