Obituaries

Dec 16, 2018

Patricia “Pat” Windedahl, 91, of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 16, 2018.

She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 13, 1927 to the late John and Margaret (Knittle) Powell, Sr.   She was preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Wayne E. Windedahl, as well as her former husband,...

Dec 14, 2018

Ann Marie McCoy Wooten "Annie", 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 14, 2018. Ann was born on September 21, 1933 in Jacksonville, FL to William H. McCoy and Thelma R. McCoy. A native of Jacksonville, she spent her childhood in San Marco. After raising her young family in the San Jose area, the...

Dec 11, 2018

Klara Margit Moffitt was called to heaven to be with God and deceased family while sleeping peacefully at home on December 11, 2018. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and came to Jacksonville Beach with her parents in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution. She graduated from Fletcher High School in 1958. Klara received a scholarship to study the fine...

Dec 10, 2018

Kenneth L. Gossett, 81, passed away December 10, 2018. He was born May 2, 1937, in Indianapolis, IN. He spent his childhood in Indiana, but Pittsburgh was his home and where he raised his family until he retired to Jacksonville Beach in 2006.

Ken was a proud graduate of Purdue University, where he studied electrical engineering, and...

Dec 9, 2018

Violet M. DeFreitas of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully at HarborChase Assisted Living at the age of 92 on December 9, 2018.  Violet was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Amos and Leopoldina Pacheco on September 25, 1926. The family immigrated to her father’s birthplace in St. Michael, Portugal at the age of three where she grew up and married...

Dec 8, 2018

Evan Laurence Kostick passed away December 8, 2018. He was born August 26, 1930 in London, England.  He grew up in Dublin, Ireland where he developed his passion for learning and love of all things Irish.  After graduating from Trinity College School of Medicine he pursued a career in surgery.  He met his wife Kathleen on Christmas Eve 1955...

Dec 7, 2018

Claire Tucker Ennis, age ninety-four, passed way December 7, 2018. Claire was born on May 26, 1924 in Jacksonville to Jane and Finley Tucker of that city. She graduated from Bartram School in 1941 and attended Arlington Hall Junior College in Virginia. She married Bill Ennis, her husband of seventy-five years, on January 23, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas,...

Dec 6, 2018

Martha G. Crawford, 85, passed away on December 6, 2018.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home.

Dec 1, 2018

Genevieve R. Griffin, neé Rouby, was born January 5, 1928, in Tunis, Tunisia, where her parents ran a school for the children of French ex-patriots. She enjoyed growing up in Tunisia, and considered herself more of an ex-pat “Pied Noir” than “French.” She loved to regale everyone with tales of her youth in the French colony, often sharing photos...

Nov 25, 2018

Janet Tinetta Grant passed away November 25, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born November 25, 1952 in Atlantic Beach FL.

Janet attended 144 Jacksonville Beach Elementary and Fletcher Sr. High School where she was a member of the marching band and track team. Janet was a graduate of Massey Business College with an...

Nov 25, 2018

John Anthony Lind, born on May 16, 1971, went home to our Lord and Savior on November 25, 2018. He was 47 years old. Originally from Piscataway NJ, John had moved to Jacksonville in 2004.

John will always be remembered for his devotion to his family, his loyalty to his friends, and his love for Christ.

Nov 25, 2018

JoAnn Virginia Bonkoski, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully at Anna and Donald Hospice Center at the age of 75 on Sunday, November 25, 2018.  JoAnn was born in St. Louis, MO to Hugo and Virginia Kramme on May 20, 1943.  JoAnn was raised in Maplewood, MO where she attended schools in the Maplewood/Richmond Heights School District.

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Nov 23, 2018

Donald (Don) Pobst, 90, of Ponte Vedra, joined his beloved wife Katie, in everlasting life, on Friday, November 23, 2018.  A native of Ohio, Don has resided in the beaches area for the past 25 years.  A kind and generous man, Don graduated from Milford High School and Miami of Ohio University. He was a retired employee of CSX...

Nov 22, 2018

Nancy Sandra Permenter Goode passed away November 22, 2018, after a brief illness.  She was born June 23, 1937, in Jacksonville, FL to John Ray Permenter and Ethel Hightower Permenter. Nancy attended Robert E. Lee High School, Brenau University and graduated from the University of Georgia. She was a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity and taught elementary school after...

Nov 21, 2018

Florence McCulley Moon, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 90 on Wednesday evening Nov. 21, 2018.

Florence was born in Jacksonville on April 5, 1928 and resided in Jacksonville Beach since 1950. Florence was a member of the Eastern Star, she enjoyed raising her children and enjoyed many generations...

Nov 15, 2018

Ronald Edward Burek passed away peacefully the week of November 9th in his home. He is survived by his three children, Sherri Ann Meisel (Ron Moroff) of Eugene, OR; Herky Kent Butler of Taylor, MI; Samantha Ann Burek (Chris Schmitz) of Deland, FL; brother, Donald G. Burek (Sheila); niece, Annette Aspley (Paul); RJ Nolan, who was like a son...

Nov 12, 2018

Lidia M. Preble, 90, passed away November 12, 2018 in Fleet Landing Nursing Home. She was born April 16, 1928 in Poland and emigrated to the United States of America in 1959. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Architecture from Gdansk Polytechnic in 1959 and married her beloved husband, Robert in 1963.

She is survived by...

Nov 11, 2018

On November 11, 2018 CDR/Rev. Daniel F. DePascale CHC, USN (Ret.) passed on to be with the Lord. Father Dan was born in Amsterdam, New York in 1932 to Ciro and Josephine de Pascale and is survived by his sister, Dolores DePascale, of Amsterdam. Father Dan’s early education was at the Amsterdam, NY, Fifth Ward School and St. Mary’s Institute,...

Nov 9, 2018

Patricia A. Shaar, 89, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, friend and teacher, passed away November 9, 2018. She was born May 20, 1929 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. She was predeceased by her parents Michael C. and Alice W. Shaar; sister Ruth Shaar Dickerson; and brothers, Frederick J., Richard A., Robert M., and M. Vincent Shaar. She is...

Nov 8, 2018

Ruth Melee Waugaman, age 94, passed away on November 8, 2018. Ruth was born December 31, 1923 in New York City.  She graduated from Douglass College (New Jersey College for Women) in 1944 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Upon graduating, she took a job with IBM, where she and another female colleague were invited to make a...