Obituaries

John Santana

Dec 27, 2017

John Santana, of Jacksonville, passed away December 27, 2017. Survived by the love of his life, Raye; children: Jo-Marie, Kim, Cathy, Gloria, Bridget and Lee; and 8 grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 in the chapel of Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 in...

Caroline Almonrode

Dec 25, 2017

Caroline Reed was born on November 23, 1962 in Bethesda Maryland to her mother Loretta Dowie and father Edward Lee Reed Jr. She had two older brothers, James and Mike, and later two younger brothers, Mark and Jeff.

She spent part of her childhood in Montgomery County Maryland and Fairfax, Virginia before spending her teen years in...

Dorothy Andrews

Dec 19, 2017

Dorothy Anne Andrews went to our Lord on December 19, 2017.  She was born April 6, 1925 in Troy New York.

Dorothy graduated with a Bachelor of Science from St. Rose College in Albany, NY in 1947.  Shortly thereafter, she married Jack Andrews, an engineer with General Electric.  She then followed Jack’s career from New York, Kansas...

Robert Gregory

Dec 17, 2017

Robert M. Gregory, 82, died at home on December 17, 2017. Bob is survived by his wife of 54 years, Virginia (Ginna); his son Michael; and daughter Kathleen. His parents, LJ and Sally Gregory, preceded him in death.

Bob was born in Yankton, South Dakota. He graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines with a degree...

Susan Ashworth

Dec 14, 2017

Susan Y. Ashworth, 67 years young, loving and devoted Mother, Daughter, Sister, Wife, and “Mema”, completed her journey back to Christ on Thursday, December 14, 2017.  Her time on this Earth began on Wednesday, September 6, 1950, born to Raymond and Helen Yockey in Jacksonville, Florida.  She felt blessed to call Neptune Beach her home for the majority of...

Anne Chupak

Dec 10, 2017

Anne Chupak, 98, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2017 at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring surrounded by her family.  Anne was born in Czechoslovakia on September 6, 1919.  She moved to America with her parents when she was 7 years old and they settled in Yonkers, NY where she grew up and was married on September...

Scott Morgan

Dec 9, 2017

Scott Toms Morgan, 64, passed away December 9, 2017 after a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. He lived life large and was never in a hurry. The past six years Scott has enjoyed his retirement, beaches, palm trees and golf in both Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville, Florida.

He was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but...

Susan Smart

Dec 8, 2017

Susan Smart fulfilled her lifelong dream of passing away in the company of her sons, after weeks of visits with friends and family at her beautiful beach house in Jacksonville, twenty years too soon, on December 8, 2017.

Susan was born in Muncie, Indiana and many of her fondest memories were of her times with her grandparents...

Cecilia Kale

Dec 8, 2017

Cecilia "Ski" Ann (Krivitzky) Kale, born January 21, 1938, died December 8, 2017. Cecilia is survived by her sister, Gloria Bullis; nieces, Tammy Bullis and Lisa Bullis; nephew, Guy Michael Bullis; five sons, Richard McCormick, Stephen McCormick, Guy Allen McCormick, John M. Kale III, Patrick McCormick and his spouse Kim (Benge) McCormick; grandchildren, April (Barnes) Mullett and Patrick Leland McCormick;...

Paul Scioscia

Dec 3, 2017

Paul John Scioscia, 57, passed away December 3, 2017. He was born July 6, 1960 in Oak Park, IL. The youngest son to the late Eugene Scioscia, Sr. and Evelyn Kark Scioscia. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He started his career 20 years ago in Jacksonville, ultimately joining Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery...

Capt. Robert Brett, Sr. (USN Ret.)

Dec 3, 2017

Captain Robert Paul Brett, Sr. (USN Ret.), 95, passed away December 3, 2017. He was born in Atlanta, GA on Friday the thirteenth of October in 1922 to the late May Ferfuson and Rolfe H. Brett.

Robert moved to Port Washington, Long Island, NY at the age of 10 and was very proud of becoming an Eagle...

Mary Ellen Kessler

Nov 27, 2017

MARY ELLEN (MILLER) KESSLER, age 91, formerly of Troy, OH, more recently of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at McGraw Community Hospice Center. She was born on August 21, 1926 at the family farm in Miami County, OH to the late George Ellis Miller, Sr. and Helen (Zile) Miller. Mary’s first husband, Donald P. Peters, Jr. preceded her in...

J. Sassa

Nov 24, 2017

Joseph Lawrence “Larry” Sassa, devoted father and husband, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, age 86.

Larry was born November 14, 1931 in Oaklyn, NJ to Joseph and Florence Sassa, and was preceded in death by his brother Robert Sassa. Larry graduated from Collingswood High School, NJ and earned a degree in Automotive...

Christian Nees, Jr.

Nov 20, 2017

Christian Nees Jr., 71, passed away on November 20, 2017. He was born on November 8, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.  He grew up in Roslyn, PA. Chris proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy.  Retired from Anheuser Busch.  Chris enjoyed being outside, fishing, kayaking, riding bikes and supporting our Jacksonville Jaguars since the inaugural season as a season ticket...

Patricia Borno

Nov 19, 2017

Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Borno was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 6, 1940 to Joe and Kitty Mooney. She passed away after an eleven month valiant fight with lung cancer on November 19, 2017 at the age of 77. Pat cherished her youth growing up in the Big Apple and Brooklyn. She was an only child surrounded by...

Marjorie Luke

Nov 19, 2017

Marjorie Miller Luke, 99, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at McGraw Community Hospice. She was born on May 3, 1918 in Philadelphia PA. Mrs. Luke graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, served as a LTJG in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and was married to William Guthrie Luke...

Julius Cirino

Nov 19, 2017

Julius Joseph Cirino, after a courageous battle to recover from complications due to heart surgery, “the family Jules,” passed away on Nov. 19th, 2017. He was born July 27, 1929 in Cleveland, OH. After tough times in Cleveland the family moved to Harpersfield, OH in the 30’s. His father lost the family farm during the Depression, which prompted another...

Jonathan Stone

Nov 19, 2017

Jonathan Kenneth Stone, 58, passed away on November 19, 2017.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 7, 2017 at St. Paul's By-the-Sea Episcopal of Jacksonville Beach, FL.

John Cooney, Jr.

Nov 14, 2017

John Joseph Cooney, Jr., 80, of Atlantic Beach, FL passed away at his residence on November 14, 2017. He was born on February 17, 1937 in Camden, NJ. John faced many adversities in his life, but he never let them stop him. He proudly served his country as a Master Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy.

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Sandra Mathews

Nov 12, 2017

Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Mathews passed away November 12, 2017 after a brief illness.  Sandy was a long-time resident of Jacksonville Beach.

Sandy was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 25, 1943 to a military family.  She grew up in several places including Germany, Finland, Washington, DC and Orlando, Florida where she graduated high school.

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