Obituaries

May 24, 2017

Captain Maylon Truxtun Scott, USN (RET), 96 years old, died May 24, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida following a sudden illness. His residence was at Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Maylon was born February 2,1921 in Corvallis, Oregon son of Colonel Maylon Edward Scott, US ARMY, and Stephanie Strain Scott. He traveled with his parents to...

May 23, 2017

John S. Garvey, 80, who was proud to say he was born in the Bronx, began work as an apprentice printer and rose to be a successful printing executive, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was a Sudoku whiz; avid Yankees fan; long suffering Jets fan who later became a hopeful Gators and Jaguars fan; a dog lover and...

May 23, 2017

Anthony “Tony” Joseph Ceribelli, 74, passed away May 23, 2017. He graduated in 1961 from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach where he was well known for his basketball talents. He spent many summers working as a lifeguard, attended Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia, proudly served in the U.S. Army, and retired from Florida Power and Light after...

May 22, 2017

Dennis M. Hackett, 66, passed away May 22, 2017. He was born January 20, 1951 in Baltimore, MD to Thomas and Virginia Hackett. He grew up in Baltimore and settled in Jacksonville, FL in 1989.

Dennis proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy for 25 years. He retired from service in 1994, and from the private...

May 18, 2017

Charles G. Hawkinberry, 80, passed away on May 18, 2017. He was born on September 4, 1936 in Fairmont, WV. He moved his family to Jacksonville in 1967 where he lived the rest of his life.

Charlie proudly served our country in the US Navy at the age of 18. After the Navy, he started a career...

May 13, 2017

George Frank Cass (family original name Castranova) passed away on May 13, 2017 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. George’s charm and quick wit endeared him to everyone he met.  When in a group setting, he always had a story that made everyone listen and often laugh. The oldest son of Angelo and Nancy (DiLieto) Castranova, he was born...

May 8, 2017

Jane Tipton Birk of Atlantic Beach, Fla. died of natural causes on Monday, May 8, 2017. She was 94.

She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Harold F. Birk, D.M.D. (Capt. USN Ret.), son Col. Frank T. (Connie) Birk (USAF Ret.), daughter Elizabeth Birk (Theodore) Oatis, Theodore Oatis, her parents Edward and Myra Tipton of...

May 3, 2017

Scott Wright, 55, passed away on May 3, 2017. He was born in Washington, D.C., and lived in Maryland until relocating to Jacksonville Beach in 2013. Scott was a graduate of Gaithersburg, MD High School, where he was an outstanding football and basketball player. Scott was employed by the USPS for many years, most recently with the Regional Postal...

May 2, 2017

Dr. Jeffrey W. Bowden, 67, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on May 2, 2017. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Neal and Elaine Bowden. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and graduated from the University of South Florida. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery and...

Apr 30, 2017

Manuela “Nellie” Lopez Messer, 83, of Jacksonville, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Baptist Beaches Medical Center. She was born on December 2, 1933 in Glendale, Arizona to Conrado Lopez and Carmen Laguna Lopez and seven sisters.

In 1956 she met and married a young U.S. Navy Sailor named Donald Messer and spent the next...

Apr 30, 2017

Joan B. de Selding, 87, formerly of Ponte Vedra, died April 30th at the Vicar’s Landing Windsor Health Center after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cambridge, MA, and lived much of her life in Darien, CT. Joan graduated from Penn Hall Girls’ School in Chambersburg, PA, and attended Connecticut College in New London, CT.

Before...

Apr 29, 2017

Naomi Beathea (Betty) Wuestner Quade Logan, 88, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born July 6, 1928 in Baltimore, MD. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Edwin L. Quade and Paul L. Logan, Sr. Betty cherished spending time with her family and church family....

Apr 25, 2017

Josephine Culbertson Marland, 91, died peacefully on April 25, 2017 in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Josephine Culbertson was born in Bucharest, Romania, the daughter of US Ambassador William S. Culbertson and Mary Hunter Culbertson.  She lived for several years of her childhood in Santiago, Chile and remained thereafter fluent in Spanish.  She attended Holton Arms School in Washington, DC and...

Apr 22, 2017

Captain Rollin “Bud” L. Bauchspies, Jr. United States Navy (Retired) of Neptune Beach passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017 at the age of 87.  He was born on 12 March 1930 at Walter Reed Army Hospital, in Washington DC, the eldest of five sons and a daughter of the late Colonel Rollin L. and Kathryne S. Bauchspies United...

Apr 20, 2017

Captain Morton Golde, ret. USN, 90.5 years old (this precision was important to him) died peacefully at his home Thursday, April 20 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Captain Golde was born in Pontiac, Michigan and proudly attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

He served in three wars and had 5 commands. While serving in Vietnam as...

Apr 20, 2017

Bertha M. Martin Crowson, 99, passed away April 20, 2017. She was born May 26, 1917 in Logan County, KY.

Bertha is survived by her daughter, Kay Boatwright (Donn); grandchildren, Evelyn, Tony, Jeff, Tracie, Angela, Heather, Jason and Steven; 19 great grandchildren; and numerous great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her 2 husbands, William Martin and...

Apr 20, 2017

Madeline Ann Ciupak, 63, passed away April 20, 2017 following a battle with congestive heart failure. She was born August 21, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Neptune Beach in 1981.

Madeline educated many young minds in the Duval County area over 25 years. She received her Bachelors of Education from Ladycliff College and her Master’s...

Apr 20, 2017

Deborah Mixson Modesky, age 64, passed away April 20, 2017. Deborah was the daughter of the late Mike and Doris Mixson. She was born August 15, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Deborah loved God and enjoyed reading scripture. She was blessed with a beautiful voice and was a natural talent on the piano. She also loved animals and spending...

Apr 19, 2017

Harrill S. White, 73, passed away April 19, 2017. He was born April 26, 1943 in Cleveland County, NC. He grew up in Morganton, NC and has been living in Jacksonville for the last 10 years.

Harrill served our country in US Air Force for 4 years during the Vietnam war. He worked for Duke Power Company...

Apr 17, 2017

Guillermo F. Engmann, 87, passed away on April 17, 2017 at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Guillermo was born on July 2, 1929 in Santiago, Chile. He grew up in Chile and attended Deutsche Schule (German School). He graduated from the Chilean Air Force Academy with a degree in Engineering.

Guillermo (Bill) attended...