All Obituaries

Mary Ann Stripling, 88, of Neptune Beach, FL, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021. She was born May 20, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA, to Joseph and Mary Favorito. A private service will be held April 21, 2021 at Beaches Chapel with burial to follow at Beaches Memorial Park.

 Lillian Mary Grewe, 100, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away April 8, 2021. 

Thomas "Tom" Lewis Sumner, 69, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away April 8, 2021.

Jason David Matteson, 43, of Jacksonville, FL passed away suddenly on March 26, 2021.  His family is shocked and deeply saddened by his loss. Anyone who knew Jason, knew he had an immense passion for all things sports, baseball and the Boston Red Sox in particular. Jason was an avid baseball card collector.  Not too long ago, he even started up a YouTube channel dedicated to the discussion of trading cards.  He was a music and movie aficionado as well as a salt water fish...

Carol Roberta Carlson, OCDS, 87, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, previously from South Burlington, Vermont, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center – Beaches in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.  She was born July 22, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. She is survived by Carl, her devoted husband of 63 years, her loving children, son Carl and wife Donna of Metairie, LA, daughter Ingrid and husband Steve of Neptune Beach, FL, daughter Karen and husband...

The family grievously notifies all that our dear Marguerite “Marge” A. Gawler, 90, has passed to a better place on April 1, 2021, after a lengthy and courageous challenge presented by Alzheimer’s Disease. Plans for a service, interment, and her life`s story, are not yet firm but will be soon forthcoming.

 Patricia Ratliff Kahle, 70, of Neptune Beach, Florida, passed away April 6, 2021.

Dorothy Nichols, 96, passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2021.  She was born on March 21, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She grew up in Gary, Indiana, and lived in several places in the Midwest with her husband, Jim, and their daughters.  They moved to Jacksonville in 1978.  She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy (Bill) Moredock of Jacksonville, Jackie (Eric) Simons of Birmingham, Alabama, and granddaughter Nicole (Dustin) Rulien also of Jacksonville. A...

 Carolyn Atwood Van Laanen was born on April 23, 1930 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Her parents were Ruth Beaumont Troup and Dr. Ralph Leslie Troup.  She received a BA degree from Lawrence University and an MA degree from the University of Missouri.  She enjoyed a career in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels, but spent the majority of her child-rearing years at home as a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. Survivors include her husband Dolph Van...

Patricia Switzer Lambertson, 85, a long-term resident of Thurmont, MD, died March 27, 2021 in Atlantic Beach, FL. Born November 28, 1935 in Baltimore, MD, Pat, as she was known by her friends and family, was the daughter of the late David W. and Esta May Kemper Switzer. She attended the University of Maryland, taught elementary school for three years in Carrol County, and taught evening adult education in Frederick County for thirty years.  She worked for S. B. Thomas in Frederick...