All Obituaries

Daniel Webster MacDonald III died peacefully in his home June 4, 2019.  He was 90 years old, and active until the very end. He died surrounded by family, and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adele Hanford MacDonald; his three children: Adele (Henrik) Kristiansson, Stuart (Cindy) MacDonald and Katherine (Daniel) Wasserman; five grandchildren: Nicholas (Cristina) MacDonald, Kelsey (Greg) Maggio, John Bailey Wasserman, Kathryn MacDonald and Katrina Wasserman; and one great grandchild,...

 Valerie Joy Henning, 83, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 5, 1935 in Perth, Western Australia. She was our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. She was the most loving, caring and amazing lady. There are no words to describe the impact she had on the lives of everyone who had the privilege of knowing her. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Brian Henning,...

Dorothy Deighan of Jacksonville Beach, FL, age 70, passed away June 18th, 2019.  She was born August 30th, 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina.  She grew up in Ivydale, West Virginia and relocated to Jacksonville Beach, FL where she retired from the Duval County School Board in 2009 with 38 years of service. Dorothy loved living at the beach and that beautiful ocean.  Her all-time favorite thing in the world was spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and great...

Charles Henry Dupraw Jr., 62, passed away June 16, 2019.  He was born July 4, 1956 in Hamilton, Bermuda.  He grew up in Atlantic Beach, Florida and graduated from Fletcher High School in 1974. Charles completed his college education at Florida Community College in Jacksonville and University of North Florida.  He worked as a computer analyst.  His passions were poker, pinball, sailing, scuba diving and at one time was a pilot and owned his own plane. Charles is...

Richard F. Canning, 86, of Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville, FL, died peacefully with family at his side on June 17, 2019. Richard was born on November 26, 1932 in Suffern, NY to Theresa and John Canning. They lived in the Bronx before his family moved to Moonachie, NJ. Rich graduated from Wood Ridge High School and then served in the United States Navy.   After he returned from the service, he married Carol Wickersty of Wood Ridge, NJ in 1959. They settled in Waldwick, NJ where they...

Donald E. Benedict, 84, passed away May 15, 2019. He was born December 29, 1934 in Bridgeport, CT. He was a member of the Jacksonville Golf & Country Club. Donald loved playing golf and was an All-American slow pitch softball player. Donald is survived by his loving wife, Marie; son, Douglas Benedict (Nanda); daughter, Donna Meadors; stepsons, Walter Grabowski (Kathi), Vincent Grabowski (Christine), Craig Grabowski (Colleen) and Jeffrey Grabowski; 12 grandchildren; and 4 great...

Patricia Ann Rodgers Griffiths passed away on June 11, 2019.  She was born December 18, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, grew up in nearby Steelton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Harrisburg Catholic High School. Pat (Patsy to many family members and friends) moved to Philadelphia where she was employed at Johnson-Huggins Insurance and the Barclay Hotel.  She met her husband, Jim Griffiths, in Philadelphia, and they had three children, Jim, Jennifer, and John.  They moved...

Helen Davidson Wygal Nielsen, 94, died June 18, 2019. Born in Appalachia, Virginia on August 17, 1924. In 2014, Helen moved to Jacksonville Beach from Satellite Beach, FL to be with her family. She was preceded in death by Eugene Wygal, and second loving husband John Nielsen. She is survived by her son Gene Wygal (Sharon), grandchildren Wil Wygal, Amanda Wainer, (Michael), five great grandchildren, as well as stepchildren Alicia Holloway (Scott), Charles Nielsen (Mary), Tom Nielsen, Leslie...

Michael “Mick” Frank DuRocher, 68 passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 22, 1951 in Memphis, TN to the late Lawrence G. and Jane Poole DuRocher. Mick moved with his family to Jacksonville Beach at the age of 4. He was the previous owner of Outdoor Enterprise and the current owner of Beaches Fence and Deck. Mick was a well known “staple” of the beaches and spent many of his later years giving back to the...

Girard “Jerry” Yeager best friend and husband to Rose Mustillo-Yeager, passed away on May 8, 2019. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1931, he spent most of his years in Nutley, New Jersey until he moved to Atlantic Beach in 2004 with his wife. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1950 where he served 4 years. Jerry had a wonderful sense of humor and will be missed by all who knew him and loved him. He was predeceased by his parents, Girard and Ethel (Bahr) Yeager;   stepmother,...