Obituaries

Dec 22, 2015

RHODES Martha Jean Pearl Rhodes, 84, passed away at her home in Neptune Beach, FL on December 22, 2015. Visitation will be held Monday December 28, 2015 at Quinn-Shalz Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. and services will be held Tuesday December 29, 2015 at 11:00 am at Ocean Side Church of Christ in Atlantic Beach, FL. Interment will follow in...

Dec 21, 2015

ALOGNA Linda Cunningham Alogna, 71, passed away December 21, 2015 in Jacksonville, FL. She was born January 14, 1944 in Gainesville, FL. She grew up in Jacksonville, FL and graduated from Andrew Jackson Sr High School in 1962, received her Bachelor of Education degree from University of Southern Colorado in 1978, and her Master's degree in Elementary Education at University...

Dec 20, 2015

GIBSON James Gibson, 81, passed away December 20, 2015. He was born May 30, 1934 in Abington, PA and retired to Fleet Landing Atlantic Beach. Jim attended Princeton University and served 24 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1980 with the rank of Captain. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his family. Jim is survived by...

Dec 20, 2015

HORTON Norma Jean (Reed) Horton, 56, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away at Community Hospice McGraw Center in Jacksonville, FL on December 20, 2015 due to complications recovering from heart surgery. Norma was born February 15, 1959 in Cumberland, MD to parents Donald E. Reed, Sr. (deceased) and Linda K. Reed. She attended Marietta High School (Marietta, OH), and...

Dec 20, 2015

KIRCHER Emma Lou Erwin Spetman Kircher, 92, passed away peacefully, December 20, 2015. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Emerson Kircher, to whom she was married 70 years. Emma Lou was born June 14, 1923 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Mabel and Erwin Spetman. Emma Lou attended Northwestern University where she joined Kappa Alpha...

Dec 18, 2015

VIDA Charles H. Vida, 71, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed away December 18, 2015. He was born March 22, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and later was employed by Lucent Technologies. Surviving family members include his nieces, Debra (David), Sandra (Robert) and Susan (Frank); and nephew, Arthur (Cheryl). Predeceased by his...

Dec 17, 2015

EVANS Christine Darush Evans (1916-2015). A longtime resident of Neptune and Atlantic Beach, passed away at her home in Summer Sands on December 17, 2015 at age 99. Christine was born and raised in Jacksonville, IL. She is survived by her son William Darush (Cheri) of Neptune Beach; nephews Dr. Jack Briggs and Frederick Briggs both of The Villages, FL;...

Dec 16, 2015

PEPPER Robert J. Pepper passed to his heavenly home on December 16, 2015. He was born in 1931 in Watertown, NY. After graduating from St. Lawrence University in 1953 with a degree in Physics, Bob proudly served in the United States Army for 3 years. He then joined General Electric as an engineer working on the Apollo Space Program where...

Dec 15, 2015

COLLINS Joseph F. Collins, 70, passed away December 15, 2015. He was born September 16, 1945, in Tampa, FL, to Perry and Cebelle Collins. He attended Chamberlain High School, and upon his graduation in 1964, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He retired from the Navy with 20 years of service as a Chief, after which he worked another 25 years,...

Dec 14, 2015

BOOTH Bonnie Druse Booth, native of Wisconsin, died on December 14, 2015. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 51 years, Edward M. Booth, Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon B. Middleton; son, Edward M. Booth, Jr. (Bridget); grandsons, James Whitelaw Middleton II, Christian Edward Middleton and Edward Palmer Booth. Bonnie graduated from Landon High School, attended the...

Dec 13, 2015

STORMS John Martin Storms, 78, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL died December 13, 2015. He was born April 3, 1937 in Buffalo, NY where he grew up. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1959 and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Senior Men's Honorary Tau Theta Upsilon. Following his graduation from Officer Candidate School he...

Dec 9, 2015

TAYLOR Alyce Valerie Taylor, 88, passed away on December 9th, 2015. Valerie graduated from Landon High School and attended Stetson University. She lived and worked in New York City, Washington D.C., and Germany and retired from Florida National Bank in Jacksonville. She is predeceased by her parents George and Elise Dietz Taylor, and sister, Kareen (KT) Taylor. Please visit our...

Dec 3, 2015

Deloyce was born on October 6, 1929 and passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015.

Deloyce was a resident of Jacksonville, Florida at the time of her passing.

A Memorial Service will be held at Quinn-Shalz Funeral-3600 South Third St. S. Jacksonville Beach at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday December 12 2015.

In lieu...

Dec 2, 2015

Thompson, Peggy Peggy J. Lewis Thompson, previously from the greater Detroit, MI area, Hilton Head, SC, Tryon, NC, and Mt. Dora, FL passed away in Jacksonville, FL, December 2, 2015. She was born to the late James E. and Jean Miller Lewis on August 16, 1926. She retired from Michigan Consolidated Gas Company where her innovations included but were not...

Nov 29, 2015

MCCURDY Oscar William McCurdy, Jr. passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the age of 85. O.W. was the loving husband of Barbara Ann McCurdy for 38 years. O.W. was born in Houston, Texas on March 9, 1930, the son of O.W. McCurdy, Sr. and Juanita Erwin. O.W. was trademarked as an enthusiastic Longhorns fan. He attended the University of...

Nov 26, 2015

AVAMPATO Judith Judy Emily Avampato, age 73, died peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 with her loving husband and children by her side. She was born April 19, 1942 in Erie, Pennsylvania and raised her family in Charleston, West Virginia prior to retiring to Jacksonville, Florida. Judy was a lover of life, beauty and nature. A wanna-be friend to all...

Nov 26, 2015

CHRISTENSEN, Dr. Richard C. Dr. Richard C. Christensen, who spent his life working to improve those of countless others, died on November 26, 2015, in Lusaka, Zambia, while on a home-building project for Habitat for Humanity International. He was 60 and a resident of Jacksonville Beach. Dick, who was Director of Behavioral Health Services at the Sulzbacher Center and...

Nov 25, 2015

Summer Dawn Gilhousen, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 17, 2015, at Baptist Medical Center-Jacksonville, during child birth. She was surrounded by her loving family. Her son, Wyatt, is in the NICU and we are hoping and praying he will make a full recovery from this tragedy. Summer wanted to be a mother more than anything in this...

Nov 24, 2015

SNELL Barbara Schulte Snell passed away on November 24, 2015. She was born in Cleveland, OH on September 30, 1937 to Albert and Lucille Schulte. She attended Michigan State University. She worked for United Airlines. Her business career included managing travel agencies. Some of her favorite pastimes were playing bridge, golfing, volunteering with Sawgrass ladies. She was the President of...

Nov 22, 2015

Philip Joseph Curley passed peacefully surrounded by his daughters on November 22, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born December 9, 1932 in Richmond, Virginia to Anna and Charles Curley. Philip graduated from the University of Richmond, where he met and married the former Betty Anne Doyle, his wife of 58 years. He worked as a Naval Investigator, moving his...