Obituaries
Anne Lindley Shockey Rhodes
Sep 6, 2023
Anne Lindley Shockey Rhodes of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away on September 6, 2023. She was born February 15, 1935, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and is predeceased in death by her parents, Dorothy Baker Shockey and John E. Shockey.
Lindley is survived by her husband of 61 years and their only child, Frederick W. Rhodes II, born June 10, 1964....
Richard Paul Rogers
Sep 4, 2023
Richard Paul "Dick" Rogers, age 84, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on November 20, 1938 in Hamilton, Ohio, to Paul and Wilhelmina (Zellner) Rogers, both of whom preceded him in death. Dick is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Susan (Fahrner) Rogers.
Dick graduated from the University of Cincinnati...
Patricia Louise Ryscamp
Sep 3, 2023
Patricia (Pat) Louise Ryscamp, 83, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at her home in Jacksonville, FL, with her loving family by her side and is now in heaven with her Lord and surrounded by loving family and friends that went before her.
Pat loved her family and friends deeply and brought them together whenever she could for laughter...
Kathleen Riley
Sep 2, 2023
Kathleen (Kathy) T. Riley (Fitzpatrick) passed away on September 2, 2023, just shy of her 85th birthday. She was born in the Bronx and graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School. She married Tom on October 19th 1957, lived much of her life in South River, NJ, and moved with her husband to the Jacksonville area in 1993.
She is survived by her husband of almost...
Donald M. Connell
Aug 29, 2023
Donald Connell, 89, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice McGraw Center, on August 29, 2023. Born in New York City, he retired to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1980.
Don proudly served 27 years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician. After retiring, he began a second career with the US Postal Service, putting his military training to good...
Britta Irene Thompson
Aug 26, 2023
Britta Irene Thompson, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2023, surrounded by her family.
A Celebration of Life will be held in early 2024. The date and details will be posted once the plans are finalized.
The family requests memorial gifts be made to the Anne & Donald McGraw Center for Caring of Community Hospice...
Charles Gary Rommel
Aug 25, 2023
Charles “Gary” Rommel, 76, passed away August 25, 2023. He was born June 6, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Emily Arcilesi Rommel and Charles John Rommel.
Gary graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and from Loyola College in Baltimore in 1969. He went on to earn a M.S. degree from the University of Virginia in 1972. It was at UVA...
Dorothy "Dottie" Schill Barbarito
Aug 25, 2023
Dorothy Schill Barbarito “Dottie” of Atlantic Beach Florida, passed away at the age of 87, on August 25, 2023. Dottie, a lifelong Jacksonville resident graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in 1954. She was very proud to be a part of the second graduating class. After working a short time for Southern Bell, she went on to be a...
Samuel Northrop, Jr.
Aug 24, 2023
Samuel Northrop Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on August 24, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Sam was originally from North Carolina. He and his wife, Mary Lou, moved to the Jacksonville area from Winston Salem N.C. in 1987.
Sam was born in Wilmington N.C on June 26, 1931. He spent most of his...
Franklin Delano Biggs
Aug 18, 2023
Franklin Delano Biggs: 8/18/2023
“and on that day he came no more.” (A line from one of the old westerns he loved).
Born in Beckley, West Virginia on June 11, 1937, to Virginia and Columbus Biggs, from a hard scrabble family of miners and railroaders. His Grandfather, Herman, fought in the Civil War at age 16 on caisson detail....
Nancy Gayle Warren
Aug 17, 2023
Nancy Gayle Warren, 76, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Thursday, August 17th, 2023. She was born Nancy Gayle Jaracz on December 18, 1946, and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Therrell High School in 1964 and attended Florida Southern University.
Nancy Gayle was a creative soul. Her knowledge, talents and exceptional hard work in ceramics, doll making, stained glass,...
Betty Lu Grune
Aug 17, 2023
Betty Lu Grune (December 8, 1929 - August 17, 2023)
Betty Lu Albert Grune, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many – she exuded enthusiasm and a caring interest in all she met. Her extraordinary ability to write, listen...
Barbara Jessie Monsma
Aug 16, 2023
Barbara Monsma died peacefully at her home in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL on August 16, 2023. Barbara was born in Shanghai, China on January 3, 1932, to her English father and American mother and raised in Chefoo (now Yantai), where her family owned an import / export business.
During World War II, she and her family were detainees in the...
Joseph Francis Putz
Aug 14, 2023
Joseph Francis Putz passed away peacefully on August 14, 2023 in Community Hospice. He was born in South Bend, Indiana on February 14, 1946 to MaryEllen and Theodore Putz. Joe graduated from St. Joseph High School in South Bend and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Joe worked for Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Company for 28 years. After retiring...
Pierce F. Hoban
Aug 13, 2023
Pierce “Pete” Hoban
1930-2023
Dr. Pierce Francis Hoban, Educator, age 93. Resided in Vicar’s Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Blessed with a wonderful quality of life to his last day on Sunday, August 13, 2023, when the Doctors at Mayo Hospital in Jacksonville, FL said “his heart just gave out”.
Pete was truly a self-made man. Born into...
Louise H. Kuhn
Aug 11, 2023
Louise H. “Luisa” Kuhn of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Quogue, NY passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11, 2023.
She is survived by her four children and their spouses, George L. Degener IV (Veronique), Paul H. Degener, Alexandra Kuhn Bower (Stephen) and Stephen B. Kuhn (Leslie), as well as her 10 grandchildren, George Degener V, Kyle Degener,...
Susan M. Schmachtenberger
Aug 9, 2023
In Loving Memory of Susan Mason Schmachtenberger
September 7, 1944 - August 9, 2023
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Susan Mason Schmachtenberger on August 9, 2023.
Susan was born on September 7, 1944, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She united with Timothy Leiby Schmachtenberger in holy matrimony on November 9, 1963, embarking on a journey of eternal...
Eleanor Frances "Ellie" Davidson Leonard
Aug 8, 2023
Eleanor Frances “Ellie” Davidson Leonard
Ellie was born to Robert Johnston Davidson and Mary Rita Harrington and was the middle of three children. Her sister, Mary Ann Davidson Berry and her brother, Daniel Robert Davidson, preceded her in death.
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Ellie spent her formative years in Scranton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Catonsville, Maryland where she graduated...
Sharon Laxy Williams
Aug 7, 2023
On August 7, 2023, we bid farewell to a cherished wife, mother, and friend, Sharon Laxy Williams. Sharon was an amazing woman of faith deeply devoted and in love with her husband of 67 years, Harry Williams and their children Michael Williams (Deborah) of Saint Augustine, Christopher Williams (Donna) of Atlantic Beach and Suzanne Williams of Fort Lauderdale.
Born on...
Carole Ann Malcolm
Aug 7, 2023
Carole Ann Malcolm, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023. The memorial service will be held at Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023.
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