Obituaries
Albert V. Fortunato
Oct 6, 2022
Albert V. Fortunato, Jr. was born February 13th, 1947, in Jacksonville, FL. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children on October 6th, 2022.
Al lived his entire life in Jacksonville. After graduating from Forrest High School, he had a long career as a Master Jeweler working alongside his father at A.V. Fortunato and Son’s...
Lisa Dawn Robertson
Oct 5, 2022
Lisa Dawn (Hajacos) Robertson, 62, passed away October 5, 2022 at her home, surrounded by family. Born September 13, 1960, she was a native of Hopewell and Powhatan, and spent her golden years in Virginia Beach and Suffolk, Virginia.
After joining the US Navy in 1979, she was stationed at Gitmo Bay, Cuba, and finished her service as...
Frederick W. Fair
Oct 5, 2022
Frederick W. Fair passed away on October 5, 2022. He was born in Brockton, MA, on March 14, 1947 and grew up in the Hanover/Norwell area of Massachusetts.
Fred served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. One of the ports he visited while at sea was Mayport Naval Station. After discharge, Fred decided to return to Florida and took...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Patterson
Oct 4, 2022
Charles Edward “Chuck” Patterson was born October 31, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Preston J. Patterson and Eula M. Patterson whom preceded him in life. A force for greatness in
this world, on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, our lives will be forever changed by his passing. He
fought a “Good Fight” when the Lord called Him home.
Survived by...
John Stanley Brann
Oct 4, 2022
John Brann, 73, passed away October 4, 2022. He was born January 1, 1949, in Mobile, Alabama. He grew up in Savage, Maryland, and moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2011.
John proudly served in the United States Air Force and graduated from the University of Maryland while on active duty. After retiring, he attended the American Culinary Federation. Upon...
Stanley P. Norton
Sep 29, 2022
The bright lights of Broadway flickered off, then back on. Movie theatre marquees dimmed for a moment. At 12:37 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2022, as hurricane winds swirled and palm trees swayed in a fashion worthy of a Cecil B. DeMille epic, the soul of Stanley Norton departed this earth bound for Eternity. This amazing man, a fountainhead of...
Silvino C. Remo
Sep 29, 2022
Silvino C. Remo, 86 years old, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2022, surrounded by his immediate family.
Born on February 17, 1936, in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines, Silvino was the eldest of eleven siblings. After graduating from university, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1960, where he served for 24 years before retiring.
Silvino was...
Phyllis Knox Smith
Sep 28, 2022
Phyllis K. Smith, 84, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away September 28, 2022. She was born March 2, 1938 in Jacksonville, FL. As an adult, she moved with her family to Montevallo, AL, Schnecksville, PA and Allentown, PA before returning to Jacksonville, FL in 1994.
Phyllis was a proud homemaker and lovingly raised many children, grandchildren and great...
Alan W. Popp
Sep 26, 2022
Alan W. Popp, 91, from Atlantic Beach, FL passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 at McGraw Center for Caring Hospice. He was born in Chicago, IL to the late John and Marie Popp on September 11, 1931. He attended Beloit College in Beloit Wisconsin with a BA in 1953.
He was an international geologist, traveling widely throughout...
George Morton Ginsburg
Sep 23, 2022
George Morton Ginsburg, of Atlantic Beach, Florida (previously Schenectady, New York) passed away peacefully on September 23, 2022, with his family at his side.
George was a retired pharmacist, who made his local drug store a place of community and warmth. He was always there for his customers, their families and the local physicians who counted on him for...
Barbara Ann Ferguson
Sep 22, 2022
Barbara Ann Ferguson, passed away on September 22, 2022, in Jacksonville, FL. She was born Barbara Ann Eisenmann (Miller), on September 28, 1931. She was raised on “The Hill” in St. Louis, MO, during the Great Depression. Her young life was tough, but it helped shape her in a positive way.
Preceding her in death was the love of her...
Virginia Ann Donnelly Meeks
Sep 20, 2022
Virginia Ann Donnelly Meeks, 86, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born Virginia Ann Lewis in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of George Philip and Marion Louise Lewis, nee Alsfeld.
After growing up in Newport, RI, Virginia made the move to Boston College where she received her nursing degree in 1958. Following graduation, she received...
Geraldine D. Iwanowski
Sep 20, 2022
Geraldine Iwanowski, 100, passed away peacefully September 20, 2022. She was born to Henry Albert Walters and Regina Anna Walters (Hollender) on September 11, 1922, at the family farm in Packwaukee, Wisconsin. She was third oldest of five children (Valera, Leroy, Eileen and Dixie Lee). Not quite 3 pounds, she was not expected to live and was incubated in the...
Ann M. Rogers
Sep 17, 2022
Mrs. Ann Rogers died peacefully on September 17, 2022, at the age of 93. She was born to Anna and Joseph Rodgers of Detroit, Michigan. Upon her parent’s untimely deaths, she was raised by the Schuss family of Detroit from early childhood through adulthood. She graduated from Nativity High School.
Ann is survived by her devoted husband of 67 years,...
Marsha R. Loughery
Sep 17, 2022
Marsha (Hudson) Loughery passed away September 17, 2022 in Jacksonville Beach Florida. She was born October 2, 1942 in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of Ray and Helen Hudson. She graduated from Selma High School and went on to get her business degree from Ball State College. She worked for P.K. Morrison Insurance Co. and then Ball Corporation in Muncie. When...
Mary Ellen Maples
Sep 17, 2022
We lost a worldly angel when Mary Ellen Maples passed away on the morning of September 17, 2022. She was surrounded by her family and was at peace.
Mary was born on February 8, 1954 to Roman and Luella Frieder. Romy worked at the Manitowoc shipyards and at the family owned Frieder City Bakery. Mary was always so proud of...
Pasquale Scamardo
Sep 16, 2022
On Friday, September 16th, 2022, Pasquale Scamardo, a devoted husband, father, and dear friend to many, passed away peacefully at the age of ninety-two. Born on June 25, 1930, Pasquale was the youngest and last surviving member of a family of seven children born to Salvatore and Angela (Castagna) Scamardo in San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily, Italy. He is survived by...
Linda Katherine Reed
Sep 14, 2022
REED, Linda Katherine (Hill), 82, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away at Community Hospice McGraw Center in Jacksonville, FL on September 14, 2022.Linda was born on April 20, 1940, in Cumberland, MD to parents Brethard and Beulah Hill (Alabaugh). Due to her husband’s job relocations, she moved several times before settling in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL nearly thirty years...
Maria Piccialli Varriale
Sep 14, 2022
Maria Piccialli Varriale passed away peacefully in her home, September 14, 2022. She was born March 4, 1932 in Naples, Italy, the daughter of Alfonso and Elisabetta Piccialli. She has lived in Jacksonville, Florida for the past 28 years to be near her 3 daughters. She was one of a kind mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Maria was a social butterfly,...