Obituaries
Ronald H. Cole
Oct 15, 2022
Ronald Harry Cole (Ron) passed away on October 15, 2022. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1954, and was the youngest of five children of Clarence P and Margaret R Cole.
Ron, known to many of his friends simply as “Cole” lived in various places during his life including: Jacksonville, Florida, Denton, Texas and Chauvin, Louisiana....
Kent Michael Hotson
Oct 15, 2022
Kent Michael Hotson passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
Kent led a full life that included sharing knowledge and compassion with his students as an International Baccalaureate World History teacher at Nease High School. He loved music and incorporated it into his teaching along with videos of his travels. He traveled with his wife of 54 years,...
Kathleen Anne Martucci
Oct 14, 2022
Kathleen Anne Martucci, passed away October 14, 2022. She was born November 24, 1949, in New York, NY to Robert and Josephine Bradley. She grew up in Paramus, NJ, raised her children in Pearl River, NY and moved to the Jacksonville Area in 2004.
Kathleen was a graduate of Seton Hall University. She worked for 35 years as a...
Mary Elizabeth Mance
Oct 11, 2022
Mary Mance, born Mary Elizabeth Deckers, joined the love of her life, John Robert Mance and her youngest son, Russell Kenneth Mance, in the place she aspired to be for her entire life, Heaven.
Mary’s parents, Bernardus and Catherine Deckers and her older sister Catherine arrived in America via the ship Rotterdam from the Netherlands in 1920, and the immigrant...
Peter Dillon Hannigan
Oct 8, 2022
Peter Dillon Hannigan, 72, passed away peacefully on October 8th, 2022, surrounded by his wife and 3 children. He was born Feb 2nd, 1950, in Rockville Centre, NY to William and Marguerite Hannigan. Upon turning 18, Pete proudly served 2 years with the Army in Vietnam. After his service, he became an Industrial Engineer and spent 46 years working for...
Gary Powers
Oct 6, 2022
Gary Powers, 77, went home to the Lord Oct. 6th, 2022. He was born July 2nd, 1945, to Andrew and Victoria (Thivierge) Powers in Utica, NY. After graduating from West Winfield school, he went on to serve his country in the United States Airforce, after which Gary spent many years working for the State of NY at Mohawk Valley Psychiatric...
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...