Obituaries

Feb 21, 2022

Christine Anne Cox, 81, passed away February 21, 2022. She was born April 13, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She proudly served our country in the Navy for over two years as a Hospital Corpsman. Christine was a resident of Cypress Village and a member at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and St. Paul’s Catholic Church.

Christine...

Feb 20, 2022

Paul Keblish, 80, fell asleep in the Lord peacefully on February 20, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Vera; his children Joseph, Christine, and Greg; and his grand pups, Mookie, Chloe, and Indy.

Paul was born in Whitestone, NY on July 2, 1941, to Stephen...

Feb 18, 2022

Azucena Elder passed away February 18, 2022.  She was born May 3rd, 1946, in San Jose, Antique, Philippines. She moved to the United States where she spent most of her life in Jacksonville, Florida.

Azucena has worked as a master seamstress, mess hall attendant, retail, and a medical material handler assisting the Marine Corps in maritime preparedness...

Feb 17, 2022

Michael Joseph McLaren of Jacksonville, FL was called to his heavenly home on February 17, 2022, at the age of 48. Mike was born in Pontiac, Michigan on March 9, 1973. He grew up in Michigan and Maryland and was a graduate of Bel Air High School. He eventually settled in Jacksonville, where he has resided since 1997.

Feb 17, 2022

Roy H. Clarke, 91, was born in Everett, Massachusetts on November 21, 1930. He went to be with his Savior on February 17, 2022

He was the son of Samuel H. and Ursula Nicholl Clarke. He is survived by sister, Elaine Hiscock, and her husband, Philip of Jacksonville, FL; brother, Donald Clarke, and his wife Catherine of...

Feb 17, 2022

Joellen Principe passed away February 17, 2022.  She was born September 2, 1941, in Trenton, TN.  Joellen was a graduate of Dyer High School and attended Secretary School in Jackson.   She later moved to Memphis where she met her husband of 58 years, Richard Principe.   Shortly thereafter they moved to Jacksonville, FL.   She worked initially as a Church Secretary...

Feb 17, 2022

Elizabeth Bergeron McMahon passed away peacefully February 17, 2022 at the age of 86 in the company of her son Gregory and daughter-in-law Angela after a brief illness.

Elizabeth Bergeron, known as "Libby" to all her friends and family, was born September 21, 1935 in Fall River, MA attending BMC Durfee High School and Tufts College. After raising a...

Feb 15, 2022

Jason Michael Sowers, 35, of Jacksonville Beach, passed away February 15, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Jason was born December 26, 1986, to Terry Gene Sowers and Connie Sue Lane in Jacksonville, Florida.  He grew up in Jacksonville Beach, and was a staple at the baseball fields, with his Dad always right by his side.

Jason...

Feb 12, 2022

Richard “Dick” Carlow, 82, passed away February 12, 2022.  He was born February 8, 1940, in Adams, MA. He grew up in Adams, MA. and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Boston College, where he completed the ROTC program.

Dick proudly served our country as a lieutenant in the United States Army Military Police force. After completing his...

Feb 7, 2022

Ed Barbarito, age 93, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born in New Haven, Connecticut to Nicholas and Mary Barbarito, the ninth of ten children. He graduated from Hillhouse High, where he was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame. After High School he was recruited to play baseball at Michigan State with his good...

Feb 7, 2022

Anne Treadwell Blackburn formerly Anne T. Plant, of Wilmington, North Carolina and Jonesboro, Georgia died Monday, February 7, 2022, surrounded by family.

Anne was born in Palm Beach, Florida September 25, 1925, to Mercer Price Treadwell and Beatrice Adelaide Treadwell. In high school her family relocated to Auburn, Alabama where she met her future husband William (Bill)...

Feb 4, 2022

We lost Homer Hull, our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather on February 4, 2022. He was born October 18, 1926 in Lakeland, Florida, the only child of Homer and Josephine Stroup Hull. After childhood years in Tampa and Plant City, the family moved to Jacksonville. In 1944, Homer graduated from Robert E. Lee High, in absentia, serving in...

Feb 2, 2022

Doris A. Mier, 96, passed away February 2, 2022. She was born January 16, 1926, in St. Augustine, FL.

Doris is survived by her brother, Gilbert, and son, Wayne.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Quinn Shalz Family Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00,...

Feb 1, 2022

Janell M. MacArthur, 84, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida died February 1, 2022 at McGraw Hospice Center, Jacksonville, Florida.

Jan was born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Hamilton and Ella May MacArthur on August 24, 1937.  She graduated from Ottawa Highs High School in 1955, graduated from Centenary College in 1957 and attended Yale School of Drama. ...

Feb 1, 2022

Julie Burdian, daughter of Vincent & Matilda (Suarez) Pannozzo passed from this life to one of greater reward in Heaven on Tuesday, February 1 after an 8-year courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born on Staten Island, NY, January 21, 1941, and named after her grandmother Giulia in Fondi, Italy. Julie was the first in her family to...

Feb 1, 2022

Richey Smith, age 88, died unexpectedly on February 1, 2022, from complications sustained in a fall in his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, he was the only child of Martha Richey Smith and Thomas William Smith, Jr. and nephew of Helen Richey, a pioneering female pilot who was the first woman to...

Jan 31, 2022

The world grew a little brighter on August 25, 1964. Richard Bryan Bartfield was born in the Catskill mountains in Liberty, NY. His family moved to North Miami Beach, FL several years later where he graduated from N. Miami Beach High School. Richard matriculated at the University of Florida where he served as the president of the Preprofessional Service...

Jan 29, 2022

Robert C. Goodell, 89, passed away January 29, 2022, with family by his side. Robert was born on November 15, 1932, in Bangor, Maine to parents Milton and Eva Goodell.

Robert proudly served our country in the Army working on guided missile systems. He worked at Bell Labs, AT&T, Mobil, and Ebasco before moving to corporate consulting and...

Jan 28, 2022

Michael Stephen Smith, 70, passed away January 28, 2022. He was born in September of 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri. He spent many years in Virginia before moving to the beaches area in 2007.

Michael graduated from the College of William & Mary with a Bachelor's in Business and a Master's in Business Administration from Old Dominion...

Jan 27, 2022

James Wilkinson passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022.

His Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in Christ Church.