Obituaries
Tom Rusk Vickery, Jr.
Dec 30, 2023
Tom Rusk Vickery, Jr, 88, died on December 30th, 2023. He was born in Dallas, Texas to Tom Rusk Vickery and Lillian Estelle Smith and grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Tom was an educator for his entire career. After graduating from Baylor University, Tom taught high school in Wichita Falls, Texas. During these early teaching years, Tom also received...
Mary Godley
Dec 29, 2023
A love of music and nature characterized the life of Mary McCreath Godley, 102, who passed away surrounded by her family on December 29, 2023. She joins her husband of 73 years, Frederick Godley Jr., her daughter Margaretta, and sisters Susanna McCreath Carter and Margaretta McCreath.
She was born July 2, 1921, in Harrisburg, PA to Robert McCreath...
Andrew Kostecki
Dec 28, 2023
Andrew Kostecki, beloved brother, uncle, husband and friend, passed away suddenly but peacefully on December 28, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. Born on September 6, 1961, in Warsaw, Poland, Andrew's life was a testament to kindness, love, and dedication to his family and community.Andrew led a fulfilling career as a Machine Operator at General Electric. His commitment to excellence and hard...
Mildred Paul Forrest
Dec 25, 2023
Mildred P. Forrest passed away December 25, 2023. She was born in Greensboro, NC and resided in Raleigh, NC and Orlando, Florida before moving to Jacksonville Beach in 1973.
Millie had many talents and interests. She worked in banking, taught ballroom dancing, and was a bookkeeper at North Carolina State University and Jacksonville Country Day School.
Millie is survived...
Lucyle R. Ballentine
Dec 24, 2023
Lucyle Reynolds Ballentine, 98, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home on December 24, 2023, with her two daughters by her side.
Lucyle was born in Lexington, Georgia on July 11, 1925. She attended Meason Academy where her basketball team won the state championship two years in a row. She loved her small hometown of Lexington where...
Enxhi Dumi
Dec 24, 2023
Enxhi Dumi, 31, passed away December 24, 2023. He was born in Tirana, Albania on June 16, 1992.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00, Saturday, December 30, 2023 in the Chapel of Quinn Shalz Family Funeral Home, 3600 3rd St S., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250. Enxhi will be taken home to Albania for burial.
Joseph Lawrence Phinney
Dec 23, 2023
Colonel (Ret.) Joseph L. Phinney 93, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL after a brief illness. He was born on September 4, 1930 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts to Joseph A. and Mary Phinney, the first born of four children.
Joseph grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from Boston College High School. Following two...
Michael Patrick Wolan
Dec 23, 2023
A man of many words, Michael Patrick Wolan said his last on December 23, 2023, one week before his 87th birthday.
Mike was born in 1936 to Shirley and Michael Wolan in Chicago where he enjoyed a playful childhood with siblings, Phil and Bev. An ardent learner, he earned 2 master's degrees before trading the icy roads of the...
Mary Sue Carey
Dec 23, 2023
Mary Sue Carey, 91, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023. She was born on October 8, 1932, in Monterey, TN, to Grace and Charles Toney. Mary Sue leaves behind a legacy of love and is survived by her husband, John Carey, her five children and their spouses: Dr. Thomas Anthony Russell and Gina Russell, Terri Mills...
Delores Marie Fox
Dec 22, 2023
Dee Fox, affectionately known as: Mom, Aunty Dee, Aunt LoLo, Aunt Mickey, Ms Dee, Momma Fox, Mother in Law, Grandma, G Ma, but no doubt she was the 'Matriarch' of the Fox Family, St. John's Church and the local community.
Dee was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1939. She was the youngest of nine children to Sadie Qualls...
Cecilia M. Dransfield
Dec 21, 2023
Cecilia M. Dransfield, 84, passed away on December 21, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 11:00am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2400 Mayport Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32233.
Cecilia was born on March 6th, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York. Her young family moved to Long Island in 1964 where...
T. Frederick Pape
Dec 20, 2023
Fred Pape, 78, passed away December 20, 2023, after a brief illness. He was born April 30, 1945, in Seattle, WA. Fred is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Kristie (née Boyer).
Fred is predeceased by his parents, Margaret May Pape, and Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt Pape.
After spending his childhood and high school years in Prescott, AZ,...
Jash Pal Suri
Dec 17, 2023
Jash Pal Suri passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
Ceremonial Rites will be held on December 20 at 10:00 a.m. in Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home located at 3600 3rd Street South, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250.
John and Barbara Banks
Dec 14, 2023
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of John and Barbara Banks this past December.
They were Detroit, MI natives that put down roots in Jacksonville, FL in 1975.
John was a proud veteran of the Army National Guard that protected the citizens of Detroit during the riots of 1967. He was a graduate of the Detroit Institute of...
Kelechi Earnest Obiefule
Dec 13, 2023
Kelechi Earnest Obiefule, born on October 3, 1980, in Orlu, Nigeria, sadly passed away on December 13, 2023. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.Kelechi was a cherished individual who was known for his kind heart and warm smile. He had a way of brightening up any room he entered with...
Sylvia "Sly" Stevenson
Dec 13, 2023
Sylvia Ann Stevenson born October 28th, 1966, was received by her father, James Williamson, and her husband, Billie Stevenson, in heaven on December 13th, 2023. She grew up in Miami and Jacksonville, raised her daughters in Northwest Tennessee, and returned home to the beach in Jacksonville for her remaining years.
While Sylvia was proud of many positions she held, her...
Nancy Lee Ferruggio
Dec 13, 2023
Nancy Lee Ferruggio, a cherished mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on December 13, 2023, at the age of 69. She was born on November 25, 1954, in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, to Dorothy and Ray Gibson and lived in Jacksonville Beach starting in 1992.
Nancy's journey through life was marked by kindness, resilience, and a...
Joyce Lynn Boynton
Dec 10, 2023
Joyce Lynn Boynton, 82, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2023. She was born on August 23, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, where she grew up and married her sweetheart, Thomas, in 1961. They then moved to Independence, where she raised her two sons, Thomas Jr., and Scott.
At the age of 19, Joyce started her career at the...
Elaine C. Levins
Dec 10, 2023
Elaine Cecelia Levins, age 88, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL., born March 29, 1935, transitioned peacefully to the Lord’s house on December 10, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing.
Elaine was born and raised in Whitman, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of W. Leo Welch and Mildred Connors Welch. She graduated from...
Patricia Glasheen Lyons
Dec 10, 2023
Patricia Glasheen Lyons, 86 of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away on December 10, 2023. She was born on November 17, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts to Joseph F. Glasheen and Agnes (Wilbur) Glasheen. Pat grew up in Belmont, MA and graduated from Trinity College, Washington, D.C. She started her career as an elementary teacher in Silver Spring, MD before...
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