Obituaries

Carolyn Evans

Feb 15, 2021

Carolyn Amoret Evans died February 15, 2021, in Atlantic Beach, Florida, at the age of 86. A mother, volunteer, writer, and photographer, she was born in New York City and grew up in Milwaukee. She graduated from Wellesley with a degree in history and treasured her college friendships through the years. She raised four children and doted on her...

Henry Hutchinson

Feb 13, 2021

Henry M. Hutchinson, retired USAF resident of Jacksonville Beach, Florida passed away February 13, 2021; he was 83.

Henry is survived by Lilia Hutchinson, wife; Tamar and Tucker Jackson, daughter and son-in-law; Leslie Kite, step-daughter; Joan Hutchinson, sister; George Hutchinson, brother; Yvonne Sienkiewicz, sister-in-law; Ken and Linda Powers, brother-in-law and wife; Amanda Hutchinson, granddaughter.

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Donald Koenig

Feb 13, 2021

KOENIG Donald Erven, 87, a United States Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War non-combat, passed away February 13, 2021 from complications Covid. Don was born July 1, 1933 in Louisville, KY to the late Erven A. Koenig and Dorothy N. Koenig. Don is preceded by the death of his wife of 51 years, Mary James Keen...

Raymond "Eddie" Smith, Jr.

Feb 13, 2021

Raymond “Eddie” Smith, Jr., 72, passed away February 13, 2021. He was born August 8, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Eddie was a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. He proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corp. Retired Captain of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department after 32 years of loyal service. Lifelong “Captain Eddie” aboard...

Pamela Thompson

Feb 13, 2021

Pamela E. Thompson, 74, daughter of the late Bill and Phoebe Thompson III, passed away unexpectedly February 13th, 2021. Pam was born May 14th, 1946 and was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville and the local beaches.

Pam always loved helping others. She graduated from Florida State University and was a High School teacher in Duval County until...

William Powell

Feb 12, 2021

William R. Powell of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away at his home on February 12th, 2021, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  A native of Greenwich, CT., Bill was a 1960 graduate of Greenwich High School and became the first member of his family to attend college, graduating from the Military College of South Carolina (the Citadel)...

Edward Mrozek

Feb 10, 2021

Ed Mrozek passed away at 84 on February 10th, 2021.

Ed was born on September 28th, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.  He married in 1957 and served in the Army at Fort Devins from 1959 to 1962.  He left the service and began a retail career with Walgreens in Harvey, Illinois. In 1971, he moved his family south to...

John Foley

Feb 10, 2021

John (Jack) Foley passed away peacefully at the Vicars Landing Windsor Health Center in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida on Feb., 10, 2021.

Jack was born in Boston on March 30, 1934 to Joseph and Louise Foley. His father’s military service and subsequent career led to several family relocations as Jack was growing up. He

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Dorothy Harkins

Feb 8, 2021

Dorothy “Dotty” Mary Harkins, born May 28, 1930 and raised in upper Manhattan, New York City, died peacefully on February 8, 2021 at Vicars Landing Windsor Health Center in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.  She was surrounded by her three children, whom she treasured.  As a member of the Vicar’s community since 2007, Dotty’s cheerful and glowing disposition was always...

James Donnelly

Feb 2, 2021

“In one of those stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so, it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night. And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. You will always...

Donald Bennett, Jr.

Feb 1, 2021

Donald L. Bennett, 58, unexpectedly passed away February 1, 2021.  While he was peacefully sleeping, his cause of death was a heart attack.

He was born January 8, 1963, in Maricopa County, Arizona.  At an early age, he and his family moved to San Diego, California, where he lived until moving to Atlantic Beach, Florida in 2005....

Richard Ouellette

Feb 1, 2021

Richard L. Ouellette: A Life of Love

Richard L. Ouellette was born and raised in Waterville Maine. He passed away, as he hoped, peacefully in his home in Atlantic Beach surrounded by loved ones on February 1, 2021. He is preceded in death by his first love, Claudette Ann Poulin Ouellette, his parents, and brother Ronald.

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Kenneth Zamm

Jan 29, 2021

Kenneth Israel Zamm, son of Anita and Victor Zamm, was born in Norwich, Connecticut on July 21, 1958.  He passed away suddenly on January 29, 2021 at his home in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Kenny graduated from Wolfson High School in 1977.  He worked at his family business, The Matador, a men’s clothing store in Regency Square.  From there, he started his own...

Arthur Overfelt

Jan 29, 2021

Arthur Elmer Overfelt, 92, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, died January 29, 2021. He we born January 18, 1929 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Ruth Macmillan

Jan 27, 2021

Ruth Irene Macmillan, 92, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away January 27, 2021.

Sidney Mickler

Jan 27, 2021

Sidney J. Mickler, 94, went home to be with our Lord on January 27th, 2021. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. He is preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife of 57 years, Jo Phillips Mickler.

He is survived by his 5 children, Sidney A. & Debbie of St...

Virgilio Sanico

Jan 26, 2021

On January 26, 2021, Virgilio Agapay Sanico came face-to-face with his Lord & Savior Jesus Christ who he loved and cherished. 2 Corinthians 5:8 Virgilio “Virgil” was born April 15, 1954 in Baybay, Leyte Philippines to Bienvenido Sanico and Saturnina Agapay. From a young age, it was apparent that he had a God-given talent with drawing, and he loved...

Michael Knollmann

Jan 26, 2021

CAPT Michael Galeese Knollmann USN (ret.), age 67, passed away on January 26, 2021 from bone marrow transplant complications. The Navy was his life. One of his greatest joys was to earn the position as the first Commanding Officer of USS Decatur DDG 73. After proudly serving in the Navy for over 30 years he moved on to a...

Philip Porter, II

Jan 25, 2021

Philip Kelsey Porter II, 61, passed away on January 25, 2021. Phil was born July 20, 1959, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. He grew up in Brookline, MA, and spent his entire adult life in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Phil was a member of the Class of 1978 at Brooks School in North Andover, MA...

Adriatik Novaku

Jan 25, 2021

Adratik Novaku, 51, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away January 25, 2021.