Obituaries

Thomas Fallon

Apr 25, 2021

Thomas Cornelius Fallon, of Neptune Beach, Florida, died April 25, 2021 after a seven-month battle with cancer. He was born in Buffalo, New York.

Tom was a member of DGA, SAG, and ACTOR’s EQUITY. He came to Jacksonville as the Stage Manager at the Alhambra Dinner Theater where he met his wife and eventually became the General...

Jeri Kellaher

Apr 24, 2021

Jeri Lynn Kellaher, 54, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away April 24, 2021. A visitation will be held in the Chapel of Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady star of the Sea Catholic Church on Thursday April 29, 2021 at...

Andrew Banovski, Jr.

Apr 21, 2021

Andrew “Andy” Banovski Jr. passed away peacefully on April 21,2021. He was born April 30th,1950 in Braddock, Pa. He retired to Jacksonville Beach in May 1989.

Andrew proudly served our country in the US Navy for 20 years. After his naval career, Andrew started working for Lon Coleman/Jones until retirement. He was a hard-working family man. His...

Michael Wills, II

Apr 21, 2021

With deepest sorrow, we announce that Michael Ward Wills II, age 32, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida our most beloved son, brother, family member and friend passed away April 21st of 2021.

Michael was a recent resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, where he made a career of sales and petitioning throughout the United States. Michael was a kind,...

Eugene Dykes Jr.

Apr 18, 2021

Eugene Thompson Dykes, Jr. of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida died on Sunday, April 18th, 2021. He was 62 years old.

Gene was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 27, 1959. He was the son of Eugene Thompson Dykes and Betty Walker Dykes. He was raised in Buckhead alongside his two sisters, Margaret and Bet. “Gene-Gene the Dancing...

Grace Wawzynski

Apr 18, 2021

Grace Darling Wawzynski passed away peacefully on April 18th at the Community Hospice Bailey Family Center for Caring in St. Augustine, Florida. She was born on March 7th, 1934 in Beach Haven, New Jersey and was named after the English heroine who saved crew members from a shipwreck along with her father, a lighthouse keeper, in 1838.

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Janet Rigby

Apr 18, 2021

Our mother once painted the portrait of a woman she never met because the full life described in her obituary was so inspiring, and at mom’s insistence, we found the author of that obituary and gave her the painting.  By whatever name you know our mother – Janet, Mema, Doxie – you know she admired, aspired to, and achieved...

Ines Russ

Apr 17, 2021

Our beloved Ines Russ passed away peacefully on April 17th, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family.  Ines was born September 11th, 1952 in La Paz Bolivia, the youngest of 5 siblings. She met her husband Dan by chance when he was serving at the US Embassy as part of the US Marine protective detail. Their love endured...

Mary Stripling

Apr 12, 2021

Mary Ann Stripling, 88, of Neptune Beach, FL, passed away Monday, April 12, 2021. She was born May 20, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA, to Joseph and Mary Favorito.

A private service will be held April 21, 2021 at Beaches Chapel with burial to follow at Beaches Memorial Park.

Barbara Hosking

Apr 12, 2021

Barbara Joy Hosking, 82, passed away peacefully Monday, April 12th, 2021 at Baptist Beaches Medical Center.  Barbara was born May 15th, 1938 in Bellevue, PA to William Alexander Kennedy and Mildred Marguerite Kennedy (Taylor).  She had one older brother, Donald “Jock” Kennedy.

After graduating from Avenworth Highschool in 1956, Barbara attended Thiel College where she became a...

Lillian Grewe

Apr 8, 2021

Lillian M. Grewe, age 100, a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL., formerly of Chicago, IL. and Greenville, MI. passed away on April 8, 2021 at The Palms of Ponte Vedra.  Lillian was born on April 18, 1920 in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada.  She grew up in Chicago, IL. moved to Greenville, MI. with her husband and family in the...

Thomas "Tom" Sumner

Apr 8, 2021

Thomas "Tom" Lewis Sumner, 69, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away April 8, 2021.

Patricia Kahle

Apr 6, 2021

Patricia Ratliff Kahle, 70, of Neptune Beach, Florida, passed away April 6, 2021.

Dorothy Nichols

Apr 5, 2021

Dorothy Nichols, 96, passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2021.  She was born on March 21, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She grew up in Gary, Indiana, and lived in several places in the Midwest with her husband, Jim, and their daughters.  They moved to Jacksonville in 1978.

She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy...

Marguerite Gawler

Apr 1, 2021

The family grievously notifies all that our dear Marguerite “Marge” A. Gawler, 90, has passed to a better place on April 1, 2021, after a lengthy and courageous challenge presented by Alzheimer’s Disease.

Plans for a service, interment, and her life`s story, are not yet firm but will be soon forthcoming.

Carolyn Atwood Van Laanen

Mar 27, 2021

Carolyn Atwood Van Laanen was born on April 23, 1930 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Her parents were Ruth Beaumont Troup and Dr. Ralph Leslie Troup.  She received a BA degree from Lawrence University and an MA degree from the University of Missouri.  She enjoyed a career in teaching at the elementary and secondary levels, but spent the majority of her child-rearing years...

Patricia Lambertson

Mar 27, 2021

Patricia Switzer Lambertson, 85, a long-term resident of Thurmont, MD, died March 27, 2021 in Atlantic Beach, FL.

Born November 28, 1935 in Baltimore, MD, Pat, as she was known by her friends and family, was the daughter of the late David W. and Esta May Kemper Switzer.

She attended the University of Maryland, taught...

David Reed

Mar 26, 2021

David E Reed, 82, joined family in Heaven March 26th, 2021.  Dave was the only child of Edmund B Reed, Jr and Dorothy Harn Brady who raised him in Millinocket, Maine.  He graduated from the Maine Central Institute in 1956 and enlisted into military service the same year.

Dave spent summers growing up by the sea with...

Jason Matteson

Mar 26, 2021

Jason David Matteson, 43, of Jacksonville, FL passed away suddenly on March 26, 2021.  His family is shocked and deeply saddened by his loss.

Anyone who knew Jason, knew he had an immense passion for all things sports, baseball and the Boston Red Sox in particular. Jason was an avid baseball card collector.  Not too long ago,...

Joseph Gorman

Mar 25, 2021

Joseph Gorman, 77, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away on March 25, 2021.