Obituaries

Jul 3, 2019

Patrick Raymond Coburn, 68, of Tallahassee, FL passed away from unexpected complications from a successful double lung transplant at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL on the morning of July 3, 2019.

Patrick was born in Bennington, VT on September 3, 1950 and was raised in Dutchess County, NY.  At age 17 he enlisted into the United States Marine...

Jul 2, 2019

Sally Price Simpson, 87, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 2, 2019. She died in her home, surrounded by loved ones. Sally was born April 26, 1932, in Saint Louis, Missouri, to Margaret “Tuck” and Holton Price. She married Theodore O. Simpson on May 15, 1954.

Sally is survived by her dearly loved...

Jul 1, 2019

Salvatore Lopresti passed away July 1, 2019 at the age of 85. He was born on October 13, 1933 in Easton, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he married his wife of sixty-four years, Grace. He moved to Levittown where he raised four kids; Kathy, Mary, Robert, and Salvatore. He retired to Florida, where he and his...

Jun 24, 2019

Diana Catherine Brown Kovarik, 85, of Jacksonville, died peacefully at the Community Hospice McGraw Center on June 24, 2019.

Diana was born in Amarillo, Texas, to Horace and Eleanor Brown and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended Webster Groves High School and Maryville College. In 1953 she married Eugene Kovarik, soon settling in Cincinnati,...

Jun 23, 2019

Joseph Francis McCarton passed away June 23, 2019.  He was born August 26, 1938 in New York City.  He grew up in New York City and retired to the beaches of Ponte Vedra.

Joe proudly served our country in the United States Navy as Captain who was in charge of Destroyer Squadron Eight.  He served in Vietnam...

Jun 18, 2019

Valerie Joy Henning, 83, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 5, 1935 in Perth, Western Australia. She was our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. She was the most loving, caring and amazing lady. There are no words to describe the impact she had...

Jun 18, 2019

Helen Davidson Wygal Nielsen, 94, died June 18, 2019. Born in Appalachia, Virginia on August 17, 1924. In 2014, Helen moved to Jacksonville Beach from Satellite Beach, FL to be with her family. She was preceded in death by Eugene Wygal, and second loving husband John Nielsen. She is survived by her son Gene Wygal (Sharon), grandchildren Wil Wygal,...

Jun 18, 2019

Dorothy Deighan of Jacksonville Beach, FL, age 70, passed away June 18th, 2019.  She was born August 30th, 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina.  She grew up in Ivydale, West Virginia and relocated to Jacksonville Beach, FL where she retired from the Duval County School Board in 2009 with 38 years of service.

Dorothy loved living at...

Jun 17, 2019

Richard F. Canning, 86, of Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville, FL, died peacefully with family at his side on June 17, 2019. Richard was born on November 26, 1932 in Suffern, NY to Theresa and John Canning. They lived in the Bronx before his family moved to Moonachie, NJ. Rich graduated from Wood Ridge High School and then served...

Jun 16, 2019

Charles Henry Dupraw Jr., 62, passed away June 16, 2019.  He was born July 4, 1956 in Hamilton, Bermuda.  He grew up in Atlantic Beach, Florida and graduated from Fletcher High School in 1974.

Charles completed his college education at Florida Community College in Jacksonville and University of North Florida.  He worked as a computer analyst.

Jun 15, 2019

Stewart Marseilles Means, 91, passed away on June 15, 2019 at the Community Hospice McGraw Center for Caring. He was born April 2, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA, the fourth of five sons to John Grier and Evelyn Cooper Means.

Stewart graduated from Haverford (PA) High School and attended the University of Pennsylvania before proudly joining the U.S....

Jun 11, 2019

Patricia Ann Rodgers Griffiths passed away on June 11, 2019.  She was born December 18, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, grew up in nearby Steelton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Harrisburg Catholic High School.

Pat (Patsy to many family members and friends) moved to Philadelphia where she was employed at Johnson-Huggins Insurance and the Barclay Hotel.  She met her...

Jun 11, 2019

Adela Bobis, 66, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away at Community Hospice & Palliative Care, McGraw Center on June 12, 2019.

She will be laid to rest in her native country in the Philippines, at Our Lady of Lourdes Eternal Park, Malabon City, Philippines.

Jun 10, 2019

Edman Lewis Elledge of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was born June 17, 1930 in Thebes, IL, to Pleasant (Willard) and Ada Lewis Elledge. His family moved to Madison, WI, where his parents worked for Oscar Mayer.  Edman was raised in Madison where he excelled in track.  He enlisted in the US Navy after high school. After serving, Elledge attended...

Jun 9, 2019

Michael “Mick” Frank DuRocher, 68 passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 22, 1951 in Memphis, TN to the late Lawrence G. and Jane Poole DuRocher. Mick moved with his family to Jacksonville Beach at the age of 4. He was the previous owner of Outdoor Enterprise and the...

Jun 7, 2019

Mary Dwyer Gressett was born on August 19, 1932 in Metairie, Louisiana, which is the first suburb of New Orleans.  She was a wife and mother who loved and cared for her family and friends.  She departed on June 7, 2019.  In her early life, she enjoyed being an aunt and helping to care for her nephews and nieces...

Jun 4, 2019

Daniel Webster MacDonald III died peacefully in his home June 4, 2019.  He was 90 years old, and active until the very end. He died surrounded by family, and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adele Hanford MacDonald; his three children: Adele (Henrik) Kristiansson, Stuart (Cindy) MacDonald and Katherine (Daniel) Wasserman; five grandchildren: Nicholas (Cristina) MacDonald, Kelsey...

Jun 4, 2019

James T. “Sunshine” Brown, 88, passed away June 4, 2019. Born in Douglas, GA and moved to Jacksonville in 1940 where his Mom and Dad worked at the Jax. shipyards during WWII. His parents, wife Janet and son Rick preceded him in death. Survivors include his son Terry Brown, sister Wanda Brown Sneed, 1 grandson, 2 nieces and other...

Jun 3, 2019

Louise Hale Stone passed away on June 3, 2019 after a brief illness.  She was a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated high school in Atlanta and then attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

In 1960 she moved to Jacksonville, Florida and relocated to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1979 where she lived until her death. ...

Jun 1, 2019

Suzanne Rider Daly, 82, of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away, Saturday, June 1, 2019. She was born to the late Wilber S. and Kathryn Roberts on November 18, 1936 in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Sue graduated from Tufts University with a BA in Education and moved to Stamford, CT where she served as the Executive Director of Literacy...