Obituaries

Dec 1, 2018

Genevieve R. Griffin, neé Rouby, was born January 5, 1928, in Tunis, Tunisia, where her parents ran a school for the children of French ex-patriots. She enjoyed growing up in Tunisia, and considered herself more of an ex-pat “Pied Noir” than “French.” She loved to regale everyone with tales of her youth in the French colony, often sharing photos...

Nov 25, 2018

Janet Tinetta Grant passed away November 25, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born November 25, 1952 in Atlantic Beach FL.

Janet attended 144 Jacksonville Beach Elementary and Fletcher Sr. High School where she was a member of the marching band and track team. Janet was a graduate of Massey Business College with an...

Nov 25, 2018

John Anthony Lind, born on May 16, 1971, went home to our Lord and Savior on November 25, 2018. He was 47 years old. Originally from Piscataway NJ, John had moved to Jacksonville in 2004.

John will always be remembered for his devotion to his family, his loyalty to his friends, and his love for Christ.

Nov 25, 2018

JoAnn Virginia Bonkoski, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully at Anna and Donald Hospice Center at the age of 75 on Sunday, November 25, 2018.  JoAnn was born in St. Louis, MO to Hugo and Virginia Kramme on May 20, 1943.  JoAnn was raised in Maplewood, MO where she attended schools in the Maplewood/Richmond Heights School District.

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Nov 23, 2018

Donald (Don) Pobst, 90, of Ponte Vedra, joined his beloved wife Katie, in everlasting life, on Friday, November 23, 2018.  A native of Ohio, Don has resided in the beaches area for the past 25 years.  A kind and generous man, Don graduated from Milford High School and Miami of Ohio University. He was a retired employee of CSX...

Nov 22, 2018

Nancy Sandra Permenter Goode passed away November 22, 2018, after a brief illness.  She was born June 23, 1937, in Jacksonville, FL to John Ray Permenter and Ethel Hightower Permenter. Nancy attended Robert E. Lee High School, Brenau University and graduated from the University of Georgia. She was a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity and taught elementary school after...

Nov 21, 2018

Florence McCulley Moon, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 90 on Wednesday evening Nov. 21, 2018.

Florence was born in Jacksonville on April 5, 1928 and resided in Jacksonville Beach since 1950. Florence was a member of the Eastern Star, she enjoyed raising her children and enjoyed many generations...

Nov 15, 2018

Ronald Edward Burek passed away peacefully the week of November 9th in his home. He is survived by his three children, Sherri Ann Meisel (Ron Moroff) of Eugene, OR; Herky Kent Butler of Taylor, MI; Samantha Ann Burek (Chris Schmitz) of Deland, FL; brother, Donald G. Burek (Sheila); niece, Annette Aspley (Paul); RJ Nolan, who was like a son...

Nov 12, 2018

Lidia M. Preble, 90, passed away November 12, 2018 in Fleet Landing Nursing Home. She was born April 16, 1928 in Poland and emigrated to the United States of America in 1959. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Architecture from Gdansk Polytechnic in 1959 and married her beloved husband, Robert in 1963.

She is survived by...

Nov 11, 2018

On November 11, 2018 CDR/Rev. Daniel F. DePascale CHC, USN (Ret.) passed on to be with the Lord. Father Dan was born in Amsterdam, New York in 1932 to Ciro and Josephine de Pascale and is survived by his sister, Dolores DePascale, of Amsterdam. Father Dan’s early education was at the Amsterdam, NY, Fifth Ward School and St. Mary’s Institute,...

Nov 9, 2018

Patricia A. Shaar, 89, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, friend and teacher, passed away November 9, 2018. She was born May 20, 1929 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. She was predeceased by her parents Michael C. and Alice W. Shaar; sister Ruth Shaar Dickerson; and brothers, Frederick J., Richard A., Robert M., and M. Vincent Shaar. She is...

Nov 8, 2018

Ruth Melee Waugaman, age 94, passed away on November 8, 2018. Ruth was born December 31, 1923 in New York City.  She graduated from Douglass College (New Jersey College for Women) in 1944 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Upon graduating, she took a job with IBM, where she and another female colleague were invited to make a...

Nov 7, 2018

JOHN VERNON SMITH, JR., "SMITTY", 74, of Jacksonville Beach, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer.

Smitty is survived by two sons, Paul (Tracey) and Matthew Smith; granddaughter, Sarah Smith, all of Jacksonville; sister, Sandy Bacon, of Mansfield, MA; and four brothers, Fred (Louisa) Smith of Phoenix, AZ, Joey (Michelle)...

Nov 6, 2018

Fred Rhoden, 72, passed away November 6, 2018.  A native f Jacksonville, Florida, Fred was born June 14, 1946.

He is survived by his loving wife, Felicia; as well as many other family members and friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in Christ Episcopal Church of Ponte Vedra...

Nov 3, 2018

David A. Spackman, 89, passed away on November 3, 2018 at Fleet Landing Health Center, Atlantic Beach, FL. He was born in Grimsby, England to Odlaugh and Albert Swarz on April 23, 1929. David’s birth father died when he was just 6 years old, and when his mother remarried, her husband Laurence Spackman adopted David.  In 1940 David was...

Nov 3, 2018

Betty Jo Ware, 85, of Jacksonville Beach, died Saturday, November 3, 2018, following an extended illness. Born in Atlanta, she moved with her family to Jacksonville in 1937. She was a graduate of Lee High School and the Southern Baptist School of Nursing in New Orleans where she earned her RN Degree. She later enlisted in the US Air...

Oct 28, 2018

Patricia Anne Armour Buckley, born October 15, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, died peacefully in her Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida home on October 28, 2018 at 85 years young.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon Armour and Margaret Cooling, her husband, Daniel Buckley, Jr. and her sister Helen Elizabeth Allvin.  She is survived by...

Oct 27, 2018

Mary Mortensen, 96, passed away October 27, 2018.  She was born April 25, 1922 in Buffalo, N.Y.  Mary grew up and lived her entire life in Buffalo until moving to Florida two years ago.

Her community service work included in Girl Scouts, Roswell Park Hospital, and the United Way of Western New York.

Mary is survived by daughters,...

Oct 24, 2018

Gerald “Gerry” Lauwaert passed away on October 24, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Paige; daughter, Cara Dollinger (Perry) of Tallahassee, FL; son, Adam Lauwaert (Kristen); beloved grandchildren, Rhett and Kade Dollinger, and Hayden and Henley Lauwaert; and many wonderful family members and friends.

Gerry graduated from the...

Oct 21, 2018

Phuoc Ky Pham, was born on December 01, 1938 in the town of Giá Rai, Bạc Liêu province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. He died of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) Sunday, October 21, 2018, at home in Jacksonville, Florida.

He was a South Vietnamese soldier, high school teacher, Communist prison camp survivor, refugee, 7th dan...