Obituaries

Dennis Siple

Dennis Siple

Oct 18, 2025

Dennis Wilson Siple passed away peacefully at his home in Ponte Vedra, Florida, surrounded by his loving family, on October 18, 2025.

He was born on May 25, 1942, in Bluefield, West Virginia to Orville and Iona (Carter) Siple. He attended Concord University before enlisting in the United States Air Force as a Communications Center Specialist stationed in Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England...

Michael Ivy Griggs

Michael Ivy Griggs

Oct 30, 2025

Michael (Mike) Ivy Griggs, aged 53, of St. Johns, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2025, surrounded by family, after facing pancreatic cancer with courage and grace. Born at Torrejon Air Force Base in Madrid, Spain, Mike's life was one marked by service, innovation, and deep family devotion.

Mike attended Ku-ring-gai High School in Turramurra, Sydney, Australia, before graduating from...

Don Wayne Smith

Don Wayne Smith

Oct 30, 2025

Dr. Don Wayne Smith, 79, of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, passed peacefully surrounded by love in Jacksonville Beach October 2025.

Born in Freer, Texas, to Marguerite Irene Yarbrough and Weldon Day Smith, Don lived a life as full and vibrant as the ocean he loved. Gifted both in mind and spirit, he earned a football scholarship to Tulane University, where he played...

James Patrick Cahill

James Patrick Cahill

Oct 30, 2025

James Patrick Cahill, 83, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away October 30, 2025. A Service will be held Monday, November 10, 2025 at 11:00 am in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church with a Burial to follow at 2:30 pm in Jacksonville National Cemetery with honors. 

William Reynolds Cohn

William Reynolds Cohn

Oct 29, 2025

William "Will" Reynolds Cohn, 25, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Service details below. Please check back for the full obituary.

Harvey Mayes

Harvey Mayes

Oct 29, 2025

Harvey Luke Mayes III, 79, of Jacksonville Beach, departed life on October 29, 2025, having lived a happy and fulfilled life. He was born on March 19, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up in Marietta, Georgia and returned to live in Jacksonville Beach in 1997. 

An avid fan of the Auburn Tigers, he never missed an opportunity to show support...

Mary Ann Mancino

Mary Ann Mancino

Oct 27, 2025



Mary Ann Mancino (nee Papiano) went to be with the Lord on October 27th. She passed away peacefully, at home, after a brief illness, surrounded by loved ones.

Mary was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on November 19, 1926, where she met the love of her life and her husband of 73 years, Joseph Mancino Sr.

Mary loved to be...

Peggy Ann Johnson

Peggy Ann Johnson

Oct 26, 2025

Peggy Ann Johnson, 92, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away October 26, 2025.

Dolores H. Berretta

Dolores H. Berretta

Oct 25, 2025

Dolores H. Berretta passed quietly into the night peacefully at home surrounded by loving family on October 25th, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 6th, 1941, she along with her husband Roy raised two sons, Gary and Brian in Deer Park, New York, and finally settled in Jacksonville, Florida.

 As quite the adventurer Dolores has traveled the world by...

Roland E. Swanson

Roland E. Swanson

Oct 25, 2025

Roland E. "Shorty" Swanson, 94, of North Canton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Sunrise Senior Living in Jacksonville, FL. He was the son of Linus and Mary Swanson also of North Canton, Ohio.

He married Janice E. Heck on May 12, 1972, in Annapolis, MD. Shorty was employed with CSX Transportation from 1945 until his retirement on March...

Elinor Ruth Martin

Elinor Ruth Martin

2025

Elinor Ruth Martin, 96, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on October 22, 2025.

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Durham, North Carolina, Ruth eventually made her way to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, where she built her family home and raised her children Debbie and Marty. Later in life, she moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, where she...

Leonard "Thomas" Malloy

Leonard "Thomas" Malloy

2025

Leonard Thomas (Tom) Malloy passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the age of 81 at Community Hospice St. Vincent’s Southside Center, Jacksonville, Florida. Tom was born in Passaic, New Jersey on July 5,1944, and graduated from Nutley Highschool in 1963.

Tom was a high school standout in Track and Field, Basketball and Football and his love of football...

David Tintle

David Tintle

Oct 18, 2025

David Colfax Tintle, 91, passed away peacefully on October 18th, 2025, at the McGraw Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Florida.

Born on January 10th, 1934, in East Orange, New Jersey, David was a proud graduate of Bloomfield High School, where he served as captain of the football team and met the love of his life, Diane. Their love story continued through...

Bryan Dean Brislin

Bryan Dean Brislin

Oct 17, 2025

Bryan Dean Brislin, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida, under the tender care of hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 26, 1968, in Mineral Wells, Texas to Sonja A. and Richard H. Brislin.

He is survived by his loving mother, Sonja A. Brislin, and his committed brother, Richard A. Brislin. Bryan...

Sara Louise Bass

Sara Louise Bass

Oct 16, 2025

Sara Louise Bass passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025. She was born on September 6, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in the Cuyahoga Falls area. Her parents were Frederick William Kraus and Florence Lucille Bishop, both of whom preceded her in death. After graduating from Cuyahoga Falls High School, she attended college, became a high school business...

William "Bill" Thomas Driscoll, III

William "Bill" Thomas Driscoll, III

Oct 15, 2025

William T. “Bill” Driscoll III, 73, of Tampa, FL, passed away from complications of heart failure in Jacksonville, FL on October 15, 2025. He was born February 5, 1952, in Norfolk VA, to William T. Driscoll, Jr. and Joan Vivian Coley Driscoll. The family moved to Tampa, FL, soon thereafter.

He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, in the...

Richard P. Cueroni

Richard P. Cueroni

Oct 13, 2025

Rear Admiral Richard P. Cueroni, U. S. Coast Guard (Retired) passed away on October 13, 2025, at the age of 95.

A graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy and Distinguished Graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, he spent 36 years on active duties both at sea and ashore. In his Coast Guard career, he served on...

David Lee Lane

David Lee Lane

Oct 8, 2025

David Lee Lane, 55, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on October 8, 2025. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Elmer Lee and Melba Frakes Lane; his maternal grandparents, Ralph Eugene Swain and Anna Lee Bolton Stockwell; his uncle, Rhondal Lane; and his aunt, Linda (Jo) Lane. David was a devoted husband, son, brother, and friend.

He is survived...

Gregory Francis Zuza

Gregory Francis Zuza

Oct 8, 2025

Gregory Francis Zuza, 49, passed peacefully in his sleep the morning of October 8, 2025. Greg was born on September 3, 1976, in Point Pleasant, NJ and spent his childhood in Crystal Lake, IL; Wayne, NJ; and Barrington, IL. As an adult, Greg lived in Palm Coast, FL before recently moving to Jacksonville Beach, FL this past year.

At an early...

Patricia Jeanette Fermier

Patricia Jeanette Fermier

Oct 8, 2025

Patricia Fermier, 79, of Ponte Vedra Beach, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2025. Born on May 16, 1946, in Jacksonville, Florida, Pat was the daughter of Betty Peer Chitty and Eugene S. Peer.

Pat, along with her late husband Bob, was an avid sea fisherman. When they weren’t on their boat, they enjoyed dancing the jitterbug and other swing styles....