Obituaries

Mary Ann Merkel

Mary Ann Merkel

Feb 13, 2010

Mary Ann Merkel, of Neptune Beach, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2010, at age 66, after a long battle with liver cancer. She was born June 30, 1943 in Milan, IN and graduated from Miami University, Oxford, OH. She left behind her loving parents Robert and Bettye Rusche of Pensacola and children Cathy Merkel-Roddy (Michael) of Orlando, Caroline Merkel...

Richard Edward Mayhew

Richard Edward Mayhew

Feb 7, 2010

Deland, FL – Richard E. Mayhew, 63, of Deland, FL passed away Sunday evening at the George and Margaret Morris Community Hospice Center, Jacksonville, FL after a long illness due to cancer. Richard was born May 24, 1946 in West Allis/Milwaukee, WI, son of LeVerne and Ursula (Washburn) Mayhew. He was one of eight children. Richard is preceded in...

Lisa A. Wilbur

Lisa A. Wilbur

Feb 7, 2010

Lisa A. Wilbur, 46, daughter of Edward and Shirley Wilbur, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Joseph L. Mcmullen

Joseph L. Mcmullen

Feb 6, 2010

Joseph L. McMullen, 54, husband of Carol A. McMullen, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Laura Anne Garrison

Laura Anne Garrison

Feb 5, 2010

Laura Anne Garrison, 53, of Orange Park, FL passed away Friday, February 5, 2010. She was born to Bill and Barbara Castleberry on December 11, 1956 in San Diego, CA. Mrs. Garrison was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara and is survived by her beloved husband of 30 years, John E. Garrison, Jr.; son, John E. Garrison, III;...

Robert "Bob" Mark Williams

Robert "Bob" Mark Williams

Feb 4, 2010

Robert “Bob” Williams, 49, of Orange Park, Florida passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Marie Edna Imburgia Fesler

Marie Edna Imburgia Fesler

Feb 4, 2010

Maria Edna Imburgia Fesler, born April 14, 1912, passed away on February 4, 2010 surrounded by her son and the loving, dedicated staff of Life Care Center on Lenoir Avenue. Marie was the child of Maria Agnes Guttaudara and John Imburgia who both emigrated from Sicily in the early days of the 20th century. They came to America separately,...

Beverly Joyce Hunter

Beverly Joyce Hunter

Feb 2, 2010

Beverly Joyce Hunter, 54, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 9:30 AM at Christ Church, 9791 Old St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL (904) 262-5588. Services will be officiated by Dr. John R. Sittema. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Virginia Rose Lape

Virginia Rose Lape

Feb 1, 2010

Virginia Rose Lape, 84, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Madeleine Coughlin

Madeleine Coughlin

Feb 1, 2010

Coughlin, Madeleine Madeleine Gabrielle Noelie Dupuy Coughlin, age 83 of Jacksonville, Fl passed away peacefully on Monday, February 1st, 2010. A celebration of her life will be held for family members only. Mrs. Coughlin was born in Marseilles, France in 1926 and married her lifelong love, the late Maj. John Francis Coughlin (Army, USAR-Infantry) in 1946 in France, where...

Chester M. Stevens

Chester M. Stevens

Jan 31, 2010

Chester M. Stevens, 87, passed away on Sunday 31 January, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday, February 4, at Peace Presbyterian Church, 2300 Southside Boulevard, Pastor Mark Lemmenes officiating. Born and raised in Illinois, he was a resident of Jacksonville since 1955. He was a veteran of WWII who spent most of his working...

James Edward Freeman

James Edward Freeman

Jan 31, 2010

James Freeman, 52, of Callahan, Florida passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Evelyn "Marie" Anderson

Evelyn "Marie" Anderson

Jan 28, 2010

Evelyn Marie Stewart Anderson, 79, died Jan. 28 in a Jacksonville, Fla., hospital. She was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Brownwood, Texas to George Tolbert Stewart and Millie Cecil Cox of Nolanville, Texas. She was a resident of the Beauclerc Nursing Home in Jacksonville since 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Willie Anderson...

Marjorie "Jean" Winkler

Marjorie "Jean" Winkler

Jan 25, 2010

Winkler, Marjorie “Jean”, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep January 25, 2010 at Consulate Healthcare Nursing Home in Orange Park, Fl. Jean was born on July 27, 1921 to the late William T. and Hannah W. Phillips and lived all her life in the Pittsburgh area prior to moving to Florida in 1992. Jean remained an ardent Steelers...

Doris Jensen Coker

Doris Jensen Coker

Jan 24, 2010

Doris Jensen Coker, born Sept. 22, 1920, in Branford, FL, daughter of Zelo Waldemar and Mary Maude Adair Duensser Jensen, passed away peacefully Jan. 24, 2010 after a long and fruitful life. She was a proud graduate of Andrew Jackson High School, class of 1939. Doris is now reunited with Alex, her high school sweetheart and dear husband of...

Esther Ramos-Collazo

Esther Ramos-Collazo

Jan 24, 2010

Esther Ramos-Collazo, 87, of Tallahassee, Florida passed away in Jacksonville, Florida Sunday, January 24, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Patricia L. Wartenbe

Patricia L. Wartenbe

Jan 24, 2010

Patricia L. Wartenbe, 62, of Orange Park, FL passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010. She was born on May 19, 1947 in Portsmouth, VA to parents Tilden and Marjorie Johnson. She honorably served in the USN Reserves for 20 years and worked as a Production Controller for NADEP. Patricia was a cat lover and avid Bingo player. She will...

Philip Craton Sheffield

Philip Craton Sheffield

Jan 23, 2010

Philip Sheffield, 64, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Herman Albertine

Herman Albertine

Jan 22, 2010

ALBERTINE—Herman, on January 22, 2010, at age 84, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Herman was born October 20, 1925, in Hackensack, New Jersey, brother to musician and composer Charles Albertine and to sculptor Beatrice Albertine Hill. He attended Cornell University until enlisting in the Navy and served as Electronic Technician’s Mate First Class on the USS Cabot in the Pacific...

Richard Franklin Provost

Richard Franklin Provost

Jan 21, 2010

Richard Franklin Provost, 77, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522