Recent Obituaries and Notices

Doris Greene

Doris Greene

January 5, 2010

Doris Greene, 85, of St. Augustine, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Edwin O. Bledsoe, Jr.

Edwin O. Bledsoe, Jr.

January 2, 2010

Edwin O. Bledsoe, Jr., 87, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

James Lawrence Barnard

James Lawrence Barnard

December 30, 2009

James Lawrence Barnard, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Margaret T. Roe

Margaret T. Roe

December 30, 2009

Margaret T. Roe, 90, passed away on December 30, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida, where she lived for 13 years. A memorial service will be held in Taylorville at the Evangelical Free Church on Friday, March 19, with visitation before and after the 2PM service. Burial will be at Camp Butler National Cemetery. Margaret Teague was born in Ashville, Alabama...

Dean M. Koranda

Dean M. Koranda

December 30, 2009

Dean M. Koranda, beloved husband of Debra M. Koranda of 26 years, passed away December 30, 2009 at the age of 53. He was the son of Walt and Jenny Koranda and resided in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife for the last 11 years. He retired after serving 23 years in the military and 11 years with the State...

Jack W. Hoffman

Jack W. Hoffman

December 28, 2009

Jack W. Hoffman, 81, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Monday, December 28, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Jack H. Kuchlenz

Jack H. Kuchlenz

December 25, 2009

Jack H. Kuchlenz, 89, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Friday, December 25, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Alyce Wolfersberger Bach

Alyce Wolfersberger Bach

December 24, 2009

Alyce Wolfersberger Bach of Stuart and Fleming Island, Florida, formerly of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, died on December 24th, 2009, at Orange Park Hospital, Orange Park, Florida. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Bach grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and moved to Point Pleasant Beach in 1946. She was a winter resident of Stuart since 1985....

Edward H. Zietek

Edward H. Zietek

December 23, 2009

Edward H. Zietek, 65, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Judy John

Judy John

December 23, 2009

Judy John passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Memorial Services were held on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Ft. Caroline Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32225. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

James C. Jones, M.D.

James C. Jones, M.D.

December 23, 2009

James C. Jones, M.D., 85, of Amelia Island, FL passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Elizabeth "Betty" Scherer

Elizabeth "Betty" Scherer

December 22, 2009

Elizabeth “Betty” Scherer, 82, left home on Sunday, December 20, 2009 and spent her last day at NE Florida Community Hospice on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. She was born on July 3, 1927 to Dan and Marion Shultz. She married Jack William Scherer on March 4, 1949 and together their goal was to make God’s world a better place....

John E. Williams, Sr.

John E. Williams, Sr.

December 19, 2009

John E. Williams, Sr., 76, of Jacksonville, FL passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

James R. Bryant, Jr.

James R. Bryant, Jr.

December 19, 2009

James R. Bryant, 86, went home to Jesus on Dec. 19, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born in Oakland, CA. Family moved to Connecticut when he was five. He attended The Choate School and Cornell University, served as a Lead Bomber Pilot in WWII and returned to Cornell after the war. He received a Bachelor’s Degree...

Martha "Jeannie" Smith

Martha "Jeannie" Smith

December 17, 2009

Martha “Jeannie” Smith, 64, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Lucia Sigler

Lucia Sigler

December 15, 2009

Lucia Sigler, 67, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Oak Crest United Methodist Church, 5900 Ricker Rd, Jacksonville (904) 771-6444. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

John Robert Weldy

John Robert Weldy

December 15, 2009

John R. Weldy passed away peacefully in his home Dec. 15, 2009. He is survived by his loving wife Nancy, a daughter , grandchildren, a great grandchild, neices, nephews and many loving friends. He was a servant of Jehovah for 44 years. He will be truly and deeply missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be...

Shirley W. Edidin

Shirley W. Edidin

December 15, 2009

Shirley Wenesky Edidin was born in Canton, Massachusetts, May 11, 1924. She and her husband, Ted moved to Jacksonville in the mid 1950s and led a full and happy life together until Ted’s passing in 1988. Shirley has continued to reside in Jacksonville ever since. Her long and accomplished life ended all too soon December 15, 2009. With degrees...

Frank N. James

Frank N. James

December 15, 2009

Frank N. James, 72, of Evans, GA passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009. A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE-HATCHER CREMATIONS (904) 260-2522

Dr. Richard Conrad Swanson

Dr. Richard Conrad Swanson

December 14, 2009

Dr. Richard Conrad Swanson, 76, of Fernandina Beach, Florida and formerly of Vassar, passed away December 14 at his Florida home. Richard was born on May 2, 1933 in Caro, Michigan, the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Ewald C. and Alma M. (Weidemann) Swanson. On November 29, 1958 he married the former Josephine H. Osmun of Pontiac....