Recent Obituaries and Notices

Kenneth S. Peterson

Kenneth S. Peterson

August 27, 2015

Kenneth S. Peterson, 86, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Gwendolyn Ponce Reynolds

Gwendolyn Ponce Reynolds

August 25, 2015

Gwendolyn Ponce Reynolds, 81, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Robert Frank Gurnsey, Ii

Robert Frank Gurnsey, Ii

August 24, 2015

Robert (“Gurns”) Frank Gurnsey II, passed away in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 24, 2015, after a long and courageous fight with leukemia. Gurns, as he was known to his closest friends and family, was born November 17, 1942, in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Frank Norris Gurnsey and Dorothy Goffe McAllaster. A graduate of the Dublin School in Dublin, N.H.,...

Thomas "Mike" Brown

Thomas "Mike" Brown

August 22, 2015

Thomas “Mike” Brown, 71, of Callahan, Florida passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike was born June 4, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia to Oliver and Florence Brown. After 43 years of dedicated service, Mike retired from CSX Corporation. He is preceded in death by his parents. Mike left behind to treasure his memory, his devoted...

Norma Louise Tagliabue Levy

Norma Louise Tagliabue Levy

August 20, 2015

Norma Levy, nee Tagliabue, beloved wife of the late Alfred Levy, died on August 20, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. The youngest of three girls, she was born to Olympia and Peter Tagliabue on July 09, 1930. She graduated from Pratt Institute and Hunter College with degrees in home economics and had a long career as a dietician. She was...

Frederick "Fritz" Weiss

Frederick "Fritz" Weiss

August 18, 2015

Frederick “Fritz” Weiss, 78, of Middleburg, Florida passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Fritz was born in Duncott, Pennsylvania on December 22, 1936 to parents John and Elizabeth Weiss. He is survived by his wife, Jane L. Weiss of Middleburg, Florida; sons, Kerry L. Weiss of West Palm Beach, Florida and Kirk S. Weiss of Green Cove Springs, Florida;...

Emma Jean Modrak

Emma Jean Modrak

August 15, 2015

Emma Jean Modrak, 80 , of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Glenn "Skip" Ryan, Jr.

Glenn "Skip" Ryan, Jr.

August 15, 2015

Glenn “Skip” Ryan, Jr., 64, of Middleburg, Florida, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at his home. He was born September 16, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Glenn Ryan, Sr. and Margaret Kart Ryan. Skip graduated from Orange Park High School and worked as the South East Regional Coordinator for C.O.G.W.H. and Bellsouth retiring after 22 years of...

Billy Franklin Keeling, Jr.

Billy Franklin Keeling, Jr.

August 11, 2015

Billy Franklin Keeling, Jr., 64, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away August 11, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Bret Warren Castleberry

Bret Warren Castleberry

August 8, 2015

Bret Warren Castleberry, 43, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Rita Faye Harmon-Ahern

Rita Faye Harmon-Ahern

August 1, 2015

Rita Faye Harmon-Ahern, 61, after a long battle with cancer, passed away Saturday August 1, 2015 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born October 6, 1953 in Pekin, Indiana and graduated from Floyd Central High School in Floyd Knobs, Indiana and worked at Ally in Jacksonville, Florida. She was baptized into Christ as a teenager at Greenville...

Peggy J Shemetulskis

Peggy J Shemetulskis

July 31, 2015

Peggy J. Shemetulskis, 76, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

James "Bill" William Hardwick

James "Bill" William Hardwick

July 31, 2015

James “Bill” William Hardwick, 73, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Michael Francis Mcatamney

Michael Francis Mcatamney

July 31, 2015

Michael Francis McAtamney, 67, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Helen R. Dowdell

Helen R. Dowdell

July 28, 2015

Helen Dowdell, 80, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Patricia G. Higgs

Patricia G. Higgs

July 24, 2015

Patricia G. Higgs, 69, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

John Quarterman Tice

John Quarterman Tice

July 23, 2015

John “Johnny” Q. Tice, 55, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Bmc Gene E. Adams

Bmc Gene E. Adams

July 22, 2015

BMC Gene E. Adams, USCG (Ret.), 75, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 A DIGNIFIED ALTERNATIVE – HATCHER CREMATIONS 3063 Hartley Road Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32257 (904) 260-2522

Beverly Jane Ratliff

Beverly Jane Ratliff

July 22, 2015

Beverly Jane Ratliff, 85, of Jacksonville, was called home by the Lord on July 22, 2015. To all those who knew her, please remember her in your daily prayers. Bev was born on July 25, 1929 to Harry and Eloise Cook in Plymouth, Indiana and spent her early years in Indiana , her adult years in Omaha, Nebraska, and...

Florence V. Parry

Florence V. Parry

July 21, 2015

Florence V (Kurtz) Parry, 91, of Middleburg, FL and formerly of Egg Harbor City, NJ, where she was born on January 2l , 1924 was reunited in Heaven on July 2l , 20l5 with her family and friends. She is predeceased by her father and mother, Frank and Madeline (Lena) Kurtz; her sister, Dorthy Kurtz and her daughter-in-law, Gerri...