Thomas E. Audit
July 23, 2019
Thomas E. Audit, 65, of Alachua, Florida passed away on July 15th, 2019 in Alachua, Florida. Celebration of Life Service will be held at Living Covenant Church on August 10th, 2019 at 2PM with Reverend Troy Rumore officiating. Tom was born in Menominee, Michigan to Joseph and Ernestine Audit (nee Spoerke) on April 29th, 1954. Raised in Marinette, Wisconsin, he...
Mark Metz
July 22, 2019
Mr. Mark Metz age 68 of Melrose passed away Monday, July 22, 2019, at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs. He was born December 15, 1950, in Buffalo, New York to the late Thomas "Tom" and Ruth (Michelin) Metz. Following seminary college Mark enlisted with the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars. He retired from...
Kenneth "Ken" Smith
July 22, 2019
Mr. Kenneth "Ken" Smith, Sr. age 80 of Keystone Heights passed away Monday, July 22, 2019, at his home. He was born February 7, 1939, in Tazewell, Tennessee to Sherman and Mossie (Williams) Smith. Mr. Smith not only retired from farming for many years he had also retired following twenty years of employment with Disney as a truck driver. He...
Stephen Glenn Dirksen
July 22, 2019
Mr. Stephen Glenn Dirksen, 53 of Middleburg, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019. Mr. Dirksen was born June 3, 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Glenn Thomas and Sherry L. (Brenton) Dirksen. Stephen was a member of the United Methodist Church of Middleburg and was involved in the Middleburg Association of Planning. He resided in Middleburg for the past 10 years...
Peter Anthony Tharpe
July 22, 2019
Peter Anthony Tharpe, 46, of Gainesville, FL, passed away at his home on July 10, 2019.Peter was born on May 31, 1973 in Miami, FL to Carol and James Tharpe. His family moved to Gainesville in 1990, just before his senior year of high school.He was preceded in death by his beloved grandparents, Elsie Santa Padilla Mederos and Rafael Mederos.He...
Mr. Stephen Glenn Dirksen
July 22, 2019
Mr. Stephen Glenn Dirksen, 53 of Middleburg, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019. Mr. Dirksen was born June 3, 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Glenn Thomas and Sherry L. (Brenton) Dirksen. Stephen was a member of the United Methodist Church of Middleburg and was involved in the Middleburg Association of Planning. He resided in Middleburg for the past 10 years...
Sang ' Nu No Sung ' Iang
July 20, 2019
Mrs. Sang Iang " Nu No Sung ", passed away on July 20, 2019 at her home in Jacksonville. A native of Burma, she has been a Jacksonville resident for some time. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday July 27th in the chapel of George H. Hewell & Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Blvd. S.,...
Raúl Villarreal
July 20, 2019
Ral VillarrealJuly 16, 1964 - July 18, 2019Gainesville, FLRal Villarreal, 55, died unexpectedly on July 18, 2019, with his wife of 30 years by his side. Ral was born in San Francisco de Paula, ten miles east of Havana, Cuba, to Ren and Elpidia Villarreal. Ral and his family emigrated from Cuba to Madrid, Spain in 1972. Two years later,...
Ardelia Starling Gossett
July 19, 2019
Mrs. Ardelia Starling Gossett age 96 of Starke, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019. Mrs. Ardelia was born on October 27, 1922 in Starke to the late Benjamin James Starling and Daisy Starling. Mrs. Gossett enjoyed cooking for her family, flowers, watching birds and squirrels, spending time with family, and was a faithful member of Air Park Baptist Church....
Lucretia E. Barnes
July 19, 2019
Lucretia E. Barnes, age 96, of Gainesville, FL, passed away July 16, 2019, in the care of E.T. York Haven Hospice. Lucretia (fondly known as Cris) was born on April 7, 1923, in Savannah, GA to the late Francis and Marie (Foreman) Edwards. She attended Pape School and Armstrong College in Savannah, GA, where she studied Business and captained the...
Judith "Judy" Short-Beninger
July 18, 2019
Mrs. Judith Ann "Judy" Short-Beninger age 80 of Theresa passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Riverwood Health and Rehab in Starke. She was born June 19, 1939, in Gary, Indiana to William and Florence (Swan) Roth. Mrs. Beninger was a retired waitress and had been a resident of Theresa since 2009. She attended Keystone United Methodist Church and enjoyed...
Randolph C. "Randy" Brookshire
July 17, 2019
Mr. Randolph C. "Randy" Brookshire age 66 of Keystone Heights passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at St. Vincents Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born May 20, 1953, in Jacksonville to Wade C. and Frankie (Murphy) Brookshire. Randy was known to help anyone who asked him. He attended Bethel Holiness Church with his mother in Jacksonville and enjoyed fishing as...
Dorothy June Dickerson
July 17, 2019
Dorothy June Dickerson, 86, of Gainesville, FL passed away on July 17, 2019 at home surrounded by family. She was born on May 3, 1933 in Jasper, FL, married and lived in Georgia until June 1997 at which time she moved back to Florida. Dorothy enjoyed camping, water skiing, dancing, cooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Dorothy...
Walter C. Halonski,
July 17, 2019
Walter C. Halonski Jr., of Fort White, FL passed away on 7/15/2019.Walter was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 15, 1924. He served in the army from 1943 to 1946 where he received 2 purple hearts and earned the bronze star.He was married to Margaret on February 11, 1950 and were married until her passing in 1998.He was actively involved...
Walter C. Halonski,
July 17, 2019
Walter C. Halonski Jr., of Fort White, FL passed away on 7/15/2019. Walter was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 15, 1924. He served in the army from 1943 to 1946 where he received 2 purple hearts and earned the bronze star. He was married to Margaret on February 11, 1950 and were married until her passing in 1998. He...
Neil Slappey Maddux
July 16, 2019
A funeral service for Neil Slappey Maddux, 91 of Jacksonville, FL, will be held on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 11AM at First Baptist Church Downtown in the Hobson Auditorium with Sunday School Teacher Terry Davidson officiating. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. A private burial will take place Saturday in the Oaklawn Cemetery in...
Howard Wayne Starr
July 15, 2019
HOWARD WAYNE STARR, 62, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Monday July 15, 2019, following a brief illness. Born in Queens, New York, he resided in Jacksonville for the past 61 years. He was a graduate of Sandalwood High School and retired from the family business, Crazy Elliot's Aetna Office Furniture.He is predeceased by his parents, Elliot and Renee Starr, and...
Shirley S. Smith
July 15, 2019
Shirley S. Smith, age 94, passed away on July 15, 2019 in Jacksonville. A Memorial Celebration will be held on Saturday July 27th at 11:00 A.M. in Geneva Presbyterian Church, 1755 State Road 13, St. Johns, FL 32259..
Donna Thiboult
July 15, 2019
Donna Thiboult, 79, of High Springs, FL went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2019.Donna was born in Detroit, MI on August 19, 1939. She was an active member at Victory Baptist Church. She loved her church home and all the members.Donna is survived by daughters Julie Rose (George) and Anne Conklin (Don), son-in-law Scott Lounsberry, grandchildren...
Julia Nicole Slimak
July 15, 2019
Julia Nicole Slimak, of Gainesville, Florida passed away on July 12th, 2019 at the age of 13-years-old. She died at home from complications related to her genetic disorder. Julia was born in Gainesville on December 8th, 2005 to parents Shannon Michael Slimak and Kristine Nicole McCabe Slimak. Julia attended school at the Sidney Lanier Center, which she loved, and where...