Obituaries

Andrea Lynne Briska

Andrea Lynne Briska

October 7, 2014

Andrea Lynne Briska, 71, of Jacksonville, FL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Fleming Island, FL. She was born on February 11, 1943 to parents Wren and Virginia Leighton Herbst in Fort Wayne, IN. She had been a resident of Jacksonville for the past 30 years and was of the Christian faith. Andrea was an insurance registrar...

Larry Phillips

Larry Phillips

October 7, 2014

Larry Phillips, 71, of Palatka, FL, passed away October 7, 2014. He was born on June 8, 1943 in Upland, CA to parents Walter and Marguerite Smith Phillips. Mr. Phillips had been the owner of Orange Park Paint and Body Shop and Larry’s Automotive. He worked as a paint and body man for Garber in Green Cove Springs as well...

Helen Hawkins

Helen Hawkins

October 6, 2014

Helen Hawkins, 77, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away October 6, 2014. She was born on March 6, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH to parents, James and Sarah Henderson Dixon. Mrs. Hawkins had worked in the milking department of Gustafson’s Dairy and enjoyed playing bingo, reading and buying Cash 3 lotto tickets. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Suda "Sue" A. Stiltner

Suda "Sue" A. Stiltner

October 3, 2014

Suda “Sue” A. Stiltner, 80, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away October 3, 2014. She was born on January 29, 1934 in Grundy, VA to parents John and Cora Mae Collins and had lived in Green Cove Springs since 1978. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church and had retired from the Clay County School Board. She...

Gloria D. Mayer

Gloria D. Mayer

October 1, 2014

Gloria D. Mayer, 86, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away October 1, 2014. She was born on August 16, 1928 in Cleveland, OH to parents Anthony and Madeliene Chimera DeJovine. Mrs. Mayer received her degree in Elementary Education in 1950 from Case Western Reserve University. She taught first and second grade from 1950 to 1956 and was chosen to teach...

Barry Michael Damren

Barry Michael Damren

September 30, 2014

Barry Michael Damren, 62, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away September 30, 2014. He was born on September 7, 1952 in Jacksonville, FL to parents, Glenwood and Ruby Mae Welch Damren. Mr. Damren had been a production worker for Price Brothers in Green Cove Springs, FL. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, gardening, kayaking and carpentry. He will...

Ruth E. Neidermeier

Ruth E. Neidermeier

September 26, 2014

Ruth E. Neidermeier, 77, of Macclenny, FL, passed away September 26, 2014. She was born on August 14, 1937 in Windber, PA to parents Emmanuel and Edna Leighow Crew. Mrs. Neidermeier had lived in the local area for the past 5 years, moving here from St. Paul, MN and attended the Christian Fellowship Temple in Macclenny. She loved music, cooking,...

Jeannine Mullis Foster

Jeannine Mullis Foster

September 25, 2014

Jeannine Mullis Foster, 84, of St. Augustine, FL passed away at her home on September 25, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 12, 1930 in Palatka, FL to parents Lonnie and Elsie (Clark) Mullis. She was a member of Bethel Tabernacle in St. Augustine and loved fishing and horticulture as well as watching animals in...

Kathryn Foxworth Stone

Kathryn Foxworth Stone

September 23, 2014

  Kathryn Elizabeth Foxworth Stone, 86, was born in Kingstree, the South Carolina low country, on January 10, 1928 to Preston Newton Foxworth and Grace McDaniel Foxworth.  She graduated from high school as a National Honorary Scholar.  After graduation, she moved to St. Augustine, Florida to live with family and work as a switchboard operator for the Bell Telephone Company.  She...

Leona "Lee" Jane Printz

Leona "Lee" Jane Printz

September 19, 2014

Leona S. Printz, better known as Lee, age 97, of Orange Park, Florida and formerly of Zephyrhills, FL and Glen Burnie, MD, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2014. She was born to Cyrus and Besse Snyder on March 7, 1917 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Lee married William Printz Jr. on October 12, 1940 in Pennsylvania. He preceded...

Helen Sauer

Helen Sauer

September 16, 2014

Helen Sauer, 100, of Fleming Island, FL passed away on September 16, 2014. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 19, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. A service will take place at a later date in Vanceburg, KY. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Arrangements are under the care of Broadus-Raines...

Ron Watters

Ron Watters

September 16, 2014

Ron Watters, 48, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away September 16, 2014. He was born on January 22, 1966 in Galesburg, IL. Ron served his country honorably in the United States Navy and was active during the Libyan Conflict. He worked as a Sergeant at the Florida State Prison and was a member of Hibernia Baptist Church on Fleming...

Robert "Bobby" Paul Dixon

Robert "Bobby" Paul Dixon

September 15, 2014

Robert “Bobby” Dixon, 60, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away September 15, 2014. He was born on June 10, 1954 in Del Rio, TX to parents Cecil and Ellen (Duke) Dixon and had lived in Green Cove Springs since 1969. He was predeceased by his father, Cecil Dixon Sr. and a brother, Harold Dixon. Survivors include his mother, Ellen...

Nathan Donald Kelley

Nathan Donald Kelley

September 13, 2014

Nathan Donald Kelley, 80, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014. He was born December 28, 1933 in the Red Oak Community in Covington County, Alabama. In 1951, Nathan was in the National Guard. His unit “The Dixon Division” was mobilized to fight in the Korean War. In 1953, Nathan married his high school sweetheart, Frances Clark, and they moved to...

Robert "Bob" Moody

Robert "Bob" Moody

September 12, 2014

Robert "Bob" Moody, 78, passed away on September 12, 2014, at Haven Hospice Orange Park, FL surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Marion, Michigan, to Lyle and Mildred Moody. He served in the United States Navy for 20 years then retired from Vought Corporation after 18 years. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Bob...

Joseph H. Flaherty, Jr.

Joseph H. Flaherty, Jr.

September 10, 2014

Joseph H. Flaherty, 93, died September 10, 2014. He is survived by his daughter Jenifer, Redondo Beach, CA and his son, Joe, Bishop, CA. Born January 24, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA he lived seven years in Mt. Lebanon and ten in Beaver, PA, graduating from BHS in 1937. He did two full years at University of Pittsburgh then worked at...

Charles Norman Goodale

Charles Norman Goodale

September 10, 2014

CDR Charles Norman Goodale, USN, Ret., 86, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014. He was born on January 18, 1928 in Boston, MA to parents, Norman A. and Bernice Beswick Goodale. Mr. Goodale was a retired Commander in the United States Navy, serving his country for 30 years, as well as being a Korean and Vietnam...

Command Master Chief Fredrick Embry Haisten, USN, Ret.

Command Master Chief Fredrick Embry Haisten, USN, Ret.

September 7, 2014

Command Master Chief Fredrick Embry Haisten, USN, Ret., 77, of Orange Park, FL, passed away on September 7, 2014. He was born on July 8, 1937 in Griffin, GA to parents Embry Asbury and Leila Goddard Haisten. Mr. Haisten was a retired Command Master Chief of 30 years’ service from the United States Navy. He had resided in Clay County...

Eleanor Elease Mocas

Eleanor Elease Mocas

September 3, 2014

Eleanor Elease Mocas, 80, of Fleming Island, FL passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. She was born on September 24, 1933 to parents Laury and Nealy (Johns) Carter in Starke, FL. She has been a resident of Fleming Island for over 40 years coming from Fort Caroline Club Est. in Jacksonville, FL. Elease loved working in her yard and...

Frank M. Gunther, Jr.

Frank M. Gunther, Jr.

September 1, 2014

MCPO Frank M. Gunther,Jr., USN, Ret., 70, of Fleming Island, FL, passed away September 1, 2014. He was born on May 19, 1944 in Hackensack, NJ to parents Frank M. and Anne Moran Gunther. Mr. Gunther served his country honorably in the United States Navy and was a Vietnam War Veteran, retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer after 21...