Obituaries

Loretta Jeanette Kesling

Loretta Jeanette Kesling

November 15, 2008

Loretta J. Kesling, 76, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008. She was born in Welch, West Virginia to parents, Frank and Evelyn Rose on April 6, 1932 and had been a resident of Jacksonville for 16 years. She enjoyed crafts and loved sewing. She is preceded in death by her parents and she is survived by her loving husband of...

Mrs. Doris Irene Pinkney

Mrs. Doris Irene Pinkney

November 14, 2008

Mrs. Doris Irene Pinkney, 85, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Friday, November 14, 2008. She was born on January 3, 1923 in Norton, Hertfordshire, England to parents, Sidney and Caroline Pettit. Mrs. Pinkney was a homemaker and had served in the British Army. She was a WWII bride and loved to knit, for which she won many ribbons....

Everette Leslie King

Everette Leslie King

November 14, 2008

God called Everette Leslie “Les” King (48) home on November 14, 2008, after a long battle with glioblastoma multiform, “brain cancer”. Les was born on April 13, 1960 in Millington, TN. Les resided in Norman, Oklahoma at the time of his death with wife Sylvia and son, Casey King. Les served honorably for 20 years in the United States Navy....

Patreece Fillmon Belangia

Patreece Fillmon Belangia

November 13, 2008

Patreece Fillmon Belangia, 49, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008. She was born in Tampa, FL to parents, Ralph and Patsy Fillmon on July 19, 1959 and had been a lifelong resident of Clay County for 40 years. She grew up in Keystone Heights and moved to Middleburg in 1998. She loved her family, her pets, her Bible and was...

David Lee Talbott

David Lee Talbott

November 12, 2008

David Lee Talbott, 79, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2008. He was born in Virginia to parents, Eckard and Nellie Talbott on January 24, 1929 and had been a lifelong resident of Green Cove Springs. Mr. Talbott served as an Elder under his pastor and friend, Joe Barrie, at Living Waters Worship Center for nearly 18 years, and had previously...

Janice L. O'Berry

Janice L. O'Berry

November 10, 2008

Janice L. O’Berry, 90, of Middleburg, FL went to be with the Lord on Nov. 10, 2008. She is survived by her husband, Joe; dog “Prissy”; bird “Pretty Bird”; daughter, Roni DuPuy; grandson, Ron Watson (MaLinda) of Houston and two great-grandsons, Joshua and Cooper. Her niece, Amanda Delk and many great-nieces and nephews celebrated five generations with wonderful memories the...

Richard S. Crockett

Richard S. Crockett

November 8, 2008

Richard S. Crockett, 84, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008. He was born to Charles and Carrie Crockett on January 8, 1924 in Green Cove Springs, FL and had been a lifelong resident of the area. Mr. Crockett worked as a carpenter and retired from the construction industry. He had also worked as an industrial...

Mabel Westberg

Mabel Westberg

November 8, 2008

Mabel “Bernell” Westberg passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 82. She was born to Winfield and Mabel (Marcoot) Baits on January 23, 1926 in Greenville, IL. She married Mr. LeRoy Westberg September 3, 1949. They had two daughters, Kathy and Kim and one son, Kenneth. Bernell was a homemaker most...

Dylan C. Anderson

Dylan C. Anderson

November 6, 2008

Dylan C. Anderson, 31, of Green Cove Springs, FL passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008. Dylan was born on August 20, 1977 in Jacksonville, FL and was of the Protestant faith. He worked as a carpenter in construction and enjoyed the woods and being outdoors. Just over a month ago, Dylan was preceded in death by his brother, Harley D....

Frederick Joseph Berberich

Frederick Joseph Berberich

November 4, 2008

Fred Berberich passed away at 4:45 P.M. on November 4, 2008 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center, Orange Park, Florida. He was born in Jersey City, NJ on October 20, 1934 to his loving parents, Lydia and Frederick Berberich. He had one sister, Mary. Fred was born with a vision impairment that turned out to be Retinitis Pigmentosa, which is...

M. Atwood Turner

M. Atwood Turner

November 3, 2008

Mr. M. ATWOOD TURNER, 94, passed away at The Terrace at Fleming Island, in Orange Park on November 3 after a long illness. Atwood was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 23, 1914. His family moved from Memphis to Ocala, Florida when he was three years old and he grew up in Ocala, where he excelled in all sports, but...

Eleanor Akers

Eleanor Akers

November 1, 2008

Eleanor “Abbey” Akers, 85, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008. She was born on January 23, 1923 in Merchantville, NJ to parents, Joseph and Josephine Abbey. Mrs. Akers was a telephone operator for Bell Telephone in Camden, NJ. Mrs. Akers honorably served her country for two years in the United States Navy and worked as...

Charlie Bunn

Charlie Bunn

October 30, 2008

Charlie Bunn, 69, passed away after his short and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. in the Community Hospice Hadlow House in Jacksonville, Florida. Charlie was born to Charles and Catherine Bunn on May 13,1939 in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from John Bartram High School and served in the 4th Marine Corps Reserve...

Rose Signorelli Adams

Rose Signorelli Adams

October 29, 2008

Rose Signorelli Adams passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 in the Moosehaven Life Care Center at the age of 82. Rose was born to the parents of Michael Ferro and Josephine Curci Ferro in Brooklyn, NY on January 19, 1926. She and her husband, Augie came to Moosehaven on July 9, 1996, where she resided for 12 years. Augie preceded...

Shirley Faye G. Taylor

Shirley Faye G. Taylor

October 29, 2008

Shirley Glover Taylor, 73, of Green Cove Springs, Florida passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at her home. Born in Penney Farms, Florida, Shirley had resided in the Clay County area her entire lifetime. Of the Baptist faith and a member of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Shirley served the Lord starting at a young age as pianist, organist, choir...

J.B. Thomas

J.B. Thomas

October 29, 2008

J.B. Thomas, 90, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008. He was born on February 8, 1918 in Belmore, FL to parents, Lacy and Minnie Thomas. He was a Word War II Veteran, serving his country in the United States Army and retired from the Clay County Road Department as a Supervisor after 41 years of...

Mrs. Marie Plourde

Mrs. Marie Plourde

October 28, 2008

Mrs. Marie Plourde, 68, of Green Cove Springs, FL, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008. She was born on May 26, 1940 in Barnstable, MA to parents, Lester and Viola Lee. Mrs. Plourde was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Fleming Island, FL. She was an avid golfer and had an incredible 5 “hole-in-ones”. She...

Brian A. Dornbusch

Brian A. Dornbusch

October 27, 2008

Brian A. Dornbusch, 33, of Orlando, FL passed away Monday, October 27, 2008. Brian was born on December 22, 1974 in Arlington, IL and moved to Green Cove Springs in 1983 and then to Orlando after graduating Clay High School in 1993. He earned two Bachelor’s degrees, one in political science, and a Master’s degree in public administration from The...

Michael John O'Donoghue

Michael John O'Donoghue

October 25, 2008

Michael John O’Donoghue, 51, of Orange Park, FL passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008. He was born to Leslie and Marjorie O’Donoghue on March 9, 1957 in Pontiac, MI and moved to Orange Park in 1990 from Oklahoma. Mike worked as a realtor for Maxxum Realty Services and also in Route Sales for Wise and Snyder’s of Hanover. He was...

Dottie Neu

Dottie Neu

October 23, 2008

Dottie Neu passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at her residence in Moosehaven Chancellor I. She was born to Oscar and Mina LeMon on May 7, 1918 in Grandview, IN and lived to the age of 90. Dottie earned her living as a waitress and short order cook and retired in 1980. She was very skilled in arts and crafts...