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Recent Obituaries
Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Mary Nolan Bacciocco
May 9, 2019
Mary Nolan Bacciocco, age 76, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, went to be with her Lord, on May 9, 2019. She was at home and surrounded in love by her immediate family in Brookfield, WI.
Mary's passing was preceded in death by her parents, her son Richard in 1964, her husband Chuck in 1989, her sister Dolores...
Phyllis M. Lambert
May 8, 2019
Phyllis Margurite Lambert, 79, entered eternal life on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, FL. She was born on December 10, 1939 in Pensacola, FL to Howard and Cornelia Lambert.
She is preceded in death by her parents and an infant daughter, Lisa Darlene Tucker.
Survivors include her sister, Joyce Lambert...
Jane Piercey Sergent
May 8, 2019
Jane Piercey Sergent, RN, 95, of Jacksonville, FL passed away quietly, holding hands with her husband, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Jane was born on December 3, 1923 in Jackson, TN. She grew up in New Albany, MS and spent most of her adult life in Lexington, KY before moving to Pensacola, FL. She earned her nursing degree...
David Arthur Mclellan
May 8, 2019
David Arthur McLellan, age 76, of Gulf Breeze passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada, to Ruth and Roger McLellan, David was raised in Calais, Maine. David's love for music led him to the Northern Conservatory of Music in Bangor, ME, where he earned his BA in Music...
Mary Frances Pryor Sarosdy
May 6, 2019
Mary Frances Pryor Sarosdy, 86, died on May 6, 2019 in Pensacola, Florida. She was born on September 9, 1932, in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of William Frank Pryor, Jr. and Wilma Alford.
In 1954, while working as a stewardess for Southern Airways, Mary met Louis R. Sarosdy, a career Naval Aviator. They married in 1955, had...
John "Bart" Bartley Phillips
May 6, 2019
Bart was born on Valentine's Day to George Carroll and Betty Welch Phillips. He was part of a strong community that attended Scenic Heights, Ferry Pass, and then Woodham High. He worked for Winn Dixie, Food World, and ECUA. Bart bravely fought against cancer, but lost his battle on Monday, May 6th. We are certain that his peaceful passing...
James Thomas Lord
May 5, 2019
James "Jim" Thomas Lord, Sr., age 85, of Pensacola, FL was called home Sunday, May 5, 2019.
Jim was born March 15, 1934 to James Russell Lord and Mary Patrick Finn. He attended the University of Miami, then on to dental school but preferred to work in sales. Jim went to work at Southern Bell in 1959...
Connie J. Varde
May 4, 2019
Connie Jo Varde, 73, of Santa Rosa County, FL passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019.
Connie was born on May 8, 1945 in Souix Rapids, Iowa. She graduated high school in Marathon, Iowa in 1963 and worked in cosmetology in Minnesota prior to moving to Pensacola in 1966. She worked as a Dental Assistant for many years...
Nick Boyd
May 3, 2019
James Nicholas "Nick"Â Boyd, 67, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019.
Nick was born on September 19, 1951 in Riverton, NJ. He attended the University of Florida and the University of West Florida, where he received his Masters in Accounting. Nick worked as a Certified Public Accountant and was most recently employed as Vice President of Finance...
Pete R. Moore
May 1, 2019
Peter Richard "Pete" Moore, 68, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
Pete was born to Clarence and Virginia Moore on December 25, 1950 on Long Island, New York. He grew up in Merrick, NY and graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Albany State University. Pete moved to Pensacola in 1981 and founded Pete...
Gordon W. Edwards, Jr.
May 1, 2019
Gordon W. Edwards, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at the age of 75 after a short battle with cancer.
He was born in Pensacola, FL in 1943 at the old Sacred Heart Hospital. He was a direct descendant of early Pensacola pioneer Mariana Pingrow Bonifay. Gordon attended and graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School....
Jean Delabar Harris
Apr 30, 2019
Jean DeLaBar Harris, 92, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
Jean was born in Whistler, AL. She attended Murphy High School and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Auburn University. Upon her son's diagnosis with juvenile diabetes she began her valued 20-year career assisting Drs. Reed Bell and John Whitcomb...
Elizabeth Schwab
Apr 28, 2019
Elizabeth was the daughter of Elwood and Pauline (Wigton) Chance. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Euclid, Ohio where she graduated from Shore High School in 1942. She worked for a brief time as secretary to the Dean of Co-Op Students at Case Western Reserve University while taking classes there. As part of the Greatest Generation, she...
Josephine Patti Merritt
Apr 28, 2019
Josephine "Josie" Patti Merritt, age 82, of Pensacola, was called home April 28, 2019. She was born in Pensacola, FL on October 7, 1936, to the late Capt. Joseph and Anna Patti. Josie's love of the Catholic Church initially led her down the road to becoming a Nun, and later a huge contributor to the Benedictine Sisters of Culman,...
Elyssia Carole Bogan
Apr 27, 2019
Elyssia Carole Bogan, the daughter of Lee Mason Bogan III and Kristine Christie Bogan, passed away April 27, 2019.
Elyssia's vibrant personality and generous heart will be missed by her mother, grandparents, siblings, aunts and many friends.
She is preceded in death by her father and her fiancé, Joshua Massey.
Elyssia leaves behind...
Robert Frank Zitzewitz
Apr 27, 2019
CDR Robert Frank Zitzewitz, SC, USN (ret) died of a respiratory illness at Pensacola, FL on 27 April 2019. He was 76 years old.
Raised in Port Republic, MD, "Rob" was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated as a commissioned officer in June of 1965. On 10 June 1965, he married the former Judith Korn...
Cdr. Panhorst , Donald Lee , Usn (Ret.)
Apr 26, 2019
Cdr. Donald L. "Don" Panhorst, USN (ret.), age 87, of Pensacola, was called home April 26, 2019. He was born in St. Clair, MO on March 11, 1932. Don was married for over 65 years to the love of his life, Dorothy May Panhorst. He was a proud U.S. Navy retiree, serving for 23 years with five active duty...
Jan David Klimuszko
Apr 25, 2019
Jan Klimuszko, of Pensacola, 75 passed away peacefully on the morning of April 25, 2019. Jan's strong trust in God gave him patience and strength dealing with several health issues these past months. We know that he is home now and completely healed.
Jan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Connecticut State and also a...
Patricia Burgess Potts
Apr 25, 2019
Patricia Burgess Potts, New Smyrna Beach, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Patricia (Pat) was born on August 19, 1933 to Burl R. and Ervie Davis Burgess. She spent the first 20 years of her life in her childhood home at the corner of 12 th Avenue and Brainerd Street, where her...
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