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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Kathryn "Kitty" Sanders Goller
Jul 14, 2014
Kathryn Sanders Goller, 89, of Pensacola, FL, passed Monday, July 14, 2014 following a fatal battle with pneumonia. Her family and friends were at her side at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, FL. Kathryn was born to the late Jack Jaeckel and Audrey Sanders Jaeckel on Sept. 5, 1924 in Highland Home, AL and graduated from Crenshaw Co. H.S. in...
Mary Lucius Turpin
Jul 12, 2014
Mary Lucius Turpin, 90, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Mary was born in Birmingham, AL on November 3, 1923. She graduated from Howard College in Birmingham in 1945. After the war she worked in the drafting department of the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company. In 1958 she married Dave Turpin in Birmingham. Mary and Turp were married...
Lillian Mcvoy Johnson
Jul 11, 2014
Lillian McVoy Johnson, 92, native of Pensacola, FL passed away peacefully with her family at her side on July 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, two brothers, three sisters and one grandchild. Lillian is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Capt. Gerald M. Johnson , USN (ret); two sons, Robert S. Johnson...
Donald A. Besch, Jr.
Jul 6, 2014
Donald A. Besch, Jr., 63, of Pensacola, FL passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Covenant Hospice Inpatient and Palliative Care Center. Don Besch was born at Camp Lejeune, NC on November 11, 1950. A graduate of Escambia High School, he joined the United States Army in August of 1970 as a Helicopter Repairman. He served as a...
Summers Jarrett
Jul 4, 2014
Summers Jarrett was called to heaven by our Savior on Friday, July 4, 2014. Summers was born and raised in Cabin Creek, WV. He graduated from Marshall University where he played football and basketball. Completing his MBA, Summers was hired by Chemstrand, later known as Monsanto and worked there for many years. He was a terrific husband, father, grandfather and...
Linda Sue Hall
Jul 2, 2014
Linda Sue Hall, 67, a resident of Pensacola, FL for 30 years passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Linda was born on September 24, 1946 in Salem, OH and spent her childhood on a farm in Kensington, OH. She was the daughter of a WW II veteran. Linda graduated from United Local High School in 1964 and married her...
Wilma Peacock Griffin
Jun 30, 2014
Wilma Peacock Griffin, 82, ended her battle with Alzheimer's, Monday, June 30, 2014, at her home in Pensacola, FL. Mrs. Griffin was born in Houston County, AL, but was reared in Marianna, FL and was a graduate of Marianna High School. She was a member of East Brent Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL where during her years as a homemaker and...
Elizabeth Malone Quigley
Jun 28, 2014
Elizabeth Quigley passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, June 28, 2014, to be with her Lord. Josephine Elizabeth (Malone) Quigley was born March 11, 1924, in Pensacola, FL. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 74 years, Edward Erle Quigley, Jr. They were married on July 5, 1940. Elizabeth was also survived by her three...
Victor Dale Nielsen
Jun 28, 2014
Victor Dale Nielsen, 75, of Pensacola, FL died peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital. His wife of 47 years, two sons, granddaughter, sister and brother-in-law were at his side. Victor was born in Atlantic, IA May 8, 1939 to Lambert and Imogene Nielsen. He and his family moved to Sheldon, IA, then Kansas City, MO where...
Winifred Louise Rodriguez Holmer
Jun 27, 2014
Winifred Louise Rodriguez Holmer, age 83, passed peacefully to eternal rest with The Lord Jesus on Friday, June 27, 2014 in Pensacola. A native of Baton Rouge, LA she was preceded in death by her mother and father, Alphonse and Edna Bourgeois Rodriguez, all 10 siblings and her husband of 50 years, Donald. She graduated from St. Joseph's Academy and...
Greg Elet Elowsky
Jun 26, 2014
On June 26, 2014 Greg E. Elowsky peacefully passed on to be with his Heavenly Father at the age of 58. He was born on August 22, 1955 in Pensacola, FL. In his earlier years he hung acoustical ceiling tile and then became an Independent Residential Contractor in 1982. He had a passion for building and was like a kid...
John Bradley Fitzgerald
Jun 22, 2014
John Bradley Fitzgerald of Pensacola, FL passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014. He was born October 15, 1977 and was 36 years old. Brad was a lifelong resident of Pensacola, although he lived for a short time in Reno, NV and Winter Park, FL where he attended Full Sail Media School. He was a graduate of Pensacola Catholic High...
Michael Francis Maguire
Jun 21, 2014
Michael Francis Maguire, 80, of Pensacola, was taken from us slowly and then quickly by dementia. He died on June 21, 2014. Michael was born and raised in Greenwich, CT. His family came to this country from County Meath, Ireland. In 1955, he married Dolores Maria Beggs who came to this country from Belfast, Northern Ireland. During this time he...
Charles Edward "Monk" Godwin
Jun 21, 2014
Charles Edward "Monk" Godwin, 76, of Pensacola passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014. Mr. Godwin was born in Pensacola, FL on December 11, 1937. He graduated from J.M Tate High School in 1956. Monk was married to Sybil Parker Godwin for 53 years. He served in the U.S Army and was stationed in Germany and Lebanon. After serving he worked...
John J Cristalli
Jun 21, 2014
John J. Cristalli, 67, of Gulf Breeze, FL formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Pennsauken, NJ departed this life, peacefully on Saturday, June 21,2014, with his loving companion Niki Fiedler by his side. He was the beloved son of the late Frances (Anderson) and Pasquale Cristalli. John is survived by his brothers, Joseph (Linda), Michael (Karen), Anthony and Frank (Joanna);...
Paula Ruth Hrbacek
Jun 19, 2014
Heaven gained another Angel on June 19, 2014. Paula Ruth Hrbacek, 59, of Pensacola, FL passed away after a short, but courageous battle with cancer with her family at her side. Paula was born in Indianapolis, IN, daughter of William and Arleen Knoderer. She graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Journalism and Fine Arts. There she met...
V. Kenneth Mcdonald
Jun 18, 2014
Vincent Kenneth McDonald of Pensacola, FL, passed at home to his heavenly home on June 18, 2014. Ken was born on April 25, 1934 in Teaneck, NJ, and graduated from Mt. Carmel grammar school, Ridgewood, NJ; St. Lukes High School, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ; and the University of Scranton, PA, with a BS in Economics. After high school he enlisted in the...
Rita Alexine Golson
Jun 17, 2014
Rita Alexine Lockwood Golson, 88, of Pensacola, FL died peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Born October 21, 1925 she was a lifelong resident of Pensacola. Being a devout Catholic her entire life, she was also a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Dancing, going to the beach and taking care of her family were a few things that she enjoyed....
William “Bill” Riley, Jr.
Jun 17, 2014
William (Bill) Riley, Jr., 83, passed on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Sacred Heart Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 39 yrs., Nyril Riley; daughter, Kim Riley; daughter, Terri (Riley) Kessler; and son, Mitchell Riley; his grandchildren Michael Jurkowlaniec, Eric Jurkowlaniec, Courtney Michelle Chipman, Christopher W. Stalls and his great grandchildren, Bradley Chipman, Brandon Chipman and Ivy Kate...
Margaret “Margie” Lavinia Mielczarski
Jun 14, 2014
Margaret "Margie" Lavinia Mielczarski, 74, of Pensacola passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at her home after a struggle with Parkinson's disease. Margie was born in Miami, FL on March 22, 1940. She graduated from Miami Edison Sr. High School in 1958. She went on to earn a degree in Business from Florida State University, graduating in 1962. Margie...
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