Dona Stenstrom
Aug 22, 2023
Dona F. Stenstrom, 94, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 22, 2023, at Azalea Trace in Pensacola, FL.
Dona was born January 5, 1929, in Eagle Grove, Iowa and was one of four children of Merryl and Aeline MacNaughton. She attended Lindenwood University and the University of Iowa, enjoying her time as a Tri-Delta sorority member. After...
Betty A. Failing
Aug 22, 2023
Betty Anna (Wedding) Failing, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Born on January 7, 1929, in Kansas City, MO, Betty's life was a testament to love, strength, and a zest for life that touched the hearts of all who knew her. Betty's radiant spirit brought boundless joy and laughter to those around her. Despite...
Lana Ann Barker
Aug 21, 2023
Lana Ann Barker, 80, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023.
Lana lived in Greensburg, PA from birth through age 21 when she married and moved to Beaufort, Parris Island, SC. She later worked for Civil Service for 30 years at El Toro MCAS until the day it closed, and she retired. Lana moved...
Patty Gilmore
Aug 21, 2023
Patricia "Patty" Gilmore, 78, of Pensacola, FL passed away at home on Monday, August 21, 2023.
Patty was born on November 17, 1944, in Elgin, SC to Joe and Doris Gilmore. Â She was a loving mother and will be missed dearly by her loving family.
She is preceded in death by her parents, as well...
Dr. John Jay Crittenden
Aug 20, 2023
Dr. John Jay Crittenden passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at the age of 63.
John was born in Peoria, IL and grew up in the Pensacola/Gulf Breeze area. He attended Catholic High School and graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Tech with a degree in Applied Mathematics. He earned his M.D. from the University...
Dorothy Gess Murphy
Aug 20, 2023
Dororthy Gess Murphy, 96, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
It is a great comfort to Dororthy's family and friends that she is at peace and celebrating her glory day with all the angels and saints before God our heavenly father.
Dorothy Gertrude Gess was born on July 5, 1927, in...
Richard Anthony Preston
Aug 19, 2023
Richard Anthony Preston, 85, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023.
Richard was born on June 27, 1938, in Gulfport, MS. His family moved to Pensacola in 1939 and he graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1956. Richard worked and ultimately retired from Monsanto after 35 years of service. He was an active and...
Cheryl Marie Riggs
Aug 19, 2023
Cheryl Marie Riggs, 46, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023.
Cheryl was born Cheryl Marie Glarner on March 17, 1977, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, to David and Judy Glarner. The family moved to Texas when she was 5 years old and she spent her youth in Carrollton, TX. She was involved in competitive...
Clarence L. Quigley
Aug 17, 2023
You know that kind of man who says "hey, how ya doing" to everyone -family, friends and strangers alike? That was Clarence L. Quigley. It is with great sadness that we announce his passing on Thursday, August 17, 2023, in Pensacola, FL.
Clarence was 82, born April 16, 1941. He has been battling several health challenges for...
Bob Saxon
Aug 16, 2023
Robert W. "Bob" Saxon, 91, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, and joined his beautiful bride in Glory.
Robert was born in Montgomery, AL, on October 10, 1931, and moved with his father, Henry Clyde Saxon and mother, Mettie Avis (Sumner) Saxon to Pensacola in 1946....
Janet Patanjo
Aug 16, 2023
Janet Patanjo, 94, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Lovingly called Jannette by her late husband, Joseph "Chubby" Patanjo. Janet was born to the late Serafina and Michael Romeo in Brooklyn, NY on March 31,1929. Janet also met her future husband, Chubby, there at the tender age of 15 in 1944. They were...
Audrey Elizabeth Weekley Baldwin
Aug 14, 2023
Audrey Elizabeth Weekley Baldwin, 98, native and lifelong resident of Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, August 14, 2023.
Audrey was born on May 7, 1925, to Louis and Dessie Weekley. She was a lifelong, active member of Gadsden Street United Methodist Church. She worked as a Contracting Officer at NAS Pensacola. Audrey was a member of the...
Margo Koelling Painter
Aug 14, 2023
Margo Koelling Painter, a cherished resident of Lillian, AL, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. Born on March 26, 1952, in Des Plaines, IL, Margo was 71 years young. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, generosity, and love for her family and Auburn football as well as a deep affection...
Rebecca "Becky" L. Bruner
Aug 12, 2023
Rebecca L. Bruner, 64, of Irvington, AL, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in a local hospital following a brief illness.
Becky was born on July 11, 1959, in Mobile, AL to Moise M. and Evangeline Landry (nee White). A 1980 graduate of the University of Alabama, she moved to Atlanta, GA to begin a career...
Jp Minchew
Aug 11, 2023
Julian Portwood "JP" Minchew, 90, closed a chapter of his life on Friday, August 11, 2023 and opened a new one in Heaven, where he was welcomed by his daughter, Julie Annwyn, his parents, Julian Minchew and Addie Todd Minchew, as well as other members of his family and many friends.
JP, as he was known, is...
Elsie Eleanor Wechter
Aug 11, 2023
Elsie E. Wechter (nee Reichert), age 102, of Pensacola, FL, passed from this life into eternal life on August 11, 2023. She was born on January 25, 1921, in Maywood Village, IL to the late Emanuel and Dorothy Koate Reichert. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Wechter; her siblings,...
Dr. John Ochsner Gage
Aug 7, 2023
On Monday, August 7, 2023, Dr. John Ochsner Gage departed this world peacefully in his home. Born on December 30, 1941, in New Orleans, LA, to his father, Dr. Idys Mims Gage, and his mother, Jane Pharr Gage, John grew up to receive his pre-med degree at Centre College in Danville, KY. After receiving this degree, Dr....
Heidemarie Wera Solarski
Aug 7, 2023
Heidemarie Wera Solarski, 84, of Gulf Breeze, FL, died Monday, August 7, 2023.
Heidemarie was born on April 7, 1939, in Brno, Czechoslovakia. She was separated from her mother as an infant during World War II and spent the rest of the war and beyond as a refugee. She survived a forced march out of Czechoslovakia and...
James "Jim" Edward Ditterline, Ii
Aug 6, 2023
James "Jim" Edward Ditterline, II, 61, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, in Pensacola, FL. Jim was born on February 4, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA to James Edward Ditterline and Valerie Jamrok. He is the grandson of Polish immigrants, Apolonia Mutala and Peter Jamrok.
Jim graduated high school at Choctawhatchee High in Fort Walton Beach...
Thomas Oliver Bailey, Sr.
Aug 5, 2023
Thomas "Tom" O. Bailey, Sr., entered his heavenly home on Saturday, August 5, 2023. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and a friend to all who knew him. Tom's vibrant spirit and passion for life touched the hearts of so many. His infectious laughter and kind heart left an indelible mark on the lives he...
