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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Lewis Emmanuel Zangas
Sep 30, 2022
Lewis Emmanuel "Buster" Zangas, age 90, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022.
Buster was born in Pensacola on January 2, 1932 to the late Louis and Mattie Blackshear Zangas. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Robert "Bobby" Marchelos.
Buster proudly served as major in...
Bryant Liggett
Sep 30, 2022
Henry "Bryant" Liggett, age 93, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Bryant was born on April 16, 1929 to Alice Ruth Bryant and Herschel Baxter Liggett in Nashville, TN. He spent his childhood working on the Liggett Tobacco Farm, building model airplanes, becoming a distinguished pianist, and perfecting his golf swing. He...
De R. Franco
Sep 29, 2022
De Richard Franco died on September 29, 2022, in Pensacola, Florida. He was born April 12, 1967, in Fort Ord, California the son of Richard Mac Franco and Sandra Lynn Stob nee Thompson. He was a devoted father, son, brother, cousin, uncle, husband and above all, friend. He loved his family, God, and his country.
In his...
Kathy Errington
Sep 28, 2022
Kathryn Anne Eckerlein "Kathy" Errington, 64, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
Kathy was born on September 28, 1958, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Dr. Ron and Dorothy Eckerlein. Her parents moved to Pensacola, FL, shortly after Kathy was born, thus making her a lifelong resident of Pensacola.
Kathy attended Sacred Heart Cathedral...
Joseph Delli Colli
Sep 28, 2022
Joseph Delli Colli, 80, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
Joe was born in Gary, IN. He grew up in Crown Point, IN where he attended St. Mary's School, Crown Point High School, and attended Purdue University. He worked for Inland Steel Mill, National Life Insurance, Redi Froze, Ancona Brothers and Werner in...
Blair Roderick Laughlin, Jr.
Sep 27, 2022
Chief Blair Roderick Laughlin, Jr., USN (Ret.), 84, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
He was born on May 5, 1938, to the late Blair and Marion Laughlin, Sr. in Goshen, IN. Blair was a devoted husband and loving father and grandfather. He was an active member...
George William Pape
Sep 27, 2022
George William Pape, 93, died peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
George was born on December 30, 1928, to the late George William and Modeste Rosique Pape of Pensacola, FL. He attended Sacred Heart Cathedral School and Catholic High School. He served in the US Army and fought in the Korean...
Ann W. Clark
Sep 26, 2022
Ann was born on April 27, 1926, in Norton, VA, to William and Ethel (White) Wassum. She was the oldest of three other siblings: Carlton and Paul Wassum and Sue Wassum (Sutphin). On May 9, 1947, Ann Wassum and Paul Bruce Clark were married at Beckley Presbyterian Church, and in the years that followed, the couple had two children:...
Diana Kroodsma Poist
Sep 25, 2022
Diana Kroodsma Poist, 78, of Pensacola, FL., passed away on Sunday. September 25, 2022.
Mrs. Poist was born in Sherman, TX and graduated from Camp Lejeune High School. She was a retired school bus driver and enjoyed reading, gardening and morning coffee with her beloved dogs. Fearless in life Diana always faced life's challenges regardless of any...
James Dean Momburg
Sep 25, 2022
James Dean Momburg, a proud veteran of the United States Navy, passed away September 25, 2022.
The son of Phillip and Nelly Momburg, Dean grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He was born at White Cross Hospital on March 25, 1943, and attended Aquinas College High School, attended U.S. Naval Training Center, Naval Submarine School, and was a...
Jim Brady
Sep 25, 2022
James "Jim" Rodgers Brady, 80, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2022, at the NC State Veterans Home in Kinston, North Carolina.
Born on October 21, 1941, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Jim was the son of Captain Anthony Rodgers Brady, USN, and Cora Louise Blount Brady.
He was a graduate of Marion Military Institute and...
Mickey Berry
Sep 22, 2022
Mildred "Mickey" Irene Berry, age 98, of Pensacola, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022. She will be missed by all who knew her.
A visitation will be held from 1:00pm until a funeral service to begin at 2:00pm on Sunday, September 25, 2022, with Chaplin Chip Swanson, officiating. A committal service will follow at Bayview Memorial...
Carol Eboli Wells
Sep 22, 2022
Carol Wells, age 64, of Milton, FL passed from this world on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Â She was a loving wife, best friend, and fiercely loving mother to their children. When her light went out it forever darkened the world, things will not be the same without her presence.
She is preceded in death by her parents,...
Eleanor T. Aspliden
Sep 21, 2022
Eleanor T. Aspliden gained her angel wings on the morning of September 21, 2022, at the age of 77 years old. She was born in Wheeling, WV to the late Lawrence and Lillian Jaquay Tuttle on May 11, 1945.
She was the widow of Dr. Carl I. Aspliden, PhD. She grew up in Washington, D.C. from the...
Charles "Bill" & Julia Strickland
Sep 21, 2022
Charles "Bill" William Strickland, 98, passed from this life on Tuesday, September 25, 2022, just 80 hours after his beloved wife, Julia Belle Strickland, 95, preceded him in death on Friday, September 21, 2022. They were married for 76 years.
They were childhood sweethearts and had known each other since he was twelve and she was nine....
Beth Miller
Sep 18, 2022
Elizabeth Pamela Stanley Kern Miller passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2022, after a brief illness.
Beth grew up in Pensacola's East Hill neighborhood, just around the corner from Friendly Service and Moulton's Drugs. She was educated and excelled at Cook Elementary, Clubbs Middle, PHS, PJC (PSC), UWF and FSU where she earned her Masters and...
Teresa Rice Sims
Sep 18, 2022
Teresa Rice Sims, 68, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, as a result of complications from surgery.
Teresa was born on November 11, 1953, in Abilene, TX. She was the only child of Bob and Truby Rice, who preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Keith...
Virginia V. Howe
Sep 18, 2022
Virginia V. Howe, 93, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022.
She will be missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, James M. "John" Howe.
Survivors include her son, James B. "Jim" Howe (Kathy); daughter, Phyllis Bearman; grandchildren, Troy Jensen (Becky), Roxette Howe,...
Arturo Mosca Devitalis, Jr.
Sep 17, 2022
Arturo Mosca DeVitalis, Jr., 95, of Pensacola, FL, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
A WW2 veteran raised in Plainfield, NJ, graduated from Monmouth College and worked as a manufacturing engineer before moving to Rochester, NY where he was reborn to serve the Lord. In Rochester he was a founding member of the...
Jane Cole
Sep 14, 2022
Alice "Jane" Cole, 87, a retired Santa Rosa County Elementary school teacher and resident of Gulf Breeze, FL, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
Jane was born in Tampa, FL on February 22, 1935, to John and Myrtle Noland. She graduated from Florida State with a degree in Elementary Education...
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