Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituary: Marlene Marie Chapman
Marlene Marie Chapman (71), of Fernandina Beach, passed away peacefully at Community Hospice Jane and [...]
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Feb
Feb
Guy Petty: Architect, Volunteer, Rock Steady Co-Founder
Guy Edmund Petty died on May 9, 2023. With great dignity and a Guy-like sense [...]
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May
May
Carolyn Edna Phanstiel: Teacher, Activist — and Friend
Carolyn Edna Phanstiel was born in Queens, New York, February 28, 1938, and died peacefully [...]
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May
May
A Friend of Fernandina and The Observer Has Passed
Editor’s note: We were saddened to learn of the death of Malcolm “Mac” Noden. While [...]
20
Jan
Jan
Stephan R. Leimberg: an Amelia Neighbor of Great Consequence
By Jo-Ann Leimberg & Jay Kayne On Dec. 1, 2022, Amelia Island lost a true [...]
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Dec
Dec
Phyllis Gwendoline Grace Blacklock, 102
November 28, 2022 Longtime Fernandina Beach resident, Phyllis “Phyll” Gwendoline Grace (Petvin) Blacklock, 102, passed [...]
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Nov
Nov