All Obituaries

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Robert Gambera, age 86, resident of Navarre Florida, died of natural causes on Monday morning November 4th in Gulf Breeze Florida. He was born on May 19, 1933 in the Bronx, New York. He grew up in an Italian section of the Bronx and was a Yankee fan from a young age as he played stickball in the streets of New York. He attended High School in New Rochelle and ran track. He was good enough to achieve a track scholarship to attend Fordham University. He graduated in 1955 and joined the Air...

Pam/Suzie passed away peacefully at her home in Navarre, Fl surrounded by family Monday, November 4, 2019  Suzie was the purest form of love that ever graced this earth and loved life along with everyone and everything in it.  She was a wonderful daughter, sister, mom, nama, great nama and friend to all.  She has three sons and three beautiful daughters in law. Kristapher & Natasha Notter, Zachariah & Whitley Notter, Ian &...

  Edward "Ed" Toupin, age 84, of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed in peace on November 3, 2019.  Ed was born March 12, 1935 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Edwin Toupin and Josephine Bedard Toupin.  He married his loving wife of 62 years, Shirley, on April 28, 1956 in Brighton, Massachusetts. Ed served his country in the U.S. Navy, including 4 tours in Vietnam, and retired from service in 1971.  He then worked (as the best car salesman in Pensacola) in the auto sales...

Zane Nicholas Gill, born May 1, 1997 in Pensacola, FL, passed away on November 1, 2019.  Zane graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in 2015 where he excelled in baseball and was an integral part of two state championship teams.  He had a perfect 10-0 record as a pitcher and earned a scholarship to Duke University.  He loved hunting, fishing and the great outdoors.  Zane was a great son to his parents Jeff and Laurie, a great brother to Travis, and a cherished...

Gulf Breeze – Corbett Davis Sr. passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on November 1, 2019. Corbett Sr. was born in Mobile, Alabama on December 1, 1928.  He met and married his high school sweetheart, Imogene Fowler and was happily married for 62 years.  Corbett and Imogene moved to Pensacola in 1950 with hopes of one day opening a small jewelry store.  Their dream came true in 1956 when they opened Jeweler’s Trade Shop in...

Janie Sue Smith (McDowell), age 68, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2019, under the care of Covenant Care, West Florida Hospice, and in the loving presence of her husband, Rickey Smith. Sue, as her loved ones called her, was originally from Cullman, Alabama, and graduated from Anniston High School in 1970. In 1974, Sue married her husband, Rickey, and moved to Florida, where she served as the unit coordinator for the Baptist Hospital of Gulf Breeze for over...

Donna Bryan, age 70, of 4152 Sandy Bluff Drive in Gulf Breeze, Florida went to be with our Lord on Saturday October 26, 2019 after an extended stay at The Haven of Our Lady of Peace Nursing home. Donna was born April 22, 1949, the daughter of Bob Haney and Jewel Killingsworth Haney.  She grew up in Winfield, Alabama. After graduating from Winfield High School she attended the University of Alabama where she was conveyed numerous degrees. She expressed a great interest in the arts...

  Willemina E. Van Veen Roche, 81, a resident of Gulf Breeze, Florida for over 47 years, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 after a short illness.   Willie was born November 18, 1937 in Amsterdam, Holland, where as a young girl she survived Nazi occupation during WWII; her family home just a few blocks from the Anne Frank house. In 1960 she met & married Thomas F. Roche (USAF) who was stationed in Europe. Willie & Tom were married for 46 years, until his death in...

  Russell Schreiner, Sr., 79, of Gulf Breeze Florida passed away peacefully on October 21, 2019.  He was born to parents Dr. Otto William Schreiner and Mildred Schreiner on July 6, 1940 in Chicago Illinois.  After graduating a military high school he served briefly in the Army Airborne Corps before returning home to take care of his ailing father.  Russ was a law enforcement officer in Highland Park, Illinois for 12 years before buying a small business and moving his...