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Gulf Breeze, Florida Obituaries

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Bruce Schmitz

Bruce Schmitz

Mar 3, 2019

Bruce David Schmitz, 56, died March 3, 2019 in Redondo Beach, California. He was the son of Mary Trainor Walter and the late Louis P. Schmitz. He is survived by his sister Lisa Schmitz Cartwright and his brother Marcus Schmitz (Karla). Also surviving him is a niece, Kimberly Cartwright; nephews Christopher Cartwright (Kaitlyn), Stephen Schmitz and Michael Schmitz. A...

Lawrence Gerlits

Lawrence Gerlits

Mar 1, 2019

Lawrence E. "Larry" Gerlits Jr. age 76, a resident of Gulf Breeze, FL died March 1, 2019 at his home. Born February 4th, 1943 in Iowa City, IA the son of Lawrence and Jean (Niner) Gerlits. He grew up in Iowa City as the oldest of 12 children. Larry proudly served his country out of high school in the...

Marion Cowan

Marion Cowan

Feb 20, 2019

Marion Davis (Newman) Cowan, 99, died peacefully in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by family members, on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Born September 3rd, 1919 in Lakewood, New Jersey to Judge Harry E. Newman and mother Fanny May (Mickle) Newman, Marion loved her home in southern New Jersey and enjoyed summers on West Point Island in Lavallette, New Jersey with siblings...

Charles Bassett

Charles Bassett

Feb 6, 2019

Visitation Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church 75 Fairpoint Drive Gulf Breeze, FL  32561 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:30 AM Service Funeral Service Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church 75 Fairpoint Drive Gulf Breeze, FL  32561 Wednesday, February 13, 2019 11:00 AM Cemetery Barrancas National Cemetery 1 Cemetery Road Pensacola, FL  32508

Venita Bonner

Venita Bonner

Feb 3, 2019

Venita Ann Bonner, age 77, of Jay, Florida passed away February 3, 2019. Ann was born on December 22, 1941. She worked at Monsanto after graduating from high school. She spent the majority of her years taking care of her family at home. She was a member of Pensacola First Church of the Nazarene for many years. She loved...

Bertha Sanders

Bertha Sanders

Jan 31, 2019

Bertha Sanders, age 90, of Navarre, FL passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, Gulf Breeze followed by a Funeral Service at 10:00 AM.

Visitation Rose Lawn Funeral Home ...

Pamela Shivers

Pamela Shivers

Jan 25, 2019

Pamela Jann Shivers, age 63, passed away on January 25, 2019. Born on February 28, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia, she was a long-time resident of Gulf Breeze, Florida. Pam had the most beautiful smile and a dynamic personality. She could literally light up a room and was full of life. She was such a caring person and was always...

Elise Evans

Elise Evans

Jan 23, 2019

Elise "Sam" Marie Evans, age 74, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away on January 23, 2019 in Pensacola, FL. Born in June 1944 in Callicoon, NY. Raised in North Branch, NY. After high school, she began her travel adventures with federal civil service assignments to Iceland and South Korea. While working in Washington, DC she married a Naval Officer,...

Shirley Sims

Shirley Sims

Jan 18, 2019

Shirley Ann Bellew-Sims, age 77 of Navarre, Florida, went to her heavenly home on January 18, 2019, after an extended illness with CHF. Shirley has an amazing relationship with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that kept her faith strong and gave her peace during her battle with heart disease. Shirley was born to Oscar Levi and Vester Lou...

Nancy Windsor

Nancy Windsor

Jan 17, 2019

Nancy M. Windsor, age 73, of Gulf Breeze, FL. Passed away peacefully January 17, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospital in the presence of family. Born November 24, 1945 in Minneapolis, MN, daughter of Curtis and Gwendolyn (Neff) Windsor, she grew up and lived most of her life in Minnesota. She worked for the Hennepin County Court system for over...

Robert Whitcomb

Robert Whitcomb

Jan 16, 2019

Robert Howard Whitcomb, also known to loved ones as Bud, Buddy, Bob his personal favorite "Uncle Bob", is celebrating passage from a beautiful life on earth to a more beautiful life with our Holy Father. Among those reuniting with Bob in joyous celebration are his closest loved ones: his father and mother Lloyd and Ursula Perry Whitcomb, his first...

Larry Bridwell

Larry Bridwell

Jan 2, 2019

Larry R. Bridwell, 79, of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed away in his home on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Larry was born November 3, 1939 in Lafayette, Indiana, son of the late Lawrence Bridwell and Lola Griffin. He married Helga Pokluda on July 21, 1960 in Heidelberg, Germany. She survives. Larry was raised on a small farm in Youngs Chapel...

Roy Maahs, Jr

Roy Maahs, Jr

Jan 1, 2019

Roy William Maahs, Jr., of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.

David Rhodes

David Rhodes

Jan 1, 2019

David Bryan Rhodes

1967-2019

David Bryan Rhodes, age 52, of 3878 Bay Wind Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL, died June 9, 2019, at home after a short illness.

Born March 28, 1967, in Atlanta, GA, the son of Harold and Loree (Kyzer) Rhodes. David was a professional carpenter. He also loved to...

Richard Bailey Sr

Richard Bailey Sr

Jan 1, 2019

Richard Franklyn Bailey Sr, 84, passed away at his home in Florida on August 20, 2019.

Dick was born in Manhattan, NY and grew up in Miami and Staten Island.  He graduated from Wagner College with both his undergraduate and MBA degrees.  He lived most of his adult life in Pennington NJ.  Dick worked at RCA in...

Phyllis Phillips

Phyllis Phillips

Jan 1, 2019

Phyllis Purnell Phillips, 91, died peacefully on January 1, 2019 in Pensacola, Florida. She was born in Lebanon, Tennessee on July 19, 1927. Retired from Auburn University in 1983, she then returned to Wilson County where she became an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lebanon. She spent many happy years, along with her husband, former president...

Blanche Stallings Berner

Blanche Stallings Berner

Jan 1, 2019

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Elizabeth Holloway

Elizabeth Holloway

Jan 1, 2019

Elizabeth Anne Robinson “Betty” Holloway, 90, was born in Sylva, NC and departed for the Church Triumphant from Gulf Breeze, FL on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lazelle Henson Robinson Kelley and Samuel Erwin Robinson.

Betty graduated from Asheville High School (North Carolina ) and Cullowhee College (now Western Carolina...

Stephen Bogan

Stephen Bogan

Jan 1, 2019

Steve Bogan, child of God, loving son, father, and friend, died peacefully on May 6th, 2019. He was a resident of Gulf Breeze for over 63 years. He loved God, his wife, children, family, and his church. Born in Atlanta on October 25th, 1945, Steve moved to Gulf Breeze with his family in 1955 at the age of 10....

M. Hazel Adams

M. Hazel Adams

Jan 1, 2019

Mary Hazel English Adams, 88, of Gulf Breeze, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019.

She was born in China Grove, AL to David Franklin English and Alma Burks English, the second of seven children.  She married John Wesley Adams, Jr. and together they raised two sons.

Hazel had lived...