Gulf Breeze, Florida Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gulf Breeze, Florida & Surrounding Areas
Recent Obituaries
Donna Criswell
May 30, 2017
Donna Joan Criswell, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away peacefully at The Haven, Our Lady of Peace on May 30th in the Year of our Lord 2017. Donna Joan was 82. Born in Springfield, Missouri to the late Otis and Bernice Letterman ...and preceded in death by sister Faye Dean Rice of Springfield and also preceded in death by...
Ollie Genovese
May 27, 2017
Florence Williams Genovese, 92 of Mary Esther, FL passed away in Gulf Breeze, FL on May 27, 2017. Florence was born in Smithville, TN and after moving to Nashville worked for the Veterans Administration for 35 years then relocating to Mary Esther to be near her family. Florence is survived by her son Joe Genovese, wife Sherry, her son...
Jean Wilken
May 19, 2017
Jean H Wilken, 93, of Gulf Breeze FL passed away Friday May 19, 2017. Jean was born November 18, 1923 in Louisville KY to Maxwell and Fannie Huston. She graduated from Western Kentucky State College where she met the love of her life, Philip H Wilken. They married on May 31, 1942 and celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary before...
Vesta Mann
May 19, 2017
Vesta Orr Mann, age 86, a longtime resident of Gulf Breeze, was called home to be with the Lord on May 19, 2017. She was born March 8, 1931 in Joplin, Missouri to her late parents George and Ruth Orr. Vesta loved the Lord and was a member of First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze, where she enjoyed being...

Floy Lindesmith
May 18, 2017
Floy Dell Lindesmith, age 91, of Crestview, FL died on Thursday, May 18, 2017. There will be a time of visitation on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, Gulf Breeze. The funeral procession will depart for Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola NAS, at 10:15 where a graveside service will be held at...
Monsignor Lynch
May 17, 2017
Monsignor Richard Patrick Lynch died May 17, 2017. He was 97 years old. Msgr. Lynch was a Roman Catholic Priest, ministering to Hispanic parishes in Texas and New Mexico. He retired and moved to the Pensacola area in 1992. Msgr. Lynch was born in Youngstown, Ohio April 24, 1920 - the 4th of 10 children of John J. and...
Fostine Armstrong
May 11, 2017
Fostine Jones Armstrong, 74, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Fostine was born on October 14, 1942 in Crenshaw County Alabama to Thomas Jefferson Jones and Mertle Ree Jones. She was a resident of the Emerald Coast since 1984 where she was co-owner of Armstrong's Printing and Graphics, Inc. She is preceded in...
Esther Johnson
May 5, 2017
Esther Benedict Johnson left this Earth to walk in the sunshine on May 5, 2017 in Gulf Breeze, Florida. She was 98. Born on August 3, 1918 in Oxford, New York to Erma Blanche (Sherwood ) Benedict and Wayne Gilbert Benedict, Esther resided for most of her life in Lakeland, FL. She lived there with her husband of 61...
Karen Clay
Apr 29, 2017
Karen Clay age 75 of Tiger Point, Gulf Breeze, FL died peacefully in her sleep on April 29, 2017 after a short illness. Born April 12, 1942 in Scranton, PA, the daughter of John and Nora (Nee Mawn) Palutis. Karen married Joe Clay in 1962. Their shared love of the ocean drew them to the Jersey shore where they...
Frances Fromularo
Apr 23, 2017
Frances Fromularo of Gulf Breeze FL passed away on April 23, 2017. She was born in New York City on May 7, 1920 to Vincent F. Albano and his wife the former Maryann ("Mae") Sullivan. Frances was the fourth of 8 children, and the only girl. Growing up in Hell's Kitchen with 7 brothers quickly toughened her, as she...
Ronald Hancock
Apr 16, 2017
Ronald Hancock, 70, passed away on April 16, 2017 after a brave battle with cancer with his wife Sharon by his side. Ron, or Huey as he was also known, was born on April 13, 1947 in Washington, D.C., to the late Allison and Ella Hancock. After graduating high school, he later moved to Virginia where he met and...
Dorothy Enos
Apr 11, 2017
Dorothy Enos (known to all who loved her as Dottie) passed away on April 10th, 2017 in Gulf Breeze Florida surrounded by her family. She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on February 28, 1928, the only child of William and Susan Warburton, and graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1945. She is survived by her husband of 66...

Pham Tuyet
Apr 9, 2017
Ms. Pham Thi Tuyet, 74, of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Gulf Breeze, Florida. The viewing and visitation with the family will begin at 12:30 PM, Thursday, April 13, 2017 in the Rose Lawn Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 1:30 PM in the chapel. The interment will be in Rose...
Vaughn Hanson
Apr 6, 2017
Vaughn Richard Wm. Hanson Vaughn was born July 25, 1932, in rural Marshall County, Minnesota, deceased April 6, 2017 He was a resident of Gulf Breeze, Florida since 1978; U.S. Air Force Veteran. Vaughn was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude; son, Mitchell V. Hanson, brother, Gene Hanson, sister, Phyllis Johnson and in childhood Franklin and Henry, Jr.,...

Imogene Russ
Apr 5, 2017
Imogene Russ, age 93, was called home April 5, 2017. Born July 20, 1923 in Flomaton, AL to Eugene and Virgie Godwin. Upon graduating from high school she moved to Pensacola to work at NAS in disbursement where she met the love of her life, Broward. They married in 1944. Together they built their first home on seven acres...
Glen Schroeder
Mar 31, 2017
Glen Schroeder lost his fight with cancer on March 31st with his wife of sixty plus years by his side. Glenn, or "Bud" as he was better known by those who knew him, is survived by his wife Marietta, two daughters, Cheryl (Jack) Wilder and Kristin (Patrick) Ward, and five beautiful grandchildren, Brandon, Blake, Brittany Wilder, Ethan and Gabriel...
Margaret Decker
Mar 28, 2017
Margaret Theresa Decker (Peggy) of Pace, Florida died on Monday, March 28, 2017 at the age of 75 from cancer. Peggy was born on December 4, 1941 in Morristown, NJ to Joseph and Margaret Makosky. She graduated from Morris Hills High School in 1959 and married Charles Gilbert Decker on July 27, 1963. Peggy accomplished her life long dream...
Sherry Walsh-Escobedo
Mar 27, 2017
Sherry Dale Walsh Escobedo March 7, 1954 - March 27, 2017 Sherry Dale Walsh Escobedo, a beloved member of the Gulf Breeze community, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 27, 2017. Sherry was born at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, on March 7, 1954. After graduating with honors from Chandler High School in 1972, she went on to travel...
Ruth Oxenham
Mar 19, 2017
Ruth Dinse Oxenham, age 98, of Gulf Breeze, FL, passed away on March 19, 2017, after a long and joyous life. Born in Detroit on September 10, 1918, the daughter of George and Myrtle Dinse, Ruth grew up in Park Ridge, IL. She married her high-school sweetheart, Edward Henry Oxenham, in 1944, and together they had one son, Randolph,...
Kathleen Ocobock
Mar 17, 2017
Kathleen Ann Ocobock left this world peacefully on March 17, 2017 after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Kalamazoo Michigan on April 28,1949 to Margaret (Breid) and Ernest Jay Ocobock. She graduated from Marywood Academy in June 1967 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. She served honorably for over 20 years and retired in February...