On Thursday, July 8, 2021, Eleanor Shinnick, loving wife, and mother of Joseph Shinnick, Ellen Pugner, and Elaine Studnicki passed away at age 92.
Obituaries
Edward Charles Stiles, 1957-2021
Edward Charles “Chuck” Stiles, 64, of Gainesville / Palm Coast, Florida, passed away on July 1, 2021, at his home in Palm Coast.
John Fischer, Ex-School Board Member and Omnipresent Booster of All Things Flagler, Dies at 76
John Fischer, who served on the Flagler County School Board from 2011 to 2014 and was a ubiquitous presence throughout the community for years, died in the aftermath of complications from an infection and surgery on Friday.
Alexia (Lexi) Kaasandra Hunt, 1994-2021
Born on March 20, 1994 in Colorado before relocating to Florida in 2017, Lexi came to Palm Coast with a thirst for adventure and a love for the wild places, both inside and out. Adored wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend left this world unexpectedly on April 22, 2021.
Paul Harrington, A Flagler Beach Commission Candidate in March, Dies at 66 After Weeks of Struggles
Paul Harrington, who died this morning at 66, had been in the thick of Flagler Beach City Commission issues going back five years. He attended almost every meeting and twice ran for a commission seat. He’d been hospitalized in late February for the removal of brain tumors just before the last election.
Bridget “Bridie” Walsh, 1934-2021
Mrs. Walsh passed away on April 1, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving and caring family. She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on September 17, 1934, a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Baxter Dewar.
Thomas Aquinas O’Dea Sr., 1935-2021
Thomas Aquinas O’Dea Sr. passed on to be with God on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Morristown Medical Center.
Jon Netts, Longest-Serving Palm Coast Mayor and Council Member, the City’s Towering Founder, Dies at 78
Jon Netts, whose 15 years on the Palm Coast City Council shaped the young city and set the standard for measured, commanding and dignified leadership, died this evening at AdventHealth Palm Coast of complications from Covid-19. He was 78.
TR, as FPC Principal Tom Russell Was Known to Most, Is Celebrated as Learner, Leader, Tweeter and Jovial, Heroic Dad
James Tom Russell, who died on Dec. 9 after leading Flagler Palm Coast High School for just a year and a half after a long career in leadership of Volusia County schools, was celebrated at a memorial at Jackie Robinson Stadium Friday evening with broad-ranging affection and admiration.
Stanley C. Drescher, 1931-2020
Stanley C. Drescher, 88, Flagler Beach’s One and Only Poet Laureate passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020