Aycock Funeral Home Young & Prill Chapel - DUP

Christine Long nee Wagner was called home to heaven on July 17, 2023. The world will not be the same without her beautiful smile, vibrant personality, big heart, and bold example of how to live life to the fullest. She loved hard and laughed big. She was always fashionable, ever full of style and grace, and truly a force to be reckoned with. Born July 6, 1938, to Andrew and Agnes Wagner in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she became a resident of Stuart in 1974. She and her husband Russ owned Accurate Services, an answering service on "confusion corner" before moving on to other entrepreneurial ventures until she retired. She was fiercely independent, a talented businesswoman, hard worker, and...

Christine Long (Goelz) nee Wagner was called home to heaven on July 17, 2023. The world will not be the same without her beautiful smile, vibrant personality, big heart, and bold example of how to live life to the fullest. She loved hard and laughed big. She was always fashionable, ever full of style and grace, and truly a force to be reckoned with. Born July 6, 1938, to Andrew and Agnes Wagner in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she became a resident of Stuart, Florida in 1974. She and her husband Russ owned Accurate Services, an answering service on "confusion corner" (Flagler Street) before moving on to other entrepreneurial ventures until she retired. She was fiercely independent, a...

Fred George Meier, 96, passed away on May 15, 2023, in Hobe Sound, FL. He was born in Flushing, NY, on February 26, 1927, son of the late Frederick George Meier Sr. and Katherine (Oelhaf) Meier. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 61 years, Maryann Meier, who passed in 2014. Fred attended Flushing (NY) Primary School and Brooklyn Tech High School before joining the US Navy during World War II as a Electronic Technician's Mate 3rd Class. He was a proud member of the military association and served his country with honor. After completing his service, Fred went on to earn a Degree in Engineering and an MBA from Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken,NJ. He moved his family...

Raymond Kenneth Dunn, 94, died Sunday evening, April 23 at his home with his loving wife Margaret (Peggy) by his side. He had been under hospice care at home for a few weeks. Ray was born in the Borough of the Bronx, New York on January 22, 1929 to Ann and Thomas Dunn, Sr. He was pre-deceased by his parents, his brother, Thomas, Jr., his sister-in-law Elaine and his first wife, Diane. Ray attended St. Agnes Boys High School in Manhattan, New York. The school's motto is "Virtus Valet," character and strength, which defined Ray's core values. It was during this time that he snagged his first part-time job, after school, in the mailroom at Flyntco in Rockefeller Center. A short time...

Patricia Jones McCree, age 84 of Hobe Sound, Florida passed away peacefully at home, on April 22, 2023, surrounded by family. Patsy was born on June 26, 1938 to Ford Hinchman Jones and Elizabeth Driggs Jones. Her early childhood years were spent in Englewood, New Jersey and later in New Canaan, Connecticut. During World War II, she and her family lived in Patuxent, Maryland and Norman, Oklahoma while her father was serving in the Navy. She graduated high school from the Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island, attended Connecticut College and the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City. Patsy met her beloved husband of 64 years in 1958 at her cousin's wedding and she...

John J Tighe Jr. born February 4, 1935, in West New York, NJ to John and Edna Tighe passed away January 26th, 2023, in Hobe Sound, Florida. John aka "Smiling Jack," "Jetty Jack," and most recently "Singing Jack," attended St. Joseph's Catholic High School where he captained both the football and basketball teams. Jack went on to Montclair University where he was captain of the football team and president of his fraternity. He obtained his Master's in Education from Seton Hall University and was head football coach, teacher and principal at Ocean Township High School in Ocean NJ for a span of over 30 years. Jack's later years were spent in Bethany Beach DE & Hobe Sound Fl where...

John J Tighe Jr. born February 4, 1935, in West New York, NJ to John and Edna Tighe passed away January 26th, 2023, in Hobe Sound, Florida. John aka "Smiling Jack," "Jetty Jack," and most recently "Singing Jack," attended St. Joseph's Catholic High School where he captained both the football and basketball teams. Jack went on to Montclair University where he was a star center, captain of the football team and president of his fraternity, AGORA. While at Montclair, Jack met the love of his life and wife of 65 years Camille Spino Tighe. Jack was offered his first coaching job in 1959 by one of his former football coaches, which was the start of an illustrious coaching and educating career...