Jacalyn Othoson Farnandez

Jacalyn Othoson Farnandez, 76, of The Villages, Florida, passed away at home on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Jacalyn was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Howard Roger Othoson and Mabel Collins on October 14, 1946. She graduated from Henry C Conrad High School in 1964. She married John H. Farnandez on November 29, 1965, in Elton, Maryland. They were married for over 57 years. She worked as an assistant for numerous ophthalmologists in Delaware, Michigan, and California. She called many places home, including Wilmington, Delaware, Rochester Hills, Michigan, Carlsbad California, The Landings at Piney Point in St Mary's County, Maryland, and finally The Villages in Florida. She especially enjoyed time at her condo on Lake Norman in North Carolina. She was very fond of her travels throughout Europe and her many vacation trips with close friends and family.

Jacalyn is preceded in death by her father, Howard Roger Othoson and her mother, Mabel Collins Othoson. She is survived by her husband John H. Farnandez, her son John Martin Farnandez of Chesterfield, South Carolina, her daughter Kara Farnandez Stoll of McLean, Virginia, her sister Carol Strencejewski of Port St Lucie, Florida, her brother Howard Othoson Jr. of Lakeland, Florida, sister-in -law Linda Hornsby of Salisbury, Maryland, and sister-in-law Dawn Farnandez Sakeley of Hockessin, Delaware. She has four grandchildren who she adored: John Francis Farnandez, Jackie Stoll, Brayden Stoll, and Tessa Stoll.

A Memorial Service for family and close friends will be held at the White City Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida, on a date yet to be determined.