Jody Marie Applewhite

Jody Marie Applewhite obituary

Jody Marie Applewhite

Jody Applewhite Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crevasse's Simple Cremation - Jacksonville on Oct. 23, 2025.

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Jody Marie Casbarro Applewhite, 63, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away in her home on October 8, 2025. Jody was born on January 16, 1962, in New Haven, Connecticut to Ann and Louis Casbarro Jr., she was a graduate of, West Haven High School.

Jody is survived by her husband, Douglas, her sister, Lori Casbarro Perolla (Frank Perolla), her brother, Louis Casbarro III (Kelly), many nieces and nephews, and Cooper, her Labrador Retriever.

She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, James Fitzpatrick.

Growing up in West Haven, she learned and inherited her father's passion of being outdoors and gardening. Despite her limited physical ability due to Multiple Sclerosis, Jody created a unique and beautiful landscape in the front of the house for all passersby to enjoy and a peaceful, plant filled oasis for family and friends to experience in the back.

Please Contact the family for service information.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Https://donate.nationalmssociety.org/campaign/Jody-Applewhite-Memorial-Fund

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