Rhoda Karol, born on November 1st, 1930, passed away in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, May 17th, 2025, at 94 years old after several health issues. She was born in Brooklyn, NY where she met her husband, Bill. They were married for 73 wonderful years and loved each other like never seen before. She worked in New York City as a bookkeeper, then again when they moved to Freehold, NJ. They retired and moved to Wellington, FL and lived there for 25 years before moving to Ponte Vedra to be closer to family.
Rhoda was known to be vibrant, outgoing and made friends everywhere she went.
She is survived by her daughter, Marcia Karol and son-in-law, Michael O’Reilly; granddaughter, Brittany Karol with partner, Kyle Campbell; and granddaughter, Chelsea Widdows with grand son-in-law, Tanner Widdows. She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Eleanor and Irving Stein, and her brother and sister-in-law, Barry and Shelly Fisher. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Bill Karol, and her son, Robert Karol.
Her funeral will be held on Friday, May 23rd at noon at Ponte Vedra Valley Funeral Home at 450 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to B’nai Brith.
For those that cannot attend, the service will be live-streamed and recorded, accessible on the Ponte Vedra Valley website.
