Laura Elizabeth Grennell Espling

Laura had a love for family, church and baseball with toleration for fishing with her husband Bengt Espling. Laura was a loving wife, mother of seven and devout Catholic, serving the church as a Eucharistic minister.

Laura is survived by her husband and six of their seven children as well as spouses, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was the youngest and the last of six sisters that were affectionately called “The Grennell Girls.” She retired from a career as the secretary of Espling Jewelers, established by Bengt and Laura.

Services will be held at San Jose Catholic Church starting at 10:30am on Monday, November 16, 2020, followed by Mass at 11:00am, which is also the final resting place near the shrine. Visitation will be held the night prior, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin. The rosary will be held at 5:00pm that night.

Children (spouses): Joe (deceased), Laurie, Ben (Stevee), Mary (Pedro) Espling-Gonzalez, Daniel (Michele), Carl (Danielle), Arne and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Grennell girls: Beatrice, Mary, Catherine, Helen, Nancy, and Laura.

Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin, 11801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL (904) 288-0025.