Cynthia Marie (Kitchen) Yates, 70, entered into the Gates of Heaven on October 16, 2018.  She was born on July 22, 1948, in Colver, PA, to Jesse and Rose Ann Kitchen.  Cindy has been a resident of the Jacksonville area for 55 years.  She was a loving mother and nana.  Cynthia is survived by her children, Kim (Robert) Kalapp, Rodney (Michelle) VonEsche, and Jesse VonEsche; grandchildren, Weston, Wyatt and Annamarie Kalap, Ashley, Ryann and Mitchell VonEsche, and Corey VonEsche; siblings, Christine (Ben) Harper and Pam (Johnny) Palmisano.  She will join in heaven her parents and siblings, Jane Carroll Kitchen, Connie Davis, Eddie Kitchen, Frances Harvey and Ronald Kitchen.  A Visitation will be held Friday, October 19, 2018, from 10:30 - 12:00 Noon at Ponte Vedra Valley.  A Funeral Service will follow, also at Ponte Vedra Valley, at 12:00 Noon.  In lieu of flowers the family kindly asks that donations in Cindy’s honor be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.