Author: Boca Beacon

Storms of yesterday that hit Gasparilla Island

November 14, 2024
Boca Beacon
Community History

BY MARILYN HOECKEL A story from 1989 detailed some of the biggest storms to hit Boca Grande Editor’s note: This was from an Aug. 4, 1989 edition of the Boca Beacon. There are five big storms...

Robert N. Elwell 1942-2024

November 14, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

The Beacon has learned that Rob Elwell, born in Washington D.C. to Robert Newell and Mary Morrill Elwell during the war on November 24, 1942, died Nov. 7, 2024. For a quarter century a fixture on the...

Bob Edic remembered

November 7, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

The family of Robert (Bob) Edic invites you to join them in the celebration of his life on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m., at Gulf Cove Park 5149 Norlander Drive Port Charlotte FL. 33881. Bob...

Priscilla Masselink 1957-2024

November 7, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Priscilla Pope Masselink died on August 12, 2024 at her home in Sorrento, Maine after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Priscilla was 67 years old. She was surrounded by her loving family and...

Bridge Authority engineering chairman thanks the GIBA staff for storm work

BY GEORGE MILNE, ENGINEERING CHAIRMAN, GIBA Now that we are in the recovery phase, it is important to acknowledge the foresight, preparedness, and timely responses of Kathy Banson and the whole...

Bette Gallagher 1929 – 2024

October 31, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Bette Joan (Davis) Gallagher, 95, of Augusta, Michigan died peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Bette was born July 20, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Christopher...

Andrew Ireland 1930 – 2024

October 25, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Andrew Poysell Ireland (Andy), a former U.S. Member of Congress from Florida, banking executive, and beloved community leader, passed away peacefully at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Florida,...

Dr. Richard Farrior 1925 – 2024

October 25, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Richard Thomas Farrior, M.D., passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on October 13, 2024 – three months shy of his 100th birthday. His wife Betty Bodkin Farrior, parents Joseph Brown Farrior...

Damage to Fust Library: Tale of two storms at the historic building

October 25, 2024
Boca Beacon
Community, News

BY BOBBIE MARQUIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Before describing Hurricane Milton’s impact on the library, we must say that this is the second storm...

Marjorie Fortgang 1933-2024

October 18, 2024
Boca Beacon
Obituaries

Marjorie Katz Fortgang died peacefully on October 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at her home on the island of Boca Grande, Florida. She was 91. Marjorie was born on July 28, 1933, in Longmeadow,Massachusetts,...