Obituaries
OBITUARY: Elsie Bracken
April 19, 2023
Elsie Selden Bracken, 90, died April 15, 2023, peacefully at home in Boca Grande, FL. She was born in North Carolina. She lived in Sarasota and later moved to Boca Grande, in 1978.
She was famo…
OBITUARY: Joseph Albertson
April 6, 2023
Joseph Lester Albertson Jr. died on March 25, 2023.
Born in New Rochelle, N.Y, on March 13, 1933, Joe attended Tabor Academy and graduated from Williams College Class of 1954. He served in the…
OBITUARY: Mary Guyer
March 30, 2023
Mary Dosdall Guyer, 88, of Boca Grande, formerly Saint Paul, Minn., went to heaven peacefully surrounded by her loving family and caregivers.
Memories of Mary Guyer from Her Children: …
OBITUARY: Bob Frederick
March 30, 2023
Bob Frederick, a much-loved father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away on March 22, 2023, with family at his side. Born in Elkhart, Indiana in 1926, Bob grew up there with his parents an…
OBITUARY: Hope Benton
March 23, 2023
Hope Hutchins Benton, died unexpectedly on March 3, 2023 at the age of 83, just two days after her best birthday ever. She was in the Bahamas, on a boat, with her family and friends. She had taken a…
OBITUARY: Patricia Hicks
March 23, 2023
Patricia Goddard Hicks, born April 11, 1945, passed away on March 13, 2023. Patricia was born in St. Petersburg and lived there until moving to Tampa in 1958. She attended and graduated from H.B. Pl…
OBITUARY: Jane Italiano
March 9, 2023
Jane McKneely Italiano passed away on the 15th of January, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. At Jane’s request, an intimate, family-oriented service was held at Palma Ceia United Me…
OBITUARY: Robert Elliott
March 2, 2023
Bob Elliott, beloved husband, father, grandfather and good friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully in Venice on January 16, 2023 at the age of 85.
Bob had a long and successful career…
OBITUARY: Harry Childs III
February 23, 2023
On February 17, 2023, Harry Childs’ daughter went into his room and opened the window to let a breeze in. A 1950s hymnal selection was playing in the background. A song called “Here I am, Lord” came…
OBITUARY: Richard Burroughs
February 16, 2023
Richard Suppes Burroughs was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 2, 1929 to Davis Carlisle Burroughs and Nancy Suppes Burroughs. He died at home on January 25, 2023.
When Dick was 3 years old, his…