Obituaries
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Haraden
May 6, 2022
Elizabeth Jane (Bubar) Haraden, 85, recently of Acton, Mass., died in Concord on March 25, 2022.
She was born on June 15, 1936 in Fort Fairfield, Maine, as the only child of Helen Towle and W…
OBITUARY: Bart Richards
May 5, 2022
Bartlett Richards III (“Bart”), 83, of Boca Grande, Florida, and Northfield, Illinois, died peacefully surrounded by his family on April 23, 2022.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1…
The passing of a well-loved island figure, Father Charles Sullivan
April 29, 2022
Father Charles Sullivan, founder of St. Columbkille Mission Parish in Fort Myers and former leader of Our Lady of Mercy in Boca Grande, died Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022.
His funeral will …
OBITUARY: Ike Roberts
April 29, 2022
Isaac “Ike” Blackburn Roberts, age 93, Nokomis, Fla., died on Sunday, April 24, 2022. He was born August 19, 1928 in Clayton, Ga., while his parents, Julian Bryant Roberts and Effie Elvira Blackbu…
OBITUARY: Dick Stem
April 21, 2022
Dick Stem, a World War II veteran who built a successful Sarasota-area building supply company, died surrounded by family at his Boca Grande home on April 13, 2022. He was 94.
The patriarch of …
Jo Anne Speer: 1928 – 2022
April 8, 2022
‘Kin to almost everyone on the island’
As the sun would start setting on any given day, you might find Jo Anne Speer down at 1st Street beach. Sometimes her nephew and caretaker, Nelson, would …
The loss of a legendary chef, and friend
April 8, 2022
BY CHEF TIM SPAIN
Unfortunately, my friend Chef Josh Orlick, passed away last week. He will be sorely missed. Josh and I worked together on several occasions in Boca Grande. He was the first p…
OBITUARY: Josh Orlick
April 8, 2022
Joshua Paul Orlick, 39, took his last cast when he passed away suddenly March 13, 2022.
A local chef at The Loose Caboose for many years, as well as at Zekes on Dearborn in Engle- wood, he was …
OBITUARY: Judy Shaw
March 25, 2022
Mary Judith (McKee) Shaw, fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church, passed away on March 19, 2022, at the age of 83. Survived by her loving husband of 61 years, Vincent E. Shaw. Lov…
A sad goodbye to a friend
March 25, 2022
On Sunday, March 20 Pastor Matthew Williams announced to his congregation at the Lighthouse United Methodist Church that he would be moving on from the island in July. “I was approached with an in…