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Obituaries

Celebration of Life April 26 for Chef Lenny Clymer

April 23, 2026
There will be a celebration of life at The Temptation Restaurant from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 for Leonard “Lenny” E Clymer, 66.  Leonard was born on Monday, December 7, 1959, to the late…

Robert Vanden Bosch 1936-2026

April 23, 2026
Robert Vanden Bosch of Chicago, IL and Boca Grande passed away on March 22, 2026 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living in Chevy Chase MD. Robert grew up in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago, where h…

Paul ‘Chico’ Euwer 1935-2026

April 16, 2026
Paul (Chico) Euwer, from Boca Grande and Ligonier, PA, died on March 23, 2026. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School, Princeton and the Wharton School. He worked for a family’s foundation in Pi…

Capt. John Spinks Celebration

April 9, 2026
Capt. John Spinks, best known as Capt. ‘Tater’ Spinks, died March 8, 2026. Born Jan. 1, 1947, he was a long-time Boca Grande fishing captain.  Tater’s life will be celebrated from 11 a.m. until 3…

Memorial for Richard Scott Faley 

April 2, 2026
A memorial mass for Richard Scott Faley (1947-2026) will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Thursday, April 9th at 11 a.m. All are invited to attend. A reception will follow at the pari…

Paul Lewis Csank 1939-2026 

April 2, 2026
Paul Lewis Csank (November 14, 1939 – March 28, 2026) was not a man who did things halfway.  A native of Cleveland, he began studying psychology at The Ohio State University before turning to law…

Charles Edward ‘Ched’ McConnell, 1948-2026

March 26, 2026
Charles Edward McConnell (Ched) of Boca Grande, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the age of 77. Ched was born on September 1, 1948, in Suffern, New York, to Warren and Jeanette McC…

Paul ‘Chico’ Euwer 1935-2026 

March 26, 2026
The Beacon received word of the recent death of Paul ‘Chico’ Euwer of Boca Grande on Monday, March 23. A memorial service will be held next fall.

John William ‘Tater’ Spinks, 1947-2026

March 19, 2026
On New Year’s Day, 1947, Lillian and Roy Spinks welcomed their 5th child, a boy named John William, nicknamed by his older siblings as “Tater,” and that name stuck with him his whole life. Born and…

Hildegard Werner Messenbaugh, 1940-2026

March 19, 2026
Dr. Hildegard Werner Messenbaugh – beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and pioneering adolescent psychiatrist – passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on January 10, 2026, surrounded by loved ones…