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Obituaries


August 27, 2026
Diane Kay Johnson, 77, of Mission Hills, Kansas, died on August 7, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on March 30, 1949, to Raymond and Dorothy Singmaster Beaver. She moved…

August 21, 2026
Constance Vauclain Hamilton Wallace, of Boca Grande, Florida, affectionately known as Connie, died peacefully August 13, 2026. She was 98. Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Connie was the daughter of…

August 13, 2026
Arnold Sayer Rapoport, M.D., passed peacefully on Monday August 3, 2026, at the age of 91, at his home in Cornwall, VT. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he lived most of his life in Upstate New York, thoug…

August 6, 2026
Capt. Frederic ‘Fred’ E. Scott has cast out his last line in Boca Grande waters. He passed away on June 10, 2026 at the age of 85, and joins many of the island’s legendary fishing guides in a place…

July 30, 2026
Bonnie Helen Simonds passed away on July 22 in Englewood, Florida. Bonnie grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, where she attended New Trier East High School before going on to graduate from Northwestern U…

July 30, 2026
Peter DeWitt Diebold was born November 13, 1938, in Buffalo, New York. He passed away on July 13, 2026, in Boca Grande, Florida. Peter received an exceptional education, attending The Elmwood Fra…

July 23, 2026
John Allen Larsen was born on August 10, 1939, and died at home surrounded by family and friends in St. Paul, Minnesota on July 16, 2026. Born in Vermont, he was adopted by John and Lillian Larsen w…

July 9, 2026
Patricia “Pat” Schuler, a longtime resident of Boca Grande, Florida, passed peacefully with her family by her side on June 28, 2026, at the Tidewell Hospice House, Venice, FL. “Pat” was born on Apri…

July 2, 2026
Dr. Thomas P. James, radiologist and passionate sailor, passed away in Tidewell Hospice House in Venice on June 13. He was 92. Tom and his wife, Nancy, who survives, have been longtime Boca Grand…

June 25, 2026
Bob Leland, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, entrepreneur, and lifelong supporter of the University of Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bl…