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Obituaries


September 16, 2022
Anne H. Wallace of Chestnut Hill, Yarmouth, Maine and Boca Grande died peacefully on August 21, 2022, at the age of 92. She is survived by her husband, Monte, to whom she was married for 69 years;…

September 8, 2022
Pamela L. Turnbull passed away August 30, 2022. She was born in California and raised in Virginia and Glencoe, Illinois.  Pam was most at home in Boca Grande, Florida and the mountains of Weste…

September 1, 2022
Gerald F. Chrysler of Waverly, Pa. and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 6, 2022 at home. His wife of 61 years was the former Bonnie Lavin, Waverly. Born on April 18, 1939, i…

September 1, 2022
Peter W. Beyer Sr., 74, passed away on August 19, 2022. Pete was a longtime resident of Grand Island, N.Y. before moving to Englewood in 1992. Pete was born on November 3, 1947 in Buffalo, New …

August 19, 2022
Dorothy S. Gibson, of Frostproof, passed away on August 14, 2022, in her home surrounded by family. Dotty was born on December 1, 1929 in Deland to Albert A. Sullivan (deceased) and Edith Carter S…

August 18, 2022
Samuel A. Dixon, of Englewood, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, with his family by his side. Sam was born in Richmond, Va., on September 30, 1963 to James O. Dixon (deceased) and Marian C. …

August 11, 2022
Richard D. Simonds passed away on July 31, 2022 at the age of 86 after a long and wonderful life.  He was born on May 12, 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, attended New Trier High School and Yale Uni…

August 5, 2022
1964 – 2022 Bonnie Kay Pringle, 58, died on Sunday, July 31 at home in Rotonda. She was born in Punta a on May 8, 1964 to June (Reynolds) and Merril “Buddy” Fulton. Bonnie grew up in Placida, h…

August 5, 2022
John Henry Eckenroad, III, 78, of Boca Grande, Florida passed away surrounded by his family on July 24, 2022. Born on August 14, 1943, John spent the first years of his life in Clarendon Hills, Il…

August 5, 2022
Since the Boca Beacon began in 1980, the Boca Beacon has had the distinct honor of running obituaries free of charge. This policy has been adhered to without question until recently, when we reali…