Obituaries
OBITUARY: John Kaiser
May 23, 2021
On Friday, May 9, 2021 John Kaiser passed away in Washington, D.C. He was born November 1, 1926. John was the cherished father of Nancy Dufrane (Richard), Linda Brant (Michael), John Kaiser (Karen)…
OBITUARY: Mike Weddle
May 17, 2021
Michael Lee Weddle, born September 29, 1954, passed away on May 7, 2021 in Englewood at his home in Englewood, FL.
He was born in Compton, Calif. to parents Bob and Gene Weddle, but lived most of …
The loss of a legendary artist and friend: Rest well, Patti Middleton
May 9, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It’s amazing how such a diminutive body can wield such a mighty soul, but everyone who met Patti Middleton recognized her tremendous spirit. The tiny body that could get easily …
OBITUARY: Jerry Jackson
May 9, 2021
Jerry Edmond Jackson, 73, of Thomaston Ga., passed away Saturday May 1, 2021 at Harborview Health and rehab.
Mr. Jackson was born on March 29, 1948 in Thomaston, Ga. to the late Edmond Carter Jacks…
OBITUARY: Michael Calahan
May 4, 2021
Michael (“Mike”) A. Calahan, formerly of Boca Grande, died unexpectedly at his home in Fort Lauderdale on April 17, 2021. Mike and his wife, Midge, built a home in Boca Bay in the mid-1990s and res…
OBITUARY: Gerald Boardman Church
April 23, 2021
Gerald Boardman Church, age 85, died on April 9, 2021, in Boca Grande.
Gerry graduated from Dexter School in Brookline, MA and St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA before attending Harvard College…
OBITUARY: Lloyd A. ‘Bud’ Wampach
April 16, 2021
Lloyd A. “Bud” Wampach, age 92, died Friday, April 9, 2021. A funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Boca Grande, FL on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10 a.m. Burial will be scheduled a…
Elisabeth Obry Henneberger
April 9, 2021
Elisabeth Obry Henneberger, 87 died on April 1, 2021 in Riverview, Fla. Born January 31, 1934 in Weilerbach, Germany, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, with her husband and infant son. They spent…
Myung Soon Chung
April 9, 2021
Myung Soon Chung (Woo) of Boca Grande, Florida, and previously of Barrington Hills, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 28, 2021. Born in Pyongyang, Korea in 1931, to K…
OBITUARY: Barbara Leiter
March 21, 2021
Barbara Ketcham Leiter, age 76, passed from this life March 4, 2021 at the Venice Florida Regional Bayfront Hospital in the care of her family. Barbara was born in Peoria, IL on January 9, 1945 to …