Obituaries
OBITUARY: William W. Wilcox V
May 8, 2020
On April 27, 2020 William W. Wilcox V, 94, of Westwood, Mass. and formerly of Boca Grande, and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away.
He was born on April 24, 1926 in Midd…
Obituary: Billy Lee Spurgeon
May 1, 2020
Billy Lee Spurgeon has “gone Home” to meet his Savior and unite with his loving wife, Nancy. He passed away on March 18, 2020. Bill was born on October 23, 1929 at his family farmhouse in Abingdon…
OBITUARY: Anne Lathrop
April 24, 2020
Anne A. Lathrop, 78, a lifelong resident of Northwest Ohio, passed away peacefully April 6, 2020 at the Kingston Residence of Perrysburg.
She was born June 16, 1941 in Toledo to the late Harold Mil…
OBITUARY: Carolyn Falter
April 17, 2020
Carolyn J. Falter, 82, of Boca Grande and Port Clinton, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2020, at her residence in Florida. She was born July 4, 1937, in Tiffin,…
OBITUARY: Frank Marra
April 10, 2020
Born in New York City at the height of the deadly Spanish Influenza on Sept. 24, 1918, Frank Edward Marra succumbed to complications of COVID-19 on April 5, 2020, in White Plains at the age of 101….
The loss of Nina Houghton resonates with many islanders
April 3, 2020
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Nina Rodale Houghton, a former Boca Grande resident who made a tremendous impact on our island, passed away on March 15, 2020. Nina was born on November 13, 1937, and raised in …
OBITUARY: Dustin Hogan
April 3, 2020
Dustin Ray Hogan, born May 12, 1984 in Sarasota, recently passed away in his home in Saint Louis, Mo. He was the son of Debra and Steve Hogan, and he married Christy Moessmer on April 7, 2013 in Av…
EDITORIAL: Helen Thrash Fraser
April 3, 2020
Helen Thrash Fraser passed away at home on March 20, 2020. She was born in 1930 to Dorothy Louise King and Charles Wilson Thrash. Helen had one brother, Charles Wilson Thrash, Jr. – deceased. She s…
OBITUARY: Bob Hayden
March 27, 2020
Our family is heartbroken to announce that we lost one of the greatest loves of our lives. Bob Hayden loved his family and his many friends, the Navy, his loyal Sigma Chi brothers, his two dogs tha…
OBITUARY: Jean Wurtz
March 13, 2020
Jean Wurtz, 86, of Boca Grande, formerly of Greenwich, Conn., passed away peacefully in the company of family on March 7, 2020. She was born on July 29, 1933 and is survived by her sisters, Sandra …