Obituaries
Obituary: Don Ward
September 27, 2019
Don Ward, 76, a year-round Boca Grande resident, passed away Saturday doing what he loved – casting on the beach in the early evening. Born in 1942 on Long Island, New York to Harold and Olga Ward,…
Obituary: Dick Lyman
September 26, 2019
Richard Pope Lyman III, age 84, of Grand Rapids, MI and Boca Grande, FL died Monday September 23, 2019. Dick was born July 23, 1935 to June Ranney Lyman and Richard P Lyman, Jr. in Lansing, MI. Ra…
Another piece of island history lost: The passing of Ted Van Itallie
September 20, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, obesity expert and leading researcher in metabolic diseases, died September 14 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was 99. The author of over 200 publications, Dr….
Obituary: Clyde ‘Les’ Nash M.D.
September 20, 2019
Clyde “Les” Nash M.D., 86, born November 25, 1932, passed away September 13, 2019. Les was the son of Katherine Seelbach Nash and Clyde Lester Nash. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where he atte…
Obituary: Carol Harrington
September 20, 2019
Carol Whitney Harrington, 89, of Boca Grande and Manchester Village, Vermont passed away peacefully on September 18, 2019 surrounded by her adoring family. Cause of death was congestive heart failu…
Obituary: William J. Reinert
September 20, 2019
William J. Reinert, 74, of Chadds Ford, Pa. and formerly of Mantoloking, N.J., passed away on September 9, 2019. He was a graduate of the Sanford School and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia….
Obituary: George Robert Baker
September 13, 2019
George Robert Baker – November 5, 1929 to September 3, 2019 – died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to George & Lucy Baker. After gradua…
Obituary: Lucile Turner James
August 23, 2019
Local seasonal resident Lucile Turner James passed away peacefully at home here on the island on August 16th, 2019 after a 4-1/2 year battle with metastatic lung cancer. Lucile was born on October …
Obituary: Florence ‘Terry’ Hoyt
August 23, 2019
Florence “Terry” Cornelia Hoyt, age 64, passed away in Geneva, N.Y. on August 7, 2019. Terry was the beloved daughter of Elton Hoyt III (predeceased) and Barbara Higgins Hoyt; beloved sister to Jam…
Obituary: Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi
August 16, 2019
Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He died from complications related to his battle with lung cancer. Baldy wa…