Obituaries
Obituary: Richard Newman
August 28, 2015
A full obituary for Richard Newman will be announced here next week, but services in his honor will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, followed by a Cele…
OBITUARY: Robert F. Shandorf
August 21, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Robert F. Shandorf, age 68, of St. Paul, MN and Boca Grande, FL died unexpectedly on 8/5/15. Bob was born May 10, 1947 in Minneapolis.
Obituary: Edward Cruz
July 17, 2015
Edward Cruz, former CEO of E.E. Cruz and Company, Inc., philanthropist and entrepreneur, passed away on Tuesday, July 14 at his home in Bay Head, New Jersey with his family by his side. After treat…
Obituary: JoAnne (Jo Jo) Faulstich
July 17, 2015
JoAnne (Jo Jo) Faulstich passed away on June 29, 2015 in Southwest Florida after a lengthy illness. She was a native of California and lived in Boca Grande for more than 30 years. Jo Jo graduated f…
Obituary: John O. Hastings
July 17, 2015
John O. Hastings, 85, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 24, 2015. He was a resident of the Boca Grande Club. John was the beloved husband of Susan and the late Mary Kate (nee Worcester) …
Obituary: Capt. Jimmy Robertson
July 17, 2015
Captain James “Jimmy” Andrew Robertson, 60, passed away peacefully Saturday July 11, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Marjie; his daughter, Julie Jean (Jon); his beloved grandchildren, …
Another island mother lost: Louise Bowe to be laid to rest this weekend
July 10, 2015
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – We lost another one of our island mothers on Sunday, July 5, as Louise Bowe slipped away from congestive heart failure. Other than for a few years her entire life was spent on …
Obituary: Mary Louise Bowe
July 10, 2015
Mary Louise Bowe, 89, formerly of Boca Grande, died in Port Charlotte on July 5, 2015. Louise was born on September 2, 1925 in Bartow and moved to Boca Grande at age 3, where she resided until age 88.
Obituary: Ann Louise Arehart
July 3, 2015
Ann Louise Arehart, born July 13, 1925, died at home on June 27, 2015 at age 89 after a long illness.
Ann was born in Birmingham, AL to Robert and Irene Breedlove. She was raised in Kansas City…
Obituary: Philip E. Benton III
July 3, 2015
Philip E. Benton Jr., 86, of Orleans, Mass. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday June 14th, 2015.
He was born on New Years Eve 1928 in Charlottesville, VA.
He was the first of five child…