Obituaries
Obituary: Vaughn Everett McCarthy
December 11, 2015
Vaughn Everett McCarthy, 69, was born September 19, 1946 in Portland, Maine. He moved to St. Petersburg in 1957 and died at home in South Pasadena this past Tuesday, Dec. 8. He was a graduate…
Obituary: Theresa Matos
December 4, 2015
Theresa Matos of Boca Grande passed away peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015. She lost her battle to lung cancer, though she fought to the end. Theresa was surrounded by he…
‘He will get by St. Peter without shoes’ … rest in peace, Capt. Buster
October 9, 2015
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Capt. Lewis “Buster” Herzog, a true Boca Grande character of the greatest magnitude, has left this earth to fish another realm. If you knew him you only have to close your eyes to…
Carolann George memorial service set
October 2, 2015
A visitation for Carolann Marie George (Buquet) has been set for the date of Friday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Boca Gra…
Obituary: Sharon Mehler
September 18, 2015
Sharon Lee Mehler, 66, died peacefully in her home on September 1, 2015.
For more than 20 years Sherri was a flight attendant for American Airlines. She was most passionate about garden…
Obituary: Richard Newman
September 4, 2015
Richard Gerard Newman, 49, of Rotonda West passed away peacefully on August 23, 2015 with his family surrounding him.
Richard was born in October 8, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, the s…
Obituary: Jack Hughes
September 4, 2015
Jack Hughes, born in 1947, passed away in his sleep on August 25, 2015, and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Jack and his wife, Barbara Helvey-Hughes, own the Hughes G…
Obituary: Carolann George
September 4, 2015
Carolann Marie George (Buquet), 75, of Deerfield, IL and Boca Grande, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2015.
Beloved wife to Norman; loving mother to Matthew (Jennifer) and Jeffrey…
Obituary: R. Abel Garraghan
August 28, 2015
R. Abel Garraghan of Burgevin St., Kingston died unexpectedly on Monday, August 24, 2015 at his West Hyannisport, MA residence. He was 72.
He was born in Kingston, a son of the late forme…
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…