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Carol Diane Kruse, born September 25, 1934 in Chcago, Ill., passed away on August 19, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Betty aylor; her brother, Douglas Taylor; and her son David Kruse. A friend of Bill W. for 51 years, she is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Kruse to […]
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Matt Gutman misses the fall northern weather, loves the Finger Lakes, and is suspicious of alligators. He’s also the newest member of the Boca Beacon family. “I think it’s fall that I miss the most. In Ithaca, there are a lot of waterfalls and a lot of people that go swimming in the lake. I […]
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Jane Cartwright Carlson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021, five days after her 93rd birthday. She was with her three sons when she died at Heritage Oaks of Englewood. She was her usual exuberant self until she was muted by a series of strokes several weeks prior. Jane and her late husband, Byron (“By”), […]
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY The sea turtle nesting season is now in its 11th week on Gasparilla Island, nearly halfway through the 26-week season, which officially ends Oct. 31. Since May 1, BGSTA turtle patrol volunteers have been faithfully monitoring the beaches, documenting all nests and false crawls, and taking steps to protect the […]
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Jim Brown is our local Boca Grande Arrow Pest Control man, a Vietnam Veteran, proud husband and father, and a passionate breeder of Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. You can also add to that list that he’s one heck of a storyteller. Jim and his wife Karen have been raising Chesapeakes since 1998. While they love all […]
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BY THOMAS J ERVIN MD BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC A cardinal prerequisite for a successful career in science is the willingness to be willing to change one’s mind as to the answer to a hypothesis based on the scientific results of the experiment. For investigations and observations of the pandemic and the COVID-19 virus, continued […]
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Christopher Rembold passed away on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at 84 years of age. He was a graduate of Western Hills High School, where he is a member of its Athletic Hall of Fame, and the University of Cincinnati and a partner at National Machine Tool where he worked for 48 years. Boca Grande became […]
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Lara Loughlin passed away on Aug. 28, 2021 at the age of 27 years old. She was a mother-to-be, with her baby boy Alan to be born in February of 2022. Lara was born in New York City, and was raised in New York until she was nine years old where her and her family […]
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Gorham Lamont “Jerry” Cross of Needham, Mass., formerly of Weston, Mass. passed away on August 25, 2021. Born in 1929, he was the son of Gorham Lamont Cross and Margaret Warren Cross. He is survived by his children and their spouses, John Cross (Peggy), Jennifer Peterson (Curt), and Heather Woodworth (Charlie); his grandchildren, Ted and […]