BLOOM, Owen of Longboat Key, FL, entered into rest on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the age of 89. 

It is with much sadness that the family of Doris Stelzer announces her passing on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. She was 96 years old.

Bruce Allen “Blue” Grassfield, of Longboat Key passed away on August 21, 2019 at a hospice facility in Bradenton Florida. 

Bradley “Brad” Ashman, passed peacefully on August 17th, 2019 at the age of 71, surrounded by his loving family.

The spunky, beloved longtime Longboat Observer reporter has died at age 92.

Alfred Floyd Bracciano, known as “Poppy” to the people closest to him, was born July 29, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. 

Ardith Laurel (Eilola) Tromley, 87, formerly of Colts Neck NJ, and currently of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on July 27, 2019.