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  • March 9, 2021
Michael “Mickey” Shlifer

It is with the deepest sorrow that we share the news of the passing of Michael (Mickey) Shlifer on January 26, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • March 5, 2021
Lynda Ann Brill

Lynda Ann Brill, of Longboat Key, passed away on March 3, 2021 at the age of 84 years.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 26, 2021
Edwin Allen Rogers

Edwin Allen Rogers, 86 of Longboat Key, Florida, passed away Feb. 3, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 26, 2021
Sophie Pollack, nee Pielet

Sophie Pollack, nee Pielet, age 95, of Downers Grove, IL and Longboat Key, FL.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 25, 2021
Paul Lincoln Keyes

Paul L. Keyes of Longboat Key, Florida passed away on February 15, 2021 at the age of 83.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 19, 2021
Carla Gusovius Atkins

Carla Gusovius Atkins, age 93, of Anna Maria, Florida, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, at her son’s home in Arlington, Virginia.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 18, 2021
Lois Best Katzenbach

Lois Best Katzenbach was born in Chestnut Hill, PA.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 17, 2021
William Robert Hasenfus

William Robert Hasenfus, 72, of Longboat Key, passed away February 11, 2021, after a heroic battle against Pancreatic Cancer, diagnosed on December 23, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 8, 2021
John H. Maxheim

John passed away peacefully at home in Longboat Key, Florida early on December 22nd after a long battle with cancer.

  • Longboat Key
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  • January 28, 2021
Ray W. Stewart

Ray W. Stewart, 73, of Atlanta, died January 21, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
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  • January 15, 2021
Ann Jean Fullerton White

Ann Jean Fullerton White, 79, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away on January 7, 2021.

  • Longboat Key
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  • December 30, 2020
Walter Maurice Harold Budde Jr, PhD

Walter Maurice Harold Budde, Jr. PhD succumbed to COVID – 19 on December 4, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida after a valiant battle.

  • Sarasota
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  • December 23, 2020
Ian Willis

Ian Willis, 86, passed away on December 18, 2020 at his home on Longboat Key, Florida after a long illness.

  • Longboat Key
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  • December 22, 2020
Michael Petruzziello

On December 16th Michael (Mike) Petruzziello beloved husband, son, brother and friend passed away at home with his wife Debbi and their cat CoCo after a courageous battle with Cholangiocarcinoma.

  • East County
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  • December 16, 2020
Barbara Hutchinson Powers

Barbara Hutchinson Powers, 80, of Longboat Key Florida and Bernardsville died on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Randolph NJ. Her family was by her side.

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