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    In Memoriam |
  • March 7, 2018
Betty Weinstein

Betty Weinstein, 106, of Sarasota, Florida, formally of Michigan, died February 26, 2018.

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    In Memoriam |
  • March 6, 2018
Dr. Robert Kromer

Dr. Robert Kromer, 90, formerly of Sandusky, Ohio, and Longboat Key, passed away Jan. 22 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Jacksonville.

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    In Memoriam |
  • February 28, 2018
Joan Walter Rotenberg

Joan Walter Rotenberg died unexpectedly in Longboat Key, Florida on February 23, 2018 at the age of 74.

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    In Memoriam |
  • February 26, 2018
Hope Tappe Weatherby

ADRIAN – Hope Tappe Weatherby, age 94 of Adrian, Michigan, a long time resident of Longboat Key, Florida, passed away in the early morning hours of February 16, 2018.

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    In Memoriam |
  • February 26, 2018
Patricia A. Farrell

Patricia A. Farrell, 82, of Tenafly, NJ and Longboat Key, FL, passed away on February 21, 2018 at her home in Tenafly, NJ after a long battle with lung cancer.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • February 13, 2018
Charles Lenard “Chuck” Boyer, LCDR, USN (Ret.)

Charles Lenard “Chuck” Boyer, LCDR, USN (Ret.), 87, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2018, at Tidwell Hospice in Bradenton, FL.

  • Longboat Key
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  • February 8, 2018
Inez Stopher

Inez Black Stopher, 88, passed away on January 8, 2018.

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Nicholas Bravo
    In Memoriam |
  • February 8, 2018
Nicholas James Bravo

Nicholas James Bravo, 34 years old of Sarasota, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Lisa Hagerman
    In Memoriam |
  • February 8, 2018
Lisa Hagerman

Lisa Jo Hagerman, (June 23, 1956 - Jan. 27, 2018), 61, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away on Jan. 27, 2018.

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    In Memoriam |
  • February 5, 2018
Dorothy Marie Reed

Our wonderful Mother, Dorothy Marie Reed, died on January 21, 2018, at the age of 86 from ALS.

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Frank "Tommy" Arthur Jr.
    In Memoriam |
  • February 2, 2018
Frank "Tommy" Arthur Jr.

Frank “Tommy” Arthur Jr., 67, of Longboat Key, Fla. and Hickory, N.C., was a special soul, loving husband and loyal friend who never met a stranger.

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Robert Aaron Shure
    In Memoriam |
  • February 1, 2018
Robert Aaron Shure

ROBERT AARON SHURE (Bob), Aug. 2, 1931 – Jan. 14, 2018, died at age 86, of complications from a stroke in Sarasota, Florida.

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Harold Robinson
    In Memoriam |
  • January 25, 2018
Tributes: Harold Robinson

Harold Murrell Robinson, age 92, of Charlottesville, Va., died at home on Friday, Jan. 12.

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Larry Strasser
    In Memoriam |
  • January 25, 2018
Tributes: Larry Strasser

Larry Strasser, of Bradenton, passed away on Jan. 17 with his devoted wife, Nancy, at his side.

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Naomi “DeLores” Sommers
    In Memoriam |
  • January 25, 2018
Tributes: Naomi "DeLores" Sommers

Naomi “DeLores” Sommers of Bradenton, formerly of Sherburne, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 12.

  • East County
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