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Samuel Anderson “Andy” Reasoner (1954-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • December 4, 2024
Samuel Anderson “Andy” Reasoner

Samuel Anderson “Andy” Reasoner, 69, of Bradenton, FL passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 27 in hospice care at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a short hospital stay.

  • Longboat Key
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Marianne Beckett (1935-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • December 3, 2024
Marianne Beckett

It is with great sorrow and much love that the family of Marianne Ondocin Beckett announce her peaceful passing at home on November 25, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
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Shirley Mae Hampton Noyes (1928-2024)
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  • December 3, 2024
Shirley Mae Hampton Noyes

Shirley Mae Hampton Noyes 8/19/28-11/26/24. A full life well lived.

  • Longboat Key
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Ivo F. Waerlop (1938-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • November 18, 2024
Ivo F. Waerlop

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ivo F. Waerlop, who left us peacefully on July 28, 2024, at the age of 86 after a long battle with cancer and kidney disease.

  • Longboat Key
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Ruth Strauss (1925-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • November 13, 2024
Ruth Latrelle Strauss

Ruth Latrelle Strauss, long time Longboat Key resident, passed away on Monday, November 4th, just short of her 99th birthday (born December 12th, 1925).

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Edward Cohen (1925-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • November 13, 2024
Edward Cohen

Edward D. Cohen of Longboat Key FL, born in NYC April 1925, died Oct. 29th 2024, just six months shy of attaining his goal of 100 years old.

  • Longboat Key
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Thomas Jack Black ( 1932 - 2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • November 8, 2024
Thomas Jack Black

Thomas Jack Black, Sr., age 92, passed away after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's on October 13, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • October 24, 2024
Pamela Bourgault

On Oct. 16, Pamela Bourgault, beloved wife of Pierre Bourgault, passed away.

  • Sarasota
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    In Memoriam |
  • October 18, 2024
Jack Franklin Richardson, D.M.D.

Jack Franklin Richardson, D.M.D., a husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully on October 2, 2024, at the age of 84.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • July 25, 2024
Harvey I. Steinberg

Harvey Steinberg of Framingham, Mass. and Longboat Key was the beloved husband of the late Arline Steinberg.

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Lynn Noel Nieting (née Poerchke), 1940-2024
    In Memoriam |
  • July 25, 2024
Lynn Noel Nieting (née Poerchke)

Lynn Noel Nieting, 84, of Longboat Key and Valparaiso, Indiana, was called to her Lord’s home on July 13 in Valparaiso.

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  • July 12, 2024
William 'Bill' Joseph Beckmeyer, M.D.

William “Bill” Joseph Beckmeyer M.D. passed away peacefully on July 3, 2024, at the age of 94.

  • Longboat Key
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Donald Edwin Swanson 1932-2024
    In Memoriam |
  • July 9, 2024
Donald Edwin Swanson

Donald Edwin Swanson, 92, of Bristol, Wisconsin, formerly of Longboat Key, passed away peacefully in his home July 5, 2024, surrounded by his family. 1932-2024

  • Longboat Key
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William Michael O’Neil III (1935-2024)
    In Memoriam |
  • July 8, 2024
William Michael O’Neil III

William Michael O’Neil III, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida.

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James Michael 'Mike' LaPensee
    In Memoriam |
  • July 8, 2024
James Michael 'Mike' LaPensee

James Michael “Mike” LaPensee, a longtime resident of Anna Maria, passed away June 22, 2024, at the age of 79.

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