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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.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • 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.

  • Longboat Key
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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.

  • Longboat Key
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JoAnne Hatch Galbraith Bruch
    In Memoriam |
  • June 12, 2024
JoAnne Hatch Galbraith Bruch

JoAnne Hatch (Galbraith) Bruch, born in New York City Aug. 9, 1935, peacefully departed on June 5, 2024, in Dallas, Texas.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • June 11, 2024
Barry Walden Walsh

Longtime Longboat Key resident Barry W. Walsh passed away peacefully on May 5, 2024, surrounded by family.

  • Longboat Key
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Charles R. Greenhouse
    In Memoriam |
  • June 11, 2024
Charles R. Greenhouse

Charles R. Greenhouse died in Sarasota, Florida, on May 25. He was born in New York City, the only son of Charles A. Greenhouse, a physician, and the former Anna Raynes.

  • Sarasota
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Jenny Ann Magarelli, 1937-2024
    In Memoriam |
  • May 17, 2024
Jenny Ann Magarelli

Jenny Ann Magarelli passed away peacefully in Bradenton, Florida, on May 7, 2024, at the age of 86.

  • East County
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Linda Lombardo Gidel
    In Memoriam |
  • May 9, 2024
Linda Lombardo Gidel

Linda Lombardo Gidel, 73, of Longboat Key, Florida — beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt, friend and philanthropist — passed away peacefully in the presence of close family members on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
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    In Memoriam |
  • April 15, 2024
Jean Arvilla Weeks Hanna

Jean Arvilla Weeks Hanna, a longtime resident of Longboat Key passed away on February 21st, 2024.

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