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  • August 31, 2022
Brooke GuyAsbury

Guy Asbury’s Memorial Service will be held on Friday, 09/09/2022 at Sarasota National Cemetery at 11:30 AM.

  • Sarasota
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  • August 29, 2022
Vera H. Freeman

Vera H. Freeman 91, of Longboat Key passed peacefully on Aug. 11, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 29, 2022
Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker

Patricia Kirkpatrick Walsh Hunziker died on July 3, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida where she had lived for a number of years.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 15, 2022
William James Gallagher

William James Gallagher, 88, of Quechee, Vermont and Longboat Key, Florida passed away peacefully July 29th, 2022 accompanied by one of his sons.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 12, 2022
Audrey Strode Wolcott

Audrey Strode Wolcott died peacefully in Sarasota, Florida on July 17th, at the age of 93. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Arthur S. Wolcott.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 8, 2022
Robert Wagner

Mr. Robert Thomas Wagner (Bob), 90, of Sarasota, FL, died peacefully on July 21, 2022, with his children by his side.

  • Longboat Key
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  • August 2, 2022
Gabriel Robert Buky Sr.

Gabriel Robert Buky Sr. was born in Budapest, Hungary on April 27, 1952.

  • Longboat Key
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  • July 25, 2022
Louis Gene Sanandres

The Man, the Myth, the Legend, passed away on July 11, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

  • Longboat Key
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  • July 18, 2022
John R. Eagleton

John R. Eagleton, known as Jack to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
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  • July 12, 2022
Robert (Bob) Lachmann

Robert (Bob) Lachmann age 86 died July 1 at his summer address in Montauk, NY, winter address was Emerald Harbor Drive, Longboat Key, FL.

  • Longboat Key
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  • June 7, 2022
Stanley Horwich

Stanley Horwich age 99 passed away May 14 in his home on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • May 27, 2022
William Stewart Cloud

William Stewart Cloud (Stew) of Longboat Key, Florida passed away on May 12, 2022 surrounded by family members at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
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  • May 10, 2022
Robert Marshall Hurst

The Honorable Robert Marshall Hurst, 89, of Longboat Key, Florida passed away Friday April 22, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
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  • May 2, 2022
Carolyn Ann Connors Etten

It is with profound sadness that we share that Carolyn Ann Connors Etten, 78, of Longboat Key, Florida, and formerly Hinsdale, Illinois was born into heaven on Friday, April 1, 2022 surrounded by her adoring family at home.

  • Longboat Key
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  • April 19, 2022
Dr. Gerald Derstine

Dr. Gerald Derstine, 93, of Bradenton, Florida, passed away on Feb. 12, 2022.

  • East County
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