Jean Gottlieb
November 17, 1923 - February 12, 2024
Jean Gottlieb —- a native of Chicago and 60-year seasonal resident on Fort Myers Beach; historian and researcher; polio survivor, fisherwoman, memoirist; mother of six, grandmother and great-grandmother — died peacefully at age 100 in ...
Captain John “Jay” Wesley Gray, a U.S. Marine who was known for his pre-dawn running down the streets of Fort Myers Beach into his 80’s and who was one of four people in his family dating back to the Civil War with the same name to serve in the military, died on Jan. 28.
Gray, who ...
Joyce Alice Heckman, 83, died at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida, after a long illness. Joyce worked for 32 years as a Human Resources/Personnel/Employee Benefits manager in New Jersey. She was born in Staten Island, NY and grew up in Bronxville, NY. She was the daughter of ...
John Wesley Gray Jr. (Jay), 86 years, sailed onward to heaven on January 28, 2024 after a valiant battle with cancer.
Beloved husband of Charlotte Balletto Gray for 62 years. Loving father of Lisa Gray Jones (Douglas), J. Wesley Gray (Kathleen) and Charles Gray. Dear Grandfather of Bradley, ...
Cletus Carleton Van Nocker, age 88, passed away on December 28, 2023. He was born February 2, 1935 in Lansing, Michigan. The son of Clare and Cora Van Nocker.
Clete was drafted into the Army and served during the Korean War. He owned and operated several barber shops during his life-long ...
Frederic (Fred) Ransom Bushnell, Jr., 93, died at Shepherd Premier Senior Living in Oregon, Illinois on December 14, 2023. Born in Joliet, Illinois on November 19, 1930 to Frederic R. and Ione Elizabeth (Steigle) Bushnell, Fred grew up in Rochelle, Illinois, graduated from Flagg Township High ...
Goodbye to longtime Fort Myers Beach resident, William "Rusty" Isler, who died on November 30, 2023 in Conroe, Texas at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Gary Jenkins. Rusty fought a twelve year battle with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumor. He was preceded in death ...
Roger Hugo Zantello, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2023 in Fort Myers Florida. Roger was born July 7, 1939 in Kalamazoo, son of the late Hugo and Helen Zantello and had lived in the Allegan area for over 80 years.
Roger was an avid farmer, loved golf and spending time ...
Pastor John Adler, who led St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church on Fort Myers Beach through multiple terms of service, died Sept. 10 at the age of 81.
The church announced his passing. An Illinois native, Adler’s tenure with the Williams Drive church dates back to the 1990’s when he ...
John Boyd, known for his intricate beach raking art on Fort Myers Beach, died on Aug. 30 according to Restore Fort Myers Beach Arches. Boyd had helped raise funds for the organization. He was 52.
According to a Gofundme page set up by his sister Keli Smith, that was linked to the Facebook ...