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Jim Farley, president of Estero Bayside Condominium Association, dies at 75

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jim Farley, a beloved figure in the world of radio news, at the age of 75. Jim died at UF Health in Gainesville, FL on August 18, 2024, during surgery for an aneurysm. Prior to retiring in Fort Myers Beach in 2014, Farley served as Vice ...

Jeanne Mader

Jeanne Mader left this earthly realm on May 13, 2024. Born September 17, 1928 at the Lake Placid General Hospital on Mirror Lake Drive, in Lake Placid, NY, daughter of Gladys (Leahy) Randall and Robert Ames Randall. A proud native, and graduate of Lake Placid Central School, Class of 1946, an ...

David William Shepherd

David William Shepherd, 68 of Fort Myers Beach passed away April 4, 2024. Arrangements by Lee County Cremation Services.

Garrett Hill Reasoner Jr

Garrett "Buzz" Hill Reasoner, Jr., peacefully passed away due to complications from Alzheimer’s in Lebanon (outside Indianapolis), Indiana on March 8, 2024. He was 87. Buzz was born in Hartford City, Indiana on August 6, 1936, to Garrett and Esther Reasoner. He was the oldest of three ...

Fort Myers Beach builder John Murphy Jr. dies at 102

John Edward Murphy, Jr., 102, of Summit, New Jersey and Fort Myers Beach, Florida died on March 16, 2024. Devoted husband to the predeceased Annetta Mary (McDonald) Murphy and dedicated father to ten children John, Kevin, Thomas, Raymond, Terrence, Margaret, Stephen, William, Robert, and ...

Jean Gottlieb

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 ...

Remembering John “Jay” Gray

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 ...

John Wesley Gray Jr. (Jay)

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, ...

Joyce Alice Heckman

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 ...

Cletus Carleton Van Nocker

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 ...