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Maraby Elise Allardt

Maraby Elise Allardt passed away on August 1, 2025, at Joanne’s House at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL. Maraby was born on July 15, 1932, to Basil and Edith Bentz in Muncie, Indiana. She graduated from Muncie Burris High School and Indiana University in Bloomington. She married Joseph ...

Sandra (Runge) Spotts

Sandy Spotts, age 82, of Fort Myers Beach, FL died peacefully at Barrington Terrace in Fort Myers, FL on July 9, 2025 Born September 15, 1942 in Crestline, OH to the late John and Vera Runge. Sandy graduated from Galion High School in 1960. She was active in her children's endeavors and a ...

James H. Steele, 83, passed away suddenly this past week. He was born 1/6/1942 in Anderson, Indiana the son of James and Margaret Steele. Jim was a graduate of Anderson High School where he spent his summers working for his dad, at Steele’s Glass & Auto Parts. Jim attended Purdue ...

Horizon Council founding member and the organization’s first chairman, David Barton, has died at age 89. The longtime Southwest Florida developer and business leader, who died Feb. 13, had been battling an illness at his farm in Ocala. Originally from Meriden, England, Barton worked in ...

Patrick McKeown, who authored "The Mound House: Crown Jewel of Fort Myers Beach," has died at the age of 81. The book was published in 2021. In lieu of flowers, a donation in his name may be made to the Friends of the Mound House, PO Box 2814, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, where Pat was a docent ...

Julie Kelley Bell

From the bottom of our hearts, we are saddened to announce the passing of Julie Kelley Bell of Ft. Myers from her 7-year battle with cancer on the morning of September 11th at the age of 65. Her life was full of many memorable moments from her 36-year teaching career to the loving family ...