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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 ...

Fred Bushnell

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 ...

William Isler

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

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 ...