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Aspasia "Espe" Kontinos
Feb. 09, 2026
Presbytera Aspasia “Espe” Kontinos passed away peacefully at her home on February 9, 2026 in her 91st year. Espe was born May 20, 1935 in Worcester, MA to Thomas S. And Maria (Karabinas) Kaplanes, both immigrants from Greece in 1933. She graduated high school and soon thereafter married her...
Josephine Alice Smith
Feb. 08, 2026
Josephine A. Smith peacefully passed away on February 8, 2026. She was 91 years old. Born in Dennison, Ohio on August 19, 1934 to Karl and Marie Zeigler, Josephine was one of eight children. After graduating from Immaculate Conception High School (Class of 1952) she was employed as a telephone...
Anne Marie Nicolosi
Feb. 05, 2026
Mom💜 Anne Marie Nicolosi, 92, of Fort Myers, was peacefully called home to be with our Lord and Savior on January 28, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Beloved daughter of John and Anna Renzulli, she was the youngest of four children and their only daughter. Born in West New York, New...
Chester Coss
Feb. 03, 2026
Chester Coss was proceeded in death by his parents, Hazel and Harold (Red) Coss, Daughter, Kimberly Baier, and son, Jeffery Coss. His loving wife and soul mate of 42 years, Rachel Coss, was home with him at the time of death. He is survived by one brother, Robert Coss, two sisters, Nancy Shank,...
Carrie Lynne Friedel
Feb. 02, 2026
Carrie Lynne Friedel, 52, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026. She was born on October 28, 1973, in Cleveland, Ohio, the beloved daughter of Robert Allen “Bob” Friedel and Linda Marie (Hotz) Friedel. Carrie spent her early years in Parma, Ohio, before her family...
Pasquale Lombardo
Feb. 02, 2026
Pasquale (“Pat”) Lombardo, 85, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2026, in Fort Myers, Florida. He was born on June 21, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey, to the late Anthony and Marion Lombardo. He was also preceded in death by his beloved sister, Josephine Kilpatrick (Dan). Family was at the...
Gloria Marie Albino
Feb. 01, 2026
Gloria Marie Albino,102, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and dear friend, passed peacefully into her eternal rest at home on February 1, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Gloria loved her family with a fierce, unconditional, and self-sacrificing devotion...
Marcelina Irish
Jan. 31, 2026
Marcelina Irish, 89, of Bessemer City passed away on January 31, 2026, at Carolina Caring, Sherrills Ford. She was born on July 25, 1936, in Albany County, New York, to the late Ambrose Philip Lozano and Anna Marie Forezzi. She is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Irish, and son, Robert...
John L. Thiel III
Jan. 30, 2026
John L. Thiel, III, 51, passed away on January 30, 2026. He was born on May 3, 1974, in Belleville, Illinois, to Patricia “Trish” (Mayfield) Thiel and the late John L. Thiel, Jr. John moved with his family to Cape Coral, Florida, in 1990, where he soon met his future wife, Jeanna, who at the time...
Susan Matter
Jan. 25, 2026
Susan (Fitzgerald) Matter October 7, 1966 – January 25, 2026 Susan (Fitzgerald) Matter, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on January 25, 2026, in Tampa, Florida, at the age of 59. Born on October 7, 1966, in Bronxville, New York, Susan was the beloved daughter of Michael Fitzgerald and the late...
William Lee Holderfield
Jan. 22, 2026
William Lee Holderfield of North Fort Myers, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home on January 22, 2026 at the age of 93 with both of his daughters by his side. William “Bill” Holderfield will be remembered by all he met as a kindhearted and caring man who never met a stranger. His greatest...
Elvira "Vera" Nieland
Jan. 21, 2026
Elvira (Vera) Nieland passed away peacefully at 3:25 AM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Majestic Care Nursing Home in Crown Point Indiana. She was 102 years old. Vera was born on August 12, 1923 on her family’s farm in Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois during a severe thunderstorm. She...