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Douglas Alan Smith Sr.
Nov. 28, 2020
A committed family man, business leader and role model to generations passed away Saturday, November 28th at Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers due to underlying complications of COVID-19. He was 87 years old. Doug was born and raised by Charles and Viola Smith on their family farm in Calverton,...
Larry Allen Brown
Nov. 28, 2020
Larry Allen Brown, 85, of North Fort Myers, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was born September 5, 1935 in De Moines, IA to Fred and Mabel (Steritt) Brown. He is survived by his wife, Billie Ann and son, Bret. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens...
Carson Eugene Stephenson
Nov. 27, 2020
Carson Eugene Stephenson, 83, of Fort Myers, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 following an extended illness. He was born July 15, 1937, the son of Willie and Ina (Moore) Stephenson. He is survived by his wife , Roberta and son, Keith. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 AM...
Alfred J. Rath
Nov. 26, 2020
Alfred J. Rath, 88, of Port Charlotte, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was born February 27, 1932 in Cuxhaven, Germany to Nicolaus and Magna (Steffans) Rath. He was a member of the German-American Club of Port Charlotte. Mr. Rath is survived by his wife of 26 years, Herma Rath; his...
Cenia Maria Arencibia Campos
Nov. 26, 2020
Cenia Maria Arencibia Campos, 84, of Lehigh Acres, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was born July 10, 1936 in Cuba to Elpidio Arencibia and Mercedes Campos. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL...
Patricia Ann Goetzinger
Nov. 26, 2020
PATRICIA A. (Pat) GOETZINGER passed away on November 26, 2020 at age 81. Pat was a long-time resident of Oklahoma City until relocating to Fort Myers, Florida where she resided for the past three years. Pat is survived by her husband Tom and three children; Greg (Brenda), Tim and Mary (Ron...
Earl Edgar Hering
Nov. 24, 2020
Earl Edgar Hering, age 89 of Pompano Beach, Florida died peacefully on November 24, 2020 at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale of congestive heart failure. Born on March 18, 1931 in Mount Carmel, Illinois, Earl was one of ten children of August and Edna (Crackle) Hering. Earl is preceded in...
Raymond M. Giese Jr.
Nov. 22, 2020
Raymond M. Giese, Jr., 88, of North Fort Myers, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020. He was born May 31, 1932 in Milwaukee, WI to Raymond M. Giese, Sr. and Elizabeth Seifert. He moved to Florida from Wisconsin in 1993. He was a member of Living Word Ministries. Mr. Giese is survived by his...
Dorothy "Dot" Mazur
Nov. 21, 2020
Dorothy A. Mazur, 80, a 2 year resident of Cherry Hill, NJ, formerly of Fort Myers, FL passed away peacefully at her residence in Cherry Hill, NJ. She was born September 4, 1940 in Delaware Township, NJ to the late John and Dorothy Sexton. Dot was a longtime trainer with Southeastern Guide Dogs...
Marjorie "Margie" V. Gundling
Nov. 20, 2020
Marjorie (“Margie”) V. Gundling, 87, died November 20, 2020, at the Westminster St. Augustine Nursing Home in St. Augustine, Florida. She was born March 14, 1933 in Seat Pleasant, Maryland to Virginia Lucille Arnold and John Keller Newgent. She went to school and grew up in Maryland. She married...
Patricia Ormsby
Nov. 20, 2020
Patricia Carolyn Ormsby of Fort Myers, Florida passed away peacefully on November 20, 2020 surrounded by family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on August 28, 1934 in Battle Creek, Michigan, daughter of the late Irene (nee Butler) and Clifton Fredrick Moss and sister to the late...
Larry Robinson Shuman
Nov. 17, 2020
Larry Robinson Shuman, 47, of Fort Myers, Florida, returned home to his Heavenly Father following a motorcycle accident on November 17, 2020. Larry was born to Hanford Blitch Shuman Jr. and Jeannine Robinson Shuman on September 19, 1973 in Miami, Florida. It was a joyful day when Larry completed...