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Eugene R. Kasper
Feb. 28, 2019
Eugene (Gene) Kasper, 90, of Ft. Myers, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. He was born in Toledo, OH, and graduated from Sacred Heart School, Central Catholic High School, and in 1950 received his B. S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo. He was a member of Tau Kappa...
Thomas Robert Bestonso
Feb. 24, 2019
Thomas Robert Bestonso of Fort Myers, Florida passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Sunday, February 24, 2019 following some recent health challenges. He was 75 years old.Tom was born in Miami, Florida on October 17, 1943, the proud son of Madeline M. (Brill) and Thomas M....
William Thomas Burkle
Feb. 24, 2019
William Thomas Burkle, 78, of Fort Myers, passed away February 24, 2018. He was born April 14, 1940 in Lynn, MA to Jack and Barbara (Merritt) Burkle. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33907,...
Gerald Harvey Stein
Feb. 23, 2019
Gerald H. Stein, 80, of Cape Coral, Florida passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019.Military Honors will be provided at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 inside the Chapel at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33907, (239) 936-0555 . A Funeral...
Wayne Burns
Feb. 23, 2019
Wayne Burns, 69, of Fort Myers, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 following an extended illness. He was born November 2, 1949 in Birmingham, AL to William Carlisle and Dorothy (McCutchin) Burns. He was a United States Marine and served during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the...
Larry Hurley
Feb. 21, 2019
Larry Hurley, 79, of Fort Myers, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2019. He was born March 12, 1939 in Mann, WV to Marvin and Hermajean (Dunn) Hurley. He has lived here for the better part of 30 years moving back and forth from Kentucky and Florida. He was a member Riverside Church and a...
Guy R. Briolet
Feb. 21, 2019
Guy R. Briolet, 63, of Cape Coral, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019. He was born January 30, 1956 in France and moved to Cape Coral in 2007.Mr. Briolet is survived by his children: Aurelie Briolet, Mathilde Briolet and Lorranie Briolet-Sumbatoff, all of France; his sibling, Michel Briloet...
Denis Woodka
Feb. 21, 2019
Denis’ soul rose to heaven on 2/21/2019 at the age of 85.He was born in South Bend, Indiana on February 2, 1934 to Joseph H and Anna Mae (Grant) Woodka, the oldest of five. He attended St. Matthew’s grade school and graduated Class of 1951 from James Whitcomb Riley High School and after serving...
Margaret Anne DeCouto (Pidge)
Feb. 19, 2019
Margaret Anne DeCouto (Pidge), 78, a Ft. Myers, FL resident since 2015, formerly of Massachusetts passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born September 15, 1940 in Quincy, MA to Bernard and Lillie Barrows, now deceased.Pidgie was a...
Thomas Nomina
Feb. 17, 2019
Tom Nomina, a true NFL original and Miami of Ohio Hall of Famer, died this month in the comfort of his loved ones. He was 77 years old.In rural Delphos, Ohio, December 1941, Thomas John Nomina was born to parents Alice and Elmer Nomina. It was there he cultivated a lifelong passion for...
Judith Ann La Rose
Feb. 14, 2019
Judith Ann La Rose of Fort Myers, Florida passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. She was 77 years old when she joined her husband in Heaven.Judith was born in Rockville, Connecticut on September 21, 1941, daughter of Dolores (Whalen) and Wilbur Schlichting. She...
Edward Carl Tanzer
Feb. 14, 2019
Edward Carl Tanzer, loving husband and father of two children, a Vietnam War Veteran and resident of Ave Maria, Florida, entered eternal rest on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the age of 76.Ed was born on August 5, 1942 in Everett, MA to Mildred and Robert Tanzer. Ed attended Everett High School...