A friend of Longboat Key, a friend of Longboat Key News and half of one of the most active and noteworthy couples on our island, Hazel Lenobel, died at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. She was 82 years old.

Hazel Lenobel died at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Florida, Thursday, December 29, 2011. She was 82 years old.

Longboat Key resident Patricia Bowne Wrightson, 83, died Nov. 19 in Sarasota Memorial Hospital following heart surgery. Born in Utica, N.Y., to Thomas B. Bowne and Edith Clarke, Patricia lived in White River Junction, Vt., and Montclair, before moving to Longboat Key. She graduated from Abbot Academy in Andover, Mass., and volunteered at the Longboat [...]

Mary Lou Reesey of 102 Squires Court, Youngstown, Ohio, died peacefully at her husband’s side near their home on Longboat Key. Mary Lou was born Nov. 2, 1931 in Hickory, Pa., to Helen and Seth Gaugh. She is survived by her husband W. Clare Reesey Jr M.D.; two daughters, Cynthia Thorne M.D. (Doug) of Bristol, [...]

Morton Friedman died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y. He was the husband of Evelyn (Chaikin) Friedman. Born in Brooklyn Oct. 13, 1922, to Simon and Mary (Traub) Friedman, he joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was stationed in the Pacific during WWII. After an honorable discharge, he [...]

Steven Alan Gooding, age 62, of Sarasota, and property manager of Seaplace Condominiums on Longboat Key, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 21. Steve was the son Lillian Gooding Hoff and the late Dr. Ansel M. Gooding of Richmond, Va. Steven was a graduate of Richmond High School. Survivors include his wife, Carol Gooding of Sarasota; [...]

The funeral service for Robert G. Twyman, formerly of Longboat Key, is to be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota. Memorial donations can be made to the Kiwanis Club of Longboat key. Any questions should be directed to Brad Twyman at (941) 383-8034.

Bennett “Buster” Oxman, 81, of Atlanta died Aug. 31, 2011. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Harriette “Hank” Oxman; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Darcy Oxman of Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Helaine and Andy Lasky of Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Robyn and Martin Tanenbaum of Atlanta; grandchildren: Melissa, Brian, Bethany, Rachel, Alec, [...]

John “Dutch” Martin Arends, 86, of Bradenton and formerly of Longboat Key, died July 30, 2011, in hospital in Santiago, Dominican Republic, during an anniversary cruise trip. He was born July 21, 1925, in The Netherlands. Memorial services will be held at Freedom Village, Landings Auditorium, Bradenton, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 4. As a [...]

Willie James Jackson Jr., 60, a lifelong resident of Sarasota and a retired Longboat Key Police officer, died June 7, 2011. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, June 17, at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 18, at the funeral [...]