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 [...]
Dorine Diehl Williams, age 93, died March 31, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. There will be a memorial service in August in Arlington Heights, Ill. Dorine was born Jan. 13, 1918, in Carbondale, Ill., to Christian H. and Jennie (Deichmann) Diehl. She spent her early years in the Effingham, Ill., area and graduated from the University [...]
Patti Buky, 53, of Holmes Beach, died April 10. She was born January 30, 1958, in Chicago. She and her family moved to Anna Maria Island in 1988
Alfred de Jonge, who as a 14-year-old in Frankfurt, Germany, narrowly escaped the holocaust and barely half a dozen years later returned with the U.S. Army to help defeat the German forces, died in last week in Stamford, Conn., where he spent the last 57 years of his life. He was 86
Tracy Donalds, of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and Longboat Key, passed away Jan. 28, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was 81
Longboat Key resident Harriett Miriam Shapiro, 92, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at Weiss Hospital in Chicago. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Sinai Temple Cemetery, Michigan City, Indiana.
Marvin Donalds, manufacturing executive, of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and Longboat Key, passed away Sept.11. He was 87
Major General Raymond E. Mason Jr., Mote trustee, friend and longtime contributor, died peacefully Aug. 13 at his home in Osprey, Fla. Mason and his wife, Margaret, championed education in Sarasota and fueled Mote’s mission of bringing marine science to life for students.
Deadly rip currents claimed the lives of two siblings Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on the north end of Anna Maria Island. Gerardo Hernandez who is estimated to be in his 60s and his sister, Josefina Pardo, 71, were pronounced dead at Blake Medical Center. Two other family members were hospitalized, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
