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Greg A. Smith, 76, of New York City and Naples, Florida, passed away on February 16th after a prolonged illness. Greg was born on September 21st 1945 to James and Ella Smith in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received a BS in Applied Mathematics from Engineering School of the University of Tulsa and an MS in Mathematics and Economics from Columbia University. Mr. Smith was the Chief Investment Strategist for Prudential Financial from 1982 until his retirement in 2001. In addition, Mr. Smith was the Chairman of Prudential's Investment Policy Committee and managed a $100 million Capital Account. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Smith was an executive vice president, chief strategist and director of...

Charles Edward Kurz, - Passed February 5, 2022,Dad to his kids and Papa to his grandchildren, Charlie to his friends was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on November 3, 1938, the youngest of eight children. Charles was a graduate of Owensboro Catholic High. With financial assistance from his older siblings, Charles received his undergraduate degree from the Saint Louis University and his Juris Doctoral from the University of Louisville. Charles worked for a short time as a bank trust officer before joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a Special Agent. During his career with the FBI, Charles worked in several offices starting in Buffalo, NY where he met his wife, Maureen. ...

On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, Ricky (Rick) A. Johnson, went to be with his Jesus at the age of 67. Rick was born at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas on April 16, 1954 to Harold and Betty (Beougher) Johnson. He was raised in Logan, Ohio and moved full-time to Cape Coral, FL January 1998. He was a member of the Logan Football team, manager of the boys' basketball team, an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow, and an adult volunteer leader in the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1976 with a degree in Business Administration where he was a member of the Tennis Team. He...

Gerald Roesner Pollauf, 88, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away July 28, 2021, husband of Carolyn (Hoover) Pollauf, father of Cheryl (Pollauf) Galloway, and Dr. Laura Pollauf. for online condolences go to legacyoptions.com

Gerald Roesner Pollauf, 88, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on July 28, 2021, husband of Carolyn (Hoover) Pollauf, father of Cheryl (Pollauf) Galloway, and Dr. Laura Pollauf, for online condolences legacyoptions.com

Steve S. Lefes June 26,1929 - January 8, 2021 91 years old from Marco Island, Florida, Naples, Florida and New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, businessman, and friend fell asleep on January 8, 2021 at The Beach House in Naples, FL. Steve was born June 26, 1929 in Farrell, PA and graduated in 1948 from Sharpsville High School, PA. Steve was a very ambitious and hard working man with a good business sense and a passion for carpentry. Steve retired in 1983 as an Insurance Agent for Nationwide Insurance Company. For 33 years, Steve and his wife, Dorothy, operated their successful Agency on the Shenango Valley Freeway in Sharon, PA. Steve, along with his...

Steve S. Lefes June 26,1929 - January 8, 2021 91 years old from Marco Island, Florida, Naples, Florida and New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, businessman, and friend fell asleep on January 8, 2021 at The Beach House in Naples, FL. Steve was born June 26, 1929 in Farrell, PA and graduated in 1948 from Sharpsville High School, PA. Steve was a very ambitious and hard working man with a good business sense and a passion for carpentry. Steve retired in 1983 as an Insurance Agent for Nationwide Insurance Company. For 33 years, Steve and his wife, Dorothy, operated their successful Agency on the Shenango Valley Freeway in Sharon, PA. Steve, along with his...

Dr. Larry Ray Lane, 80, of Naples, FL and Champaign, IL passed away on December 3, 2020 at Moorings Park Memory Care in Naples. Born August 1, 1940, in Mattoon, IL, Larry was the son of Raymond Henry and Pauline Virginia (Wingler) Lane. He married Glenda Lee Marshall on August 29, 1959 in Effingham, IL. After graduating from Effingham High School, Larry attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago. As a beloved obstetrician / gynecologist at Christie Clinic in Champaign, IL for more than 30 years, Dr. Lane delivered thousands of babies. He will be remembered for his 24/7 dedication to caring for his patients and their...

Dr. Larry Ray Lane, 80, of Naples, FL and Champaign, IL passed away on December 3, 2020 at Moorings Park Memory Care in Naples. Born August 1, 1940, in Mattoon, IL, Larry was the son of Raymond Henry and Pauline Virginia (Wingler) Lane. He married Glenda Lee Marshall on August 29, 1959 in Effingham, IL. After graduating from Effingham High School, Larry attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago. As a beloved obstetrician / gynecologist at Christie Clinic in Champaign, IL for more than 30 years, Dr. Lane delivered thousands of babies. He will be remembered for his 24/7 dedication to caring for his patients and their...

Edward James Tassinari, 87, of Naples FL, and Barnstable MA, passed away Nov 12, Ed is survived by his loving wife, Beverly (Hull) of Woburn, MA, his son Brian Tassinari of Bonita Springs, FL his daughter Carolyn and her husband James Mader of Madison, CT. and three grandchildren, Matthew and Jonathan Mader of Madison, CT and Elizabeth Tassinari of Canton, MA Born on April 23, 1933 in Quincy, MA, to Edward Peter and Mary Ellen (Donovan) Tassinari. Ed grew up in Holbrook, MA and graduated from Boston College High School Class of 1952. He attended Stonehill College prior to serving in the Army 1954-1956. After his service, Ed graduated from Boston University ('59) with a B.S. degree in...

Katherine Millevolte (78) passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 7, 2020, at NCH in Naples, FL. Kathy was born July 14, 1942, in Oyster Bay, NY, and grew up in Hicksville, NY, where she enjoyed friends, family, school and sports.. Following studies at The University of Wisconsin?LaCrosse, Kathy married John Hanitz and moved to the East Coast. They returned to Wisconsin, eventually to Green Bay, where Kathy lived for the next 44 years. During that time, Kathy raised her sons, taught CCD, earned a degree in Social Work, and found work as the Activity Director at the Salvation Army. Later she worked as the Director of Crime Prevention for the Green Bay Police Department, developing...

Marcie was welcomed into heaven on October 16, 2020 by her parents, Adam and Jenny Brown, her son Mark and her brother Gil. After a short and courageous battle with cancer. Marcie was born in Linton, North Dakota, on February 26, 1947. Marcie and her husband Jim enjoyed life together, walking the Naples beach, art shows, and everything about their life in Florida. Left to remember her memories are her husband Jim Kuchar, her son Marvin Schumacher (Clella), her grandchildren, Alexa Picotte (Nick), Dalton Schumacher (Kendra), Cody Schumacher, Cullen Schumacher, Marshall Schumacher and her great-grand-child, Wyatt Picotte. Marcie is survived by her brothers, Ben Brown, Howard Brown (Karen),...

Stephen L. (Steve) Kieselhorst, Age 90 years Naples, FL, (formerly of Minneapolis, MN) Survived by wife of 60+years, Frances Kieselhorst; brothers Henry Kieselhorst, Roseville, MN and James (Claudia) Kieselhorst, Bonita Springs,FL/Port Clinton,OH; daughter Linda Lipps (Peter Musser) Petaluma, CA.; grandson Aaron Lipps Haggerty (Vlada) Los Angeles, CA.; former daughter-in-law Gail Carlson Johnson (Larry) Eagan, MN; brothers-in-law George Hnasko (Karen), Brown Deer, WI and Richard Hnasko, Minneapolis, MN; much loved nieces and nephews, and many dear friends. Steve was preceded in death by his beloved son, Stephen Jr.; parents Rose and Russell Kieselhorst; sister Robin Kieselhorst Sandin;...

Stephen L. (Steve) Kieselhorst, Age 90 years Naples, FL, (formerly of Minneapolis, MN) Survived by wife of 60+years, Frances Kieselhorst; brothers Henry Kieselhorst, Roseville, MN and James (Claudia) Kieselhorst, Bonita Springs,FL/Port Clinton,OH; daughter Linda Lipps (Peter Musser) Petaluma, CA.; grandson Aaron Lipps Haggerty (Vlada) Los Angeles, CA.; former daughter-in-law Gail Carlson Johnson (Larry) Eagan, MN; brothers-in-law George Hnasko (Karen), Brown Deer, WI and Richard Hnasko, Minneapolis, MN; much loved nieces and nephews, and many dear friends. Steve was preceded in death by his beloved son, Stephen Jr.; parents Rose and Russell Kieselhorst; sister Robin Kieselhorst Sandin;...

John H. Zoeller, age 73, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 with his loving wife by his side To read the full obituary please go to www.legacyoptions.com

2/25/42-?-8/29/20 "I gotta get going" was Granny's latest famous one liner. She was full of them, my mom was the funniest person I know, that rare kind of funny, made you feel lucky to know her. She made everything good, even when it wasn't. A super hero, snapped her fingers and it was done! We never wanted for anything. My mom grounded us all, way back in the day when our world was full of crazy, wild, and fun times, and throughout all of our lives. She was the mom of The Post, the greatest dive bar in Detroit, the place we all met, worked hard and played. Patsy (Patricia Thorson) was her much younger sister. They were known as the "Party Sisters" together always. Patsy looked after her,...

NAPLES, FL - Alexis Maurice Gross, 88, died of COVID Aug. 20, 2020, in Naples. He was born in Camden, ME, April 19, 1932, the son of Lloyd and Glennys (Kalloch) Gross. Alex was a graduate of Deering High School, Portland, ME, and Northeastern University, Boston, with graduate studies at Akron University. He served in the U.S. Army. He was employed by Rubbermaid in Wooster, OH, where he developed new products. Then employed by Nalge as a plastic engineer in Rochester, NY. He was president of the Newark, Akron, and Rochester chapters of the Society of Plastic Engineers, and awarded Rochester "plastics engineer of the year" in 1988. Alex was an active volunteer. With his love for the...

J. Frank Herlihy passed away on his birthday at the age of 78 in Naples, FL. Frank was born on August 11, 1942 in Chelsea, MA to Gertrude and Frank Herlihy, Sr. He graduated from Chelsea High School in 1960 and then from Suffolk University in Boston where he earned his bachelors and masters degrees in Education. Following in his father's footsteps, Frank served the Chelsea public schools for 25 years. first as a history teacher, next as a guidance counselor, and then assistant high school principal before becoming superintendent of the Chelsea Schools. He also served as superintendent in Nahant and as assistant superintendent in Littleton. In his years of service, he balanced his aptitude...

J. Frank Herlihy passed away on his birthday at the age of 78 in Naples, FL. Frank was born on August 11, 1942 in Chelsea, MA to Gertrude and Frank Herlihy, Sr. He graduated from Chelsea High School in 1960 and then from Suffolk University in Boston where he earned his bachelors and masters degrees in Education. Following in his father's footsteps, Frank served the Chelsea public schools for 25 years. first as a history teacher, next as a guidance counselor, and then assistant high school principal before becoming superintendent of the Chelsea Schools. He also served as superintendent in Nahant and as assistant superintendent in Littleton. In his years of service, he balanced his aptitude...

C. Richard Harrison passed away peacefully on June 7, 2020, with his wife of sixty-five years, Patricia, by his side. Dick was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1933. He graduated from Babson College with a BS in Economics in 1954. Immediately after graduation, he enlisted in Officers Candidate School and served for three years in the U. S. Navy. This was a very busy time for him. The week before he entered the Navy, he married his sweetheart, Patricia Cunningham, of West Roxbury, MA on July 10, 1954. Having earned his Naval Commission, and having welcomed his first child, he began his career in the then very new field of computers, what has become, 'High Technology.' ...

Penny Clarke Wigglesworth, of Naples, Fl, formally of Marblehead, MA, born on December 29, 1938 passed away on May 30, 2020 at the Avow Hospice House in Naples, FL. She transitioned to "a place of pure love" into the awaiting arms of her late parents Charlotte (Rogers) and John Allen (Jack) Clarke and her late husband of 41 amazing years, Giff Wigglesworth, Jr. She also joins her sisters, Kimball Clarke Brooks and Carolyn Rogers Antonik. We were lucky to have had her as our Mom, Grammy, Aunt, and friend; Nancy Wigglesworth Dugan (Dion) (Tisbury, Brewster), Giff Wigglesworth III (Sue) and Sally Wigglesworth Cioffi (Doug)(Marblehead), John Clarke Wigglesworth (Stacey)(CA); Lt. Johnathan (US...