Obituaries

Karen Kane
Jun 18, 2013
Karen A. Kane, age 55, of Tavernier, FL, passed away June 18, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her daughter, Sara Kane of Tavernier, FL; mother Janean Kwiatkowski of Toledo, OH; and brother John (Connie) Kwiatkowski. Karen is preceded in death by her father, John "Bud" Kwiatkowski, and former hsuband Gary Kane. Memorial contributions may...

Lewis Fletcher
Jun 13, 2013
Lewis E. Fletcher (Bill), age 77, of Key Largo, FL, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2013. Bill was formally of Pearland, TX and moved to Key Largo in 1996. He retired from the United States Air Force and retired from M.D. Anderson Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Veronica (Ronnie) Fletcher of Key Largo, FL;...

Patrick Cochran
Jun 12, 2013
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. at Allen-Beyer Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Allen-Beyer Funeral, led by Pastor Steve Vetter of Key Largo Baptist Church. Burial will take place at a later date.

Sandra Fryar
Jun 2, 2013
Sandy (Ford) Fryar, 73, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on Sunday June 2, 2013 at her home in Key Largo, Fl. She leaves behind a son, Christopher Hartford, her brother, Glenn Wilson, and her ex-husband, Jerry Fryar. Services are to be held at Fletcher Funeral Home in Westminster, MD. Condolences can be made online or with flowers at www.fletcherfuneralhome.net
William Pope
May 30, 2013
William R. Pope September 4, 1936 - May 30, 2013 William R. Pope, "Bucky" as he was known to his BellSouth Corp. coworkers of 37 years, of Plantation Key, Florida, passed away at the age of 76 on the morning of May 30, 2013, after a brief but valiant battle with FTD/ALS (Lou Gehrig's). He is survived by his loving...

Julia Pranschke
May 25, 2013
JULIA PRANSCHKE, 98, passed away May 25, 2013 in Islamorada, FL. Julia was born in Madrid Spain on June 16, 1914 and immigrated to Cuba as a young girl. After graduating college, her parents gifted her a trip to the U. S. where she met and married Robert Pranschke. They settled in New York and owned a marina and moved...
John Fickinger
May 24, 2013
CAPT. JOHN LEE FICKINGER FICKINGER, John "Lee" of Islamorada, Florida passed away on Friday, May 24th, 2013 at age 71. Lee succumbed to a brief but valiant battle with lung cancer. He was born April 5, 1942 in Jersey City, NJ to the late John and Ruth Fickinger. Lee was the beloved husband of Linda Fickinger. Following school, Lee served...

Wilfred Harris, Jr
May 24, 2013
Wilfred L. Harris Jr. (Fred), 65, died on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Key Colony Beach, Florida. He was born October 22, 1947 in Charlottesville, VA to late Mary Campbell Harris. He is survived by his father, Wilfred L. Harris Sr. of Culpeper. Fred is also survived by the love of his life Patricia Willis Harris of Key Colony Beach,...
Kathryn O'Brien
May 20, 2013
Biography
Kathryn Freeburg O'Brien, 93, of Coral Gables, passed away May 20, 2013. She was born July 17, 1919 in Summerfield, Ohio, to Maude and William Guiler. The seventh of eight children, Kathryn early on developed an adventurous spirit and love of life. After moving to Miami in 1937, she met and married Harold O. Freeburg. They moved to...