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a a a a a a OBITUARIES Local State THE NEWS-PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 Delivering memories Browse obituaries and death notices locally and nationally OBITUARIES and Guest books remember Tributes your Flowers loved Memorial ones gifts at FUNERALS MEMORIALS KENNETH E. BAKER AUGUST 12, 2006 Kenneth E. Baker, 66, of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Cleveland, OH, passed away August 12, 2006. Kenneth was born March 15, 1940 in Cleveland to Captain J. Edwin and Agnes Baker.

He moved with his parents to Fort Myers Beach, FL in 1952. Kenneth graduated from Fort Myers High School in 1958 and then attended the University of Florida and received. his degree in Math Education in 1969. Kenneth then proceeded to teach for Lee County Schools. He also was employed Sprint, retiring in.

1999 after 20 years of service. He was a member of many clubs and organizations. Most importantly, he was devoted to his family and church. He is survived wife, Ruth Baker, nee Randall, whom he married in 1968; daughters, Monique (Kevin), Sims of Cape Coral, FL and Colleen (Rocky) Stubbs of Kanab, UT; son, Duane (Jennie) Baker of Lynchburg, VA; sister, Loretta (Jack) Porter of Fort Myers Beach, FL; brothers, Donald (Sue) Baker of Fort Myers Beach, FL and Jim (Margie) Baker of Kettering, OH; ten grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. A memorial service will be celebrated Friday, August 18, 2006 at 2:00 PM at the Lehigh Acres Chapel the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 315, Richmond Ave.

Lehigh Acres, FL 33972. Memorials in Kenneth's name are suggested to Humanitarian Fund at the Church. Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home 239-992-4982 Family Owned Since 1978 JOHN LONGO AUGUST 11, 2006 John Longo of Fort Myers, FL and Brooklyn, NY joyfully went to the Lord and to his angelic wife of 53 years, FeliRose, on August 11, 2006 from Hospice House South, in Fort Myers. John's family was blessed to have him for 86 years including his daughter, Teri Gaglione of Stroudsburg, PA, son, Tony Longo of Brooklyn, NY, grandson, Josh Butz of NY, NY, granddaughter Serena Butz of Stroudsburg, PA, brother and sister-in-law Paul and Frances Longo of Cape Coral, lifelong friend Angela FAband Cape Coral, FL. John served in the NY National Guard 69th Regiment in the 1930's and was sent to Europe during WWII.

He was a decorated veteran assigned to the 9th Air Force and numerous medals including the Presidential Unit Citation for service in France, Belgium and England. Many will remember John for his wonderful sense of humor and his gift of bringing levity life's daily routines. Arany given time, John would break into song, recite his own poetry, bring forth a compliment in the most unexpected way. He brightened the life of many a caregiver during his last years and he will be greatly missed. Family and friends will gather to celebrate John's life on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at 12 Noon at Hospice House South.

Donations may be made in John's memory to Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, Florida 33908. Kiser Funeral Home www.philkiserfuneral- home.com 481-4341 ALEJANDRO "ALEX" MARTINEZ AUGUST 12, 2006 Alejandro Martinez passed away Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Fort Myers, FL. Born August 23, 1981 in Fort Myers, FL, employed by Badcock Funiture and a member of Sho-lows Car Club. Alex is survived by daughter Nevaeh Martinez, parents Norma Longoria and Martin Botello, sister Alma Martinez, brothers Jessie, 'Marcos and Andy Botello, Fausto Martinez, grandparents; Antonia (late Longoria and paternal grandfather, Alfredo Martinez, aunt Josey (Enrique) Martinez and uncles Eddie (Maria) Longoria and Carlos Longoria and many cousins. Family and friends will be received Tuesday, August 15, 2006 between 5-7 PM at Anderson Funeral Home, Palm Beach Fort Myers.

Mass ceremony Wednesday August 16, at 9 AM at Jesus The Worker Catholic Church followed by burial at 10 AM at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery. If it can be verified, we don't need is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys. Madeleine L'Engle FIRST KATHLEEN ANN O'MEARA AUGUST 13, 2006 Kathleen Ann O' Meara, 53, of Bonita Springs, FL, died August 13, 2006. Born in Nyack, NY, she retired to the area six years ago, coming from Goshen, NY.

consultant for Coty Cosmetics, Kathleen was, make- up allowing her to travel the world. She worked for the Orange County, NY, government in various positions. She also sung with the Sweet Adelines. The family will receive friends, Tuesday, August 15, (TODAY) from 2-4 PM at Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, 28300 Tamiami Tr. Bonita Springs, where funeral services will begin at 4:00 PM.

Memorials in Kathleen's name are suggested to Joanne's House at Hope Hospice, 27200 Imperial Bonita Springs, FL 34135. Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home 239-992-4982 Family Owned Since 1978 KARENA JEANNINE PARZYCK AUGUST 12, 2006 Ms. Karena Jeannine Parzyck, age 25, (Dec 25, of Cape Coral died Saturday, August 12, 2006 in Cape Coral. Karena a native of Colorado Springs and moved to Cape Coral from MA in 1989 and attended St. Catherine's in Cape Coral.

Karena enjoyed bowling and golfing and was worked at the Fraternal Order of Orioles in Cape Coral. is survived by her three children, Alexis A. Hardman, Alana J. Ponder, and Frank R. Lodico Ill; mother and father, Joseph Jr.

and Karen Parzyck of Cape Coral; two brothers, Joseph Parzyck Ill, and James Parzyck; paternal grandmother, Beverly Fuore; Karena's fiance', Frank R. Lodico II; godfather, Stuart Parzyck; and godmother, Kathy Fortini-Carroll. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, August 16, 2006 from 6-8 pm. at the National Cremation Society Funeral Home Funeral. Funeral Services for Karena will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday August 17, 2006 at the National Cremation Society Funeral Home with internment following service at the Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral.

In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted at Riverside Bank. A trust fund on behalf of her children will be set up. Arrangements by National Cremation Society Funeral Home, North Fort Myers, FL. GERALDINE M. PROSS AUGUST 9, 2006 Funeral services for Geraldine Pross will be 1 PM, Friday, August 18, 2006 at the Hickson Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation will take place 11 AM 1 PM, August 18, 2006. Ms. Pross is survived by one daughter, one daughter-inlaw, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. The family has requested all financial gifts be made payable to Hickson Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hickson Funeral Home, 3308 Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Fort Myers, FL 334-6440 MICHAEL J. RIECHERS AUGUST 11, 2006 Michael J. Riechers of Cape Coral, Florida died August 11, 2006. He is survived by his daughter Aliya Nicole Richers, his father Joseph D.

Riechers, stepmother Robin Riechers, sister Jacqueline Montalvo and her husband Jeff Montalvo, his grandmother Ann Ward and stepsisters Tiffany Lawson and Charlene Petitt and uncle James Mar- shal. Memorial service will be held at Lake Kennedy Senior Center, 400 Santa Barbara Wednesday, August 16, at 6 PM LAT I Faith is to believe what we do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what we believe. Saint Augustine M. WAYNE SANDS AUGUST 13, 2006 M. Wayne Sands, 60, of Cape Coral, Florida, passed away August He was born April 9, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois the son of Merle C.

and Georgia M. (Givens) Sands. had served in the United States Marine Corps and was active with the street rod clubs in the area. He was a member of the D.A.V. in Cape Coral and was also a member of the Operating Engineers Local 965 in Springfield, Illinois.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory, his beloved wife Deborah Sands of Cape Coral, his mother Georgia of Illinois, 1 sister Lilly Dalsin of Naples, FL, 1 brother Danny Sands of Illinois, and 15 nieces and nephews. was predeceased by his brother Richard E. Sands in 1968 and his father Merle C. Sands in 2000. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6-8 PM at FullerCape Coral Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 11 AM at the funeral home. Burial will immediately follow with military honors at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements under the direction of FullerCape Coral Funeral HomeCremation Service, 3740 Del Prado Cape Coral, Florida 33904 '(239) 542-3161 Fuller FUNERAL HOME Cremation Service RAYMOND E. STILES JULY 23, 2006 Raymond E. Stiles, 81, of Fort Myers, FL was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

on July 11, 1925. He was a Facilities Design Engineer with Bell Telephone Co. PA and retired after 38 years. He was veteran and a life member of Telephone Pioneers of America. He is survived by his loving wife Eleanor (Ellie) of 59 years; one son Robert (Jo Ann), grandson Brian (Courtney) with great-grandson Austin, grandson Christopher and granddaughter Emily all of Pittsburgh, PA; one daughter Susan Gessner and granddaughter Lindsey both of Louisville, KY; a sister Margaret Fox of Fayetteville, GA.

Friends are invited to a memorial service celebrating Ray's life at Fort Myers Congregational United Church of Christ, 8210 College Parkway, Saturday, August 19, at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Ray's memory may be made to Hope Hospice or the charity of your choice. TRULIE TEATE WESTBROOK JULY 20, 2006 Mrs. Trulie, Teate Westbrook, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away July 20, 2006 at the Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton, Georgia. She is survived by her sons Terry Bowman of Athens, Tennessee, and Greg Bauer of Jasper, Georgia and her daughters Debbie Granda of The Woodlands, Texas, and Jody Roxby, of Inverness, Florida.

Also, 11 grandchiland 10 great-grandchildren survive her. Graveside service will be at 10 AM, Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens on Colonial Blvd. Anderson Funeral Home of Fort Myers is in charge of the arrangements. I LEGACY Remember your loved ones with a memorial tribute ad in Obituaries, featured everyday in the Local State section. CALL TODAY AND PLACE YOUR IN MEMORIAM AD AT 335-0324 Delivering your world THE NEWS-PRESS DEATHS LEE COUNTY BAKER, KENNETH 66, of Fort Myers, died Saturday.

Arrangements by Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home. BUDD, WILLIAM, 93, of Fort Myers, died Sunday. Arrangements by Kiser Funeral Home. CARUSO, ANTHONY 94, of Fort Myers, died Saturday. Arrangements by HarveyEngelhardt-Metz Funeral Homes and Crematory, Fort Myers.

FAIRLEY, BEVERLY 87, of Fort Myers, died Sunday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society Funeral Home. GREEN, MARGIE, 54, of Fort Myers, died Saturday. Arrangements by James C. Boyd Funeral Home.

KARWACKI, HARRIET 85, of Fort Myers, died Monday. Arrangements by Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home. MAHER, JACK 86, of Shell Point, died August 6. Arrangements by HarveyEngelhardt-Metz Funeral Homes and Crematory, Fort Myers. McKICHAN, JOHN 96, of Cape Coral, died Thursday.

Arrangements by Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. MOSHER, HELEN, 67, of Fort Myers, died Monday. Arrangements by Kiser Funeral Home. O'CONNOR, JOHN, 95, formerly of Fort Myers, died Sunday. Arrangements by Kiser Funeral Home.

O'MEARA, KATHLEEN ANN, 53, of Bonita Springs, died Sunday. Arrangements by Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home. EDWARD 88, of Fort Myers, died July 26. Arrangements by Walter J. Johnson Funeral Home, Clark, N.J.

SOEHNLEIN, FRANKLIN 84, of North Fort Myers, died Sunday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society Funeral Home. VanHOUTEN, JESS PAUL, 26, of Fort Myers, died Saturday. Arrangements by Kiser Funeral Home. COLLIER COUNTY WARREN JOHN WESLEY, 66, of Immokalee, died Sunday.

Arrangements by James C. Boyd Funeral Home. OUT OF AREA BOWERS, RUBY LEE, of North Port, died August 2. Arrangements by Paul Schelm Funeral Home. HURLESS, HARRY, 92, of Bowerston, Ohio, died August 8.

Arrangements by Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home. To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing, that is enough for one man's life. IS. Eliot The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him or her alone and is therefore absolutely and irretrievably lost. Arthur Schopenhauer FOR DEATH ELSEWHERE Payao Poontarat, 49, Thai boxer, politician BANGKOK, THAILAND Payao Poontarat, a boxer: who earned Thailand's first Olympic medal, died of Lou Gehrig's disease.

He was 49. Poontarat died Sunday, an official at Bangkok's Siriraj hospital said. He 1 had been hospitalized since December. Poontarat was 19 when he captured a bronze medal at the Montreal Games in 1976. He later held the WBC super- flyweight crown.

The one-time flower seller was celebrated as a national hero after his Olympic triumph. In 2001, he won a seat in Parliament as a member of the Democrat Party. About a year later, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a neurodegenerative disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The Associated Press Delivering memories FUNERALS MEMORIALS A OBITUARIES Placing a funeral, memorial death announcement in The News-Press' Obituaries section allows you to pay tribute and share service arrangements with family and friends throughout Southwest Florida, and around the country with our online obituary listings. Obituaries are featured everyday in the Local State section and online at Delivering your world THE NEWS-PRESS CALL TODAY AND PLACE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 335.0324 OR FAX AT 335.0239 What lies behind us and what lies Messmer FTD' florist before us are small matter 3366 Cleveland Ave.

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Copies of this Notice and the proposed Ordinance are on file in the Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County. The public may inspect or copy the proposed Ordinance during regular business hours at the Office of Public Resources. The Minutes Office and Public Resources are located in the Courthouse Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, Florida. Public Resources is located on the first floor and the Minutes Office is located on the second floor of the Courthouse Administration Building. 2.

Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel, and be heard with respect to the adoption of the proposed Ordinance. 3. Anyone wishing to appeal the decision(s) made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, will need a record of the proceedings for such appeal, and may need a verbatim record, to include all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 4. The Ordinance will take effect upon its filing with the Office of the Secretary of the Florida Department of State, or as may be otherwise prescribed in the Ordinance.

5. If you have a disability that will require special assistance or accommodations for your attendance at the public hearing, please call the Lee County Division of Public Resources at 335-2269 for information. PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY PO: Sekulski BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REF: D080806-209 OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA REF: DO81506-210.