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On April 7, 2021, Edmund Francis Piela, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at the age of 94 in Naples, Florida. Edmund was born on October 11, 1926 in Monmouth, ME to John and Katherine (Plossay) Piela. Following his service in the United States Navy, Edmund was a 1949 graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Edmund's life-long career was with Hamilton Standard (now Raytheon Technologies) starting out as an engineer and rising to...

Debra Suiter Beatty 60, of Naples FL, passed away March 27, 2021 at Physicians Regional Hospital. She was born Feb. 4, 1961 in Detroit, MI to Raymond and Beatrice (Clark) Suiter. On February 5, 1979, she married David Beatty in Yucca Valley, California. Debbie was a school bus driver for Collier County Schools for many years. She loved her job. Two of her passions in life were her family and horses. Debbie fought a long hard battle with Lupus. Debbie is survived by her son Dustin...

On Friday, March 27th, 2021, Paul Dean Cannon Loving husband, and father of five children, passed away at the age of 86. Paul Dean was born December 29, 1934 in Belmont, NC, to Paul and Lela Cannon. He met the love of his life Maxine and joined in marriage on April 18, 1952. With only an 8th grade education he labored as a mill worker at East Belmont, NC. In 1961 he moved to Naples and joined Bill Shedden working many years in construction building several homes in Brookside. He then...

Ardent fisherman and pioneering chemical oceanographer Robert J. “Bob” Barsdate, 86, died March 25, 2021, in Naples, Florida. He is survived by his devoted wife of 62 years, Mary K., his daughters Kelly J. Barsdate (Laura Smith) of Gaithersburg, MD, and Lory Barsdate Easton (Robert E. Easton) of Alexandria, VA, and his grandchildren Kathryn Rose and Robert Victor. Bob was born in Richmond Hill, New York, on September 4, 1934, to Victor George and Madeline (Subacius) Barsdate. He...

Salvatore Joseph Piranio, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on the morning of Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the age of 83. Salvatore was born on April 24, 1937, in the Bronx, NY to Biaggio “Ben” and Santa Piranio, who predeceased him, along with his sister Bernice “Dolly” (m. Robert Arens), who survives him. At the age of 18, he joined the United States Navy and served his country honorably for two years. On September 25, 1964, he married the love...

Wayne Mark Patterson, 1945-2021, passed away on March 25th in Naples, Fl. He is survived by his devoted wife of 43 years, Andrea, his daughter Kimberly and son-in-law Patrick, son Jamie, and grandson Finnegan. Born in Long Island, NY, Wayne worked as Associate Director of Pharmacy at Stony Brook University Hospital and in later years, collaborated with doctors on drug trials. An avid hockey fan, Wayne was also a staunch supporter of the arts.  In lieu of flowers, the Patterson family...

On Wednesday, March 25th, 2021 Pamela Jean Cannon, a loving daughter, sister, sister-in-law, cousin, aunt, and friend, went home at the age of 62. Pamela was born on October 18th, 1958 in Belmont, NC to Dean and Maxine Cannon. In 1983 she received her business degree from the Lee University of Oeveland Tennessee. Pam was the Controller at Fox Fire Country Club in Naples, Florida for 31 years. She was also a self-proclaimed chocolatier and a dessert crafter. She was known to organize her...

Nickolas Ian Rogers, 35, of Naples Florida, unexpectedly passed away at his home on Saturday, March 20th, 2021. Nick was born on June 23, 1985, to Douglas Eugene Rogers and Deborah Adams in Charleston, West Virginia. After moving to Naples, Nick graduated from Barron Collier High School in 2003. He then pursued and attained his audio engineering degree from Full Sail University in Orlando. Nick’s love for music and acting took hold early in childhood. From creating home movie...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Richard, Jerry, “R.J.” Przybylski, longtime Downriver merchant, at the age of 92, March 19, 2021. Born in Wyandotte to Jerzy (Jerry), and Mary Jane Przybylski. Brother to Josephine and Mary Magdalene. He married Rosemary Bywaters in 1951 at St Patrick’s Church and together they had ten children. Beloved father of Beth (Paul), Jerome, Peggy (Ed), Richard (Heather), Peter (Ginny), Patrick (Kim), Nancy (Tim), Bruce (John), Rosemary...

Elizabeth (Betty) T. Abreu née Potter was born in Brooklyn New York on July 15, 1965, and passed away in Naples, Florida on March 13, 2021. She was the daughter of Douglas S. and Mary E. Potter. Her family moved to Naples in 1979. She graduated from Naples High and received a cosmetology degree from Lorenzo Walker. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her father Douglas S. Potter. She is survived by her mother Mary (McCormack) Potter, her three brothers: Douglas S. (Josephine) Potter, David...