A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 1:00PM until 4:00 PM at the Wyndham Hotel, 6890 Estero Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931.

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 Lilly Cortes, 78, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Brooklyn, NY died peacefully on February 1 2020 at Health Park Hospital in Ft. Myers. Born October 1, 1941, in Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico, the Island of Enchantment, Lilly was a retired Social Worker living in Cape Coral with her 2 cats, Missuri and Meetzeereezi. She was an animal lover and loved the warmth and sun of Florida. Lilly was an active member of...

Ruth Peterson (Hagemeister), age 76, of Fort Myers, Florida and Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2020. Ruth was born on June 6, 1943 in Farmington, MN to Herman and Dorothy Hagemeister. Her parents pastored many churches in MN. She earned a BA from Mankato State Minnesota and taught elementary grades 3-5. She married her best friend from the church youth group, Wesley Peterson, on June 26, 1965. They settled in Hastings, MN and Michigan before retiring in Fort Myers,...

Bob was born in Arcadia Florida in March 17, 1933, son of the late Robert & Dorothy, nee Russ, Ford. When he was about 14 years old they moved to Leesburg Florida when he attended the high school there. He graduated in 1951 and attended Florida State University graduating in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business, school of insurance and real estate. They were drafting at that time so he decided to volunteer for the draft.  In 1951 he was sent to Fort Riley Kansas....

Merrill H. Fowler, 81, of Fort Myers, Florida passed away January 19, 2020. He was born April 8, 1938 in Broomes Island, Maryland to Clara Lillian (Dove) and Howard Fowler. He proudly served in the US Air Force and Navy and worked as an electrical engineer for the government. He was predeceased by his parents; his daughter Amy Michelle; his sister Emma Louise; and his brothers Howard Andrew, Arthur Marvin and Edward Bruce. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Faye H. Fowler; his daughters...