Grace F. Burgin
Grace F. Boswell Burgin, 89, of Bradenton, formerly of Clearwater and Pennsauken, N.J., died Oct. 2.
Ms. Burgin was a life member of the Delaware Gardens Volunteer Fire Company, Ladies Auxiliary in Pennsauken and attended Calvary Community Baptist Church in Pennsauken.
Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota FL 34238.
Survivors include sister Dorothy of Bradenton; daughter Sandra Tocco of Holmes Beach; sons Charles and wife Sue of Shamong, N.J., and Jeffrey and wife Donna of Pennsauken; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Larry Lee Cory
Larry Lee Cory, 73, of Sarasota, formerly of New Castle, Ind., Dayton, Ohio, and Port Charlotte, died Oct. 1, 2010.
Mr. Cory attended Ohio State University where he was drum major of the matching band in 1957 and 1958 and graduated from Wright State University. Military service included eight years in the U.S. Navy Reserves.
He married Jayne Engel in 1960 in Columbus. They lived in Dayton until moving to Port Charlotte in 1969 and eventually moved to Sarasota in 1995.
He was in condominium property management for 22 years in Fort Myers Beach and Sarasota. He was a JCI senator, a member of First United Methodist Church, and was active in Sarasota-Manatee OSU Alumni Club and Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club.
Memorial donations may be made to Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island, marked “for the foundation,” P.O. Box 1215, Holmes Beach FL 34218, or Sarasota-Manatee OSU Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 2368, Oneco FL 34264 or a charity of one’s choice.
A memorial celebration of life was held Oct. 8 at First United Methodist Church in Sarasota.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Mary Jayne; sisters Linda Slack of New Castle, Del., and Teri Tubbs of Port Charlotte; sister-in-law Jeanne Hardman; and many nieces and nephews.
Edwin H. Hunter
Edwin H. Hunter, 90, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., died Sept. 30.
Mr. Hunter was born in Petersburg, Va. He married Anne Seay in 1947 and they lived in Petersburg while Mr. Hunter worked in sales. In 1956, the family moved to the College Park area of Orlando, and in 1968 his family moved to Anna Maria Island. Mr. Hunter worked as billing manager with Tropicana. He eventually became a real estate broker with Holmes Beach Realty. He moved in 2000 to Fernandina Beach. He was a former member of the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation Church in Holmes Beach and St. Michael’s First Episcopal Church in Orlando. Mr. Hunter served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant.
Memorial contributions may be made to feed children throughout the world to the Reliv Kalogris Foundation in care of Virginia McCabe, 304 Village Place, Wexford, PA15090. Please note “Kalogris Foundation” on the check. Mr. Hunter will be laid to rest beside his wife at Church of the Annunciation. Condolences are welcome at www.oxleyheard.com. Arrangements were by Oxley-Heard Funeral Home.
Mr. Hunter is survived by his children, Ed Jr. of Deer, Ariz., Arthur S. “Bo” Hunter of Bradenton, Andrew Meade Hunter of Palatka, Fla., and Virginia (Missy) and husband Scott McCabe of Wexford, Pa.; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.