Funeral Homes in Sarasota, FL

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• Some of the notable people born here have been: Carla Gugino (actor and voice actor), Tim Johnson (american football player), Todd Johnson (american football player), Courtney Watson (american football player), Stephen Root (actor and voice actor), Daniel Myrick (film director and screenwriter), and Jordan Orr (actor and voice actor).

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, connections to the Ringling family, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the southern end of the Tampa Bay Area, north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its current official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2013 Sarasota had a population of 53,326. In 1986 it became designated as a certified local government. Sarasota is a principal city of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the seat of Sarasota County.It is among the communities included in a two-county federally mandated Metropolitan Planning Organization that includes all of Sarasota and Manatee counties and the chairs of the three elements of that organization belong to the eight-county regional planning organization for western central Florida.The islands separating Sarasota Bay from the gulf near the city, known as keys, include Lido Key and Siesta Key, which are famous worldwide for the quality of their sandy beaches. The keys that are included in the boundary of Sarasota are Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key, Coon Key, Bird Key, and portions of Siesta Key. Previously, Siesta Key was named Sarasota Key. At one time, it and all of Longboat Key were considered part of Sarasota and confusing contemporaneous references may be found discussing them.Longboat Key is the largest key separating the bay from the gulf, but it is now evenly divided by the new county line of 1921. The portion of the key that parallels the Sarasota city boundary that extends to that new county line along the bay front of the mainland was removed from the city boundaries at the request of John Ringling in the mid-1920s, who sought to avoid city taxation of his planned developments at the southern tip of the key. Although they never were completed in the quickly faltering economy, those development concessions granted by the city never were reversed and the county has retained regulation of those lands ever since.The city limits had expanded significantly with the real estate rush of the early twentieth century, reaching almost 70 square miles (180 km2). The wild speculation boom began to crash in 1926 and following that, the city limits began to contract, shrinking to less than a quarter of that area.

Sarasota Obituaries

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 27th, 2022 that James Phillip Reif passed away in Sarasota, Florida.  Reif was 96 years old and was born in Tiffin, OH.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James Phillip's life.

It was written by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 24th, 2022 that Diego Enrique Planes passed away in Sarasota, Florida.  Planes was 50 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Diego Enrique's life.

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 20th, 2022 that Elliot Benowitz passed on in Sarasota, Florida.  Benowitz was 92 years old and was born in Brooklyn, NY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elliot's life.

It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 20th, 2022 that John Friedmann died in Sarasota, Florida.  Friedmann was 79 years old and was born in Tenje Y, .  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John's life.

It was noted by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 18th, 2022 that Irving Fink perished in Sarasota, Florida.  Fink was 95 years old and was born in Detroit, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Irving's life.

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 12th, 2022 that Brenda Dale Cantin (Lomneck) passed on in Sarasota, Florida.  Ms. Cantin was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Brenda Dale's life.

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 12th, 2022 that Arthur Dr Klass perished in Sarasota, Florida.  Klass was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Arthur Dr's life.

It was revealed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 12th, 2022 that Corinne Tinsky (Konecke) passed away in Sarasota, Florida.  Ms. Tinsky was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Corinne's life.

It was disclosed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 11th, 2022 that Jessie Sr Hubbard passed on in Sarasota, Florida.  Hubbard was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jessie Sr's life.

It was reported by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 6th, 2022 that Norman Graham Middleton perished in Sarasota, Florida.  Middleton was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Norman Graham's life.

History

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida County on the Southwest Florida coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Its current official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. . . .