Gail K. French, 82, of Myakka City, Fla.

MYAKKACITY, FLA. >> Gail K. French, 82, of Myakka City, formerly of Bradenton, passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at the TideWell Hospice House in Palmetto.

Gail was born on Aug. 12, 1934, in Hamilton, N.Y., to the late Mortimer and Ivah Maude (Lloyd) Karpp. She moved to Manatee County in the mid-1970s, coming from Indiana. Upon arriving, she settled in Bradenton for many years until the last couple of years, when she moved to Myakka City.

Locally, she worked as a secretary for the Manatee County Community Services Office, working with the Veterans Service Office until her retirement. She was also a former member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Bradenton.

Gail was predeceased by two sisters, Lori and Debbie, and is survived by her loving husband, Ronald French of Myakka City, Fla.; two sons, Richard Benson III and his wife Diane of Alabaster, Ala., Lonn Benson and his wife Maline of Osprey, Fla.; one daughter, Lynn Benson and her husband John of Arizona; three step-sons, Ronald H. French Jr. and Raymond E. French, both of Myakka City, Fla., and Christopher French of Charlestown, N.H.; one stepdaughter, Aimie FrenchJohnson and her husband Craig of Myakka City, Fla.; one brother, Mortimer Karpp and his wife Jean of Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Sharon Shattuck and her husband Butch of Bouckville, N.Y., and Diane Potter of Malden, S.C.; seven grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; and many extended family members, friends and acquaintances.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Gail will be inurned privately at the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla., at a later date and time.

The family request flowers that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to TideWell Hospice In., 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238 in her memory.

Condolences for the family may be made online at www.shannonfuneralhomes.com