HISTORY OF OCEAN BREEZE
At the time of its incorporation, the 65-acre park was said to be the largest privately owned trailer park in the United States. As of 2013, the town has dropped the ‘Park’ and is known simply as Ocean Breeze.
MAYORS
- Harry Hoke (1960–1972)
- Gene Hoke (1973–1989)
- Ruth Hoke (1989–2001)
- Dorothy Geeben (2001–2010)
- David W. Myers (2010–2016)
- Karen Ostrand (2017-Present)
Dorothy Geeben, was mayor from 2001 to 2011. When she was re-elected in 2004 at age 96, the national media dubbed her the nation’s oldest living mayor. Mayor Geeben died on January 11, 2010 at the age of 101 just short of her 102nd birthday.