United Kingdom, July 2 -- The Love Boat creator Wilford Lloyd Baumes has died aged 86.

According to an obituary from Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Homes in Ohio, Baumes passed away "peacefully" on June 28.

He grew up nearby in Amberley Village, Ohio, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, as an adult.

The obituary added that he is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, great-grand-nieces, great-grand-nephews and great-great nieces and nephews - all of whom affectionally called him "Uncle Bud".

Baumes is most famous for adapting Jeraldine Saunders' 1974 memoir The Love Boats - about her experiences as a cruise ship hostess - into a television show titled The Love Boat.

He decided to team up with legendary ...