Regina J. Pike

Regina J. Pike, 82, of Port Charlotte passed away September 5, 2008. She was born May 25, 1927 in Dearborn, Michigan to Albert and Madeline (Gebauer) Korte. Regina was the former owner of family Restaurants with her husband, Ken, and moved to Port Charlotte in 1973 from Dearborn, Mi. Regina was Catholic and enjoyed Traveling, Bowling and ice skating. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 62 years, Kenneth Ernie; daughters, Gail (Chris) Eldred of Tallahassee, FL, Susan (Gary) Schreier of Chichester, NH and Barb (Andy) Kolba of Port Charlotte; sons, Kenny (Sylvia) of Sarasota, David (Debbie) of Birch Run, MI and Mike (Diane) of North Port; brother, Eddie (Carol) Korte of Southgate, MI; sister, Mary (Harold) Ferris of Northville, MI; fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. A celebration of Regina's life will be at 4:00 pm, Monday, September 8, 2008 at Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services with Father Brian Finerty officiating. Memorial donations may be made to American Lung Association of Florida, Inc. 8950 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Street, Suite 205, St. Petersburg, FL 33702. To express condolences to the family, please sign the online guestbook.