Obituaries

L. Douglas Buck

L. Douglas Buck

Nov 11, 2011

L. Douglas Buck, 75, of Port Charlotte passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. He was the son of Donald and Faith (Einhouse) Buck, born on October 4, 1936. Douglas served in the US Army as a Paratrooper and Military Police at West Point. He worked in many different trades and moved from Oaklyn, NJ to Port Charlotte in 2003. He...

Charles  J. O'Rourke

Charles J. O'Rourke

Nov 3, 2011

Charles J. O'Rourke, Jr., 75 of Port Charlotte passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011. He was born July 10, 1936 in Rutland, VT to Margaret (Callahan) and Charles J. O'Rourke, Sr. "Charlie" was a longtime resident of East Greenbush, NY prior to moving to Maryland, North Carolina, and retiring in Florida. Charlie was a lifelong Catholic and was a member...

Edward Ray Ledyard

Edward Ray Ledyard

Nov 1, 2011

Edward Ray Ledyard, 70, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. He was born July 8, 1941 in Toledo, OH to Edward and Hazel ( Lenix) Ledyard. Ed served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a Quality Assurance Manager for Halmar Electronics and LEM for 38 years. Ed was actively involved and served as...

Anthony F. Lagreca

Anthony F. Lagreca

Nov 1, 2011

Anthony "Tony" LaGreca, 78, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was the son of John and Irene (Mascola) LaGreca, born on November 8, 1932 in Manhattan, NY. Tony was raised in Manhattan and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was the owner/operator of Tony's Tack Shop at Monticello Raceway in NY...

Virginia L. Peak

Virginia L. Peak

Oct 29, 2011

Virginia L. Peak, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fl., passed away on October 29, 2011 She was born on October 31, 1928 in Covington, Kentucky to Lawrence & Marie Elliott. Virginia & her husband Jim lived in Vienna Virginia for 15 years where she was the office manager for an Ophthalmologist before moving to Punta Gorda Florida in 1986. Virginia was...

Ruth Helen Hickey

Ruth Helen Hickey

Oct 29, 2011

Ruth Helen Hickey, 87, of North Port, FL passed away Sat. Oct. 29, 2011. She was born October 5, 1924 in Hempstead, NY to Herbert and Ada (Cusick) Matthews. Ruth moved from New York to North Port in 1986. She loved being a mother and grandmother who cherished her family very much. Ruth will be greatly missed by her daughters,...

Charlie Mckenney

Charlie Mckenney

Oct 27, 2011

James Charles "Charlie" McKenney was the son of James Pearl and Renthea Ellen (Ricard) McKenney, born June 10, 1945 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Charlie was a veteran of the US Army stationed at Ft. Eustis, Virginia; he also served as an aircraft electrician in Munich, Germany. He came to Port Charlotte, Florida in 1973 from Mims, Florida and worked for many...

Ronald Coffin

Ronald Coffin

Oct 23, 2011

Ronald Coffin, 61, of Port Charlotte formerly Fenton, MO passed away October 23, 2011. He was born August 2, 1950 in Indianapolis, IN to Ralph and Bettie (Howard) Coffin. Ronald served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from Chrysler after 30 years. He was a member of the Elks. He was a member Grace Presbyterian Church....

Beverly B. Burkhart

Beverly B. Burkhart

Oct 22, 2011

Beverly Burkhart, 92, of Palm City, FL, Sherrodsville, OH and Palms of Punta Gorda passed away Sat. Oct. 22, 2011. She was born April 15, 1919 in Newport, KY. Beverly was a member of Atwood Yacht Club and Evergreen Club. She loved golfing and doing crafts. Beverly will be greatly missed by her sons, Tony (Kaaren) of Punta Gorda, Richard...

Walter D. Galla

Walter D. Galla

Oct 21, 2011

Walter D. Galla, 72, of Punta Gorda passed away October 21, 2011. He was the son of Walter and Georgina (Mercier) Galla, born August 5, 1939 in Blue Island, IL. Walter lived in Cedar City, Utah then moved to Miami, FL and finally settled in Punta Gorda, FL. He was the past President of Harbor Heights Civic Center and member...

Janice L. Cook

Janice L. Cook

Oct 17, 2011

Janice L. Cook, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. She was the daughter of William and Wandergold (Gifford) Bias, born on November 10, 1931 in Huntington, WV. Janice worked at Cracker Barrel as cashier for many years and will be remembered most for her friendship and compassion. She loved life and filled those around her with...

Mario A. Paradiso

Mario A. Paradiso

Oct 17, 2011

Mario A. Paradiso, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. He was the son of Peter and Gaetana (Potenza) Paradiso, born June 6, 1926 in Waverly, PA. Mario served in the US Army during WWII. He was a former owner/operator of a chicken farm and restaurants Eskimo King, Ice Cream & Restaurant until his retirement. He will...

Wesley Morgan

Wesley Morgan

Oct 16, 2011

Wesley W. Morgan, 51, of Punta Gorda passed away October 16, 2011. He was the son of Wayne and Dianne (Gehrisch) Morgan, born September 30, 1960 in Columbus, OH. Wesley was a developer, builder, and property manager. He moved to Bonita Springs, FL in August of 2000, then to Punta Gorda in 2005. Wesley was a member of the Pilots...

Gregory D. Chesnut

Gregory D. Chesnut

Oct 16, 2011

Gregory D. Chesnut, 56, of Punta Gorda passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. He was the son of Robert and Nelda (Shannon) Chesnut, born on May 1, 1955 in Birmingham, AL. Gregory served in the Amy during the Vietnam War and while there he was part of the Army Rodeo as a bull rider. He was a member of American...

Linda C. Marks

Linda C. Marks

Oct 12, 2011

Linda C. Marks57, of North Port passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was the daughter of Donald and Irene (Smigel) Stanton, born August 14, 1954 in Pittsfield, MA. Linda moved from Cape Cod, MA in 1991 to North Port and was a Social Worker for the State of FL and MA. She was a member of the North Port...

Sandra J. Cline

Sandra J. Cline

Oct 12, 2011

Sandra "Sandy" Cline, 73, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was born August 31, 1938 to Earl and Leona (Toliver) Turner. Before retiring, Sandy was the owner/operator of Accent Carpets in Port Charlotte for over 25 years. After moving from Indiana, Charlotte County was her home for the past 31 years. She enjoyed going bowling...

Inez Marie Parnell

Inez Marie Parnell

Oct 11, 2011

Inez M. Parnell, 81, of Gloucester, VA passed away Tue. October 11, 2011. She was the daughter of Otis and Janie (Womack) Franklin, born March 30, 1930. She was raised in Newport News, VA and was a member of the Moose Lodge, Hampton, VA. Inez enjoyed playing Bingo. Inez will be missed by her daughter, Yvonne (Fred) Campbell; son, Bruce...

Stephen B. Asmutis

Stephen B. Asmutis

Oct 9, 2011

Stephen "Steve" B. Asmutis, 84, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Chicago, IL passed away October 9, 2011. He was born January 21, 1927. Steve served in the US Navy during WWII on the Island of Hawaii and on Wake Island in the South Pacific. He retired from The Portland Cement Association in Skokie, IL after 38 years of service...

Jerry I Hudelson

Jerry I Hudelson

Oct 5, 2011

Jerry I. Hudelson, 72, of Lafayette, IN passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was born January 30, 1939 in Lafayette, IN to Ruel (Judd) and Helen (Kemble) Hudelson. Jerry was a US Navy Veteran and served on the USS Topeka. Jerry and Rita were former owners of the Checkerboard Tavern. Jerry was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Lafayette,...

Raeola G. Davis

Raeola G. Davis

Sep 30, 2011

Raeola G. Davis, 86, of Port Charlotte passed away Friday, September 30, 2011. She was the daughter of Norman and Florence (Garber) Brant, born on March 9, 1925 in Goshen, IN. Raeola was an Environmental Tech for Fawcett Hospital before retiring. She and her husband, Chester were members of Good Sam�s RV Club and the Hi-Lo Club and enjoyed traveling...

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