Obituaries

Dec 16, 2011

Katherine Dieke, 66, of Punta Gorda passed away Friday, December 16, 2011. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Ann (Mayer) James, born on April 28, 1945 in Trenton, NJ. Katherine worked as an Accountant for McDonald's Corp for 25 years and retired in 1995. She and her husband moved from Downers Grove, IL to Punta Gorda in 1998. She...

Dec 13, 2011

Katie Whetstone, 84, of Port Charlotte passed Tuesday, December 13, 2011. She was born February 8, 1927 in Racepond, GA to Fred and Nancy (Griffin) Tucker. Katie attended First Baptist Church of Port Charlotte and was a member of Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County. She was a volunteer at the Cultural Center in the 1980's. Katie will be greatly...

Dec 10, 2011

Charlotte DeFabrizio, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011. She was the daughter of Willard and Jeanette (Bestol) Forbell, born March 9, 1926 in Astoria, NY. Charlotte was a former airline stewardess in the 1940's and various other occupations in the New York area. She moved from Freeport Long Island, NY to Port Charlotte in 1988. Charlotte...

Dec 5, 2011

Nancy May Owens Schaum, 57, of Punta Gorda, FL beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and best friend suddenly left us on December 5, 2011. She was born December 30, 1953 in Columbus, Ohio. Nancy grew up in Charlotte County and graduated from Charlotte High in 1972. She worked at Barnett Bank, then Florida Central Credit Union, Nationwide Insurance and recently...

Dec 3, 2011

Curtis Lionel Worley, 81, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011, after a short illness. Curtis was born June 7, 1930, in Ravenscroft, Tennessee, to the late Alfred and Lena Cooley Worley. His family moved to the Coal River area of Raleigh County, West Virginia, in the 1930's. He and his wife, Louise Bone, who were married...

Dec 2, 2011

David Warne Goudreau, 22, of Punta Gorda passed away December 2, 2011. He was born on February 13, 1989 in Port Charlotte to Robert and Cynthia Goudreau. David grew up in Punta Gorda and attended Charlotte High. David will be greatly missed by his parents, Robert and Cynthia; brothers, Roby Dob (Diseree), Richie and CJ all of Punta Gorda; little...

Dec 1, 2011

Mary Catherine Shelton, 73, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 after a long and courageous fight. She was born November 13, 1938 in Kansas City, MO to Charles and Margaret (Huggins) Petterson. Mary was a graduate of The Redemptorist High School of Kansas City , MO. Mary was the Co-owner of C.R. Gun Specialty Inc, of...

Nov 27, 2011

Oliver "Buck" Waldron, 86, of Port Charlotte passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011. As a native Floridian, he was born on May 24, 1925 to Oliver and Hattie (Curry) Waldron in Moorehaven. Buck served in the US Army during WWII and later worked as a local commercial shrimper on his boat called the "Buck-A-Roo." Buck was a family man and...

Nov 23, 2011

Martha "Joan" Andrews, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away November 23, 2011. She was the daughter of Orra D. and Ruth (Hawk) Williams, born October 30, 1928 in Mechanicsburg, OH. Joan came to this area from Miami, FL in 1972. She was a wonderful homemaker, wife, and mother who was deeply involved in the community. Joan was among the core...

Nov 19, 2011

Margaret J. (nee Curran) McDaid, 77, of Punta Gorda passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was the daughter of Hugh and Lucy (Lumley) Curran, born on August 4, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from West Catholic High School for Girls Class of 1954, Philadelphia, PA. Margaret worked as a seamstress for Irvin Sterns in Media, PA and in...

Nov 18, 2011

Flora "Mimi" Casi, 102, of Punta Gorda passed away Friday, November 18, 2011. She was the daughter of William and Ida (Ciuti) Caruso, born on September 16, 1909 in Newark, NJ. Flora "Mimi" as she was known by her family and friends, enjoyed cooking, music, dancing and gardening . She was very active in real estate into her late eighties,...

Nov 16, 2011

Ronald K. Kennedy, 65, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011. He was born May 12, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA to Kenneth and Madeline (Donahue) Kennedy. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Ronald initially worked as a town civil engineer in Cheshire, CT and later, he devoted his career to real estate development...

Nov 14, 2011

James (Jim) H. Evans, 90, of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Quality Health Care Center in North Port. Jim was born in Windsor, Canada on September 24, 1921. He spent his youth and early adult years in Michigan. In 1951, he moved his family to southern California where he remained until July, 2010 when...

Nov 11, 2011

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...