Obituaries
Elaine M Magro
Aug 30, 2010
Elaine M Magro of Port Charlotte passed away August 30, 2010. She was the daughter of Marvin and Alvina (Gleason) Glossenger, born July 9, 1924 in New Buffalo, MI. Elaine was a nurses aide and homemaker for all of her 86 years. Elaine will be greatly missed by her son, Joseph Magro of Oceanside, CA; daughters, Sandy Seifert of Conneaut,...
Elizabeth J. Magee
Aug 29, 2010
Elizabeth Jeanne Glawe-Rice-Magee 81, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away at the Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte, FL Sunday, August 29, 2010. Born March 24, 1929, Betty, originally from the Fisher, Illinois area, was a retired housewife and enjoyed painting, boating, and exercise class with local friends. She was an active volunteer at a shop in the Punta Gorda Visual...
Collie C. Bush
Aug 28, 2010
Collie C. Bush, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away August 28, 2010. He was born November 9, 1914 in Miller County, GA. Collie was of the Christian faith. He was a carpenter all his life and retired in 2002. Collie will be greatly missed by his wife of 51 years, Catherine Toth Bush; daughters, Duane Bird, Margie Whittaker, Dot Bledsoe,...
Gerald George Szilagyi
Aug 27, 2010
Gerald George Szilagyi, 72, of Port Charlotte, died on August 27, 2010 surrounded by his children. He was born October 28, 1937 in Hiram, OH to George and Mary (Kish) Szilagyi. He moved to this area in 1977 from Cleveland, OH. Gerald retired as a landscape business owner and a real estate investor. He served in the US Army and...
Amanda Moorhead
Aug 26, 2010
Janice “Amanda” Moorhead, 52, of Port Charlotte formerly of Houston, Texas passed away August 26, 2010. She was born December 9, 1957 in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Amanda will be greatly missed by her mother, Janice Walton; daughter, Stefanie Walker of Houston, TX; son, Sean Walker and Caryn Cragg of Houston, TX; brothers, Wayne (Carol) Walton of Miami, their children, Todd and...
Bradford D. Richardson
Aug 18, 2010
Bradford "Brad" Richardson, 70, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Born May 7, 1940 in Lebanon Junction, KY. Attended Western Kentucky University for 3 yrs and then served 8 years in the US Navy as an ET1 on nuclear submarines. He retired from Bell Atlantic/Decision One as a Branch Manager and moved to this area from...
Donald H. Denight
Aug 17, 2010
Donald H. Denight, 82, of Punta Gorda passed away August 17, 2010. He was the son of Howard W. and Grace B. (Hudson) Denight, born September 9, 1927 in Collingswood, NJ. Don was a WWII Veteran, serving in the US Navy from 1944-46 and in the Marine Corps from 1946-51; he was awarded the WWII Victory Medal. He earned his...
Ken Sanders
Aug 15, 2010
Henry K. "Ken" Sanders, 78, of Punta Gorda passed away August 15, 2010. He was the son of Henry K. Sanders, Sr and Lilly (Trail) Sanders, born July 22, 1932 in Claremore, OK. Ken was a graduate of Oklahoma Military Academy. He retired in 1988 after 35 years of service with Bechtel; he moved to Punta Gorda in 1989 from...
Janet Lee Muller
Aug 15, 2010
Janet Lee Muller, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away August 15, 2010. She was the daughter of Michael and Mae (Johnson) Minch, born October 11, 1935 in Union, NJ. Janet received her Bachelors from Purdue University, Masters from Trenton State College and was a Kindergarten Teacher in Hillsborough, NJ before retiring. She moved from Hillsborough, NJ to this area in...
Clarabell M. Orlacchio
Aug 12, 2010
Clarabell M. Orlacchio, 89, of Port Charlotte passed away August 12, 2010. She was the daughter of Ralph and Alice (Barbour) Colman, born September 12, 1920 in Denver, CO. She was vice-president of Glenwood Construction Company upon her retirement in March of 1982; she moved to Port Charlotte from Glen Head, NY in April of 1982. Clarabell was a member...
Bob Moon
Aug 12, 2010
Bob Moon, 58, of North Port formerly of Port Charlotte passed away August 12, 2010. He was the son of Robert and Mattie Sue (Rizley) Moon, born December 3, 1951 in Garden City, Michigan. Bob served in the US Army during the Vietnam Era. He designed county parks and recreational areas for Fairfax Co, VA. He moved from Manassas, VA...
Robert Watson
Aug 10, 2010
Capt. Robert M.�Bob� Watson, USN retired, 80, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Charlotte Regional Hospital after a short illness. He was the son of Dewey and Rada Watson, born December 10, 1929, Twin Falls, Idaho. Bob enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and won a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Upon...
Douglas Mcmurtrie
Aug 10, 2010
Douglas McMurtrie, 77 of Port Charlotte passed away August 10, 2010. He was the son of Duncan and Wilhelmina (Currie) McMurtrie, born April 24, 1933 in Detroit, MI. Douglas served in the US Navy and was a railroad conductor for DT & I Railroad before retiring. He moved to this area from Kentucky in 2000 and was of the Methodist...
Margaret O'Rourke
Aug 7, 2010
Margaret O'Rourke, 74 of Port Charlotte passed away August 7, 2010. She was the daughter of James and Geneveve (Lucas) Van DenHouten, born July 12, 1936 in Albany, NY. Margaret was a bookkeeper for Van's Equipment before retiring; she moved to this area from Albany, NY in 2008. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Margaret enjoyed...
James R. Gallagher, Jr
Aug 5, 2010
James R. Gallagher, 86, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans Home, Port Charlotte. He was the son of James and Mary (Carney) Gallagher, born December 31, 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA in 1942 and entered the US Navy immediately after High School. He served in the...
Theodore Spiero
Aug 4, 2010
Theodore Spiero, 87, born in New York, N.Y., November 8, 1922, died August 4, 2010. As a young man, he traveled to Genoa, N.Y. near Cornell University with the intention of attending the free agricultural university. Instead he joined the army, married his sweetheart and became an Army Air Corps pilot. He flew more missions over The Hump than any...
Joyce Rushton Mason
Aug 2, 2010
Joyce Rushton Mason, 80 of Punta Gorda went to join her husband of 56 years, Herbert Y. Mason, at the cocktail party in Heaven on August 2, 2010. Joyce lived a "great life with no regrets", born October 4 1929 in Cranston, RI where she lived for 37 years. She was a graduate of Stoneliegh-Burnham School. She and Herb moved...
Wordal A. Rankine
Aug 1, 2010
Wordal A. Rankine, 82, of Punta Gorda passed away August 1, 2010. He was the son of Thomas and Catherine Rankine, born March 17, 1928 in East End, Grand Cayman, BWI. Wordal began his career of service, as a member of the Cayman Islands Home Guard. Upon completion, he became a Merchant Marine at the age of 17. Wordal attained...
Lucille Lillian Krausman-Gilchrist
Jul 27, 2010
Lucille Lillian (nee Bacon) Krausman-Gilchrist, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away July 27, 2010 at Life Care Center of Punta Gorda. She was the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Wharram) Bacon, born August 29, 1914 in Cadillac, MI. She was a beautician and electrologist; she loved to read poetry and have her friends in for coffee. Lucille moved to Punta...
Oliver A Kirkwood, Jr
Jul 24, 2010
Oliver A. Kirkwood, Jr., 69, of Punta Gorda passed away July 24, 2010. He was born June 26, 1941 in Jamaica to Iris (Chisholm) and Oliver Kirkwood, Sr. Oliver was a retired merchant seaman and moved to this area from Baton Rouge, LA in 1985. He enjoyed going fishing and boating. Oliver will be greatly missed by his wife of...
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