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Regina J. Pike
Sep 5, 2008
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...
Maxine Coward
Aug 31, 2008
Maxine Wingo Coward, 73, of Punta Gorda passed away August 31, 2008. She was born October 17, 1934 in Henderson County, North Carolina to Leonard and Bertha (Holden) Wingo. Maxine moved from Asheville, NC to Punta Gorda in 1967. She was a loving mother, grandmother and wife who enjoyed taking care of her family and traveling. Maxine will be greatly...
Mary Galasso
Aug 26, 2008
"We will always love you" Mary Galasso, 78, of Punta Gorda passed away August 26, 2008. She was the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Gawryk) Slifco, born February 14, 1930 in Detroit, MI. Mary retired from General Motors after 35 years of service, and came to Punta Gorda from Warren, MI In 1990. She was a member of Isles Yacht...
Robert Oliver
Aug 24, 2008
Robert "Bob" Oliver, 81, of Punta Gorda went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 24, 2008. He was born September 28, 1926 in Elmira, NY. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1944 and did further studies at Ithaca College and Cornell University in Banking and Accounting. Bob served in the armed forces during WWII and was recalled...
Mary Kovacevich
Aug 13, 2008
Mary Kovacevich, 83, of Port Charlotte passed away August 13, 2008. She was born April 18, 1925 in Berwyn, Illinois. Mary retired from Sunbeam Corp. She moved from Cicero, Illinois to Port Charlotte in 1988. Mary was a member of the Polish Falcons of America and a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. She enjoyed knitting, jewelry making, helping...
Phyllis S. Sturdevant
Aug 12, 2008
Phyllis S. Sturdevant, 84, of Port Charlotte passed away August 12, 2008. She was born July 5, 1924 in Tiffin, Ohio to Edmund M. and Mary A. (Blaes) Szablewski. Phyllis was a graduate of Calvert High School and was a member of Tiffin Lady Lions Club. In 1989 Mr. & Mrs. Sturdevant were featured in an article of Town and...
Frank Harrison
Aug 9, 2008
Frank Harrison, 93, of Rotunda West passed away August 9, 2008. He was born March 29, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas and Gladys (Jones) Harrison. Frank served as a merchant seaman with the Merchant Marines during WWII and was awarded 2 medals for saving 2 seaman. He was a retired truck driver for Chicago American Newspaper and owned several...
Marion E. Walker
Aug 9, 2008
Marion E. Walker, 74, of Port Charlotte passed away August 9, 2008 at home. She was born September 8, 1933 in Caro, Michigan to Dillies and Lila (Loomis) Walker. Marion was a member of Cleveland Baptist Church, Red Hat Society, Eagles, a volunteer for the Share Program and the Culture Center of Port Charlotte. She will be greatly missed by...
Joy Ellen Speck
Aug 9, 2008
Joy Ellen Speck, 71, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008. She was born June 19, 1937 in Akron, Ohio to William E. and Martha P. Upchurch. Joy earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Akron, and certification in Special Education from Kent State University. She retired as a special education teacher at...
Mildred M. Sherwood
Aug 8, 2008
Mildred M. Sherwood, 84, of Nokomis passed away August 8, 2008. She was born May 18, 1924 in West Seneca, New York to Fred and Mabel (Mohr) Berger. Mildred moved from Lockport, New York to Nokomis eight years ago. She was a member of First Baptist of Lockport, NY and Venice Nokomis Methodist Church. Mildred will be greatly missed by...
Charles S. Roffman
Aug 6, 2008
Charles S. Roffman, 89, of Punta Gorda passed away August 6, 2008. He was born June 6, 1919 in Malden, MA to Morris and Ann (Porter) Roffman. Charles served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. A retired attorney, he was a graduate of Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA. Charles was an avid baseball...
Monserrate Pierce
Aug 4, 2008
Monserrate Pierce, 80, of Port Charlotte passed away August 4, 2008. She was born April 8, 1928 in Puerto Rico. Monserrate was a retired administrative assistant for the Department of Agriculture and moved from Ocean Pines, Maryland in 2004 to Port Charlotte. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Monserrate enjoyed embroidery and sewing. She will be...
Jean E. Rigell
Aug 4, 2008
Jean Elizabeth Rigell, 77, of Punta Gorda and Melbourne, Florida, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008, at home in Punta Gorda. She was born December 7, 1930, in Nocatee, Florida and grew up in Punta Gorda. Jean was a proud Tarpon and Seminole, graduating from Charlotte High School in 1948 and Florida State University in 1952. Jean served with the...
William Scott Creedon
Aug 3, 2008
William "Scott" Creedon, 46, of Port Charlotte passed away August 3, 2008. He was born November 23, 1961 in Runnemede, NJ. Scott was a custom builder in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California before moving to Port Charlotte in 2001, and continued to work in the construction industry here. He enjoyed flying radio controlled model air planes and playing back...
Donald Duane Johnson
Jul 28, 2008
Donald Duane Johnson, 74, of Punta Gorda, formerly of Darlington, PA, passed away July 28, 2008. He was one of eight children of Arthur and Phoebe (Harr) Johnson, born April 29, 1934 in Ligonier, PA. After a long and storied career, he retired from Centria (formerly Smith Steelite) in 1995. Don will be greatly missed by his wife of 55...
Warren Glavin, Jr.
Jul 28, 2008
Warren F. "Whitey" Glavin, Jr., 76, of Punta Gorda passed away July 28, 2008. He was the son of Warren F. Glavin, Sr. and Helga (Grant) Glavin, born February 14, 1932 in Chicago, IL. Whitey served in Europe with the NSA as a member of the Army during the Korean War. He was in marketing and sales before retiring, and...
Jules Auguste Dostie
Jul 27, 2008
Jules Auguste Dostie, 85, of Punta Gorda Isles formerly of Maine passed away July 27, 2008. He was born October 7, 1922 in Beauceville Quebec, Canada to Aimee and Alexandrine (Fortin) Dostie. Jules served in the US Army in Burma, India. He was the owner/operator of J. Dostie Jewelers, Inc with his wife until his retirement in 1988. Jules was...
Ramon Vazquez - Gonzalez
Jul 23, 2008
Ramon Vazquez Gonzalez, 86, of North Port passed away July 23, 2008. He was born November 24, 1921 in Spain - Galicia to Generosa Gonzalez Alejaudro and Raimundo Vazquez Rial. Ramon was a retired business owner and moved from Paramus, New Jersey in 1983. He was of the Catholic faith. Ramon will be greatly missed by his wife, Carmen Gonzalez;...
Joseph E. Daniel Iii
Jul 21, 2008
Joseph E. Daniel, III, 33 of Port Charlotte passed away July 21, 2008. He was born May 22, 1976 in Arcadia, FL. Joseph loved being outdoors and enjoyed boating, tubing, riding his four wheeler and going mudding with his friends. He enjoyed working with his hands and working on his 4x4. Joseph will be greatly missed by his mother Debbie...
Sanford S. Howard
Jul 18, 2008
Sanford "Buddy" Howard, 63, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away July 18, 2008 at his home. He was born January 30, 1945 in Orlando, FL to Sanford and Helen (Charlton) Howard. Buddy moved to Charlotte County with his family in 1998 from Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Jones High School in Orlando in 1962. Buddy served in the US Air...
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