Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Donald R. Voss, Sr.
Jul 16, 2008
Donald Voss, Sr. 84, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away July 16, 2008. He was born February 25, 1924 in Elgin, IL to William and Ella (Seegert) Voss. Donald served in the US Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He and his brother Ralph were the cofounders of Voss Furniture located in St. Charles, IL. Donald loved playing cards,...
John R. Bradley
Jul 15, 2008
John R. Bradley, 76, of Punta Gorda passed away July 15, 2008. He was born March 14, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Lonnie and Evie (Elam) Bradley. John served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired branch manager for Hostess Cake and moved from Michigan in 1987. John was a member of Maranatha Christian Fellowship...
Barry F. Mallory
Jul 15, 2008
Barry F. Mallory, Sr., 67, of Punta Gorda, Florida went home to be with the Lord July 15, 2008 at his home with his family at his bedside. He was born April 14, 1941 in Miami, FL. Barry was a servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and served in many ministries throughout his life teaching and leading by...
Carl F. Reich
Jul 13, 2008
Carl F. Reich, 69, of Port Charlotte passed away July 13, 2008. He was born July 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York . Carl retired from civil engineering and moved from New York to Port Charlotte in 1980. He will be remembered as a family man. Carl will be greatly missed by his wife of 32 years, Deborah; daughters, Audrey...
Mathilde Osterer
Jul 13, 2008
Mathilde Osterer, 92, of Punta Gorda passed away July 13, 2008. She was born June 8, 1916 in Germany. Mathilde was a member of Church of Christ and the Germany Club. She will be greatly missed by her daughters, Stefanie Ehland and Christine Wagner; son, George Osterer; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11:00...
George B. Jones
Jul 10, 2008
George B. Jones, 80, of Port Charlotte passed away July 10, 2008. He was the son of Morrison and Sarah (Raines) Jones, born July 28, 1927 in Verne, KY. George served in the US Navy during WWII, and was a machinist until he retired. He came to Port Charlotte in 1988 from Baltimore, MD and enjoyed playing golf, hunting, fishing,...
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