Obituaries

Luke Douglas Bishop

Luke Douglas Bishop

Aug 24, 2007

Luke Douglas Bishop, 29, of Port Charlotte passed away August 24, 2007. He was born November 3, 1977 in Orlando, Florida to Roger and Kathy (Blevins) Bishop. Luke moved from Orlando, Florida in 1996 to Port Charlotte. He worked as a pressman at Charlotte Sun. Luke enjoyed working on automobiles and collecting sports cards. He enjoyed going fishing when ever...

Richard John Warne

Richard John Warne

Aug 23, 2007

Richard “Old Ugly” Warne, 70, of Punta Gorda passed away August 23, 2007. He was born February 22, 1937 in Stoughton, WI to John and Clarice (Serverson) Warne. Richard served in the US Army from 1956 to 1959. He worked as a mechanic and moved from Crystal Lake, Illinois to Punta Gorda in 1971. Richard was a member of the...

James W. Parks

James W. Parks

Aug 23, 2007

James W. Parks, 78, of North Port passed away August 23, 2007 in Venice. He was born January 17, 1929 in Wabash, Indiana. A graduate (1947) of Wabash High School where he was an all-state fullback on the football team, he earned his BS Degree (1951) and Master of Arts Degree (1956) from Ball State University, where he was the...

Bradford Craig Silver

Bradford Craig Silver

Aug 23, 2007

Bradford “Brad” Craig Silver, 56, of Port Charlotte passed away August 23, 2007. He was born February 18, 1951 in Boston, MA to Jordan and Elizabeth (Privette) Silver. Brad was the Vice President of Manufacturing at Specialty Cable Corporation in CT and was a warehouse manager at Carpet Stop after he moved to Florida in 2003 from Meriden, CT. He...

Lorraine H. Luterotty

Lorraine H. Luterotty

Aug 21, 2007

Lorraine Helen Luterotty, 64, of Port Charlotte, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday morning, August 21, 2007. She was born September 24, 1942 in Nanticoke, Pa. She was one of nine children born to John and Stella Sadowski. After graduating Nanticoke High School, she worked for a local cigar factory. She moved to Princeton, N.J. to be a secretary at...

James Larry Peterson

James Larry Peterson

Aug 20, 2007

James “Jimmy” Larry Peterson, 48, of Punta Gorda passed away August 20, 2007 at his residence surrounded by his family and friends. He was born January 27, 1959 in Decatur, Illinois at 8:17am to his proud parents James Darrell and Juanita Louise (nee Bell) Peterson. Jimmy lived in Decatur, Boston, New Orleans, Fort Myers and his beloved Punta Gorda. He...

Richard Theroux

Richard Theroux

Aug 18, 2007

Richard Theroux, 73, of Port Charlotte passed away August 18, 2007. He was born December 20, 1933 in Central Falls, Rhoda Island to Amos and Blanche (Blain) Theroux. Richard served in the US Army and then worked for General Dynamics Electric Boats in Groton, CT. He was member of the American Legion Post 110 and St. Charles Catholic Church. Richard...

Albert Codi

Albert Codi

Aug 17, 2007

Albert 'Al' Codi, 95, of Punta Gorda formerly of Fort Myers, FL passed away Friday, August 17, 2007. He was born July 1, 1912 in Bronx, New York. Albert graduated from James Monroe High School and was an outstanding varsity baseball and football player who played ball with Hank Greenburg. He enjoyed reading, playing golf, and sports remained his passion....

Jennifer Lynn Slater

Jennifer Lynn Slater

Aug 12, 2007

Jennifer Lynn Slater, 35, of Punta Gorda passed away August 12, 2007. She was born July 7, 1972 in Akron, Ohio to Larry and Kathy Brown) Leasure. Jennifer moved to Punta Gorda from Ohio in 1992. She will be greatly missed by her parents Kathy (Glen) Beaver of Punta Gorda; daughter Sarah Slater of Punta Gorda; sons Daniel W. Leasure...

John Kolba

John Kolba

Aug 10, 2007

John Kolba, 67, of Port Charlotte passed away August 10, 2007. He was born June 25, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey to Andrew and Helen (Frisko) Kolba. John worked as a machinist for Johnson & Johnson in Somerville, NJ and retired after 24 years. He was of the catholic faith. John will be greatly missed by his wife of 47...

Catherine C. Schillinger

Catherine C. Schillinger

Aug 10, 2007

Catherine C. Schillinger, 89, of Port Charlotte passed away August 10, 2007 at her residence. She was born July 26, 1918 in Lyerly, GA and moved to Port Charlotte from Valparaiso, FL in 1986. Catherine was a homemaker while also writing a column for the local newspaper in Valparaiso. She was a candystriper for the hospital auxiliary in Valparaiso, and...

Flossie Vera Whatley

Flossie Vera Whatley

Aug 9, 2007

Flossie Vera Whatley, 94, of Port Charlotte passed away August 9, 2007. She was born January 14, 1913 in McMinnville, TN to Jesse and Allie (Luttrell) Hennessee. Flossie moved from El Segundo, CA to Port Charlotte in 1991. She was a member of the Prime Timers and First Baptist Church of Port Charlotte. Flossie will be remember for being a...

Robert R. Stone, Ii

Robert R. Stone, Ii

Aug 6, 2007

Robert R. Stone II, 52, of Port Charlotte passed away August 6, 2007. He was born March 18, 1955 in Endicott, New York to Robert and Sybil (Thorp) Stone. Robert worked as an Electrician for Premier Electric Company and moved from Naples to Port Charlotte in 1999. He will be remembered for being an outdoors man. Robert will be greatly...

Harry F. Hultgren, Jr.

Harry F. Hultgren, Jr.

Jul 31, 2007

Harry F. ”Fred” Hultgren, Jr., 79, of Port Charlotte formally of Danvers, MA passed away July 31, 2007 at HQM of Port Charlotte Rehab. Center. He was born December 1, 1927 in Boston, MA to Harry F and Louise (DeCoff) Hultgren. Fred served in the US Marine Corp during WWII and Korean Conflict and after competing his military duties he...

Audrey Jean Karcagi

Audrey Jean Karcagi

Jul 31, 2007

Audrey Jean Karcagi, 76, of Punta Gorda passed away July 31, 2007. She was born January 19, 1931 in Louisville, Ohio to Bliss and Goldie Crowl. She worked in real estate and as a stockbroker. Audrey enjoyed playing golf and collecting Llaydro and music boxes. She was of the Lutheran faith. Audrey was a past president of Young Republicans of...

Gloria F. Griswold

Gloria F. Griswold

Jul 31, 2007

Gloria F. Griswold, 85, of Punta Gorda passed away July 31, 2007. She was born May 5, 1922 to Frederick and Martha (Lloyd) Fuller. Gloria worked as a medical secretary in the healthcare field and moved from Kinnelon, NJ to Punta Gorda 22 years ago. She volunteered for many years at the Wellness Center in Punta Gorda and she was...

Lawrence Rainville

Lawrence Rainville

Jul 30, 2007

Lawrence Rainville, 36, of Punta Gorda passed away July 30, 2007. He was born November 28, 1971 in Tampa, Florida. Lawrence received a diploma in architecture engineering. He worked as a carpenter and moved from Tampa to Punta Gorda 10 years ago. Lawrence enjoyed working with wood and could build anything. He loved spending time with his children, nieces and...

Perley Huntington

Perley Huntington

Jul 30, 2007

Perley “Pat” Huntington, 84, of Punta Gorda passed away July 30, 2007. He was born July 24, 1923 to Vernon and Freda (Carr) Huntington. Pat was a graduate of Burlington High School in VT and served in the US Navy during WWII on board PGM 30 as pharmacist mate 1st class for 16 mos. He graduated from Springfield College and...

Barbara A. Hammami

Barbara A. Hammami

Jul 23, 2007

God has received Barbara Hammami into his arms and into her next life on July 23, 2007. She passed away at home in Punta Gorda, Florida, after a valiant fight with cancer. She was surrounded by the love and caring of her family and friends from far and near. Barbara is survived by her loving husband Hasan of Punta Gorda;...

Barbara A. Gilmore

Barbara A. Gilmore

Jul 22, 2007

Barbara A. Gilmore, 73, of Venice and Cranberry Lake, NY passed away July 22, 2007 at her home in Venice. She was the daughter of Robert and Marguerite (Fyock) Euen, born June 27, 1934 in Aliquippa, PA. Barbara earned her Master’s Degree from State University of New York, College at Potsdam. She was married to Charles for 50 years, and...

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