Obituaries

Michael J. Sylvester

Michael J. Sylvester

Dec 17, 2006

Michael J. Sylvester, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away December 17, 2006. He was born July 15, 1911 in Bronx, New York to Giusefifie and Antonette (Davirio ) Silvestre. Michael served in the US Army during WWII and was the Vice President for Prudential. He was of the catholic faith and enjoyed golfing, gardening, carpentry and crossword puzzles. Michael will...

John F. Lindberg

John F. Lindberg

Dec 17, 2006

John F. Lindberg, 73, of Punta Gorda passed away December 17, 2006. He was born June 16, 1933 to John W and Florence (Multroph) Lindberg. John served in the US Army as a map compiler in Germany. He worked as a product engineer for Burnham Corp in Lancaster, PA before retiring in 1996. He was a member of New York...

Evelyn Ruby Draht

Evelyn Ruby Draht

Dec 17, 2006

Evelyn Ruby Draht, 63, of Port Charlotte passed away December 17, 2006. She was born September 27, 1943 in Elmira, New York to Herbert and Ruby (Pickett) Traver. Evelyn graduated from Southside High School in Elmira, New York. She worked in food service for Elmira City School District in New York and upon retirement she then worked for Peace River...

Edward  William John Salmen

Edward William John Salmen

Dec 14, 2006

Edward William J Salmen, 76, of Punta Gorda passed away December 14, 2006. He was born April 25, 1930 to Harold and Rosaline (Robinson) Salmen. Edward served in the US Navy Reserves and worked in insurance sales for American National Insurance for 15 years before retiring. He moved from Detroit, Michigan to Punta Gorda twenty years ago. Edward was a...

Fernando A. Lara

Fernando A. Lara

Dec 12, 2006

Fernando A. Lara, 74, of Port Charlotte passed away December 12, 2006. He was born November 7, 1932 in Dominican Republic. Fernando was a retired assembly worker for the Vicor Corporation and moved to Port Charlotte in 2000 from Lawrence, MA. He was a member of the Cultural Center and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Fernando helped after Hurricane Charley...

Ethel Marsh

Ethel Marsh

Dec 11, 2006

Ethel M. Marsh, 99, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away December 11, 2006. She was born January 14, 1907 in Sussex County, NJ, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Utter) Mann. She lived in Sussex County until moving to Port Charlotte in November 2006. Ethel was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening. Ethel will be greatly missed by her son, Roger...

Jacqueline R. Robinson

Jacqueline R. Robinson

Dec 4, 2006

Jacqueline R. Robinson, 53, of Port Charlotte passed away December 4, 2006. She was born August 5, 1953 in Chicago, ILL to Clarence and Elaine (Johnson) Harrell. Jacqueline graduated from Olive Harvey College with an associate degree in business. She worked in management security for the State of Illinois for thirty two years. She retired in 2002 and moved to...

Victoria Lynn Manning

Victoria Lynn Manning

Dec 2, 2006

Victoria Lynn ”Vicki” Manning, 57, of Port Charlotte passed away December 2, 2006. She was born March 9, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio to Alexander and Sara (Eckenrod) Sterling. Vicki was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Ohio and moved from Fairview Park, Ohio in 1998 to Port Charlotte. She will be remembered most for her awesome cooking, gardening...

Herman L. Bundschuh

Herman L. Bundschuh

Dec 1, 2006

Herman “Hank” Bundschuh, 77, of Punta Gorda passed away December 1, 2006 at his residents. He was born August 28, 1929 in Union, New Jersey to Herman and Sarah Bundschuh. Hank graduated from Union High School. He worked for Carter Wallace Pharmaceutical in Cranbury, NJ for 17 years and was a secretary of his union for 10 years. After retiring...

Karin Baier

Karin Baier

Nov 27, 2006

Karin R. Baier, 74, of North Port passed away November 27, 2006. She was born April 14, 1932 in Danzig-Langfuhr, Germany and moved to North Port over 31 years ago. Karin was the office manager for Holiday Park for many years. She will be remembered as a loving mother and wife. Karin will be greatly missed by her daughter, Monika...

Lewis Edward Skelly

Lewis Edward Skelly

Nov 26, 2006

Lewis Edward Skelly, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away November 26, 2006. He was born December 26, 1920 in Canton, Ohio to Frank and Goldie (Mertz) Skelly. Lewis served in the Army during WWII in the European Theater. He moved to this area from Canton in 1986 after retiring from Ohio Bell where he worked for 44 years. He was...

Gerald R. Gudmundsen

Gerald R. Gudmundsen

Nov 24, 2006

Gerald R. Gudmundsen, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away November 24, 2006. He was born March 2, 1932 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Rolf and Lucille (Edwards) Gudmundsen. Gerald served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the owner of Jerry’s Kitchen in Forest Lake, MN and moved from there to Punta Gorda in 1992. Gerald was a...

Helen B. Deck

Helen B. Deck

Nov 23, 2006

Helen Priest Deck, 88, of Port Charlotte passed away November 23, 2006 at Harbour Health Systems Nursing Home. She was born November 7, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts to Irving A and Virginia (Hicks) Priest. Helen lived her early years in Sudbury a then-rural suburb of Boston. She was educated at Northfield School for Girls and the Cambridge Graduate School. Helen...

Natalie Shea Davis

Natalie Shea Davis

Nov 21, 2006

Natalie Shea Davis, 78, of Punta Gorda passed away November 21, 2006. She was born August 28, 1928 in Gardner, MA to Florence and Pauline (Bean) Shea. Natalie worked as an assistant purchasing agent with Emery Air Freight before retiring and moving to Punta Gorda from W. Redding, CT in 1996. She played bridge at Platinum Point Bridge Club and...

Barbara J. Dubovsky

Barbara J. Dubovsky

Nov 20, 2006

Barbara J. Dubovsky, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away November 20, 2006. She was born April 30, 1932 in Flint, Michigan to Abraham and Neta (Hewitt) Reiter. Barbara retired as a insurance sales person for Metlife and worked as a greeter at the Punta Gorda Walmart since moving to Florida 13 years from E. Tawas, MI. She was a member...

James David Kinsey

James David Kinsey

Nov 18, 2006

James David Kinsey, 46, of North Port passed away November 18, 2006. He was born January 12, 1960 in Atlanta, GA, the son of James Edgar and Erma (Reynolds) Kinsey. James lived in Atlanta and worked for the City of Atlanta Water Bureau before coming to North Port in 2006. He was a member of the American Water Purification Assoc....

Bob Seglin

Bob Seglin

Nov 16, 2006

Robert B. Seglin, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away November 16, 2006. He was born February 9, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Herman and Mary (Beck) Seglin. Bob served his country during WWII with the Navy Seabees. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and came to Punta Gorda from Somers Point, NJ after his retirement in 1989. Bob...

Lillie M. Carlyle

Lillie M. Carlyle

Nov 10, 2006

Lillie M. Carlyle, 88, of Port Charlotte passed away November 10, 2006. She was born September 30, 1918 in Missouri to Henry and Myrtle (Alsup) Trusner. Lillie was a member of First United Methodist Church in Mattoon, Illinois and Port Charlotte Country Club. She was an avid golfer, bowler and tennis player. Lillie will be greatly missed by her daughter...

Robert D. Sikula

Robert D. Sikula

Nov 9, 2006

Robert D. “Bob” Sikula of Punta Gorda passed away November 9, 2006. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Edward and Sarah (Balogh) Sikula. Bob attended West High and worked part-time at Fairchild Engineering as a junior draftsman. He graduated from Oakland College in Michigan for Electrical Engineering. Bob joined the US Navy at age of 17 and served on...

Raymond E. Kaye

Raymond E. Kaye

Nov 8, 2006

Raymond E. Kaye, 61, of Punta Gorda passed away November 8, 2006. He was born October 30, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Ralph and Sally (Sapienza) Kaye. Raymond was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Clairson International-Closet Maid Corp for 30 years in Ocala, Florida and Atlanta, GA before retiring 6 years ago. He was a member...

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