Obituaries
John Festa
Feb 10, 2006
John Festa, 90, of Port Charlotte passed away February 10, 2006. He was born December 12, 1915 in Boston, MA to Isatarro and Mary (Simone) Festa. John was a manufacturing engineer before retiring. He came to Port Charlotte in 1980 from Lynnfield, MA, and was a member of St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. John will be greatly missed by is...
Elizabeth Ten Brink
Feb 6, 2006
Betty (Van Ostenbridge) Ten Brink, 70, of Englewood, FL passed away February 6, 2006 after a year long battle with cancer. She was born November 13, 1935 in Paterson, NJ to Aaron and Mini Van Ostenbridge. Betty moved to Englewood in 2001 from Missouri, having lived for 34 years in Columbia and Kirksville. She was a devoted wife and loving...
Parley E. Hess
Feb 3, 2006
Parley E. Hess, 75, of Oxford, PA and winter resident of Punta Gorda, FL passed away February 3, 2006. He was born January 7, 1931 in Mona, WV to the late George and Pauline (Groves) Hess. Parley will be greatly missed by his wife Shirley; daughter Arlene(Daniel) Bakken of Oxford, PA; sons Parley E. (Carolyn) Hess, Jr and Robert A...
Herbert Allgood
Feb 2, 2006
Herbert Allgood, 81, of Port Charlotte passed away February 2, 2006. He was born May 22, 1924 in Arcadia, FL to the late Walter and Emma (Sullivan) Allgood. He moved to Murdock in 1942 and worked as a cowboy with Owen Keene for A.C. Frizzell. Herbert served in the Army Air Corp. during WWII. He worked as a wildlife officer...
Raymond R. Burkhardt
Jan 31, 2006
Raymond Russell Burkhardt, 71, of Port Charlotte passed away January 29, 2006. He was born July 7, 1934 in Marion County, Indiana to Glen and Louella (Taylor) Burkhardt. Ray served in the US Air Force. He was a supervisor for the United States Postal Service in Indiana for 36 years before retiring in 1987. He came to Port Charlotte from...
Althea C. Meyers
Jan 27, 2006
Althea Conley Meyers, 78, of Punta Gorda passed away January 27, 2006. She was born May 10, 1927 in Moro, Maine to Thelma (Maxwell) and the late Ralph Conley. Althea was an office manager for Lehigh Fuel Co for 21 years before retiring. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and former den mother for the Boy Scouts...
Theodore L. Brozanski
Jan 25, 2006
Theodore L. Brozanski, Sr., 78, of Port Charlotte passed away on January 25, 2006. He was born January 13, 1928 in Colonia, New Jersey, the son of Roza and Julius Brozanski. Ted worked for Reo Contracting in New Jersey, and then owned his own excavating business, Brozanski, Inc. After retiring from his excavating business, he moved to Port Charlotte in...
Mary Regina Plummer
Jan 21, 2006
Mary Regina ”Jean” Plummer, 84, of Port Charlotte formerly of Fairmont, WV passed away January 21, 2006. She was born June 21, 1921 in Portsmouth, NH to Henry and Mary Ellen (Hartnett) Garfield. Jean was raised in Albany, NY and became a registered nurse. She enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 where she met the love of her life...
Sean P. Ryan
Jan 18, 2006
Sean P. Ryan, 42, of Port Charlotte passed away January 18, 2006. He was the son of the late Donald and Lenore (Jones) Ryan, born July 22, 1963 in Trenton, NJ. Sean came to Port Charlotte in 1980 from Trenton, and was a painter. He was also a musician who love playing his guitar and keyboard. He was of the...
Dominick D. Muzio
Jan 17, 2006
Dominick D. Muzio, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away January 17, 2006. He was born July 31, 1922 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to the late John and Rosalie (Biondillo) Muzio. Dominick moved from Staten Island, N.Y. to Punta Gorda in 1996. He served in the Navy on the USS Cabot during WWII and was a retired business owner. Dominick was a...
Stephen J. Tooker
Jan 16, 2006
Stephen J. Tooker, 40, of Carrollton, GA and formerly of Charlotte County, passed away January 16, 2006. He was born May 1, 1965 in Angola, IN. Steve came to Charlotte County from Angola as a child and considered Punta Gorda his home. Steve was a machinist for Red Mills All Engine Brake & Machine in Punta Gorda. The family moved...
John Pretto
Jan 13, 2006
John Pretto, 86, of Punta Gorda passed away January 13, 2006. He was born November 30, 1919 in Italy to the late Anton and Adelaida (Spagnolo) Pretto. John served in the Army during WWII. He retired from Electronics Manufacturing and moved to Punta Gorda in 1982 from Chicago, IL. John was a member of the Ferrari Club of Sarasota, Seminole...
Michael J. Peters
Jan 10, 2006
Michael J. Peters, 56, of Port Charlotte, and formerly of Shrewsbury, VT, passed away January 10, 2006. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Before his retirement in 1999, Michael was clinical director of Recovery House, Inc. in Wallingford, VT. He was also a free-lance writer and photographer, and wrote for many Rutland area publications, including his favorite, the...
Edith L. Masterson
Jan 8, 2006
Edith L. Masterson, 93, of North Port, FL passed away January 8, 2006. She was born June 13, 1912 in Bridge Port, CT to the late Stanley and Edith (Grant) Smith. Edith moved to North Port in 1997 from Miramar, FL and she was a member of South Biscayne Baptist Church of North Port. She will be greatly missed by...
Louise Victory Brockbank
Jan 1, 2006
Louise Victory Brockbank, 87, of Port Charlotte passed away January 1, 2006. She was born November 11, 1918 in Long Island, N.Y. to the late Pierre and Sophie Proulx. Louise was a member of First Baptist Church of Charlotte Harbor. She enjoyed taking care her family, crocheting and loved the Lord and her country. She will be greatly missed by...
Donald L. Linn
Dec 31, 2005
Donald L. Linn, 64, of Port Charlotte passed away December 31, 2005. He was born October 11, 1941 in Audubon, IA. Donn graduated from Audubon High School and attended Iowa State where he married Patricia after his junior year in August 24, 1963. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War where he flew KC 135 tankers and...
Louise M. Woods
Dec 28, 2005
Louise M. Woods, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away December 28, 2005. She was born September 20, 1920 in Lumberton, NC to the late James and Vera Maultsby. Louise was a retired school teacher from Chicago, IL. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Port Charlotte and the Women’s Coalition of South West Florida. Louise will be...
Thelma G. Stephenson
Dec 27, 2005
Thelma G. Stephenson, 92, of Port Charlotte, FL died December 27, 2005. She was born November 19, 1913 in Harnett, NC to the late George and Laura (Holmes) Hodges II. Thelma came to Port Charlotte from Ashtabula, OH in 1976. She was a homemaker, and was employed part-time at Sears for 13 years. She was a member of First Baptist...
Michael M. Hoover
Dec 27, 2005
Michael M. Hoover, 45, of Port Charlotte passed away December 27, 2005. He was born February 11, 1960 in Miami, FL to the late William and Patricia (Kupferburg) Hoover. Mike was a ship’s captain and held an “all oceans master rating”. He was a member of Merchant Marine, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Sarasota Sportsman Association. Mike will be remembered for...
Helen Julin
Dec 26, 2005
Helen Julin, 84, of Port Charlotte passed away December 26, 2005. She was the daughter of Charles and Laura (Bonar) Conant, born June 20, 1921. She moved from Cheboygan, MI in 1997 to Port Charlotte. Helen was a member of the Daughters of the Revolution, and N.A.R.V.E. She will be greatly missed by her daughter Diane Knight of Pt. Charlotte;...
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