Obituaries

Charles L.W. Brown

Charles L.W. Brown

Feb 9, 2021

Charles L.W. Brown, 71, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on February 9, 2021. He was born on July 2, 1949, to Marvin and Florence Brown in Waukegan, IL.  Charles was a Maintenance Mechanic for Johnson Motors in Waukegan, IL for several years prior to moving to Port Charlotte in 2000 from Lake County, IL. He was a member of...

Bruce A. Murphy

Bruce A. Murphy

Feb 5, 2021

Bruce A. Murphy, 73, born July 8, 1947, at Barnstable, MA, to Malcolm and Kathleen Tinkham Murphy, passed away on February 5, 2021, at his home in Port Charlotte, FL surrounded by family. Bruce was in the USCG from 1966-1972. He spent his first 43 years in Wellfleet, MA before joining the Maritime industry until his retirement. Bruce had a...

Patricia C. August

Patricia C. August

Jan 31, 2021

Patricia Christine August, age 86, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 in Port Charlotte, FL. She was preceded in death by her sister Barbara Carroll and brother Robert Foxall. Pat is survived by her husband Henry August, her four daughters Patricia, Nancy, Amy, Marion and son Joseph, and brother George Foxall, Jr. Pat was born on July 21, 1934...

Delores "Dee" C. Nickerson

Delores "Dee" C. Nickerson

Jan 30, 2021

Delores “Dee” C. Nickerson, 87, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away on January 30, 2021.   She was born on June 5, 1933, to Eugene and Agnes Trostle in Gary, IN.  She attended Portage First United Methodist Church in Portage, IN and was a member of the Moose Lodge.  She moved to Punta Gorda from Ft. Myers in 2005 and attended...

Seth N. Edman, Jr.

Seth N. Edman, Jr.

Jan 19, 2021

Seth Nicodemus “Nick” Edman, Jr, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, in Punta Gorda, FL, he was born and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota.   He served in the Air Force for 4 years.  He met the love of his life and married Helen Marie Sousley on June 11, 1954, they were married for 66 years.  Nick loved life...

Larry A. Wilson

Larry A. Wilson

Jan 19, 2021

Larry A. Wilson, 79, of Port Charlotte, FL, passed away on January 19, 2021. Born July 25, 1941, in Borden, Indiana, he was raised in Miami, FL where he met his life-long love, Paula Garrett. He was her "Knight in Shining Armor" for 65 years. Larry served in the United States Coast Guard from 1961-1965. After moving to Alabama, he...

Charles "Chuck" Daniels

Charles "Chuck" Daniels

Jan 19, 2021

Charles “Chuck” Daniels passed away on his 82nd birthday on January 19, 2021. Chuck was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on January 19, 1939, and was a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School. He joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Bluegill 242. Chuck joined the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department and had to retire in 1980. Chuck was a...

Paul D. Fuerst

Paul D. Fuerst

Jan 19, 2021

Paul David Fuerst, 61, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.  He was born on June 9, 1959, in Philadelphia to Robert and Therese (Ifkovitz) Fuerst.  Paul graduated from Archbishop Wood H.S. in 1977 and married his best friend and the love of his life, Linda (Montgomery) on March 24, 1986. Paul spent 35 years as a sheet metal worker...

Dale H. Schmutz

Dale H. Schmutz

Jan 18, 2021

Dale Henry Schmutz, 82, of Port Charlotte, FL was welcomed into Heaven on January 18, 2021. He was born on May 10, 1938, to John and Esther Schmutz in West Point, NE, and raised on a farm outside of Bluffton, OH.  Dale relocated to Port Charlotte in 1994 from Lansing, MI, formerly of Lima, OH. Dale honorably served in the...

Margaret  R. Ciborowski

Margaret R. Ciborowski

Jan 17, 2021

Margaret R. Ciborowski, 67, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on January 17, 2021. She was born on November 4, 1953 to Francis and Eileen Couture in Putnam, CT.  Margaret relocated to Florida in January of 2013 from Ballouville, CT.  She retired in 2010 from Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home in Greene, RI after serving as the Food Service Supervisor. She...

Maria Teresa Baum

Maria Teresa Baum

Jan 16, 2021

With a heavy heart, our family announces the passing of our beloved mother, Maria Teresa Baum, on January 16, 2021. She suffered a stroke on Christmas day and due to complications, was not able to recover. She was at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born, Maria Teresa Carcaña y Cruz, on June 9th, 1924 in Aguadilla, Puerto...

George E. Anderer

George E. Anderer

Jan 15, 2021

George Earle Anderer passed away on January 15, 2021, at his home in Punta Gorda, Florida.  Mr. Anderer was born on May 29, 1927, to Joseph and Catherine Anderer in Springfield, Pennsylvania.  After graduating from Springfield High School, he attended the Pennsylvania Nautical School and the Drexel Institute of Technology.  He met and married his wife La-Verne in 1953.  They...

Edward P. Barker

Edward P. Barker

Jan 13, 2021

Edward P. Barker, 71, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was born in NY, NY., and retired to Punta Gorda in 1991. Ed served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne during the Vietnam War where he received many medals of honor including the Purple Heart. He retired from NYPD as a Sergeant in the Mounted Unit. He was...

Richard H. Bloomquist

Richard H. Bloomquist

Jan 10, 2021

Richard Harry Bloomquist of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away on January 10, 2021, after living with Parkinson’s disease for several years. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, JudyBloomquist, his children Jamie Bloomquist, and Karrie Bloomquist, daughter-in-law VictoriaLasbury and grandchildren Mason and Leah Bloomquist, and Harper Coburn of Maine, and his step-children Gannon and Michelle Ulrich, and...

Walter J. Jessen, Jr.

Walter J. Jessen, Jr.

Jan 10, 2021

Walter Jessen Jr., a resident of Sandhill Gardens Independent Living, Port Charlotte, Fl, passed away on January 10th, 2021. Wally was born in River Grove Illinois in 1927 and in 1976 moved to Ava Missouri. He was a carpenter by trade and built his “Dream House” for his wife Ethel (Lyon) in Ava View Heights, Missouri. After Ethel’s passing, he...

James "Jim" D. Bopp

James "Jim" D. Bopp

Jan 10, 2021

James Dayton Bopp October 1951 – January 2021 Jim Bopp passed away unexpectedly last Sunday in Florida with his wife Jan. Husband and Soulmate to Jan Bopp for 50 years. Son to Bill and Agnes Bopp (deceased), Dad to Jim Bopp and Julie Bopp Rhody (Chris), Grandpa to Cameron Bopp, Cole Rhody and Dex Rhody, Brother to Linda Labarre, Bill...

Richard D. Mills

Richard D. Mills

Jan 6, 2021

Richard D. Mills, 81, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on January 6, 2021. He was born on August 16, 1939, to Donald and Sadie Mills in Saugus, MA.  Richard relocated to Punta Gorda in February of 2008 from Saugus, MA/Salem, NH where he was a Teamsters Warehouser at the Cardinal Daly. Richard was a lifetime member of the Elks...

Audrey M. Rice

Audrey M. Rice

Jan 4, 2021

Audrey M. (Knapp) Rice, 84, of Norwalk, OH passed away unexpectedly on January 4, 2021, in Punta Gorda, FL where she was spending Christmas with her children.    Audrey was born in Duluth, MN to Kenneth Knapp and Frieda (Schubel) Knapp. She attended Hartland Grade School and New London High School.  She is survived by her siblings, Chuck (Anne) Knapp of...

Harry A. Heiden

Harry A. Heiden

Jan 4, 2021

Harry Heiden- went to heaven today to be with family and friends at age 85, January 4, 2021. He retired from the U.S. Post Office after 30 years. He was a life member of the Elks Lodge #2606 in Punta Gorda, also a member of the Moose Lodge #2121 in Port Charlotte. Harry was preceded in life by his son...

Barbara A. Gardner

Barbara A. Gardner

Jan 3, 2021

Barbara Ann (McCarron) Gardner 2/14/1940 – 1/3/2021 Married to the late Marsden Eugene Gardner Jr. on 8/10/1965 Parents are the late Dora Elizabeth (Patterson) McCarron and Joseph James McCarron Sisters are the late Joan Donovan and Elizabeth Gray, surviving sister Gail Rogan Survived by Children:  Deborah (Gardner) Fusco engaged to Tom Stevenson Diane (Gardner) Danielson married to Richard Danielson Joseph...

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