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Betty R. Smith
Mar 23, 2024
Betty R Smith, 85, peacefully passed away on March 23, 2024. Betty was the oldest daughter of Ruth and Olin Taylor; she was born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio. Betty was one of seven children in her family and was the queen of bologna and Kool-Aid lunches for her younger siblings.
Betty joins her soulmate, Daniel Smith whom she married in...
Timothy Erik Peterson
Mar 20, 2024
Tim Peterson, 72, from Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away on March 20, 2024 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL. Tim and his wife, Katie, married for 34 years, recently moved from Temperance, Michigan in 2021 to their newly built home in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Tim was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, in November 2021 and passed due...
Sharon Kaye Thomas
Mar 17, 2024
Sharon (KAYE) Thomas
May 23, 1950 - March 17, 2024
Kaye Thomas of Clarkston Michigan and Port Charlotte Florida unexpectedly passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024. Kaye was born in California on May 23, 1950 and graduated from El Cajon Valley High School in 1968. Kaye moved to Michigan in 1971 and worked as a secretary for Cranbrook and Waterford Schools....
Richard (Dick) A. Casale
Mar 2, 2024
Richard Casale, 82, of Syracuse, NY, son of Dominic & Phyllis Casale, passed away peacefully in Punta Gorda on Saturday March 2, 2024. He is survived by his sister, Joan Tackley of Skaneateles, NY, and daughters Amanda Nason of Charlston, SC, Lisa Fitzpatrick & son-in-law Peter Fitzpatrick of Punta Gorda, Deirdre Casale of Montgomery, VT, and Elizabeth Maurer of Henderson,...
Tina A. Simpkins
Feb 25, 2024
Tina Annette Simpkins, lovingly known to many as a beautiful mermaid, gracefully swam into the world on June 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio to Delbert and Ella Legg. She entered eternity unexpectedly on February 25, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida, but her memory will forever ripple through the lives she touched.
She was preceded in death by her father, Delbert Legg,...
Darlene (Hornak) S. Warth
Feb 15, 2024
Darlene (Hornak) Skiby Warth, age 82, died on 15 February 2024 in Arcadia, Florida. She was born in a suburb of Chicago in 1941, lived in Chillicothe and Zanesville, Ohio, and moved to Port Charlotte, Florida in 1998.
Darlene is survived by her children Laura Somerville (Bob) and Jeffrey Skiby (Erling); her stepchildren Paul Warth (Mary), Mark Warth (Cheryl) and Matt...
Mary M. Westlake
Jan 12, 2024
Mary Margaret Bernadette Westlake was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world comfortably and surrounded by love on January 12, 2024 at the age of 89.
Mary was born to John and Mary Anne McSharry on September 14, 1934. After graduating from Dobbs Ferry High School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Mary attended and...
Donald O. Debault
Jan 9, 2024
Donald Otto DeBault, 96, April 12, 1927- January 9, 2024
Donald passed away peacefully at his home with his wife, Ann,and children at his side.
Donald was the son of Charles and Emma (nee Cain) DeBault, born on the homestead farm in
Stewardson, Illinois April 12, 1927. His early days were spent on the farm with his 3 older sisters
and 1 younger sister...
Gearld K. Cooper
Jan 4, 2024
Gearld Keith Cooper, 98, of Port Charlotte, FL, passed away in his sleep on January 4, 2024. Coop, as he was known, was a beloved father, a devoted husband, and a brilliant man.
Gearld was born on March 31, 1925 in Monroe County, IA, the third of four children born to Gladys and Faley Cooper. He grew up in a series...
James A. Jett
Dec 31, 2023
James Albert Jett, of Port Charlotte, FL, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on December 31, 2023, in the presence of his loving family.
He was born in Ashland, Alabama on August 8, 1935, to the late King Albert Jett and Ida Mae Bearden. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and...
Helen L. Anderson
Dec 25, 2023
Helen Louise Anderson, age 96, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away peacefully December 25 at her home in the arms of husband Rex and daughter Robin. Born April 6, 1927 in New Marshfield, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Naomi Ann Barber Dicken.
She was a graduate of Waterloo High School. She was married on June 28, 1957...
Judith R. Crawford
Dec 13, 2023
Judith R. (Gevert) Crawford of Punta Gorda, FL and Binghamton, NY
Judith R. (Judy) Crawford, 85 of Binghamton, NY and Punta Gorda Fl, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in her Punta Gorda home, with her daughter by her side. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 51 years, W. Richard (Dick) Crawford,...
Helga M. Brosnan
Dec 6, 2023
Born in Amberg, Germany, Helga arrived in New York City as a toddler. She embraced city life and could be found roller skating, eating in automats and taking in new found friends. When her parents divorced, she became the main caregiver for her dear and physically challenged sister. Helga made every effort to share with her sister the wonders that...
Goldie E. Freeland
Dec 4, 2023
Mrs. Goldie Elizabeth “Liz” Freeland, daughter of the late Thomas Hilman Jackson and Esta
Mae Gifford Jackson was born January 23, 1923 in Orlando County, West Virginia. She spent her
childhood in that area and then as a young adult moved to Baltimore, MD with her brother and cousin
where she worked at Lang’s Pickle Factory, and later Westinghouse Radio Division and Bendix
Corporation...
Robert Speck
Nov 27, 2023
Robert Speck, 92, of Punta Gorda passed away at home with his daughter on Monday, November 27, 2023. A native of Wisconsin, born to Carl and Erna Speck, he never lost his lifelong love of the Packers regardless of where he lived. He graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and was the first college...
James O. "Nick" Nickerson
Nov 19, 2023
In loving memory of James O. “Nick” Nickerson, born on June 2nd, 1933 in Chesterton, Indiana, and peacefully departed on November 19th, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ogden and Louisa (Runnels) Nickerson, his beloved wife Delores “Bug” Nickerson, and his sister Mary Louise Hake.
He graduated from Portage High School in 1951 and attended Purdue University. He...
Diane L. Zanoni
Nov 14, 2023
Diane L. (Finch) Zanoni of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on November 14, 2023. She was born on February 7, 1945, to Donna N. (Doerr) Finch and Aubrey M. Finch in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from Garden Grove High School in Garden Grove, CA in 1963; and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. She married the love of her...
Vicki A. Staubach
Nov 10, 2023
Vicki Ann Staubach was born March 23, 1943 and left this earth on November 10, 2023.
Vicki was a social butterfly. She loved being around people and chatting! Everyone was always welcome at her home on any day for any occasion, or for no occasion at all. She never met a stranger.
She taught her kids to love everyone regardless. She was...
John Edgar Godkin
Oct 27, 2023
John Edgar Godkin of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on October 27, 2023. He was born on November 28, 1946 to James Paul and Emily Vivian (Clark) Godkin. He graduated in 1964 from Eli Whitney Tech in Hamden, CT and attained his Associates Degree from Waterbury State Technical College. John also served his country in the Airforce for 4 years....
Betty Mae Trussell
Oct 4, 2023
Betty Mae Trussell, 94, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. She was born on September 7, 1929, in Mt. Pleasant, MI to Gordon and Helen Wheeler. She moved to Port Charlotte in 1980.
Betty was a licensed practical nurse, retiring in 1965. She truly was an artist in her own right, extremely talented, teaching China painting...
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