Obituaries

Donald J Botts

Donald J Botts

Jul 12, 2013

Donald J. Botts, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away July 12, 2013. He was the son of John and Susan (Knoll) Botts, born May 27, 1928 in Grand Rapids, MI. While still in high school, Don bought and ran his own gas station, and went on to own and operate several other businesses. He was an accomplished trumpeter, playing in...

Paul W. Powers, Jr.

Paul W. Powers, Jr.

Jul 9, 2013

Paul W. Powers, Jr., 47, of Port Charlotte formerly of Safety Harbor, FL passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013. He was the son of Beverly and Paul Powers, Sr., born August 13, 1965 in Hartford, CT. Paul was a truck driver. He was a member of Faith Life Church in Port Charlotte. Paul had a passion for cooking which he...

Adam  Jenkins

Adam Jenkins

Jul 8, 2013

Adam Jenkins, 33, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2013 in Troy, OH. Adam was born November 29, 1979 in Indianapolis IN. He graduated from Franklin Central High School in 1999, where he played football and ran track. Adam loved spending his spare time being outdoors. He was an avid fisherman, winning several state fishing titles. Adam was employed by...

Reginald K. Ringle

Reginald K. Ringle

Jul 7, 2013

Reginald K. Ringel, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida, died on Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was born July 5, 1925, in Shawano, Wisconsin, the son of Herman and Florence Ringel. Reginald served in the Navy during World War II, and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. For nearly 40 years he worked as a chemical and materials engineer for Caterpillar Tractor...

Donald E Wilson

Donald E Wilson

Jul 6, 2013

Donald E. Wilson, 86, of Port Charlotte passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013. He was the son of Hugh and Kathryn (nee Currie) Wilson, born March 23, 1927 in Rozel, Kansas. Donald graduated from San Diego State University. He was a US Navy Veteran and a member of Pilgrim United Church of Christ. As a family man, he enjoyed spending...

Kenneth L. Davis

Kenneth L. Davis

Jun 26, 2013

Kenneth L. Davis, 88, of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013. He was born on August 16, 1924 to Glenn and Elizabeth (nee Zimmerman) Davis in Cedar Springs, MI. Ken served in the US Army in five different countries during World War II. He retired from Charlotte Regional Medical Center. He was a member of the Port...

Theresa A Kuckuck

Theresa A Kuckuck

Jun 26, 2013

Theresa A. "Terry" Kuckuck passed away on June 26, 2013 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Formerly of Havertown, PA, she retired from the Ives Equipment Company. Terry was a resident of Punta Gorda for the last 25 years where she was active in a number of church and social organizations and was a founding member of the...

Carl J. Frank

Carl J. Frank

Jun 25, 2013

Carl John Oscar Frank, 50, of Port Charlotte, passed away peacefully early Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Port Charlotte Hospice House. He was of the Christian faith. He was born in Spain on September 22, 1962 to Carl J. and Beverly J. (Foster) Frank. Carl was an avid Boston Red Sox fan, whose gear he proudly wore. He was...

Stanley A. Weller

Stanley A. Weller

Jun 25, 2013

Stanley A. Weller, 88, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Harbour Health in South Port Square, Port Charlotte, FL. He was born in Chicago, ILL on February 17, 1925. Stan served in the Army Air Corp (US Air Force) "for the duration" beginning on his 18th birthday and was a top gunner on a B-29...

Nancy Lee Natoce

Nancy Lee Natoce

Jun 24, 2013

Nancy Lee (nee Walter) (McGowan) Natoce, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died June 24, 2013, at the age of 81 in her home at the Bobcat Trail Villas in North Port, FL, where she had been a resident since 1998. Nancy was born August 15, 1931 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Baltimore, MD, graduating from Eastern High School...

Gary A. Walker

Gary A. Walker

Jun 22, 2013

Gary A. Walker, 71, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013. He was the son of Roberta and Joseph Walker, Jr., born September 4, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia. Gary was a United State Navy Veteran and worked for B&W Masonry in West Virginia. He retired and moved from Ona, West Virginia to Port Charlotte. Gary will...

Samuel L. Williams

Samuel L. Williams

Jun 20, 2013

Samuel Louis Williams, M.D., 58, of Port Charlotte passed away June 20, 2013. He was the son of Samuel C. and Patricia A. (Brandenburg) Williams, born January 26, 1955 in Canton, OH. He went to Capital University on a football/academic scholarship, graduating in 1977. Sam went on to earn his medical degree from Medical College of Ohio in 1981, and...

Jeffrey L. Hemphill, Jr.

Jeffrey L. Hemphill, Jr.

Jun 17, 2013

Jeffrey L. Hemphill, Jr., 70, of Punta Gorda passed away June 17, 2013. He was the son of Jeff Hemphill, Sr. and Francis Jackson, born November 16, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. Jeffrey served in the US Army. He came to this area in 1994 from Illinois. Jeffrey loved to Bar-B-Que and cook, and was a banquet chef for Benedetto's...

Judith  M. Cross

Judith M. Cross

Jun 11, 2013

Judith Marie DiVito Cross, 73, of Port Charlotte passed Tuesday, June 11, 2013. She was the daughter of Raymond and Katherine (nee Prybil) DiVito, born May 13, 1940 in Chicago, IL. Judith enjoyed spending time with her husband and playing cards and going to bingo. Judith will be greatly missed by her husband of 48 years, Granville; sister, Joanne (Earl)...

Jean Vornheder

Jean Vornheder

Jun 6, 2013

Jean Vornheder, 79, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013. She was the daughter of Kelsa and Goldie (nee Allman) Cockerham, born June 29, 1933 in Brownstown, Indiana. Jean graduated Brownstown High School Class of 1950, graduated from Ball State University receiving her BS and earned her Master's at University of Cincinnati. She was a teacher for...

Julia Mabie

Julia Mabie

Jun 3, 2013

Julia Mabie, 96, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Petersburg, Del and Hicksville, NY died Monday, June 3, 2013 at Life Care Center. She was first generation having been born in 1916 to immigrant parents and survived the 1918-19 pandemic which claimed the lives of her two oldest sisters. She rode a horse car to school in Queens, NY where...

Pasquale L. Tufano

Pasquale L. Tufano

May 30, 2013

Pasquale L. Tufano, 64, of Port Charlotte passed away May 30, 2013. He was the son of Pasquale M. and Mary (Spezio) Tufano, born November 16, 1948 in New York City. Pasquale served in the Army in Vietnam. He moved to Port Charlotte from New York in 1992 and worked for Yarnell Moving in Sarasota. His passion was racing pigeons,...

Charles Kerry

Charles Kerry

May 27, 2013

Charles Kerry, 82, of Port Charlotte passed away May 27, 2013. He was the son of Joseph and Mary (DeBono) Kerry, born July 5, 1930 in Detroit, MI. Charles served in the Army in Germany after WWII. He came to this area in 1985 from Michigan, and owned the Edgewater Drive-Thru Party Store for many years. Charles was a member...

John F. Laughlin

John F. Laughlin

May 27, 2013

John F. Laughlin, 72, of Port Charlotte passed away Monday, May 27, 2013. He was the son of George and Pauline (nee Chappel) Laughlin, born August 30, 1940 in Midland, Michigan. John served in the US Marines during the Vietnam War where he did two tours. He worked for Pontiac Motors for 15 years. He took early retirement in 1989...

Louis H. Jonasz

Louis H. Jonasz

May 27, 2013

Louis "Lou" Hubert Jonasz, 73, of Osborne Island, New Jersey and Punta Gorda, FL passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2013 at Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Punta Gorda, FL where his children, devoted wife, Pearl and friends were able to go to his side to relive precious memories of good times shared before saying their final words of farewell....

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