Obituaries
Charles J. O'Rourke
Nov 3, 2011
Charles J. O'Rourke, Jr., 75 of Port Charlotte passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011. He was born July 10, 1936 in Rutland, VT to Margaret (Callahan) and Charles J. O'Rourke, Sr. "Charlie" was a longtime resident of East Greenbush, NY prior to moving to Maryland, North Carolina, and retiring in Florida. Charlie was a lifelong Catholic and was a member...
Anthony F. Lagreca
Nov 1, 2011
Anthony "Tony" LaGreca, 78, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was the son of John and Irene (Mascola) LaGreca, born on November 8, 1932 in Manhattan, NY. Tony was raised in Manhattan and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was the owner/operator of Tony's Tack Shop at Monticello Raceway in NY...
Edward Ray Ledyard
Nov 1, 2011
Edward Ray Ledyard, 70, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. He was born July 8, 1941 in Toledo, OH to Edward and Hazel ( Lenix) Ledyard. Ed served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a Quality Assurance Manager for Halmar Electronics and LEM for 38 years. Ed was actively involved and served as...
Ruth Helen Hickey
Oct 29, 2011
Ruth Helen Hickey, 87, of North Port, FL passed away Sat. Oct. 29, 2011. She was born October 5, 1924 in Hempstead, NY to Herbert and Ada (Cusick) Matthews. Ruth moved from New York to North Port in 1986. She loved being a mother and grandmother who cherished her family very much. Ruth will be greatly missed by her daughters,...
Virginia L. Peak
Oct 29, 2011
Virginia L. Peak, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fl., passed away on October 29, 2011 She was born on October 31, 1928 in Covington, Kentucky to Lawrence & Marie Elliott. Virginia & her husband Jim lived in Vienna Virginia for 15 years where she was the office manager for an Ophthalmologist before moving to Punta Gorda Florida in 1986. Virginia was...
Charlie Mckenney
Oct 27, 2011
James Charles "Charlie" McKenney was the son of James Pearl and Renthea Ellen (Ricard) McKenney, born June 10, 1945 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Charlie was a veteran of the US Army stationed at Ft. Eustis, Virginia; he also served as an aircraft electrician in Munich, Germany. He came to Port Charlotte, Florida in 1973 from Mims, Florida and worked for many...
Ronald Coffin
Oct 23, 2011
Ronald Coffin, 61, of Port Charlotte formerly Fenton, MO passed away October 23, 2011. He was born August 2, 1950 in Indianapolis, IN to Ralph and Bettie (Howard) Coffin. Ronald served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and retired from Chrysler after 30 years. He was a member of the Elks. He was a member Grace Presbyterian Church....
Beverly B. Burkhart
Oct 22, 2011
Beverly Burkhart, 92, of Palm City, FL, Sherrodsville, OH and Palms of Punta Gorda passed away Sat. Oct. 22, 2011. She was born April 15, 1919 in Newport, KY. Beverly was a member of Atwood Yacht Club and Evergreen Club. She loved golfing and doing crafts. Beverly will be greatly missed by her sons, Tony (Kaaren) of Punta Gorda, Richard...
Walter D. Galla
Oct 21, 2011
Walter D. Galla, 72, of Punta Gorda passed away October 21, 2011. He was the son of Walter and Georgina (Mercier) Galla, born August 5, 1939 in Blue Island, IL. Walter lived in Cedar City, Utah then moved to Miami, FL and finally settled in Punta Gorda, FL. He was the past President of Harbor Heights Civic Center and member...
Mario A. Paradiso
Oct 17, 2011
Mario A. Paradiso, 85, of Port Charlotte passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. He was the son of Peter and Gaetana (Potenza) Paradiso, born June 6, 1926 in Waverly, PA. Mario served in the US Army during WWII. He was a former owner/operator of a chicken farm and restaurants Eskimo King, Ice Cream & Restaurant until his retirement. He will...
Janice L. Cook
Oct 17, 2011
Janice L. Cook, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. She was the daughter of William and Wandergold (Gifford) Bias, born on November 10, 1931 in Huntington, WV. Janice worked at Cracker Barrel as cashier for many years and will be remembered most for her friendship and compassion. She loved life and filled those around her with...
Gregory D. Chesnut
Oct 16, 2011
Gregory D. Chesnut, 56, of Punta Gorda passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. He was the son of Robert and Nelda (Shannon) Chesnut, born on May 1, 1955 in Birmingham, AL. Gregory served in the Amy during the Vietnam War and while there he was part of the Army Rodeo as a bull rider. He was a member of American...
Wesley Morgan
Oct 16, 2011
Wesley W. Morgan, 51, of Punta Gorda passed away October 16, 2011. He was the son of Wayne and Dianne (Gehrisch) Morgan, born September 30, 1960 in Columbus, OH. Wesley was a developer, builder, and property manager. He moved to Bonita Springs, FL in August of 2000, then to Punta Gorda in 2005. Wesley was a member of the Pilots...
Sandra J. Cline
Oct 12, 2011
Sandra "Sandy" Cline, 73, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was born August 31, 1938 to Earl and Leona (Toliver) Turner. Before retiring, Sandy was the owner/operator of Accent Carpets in Port Charlotte for over 25 years. After moving from Indiana, Charlotte County was her home for the past 31 years. She enjoyed going bowling...
Linda C. Marks
Oct 12, 2011
Linda C. Marks57, of North Port passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011. She was the daughter of Donald and Irene (Smigel) Stanton, born August 14, 1954 in Pittsfield, MA. Linda moved from Cape Cod, MA in 1991 to North Port and was a Social Worker for the State of FL and MA. She was a member of the North Port...
Inez Marie Parnell
Oct 11, 2011
Inez M. Parnell, 81, of Gloucester, VA passed away Tue. October 11, 2011. She was the daughter of Otis and Janie (Womack) Franklin, born March 30, 1930. She was raised in Newport News, VA and was a member of the Moose Lodge, Hampton, VA. Inez enjoyed playing Bingo. Inez will be missed by her daughter, Yvonne (Fred) Campbell; son, Bruce...
Stephen B. Asmutis
Oct 9, 2011
Stephen "Steve" B. Asmutis, 84, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Chicago, IL passed away October 9, 2011. He was born January 21, 1927. Steve served in the US Navy during WWII on the Island of Hawaii and on Wake Island in the South Pacific. He retired from The Portland Cement Association in Skokie, IL after 38 years of service...
Jerry I Hudelson
Oct 5, 2011
Jerry I. Hudelson, 72, of Lafayette, IN passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was born January 30, 1939 in Lafayette, IN to Ruel (Judd) and Helen (Kemble) Hudelson. Jerry was a US Navy Veteran and served on the USS Topeka. Jerry and Rita were former owners of the Checkerboard Tavern. Jerry was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Lafayette,...
Raeola G. Davis
Sep 30, 2011
Raeola G. Davis, 86, of Port Charlotte passed away Friday, September 30, 2011. She was the daughter of Norman and Florence (Garber) Brant, born on March 9, 1925 in Goshen, IN. Raeola was an Environmental Tech for Fawcett Hospital before retiring. She and her husband, Chester were members of Good Sam�s RV Club and the Hi-Lo Club and enjoyed traveling...
Leonard F. Nicolay
Sep 29, 2011
Leonard F. Nicolay, 71, of Punta Gorda passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011. He was born December 22, 1939 to Leonard and Isabelle (Camara) Nicolay. Leonard and his wife Rosemary of 48 years, spent their winters in Florida and summered in Somerset, MA. Five years ago they became permanent Florida residents. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed sailing. Leonard...
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