Obituaries
Robert Watson
Aug 10, 2010
Capt. Robert M.�Bob� Watson, USN retired, 80, of Punta Gorda passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Charlotte Regional Hospital after a short illness. He was the son of Dewey and Rada Watson, born December 10, 1929, Twin Falls, Idaho. Bob enlisted in the Navy in 1948 and won a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy, Class of 1954. Upon...
Douglas Mcmurtrie
Aug 10, 2010
Douglas McMurtrie, 77 of Port Charlotte passed away August 10, 2010. He was the son of Duncan and Wilhelmina (Currie) McMurtrie, born April 24, 1933 in Detroit, MI. Douglas served in the US Navy and was a railroad conductor for DT & I Railroad before retiring. He moved to this area from Kentucky in 2000 and was of the Methodist...
Margaret O'Rourke
Aug 7, 2010
Margaret O'Rourke, 74 of Port Charlotte passed away August 7, 2010. She was the daughter of James and Geneveve (Lucas) Van DenHouten, born July 12, 1936 in Albany, NY. Margaret was a bookkeeper for Van's Equipment before retiring; she moved to this area from Albany, NY in 2008. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Margaret enjoyed...
James R. Gallagher, Jr
Aug 5, 2010
James R. Gallagher, 86, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans Home, Port Charlotte. He was the son of James and Mary (Carney) Gallagher, born December 31, 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Springfield, MA in 1942 and entered the US Navy immediately after High School. He served in the...
Theodore Spiero
Aug 4, 2010
Theodore Spiero, 87, born in New York, N.Y., November 8, 1922, died August 4, 2010. As a young man, he traveled to Genoa, N.Y. near Cornell University with the intention of attending the free agricultural university. Instead he joined the army, married his sweetheart and became an Army Air Corps pilot. He flew more missions over The Hump than any...
Joyce Rushton Mason
Aug 2, 2010
Joyce Rushton Mason, 80 of Punta Gorda went to join her husband of 56 years, Herbert Y. Mason, at the cocktail party in Heaven on August 2, 2010. Joyce lived a "great life with no regrets", born October 4 1929 in Cranston, RI where she lived for 37 years. She was a graduate of Stoneliegh-Burnham School. She and Herb moved...
Wordal A. Rankine
Aug 1, 2010
Wordal A. Rankine, 82, of Punta Gorda passed away August 1, 2010. He was the son of Thomas and Catherine Rankine, born March 17, 1928 in East End, Grand Cayman, BWI. Wordal began his career of service, as a member of the Cayman Islands Home Guard. Upon completion, he became a Merchant Marine at the age of 17. Wordal attained...
Lucille Lillian Krausman-Gilchrist
Jul 27, 2010
Lucille Lillian (nee Bacon) Krausman-Gilchrist, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away July 27, 2010 at Life Care Center of Punta Gorda. She was the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Wharram) Bacon, born August 29, 1914 in Cadillac, MI. She was a beautician and electrologist; she loved to read poetry and have her friends in for coffee. Lucille moved to Punta...
Oliver A Kirkwood, Jr
Jul 24, 2010
Oliver A. Kirkwood, Jr., 69, of Punta Gorda passed away July 24, 2010. He was born June 26, 1941 in Jamaica to Iris (Chisholm) and Oliver Kirkwood, Sr. Oliver was a retired merchant seaman and moved to this area from Baton Rouge, LA in 1985. He enjoyed going fishing and boating. Oliver will be greatly missed by his wife of...
Frank Earl Krueger
Jul 16, 2010
Frank "Earl" Krueger, 90, of Punta Gorda passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Frank and Lillian (De Corsa) Krueger, born May 29, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. Earl served in the US Navy as a Gunner's Mate 2 during WWII and in Subic Bay, P.I.. After leaving the service, he...
Maria Bittner
Jul 10, 2010
Maria Bittner, 60, of Rotonda West passed away July 10, 2010. She was born June 24, 1950 in Azore Islands to Joseph and Maria (Leite) Farias. Maria grew up in Fall River, MA and moved to this area from Schenectedy, NY in 1978. She was a former deli manager for Publix and attended St. Francis of Assisi. Maria's kids were...
Betty Jo "Nana" Heleva
Jul 4, 2010
Betty Jo “Nana” Heleva, 75, of Port Charlotte died Sunday, July 4, 2010 with her family by her side. She was the daughter of Ivor and Clara (Keenum) Hill, born August 23, 1934 in Mississippi. She moved to Port Charlotte with her family in 1972. She worked most of her life as a cook, and enjoyed making jewelry upon her...
Lawrence Roppel
Jul 1, 2010
Capt. Lawrence "Larry" Roppel, 76, of Punta Gorda passed away July 1, 2010. He was born February 12, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio to Emily (Pekar) and Edward Roppel, Sr. Larry served in the US Army. He was worked in Human Resources with Caterpillar before retiring and moved to this area from Mentor, Ohio in 1996. He was a member of...
Janet S. Gero Miller
Jun 24, 2010
Janet S. Gero Miller, 62, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away June 24, 2010. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Martin) Gero, born April 15, 1948 in Trenton, MI. Janet moved to this area from Gladwin, Michigan in 1980 and was a member of Wintergarden Presbyterian Church. She loved needlepoint and cooking.. Janet will be greatly missed by...
Dolores M. Kays
Jun 23, 2010
Dolores "Dorie" Kays, 80, of Punta Gorda and Lostant, IL, passed away at her home June 23, 2010. She was born May 28, 1930 in LaSalle, Illinois to Joseph T. and Cora (Barnes) Murchland. Dorie was a winter resident for 26 years, became a permanent resident in 2009, and lived in Fincastle, VA for 15 years. She was a Life...
Richard Atlee Taylor
Jun 21, 2010
Richard A. Taylor, 67, of Port Charlotte formerly of Fort Myers, FL passed away June 21, 2010. He was the son of Atlee and Irene (Williams) Taylor, born January 30, 1943 in Dayton, Ohio. Richard served in the USAF during the Vietnam era. He was the owner of Fresh Cut Lawn Service and worked in the construction industry in Charlotte...
May Jameson Pequita
Jun 21, 2010
May Jameson Pequita, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away June 21, 2010. She was a coal miner's daughter to August and Adeline (Noyack) Greenwaldt, born May 22, 1927 in Shenandoah, PA. After graduating from West Mahoney High School, May and her cousin left to pursue a better life in Hartford, Ct. May married Clayton Leonard Jameson in 1946 and raised...
Mary Jane Ferry
Jun 18, 2010
Mary Jane Daly Ferry, 62, of Punta Gorda, formerly of Atlanta, GA, passed away peacefully Friday, June 18, 2010 at The Hospice House in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born on July 6, 1947 in Atlanta, GA to Bill and Majella Daly. Mary Jane moved to Punta Gorda in 2001 and was active in the local boating community and was...
Alford P. Howanitz
Jun 15, 2010
Alford P. Howanitz, 61, passed away Tuesday June 15, 2010 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was the son of Mary Onita (Thomas) and Eugene Howanitz, Jr., born Feb. 12, 1949 in Miami, FL. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He worked out of Local 349/Miami. Al traveled the United States as a journeyman electrician. His...
Raymond U. Forslund
Jun 14, 2010
Raymond Ulric Forslund, 82, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away June 14th at Tidewell Hospice House of Port Charlotte. He was born on June 27, 1927 in Pensacola, FL and moved to Punta Gorda in 1997 from Lincolnshire, IL where he lived for 40 years. He will be well remembered by his loving wife Jacquelyn (nee Silcroft) of 60 years...
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