Obituaries
Martha J. Vasey
Jan 12, 2022
On January 12, 2022, we sadly said goodbye to Martha Jane Vasey. Martha Jane was born in Benton, Illinois on February 22, 1929, to Rev. Ernest and Nova Rice. She learned to play the piano at an early age and blessed many churches in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Florida. She was valedictorian of her senior class, recipient of the Daughters...
William R. Conn
Jan 10, 2022
William (Bill) Robert Conn, 83, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on January 10, 2022. He was born on September 22, 1938, to Robert and Evelyn Conn in Kearny, NJ. Bill moved to Punta Gorda Isles in 1997 after retiring from the Kearny Fire Department as a Captain and prior to becoming a firefighter, he was also a Kearny policeman....
Erin Russell-Hines
Jan 8, 2022
Erin Russell-Hines, 56, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on January 8, 2022. She was born on May 4, 1965, to Jerry and Nancy Russell in Lincoln, NE. Erin moved to Southwest Florida in 2001 and became a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Charlotte. She enjoyed fishing, Nebraska Cornhuskers football, and spending time with her family....
Dale D. Mcpheron
Jan 7, 2022
Dale D. McPheron, 83, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on January 7, 2022. He was born on July 14, 1938, to Harry and Gladys McPheron in St. Marys, OH. Dale relocated to Punta Gorda following his retirement from Ford Motor, Lima Engine Plant in Lima, OH in 1998. He was a member of the Florida Aliner Club and enjoyed...
Thomas M. Schubauer
Jan 6, 2022
Thomas M. Schubauer, 72, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on January 6, 2022. He was born on July 5, 1949, to Frank and Betty Schubauer in Buffalo, NY. Thomas honorably served as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He moved to Punta Gorda in January of 1989. Thomas was a carpenter by trade...
Randy L. Cauffman
Jan 5, 2022
Randy Lee Cauffman 62, of Port Charlotte, FL; formerly from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania passed away January 5, 2022. He was born the son of Dawn Roqueplot Cauffman and Roland Cauffman on February 26, 1959. Randy is survived by his significant other Theresa Austin of 21 years; Children Tyler (Sandra) Cauffman, Nicolle Cauffman, Aeriel (Seth) Hill; step-children Krista (Dustin) Niglio and Jason...
Caramine Kellam
Jan 4, 2022
Caramine Kellam, born January 23, 1941, passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2022. Until her last day, Caramine steadfastly and exuberantly lived out her life’s motto: “I want to leave my corner of the world a little better than I found it.” Caramine was born and lived most of her life on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, following the examples...
Diny Bailey
Dec 25, 2021
Diny Bailey, 88 of Punta Gorda, FL passed away December 25, 2021. She was born on March 9, 1933, in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. She emigrated to the Chicago area in 1951 and moved to Florida in 1988 from Naperville, Illinois. She was a homemaker, and with her husband, was a foster parent to over 38 children, including many mentally disabled...
Arline H. Dobson
Dec 22, 2021
Arline Dobson, 96, originally from Plymouth, PA moved to Cape Coral, FL in February 1981 after raising 4 boys and 1 girl, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband Paul, her son Paul “Dobbie” Jr., her daughter Louise, three daughters-in-law, Susan, Jacquelyn, and Gael, her sister Louise, and brothers Bobby and William. Surviving are three...
Ruth M. Roadman
Dec 22, 2021
Ruth Mae Clark Roadman, 97, of Port Charlotte, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. She was born on October 24, 1924, in Rector, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late John W. Clark and Pearl A. Shaulis Clark. Ruth was an avid musician and started playing with square dance bands in her teens. She played many instruments including guitar, mandolin, accordion,...
Henry G. Lerch
Dec 19, 2021
Henry “Grant” Lerch was born 78 years ago in Sligo, PA. He had 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Henry graduated from Rimersburg in 1961. He married his High School sweetheart Catherine Murray, had 2 children Christina Jean Lerch and Kevin Grant Lerch, and one grandson, David Grant Lerch. He worked as an apprentice plumber for a few years and then...
Karl S. Brown, Sr.
Dec 16, 2021
Karl Stanley Brown Sr. passed away on December 16, 2021. He was born on July 5, 1932, in Warthen, GA to Arthur Brown and Suda Kelley. He graduated from Skyscraper Technical High School in 1949. He specialized in refrigeration but became a master electrician in two states. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Stanley was an...
Linda K. Smith
Dec 12, 2021
Linda Kay (Drinkrow) Smith, 77, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2021. She was born to Robert William Drinkrow and Harriet Maxine (Childs) Drinkrow in Flint, MI on March 14th, 1944. Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Dudley C. Smith, her parents, and her brother, Steve. She is survived by her siblings Suzanne(Mike), Kathy(Doug), Robert(Susan), and Barb(Bernadette); and...
Ellen L. Molhoek
Dec 8, 2021
Ellen Louise (Herr) Molhoek passed away in Punta Gorda, Florida on December 8, 2021. She was born October 20, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A former resident of Middlesex Township, PA and current resident of Boalsburg, PA. Ellen graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and later received a Master’s in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. She had a lifelong love...
Carroll Deweese
Dec 6, 2021
Carroll J. DeWeese, 87, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away on December 6, 2021. He was born on October 27, 1934, to Perry and Lynda DeWeese in Baraboo, WI. Carroll was the youngest of the DeWeese children. After graduation from high school, Carroll enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was stationed on the same base with a guy named Elvis...
John W. Sizemore
Dec 5, 2021
Lt. Col. John W. Sizemore, USAF Ret., 87, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. He was the son of Jack William and Jeanette Sizemore (nee Wolf), born April 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, NY. John was a proud Korean War veteran with a distinguished career. He served in the US Navy (Active & Reserves) from 1952 to...
Nancy M. Depaul
Dec 4, 2021
Nancy Mae DePaul, 90, of Punta Gorda, FL, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 28, 1931 in Berwick, PA to Margaret (Doty) and Arthur McHenry. “Reds” grew up in Berwick skipping stones with her three brothers and sister, and marching in the band at Berwick Area High School where she...
Diane Gonzalez
Dec 1, 2021
Diane Gonzalez was born in Pontiac, Michigan on March 7, 1946, to Norman Leroy Fleek Sr. and Eleanor Irene (Martin) Fleek. Diane is the second born of eight children. She lived in Royal Oak, Southfield, then the family moved to Hinsdale, IL for one year, then moved to Wayland, MI where she attended parochial grade school at St. Therese, then...
Edwin J. Saeger
Nov 27, 2021
Edwin J. Saeger, 93, of Punta Gorda, Florida, and Canandaigua, New York, passed away peacefully at home on November 27, 2021, in Punta Gorda. The son of Gottlieb and Elise Saeger, Ed was born and raised in downtown Rochester, New York. Ed’s father, Gottlieb, immigrated to the United States in 1923 and was a successful business and hotel owner for...
Elizabeth Daniel
Nov 24, 2021
Elizabeth Daniel was born November 23, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pa, and passed away peacefully on November 24, 2021, at Hospice House of Port Charlotte, FL., thus making her 95th birthday. A resident of Punta Gorda, FL since 2015 and prior to that a resident of North Port, FL since 2001. Elizabeth was a missionary for the Episcopal Church and worked...
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