Obituaries
George Edward Holben
Apr 27, 2007
George Edward Holben, 79, of North Port, FL passed away April 27, 2007. He was born May 4, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey to George and Edna (Austin) Spencer. George served in the US Army during WWII. He worked as a Traffic Manager in Distribution for Hublein Company before retiring and moving from Bristol, CT in 1996. George was a...
Rodman E. Evans
Apr 27, 2007
Rodman E.”Rod” Evans, 84, of Punta Gorda passed away April 27, 2007. He was born August 24, 1922 in Roxana, DE to Grover Cleveland and Anna (Hastings) Evans. Rod served in the US Army in the European Theater and was a devoted family man. He enjoyed boating, fishing and working in the yard when he was able. Rod will be...
William H. Browning
Apr 26, 2007
William H.”Jack” Browning, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away April 26, 2007. He was born September 30, 1927 to the late Robert and Essie Mae (Mc Callister) Browning. Jack served in the Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Wright Patterson AFB and was a dark room technician for the Daily Herald in Punta Gorda. Jack was...
Alice G. Champlin
Apr 24, 2007
Alice G. Champlin, 89, of Punta Gorda passed away April 24, 2007. She was born June 9, 1917 in Escoheag, RI. Alice worked for 20 years for Kay Dee Hand Prints in Hope Valley, R.I. before retiring. She has been a winter resident since 1989 from Rhode Island and was a past president of South County Professional and Business Women’s...
Robert C. Fergen
Apr 23, 2007
Robert Charles “Bob” Fergen was born in Buffalo, New York on February 16, 1930 to Charles and Eleanor (McCune) Fergen. Bob’s true love was transportation. As a young man his first job was a messenger for the New York Central Railroad where he had the opportunity to meet many vaudeville and other famous show personalities who appeared regularly at the...
David Paul Anderson, Jr.
Apr 22, 2007
David Paul Anderson, Jr., 24, of Port Charlotte passed away April 22, 2007. He was born April 19, 1983 to Michelle (Ryan) Anderson and the late David Paul Anderson, Sr. David worked as a chef. He moved from Trenton, New Jersey to Port Charlotte in 2002. He enjoyed drawing in his spare time. David will be greatly missed by his...
Lisa Ellen Smith
Apr 16, 2007
Lisa Ellen Smith, 53, of Punta Gorda passed away April 16, 2007. She was born November 16, 1953 in Middletown, Ohio to Howard Richard and Lois Jean (Ballard) Smith. Lisa graduated from Fairfield School in Hamilton, Ohio and worked for Miami Valley Industries until 1998. She then moved from Middletown, Ohio to Burnt Store Marina. Lisa was a member of...
Charles F. Wiss
Apr 15, 2007
Charles Frank “Charlie” Wiss, 90, of Port Charlotte passed away April 15, 2007. He was born December 6, 1916 in Shenandoah, PA to the late Casimiri and Stanistava (Zielinska) Wisniewski. Charlie graduated from J.W. Cooper High School in Shenandoah, PA and attended business school in Philadelphia. After having worked in the coal mines of the Shenandoah Valley, his family moved...
Stanley Lee Spaulding
Apr 11, 2007
Lt. Colonel Stan Spaulding, 76, died Wednesday, April 12, 2007. Son of Earl Stanley and Elsie Mae (Wixson) Spaulding. Stan lived life to the fullest. Born in Clearwater, FL, he moved to Indiana at age 3. After a childhood spent in Marion, IN, as an introspective young man with wide and varied interests, he decided to major in Chemical Engineering...
Leroy V. Jones
Apr 8, 2007
LeRoy V. Jones, 89, died Sunday April 8, 2007 in Punta Gorda, Florida due to heart failure. LeRoy was born September 28, 1917 to Carl V. and Frances Belle (Judd) Jones in Jackson, Michigan. He was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan and attended Michigan State University and graduated with his Master’s in Chemistry. He worked for Dow Chemical in Midland,...
Robert G. Lucchetti
Apr 4, 2007
Robert G.”Bob” Lucchetti, 73, of Port Charlotte passed away April 4, 2007. He was born June 30, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Marie (Vlahos) Lucchetti. Bob moved to Florida in 1981 and worked for Charlotte County for 12 years. He was a member of Calvary Assembly of God. Bob’s greatest enjoyment was spending time with his family. He...
Joyce D. Heroy
Apr 4, 2007
Joyce D. Heroy, 70, of Port Charlotte passed away April 4, 2007. She was born March 10, 1937 in Queens, New York to Charles and Edith (Graf) Heroy. She will be greatly missed by her daughter Lauren Schmidt-McCormack. A celebration of Joyce's life will be Friday, April 6, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Punta Gorda Chapel of Larry Taylor...
Roscoe Thompson
Apr 3, 2007
Roscoe Thompson, 95, of Port Charlotte, Fla., and formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in Port Charlotte. He was born Sept. 20, 1911, in Bradford, Ohio, to Bessie (Linder) and William Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a veteran and served in the U.S. Army as a medic during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He...
Patricia Barringer
Mar 31, 2007
Patricia Alice “Pat” Barringer, 82, of Port Charlotte passed away on March 31, 2007. She started her life journey in New Carlisle, Ohio on September 14, 1924. Pat attended Ohio State University. In the 1940s, she held a national Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) swimming record. Between 1947 and 1951, Pat traveled the US and Canada extensively with the All American...
Lawrence L. Oakley
Mar 30, 2007
Lawrence L. “Larry” Oakley, 84, of Port Charlotte passed away March 30, 2007. He was born November 9, 1922 in Hindsboro, IL to Lawrence and Emily (Bradford) Oakley. Larry served on a PBY Catalina seaplane in the US Navy Reserves during WWII in the South Pacific rescuing downed US pilots. He was a retired supply inspector for Tinker Air Force...
Irene D. Bates
Mar 24, 2007
Irene Doris (Muzzey) Bates, 87, of Harbor Terrace, Port Charlotte, FL died March 24, 2007. Born March 5, 1920 in Providence R.I., the daughter of the late Edward H. and Mildred I.(McLaughlin) Muzzey. She and her husband lived in Warwick, RI from 1954 to 1983 when they moved to Stuart, FL. In 2006, Irene then moved to Port Charlotte, FL...
Howard A. Lawler
Mar 24, 2007
Howard A. Lawler, 97, of Port Charlotte formerly of Newburyport, MA passed away March 24, 2007. He was born July 25, 1909 in Salisbury, MA to Otis and Eva (Houghton) Lawler. He was a retired from Ports Smith Navy Yard and Service Dry Cleaners. Howard wintered in local area for 15 years before living here full time 3 years ago...
Carl J. Hoffman
Mar 24, 2007
Carl J. Hoffman, Arcadia, FL died unexpectedly Sat. March 24, 2007 at his home. He was born July 1, 1939, in Erie, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Anna Loftus Hoffman. He was graduated from Academy High School in Erie and served for two years in the Unites States Army. He worked for Cook’s Markets, Loblaws, and Quality...
Victor R. Dion
Mar 23, 2007
Victor R. Dion, 65, of Punta Gorda passed away March 23, 2007. He was born July 26, 1941 in Ludlow, MA to Victor and Marie (Fontaine) Dion. Victor worked as a carpenter most of his life and then recently as director of maintenance at Life Care Center of Punta Gorda. He enjoyed the outdoors which included vacationing in the mountains...
Edward F. Mcfadden, Jr.
Mar 22, 2007
Edward F. McFadden, Jr., 47, of Punta Gorda passed away March 22, 2007. He was born November 7, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio to Virgine and Edward McFadden, Sr. Edward worked for the school board as ground keeper before retiring. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Edward loved NASCAR and his favorite driver was Jeff Gordon. He will...
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