Obituaries
Rolando V. Costa, Jr.
Jun 24, 2006
Rolando V. Costa, Jr., 62, of Port Charlotte passed away June 24, 2006. He was the son of Rolando DaCosta, Sr and Marie (Mediros) DaCosta, born August 23, 1943 in Portugal. Rolando came to Port Charlotte in 1991 from Fall River, MA and was the owner of Advantage Asphalt. He attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Rolando will be greatly...
Harold O. Dandelske
Jun 23, 2006
Harold Otto Dandelske, 84, of North Port passed away June 23, 2006. He was born November 8, 1921 in West Haven, CT to Louis and Elizabeth (Schultz) Dandelske. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII. Harold was the supervisor of maintenance for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst before retiring. He came to North Port in 1985 from Belchertown,...
Loretta M. Reagan
Jun 20, 2006
Loretta M. Reagan, 68, of Port Charlotte passed away June 20, 2006. She was born December 1, 1937 in Glasgow, KY to William and Lillian Tetrick. Loretta moved to Port Charlotte 15 years ago from Murray, KY after she retired from the factory there. She was of the Methodist faith. Loretta loved to fish and spend time in her garden,...
Alfred Deschenes
Jun 20, 2006
Alfred J. “Fred” Deschenes, 77, of North Port, passed away June 20, 2006. He was born April 21, 1929 in the Dominican Republic to Joseph and Isabelle (Espinet) Deschenes. Fred was a graduate of Worcester Academy and Wentworth Institute of Boston and served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a metallurgist with Electric Boat until he discovered...
Gerald C. Werner
Jun 20, 2006
Gerald C. “Jerry” Werner, 70, of Punta Gorda passed away June 20, 2006. He was the son of Edward and Edna (Schuck) Werner, born March 5, 1936 in Southgate, IN. Jerry served in the US Army. While playing on the Army Baseball Team, he got the opportunity to pitch to Mickey Mantle. Jerry was a field service rep for IBM...
Richard Barone, Jr
Jun 19, 2006
Richard Barone, Jr., 38, of Punta Gorda passed away June 19, 2006. He was born July 13, 1967 in Franklin Square, Long Island New York to Richard and Joyce (Nelson) Barone, Sr. Richard was the Nassan County Wrestling Champion in High School and served five years in the Army reserve. He worked as a Lee County Juvenile Correctional Officer. Richard...
Dr. Robert E. Dickson
Jun 14, 2006
Dr. Robert Earl Dickson, 79, of North Port passed away June 14, 2006 at The Abbey in St. Petersburg, FL. He was born January 11, 1927 in Cambridge, MA. He received his dental degree (DMD) from Tufts University in Boston where he was designated delegate from Tufts Honor Fraternity. Dr. Dickson was a dentist for the Navy in Newport, RI...
Jean H. Moshier
Jun 11, 2006
Jean H. Moshier, 86, of Punta Gorda passed away June 11, 2006. She was born May 1, 1920 in Greenwich, CT to the late William and Ann Hodgins. Jean moved from CT to Punta Gorda in 2000. She will be greatly missed by her daughters Drucinda (Nelson) Moshier of Ft. Ogden, FL and Pamela (Alexander) Thomas of Bethel, CT; son...
Pearline Louise Smith
Jun 9, 2006
Pearline L. Smith, 78, of Port Charlotte passed away June 9, 2006. She was the daughter of John and Evelyn (Davis) Brown, born January 11, 1928 in Jamaica, West Indies. She married George Smith in 1952. She migrated to the United States in the late 1960's and was followed later by the rest of the family. She spent over 30...
Thomas Franzone
Jun 9, 2006
Thomas Franzone, 77, of Port Charlotte passed away June 9, 2006. He was the son of Frank and Rose Franzone, born August 13, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. Thomas served in the Army during the Korean Conflict, and also with the Merchant Marines. He was a bus driver for New York City Transit and retired after 30 years of service. He...
James F. Meyers
Jun 9, 2006
James F. Meyers, 83, of Punta Gorda passed away June 9, 2006. He was born November 3, 1922 in Waterbury, CT to James J. and Aimee (Trowbridge) Meyers. Jim graduated from Crosby High School in 1940 and served in the US Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He married Althea Conley in 1947 and from this union two sons...
H. Patrick Lucius
Jun 8, 2006
Hugh Patrick Lucius, 60, of Punta Gorda passed away June 8, 2006. He was the son of Hubert and Marguerite (Derby) Lucius, born April 14, 1946 in Owensboro, KY. Patrick leaves behind his daughter, Guine Westfall of Marin County, CA; grandsons, Dylan Lucius and Ruben Westfall, both of Marin County, CA; mother, Marguerite Derby-Fadhl of Walnut Creek, CA; sisters, Catherine...
Ronald Cecil Lawrence Harris
Jun 6, 2006
Ronald Harris, 64, of British Columbia passed away June 6, 2006. He was born June 26, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario to Don and Marie (Carpenter) Harris Ronald worked as a occupational supervisor for General Motors of Canada for 30 years. His secret pal was Eby the poodle who went everywhere with him. He will be missed by his wife of...
John B Hegartyjr.
Jun 2, 2006
John B. Hegarty, Jr., 64, of Cape Coral passed away June 2, 2006. He was born July 24, 1941 in Orange, NJ to John and Ann (Bogert) Hegarty, Sr. He will be missed by his son John M. Hagerty of Cape Coral; brothers Jack E. Hegarty of Jacksonville, FL and Al Lockyer of Winter Springs, FL; sister Pat Mowry of...
Nancy Dorothy Greenly
Jun 2, 2006
Nancy Dorothy Greenly, 65, of Punta Gorda died on June 2, 2006 at her home. She was born July 25, 1940 in Boston, MA and lived in New Hampshire with her family much of her adult life. Nancy worked as a retail sales manager in the furniture industry for many years and moved to Punta Gorda in 1992. Nancy was...
Patricia Ann Freund
Jun 2, 2006
Patricia Ann Freund, 76, of Punta Gorda passed away on June 2, 2006. Born on July 4, 1929 in Asbury Park, New Jersey to Roger and Madeline (McCallion) Scarborough. In earlier years she pursued a modeling career and was one of the original Conover Girls. Her beauty, smile and beliefs illuminated her volunteer work and her activism over the course...
Marguerite A. Jones
Jun 2, 2006
Marguerite A. Jones, 57, of Punta Gorda passed away June 2, 2006 at TideWell Hospice of Port Charlotte. She was the daughter of Joseph and Lucille Caputo, born December 20, 1948 in New York, NY. Marguerite came to Punta Gorda from Hopewell Junction, NY in 1994 and has owned Eagle Fire Sprinklers, Inc along with her husband since 1996. She...
Nan A. Murphy
Jun 1, 2006
Nan A. Murphy, 77, of Punta Gorda passed away June1, 2006 after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 26, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA to Thomas and Anna (Anderson) Reid. Nan moved from Philadelphia in 1957 to Miami and in 1981 to Atlanta, GA then to Sunrise, FL, Pensacola and to Punta Gorda in 2002. Nan was a...
William B. Keane, Iv
May 27, 2006
William B. (Bill) Keane, IV, 59, died Saturday May 27, 2006. Born Sept. 4, 1946 in Warren, Mi. He was the son of William and Helen (Deiner) Keane. Bill moved to Port Charlotte in 1997 from Detroit, Mi. He was the owner of Keane’s Maintenance of Port Charlotte and formerly drove for Earl C. Smith Trucking and was a retired...
Nicholas J. Fisher
May 27, 2006
Nicholas J. Fisher, 70, of Punta Gorda died Saturday May 27, 2006. Born Jan. 12, 1936 in Louisville, Ky. Nicholas was the son of Nicholas and Etta (Haffner) Fisher. He moved here in 2000 from Cooper City, Fl. Where he retired from the United States Justice Dept. Nicholas was a graduate of Marmiam Military Academy in Chicago, Ill. He will...
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