Obituaries
Jeremy R. Pfeil
Apr 12, 2006
Jeremy R. Pfeil, 22 of Punta Gorda passed away April 12, 2006. He was born June 15, 1983 in Amherst, NY to Robert and Paula Pfeil. Jeremy and his family moved from Tonawanda, NY to Punta Gorda in 1992. He was a member of Burnt Store Presbyterian Church and wrote music and had his own rock band. Jeremy will be...

Elva Lucille Abbs
Apr 10, 2006
Elva Lucille Abbs, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away April 10, 2006. She was born April 21, 1926 in LaGrange, IN to Jerry and Gertie (Bollingher) Keating. Elva lived in Burr aok and Sturgis most of her adult life and had been employed as a bookkeeper and tax preparer until retiring in 1978. She enjoyed playing bingo and ran a...

Russell E. Cook
Apr 8, 2006
Russell E. Cook, 85, of Punta Gorda passed away April 8, 2006. He was born August 15, 1920 in Plymouth, Mass to Charles and Mabel (Martin) Cook. Russell served in the Army Air Corp during WWII. He was a retired salesman in the Food Industry and moved to Punta Gorda from Carver, Mass in 1990. He was a member of...

Carmen A. Butrico, Sr.
Apr 6, 2006
Carmen A. Butrico, Sr, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away April 6, 2006. He was born July 24, 1931 in South Plainfield, NJ to Frank and Anna (Pelligrino) Butrico. Carmen was the youngest of 10 children and he owned and operated an auto repair business for over 40 years. He was an avid golfer and recorded two holes-in-one at Blue...

A. Howard Hoyle
Apr 6, 2006
Alvin Howard Hoyle, 75, of Punta Gorda passed away April 6, 2006. He was born September 30, 1930 to Alvin and Davies (Walker) Hoyle. He will be missed by his wife Jean Hoyle.
Stephen F. Weaver
Apr 5, 2006
Stephen F. Weaver, 42, of Spring Hill, TN and formerly of Port Charlotte, FL passed away April 5, 2006. He was the youngest son of Dean L. and Olive B. Weaver, born April 1, 1964 in Punta Gorda, FL. Steve grew up in Charlotte County and was a 1982 graduate of Charlotte High School. He was a cabinet maker for...
Matthew O'Brien
Mar 24, 2006
Matthew O’Brien, 29, of Punta Gorda passed away March 24, 2006 at his home. He was born March 20, 1977 in South Michigan. Matt graduated from Charlotte High School. He had a quick wit, charming smile and endearing personality that won friendships and his kind and caring heart which kept friendships. Matt will be greatly missed by his mother Eileen...
Jack J. Gomes
Mar 21, 2006
Jack J. Gomes, 45, of Punta Gorda passed away March 21, 2006. He was born February 25, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA to Margorie and William Gomes. Jack was a Charlotte High School Alumnus, and a member of Burnt Store Presbyterian Church. He was a life long Florida resident with a family history exceeding 250 years in Southwest Florida; he...

Nota M. Robertson
Mar 21, 2006
Nota M. Robertson, 94, of Port Charlotte passed away March 20, 2006. She was born November 22, 1911 in Nashville, Indiana to the late Audie and Ruey (Skinner) Newmister. Nota lived in Brown County “Nashville” most of her life and was a waitress and owned a restaurant in the Brown County area. She moved to the Port Charlotte area in...

Pasquale Romano
Mar 21, 2006
Pasquale “Pat” E. Romano, 79, of North Port passed away March 21, 2006. He was born October 30, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN and came to North Port 20 years ago. Pat retired from the City of Minneapolis as the Supervisor of Equipment Operations. He was a master judge for the Antique Automobile Club of America, Past Commander of an American...

Orvan D. Rogers
Mar 20, 2006
Orvan D. Rogers, 89, of Port Charlotte, FL died March 20, 2006. He was born June 30, 1916 to Oscar and Margaret Rogers, and lived in Peoria for 76 years before moving to Florida. He attended Lincoln Grade School and was in the 1935 graduating class of Manual High School. Orvan married Evelyn B. Hopper on April 15, 1937. He...
Edith Ross
Mar 20, 2006
Edith Ross, 86, of Punta Gorda passed away March 20, 2006. She was born July 29, 1919 in Czechoslovakia to the late Joseph and Margot (Guttman) Weingarten. Edith was a member of the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 59 years, Irving; sons Richard (Gail) Ross of Sarasota and Barry (Marcy) Ross...

Tonya L. Burbank
Mar 18, 2006
Tonya L. Burbank, 44, of Port Charlotte passed away March 18, 2006. She was the daughter of Leroy and Kendra Burbank, born September 13, 1961 in Flint, MI. She came to Port Charlotte from Flint in 1985. Tonya will be remembered for her bright smile, loving spirit and warm hugs; she also enjoyed the beach and was an animal lover...

Gladys B. Van Haren
Mar 17, 2006
Gladys VanHaren, 91, passed away on March 17, 2006. in Port Charlotte. Gladys was born March 6, 1915 in Mount Pleasant, IA, the daughter of Clyde and Susie (Crain) Thompson. She married Chester 'Chet' VanHaren at St. Anthony's on November 23, 1937. She and Chet lived most of their lives on the VanHaren family farm outside Oconto Falls. Gladys worked...

Thomas E. Dolan, Sr.
Mar 17, 2006
Thomas E. Dolan, 80, of Punta Gorda, Florida passed away March 17, 2006. He was born December 8, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Thomas and Lillian (Moynihan) Dolan. Thomas was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He worked as a Licensed Electrical Contractor in Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey, he was a field superintendent from 1949 –...

Anna Wotring
Mar 12, 2006
Anna J. Baliff Wotring, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away March 12, 2006. She was born February 28, 1932 in Clayton, MI. Anna owned several businesses in Adrian, MI, including a restaurant where she earned a reputation as an outstanding cook, and an ALF; she also loved her race horses that raced in Toledo, OH. Anna came to Punta Gorda...

Sam J. Tamburello
Mar 9, 2006
Sam J. Tamburello, 78, of Port Charlotte passed away March 9, 2006. He was born June 7, 1927 in Birmingham, AL to the late Peter and Mary (Finocchio) Tamburello. He will be missed by his sons Peter, Vincent and Frank.

Elizebeth S. Searles
Mar 8, 2006
Elizabeth S. Searles, 90, of Port Charlotte passed away March 8, 2006. She was the daughter of John and Blanche (Senft) Smart, born July 31, 1915 in Detroit, MI. Elizabeth lived most of her life in South Orange, NJ, then spent 10 years in Cayce, SC before coming to Port Charlotte in 1998. She was a member of the United...
Mae M. Minch
Mar 7, 2006
Mae Minch, 102, of Punta Gorda, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2006. She was born October 12, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey to Christopher and Florence (Brown) Johnson, she had been a resident of Punta Gorda since 1988. Mrs. Minch attended The Congregational United Church of Christ and the Burnt Store Presbyterian. She was also a 72-year member of Sharon...

Parker Norman Blaney
Mar 7, 2006
Parker Norman Blaney, 81, of Punta Gorda passed away March 7, 2006. He was born February 17, 1925 in Kittery, Maine to Elmer and Hazel (Weeks) Blaney. Parker served as Chief Engineer in the US Navy. He was a 50 year member of the Masons and a great storyteller and enjoyed his hand-radio. He will be greatly missed by his...
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