Obituaries

Apr 26, 2019

Roger L. Bishop, Sr. 72 of Port Charlotte, FL passed away April 26, 2019. He was born March 11, 1947 to parents Floyd and Nettie Bishop in Hamilton, OH. He moved to Florida when he was 13 years old. He owned a car lot in Orlando for several years. Roger proudly served in the United States Army. He enjoyed fishing,...

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Apr 22, 2019

Larry Taylor, 57, of Punta Gorda passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. He was the firstborn of Edward and Tena Taylor, born June 25, 1961 in Campbellesville, KY. The family moved to Port Charlotte in 1969, and Larry attended Peace River Elementary, Port Charlotte Middle, and graduated from Charlotte High School in 1979. His love of playing sports growing up...

Apr 20, 2019

Robert C. McNally, 81 of Port Charlotte, FL passed away April 20, 2019. He was born April 12, 1938 to parents Joyce and Lucille McNally in Niagra Falls, NY. Robert worked in construction management and worked on many projects including Epcot, Carnegie Hall, Louis Vuitton, World Trade Center and Verizon. He retired roughly 10 years ago and moved to the...

Apr 20, 2019

William J. Martellaro, 1964-2019 Bill Martellaro, 54, died April 20, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. His beloved wife, Christine Tierno Martellaro, was by his side. Bill was born in Scranton, Pa., the fourth son of the late Angelo P. Martellaro and Anne Kelley Martellaro. He graduated from Bishop OHara High School and earned a bachelors degree from East...

Apr 18, 2019

Donald C. Wedgwood, 54 of Venice, FL passed away in Sarasota Memorial Hospital on April18, 2019 after a short but valiant battle with Cancer. Don was born in Massachusetts on January 2, 1965. He moved to Port Charlotte, FL and then to Venice, FL 24 years ago. He was employed at Publix Warehouse in Sarasota, FL before starting his own...

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Apr 11, 2019

William F. Oberempt, 83, of Port Charlotte passed away April 11, 2019. Bill was born August 10, 1935, the middle of 13 children of Leroy and Margaret Oberempt. He drove a truck for North Penn for many years before retiring, and was a member of the Teamsters Union. Bill loved doing anything outdoors like fishing, hunting and camping; he enjoyed...

Apr 9, 2019

Patrick Lee Taylor, 70, of Port Charlotte passed away April 9, 2019. He was the son of Vern and Mildred Taylor, born Oct 19, 1948 in Davenport, IA. He retired from MidAmerican Energy of Iowa in 2013 after 40 years of service; he moved to Port Charlotte in 2015 from Davenport. Patrick graduated from Battendorf High School, Class of 1966,...

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William Worrall Griffiths, Jr. was born on October 27, 1928 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of William Worrall Griffiths and Merle Etta Ryland Griffiths, who lived on Brushton Avenue in Greensburg. Mr. Griffiths graduated from Greensburg High School in June 1946. Then he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, graduated from the Navy Electronic Material School and served as an...