Obituaries

Mar 10, 2019

Rosemary K. Paradiso, 87, of Port Charlotte passed away March 10, 2019. The daughter of Peter A. and Ruth McGovern, she was born May 24, 1931 in Gardner, ME. Rosemary came to this area 35 years ago from Swansea, MA and was part of the Women's Group at Lakes Edge Condo Assn. She was very active in her church, Community...

Mar 9, 2019

Colonel James C. Bowden, Jr, United States Army, Retired, age 91, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away in his sleep on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Jim was born in Humbolt, South Dakota, the third of four children of James Clare and Lillie Bowden. They were farmers, and as Jim would say, dirt poor. He grew up in a house without...

Mar 8, 2019

Mar 6, 2019

Mar 1, 2019

Willard H. Bill Hughes, 95, of Punta Gorda passed away Friday, March 1, 2019. He was the son of David H. and Ada Jane Hughes, born August 27, 1923 in Youngstown, OH. Bill came to Punta Gorda from there in August 2013. He served with the Merchant Marine Corp. Bill retired after 40 years of service with Metropolitan Life Insurance,...

Feb 27, 2019

Feb 25, 2019

Ronnie Dean Huey, 68, of Punta Gorda passed away February 25, 2019. He was the son of Vernon Huey and Nelta Green, born October 19, 1950 in Madisonville, TN. After leaving Tenn., he lived in Tampa before coming to this area over 40 years ago; he owned Ronnie's Mobile Repair. Ronnie loved anything outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding his...

Feb 24, 2019

Millie Davies, 79, of Punta Gorda passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019. She was the daughter of George and Helen Fletcher, born March 6, 1939 in Weymouth, MA. Millie and her husband, Thom, came to Punta Gorda on 2004 from Scituate, MA where she was the Assistant Tax for 30 years. They have enjoyed living in Windmill Village. Millie was...

Feb 23, 2019

John J Bowser passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on February 23, 2019 in Punta Gorda. He was born in Columbus, OH on May 5, 1948 to the late John M. and Ada Ford Bowser. Following graduation from Eastmoor High School in 1966, he joined the US Navy and was stationed aboard the USS Boston (CA-69) 1966-70. John...

Feb 15, 2019

Feb 15, 2019

Joseph Michael Mike Taylor, 56, of North Port passed away February 15, 2019. He was the son of Claude and Katherine Taylor, born December 11, 1962 in Mobile, AL. He came to this area 10 years ago from Orlando. Mike enjoyed watching movies, fishing, and listening to music; he was an avid Univ. of Alabama and Miami Dolphins football fan....

Feb 14, 2019

Robert N. Ashley, 84, of Punta Gorda, formerly of Southboro, MA, passed away on Thursday, February 14th after a long illness. Born in 1934 in Natick, MA he was the son of the late Howard and Katherine (Schofield) Ashley. Growing up in Natick, Bob joined the US Army in 1953, where he served with honor as a Signal Operator in...

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Chester was born on December 10, 1933 in Richmond, Indiana. While still very young his parents moved the family to Sunbright, TN where he remained until he graduated high school. After graduation he moved to Wilmington, IL where he met another Tennessee transplant, Mary Elizabeth Forsythe, whom he eventually married in 1952. They had 3 children- Bonnie, Kenneth and Jeffrey...

Feb 13, 2019

Dean Byron Davis 88, of Punta Gorda FL, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was born on May 14, 1930 in Davenport, Iowa. He served in the United States Marine Core and worked as an accountant for the Rock Island Arsenal while in Davenport. Dean moved to Punta Gorda in 1989 with his loving wife of 68 years, Marguerite....

Feb 12, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

Feb 12, 2019

William Ormond Tellkamp of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on February 12, 2019. He was born in Decatur, Illinois on April 16, 1927 to Ralph and Helen Tellkamp. Williams passion throughout life was roller skating, a sport he actively participated in through his early 80s. As a child and teenager, growing up during The Great Depression, he won numerous competitions....

Feb 8, 2019