Obituaries
Carl H. Reifeis
Feb 25, 2017
Carl H. Reifeis, 87, of Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of Bucks County, PA passed away February 25, 2017. He was the son of Carl and Regina Reifeis, born March 3, 1929 in Indianapolis, IN. Carl served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked as a Systems Engineer in Management for IBM and Ametek before retiring and moved...
Kenneth Robert Stewart
Feb 22, 2017
Kenneth "Ken" Robert Stewart, 83, and a 40-year resident of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away on February 22, 2017. Ken was born on October 9, 1933, in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Robert K. Stewart and Ethel Anderson Stewart. Ken was a retired landscaper. He wanted to be remembered as a hard-working, fun-loving, Christian man, and indeed he was. He...
Shawn Lee Dixon
Feb 19, 2017
Shawn L Dixon, 41 Port Charlotte passed away Feb. 19, 2017, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Punta Gorda, Fl. Shawn was born March 3. 1975 in Port Charlotte, Fl. and was a lifelong resident. He worked alongside his father at family owned Roy's Trailer Country. Shawn will be remembered for his tremendous heart, outstanding sense of humor...
Lourie L. Henderson
Feb 19, 2017
Lourie L. Henderson, 78, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away February 19, 2017. He was the son of Ermon and Lula Mae Henderson, born October 5, 1938 in Boaz, AL. Lourie worked for General Motors for 38 years and moved to this area from Flint, MI. He was a member of the Shriners and the Punta Gorda Elks. Lourie enjoyed...
David "Rock" Rockow
Feb 17, 2017
David "Rock" Rockow, 56, of Port Charlotte passed away February 17, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. He was the son of James P. and Mary R. Rockow, born June 17, 1960 in Medina, OH. Rock served as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne in 1978, and upon returning he re-enlisted as the US Army recruiter for another 23 years. Rock...
John A. Cavanaugh
Feb 16, 2017
John A. Cavanaugh, 92, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away February 16, 2017. He was the son of John and Yvonne Cavanaugh, born November 3, 1924 in Southbridge, MA. John was a retired saleman from Table Talk Pie Company in MA. He was a member of St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic Church, Port Charlotte, FL and a past board member of...
Susan Lewis
Feb 15, 2017
Susan Kay Lewis, 80, passed away in her Punta Gorda, Florida home February 15, 2017. Born in Goshen, Indiana April 17, 1936, she married Robert Earl Lewis M.D. October 22, 1955. Longtime residents of Indianapolis and Zionsville, Indiana, they retired to Florida in 2000. Susan was a retired surgical technical nurse, member of the Sonshine Baptist Church, an accomplished artist,...
Robert P. Leroux
Feb 13, 2017
Robert P. Leroux, 86, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of New York passed away February 13, 2017. He was the only child of Raymond and Paulette Leroux, born November 1, 1930 in France. Robert was an interpreter for the US Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict. Robert was a Police Sergeant in the NYPD, completing 27 years in the...
Mary Rose Shipley
Feb 13, 2017
Mary Rose Shipley, 104, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away February 13, 2017. She was the daughter of John and Mary Vrana, born May 16, 1912 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. On October 1913, her family arrived in the United States aboard the ship, "Princess". She worked as an Interior Decorator for several years then worked for a pocketbook factory after getting...
Richard E. Clemm
Feb 13, 2017
Richard E. Clemm, 79 of Punta Gorda, Fl passed away Monday February 13, 2017 at home with family by his side. He was born June 29, 1937 in Harrisburg, Pa to Richard and Hallie (nee Jacoby) Clemm. Richard graduated from Camp Hill High School and attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Mellon), graduating with a degree in Graphic Arts. He...
Frances J. Hines-Fullerton
Feb 12, 2017
Frances "Fran" Hines-Fullerton, 70, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away February 12, 2017. She was the daughter of Francis and Joyce Currie, born January 25, 1947 in Saugus, MA. Fran studied art at Vesper George School, the New England School of Art and Boston Museum School at Art. She was the owner of Technical Illustration. Locally she has completed murals...
Daniel K. Dubois
Feb 12, 2017
Daniel Kenneth DuBois, 69, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away February 12, 2017 after a long battle with cancer at his home. He was the son of Herbert and Laura DuBois, born Feburary 1, 1948 in Walton, NY. After growing up in Arizona and upstate New York, he attended the State University of New York at Morrisville and served in...
Ross Gable
Feb 4, 2017
Ross Gable, 85, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away February 4, 2017. He was the son of Frank and Mary Gable, born January 30, 1932 in Scranton, PA. Ross served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked in management for Nabisco before retiring. Ross moved to Punta Gorda and with his son purchased "The Corner Store" in...
Areta Y. Futch
Feb 2, 2017
Areta Yeager Futch, 88, passed away at home on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Areta, a native of Punta Gorda, was born May 3, 1928, in Arcadia, Florida to Edward Burnett Yeager and Areta A. Yeager. She grew up on East Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda and was a member of the Charlotte High School Class of 1945. As a young...
Maria Starcher
Feb 2, 2017
Maria Starcher, 51, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away February 2, 2017 after courageous battle. She was the daughter of Edgar and Genevieve Hernandez, born May 11, 1965 in Jacksonville, FL. Maria was proud to be a self employed painter. Maria was a member of the North Port Moose Lodge, Lehigh Acres Moose Lodge and International Union of Painters and...
Antonia P. Zapata
Jan 31, 2017
Antonia P. Zapata, 91, of Port Charlotte passed away January 31, 2017. She was the daughter of Gabriel and Ofelia Perez, born May 10, 1925 in Puerto Rico. Antonia worked as a translator for the US State Department in Washington, DC. She was a past President of Circulo De Puerto Rico Club. Antonia enjoyed reading, sewing, making cabbage patch dolls...
James "Jb" Mcpherson, Jr
Jan 29, 2017
James "JB" McPherson, Jr., 75, of Punta Gorda, FL passed away January 29, 2017. He was the son of Nellie and James B McPherson, Sr., born June 14, 1941 in Delhi, LA. JB was of the Baptist faith. His hobbies were gardening, farming, fishing and especially cooking for family and friends. JB will be greatly missed by his wife of...
Martin L. Counterman, Jr.
Jan 28, 2017
Martin Lester Counterman, Jr., 57, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away January 28, 2017. He was the son of Geraldine and Martin L. Counterman, Sr., born October 9, 1959 in Chicago, IL. Martin was a Lt for the Charlotte County Sheriff Office in the Dispatch Dept. and then worked as a deaf interrupter/instructor at Charlotte High School. He worked as...
Marion A. Pope
Jan 27, 2017
Marion A. Pope, 94, of Punta Gorda passed away January 27, 2017. She was the daughter of Emil and Alice Anderson, born August 1, 1922 in Tamarack, MN. Marion was a Chief Stewardess for Western Airlines in Denver, CO before her marriage to Lee Pope. She came to Punta Gorda after her retirement in 1978, and was a very active...
James A. Nix
Jan 26, 2017
James A. Nix, 74, of Punta Gorda passed away January 26, 2017. He was the son of Aubry and Helen Nix, born February 18, 1942 in Iva, SC. James was a computer programmer for the IRS starting in the early days of the computer industry; he retired from the IRS after 35 years of service. He moved to Cape Coral...
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