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Laurence B. Matson
Laurence "Larry" B. Matson, 74, a resident of Port Charlotte, Fla., died April 14, 2001, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte.
He was born July 30, 1926, in Aneta, N.D., to Clifford Matson and Inga Sherve Matson. He was a vocational director for the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He moved to this area in 1981 from Alaska. He was an active member of Peace Lutheran Church, Port Charlotte, the Port Charlotte Lions Club, board of directors for the Visually Impaired Persons of Charlotte County, Habitat for Humanity and was a member of American Legion Post 110, Port Charlotte.
He is survived by a sister, Linda Lerud of Valley City, N.D.; three brothers, Roy Matson of Newport, Wash., Carl Matson of Aneta and James Matson of Coon River, Minn. His wife, Phyllis Wood Matson, died in 1988.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 19, at the Peace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Edward H. Struebing, pastor, officiating. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. April 18, at the Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Punta Gorda. Burial with full military honors by the American Legion Post 110 of Port Charlotte, and will be in Charlotte Memorial Gardens, Punta Gorda. The family requests memorials to the Peace Lutheran Church, 21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952.
Mark H. Cook
Mark H. Cook, 89, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Friday, April 13, 2001 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte.
He was born June 3, 1911 in Jesse, W.Va. and moved to Punta Gorda in 1952 from Shady Spring, W.Va. He was a retired poultry farmer and of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by a daughter, Janet Cook of Punta Gorda; three sons, James L. Cook of Punta Gorda, Jerry D. Cook of Coos Bay, Ore., and Jack R. Cook of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Ernestine Light of Alderson, W.Va.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel.
Franklin J. Miller
Franklin J. Miller, 82, a resident of Port Charlotte, Fla., died April 13, 2001, at the Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda, Fla.
He was born June 24, 1918, in Waterbury, Conn., to Robert Miller and Margaret Ford Miller. He was a retired mechanic for the Miami Police Department. A world War II Navy veteran, he moved to this area in 1980. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Port Charlotte.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Lillian A. Payton Miller; a daughter, Ann Tippins of Lake Placid, Fla.; and a son, John Miller of Charlottesville, Va.; a sister, Margaret Hanley of Waterbury; and a brother, Joseph Miller of Port Charlotte; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A Rosary service was held at 2:30 p.m. April 14, at the Chapel of Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home in Punta Gorda.
Wylie E. Thompson
Wylie E. "Buck" Thompson, 73, of Port Charlotte, died April 13, 2001.
He moved to this area in August from Gallatin, Tenn. He retired after 22 years as a Sergeant 1st Class in the U.S. Army, where he saw action in Korea. He then spent 20 years in the U.S.M. division of Black and Decker before retiring. He was a member of the V.F.W., Elks, and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, A. June; and daughter, Cindy Baker of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Private services are being handled by Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services.
Dr. James Vernon Higgins
Dr. James V. Higgins, 79, of Englewood, Fla., formerly of Chicago, Ill., died April 13, 2001.
He was born Feb. 10, 1922, in Chicago. Mr. Higgins served in World War II, as an anesthesiologist in the 5th Army 16th Evacuation Hospital in campaigns in North Africa, Italy, and including the invasions of Salerno and Anzio and the Philippines. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in Education from Northwestern University. He co-authored "Their Universe," a book on an experimental children's educational program. He was the principal of Devonshire School, Old Orchard Junior High School, associate superintendent of Public School District 68 in Skokie, Ill., superintendent of Public School District 90 in River Forest, Ill., and an administrator at the elementary Latin School of Chicago. He was active in the National Education Association, Phi Delta Kappa, and the Niles Township Human Relations Council which awarded him the Brotherhood Aware in 1964 for his work in civil rights and human relations. He retired to Englewood in 1979.
Survivors include his wife, Odette Blythe Higgins; a daughter, Robin Higgins Karney and husband, Peter; a son, Dr. Jonathan Higgins and wife, Dr. Nina Brown; grandchildren, Daniel Karney and Benjamin Karney; a brother, Daniel Higgins; a sister, Phyllis Heidenreich; stepchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. April 17, at St. David's Episcopal Church in Englewood.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606. Lemon Bay Funeral Homes, Englewood is in charge of arrangements.
William H. Bayer
William H. Bayer, 92, of Deep Creek, Fla., and formerly of Englewood, Fla., passed away Monday, April 11, 2005.
He was born Dec. 15, 1912, in New York City, N.Y.
Mr. Bayer retired as a superintendent in the construction industry in Trenton, N.J. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local 31. He was also a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Trenton. Mr. Bayer moved to Englewood in 1978 from West Trenton, N.J., and to Deep Creek in September 2003. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener, and he was a member of the Elks in Englewood.
Mr. Bayer is survived by his wife, Gladys; daughter, June Nix of Cottondale, Fla.; son, William B. Bayer of Punta Gorda, Fla.; sister, Lillian Huber of Brick Township, N.J.; brother-in-law, Gordon Kerlin of Maryland; grandchildren, Tracy Smith, William Nix, Brian Nix, Albert Nix, Ronald Nix and James Nix; and great-grandchildren, Austin Nix, Felicity Nix, Caleb Nix and Kayla Nix.
A memorial Mass will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Attn.: Memorials, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, FL 33742.
Earl E. Duke
Earl E. Duke, 90, of Fairfield, Ill., and formerly of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield.
He was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Cisne, Ill., to Clinton M. Duke and Rada O. Shaw.
Mr. Duke served in the U.S. Army. He retired as foreman from the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria, Ill. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Port Charlotte, Fla., the Masonic Lodge of Tremont, Ill., Valley of Peoria Scottish Rite, Moose Lodge and Elks Lodge in Port Charlotte, and Morton Christian Church in Morton, Ill.
Mr. Duke is survived by his five sisters, Gladys (John) Perkins, Erma (James) Kennedy, Wreatha Wicks, Doris Hess and Wilma (Bill) Endicott ; a brother, Roy Duke; three sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma, on Aug. 25, 2004; as well as three brothers and his parents.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at the funeral home, with Bob Owen officiating. Burial will be at Cisne Cemetery in Cisne.
Arrangements are by Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne.
Florence Fornander
`Florence Fornander, 90, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2005.
She was born March 28, 1915, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Fornander was a homemaker and moved to the Punta Gorda area in 1990 from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
She is survived by her husband, Henry; daughter, Elaine (Tom) Collins of Punta Gorda; son, John (Beverly) Fornander of Punta Gorda; and grandchildren, Rick Fornander, Rob Fornander, Lisa Flavin and Mary Alice Kellogg.
Private memorial services will be held.
Memorial donations may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
James L. Larkin
James L. Larkin, 91, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 10, 2005. Arrangements are by Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services, Punta Gorda Chapel.
Marguerite Pozzi
Marguerite Pozzi, 88, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Monday, April 11, 2005.
She was born April 27, 1916, in Benton Township, Mich.
Mrs. Pozzi retired as a secretary from Union 602 in Lansing, Mich. She moved from Charlotte, Mich., to the Port Charlotte area in March 1983. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Port Charlotte.
Mrs. Pozzi is survived by her husband, Frank W. Pozzi Sr.; son, Alan (Connie) Upright of Charlotte; stepsons, Bob (Maggie) Pozzi and Bill (Jackie) Pozzi, both of Utica, Mich.; brother, Richard Kasper of Oregon; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21505 Augusta Ave., Port Charlotte, FL 33952.
Karen E. Tanner
Karen Eda (Dillon) Tanner, 64, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Monday, April 11, 2005.
She was born May 11, 1940, in Burr, Neb.
She lived in Lincoln, Neb., until retiring to Punta Gorda with her husband, Donald Tanner, in 1994. Don and Karen were active in many community associations.
She will be greatly missed by her husband of 43 years, Donald of Punta Gorda; sons, Scott (Diane) Tanner of Stafford, Va., and Andrew (Ann) Tanner of Lincoln, Neb.; daughters, Kelly (Mike) Reeves of Bakersfield, Calif., and Donnell (Richard "Chub") Chubbuck of Lincoln; eight grandchildren, Eric Tanner, Michael Reeves, Addie Reeves, Stephanie Tanner, Steven Tanner, Samuel Tanner, Jessica Schumacher and Justin Schumacher; brothers, Francis White, Robert White and Chuck Kaiser; and sister, Margaret Squire. Karen will be missed by all her family and friends, along with a very special friend, Marlene Denman, R.N., from Hospice.
A memorial service in celebration of Karen's life will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, at the family's home. To express condolences to the family, please visit www.LTaylorfuneral.com and sign the guest book.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.
Arrangements are by Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services, Punta Gorda Chapel.
Dorothy A. Godwin
Dorothy A. Godwin, 44, of Rotonda West, Fla., died Tuesday, April 12, 2005, in Englewood, Fla. Arrangements are under the direction of Lemon Bay Funeral Home, Englewood Chapel.
Wanda W. Morris
Wanda W. Morris, 84, of Englewood, Fla., passed away Monday, April 11, 2005, at Englewood Health Care. Arrangements are by National Cremation Society of Venice, Fla.
Wayne O. Cox
Wayne O. Cox, 79, of New Carlisle, Ind., and formerly of Arcadia, Fla., passed away Saturday, April 9, 2005, in the Hamilton Communities in New Carlisle.
He was born June 3, 1925, in Hamlet, Ind., to Merrill and Myrtle (Baille) Cox.
Wayne served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Esther Ruth Cochran in South Bend, Ind., on Feb. 19, 1948. He retired as an engineer from Conrail Railroad in March 1984 after 38 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion Post 297 and the Terre Coupee Lodge 204 F&AM in New Carlisle. He was also a member of the Moose Lodge in Arcadia and the United Brotherhood of Retired Railroaders. Wayne was an avid golfer.
He is survived by his two daughters, Brenda (Tim) Moffitt of New Carlisle and Charyl (Scott) Joslin of Louisville, Ky.; one son, Bruce (Cheryl) Cox of New Carlisle; seven grandchildren, Kelsi Moffitt, Keegan Moffitt, Bridgette Joslin, Brandon (Kristy) Joslin, Beau (Tiffany) Joslin, Jenna Cox and Tyler Cox; and three great-grandchildren, Bailey, Braxton and B. Garrett Joslin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther, on Jan. 10, 2001.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Olive Chapel Church in New Carlisle.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post 297, New Carlisle, IN 46552.
Kaniewski Funeral Home, New Carlisle, is in charge of arrangements.
Floyd W. Graham
Floyd W. Graham, 69, of Arcadia, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 10, 2005.
He was born Jan. 23, 1936, in San Bernadino, Calif., and moved to this area three years ago from Vancouver, Wash. Mr. Graham retired from American Airlines, Food and Beverage Division.
He is survived by his wife, Marie; daughter, Joan Blakeley of Rushville, N.Y.; sisters, Valerie Soristo and Kimberly Keding, both of California; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home in Arcadia.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 992 Tamiami Trail, Suite C-2, Port Charlotte, FL 33953.
Charles E. Bruno
Charles E. Bruno, 84, of Port Charlotte, Fla. died April 11, 2001 at his home after an extended illness. He moved to this area 35 years ago from Amityville, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion Post 110 and Port Charlotte Elks.
He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years Dorothy, daughters, Florence Bruno and Beverly Bruno, both of New York; sons, Richard Bruno and Robert Bruno, both of New York and Erling Jacobsen of California; brother Lawrence Bruno of New York; sister Florence Raimondo of Port Charlotte; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Celebration of Life services will be 1 p.m. Monday at New Life Family Worship in Punta Gorda. Family request memorials be made to Hospice of S.W. Florida or New Life Family Worship. Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.
