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I OBITUARIES


 CHARLOTTE


 Donald W.
 Beverlin Sr.
 Donald "Don" W.
Beverlin Sr., 81, of Port
Charlotte, Fla., passed
 Daway
 peacefully
 Monday
 S March 31,
 2014.
 He
 S was born
 May 22,
 1932, in
Ravenna, Ohio.
 Don was a longtime
and well-known resident
of Charlotte County for
over 50 years. He was
owner/operator of the
Phillips 66 gas station in
Charlotte Harbor. Shortly
after that he was owner/
operator of Don's Auto
in Charlotte Harbor. He
was a Charter Member
of Friendship United
Methodist Church in
Punta Gorda, Fla., (TGA).
Not many people knew
he loved to play the
banjo. Don had a kind
heart and was willing to
help others. He is greatly
missed beyond words.
 Don is survived by his
wife of 13 years, Doris;
grandchildren, Danielle
(Jason) Winters, Jason
Beverlin and Rachel
Beverlin; great-grandchil-
dren, Jacob and Ethan
Winters and Brittany
Beverlin; and step-grand-
son, Bradley Beverlin. He
was preceded in death
by his first wife of more
than 40 years, Ruth; sons,
Donald Jr., Daniel and
David; and his sister,
Charlotte.
 A Memorial Service
will be held at 4 p.m.
Thursday April 10, 2014,
at Friendship United
Methodist Church, TGA,
12275 Paramount Dr.,
Punta Gorda. In lieu
of flowers, donations
may be made in Don's
memory to Friendship
United Methodist Church
building fund.

 ArthurW. Brese
 Arthur W Brese, 75,
of Port Charlotte, Fla.,
and Hamburg, N.Y.,
 S passed away
 > ... Wednesday
 '>.-.;, Dec. 18, 2013.
 He served in
 the U.S. Marine
Corps.
 Arthur is survived
by his wife, Leslie (nee
Fischer); children, Brad
(Lori), Ronald (Melanie),
Daniel, Jill Brese, Stephen
(Debbie) and Troy (Ruth)
Davis; brothers, Richard
(Donna) and Kenneth
(Shirley) Brese; 13
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death
by his sister, Catherine
Meissner; father, Emil
Brese; and mother,
Evelyn Brese.
 A memorial service
will be held from 9 a.m.
to noon, Friday, April 11,
2014, at First Alliance
Church, 20444 Midway
Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL
33952. Memorials may
be made to Juvenile
Diabetes Association.

 Dianne A. Evans
 Dianne A. Evans, 62,
of Port Charlotte, Fla., a
follower of Jesus Christ,
passed away Thursday,
April 3, 2014.
 No matter how she
felt, Dianne's smile
always overflowed with
the joy of the Lord that
infected whomever she
was around. Dianne was
a graduate of Bryant
College in Rhode Island,
an ordained minister, a


healing evangelist, an
author, a preacher, a
mother and stepmoth-
er, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
 She is survived by
her husband, Richard;
mother, Jeannette


Azzolina; brothers, Nick
Azzolina and Michael
Azzolina; sisters, Joanne
Maslen and Janet
Dalton. During their
marriage they raised
three children, her two
sons, Tim Chmura and
Todd Chmura and Dick's
daughter, Lori Forget;
she was also stepmother
to David Evans and Rick
Evans. Together they had
12 grandchildren; and 10
great- grandchildren.
 A celebration service
will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 2014,
at Faithlife Church,
21090 Iliade Ave., Port
Charlotte, FL 33952.
There will also be
celebration services held
in Monticello, Ky, and
in Rhode Island. Burial
will be private at Newton
Cemetery in Newton,
Mass.
 In lieu of flowers,
please consider donat-
ing in her memorial to
either Tidewell Hospice
House in Port Charlotte,
http://tdwell.org/
hospice/donors/ or the
Florida Cancer Specialist
Foundation https://
foundation.flcancer.
com/donate/.
 Arrangements were
made in Port Charlotte.

 Phyllis M. Harris
 Phyllis M. Harris, 78,
of Port Charlotte, Fla.,
passed away Wednesday,
 A pril 2,
 2014, at
 S her home
 S in Port
 SCharlotte.
 She
 was born
 Aug. 6,1935,
 to Irving
and Sally Siegel in
Chelsea, Mass.
 Phyllis was a wonderful
wife, mother, grand-
mother and friend and
will forever be missed by
all who loved and knew
her.
 She is survived by
her husband, Lester
Yanowitz; her daughter,
Judy (Michael) Belitch
of Port Charlotte; three
sons, Arnold (Abbey)
Harris of Lancaster, Pa.,
Michael and Joel Harris
both of Spencer, Mass.;
stepson, Irwin (Ellen)
Yanowitz; 11 grandchil-
dren, Jerry, Samantha,
Daniel, Pamela, Philip,
Lisa, Angela, Steven,
Andrew, Adrienne and
Zach; and her cousin,
Ann Simon of Raleigh,
N.C. Phyllis was pre-
ceded in death by her
first husband, Phillip S.
Harris.
 A Graveside Service
and interment will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday, April 7, 2014,
at Restlawn Memorial
Gardens in Port
Charlotte. Rabbi
Solomon Agin will
officiate. In lieu of
flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made
to: Tidewell Hospice
Inc., 5955 Rand Blvd.,
Sarasota, FL 34238 or
Alzheimer's Association,
4075 S. Tamiami Trail,
Port Charlotte, FL 33952.
Friends may visit online
at www.robersonfh.com
to sign the memory book
and extend condolences
to the family.
 Arrangements are by
Roberson Funeral Home
Port Charlotte Chapel.

 Olga J. Rossi
 Olga J. Rossi, 54, of
Port Charlotte, Fla.,
passed away peacefully
r P H Wednesday,
* April 2, 2014.
FShe was
Born Olga


L J Juanita
 I JaGela, May11,
 1959, in
 Poland, to
 Elias and
Maria Gela.
 Olga immigrated to the
U.S. at the age of 4 with
her family. She moved
from her longtime


home of Passaic, N.J., to
Port Charlotte in 1987.
Olga, a member of San
Antonio Catholic Church
in Port Charlotte, was a
wonderful wife, mother,
sister and friend who will
always be remembered
by those who knew and
loved her.
 She is survived by
her beloved husband
of 14 years, Ed Rossi;
son, Anthony E Perrone;
daughters, Dana M.
Perrone and Jenna
Perrone; stepson, Edward
(Karen) Rossi III; step-
daughter, Kristen (Josh)
Plocinski; brothers,
Petro Gela and John
(Boguslawa) Gela; sisters,
Mary (John) Kirpen and
Miroslawa Buranicz;
brother-in-law, Wayne
(Patty) Rossi; sister-in-
law, Darlene (Carl) Fron;
father and mother-in-
law, Edward and Betty
Rossi; grandchildren,
Gavin and Colton Rossi,
and Grayson Plocinski;
step-nephew and niece,
Cyle and Amanda Fron;
and niece, Kathern (Paul)
Buttersoss. In addition
to her parents, Olga was
preceded in death by
brother, Wally Gela.
 Visitation will be
held from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m. with Evening
Prayer Service at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 2014,
at Roberson Funeral
Home's Port Charlotte
Chapel. Funeral Mass
of Christian Burial will
be celebrated 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 12, 2014,
at San Antonio Catholic
Church. Burial will follow
at Royal Palm Memorial
Gardens in Punta Gorda,
Fla. Friends may visit
www.robersonfh.com to
sign the memory book
and extend condolences
to the family.
 Arrangements are by
Roberson Funeral Home,
Port Charlotte Chapel.

 Louise Mona
 Smith
 Louise Mona Smith,
77, passed away
Wednesday April 2, 2014.
Arrangements are by ICS
Cremation and Funerals,
Inc., Harbour Heights,
Fla.


 ENGLEWOOD


 Cathy Duke Burke
 Cathy Duke Burke,
 67, of McKinney, Texas,
 passed away Thursday,
April 3, 2014, in Dallas,
Texas.
 She was born Nov. 20,


1946, in Odessa, Texas, to
William Clark and Lora
May (nee Bruce) Duke.
 Cathy married Robert
William Burke Sr.,
April 30, 1983, in Plano,
Texas. She was active in
the Ruby Red Hatters in
RotondaWest, Fla., and
was an avid NASCAR fan.
Cathy was a member of
Fellowship Church in
Englewood, Fla.
 She is survived by her
 husband, Bob Burke of
 McKinney; brothers,
Will (Ruth) Duke Jr. of
San Diego, Calif., and
Richard (Cindy) Duke of
Dallas; sister and best
friend, Becky (Mike)
Roberts of Midland,
Texas; stepchildren,
Kelly (Chris Penzkofer)
Burke of Carrollton,
Texas, Rob (Sherri)
Burke of McKinney, and
Beth (Brian) Allphin of
Frisco, Texas; step-grand-
children, Caleb, Addi,
Lily Lucas, Olivia, and
Elizabeth; nieces and
nephews, Bess Angi,
Abbie, Phillip, Duke, Matt
and Stephen; and cous-
ins, Ray Ann, Freda Sue,
Lyn, Gail, Lori, Jacque
Jean, Douglas, Suzanne,
Sandra, and David. Cathy
was preceded in death by
her parents.
 The family will
 receive friends at a
 remembrance gathering
 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
 Tuesday, April 8, 2014,
 at Turrentine-Jackson-
 Morrow Chapel in Allen,
 Texas. A memorial ser-
vice will be held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday April 9, 2014,
at the funeral home. To
convey condolences or
to sign an online registry,
please visit www.tjm
funeral.com.


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 Deloris Mae Tuck Surgeon
 Deloris Mae Tuck Surgeon was called to Heaven
Thursday, April 3, 2014.
 She was born in West Virginia to Adeline and
Leroy Cleveland Tuck on Aug. 29, 1932.
 Deloris married Clark Thaddeus Surgeon on
April 14, 1949. They relocated in Michigan and in
1964 moved to Florida. She was a devoted wife,
mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. Deloris
was a home maker, master cosmetologist and
later an LPN. She worked at the local hospitals
until her retirement. Deloris was very active in the
church as a lay pastor and served as secretary/
treasurer for over 40 years. She and Clark were
some of the original founders of the Independent
Pentecostal Church in Punta Gorda, Fla. She
loved playing her guitar and singing praises to
her Savior, Jesus. She will be a great addition to
heaven's choir.
 She is survived by her daughter, Diania (Henry
Estus) Croy; her son, David Kent (Ruth Dow)
Surgeon: five grandchildren, Peggy (Don) Brunk,
Dawn Renee Croy, and Henry II (Tracy Lee) Croy,
David Kent II (Louise) Surgeon, and Eric Donovan
(Kristin) Surgeon: nine great-grandchildren,
Jennifer and Christopher Brunk, Mason Croy,
Chelsea, Henry III and Kayla Croy, Brianna and
Zackary Surgeon and Liam Kenneth Surgeon:
three sisters, Lucy Amalee Burns, Arletta Lawson,
and Noel Marie Tuck; and numerous nieces and
nephews. Deloris was preceded in death by her
husband of 62 years, Clark Thad Surgeon.
 The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. till
11 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Kays-
Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home, 635 E Marion
Ave., Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The Funeral Service
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
with the Rev. Perry Shelton officiating. Burial will
follow at Royal Palm Memorial Gardens. Please
visit www.kays-ponger.com to sign the online
guestbook and leave your thoughts and memories
for the family.
 Arrangements are by Kays-Ponger & Uselton
Funeral Home, Punta Gorda Chapel.


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 Robert C. Boliere
 Robert C. "Bob" Boliere, 94, was called to his
eternal reward in Heaven Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
 Bob was born Nov. 27, 1919, in Grand Rapids,
 Mich., to Nellis and Edna (nee Utter)
 Bolier.
 iHe was raised from the age of 3
 9 by his grandparents, Andrew and
 Alice Utter, and upon their deaths at
 the age of 9, by their housekeeper,
 Gertrude Leslie. Bob enlisted in the
 ,_ U.S. Horse Cavalry at the age of 18,
 and served three years when he
 S then met and married Marjorie "Marge"
 -"- Louise Winkel Nov. 7,1941.
 ''- '-a- Upon hearing about Pearl Harbor, Bob
 S immediately joined the U.S. Navy and
 served during World War II. After leaving
the Navy, Bob lived in Farmington, Mich., worked
at Michigan Bell Telephone, and retired from
there after 31 years. Bob, Marge, and their young-
est daughter, Jamie, then lived in Estes Park in
Colorado, Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Port Charlotte,
Fla., and eventually settled in Englewood, Fla.
 Bob was always very active in church and
community, serving as a church elder, Sunday
school superintendent and teacher, and volunteer
policeman. Throughout his retirement years, Bob
pursued his lifelong interests in golfing, sailing,
painting and writing poetry.
 He is survived by his loving and devoted wife
of 70 years, Marjorie; three children, Janet (Jack)
Moynihan of Englewood, Douglas (Elaine)
Boliere of Auburn, Calif., and Jamie Boliere of
Englewood; three grandchildren, Patrick (Wendy)
Moynihan, Robert Moynihan and Robin (Dennis)
Sheehan; three great-grandchildren, Danny, April
and Spencer Moynihan; and his three sisters-
in-law, Irene Layer, Arlene Winkel, and Florence
Robinson. Bob was preceded in death by his
parents, Nellis and Edna Bolier; sister, Maxine
Shoemaker; and brothers-in-law, Ernie, Norman
and Ken Winkel.
 A memorial service will be held for Bob at
10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Redeemer
Lutheran Church, where Bob, Marge and Jamie
were devoted members. The church is located at
6465 Mayport St., Englewood. Pastor Kress will be
officiating.
 Memorial contributions may be made to the
Sun Coast Humane Society 6781 San Casa,
Englewood, FL 34224 in memory of Bob Boliere.
You may share a memory with the family at www.
englewoodfh.com.
 Arrangements are by Englewood Community
Funeral Home with Private Crematory.



 Dora Elizabeth Johnson
 Dora Elizabeth Johnson, 91, formerly of
Lumberton, N.C., died peacefully at The Retreat at
Brightwater, S.C., on March 22, 2014.
 Dora was the daughter of Grover
 Cleveland and Sarah Ida Hatcher.
 S She was born and raised in Corbin,
 S Kentucky, and attended nursing
 S school in Louisville. During this time
 .; she met and married the love of her
 l B life, Harold Walter Johnson, Jr.
 S She and her husband moved from
 Kankakee, Illinois, to retire in Cape
Haze, Florida, in 1975, where they continued their
lifelong membership in the Methodist Church.
After Harold's death Dora made her home in
Lumberton.
 Dora was a devoted wife, mother, daughter,
sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her
life was spent serving others with a steadfast belief
that with faith and love all things were possible.
 She was preceded in death by her husband; her
brother, Charles Albert Hatcher and her grandson,
Alexander Joseph Villani.
 Dora is survived by her children, Harold Walter
Johnson III (Hal) and his wife Linda Donohue
Johnson of Cape Haze; Claudia Johnson Villani
and her husband Dr. Peter Villani of Lumberton;
and her brother, Grover Cleveland Hatcher, Jr. of
Bellingham, Washington. Survivors also include
her four grandchildren, Sarah Villani Davis and
her husband Peter; Kristen Villani Hedstrom and
her husband John; Heather Johnson and her
husband Mike; Drew Colin Johnson and his wife
Jamie and six great-grandchildren.
 A memorial service celebrating Dora's life
will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9 at
First Presbyterian Church, 1002 Chestnut Street,
Lumberton, N.C. 28358. The family will receive
friends in the church parlor immediately following
the service.
 In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations
be made to the Presbyterian Learning Center of
Lumberton, Post Office Box 1182, Lumberton, N.C.
28359 or the Robeson County Humane Society
Post Office Box 3609, Lumberton, NC 28359.
 An online guestbook is available at msfh.net.
 McMillan-Small Funeral Home in Myrtle Beach,
S.C., is serving the family.


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