David Keith Schurr, 66, of Port Charlotte died Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care in Venice. Born on April 29, 1942, in Garrett, Indiana, he had been a resident of Port Charlotte for eight years coming from Leo, Indiana. Mr. Schurr served in the U. S. Air Force and was a tool and dye maker for General Electric, before becoming a computer network analyst for a motor manufacturer.
A man with a love for nature, he was a member of the Sarasota and Peace River Butterfly Societies and the Charlotte County Master Gardener Society. He was a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the American Legion Post 110 in Port Charlotte. Mr. Schurr was also a greeter in the garden center at Wal-Mart and a communicant of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Englewood.
Survivors include his loving wife of twenty-one years: Jane Schurr of Port Charlotte, FL; his mother: Ethel Bohrer of Garrett, IN; one daughter: Shawn (Nate) Parks of Oviedo, FL; two sons: Kirk (Kathy) Schurr of Auburn, IN; Jon (Crystal) Schurr of Bradenton, FL; one step-son: James (Debbie) Jackson of Lexington, KY; two sisters: Beverly Carper of Garrett, IN; Carol (Joseph) Schlabach of Ft. Wayne, IN; one brother: Robert (Jacqui) Schurr of Palmetto, FL; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 24, 2008, at 11 AM at the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 6465 Mayport Street, Englewood, with Pastor Warren Thomason, officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238 or Redeemer Lutheran Church, Childcare "Angel Fund" 6465 Mayport Road, Englewood, FL 34224 in memory of David Schurr.
Englewood Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service has been selected to handle arrangements. You may express your condolences to the family at www.englewoodfh.com.
Herald Tribune
Oct 20, 2008
David K. Schurr, 66, Port Charlotte, formerly of Leo, Ind., died Oct. 16, 2008.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Englewood. Englewood Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service has been selected to handle arrangements.
Survivors include his loving wife of 21 years, Jane Schurr of Port Charlotte; his mother, Ethel Bohrer of Garrett, Ind.; a daughter, Shawn Parks of Oviedo; sons Kirk of Auburn, Ind., and Jon of Bradenton; a stepson, James Jackson of Lexington, Ky.; sisters Beverly Carper of Garrett, Ind., and Carol Schlabach of Fort Wayne, Ind.; a brother, Robert of Palmetto; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.englewoodfh.com.