Obituary of David K. Schurr

DAVID K. SCHURR 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. Airforce 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