Loren Card – Waterford’s First Flagman Passes at 82

news020429a.jpgPunta Gorda, Fla. – Loren A. Card, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Aug. 27, 2007.

He was born March 29, 1925 in Groton and moved to Florida in 1991.

Mr. Card was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He worked as a semi-driver for the Federal Paper Board Co. in Versailles before retiring in 1990. He was an honorary retired member of the Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union 493. He was an avid gardener, enjoyed fishing and had a talent for wood working.

He is survived by his wife, Bettie Card, of Punta Gorda; son, Loren R. Card, of Long Island, N.Y.; daughter, Lorene Schlie and her husband, Ron, of Downers Grove, Ill.; grandchildren, Andrew Schlie and his wife, Kate, and Michael Schlie; great-grandchildren, Megan, Erin and Hudson; brothers, Richard and Eddie; and sisters, Edie and Eunice.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 at the Kays-Ponger Funeral Home, 635 E Marion Ave., Punta Gorda.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Assoc, PO Box 494708, Port Charlotte, FL 33949-9912.

Please visit and sign the online guestbook at www.kays-ponger.com http://www.kays-ponger.com.

Sources: New London Day/TheSpeedwayLineReport.com

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