| | James Edward Shirkman 
DAVENPORT -- Mr. James Edward Shirkman of Davenport died of Lou Gehrig's disease Sunday (Sept. 10, 2006) in Davenport. He was 76.
Born in Greenville, Pa., on Aug. 24, 1930, he came to Davenport from Charleston, S.C., in 1998. He was a facilities manager for W.W. Williams Company in Summerville, S.C. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 242 in Charleston. He was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Haines City.
Mr. Shirkman is survived by his wife, Marilyn J. Shirkman; son, Jay Shirkman, Gibraltar, Mich.; daughters, Joan Ogle, Atlanta, Sandy Barnes, North Ridgeville, Ohio, Nancy Ziel, Tampa, Beth Dean, Palm Harbor; brothers, Joseph Shirkman, Santa Clara, Calif., Robert Shirkman, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; sister, Dorothy Pasqualone, Geneva, Ohio; nine grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Cornerstone Hospice, 901 Johns Ave., Haines City, FL 33844, or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1903 S. Congress Ave., Suite 455, Boynton Beach, FL 33426, Attn.: Denise Castro, designated for ALS.
Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City.
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