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John William Vargo1,2

Male, b. 6 October 1935, d. 3 September 2003, #48394


 

Father Steven "Steve" Vargo1 b. circa 1911
Mother Hellen M. Nedrow1 b. circa April 1916
Pop-up Pedigree

Marriage*   Principal=Carole Unknown3 
Birth* 6 October 1935  Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA1,4 
Census* 1940  1940 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, North Union Township, Oliver #2, ED: 26-75, Series: T627, Roll: 3506, Page: 22A, April 22
Sheet 22A, 20 Oliver #2
(enumerated with father, Steve Vargo)
39, 273, , , No, Vargo, John W, Son, 2, M, W, 3, S, No, 0, , Pennsylvania, 58, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,1 
Milit-Beg* October 1952  US Navy5 
News/Obit 15 November 1954  John W. Vargo, who is serving with the Navy, has arrived in Africa where he will be stationed fo two years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Vargo of Oliver 2. Mr. Vargo entered the service in October 1952.

Published in The Evening Standard, (Uniontown, PA), Monday, November 15, 19545 
News/Obit* 12 October 1955  John W. Vargo, above, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Vargo of Oliver 2, recently celebrated his 20th birthday while stationed in Cuba. John, who attended North Union High School, has completed three years of service in the Navy.

Published in The Evening Standard, (Uniontown, PA), Wednesday, October 12, 19556
Divorce* before 1965  Principal=Carole Unknown 
Marriage* circa 1965  Principal=Janet Hurst4,7 
Death* 3 September 2003  Punta Gordo, Charlotte Co., FL4 
News/Obit 5 September 2003  John W . Vargo

John W . Vargo , 67, Punta Gorda, died Sept. 3, 2003.

He was born Oct. 6, 1935, in Uniontown, Pa., and came to Charlotte County 14 years ago from Baltimore. A Navy veteran, he served in the Korean War. He worked in plant security for General Motors Corp. for 37 years and was a member of American Legion Post 110 of Port Charlotte.

Survivors include his wife, Janet; a son, John Jr. of North Port; daughters Rhonda Jennette of Baltimore and Tami Marques of Deep Creek; brothers Frank and Kenneth, both of Port Charlotte, and Paul of Uniontown, Pa.; sisters Patti Taylor of Troy, Mich., and Evie Hobi of Detroit; and four grandchildren.

No services are scheduled. James A. McKee Funeral Homes of North Port is in charge.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238; or to the American Cancer Society, 22107 Elmira Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33952.

Published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) - September 5, 20034 
News/Obit 11 September 2003  John William Vargo Sr., 67, GM plant security officer

John William Vargo Sr., a retired security officer who worked at General Motors' Broening Highway plant for more than three decades, died of cancer Sept. 3 at his home in Punta Gorda, Fla. He was 67.

A longtime Edgemere resident, Mr. Vargo was born and raised in Uniontown, Pa., and served in the Navy before moving to Baltimore and going to work for GM in the early 1950s. He retired and moved to Florida in 1989.

He was an avid fisherman.

No funeral was planned.

Mr. Vargo is survived by his wife of 38 years, the former Janet Hurst; a son, John W. Vargo Jr. of Punta Gorda; two daughters, Rhonda L. Jennette of Owings Mills and Tami A. Marques of Punta Gorda; three brothers, Paul Vargo of Uniontown and Frank Vargo and Kenneth Vargo, both of Port Charlotte, Fla.; two sisters, Patty Taylor and Evie Hobie, both of Detroit; and four grandchildren.

Published in the Baltimore Sun, (MD), September 11, 20037 

Family 1 Carole Unknown
Marriage*   Principal=Carole Unknown3 
Divorce* before 1965  Principal=Carole Unknown3 
Children  1. Patty Vargo c 1960
  2. Rhonda Lee Vargo

Family 2 Janet Hurst
Marriage* circa 1965  Principal=Janet Hurst4,7 
Children  1. Tamatha Ann "Tami" Vargo
  2. John William Vargo Jr.

Last Edited 17 Aug 2016

Citations
  1. [S1286] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , 1940 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S1960] MD, Landrec, online https://mdlandrec.net/main/.
  3. [S774] Facebook, online www.facebook.com, https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.lewis.980.
  4. [S323] News Bank.
  5. [S1125] Newspaper Archive, online http://www.newspaperarchive.com, http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/uniontown/uniontown-evening-standard/1954/11-15/page-5.
  6. [S1125] Newspaper Archive, online http://www.newspaperarchive.com, http://access.newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/uniontown/uniontown-evening-standard/1955/10-12/page-18.
  7. [S1938] MD, Baltimore Sun, online http://baltimoresun.com/.


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