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James Ronald “Ron” Gause

PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. — James Ronald “Ron” Gause, 85, of Port Charlotte, Fla. died March 2 at the Port Charlotte Rehabilitation Center.

Ron was born Dec. 3, 1933 in Canton to the late Charles and Gladys (Gruber) Gause.

His employment included: 1954-1956, Hanover Township Police Constable; 1956-1958, Patrolman, Enforcement of Park Rules and Regulations; 1958-1967, Columbiana County Deputy Sheriff, Criminal Investigator; 1967-1969, Columbiana County Chief Investigator, Criminal Investigator; 1969-1971, District 8 Chief Planning Officers, Law Enforcement Planning for Stark and Columbiana Counties, Published author of Columbiana County Law Enforcement Master Plan, guide to combat the rising rate of crime; October 1969; 1971-1974, Self-employed, Punta Gorda Welding and Fabricating, Inc.; and, 1976-1996, Lead Investigator, Office of the State Attorney, Punta Gorda, Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit

Ron was a member of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 66.

Ron is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ruth C. Gause of Port Charlotte; three daughters, Sheryl (John) Heinze of Salem, and Theresa (Bobby) Nelson and Lynn (Ted) Atkins both of Port Charlotte; a son, Charles “Chuck” Gause of Port Charlotte; three sisters, Pat Zehentbauer, Mary Alice Cozza and Nancy (Gary) Milliken, all of Lisbon; a brother, Robert Gause of Lisbon; two grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday at Roberson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 21505 Augusta Ave., Port Charlotte, Fla. 33952. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Port Charlotte.

Memorial contributions may be made in Ron’s memory to the Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club, 7000 Avon Park Cutoff Road., Fort Meade, Fla. 33982. www.floridaflywheelers.org

Friends may visit on line at www.robersonfh.com to extend condolences to the family.

3/9/19