Carroll Labbe dies in Naples, FL

NAPLES, Fla. -- Carroll N. Labbe, 88, of Naples, Florida, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

Formerly of Akron, Ohio, he had been a Naples resident since 1977. He was born May 19, 1921 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Frank A. and Clara (nee Rambacher) Labbe. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Mr. Labbe is survived by his sons, Dennis (Gail) Labbe of Ft. Myers, Fla. and Ron (Fran) Labbe and Terry (Lynn) Labbe, both of Naples, Fla.; daughters, Maureen (Thomas) Stith of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Pam (Earl) Ley of Catawba Island, Ohio, Laura (David) Coleman of Naples, Fla. and Celeste (Rick) Piccinini of Upper Arlington, Ohio; nine grandchildren; three great-grand-children; brother, Urban Labbe of Wadsworth, Ohio; sister, Joan Freadling of Akron, Ohio; sister-in-law, Delores (Charles) Leslie of Venice, Fla. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rosemary Ruth (nee Meagher) Labbe in 2005.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples. Burial with Military Honors will follow at the Church Memorial Garden. Expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial contributions may be made to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL 34105. Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home, (239) 992-4982, Bonita Springs, Florida.
(Published in Akron Beacon Journal on October 9, 2009