ELDON L. GAPP, 70, of Punta Gorda, Florida died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Punta Gorda.

He was born December 14, 1936 in Salem, South Dakota and moved to Punta
Gorda in 2004 from Spirit Lake, Iowa. He was a retired business manager in the food
industry and served in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division.

He is survived by his longtime companion, Barbara Johnson of Punta Gorda;
three daughters, Elizabeth Hills of Summit, SD, Susan Gapp and Amy Askew both
of Vermillion, SD; four sons, Steven of Burbank, SD, Timothy of Summit, SD, Daniel
of San Diego, CA and Barrett of Sioux Falls, SD; three sisters, Paulette Schoenhard of
Sioux Falls, Peggy Westerhold of Lincoln, NE and Linda Melbrech of Salem; two
Brothers, James of Fort Dodge, Iowa and Jack of Lincoln, NE; 14 grandchildren and
1 great grandchild.