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Clearwater

• SCHOLPP, JILL, infant daughter of Sue and Jeff Scholpp of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital. Other Survivors include her paternal grandmother, Kathy Scholpp, Mentor, Ohio; her maternal grandparents, Joyce and Jerry Vandermeir, Pinellas Park; her maternal great-grandmother, Loretta Vandermeir, Bartlett, Ill.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• LEE, JACK, 58, of O'Brien, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Dec. 29, 2002) at home. He was born in West Virginia and moved to O'Brien in 1992 from Clearwater. He retired as a truck driver from Stancel Truck Line, Palm Harbor. He was an Army veteran and was Baptist. He enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Leona; his mother, Mary, Clearwater; a step-daughter, Melinda Shook, Largo; two sisters, Joan Severs, Palm Harbor, and Lorain Blankenship, Clearwater; and two grandchildren, Ean and Byron Shook. Daniels Funeral Home, Branford.
• SMITH, JAMES MORGAN, 86, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at Manor Care of Dunedin. He was born in New Carlisle, Ohio, and came here in 1997 from Limpkin, Ga. He worked for 20 years as a property appraiser at Cole, Layer, Trumbell Co., and also worked for 20 years at Frigidaire, both in Dayton, Ohio. He was a former restaurant owner in Brandt, Ohio. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Sturtevant, Clearwater. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• WILSON, JEAN W., 79, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in East Orange, N.J., and came here 30 years ago from Mountain Lakes, N.J. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Chapel by the Sea, Clearwater, and Clearwater Yacht Club and transcribed books into Braille for the local blind community. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Stewart, Clearwater; a son, John R. Math, Palm Beach Gardens; and four grandchildren, Jennifer Stewart, Indianapolis, Megan Stewart Clearwater, John Math Jr., Richmond, Va., and Bailey Math, East Sandwich, Mass. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Dunedin

• DAVIS, MONA L., 63, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2002) at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg. She was born in Dunedin and attended Pinellas County Schools. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Dunedin, where she sang in the choir. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy; a son, Ellis F. Marchman; a daughter, Belinda A. Ferrell, St. Petersburg; six brothers, William Rowells Jr. and Hayward Hadley, both of Clearwater, Tommy Hadley, Dunedin, Mack Hadley and Buddy Hadley, both of St. Petersburg, and Larry Hadley, Gainesville; seven sisters, Verna Mae German, Brooklyn, N.Y., Catherine Rowells, Edith Hamm, Mae Chestine and Jeanette Brown, all of Clearwater, Pauline Henderson, Largo, and Rutha Mae Reed, Alabama; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Youngs Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

• GRANT, EVANGELINE R., 87, of Largo, formerly of Seminole, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at home. She was born in Washington, D.C., and came here in 1971 from Coral Gables. She was a graduate of Catholic University, Washington, D.C., and worked as an administrative secretary to Sen. and President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. Her memberships included St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Largo, Pinellas Park Arts Society, National League of American Pen Women and St. Matthew's Young at Heart Club. Survivors include a son, Robert S. Jr., Largo; and a granddaughter, Lara Lynn Grant, Orlando. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home, Seminole.
• WARE, SHIRLEY JANET BROWN, 70, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003). She was born in Iowa. She was a registered nurse in Iowa and Florida and worked at St. Anthony's and Palms of Pasadena hospitals. She graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa. She was a 30-year member of Seminole Methodist Church, where she was active in the ladies' church circle. She was a 50-year member of Order of the Eastern Star Bethlehem Chapter 169, a member of Beta Sigma Phi and received the Order of the Rose. She was a leader for the Girl Scouts, den leader for Pack 341 and a committee member of Boy Scout Troop 340. Survivors include her husband, Philip S. Ware; a son, Thomas M., Bradenton; two daughters, Janet M. Clark, Apopka, and Anne E. Dreyer, Jupiter; a sister, Carol J. Miller, Marengo, Iowa; a brother, Frank R. Brown, West Des Moines, Iowa; and three grandchildren, Kyle R. Ware and Megan J. Ware, both of Bradenton, and Danielle Marie Dreyer, Jupiter; and several nieces and nephews. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Oldsmar

• ROBERTS, BENJAMIN P. JR., "BEN," 82, of Oldsmar, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) at home. He was born in Marine City, Mich., and he came here in 1963 from Royal Oak, Mich. He served in the Army Air Corps and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was the owner of Northgate Chrysler Plymouth, Tampa, and Ernie Haire Volkswagen-Mazda in Lakeland. He was a long time member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo, the Knights of Columbus, Hillsborough Masonic Lodge 25 F&AM, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite and Egypt Temple Shrine, where he was a Jester and Kentucky Colonel. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Arlene Roberts; three sons, Tim, Lithia Springs, Jamie Roberts, Orlando, Chris Roberts, Seminole; two daughters, Barbara Hengstebeck, Tallahassee, Mary Beth West, Land O'Lakes; two sisters, Carol Faucher, North Olmstead, Ohio, and Phyllis McRae, Royal Oak, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

• BUTHMANN, HENRY, 93, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2002) Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Germany and was a retired restaurant owner. Survivors include his wife, Erna; a daughter, Eleanor Buthmann, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; a son, Dennis, Palm Harbor; a sister, Louise Gerdes, Paramus, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. Vander Plaat Memorial Home, Paramus, N.J.
• KELLY, THOMAS F., 93, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Dec. 31, 2002) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Clonegal, Ireland, and came here in 1991 from Chula Vista, Calif. He was a public transportation bus driver of Grey & Tan, New York City. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Michael J. Cicero American Legion Post 173, Holiday, and life member of VFW Post 2111, Chula Vista, Calif. Survivors include his wife of eight years, Roberta J.; two daughters, Maureen Kelly, San Pedro, Calif., and Barbara Kelly, Oakland, Calif; two stepdaughters, Gayle D. Perini, Largo, and Sharon A. LeZotte, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren, Derek H. LeZotte, Tampa, and Nicole J. LeZotte, Denver. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
• McGEE, MACIE M., 89, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She came here in 1991 from her native Portsmouth, Va. She was a retired caterer and was a member Sunset Point Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Holmes L. Manning, Ennis, Texas, and William A. Parker, Palm Harbor; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.
• RAYMONDS, JOANNE B., 67, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at home. She was born in Greensburg, Pa., and came here in 1985 from Youngwood, Pa. She was an administrative assistant for West Penn Power, Pennsylvania. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater, and graduate of Notre Dame University. Survivors include her husband of 31 years, George; two sons, Gregory, Seminole, and Mark, Palm Harbor; and six grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Safety Harbor

• HAMPTON, WILLIE E. SR., 82, of Safety Harbor died Sunday (Dec. 29, 2002) at home. He came here in 1959 from his native Jackson, Miss. He was a brick mason for George Hunt. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Emanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include his wife, Ella M. a son Willie E. Jr., Clearwater; three daughters, Margaret Tyler, Hollywood, Ernestine Hampton, Detroit, and Diane Hampton, Safety Harbor; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Youngs Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Tarpon Springs

• GALESKI, LLOYD G., 83, of Tarpon Springs, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Duluth, Minn., and came here in 1986 from Racine, Wis., where he was a machinist/inspector for Dana Corp. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and a member of St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include his wife, June E. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• WIERZBICKI, JOSEPH CHARLES SR., 85, of Greensboro, Ga., formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003). Born in Hamtramck, Mich., he came here in 1982 and moved to Greensboro in 2002. He retired after 20 years as office manager at New Haven Foundry. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving for eight years in the European Theater and leaving the service with the rank of chief quarter master. He was a member of Amvets. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Grombik Wierzbicki; a daughter, Carolyn Smith, Greensboro; three sons, Joseph Jr., Fall Brook, Calif., Michael, St. Clair, Mich., and Thomas, Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Sophia Kolly, Destin; eight grandchildren. Joseph Wierzbicki III, Debbie Thomas, Michael Wierzbicki Jr., Wendy Wierzbicki, Thomas Wierzbicki Jr., Stacey Wierzbicki, Sean Smith and Adam Smith; and a great-grandchild, James Thomas Jr. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, Ga.

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Pinellas Park

• EDMUNDS, VICTOR W., 91, of Pinellas Park, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003). Born in Freedom, N.Y., he came here in 1977 from Williamsville, N.Y. He was a machine repairman for American Optical Co. and Schwartz Buick, both in Buffalo, N.Y. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church in St. Petersburg. He was a military policeman in the Army during World War II. Survivors include a son, Paul, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Cheryl Harnish, Warsaw, Ind.; two brothers, Raymond, Belfast, N.Y., and Keith, Pittsford, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• BAILEY, AUTUMN "SCOOB," 8, of Pinellas Park, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She was a St. Petersburg native. She was a student at Cross Bayou Elementary School and was Protestant. She enjoyed crafts, animals and math. She was a Girl Scout. Survivors include her parents, Todd and Lauri Bailey, Pinellas Park; and three sisters, Heather Bailey and Mackenzie Waldron, both of Pinellas Park, and Kristina Bailey, Farwell, Mich.; her paternal grandfather, Jack Bailey, St. Petersburg; her paternal grandmother, Donna Fron, Harrison, Mich.; and her maternal grandparents, Roger and Bonnie Charles, Randolph, N.Y., and Larry and Barbara Waldron, Asheville, N.C. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Redington Shores

• HERR, MICHAEL DAVID "MIKE," 55, of Redington Shores, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines under the care of hospice. Born in Akron, Ohio, he came here in 1983 from North Canton, Ohio. He served as an air traffic controller in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. He later was an air traffic controller, a state certified pool operator for condos, hotels and motels, and a driver for Key Mark, a school fundraising business in St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. "Patti"; two stepdaughters, Kira Hagedon, Atlanta, and Courtney Swauger, Lebanon, Ohio; a brother, Frederick J., Akron, Ohio; a sister, Margaret Van Scoy, Butler, Pa., and a grandchild. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Largo Chapel.

St. Petersburg

• ARNOLD, RUBY ELISE, 73, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. Born in Weldon, Iowa, she came here in 1973. She was a homemaker and was Methodist. She was a graduate of AIB Business School in Des Moines, Iowa. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Lester; a son, David; and a sister, Flora May Fried, West Des Moines, Iowa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• BENNETT, KEITH M., 60, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Dec. 5, 2002) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. He came here in the 1960s from his native New Kensington, Pa. He was a computer programmer for NASA and Rockwell International in Brevard County. He was an Episcopalian and a Mason. Survivors include his wife of four years, Lorie Ann; a daughter, Dottie Bennett Cochran, Riverview; and three grandchildren, Ashley, Stephanie and Harley James. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
• FABER, FLOYD, 67, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. He was born in Churchville, Iowa, and came here seven years ago from Des Moines, where he lived for 40 years. He retired in 1992 as a machinist at John Deere Des Moines Works, Ankeny, Iowa. He was a member of Transfiguration Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Knights of Columbus and United Auto Workers. He enjoyed playing cards, hunting, fishing and attending his grandchildren's sporting events. Survivors include his wife, Carla Ann; five daughters, Michele Faber and Kerry Faber, both of Des Moines, Liz Hilgenberg, Waukee, Iowa, Tari St. Clair, Overland Park, Kan., and Mindy Schmitt, Windsor Heights, Iowa; two sons, Tom, Clive, Iowa, and Peter, Chicago; a brother, Albert, Johnston, Iowa; a sister, Maryellen Hoefer, St. Petersburg; and 11 grandchildren. Westover Funeral Home, Des Moines, Iowa.
• FENWICK, RUTH GREENHOW, 90, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Lima, Ohio, she came here in 1979 from Ann Arbor, Mich. She was an elementary and junior high school teacher in Ohio and a music professor in Ohio and Michigan. She earned a bachelor's degree in school music at Bluffton College in Ohio in 1944 and a master's degree at Ohio State University, Columbus, in 1951. She was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg, where she served on the church vestry and was chairwoman of the Social Concerns Commission. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Mu Phi Epsilon, the American Association of University Professors, Friends of the St. Petersburg Library, the St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Arts and the Michigan Retired Teachers Association. She enjoyed traveling. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
• HAINS, MARTINA L., 95, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) at Bon Secours Maria Manor. Born in Hoboken, N.J., she came here in 1968 from New York City, where she was a retired secretary for City Group Bank. Survivors include two sons, Thomas G. and William E., both of Pinellas Park; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• HARRIS, LEVI L. SR., of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Dec. 29, 2002) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He worked for the Pinellas Lumber Co. for 20 years and was an associate pastor of the Church of God and Unity of St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Geneva; two daughters, Bobbie Ann Harris and Jeanette Harris, and three sons, Levi Jr., James E. and Freddie, all of St. Petersburg. Melton Mortuary, Attapulgus, Ga.
• HARVEY, FRIEDA E., 82, of O'Brien, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Dec. 22, 2002) at Lake City Medical Center. A native of Mason County, Mich., she came here in 1961 from Virginia. She was an adjustment clerk for the Department of Veterans' Affairs in Washington, D.C. and in St. Petersburg from 1961 to 1978. She was Baptist. A Women's Army Corp veteran of World War II, she served as a medical technician at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., and received an American Service Medal and a World War II Victory Medal. Survivors include a son, Stephen Weeks, Muncy, Pa.; a daughter, Kathy Sabba, O'Brien; two brothers, Calvin Gingrich, Adkins, Texas, and Wendell Gingrich, St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, Jacksonville.
• HRABE, WILLIAM SOUSA, 74, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Dec. 27, 2002) at home. Born in Montgomery, Ala., he came here in 1972 from Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the USS Healy in the South Pacific, an Army veteran of the Korean War and later served in the Air Force. He retired from the military in 1971 after 28 years of service. He received the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Halsey Third Fleet Ribbon, American Theater of War Ribbon, Pacific Asiatic Ribbon and nine combat stars. He retired as a mail clerk at the veterans administration in 1981. He was a Mason and was Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Robbie Kendrick Sousa; two daughters, Robbie Ruth Hrabe, St. Petersburg, and Reba Anne Bauer, Clearwater; three sons, John Allen Sousa, Plant City, Frank Sousa, Pensacola, and William "Billy" Sousa, Montgomery; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• HUBBARD, JOHN ELLSWORTH, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 2, 2003) under the care of hospice. He was born in Winchendon, Mass., and came here in 1950 from Keene, N.H. He was a photography lab technician at Color Corp. of America in Tampa until 1955. He was a plant manager at Robison-Mohr Photo Service, later RoMo Color Lab, until his retirement in 1983. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater as a sergeant in the medical department. He was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg, where he was president for two years. He was a volunteer at Maggie's Closet and at the Christmas Toy Shop. Survivors include his wife, Doris (Rail) Miller Hubbard; a granddaughter; three nieces; two nephews; and two grandnieces. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• LACHANCE, GREGOIRE, 82, of Bristol, Conn., a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was born in St. Gedeon, Quebec, and began visiting here 28 years ago. He retired from TRW in Plainville, Conn., after 28 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife, Yvette (Bussiere); three daughters, Jeanne Costabile, Dover, Del., and Grace Bottone and Claire McCoy, both of Palm Coast; four sons, Remi, Leesburg, Roland, Bunnell, Paul, Palm Coast, and Marc, Auburn, Neb.; two stepsons, Don Cote, Stuart, and Dan Cote, Bristol, Conn.; a stepdaughter, Jackie Cote, Southington; two brothers, Boromee, Bristol, and Eloie, Canada; two sisters, Theresa Grenier, Hartford, Conn., and Yvonne Tanguay, Canada; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funk Funeral Home, Bristol, Conn.
• SCOTT, AUGUSTUS FRANK JR., 49, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 1, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center as the result of a shooting. He came here in 1990 from his native Milwaukee. He worked in the environmental services department at St. Anthony's Hospital. He attended Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church. He was a member of the Skyway Motorcycle Club and was a graduate of Milwaukee Area Technical College. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Doris; a son, Jamal Al-awwal Scott, St. Petersburg; a stepson, Kenneth, Milwaukee; a daughter, Yolanda Davis, Alpharetta, Ga.; two stepdaughters, Latoisha Fairrow and Montessa Nichols, and his mother, Alice L. Scott, all of St. Petersburg; a brother, Jeffery Allen Scott, Clearwater; four sisters, Deborah Morse, Tucson, Ariz., and Sharon Thomas, Denise White and Sandra Porkey, all of Milwaukee; and nine grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• WARE, SHIRLEY J., 70, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 3, 2003) at Palm Garden of Largo. She was born in Crawfordsville, Iowa, and came here in 1958 from Iowa City, Iowa. She was a registered nurse. She was a member of Seminole United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Philip S.; a son, Thomas M., Bradenton; two daughters, Janet M. Clark, Apopka, and Ann E. Dreyer, Jupiter; a brother, Frank K. Brown, West Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Carol J. Miller, Marengo, Iowa; and three grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
 





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