St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

ADAMS-BRILL, PHILLIP TRUMAN, 59, of Crystal River, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, he came here recently from Hollywood, Fla. He was a truck driver for the Hardrive Trucking Co., Fort Lauderdale. He was a past member of Broward County Airboat Club. He was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Phillip D. Brill and Johnathan D. Bowe, both of Hollywood; a daughter, Lori Adams, Crystal River; three brothers, Ronnie Adams, Ocala, Larry Slattery, Ocala, and Patrick Adams, Hollywood; two sisters, Mary Sue Motlow, Hollywood, and Dawn Teeters, Georgia; and three grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

BOVICH, ANNA THERESA "ANN," 83, of New Smyrna Beach, formerly of Inverness, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach. Born in New York City, she moved in 1966 from Farmingdale, N.Y. to Inverness, where she lived until 1995. She was a retired payroll clerk. She was Catholic. Survivors include three brothers, Francis and Edward Bovich, both of New York, and Robert Bovich, Palm Coast; several nieces; and several nephews including Warren F. Bovich, Orlando. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

MacKENZIE, ROMIE LEE DANIEL, 93, of Brooksville, died Monday (Jan. 20, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in Brooksville, she was a lifetime resident of Hernando. She was a 1927 graduate of Hernando High School and taught in a one-room school house in Spring Lake. She attended Florida State College for Women. She managed the office of her father, Tom Daniel, Hernando County tax collector, for 20 years. She became a real estate broker and established her own brokerage office. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. Survivors include a son, Edward S. MacKenzie III, Brooksville; a daughter, Virginia M. Vidal, Homosassa; a sister, Ada Westover, Brooksville; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

PHILLIPS, GEORGE A., 79, of Homosassa, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) in Homosassa. Born in Baltimore, he was a seasonal resident since 1999 from Windsor Mill, Md. He was a retired sheet metal worker for Zellers Inc., Baltimore, and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. His memberships included Nature Coast Community Church, the American Legion Post 122, Baltimore Kickers German Club, Moose Lodge and Sheet Metal Workers Local 100 Retirement Club. Survivors include his daughter, Donna M. Hagan, Homosassa; a son, George A. Phillips Jr., Delaware; a sister, Dorothy Knoch, Westminster, Md.; and three grandchildren. Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation Inverness.

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DELGADO ABRIL, JULIO, 77, of Spring Hill, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he came here 15 years ago from New Jersey. He was retired from the New Jersey Department of Corrections, was an Army veteran and a member of the Puerto Rican American Club. He was Catholic. Survivors include his son, Juliano Delgado, New Jersey; three daughters, Ada Maria Vazquez, Willinboro, N.J., Diana Jones, Virginia, and Lucy Delgado, Mount Holly, N.J.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

LONG, FLORENCE V., 82, of Brooksville, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Baltimore, she came here 17 years ago from Plantation Key. She was a homemaker and a member of AARP and St. Anthony Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Meletus; a son, Paul, Buffalo, N.Y.; two daughters, Martha Susa, St. Louis, and Linda Hozdic, Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

MANZELLA, CARMEN MICHAEL, 78, of Spring Hill, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he came here in 1979 from Kenmore, N.Y. He was a salesman with Auto Parts Supply, Brooksville, and was a retired police officer and detective from Kenmore. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie J.; two sons, Paul Manzella, Spring Hill, and Ken Palmer, Merritt Island; two daughters, Evelyn Manzella, Wooster, Ohio, and Katherine Kipper, Lyndonville, N.Y.; a sister, Gloria Schultz, Buffalo; and six grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

PAYNE, FRANCIS, 85, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Crown Pointe Senior Living Community in Spring Hill. Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he came here 25 years ago from Roanoke, Va. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Union. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Northcliffe Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Victoria; a brother, Carl N., Herndon, Va.; and two sisters, Juanita Overstreet, Roanoke, and Ruby Hicks, Charlotte,N.C. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

SHUMAN, LOUISE, 67, of Dunedin, formerly of Brooksville, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She moved to Dunedin from her native Brooksville and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Dunedin and its Prime Timers group. Survivors include her husband, Loyal; a son, Curt, Dunedin; a daughter, Belinda A. Hoff, Clearwater; two sisters, Margaret Billenger, Brooksville, and Nada Taugner, Pennsylvania; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, DunedinChapel.

WARDNER, ROBERT S., 81, of Spring Hill, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa. Born in Bloomingdale, N.Y., he came here in 1996 from St. Petersburg. He was a retired lieutenant colonel from the Air Force and served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Hesper; a daughter, Brenda Wolfert, Spring Hill; two brothers, Richard Wardner, Omaha, Neb., and Charlie Emmons, Monument, Colo.; two sisters, Ruth Freeman, Calispell, Mont., and Louise LaFountain, Saranac, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

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BEASLEY, FANNIE LOU, 95, of Plant City, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003). Born in Andalusia, Ala., she moved to the Tampa area in 1950 from Avon Park. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter, Myrtle Hunzeker; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

BUITRON, NINFA M., 76, of Sun City Center, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at South Bay Hospital. Born in San Benito, Texas, she moved to the Tampa area in 1956. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include five sons, Roberto, Rey, Luis, Carlos and Leroy; four daughters, Lenor Ramirez, Carmen Adame, Trinidad Zabala and Antonia Buitron; two brothers, Manuel Martinez and Reyes Martinez; three sisters, Manuela Ortiz, Cornia Granado and Alicia Martinez; 31 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

COLLIER ELDON E. SR. 80, of Treasure Island, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at home. He was born in South Dakota and moved to Treasure Island in 1995 from Tampa. He was a manager at Cohen and Stern Inc. in Chicago. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Ed, and a daughter, Chris Collier, both of Indian Rocks Beach.

FRASURE, CALVIN HERBERT, 71, of Plant City, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003). Born in Bremen, Ohio, he moved to the Tampa area 39 years ago from Dayton, Ohio. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and was past commander of VFW Post 4590. He was retired from Lykes Brothers as a meat cutter. Survivors include his wife, Myrtice; a daughter, Melinda Hawkins, Plant City; a brother, R.E. Frasure, Dayton, Ohio; and two grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, Plant City.

POWELL, STEVEN, 54, of Plant City, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003). Born in Miami Beach, he was a roofing contractor. Survivors include his wife, Christine; two sons, Robert and Michael; two daughters, Ashley and Kalani, all of Plant City; a father, Paul Powell Jr., Chokoloskee; and a brother, Michael Powell. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

PRINCENER, PRISCILLA JANE, 64, of Tampa, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a retired claims adjuster for Crawford & Co., Tampa. Survivors include her husband, Norbert D.; a son, David W., Kernersville, N.C; two daughters, Debra McAleer, Lutz, and Pamela Stapf, Odessa; a sister, Judy Jackson, Newtown, Conn.; a brother, James Setz, Newtown, Conn.; and seven grandchildren. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

ROOT, WYNOGENE MILLER, 84, of Tampa, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003). She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Plant City, past president of the Plant City Women's Club, and a member of the Plant City Garden Club. Survivors include her husband, Harry Jr.; a brother, Jimmie Dan Capps, Lakeland; a niece; and several nephews. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

TERRELL, ATHEL "A.C.," 83, of Plant City, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003). Born in Hackleburg, Ala., he moved to the Tampa area in 1920 from Michigan. He was a Navy veteran, an electrician, and a member of the IBEW Local 915. He was also a member of Olin S. Wright Masonic Lodge 79 F&AM and was Baptist. Survivors include a son, Lee, Plant City; a daughter, Pat Stratton, Winter Haven; two brothers, Alvin, Truman, Ark., and Ralph, Wardell, Mo.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Haught Funeral Home, Plant City.

TWORK, DONALD R. SR., 76, of Sun City Center, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003). Born in Menominee, Mich., he moved to the Tampa area in 1989. He was a painter, an Army veteran and was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Carol; a son, Donald Jr.; a sister, Delores White; and six grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

YIM, PAN SUN, 92, of Brandon, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003). Born in South Korea, she moved to the Tampa area in 1993. She was a member of the Keystone Korean Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Kyu Suk Han; three daughters, Chong Taningco, Nam Sun Allen and In Soon Han; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

YOUNG, ROBERT A. SR. "B.Y.," 72, of Tampa, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003). Born in Lowell, Mass., he was an Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a member of the American Legion Post 139 and VFW Post 4321. Survivors include a son, Robert A. Jr., Tampa; five daughters, Tina Herndon, Tampa, Stephanie L. Young, South Windsor, Conn., Victoria Chouinard, Dracut, Mass., Roberta DiAngelo, Beverly, Mass., and Anne Young, Salem, Mass; a sister, Margaret Beaulieu; and 10 grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.

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DAVIS, JOHN A., 60, of Holiday, died Sunday (Jan. 12, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa. Born in Columbus, Ohio. He was a hairdresser and a Navy veteran. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles Aerie. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Paulton, Holiday; an aunt, Gerri Breckur, and an uncle, Al Peterman, both of Columbus; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Florida Mortuary & Cremation Service, Tampa.

FALKNER, ELEANOR IRENE, 86, of New Port Richey, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Rome, Ohio, she came here in 1971 from Warren, Ohio, where she worked for Second National Bank. She was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Joseph M., New Port Richey; two daughters, Linda A. Valente, Adrian, Ga., and Sue E. Taylor, New Port Richey; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

GRIFFIN, JUNIOUS A. "JAY," 77, of Holiday, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Shadyside, S.C., he came here in 1991 from Fort Lauderdale. He was a retired welder with 30 years of service for International Harvester Co., Melrose Park, Ill. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of First Baptist Church of Holiday. Survivors include a son, Richard A., Valdosta, Ga.; a daughter, Cheryl A. Barnet, Gainesville, Ga.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

KASHUBA, WILLIAM EDWIN, 75, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in Dolgeville, N.Y., he came here four years ago from Salisbury Center, N.Y. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a former Boy Scout master and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette F.; a son, David, Salisbury Center; two daughters, Carrie Kashuba, Dolgeville, N.Y., and Amy Heiler, Spencerport, N.Y.; two stepsons, David and Emery Foster, both of Utica, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Nancy Duncan, Lawton, Okla; a sister, Marge Lockwood, Aurora, Colo.; and five grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

KAUFFMANN, ADA PRIMEAU, 93, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in Springfield, Tenn., she came here 27 years ago from Michigan. She was a hospital nurse and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Robert Elam, Zephyrhills; a grandson, Robert T. Elam, Michigan; and a granddaughter, Linda Scott, Florida. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

MILITANA, SALVATORE G. "SAL," 93, of New Port Richey, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. He was born in Pelham, N.Y. He was a 1933 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. He served as a lieutenant in the Civilian Conservation Corps and later as an ATF investigator. During World War II, he served in Naval Intelligence and served on a submarine in the Atlantic. After the war, he practiced law in Miami and served as a municipal judge. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Lorrie; a son, Robert, New Port Richey; two daughters, Ann Marie Ellis, Austin, Texas, and Joan Lumley, Potomac, Md.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

OLSON, RUTH E., 87, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Windsor Woods Convalescent Center, Hudson. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., she came here 30 years ago from Hanover Park, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of the Polish American Club. She was Lutheran. Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Kokoruz, Brooksville; a son, Warren, Oxnard, Calif.; a brother, LeRoy Olson, New Port Richey; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

SCIALLO, ANTONIO J., 90, of New Port Richey, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Orchard Ridge Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here in 1989 from New Hyde Park, N.Y. He was a retired power distributor for the New York City Transit System. He was a life member of New Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of Sunnybrook Community Association and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Trudi Leschak, Beaufort, S.C., and Mary Ann Griller, Sausalito, Calif.; three brothers, Carmine, Sacramento, Calif.; William, Las Vegas, and Pasquale, Manorville, N.Y.; two sisters, Dolly D'Annunzio, New Port Richey, and Mary Barone, Las Vegas; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

VINCENTI, JOSEPH, 93, of Port Richey, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, New Port Richey. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came to Florida in 1975 from Bethpage, N.Y. He was the owner/operator of Vincenti's Meat Market, Plainview, N.Y. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a Jasmine Lakes member of the Civic Association, Shuffleboard Club and the Bingo Committee. He was a member of the Usher Club at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Joseph J., Fairless Hill, Pa.; a daughter, Virginia Giannino, Hawley, Pa.; three stepsons, George and Donald Spellman, both of Sarasota, and Daniel Spellman, Valley Stream, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Janet Spina, Thomson, Ga.; a sister, Rose Brucia, Holbrook, N.Y.; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.

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HOMOLAC, ZDENEK G., 77, of Belleair, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and came here in 1989 from New York City, where he worked 20 years for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and retired from the World Trade Center. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Czechoslovakian Culture Center and its choir in St. Petersburg, and the Choir Velehrad at St. Mary Carnation, Astoria, N.Y. He attended St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater. His hobbies included oil painting, graphic arts, catechism studies at St. Cecelia, reading and traveling. Survivors include his wife, Alena B.; a son, Radan, New York City; a daughter, Andrea Adams, Barrington, R.I.; and four grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home & Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Clearwater

LANDIS, DAVID LUCIAN "DAVE," 50, of Old Town, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (Jan. 4, 2003) at Hospice House Care Center, Gainesville. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, and moved to Old Town three months ago. He was a machinist, a Navy veteran and a member of Lighthouse Word Church, Chiefland. Survivors include five daughters, Devin Landis and Nicole Landis, both of Tampa, Dana Forsthye and Nicole Forsthye, both of Old Town, and Debbie Forsthye, New Port Richey; a son, David Lucian Jr., Largo; his mother, Pat Landis, Palm Harbor; and two grandchildren. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Chiefland.

Dunedin

BATHURST, KATHLEEN S., 80, of Dunedin, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Tyrone, Pa., and came here in 1983 from Leesburg. She was a homemaker and a member of First Methodist Church of Dunedin. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Robert A.; a son, Robert K., Clearwater; a brother, James R. Shea Jr., Bellwood, Pa.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
GRIDLEY, JAMES LEARNED, 83, of Dunedin, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here in 1977 from his native Worcester, Mass. He was a self-employed piano tuner technician. He was an actor, performing in many local community theater productions, and in 1994 received a best actor award for his role as Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Rhoda Armstrong Gridley; a son, Bruce Douglas, Portland, Maine; a sister, Dawn Bonk, Mariaville, N.Y.; and a granddaughter. National Cremation Society, Largo.
KLEIN, PHILIP, 82, of Holiday, formerly of Dunedin, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at home. Born in Sharon, Pa., he moved to Dunedin in 1979 from Poland, Ohio, and to Holiday in 1987. He was a retired District Sales Manager with 30 years of service at Kellogg Sales Company, Youngstown, Ohio. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a former coach and umpire with Poland Ohio Boys Baseball Association and a member of DAV Post 78. He was Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary; a son, Philip, New Port Richey; two brothers, Harry, Mogadore, Ohio, and the Rev. Robert, Parsons, W.Va.; a sister, Eileen Kukol, Sharon; and a granddaughter. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday. MARTIN, JAMES LAMAR, 78, of Dunedin, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Mariner Health of Belleair, Largo. He was born in Fort Gaines, Ga., and came here in 1953 from Georgia. He retired from the Florida Department of Agriculture. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Imogene; a son, Allen L., Tallahassee; two daughters, Yvonne Martin, Tampa, and Caryle Martin, Dunedin; three sisters, Rosa Nelle Ragan, Coleman, Ga., Farise Norris, Shorterville, Ala., and Joyce Jarrett, Albany, Ga.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

CONNOR, HAMILTON E. "HAMMIE," "HAMBONE," 84, of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Palm Garden of Largo. He was born in Lisbon, N.Y., and came here in 1983 from Chenango Bridge, N.Y. He owned G&H Diner in Binghamton, N.Y. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Anona United Methodist Church, Largo, Elks Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Binghamton, and Good Sam Club Sandpiper Chapter. Survivors include his wife, Anne; two daughters, twins Nancy Shreve, Kalama, Wash., and the Rev. Nanette Hubbell, Largo; and a grandson. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
FOWLER, LESLIE E., 83, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) at home. He was born in Milton, N.Y., and came here in 1983 from Terrell, Texas. He was a soft goods salesman. Survivors include a son, Richard E., Orlando; a daughter, Nina Miceli, Rochester, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Clearwater.
GUSTKE, JOHN, 82, of Largo, and Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in Detroit and was a seasonal resident. He was an engineer who worked for Fruehauf Corp. and helped design large trailers, including the transport trailer for the first space shuttle. On weekends, he worked as a professional musician. During World War II, he worked for the Navy as an aviation mechanic stationed at Grosse Ile, Mich., and Hawaii. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Virginia; two sons, Dr. Kenneth, Tampa, and Robert; and three grandchildren. Blount & Curry Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

Palm Harbor

BEACHLEY, FRANK A., 91, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Manor Care of Palm Harbor. He was born in Middletown, Md., and came here in 1975 from Braddock Heights, Md. He worked as a postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was Protestant. He was a member of Christ Reformed United Church of Christ and American Legion Post 11, Frederick Md., a life member of Optimist International, Disabled American Veterans and Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Department, and an honorary member of Tarpon Springs Rotary Club. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
SIMS, FLORENCE, 91, of Palm Harbor, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1983 from her native Leominster, Mass. She was a high school teacher and taught 39 years in the Leominster school system. She was Protestant. She was a past matron of Order of the Eastern Star, a member of national and state education associations and a former member of the Highland Lakes Homeowners Association. Survivors include two sisters, Dorothy Fleming, Hubbardston, Mass., and Roberta Harris, Leominster; and several nieces and nephews. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

PRITZEL, MILDRED M., 90, of Seminole, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Suncoast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Detroit and came here in 1971 from Grosse Pointe, Mich. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Church by the Sea in Madeira Beach and the Friends and Neighbors Club. She was an avid bridge player. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Alan; a daughter, Kathleen Henn, Seminole; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

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St. Petersburg

BELYEA, GLADYS M., 99, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. She was born in New Limerick, Maine, and came here in 1975 from Southington, Conn. She was a bookkeeper for A.C. McLoon Oil Co. in Rockland, Maine, for 35 years. She was a member of Starkey Road Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Wayne Belyea, Bristol, Conn.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
BOULTER, CLARENCE E., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at IHS of Pinellas Park. He came here in 1977 from his native Rochester, N.Y., where he retired in 1971 as a master electrician for Sibley's Department Store. He was a member of Palm Lake Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary M.; four sons, Calvin, Detroit, David, Murchison, Texas, Paul, Rochester, and Stephen Sr., Bartow; a daughter, Constance Leggett, Rociada, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
BRYANT, JANE, 83, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 17, 2003) at Edward White Hospital. Born in England, she came here in 1973 from Fort Dodge, Iowa, where she was a branch manager for Stanley Home Products for 14 years. She was Catholic. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary and was a member and past president of the Women's Literary Club, both in Dexter, Maine. She was the first female teller at Barkley's Bank in London. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Kenneth; a son, Henry A., Prescott, Ariz.; a daughter, Sue McCullough, Bloomingdale, Ill.; two sisters, Grace Mann and Rose Roger, both of England; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
CARBONE, DR. DONATO J., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Westminster Shores Health Center. He was a native of Cattaraugus, N.Y., and came here in 1973 from Buffalo, N.Y. He was a 1946 graduate of the University of Buffalo Medical School. He was a doctor of anesthesiology at Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, and the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines, where he retired. He was a captain in the Army Medical Corps. He was a member of the American Medical Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He was a member of Eckankar. Survivors include his wife, Joann C.; a daughter, Debra Brown, Orchard Park, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Cheryl Dean, Gainesville; two sons, William, Atlanta, and James, Tombstone, Ariz.; a sister, Madaline Hayes, San Antonio, Texas; two brothers, Antonio, Salamanco, N.Y., and Carlo, Cheektowaga, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
CHAVERS, THERESA, 94, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Golfview Nursing Home. She was born in Lake City and came here in 1930 from Palatka. She was a retired domestic worker and was a member of Stewart Isom CME Memorial Church, where she served on the stewardess' board, the usher board and in the Missionary Society. Survivors include a daughter, Eunice Woodard, St. Petersburg; a sister, Johnnie Clark, Orange City; a brother, Arnold Pate, Virginia Beach, Va.; and two granddaughters, Seresa K. Woodard, Norcross, Ga., and Beth L. Woodard, St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
CONRAD, VERONICA ROSE, 88, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003). She came here in 1970 from her native New Jersey. She was a secretary and bookkeeper for Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. She was Roman Catholic. Survivors include a sister, Agnes Aiello, Toms River, N.J.; two nephews; and a stepdaughter, Patricia J. Conrad, Park Ridge, Ill. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HANEY, DR. KENNETH W., 97, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Bloomington, Ill., he came here in 1990 from Tampa. He received a doctorate, with honors, from the University of Chicago. He was a full professor at Concord College in Athens, W.Va., and at the University of Tampa. He was registrar at Bethany College in West Virginia. He wrote textbooks, short stories and plays. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and lived at Palm Shores of St. Petersburg retirement center. Survivors include a son, Kenneth W.; a daughter, Patricia Ward; six grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
HOLLY, DAISY A. "PEACHES," 87, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Alhambra Nursing Home. She was born in Shelbyville, Tenn. She was a restaurant server for several area restaurants. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
JOHNSON, ROSE, 83, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at home. Born in New York City, she came here 27 years ago from Staten Island, N.Y. She was Catholic. Survivors include four sons, Charles, Kenny, Robert and Stephen, all of St. Petersburg; four brothers, Jimmy Tumminello, Sayreville, N.J., Thomas Tumminello and Michael Tumminello, both of Staten Island, and Charles Tumminello, Lodi, N.J.; two sisters, Flo DeNicola, Deltona, and Mary Engelke, Georgia; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
NEILL, KEEGAN J., 10, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 5, 2003) at home. He was born in St. Petersburg and moved to Marietta in 2001. He was a student at Addison Elementary School and was a member of Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta. He was the author of Captain Cheese comic books. Survivors include his father, Brian Neill, Aiken, S.C.; his mother and stepfather, Rosaleen and Joe Schmidt, Marietta; two brothers, Justin Neill, Aiken, and Brady Neill, Marietta; his paternal grandfather, Dr. James M. Neill, St. Petersburg; and his maternal grandparents, Denis and Olive Farrell, St. Petersburg. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home, Marietta, Ga.
NOBEL, EDITH L., 73, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 20, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she came here in 1957 from Passaic, N.J. She was a social worker for Neighborly Senior Services. She received a master's degree in sociology from Wagner College in New York. She was an avid mah-jongg player. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth, Seminole, and Douglas, Clearwater; and three grandchildren, Jenna Nobel, Zachary Nobel and Kyle Nobel. Beth David South Chapel of David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg.
O'BRIEN, IRENE J., 86, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 20, 2003). Born in Scranton, Pa., she came here in 1983 from Stone Harbor, N.J. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include a son, John C. O'Brien, Woodbury Heights, N.J.; a daughter, Phyllis A. Laurence, Largo; a sister, Geraldine Callard, St. Petersburg; and a grandson, John C. O'Brien, Woodbury Heights. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Largo Chapel.
PITTMON-JOHNSON, SHIRLEY, 52, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 14, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a cook for Golfview Nursing Home for nine years. She was a member of Mount Zion Christian Church. Survivors include her husband of 26 years, Wayne; her mother, Sarah Pittmon, four sons, Thomas Pittmon, Marquette Pittmon, Rodney Thompson and Bobby Thompson, two daughters, Monica Thompson and Nakita Thompson, four stepsons, Roderick Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Avery Johnson and Wayne Johnson Jr., and two brothers, Lester Pittmon and Calvin Robinson, all of St. Petersburg; eight sisters, Catherine Woods, Rosedale, N.Y., and Patricia Reddick, Margaret Pittmon, Rutha James, Linda Jones, Geraldine Jones, Pamela Jones and Gloria Jones, all of St. Petersburg; five stepsisters, Naomi Wilson, Clemintine Robinson, Carolyn Mitchell and Elaine McCall, all of St. Petersburg, and Edna Gaynor, Tampa; and 13 grandchildren. Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg.
ROZENTALS, VALDIS, 83, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Tyrone Medical Inn. Born in Latvia, he came here in 1987 from Memphis. He was a former chief estimator for Taylor Forge-Gulf Western Steel Co. He was a member of Latvian Evangelical Congregation of St. Petersburg and the Latvian-American Society. He was a graduate of Bonn University in Germany. Survivors include two cousins, Fraktnieks Monvids, Venice, and Skaidrite Hildebrants, Kalamazoo, Mich.; and his caregiver, Maiga Dambis, St. Petersburg. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

PRITZEL, MILDRED M., 90, of Seminole, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Suncoast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Detroit and came here in 1971 from Grosse Pointe, Mich. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Church by the Sea in Madeira Beach and the Friends and Neighbors Club. She was an avid bridge player. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Alan; a daughter, Kathleen Henn, Seminole; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Treasure Island

SWIERCZAK, ANN C., 91, of Treasure Island, died Saturday (Jan. 11, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She came here in 1967 from her native Niagara Falls, N.Y. She worked in the payroll and accounting departments at International Paper Co. and the St. Petersburg Times. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, St. Pete Beach, the Isle of Capri Civic Association and Florida Lyric Opera. She was a past vice president, secretary and treasurer of the Treasure Island Action Club. She was the New York state singles and doubles women's bowling champion in 1958-59. Survivors include a brother, Gerald J. Scarpino, Niagara Falls; and many nieces and nephews. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.