St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

CAPEN, BERNARD E., 85, of Homosassa, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Brentwood Health Center in Lecanto. Born in Douglas Township, Ill., he came here in 1982 from Oak Park, Ill. Survivors include his son, Craig, Oak Park; a daughter, Janet Capen-Cagg, Thornton, Colo.; and several grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

LOCKWOOD, PHYLLIS V., 70, of Beverly Hills, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) in Crystal River. Born in Cleveland, she came here in 2000 from Bushnell. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Roland H.; a son, Timothy A., Lancaster, Ohio; a daughter, Amy D. Lockwood, Seminole; a sister, Joan Glogoski, Atlanta; a half-sister, Leah Clark, Huntsville, Ala.; a half-brother, Butch Rustic, Conneaut, Ohio; and three grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills.

MOORE, CHARLES E. JR. "CHARLIE," 53, of Floral City, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. He came here 29 years ago from his native Miami. He began his law enforcement career with the Inverness Police Department. He continued with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office as a sergeant and retired from the Citrus County Sheriff's Office as a lieutenant with 18 years of service. He was the firearms instructor for Withlacoochee Technical School for 17 years. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife of 28 Years, Peggy (Rouse); a son, Andrew, Floral City; two daughters, Lisa Konupka, Tunica, Miss., and Katie Raml, Floral City; and two brothers, Larry Burnett and Howard Moore, both of Ocala. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

PETERSON, ROBERT GEORGE, 60, of Dunnellon, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville. Born in Detroit, he came here in 1990 from Alsip, Ill. He was a retired manager for heavy equipment parts and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Presbyterian. Survivors include his sister, Diana M. Peterson, Dunnellon. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

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BLANN, ALTA M., 89, of Republic, Mo., formerly of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home. She was born in Rome, Pa., and was a retired ratings analyst. She was a charter member of Fellowship Wesleyan Church of Spring Hill. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Pfifer, Las Vegas, and Martha Payton, Republic; a sister, Ardath Davie, Spencer, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

DREIER, MARGARET A., 77, of Brooksville, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Bellaire, Ohio, she came here five years ago from Akron, Ohio. She was a retired nurse and a member of Ladies Auxiliary Post 3383. She was Protestant. Survivors include two daughters, Sonjia Brown, Brooksville, and Roslyn Evans, Call, Texas; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

FREEMAN, KAY M., 65, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Kindred Hospital, Tampa. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, she came here in 1985 from Killeen, Texas, and was a retired legal secretary. Survivors include three sons, Keith Cobb, Seattle, Kreg Cobb, Oceanside, Calif., and Kris Cobb, Iowa; an aunt, Wilma Stewart, Deming, N.M.; and many grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

HEUBACH, DAVID "LES," 95, of Brooksville, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in Harriston, Ontario, he came here in 1968 from Elmira, Ontario. He was a retired salesman of farm machinery. Survivors include three daughters, Keitha Conrad and Myrna Schmalz, both of Elmira, and Jan Ellis, Saskatoon, Ontario; a son, Leonard, Kitchener, Ontario; a brother, Edward, Kelowna, British Columbia; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

KNETL, CHARLES EDWARD, 84, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) in Spring Hill. Born in Chicago, he came here 28 years ago from Berwyn, Ill. He was a retired expeditor for Sears & Roebuck Co.. He was an Army Medical Corps veteran of World War II, serving in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was a member of the High Point Volunteer Fire Department, past president of the High Point Homeowners Association and a member of the High Point Golf Association. He was a member and lecturer at St. Anthony Catholic Church and a member of its Men's Club. Survivors include three nephews, Larry Slajchert, Caldwell, N.J., Michael Slajchert, Chicago, and Richard Slajchert, Brooksville; and a niece, Marianne Slajchert, Rochelle, Ill. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Brooksville.

LAMBERT, MYRTLE EVELYN, 70, of Brooksville, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. She came here 48 years ago from her native Huntington, W.Va. She was a builder and developer in Florida. She was Protestant. Survivors include her husband, Donald C. Lambert Sr.; two sons, Donald C. Lambert Jr. and Cecil Arnold, and a daughter, Sabra Batten, all of Brooksville; a stepdaughter, June Cullen, Clermont, Calif.; a brother, Phillip Romine, Ohio; four sisters, Mae Blankenship, Ohio, Virginia Monohan, West Virginia, Betty Damron, Huntington, W.Va., and Janiece Kelley, Brooksville; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

McCONNEY, MATTHEW BRYANT, 28, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Phoenix, he came here more than three years ago from Delaware. He was a framer in the construction industry. Survivors include his two sons. Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

SMIK, ANNA KRISKA, 88, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Tisovec, Czechoslovakia, she came here 37 years ago from Cleveland. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Janet Yungmann-Barkalow and Arlene Kara, both of Brooksville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

SPINNEY, ADELE, 85, of Spring Hill, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 21 years ago from Weymouth, Mass. She was a bookkeeper for the Girl Scouts of America and was a Women's Army Corps veteran of World War II. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill. Survivors include two sons, Norman, Weymouth, and Stewart, Durham, N.H.; a brother, Walter Christiansen, Spring Hill; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

TAVERNESE, FRANK V., 87, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, as a result of a car accident in Spring Hill. Born in Erie, Pa., he came here in 1994 from Hialeah. He was a maintenance man in the construction industry and was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II and participated in the Algeria Campaign and Rhineland Invasion. Survivors include two sons, Charles, Erie, Pa., and John, Fairview, Pa.; two brothers, Anthony Tavernese, Port Richey, and Michael Orlando, Phoenix; two sisters, Rose Carter and Mary Zielonis, both of Erie; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.

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BOYKIN, FRANKIE A., 71, of Tampa, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003). Born in Eagle Lake, she was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Jack; two sons, Don and Marty; three daughters, Patricia, Melody and Juanita; a brother, Barry; three sisters, Claudie, Wanda and Jackie; 13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

BROWN, BEULAH, 82, of Plant City, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Robert Daniel, Lakeland, and Gordon Lee, Mountain City, Ga.; two daughters, Linda Sue Dempsey, Plant City, and Nancy Lee Lawson, Lakeland; a sister, Pauline Ross, Washington; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

CHORPENING, EVA ADELAIDE, 72, of Thonotosassa, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in Jacksonville, she was a member of the Palma Ceia Eastern Star Chapter 243. Survivors include her husband, Carl; a son, Charles Thomas Bass, Jacksonville; a daughter, Alice Taylor, Seminole; four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

DENHAM, OSCAR B., 87, of Tampa, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003). He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a property control inspector and a member of Northgate Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Doris; a daughter, Marianne Chapman, Melbourne; a son, O. Brooks Denham, Tampa; and four grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.

FELDER, SYLVESTER A., 96, of Sun City Center, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at South Bay Hospital. He retired as a vice president of sales for Hunter Machinery Company in Milwaukee and was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Viola; a daughter, Patricia Hahn, Tampa; a son, Robert Felder, Somona, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Sun City Center Funeral Home.

LEWIS, CAROL J., 41, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Jan. 22, 2003) at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. Born in Miami, she was a legal assistant for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and was a member of Without Walls International Church, Tampa. Survivors include her mother, Josephine Lewis, Tampa; her father, Matthew Lewis, Richmond, Va.; a brother, Travis Lewis, Rochester, N.Y.; and a stepsister, Lisa Lewis. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.

HEISTAND, HAROLD R., 72, of Ruskin, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003). He moved to the Tampa area 10 years ago from California. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of the Ruskin Elks Lodge and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Virginia J.; a daughter; and a granddaughter. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.

MURPHY, JANET L., 64, of Sedona, Ariz., formerly of Tampa, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003). Born in Ypsilanti, Mich., she moved to Arizona in 1996 from Tampa. Survivors include her husband, Terry Murphy; a daughter, Cheryl, Tampa; her father, James O. Imboden, Largo; two brothers, James and Richard Lonsberry, both of St. Petersburg; and a sister, Peggy Raymond, Palm Harbor. Westcott Funeral Home, Cottonwood, Ariz.

SIMMONS, VIRGINIA, 82, of Dover, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) in Plant City. Born in Turkey Creek, she was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. She was a homemaker and a member of Sydney Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Ed and Terry Simmons, both of Dover; a brother, J.E. Bledsoe, Dover; nine grandchildren; and several grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

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AHLUM, HENRIETTA M., 85, of Port Richey, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Jameson Care Center, New Castle, Pa. Born in Fort Washington, Pa., she came here 10 years ago from Hatboro, Pa. She was a homemaker and a member of All Saints Lutheran Church, Hudson. Survivors include her son, C. Leon, New Wilmington, Pa.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

BAKER, TERESA A., 89, of Holiday, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Tandem Health Care of New Port Richey. Born in Kings Park, N.Y., she came here in 1976 from Adams Center, N.Y. She was a homemaker, volunteered for Meals-on-Wheels and was a 10-year volunteer at the Tarpon Health Care Center. She was a member of Emanuel Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, William G.; a son, William W., Dexter, N.Y.; three daughters, Jean B. Sowers, Spring Hill, Elizabeth G. Earl and Barbara A. Wilson, both of Holiday; a sister, Melodi MacDermott, Northport, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

BROADWELL, ANITA M., 91, of Hudson, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 19, 2003) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Burlington, Vt., she came here 35 years ago from Clearwater. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Wendell; a son, James, Hudson; and a sister, Doris Marqurie, Burlington. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home & Cemetery, Hudson.

LAVINE, GEORGE A., 88, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in Canada, he came here 30 years ago from Auburn, Maine. Survivors include his son, Allan, and a grandson, Joshua, both of Greene, Maine. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

MANNING, D. NORMAN, 56, of Hudson, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. He came here in 2002 from his native Pontiac, Mich. He was a welder. Survivors include his wife, Sharon; a son, Charles, Michigan; two daughters, Dawn Manning, Michigan, and Kim McCain, Alaska; his father, Darl, Michigan; his mother, Ruth Kieffer, and a brother, Ken Manning, both of Hudson; two sisters, Jan Carpenter, California, and Lori Manning, Hudson; three half-sisters, Jodi, Jeri and Cassie Manning, all of Michigan; and two grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson.

MARCO, MICHAEL JOHN, 90, of Dade City, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in Bari, Italy, he came here in 1988 from Massachusetts. He worked as a toolmaker and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include his daughter, Diane Davenport, Dade City; a stepdaughter, Muriel Gran, Palmer, Mass.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

MESKO, ELAINE J., 73, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Chicago, she came here nine years ago from Hoffman Estates, Ill. She was a sales associate at Marshall's and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Thomas; two sons, Thomas Mesko Jr., Hudson, and David, Port Richey; two daughters, Sandra Perez, New Port Richey, and Dorinda Judd, Selma, N.C.; a sister, Catherine Balke, Arlington Heights, Ill.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

PULLEN, ERCELL R., 88, of New Port Richey, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, New Port Richey. Born in Akron, Mo., he came here in 1983 from Des Moines, Iowa. He was a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include his wife, Maurine; a daughter, Carole Kroke, Des Moines; a brother, Howard, Bellevue, Neb.; two sisters, Maxine Lester and Bette Rhoads, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

ROSS, ALLEN H. SR., 72, of New Port Richey, formerly of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) in New Port Richey. He came to Florida in 1988 from his native Rochester, N.Y. He was a former restaurant owner in St. Petersburg and was a National Guard veteran. He was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, Mildred; four sons, Ronald, Patrick and Allen Ross Jr., all of Rochester, and Timothy, Tiverton, R.I.; three daughters, Cheryl Toal, Crofton, Md., Linda Enright, Rochester, and Kimberly Ross, Tampa; three brothers, John, Dunedin, Henry, Palm Harbor, and William, Rochester; a sister, Elizabeth Riexinger, Spencer Port, N.Y.; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

SAWYER, EUGENIA MARY, 89, of Zephyrhills, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) in Zephyrhills. She was born in Chelsea, Mass. She was a nurse and member of the Elliot Hospital Alumni Association. She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter 54 and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Warren; two sons, Thomas Warren, Bloomsbury, N.J., and Richard Warren, Hampton, N.H.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

TOTMAN, ELIZABETH ANN, 63, of Bayonet Point, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. She came here two years ago from her native Erie, Pa. She was a bartender. She was an active member of the Army Officers Wives Club and a member of Sacred Heart Ushers Club. Survivors include her husband, Donald E.; a son, Donald J., Missouri; three daughters, Cynthia Marchinetti, Erie, Pamela Brown, Largo, and Colleen Seebacher, Fairview, Pa.; four sisters, Kathy Burr, Cincinnati, Barbara Cooper, Smithfield, Pa., Christine Craft and MaryAnn DeMauri, both of Erie; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hudson.

WHITE, CHRISTINA, 84, of Hackettstown, N.J., formerly of Port Richey, died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2003) in Hackettstown. Born in Prospect Park, N.J., she moved to Hackettstown in 1998 from Port Richey, where she had lived for 16 years. She was an enrollment secretary for American Cyanamid Co. She was a member of the New Jersey Club and River Ridge Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two sons, William, Randolph, N.J., and Charles, Lynnhaven; a daughter, Kathleen Campagna, Manlius, N.Y.; two brothers, Arthur Coppee, Port Richey, and Theodore Coppee, New Port, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

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COTON, H. RICHARD, 71, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Jan. 16, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y., and came here after he retired in 1991 from Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie Board of Cooperative Educational Services). He taught more than 24 years in the Schenectady School District. He also was a plumbing inspector for the town of Rotterdam. He was a member of local 105 Plumbers and Steam Fitters Union, and a former director of the union's apprenticeship program. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara J. Vanyo, Schnecksville, Pa., and Laurie A. Brazell, Rotterdam; a son, Richard L., South Pacific; a sister, Ruth Carter, Mission Viejo, Calif.; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Bond Funeral Home, Schenectady, N.Y.
CROWDER, GRACE HUNT DAVIS, 78, of Tavares, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (Jan. 18, 2003). She was Christian. Survivors include a daughter, Gracie Anderson, Ellinwood, Kan.; four sisters, Nancy, Mary Ellen, Patty and Peggy; and five grandchildren. Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden.
HANSON, GRACE M., 87, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Jan. 22, 2003) at Palm Garden of Clearwater nursing home. She came here in 1979 from her native Chicago, where she retired as a switchboard operator for Bell Telephone Co. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include a son, Dennis, Palatine, Ill.; two grandsons, John, North Aurora, Ill., and Robert, Cary, Ill.; and two great-grandchildren. International Casket and Urn Gallery, Clearwater.
LAWRENCE, BRYAN, 68, of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Mottisfont, England, and came here in 2002 from Norwalk, Conn. He retired after 26 years as electrical foreman for the Metro North Railroad, Stamford, Conn. He was a British Merchant Marines veteran. He was a member of Airline Railroad Supervisors Association. His interests included wood carving, painting, gardening, boating, hockey and golf. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Dale; a son, Andrew, Clinton, British Columbia; two sisters, Janet Olsen, Tazmania, and Rosaline Lawrence, England; a brother, Allen, England; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
MARSH, DORIS, 68, of Clearwater Beach, died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2003) at HarbourWood Nursing Center, Clearwater. She was born in Trenton, N.J., and came here in 1991 from New Jersey. She worked as a director of an alcohol detox center and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Robert; a son, Robert David, Newark, N.J.; two daughters, Kelly Vanasawall, Hollywood, Fla., and Cindy Marsh, Trenton; and four grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
RUEGER, HELEN P., 88, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation and Care Center. She was born in Houston and came here in 1968 from Buffalo, N.Y. She was part owner of Hercules Hydraulics and was Protestant. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, Gail Grawunder, Clearwater; and two grandchildren, Caryl Grawunder, Palm Harbor, and David Grawunder, Chesapeake, Va. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Dunedin.
VAN VALKENBURGH, LYVONNE C., 84, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. She came here in 1924 from her native Dardanelle, Ark. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Denny, Springfield, Mo., and Dirk, Vienna, Va.; a daughter, Lyla Gay Yastion, New City, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
WISE, KATHERINE "KITTY," 82, of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Savannah, Ga., and came here in 1965 from Atlanta. She retired in 1986 after 15 years as sewing room supervisor for Morton Plant Hospital. She was a member of the Largo Cracker Quilters Club. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Walter R. "Dick"; two sons, John, Clearwater, and David, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Kathy Irvine, Oviedo; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
YINGLING, ELIZABETH G., 97, of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at home. She was born in Nanticoke, Pa., and came here in 1970 from Wyndmoor, Pa. She was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater, and former secretary of the Top of the World Bingo Club and member of the Top of the World Bowling Club. Survivors include a daughter, Bettie Satkowski, Clearwater; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

Dunedin

BORINSTEIN, HAROLD J., 82, of Dunedin, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1986 from Calumet City, Ill. He retired as manager of Major Motors, an auto parts sales store in Chicago, and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara A. Fredrickson, Clearwater, and Janine Tempo, Illinois; two sons, Wayne, Oak Forest, Ill., and Mark, Illinois; a brother, Allen, Peoria, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Largo

ALFIERI, ROSE M., 68, of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and came here in 1995 from Bronx, N.Y., where she worked as a nurse at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two sons, John, Largo, and Robert "Bob" Jr., St. Petersburg; and three grandchildren, Nicholas R., John II and Gabrielle Alfieri, all of Largo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
FICCO, VINCENT SR., 91, of Largo, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) at Pasadena Manor, South Pasadena. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1975 from Westbury, N.Y. He was a retired lithographer for Weyerhauser, Long Island, N.Y., and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was Methodist and a woodworker. Survivors include a daughter, Madelyn Reid, Seminole; a son, Vincent Jr., New Port Richey; and two grandchildren, Shane T. Ficco, St. Petersburg, and Kristina M. Parr, Gainesville. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
HARDY, JANE H., 93, of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Mariner Health Care of Clearwater. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1970 from northern Virginia. She was a homemaker and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Clearwater. Survivors include a sister, Mary Shaw, Miami; two granddaughters, Susan Johnson, Fairfax, Va., and Patricia Palmer, Warrenton, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
LONAS, ROBERT Y., 91, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2003) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. He was born in Knoxville, Tenn., was a retired retail store owner and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy B. Lonas, Knoxville; a nephew, W. Boyd Lonas, Knoxville, and a niece, Jan Mays, Winchester, Ky. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Dunedin.
LOPEZ, EDGAR, 59, of Largo, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Palm Garden of Pinellas, Largo nursing home. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
LOUGHRAN, KEVIN G., 90, a winter resident of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Lowell, Mass., and came here annually since 1978 from Lowell. He retired after 20 years as a quality assurance engineer for AVCO Missile System Division in Wilmington, Mass. He graduated in 1937 from Holy Cross University, Worcester, Mass. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include three sisters, Kay Loughran and Dorothy Burns, both of Lowell, and Diana Loughran, California; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
RADON, LUCY A., 78, of Kissimmee, formerly of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at St. Cloud Hospital. She was born in Bronx, N.Y., and moved in 2000 to Kissimmee from Largo. She retired as a secretary with E-Systems, St. Petersburg, and was a volunteer aerobic teacher and coordinator of activities at Imperial Palms retirement community, Largo. She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo, and a vice president of the Women's Guild. Survivors include a son, Joseph, St. Cloud; two sisters, Grace Nastaszewski, Largo, and Gloria Dalton, New York City; two brothers, Daniel Pocchiari, Clearwater, and Joseph Pocchiari, Butler, Pa.; and three grandsons. International Casket and Urn Gallery, Clearwater.
WATTERS, VELMA J., 87, of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Mariner Health Care of Clearwater. She was born in Georgetown, Ohio, and came here in 1989 from Hammersville, Ohio. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked for Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a member of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Bethel, Ohio. Survivors include a daughter, LaVonne Clark; three grandchildren, Cheryl Hanson, Tampa, Gregory Clark, Madison, Wis., and Leslie Milne, Poplar Grove, Ill.; and seven great-grandchildren. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

REEDY, ELLEN, 82, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She came here in 1989 from her native Chicago, where she retired as an accountant for the Illinois Central Railroad. She was a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Palm Harbor. Survivors include a sister, Isabel M. Reedy, Palm Harbor. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.
SAVELLI, ANTOINETTE, 85, of Palm Harbor, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Cheektowaga, N.Y., and came here in 1986 from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where she retired as a mental health technician for the Hudson River State Hospital. She was a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Palm Harbor. Survivors include a daughter, Rose Lynch, Palm Harbor; a brother, Joseph Trovini, Glendale, Ariz.; a sister, Vera Jakubczak, Depew, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.

Safety Harbor

HARTWELL, MARGARET A., 78, of Safety Harbor, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation and Care Center, Clearwater. She was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came here many years ago from Hialeah. She was a homemaker. There are no known survivors. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.
HURST, JAMES, 87, of Safety Harbor, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at a local nursing facility. He came here from his native Savannah, Ga., and retired from the Seaboard Coastline Railway. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Christ Church of Universal Love, Largo. Survivors include five daughters, Queen Hodge and Vicki Rayner, both of Safety Harbor, Arlene Echols, Clearwater, Arnetta Hurst, Fort Pierce, and Delores Hurst, Rochester, N.Y.; a son, Robert Lee, Fort Lauderdale; two sisters, Sarah Mae Minnis, Wabasso, and Maimi Kell, Savannah; 26 grandchildren; 62great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Woody's Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Tarpon Springs

CONWAY, LEO COLIN, 62, a winter resident of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Brighton, Mass. He was a member of St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, Meredith, N.H., and a past president of the Elks Lodge in Hyde Park, Mass. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Judy; two sons, Colin, Clearwater, and Timothy, Simi Valley, Calif.; a daughter, Carolyn Davis, Centre Harbor, N.H.; a brother, Walter A., Simi Valley; a sister, Vera Murray, Newport, Maine; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
CRESSWELL, JOHN, 73, of Tarpon Springs, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) at Tarpon Bayou Center, Tarpon Springs. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
DAVIS, MINNIE LEE, 85, of Tarpon Springs, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at home. She was born in Jennings and was a lifelong Tarpon Springs resident. She worked as a housekeeper. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include three sons, Clarence Sr., and Glen A. Sr., both of Tarpon Springs, and Ancel G., Riverdale, Ga.; four daughters, Juanita Current and Glendine Davis, both of Tarpon Springs, Geraldine Tuck, Philadelphia, and Dr. Mary Bush, Indianapolis; a brother, Donald Taylor, Tarpon Springs; a sister, Anice Davis, St. Petersburg; 24 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
GEAR, LUNA, of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1967 from Millington, Tenn. She was a certified ophthalmic assistant and worked since 1968 for St. Luke's Eye & Cataract Institute, Tarpon Springs. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs, and enjoyed traveling and bird watching. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Wallace, Clearwater, and Eileen McQueary, Sun Valley, Calif.; two sons, Steven Snow, Cordova, Tenn., and Dr. John Snow, Pinetop, Ariz.; and three grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
STEVENS, NINA M., 87, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2003) at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. She was born in Clare, Mich., and came here in 1980 from Columbus, Ohio. She was a dental hygienist and graduated from the Dental College of Ohio State. Survivors include a daughter, Jan Spoonster, Tarpon Springs; a son, John, Columbus; and a grandson, Scott Spoonster, Tampa. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Seminole

FORTIN, JOSEPH A. JR., 83, of Seminole, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home. He was born in Cohoes, N.Y., and came here in 1974 from Waterford, N.Y. He was a plant superintendent for St. Regis Paper Co. and was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, St. Pete Beach. He was a member of Madeira Beach Elks and the Moose. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Anna; two daughters, Dorothy Consadine, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Sandra Ceccucci, Reston, Va.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

PACHECO, LUIS SANCHEZ, 78, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) at Integrated Health Services of Pinellas Park. Born in Puerto Rico, he came here in 1991 from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired as a Merchant Marine chef. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinellas Park and was an avid dominoes player. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Zoraida; four sons, Luis, Long Island, N.Y.; Ernest, Pinellas Park; and Jose Caban and Richard, both of Seminole; two daughters, Carmen Sanchez, Brooklyn, and Cheryl Caban, Seminole; three brothers; two sisters; and six grandchildren. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Pete Beach

BARTLETT, ELIZABETH M., 99, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of St. Pete Beach, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) in Columbia. She came here in 1957 from her native Rockford, Ill. She was a member of Pass-a-Grille Women's Club and was a founding member of the St. Pete Beach Library. Survivors include a brother, William M. Bartlett, Winnetka, Ill.; a daughter, Elizabeth Shell, Columbia; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.

St. Petersburg

BRUNDIN, PHOEBE A., 85, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at Crystal Oaks of Pinellas Park. Born in Jersey City, N.J., she came here in 1984 from Lake Hopatcong, N.J. She was a winter resident since 1969. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Dover in Dover, N.J. Survivors include two sons, Carl E. Jr., Hampton, Va., and Douglas, Odenton, Md.; two daughters, Alberta Brundin, St. Petersburg, and Carolyn Colfax, Ringwood, N.J.; a brother, the Rev. Ralph A. Stalter, Virginia Beach, Va.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
CANNON, GEORGE F., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Palm Shores of St. Petersburg. Born in Flat Rock, Ill., he came here in 1980 from Leesburg. He received a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Stephen, Evergreen, Colo.; three daughters, Sylvia Sheffield, Lebanon, Pa., Roberta Wickmann, St. Petersburg, and Marian Lubansky, Little Rock, Ark.; and five grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
ELDER CHARLES, 61, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in St. Petersburg, he moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., 40 years ago and returned to St. Petersburg in 1997. He attended Gibbs High School and was an owner-operator of Gross Point Construction and Demolition Service in Brooklyn. He was an Army veteran. He was an ordained minister at Greater Crossroad Baptist Church in New York. Locally, he worked for Publix Super Markets. He was a member of All Nations Church of God by Faith and was a member and elder at the Prayer and Faith Center. Survivors include his wife, Hattie; three sons, Reginald Lawrence, California; Todd Lawrence, New Jersey; and Gregory Sr., Brooklyn; two daughters, Renee Dancil, Charlotte, N.C., and Lanita Dancil, Brooklyn; a stepson, George Stokes, Durham, N.C.; two brothers, John Anderson and Jerome Anderson, both of Tampa; three sisters, Barbara Robinson, St. Petersburg, and Grace Crawford and Berthenyn Dunbar, both of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
FRANKLIN DEAN "FRANK," 63, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home. Born in Jersey Shore, Pa., he came here in 1987 from Schenectady, N.Y. He was a printer in the newspaper industry and worked for Amerisure Cos. in St. Petersburg. He was a member of Church of Transfiguration Church and was a Fourth Degree in the Knights of Columbus. He was a volunteer firefighter in Schenectady and was a president of Stanford Heights Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie; two sons, Dean, Charlton, N.Y., and Michael, St. Petersburg; three daughters, Gina Carey, Roberta Huskey and Jaymie Preller, all of St. Petersburg; five brothers, Anthony, Leonard, Louis, James and Joseph DeCapria, all of Pennsylvania; and 12 grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
DENNISON, DOROTHY G., 92, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home. Born in Lancaster, England, she was a winter resident for 25 years. She was a homemaker and was Unitarian. Survivors include a daughter, Lorna Milne, Brampton, Ontario; two grandsons, Robert Milne, Toronto, and Alec Milne, Calgary, Canada; a granddaughter, Jean Milne, Calgary; and four great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
KENNETH M. JR., 51, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, he came here three weeks ago from Tampa, where he attended Mount Calvary Deliverance Church. He was assistant pastor at High Point Baptist Church in Macon, Ga. Survivors include three sons, John, Gabriel and Stephen, and three daughters, Kimberly Gore, Kendra Gore and Jane Gore, all of Macon; his mother, Betty Fennell, St. Petersburg; a brother, David, Jacksonville; two sisters, Pamela Bennett, Jacksonville, and Candace Fennell, St. Petersburg; and a grandson, Thane Isaac Gore. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HOOKER, THOMAS J. "T.J.," 71, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at home. Born in St. Petersburg, he moved to Chicago and returned to St. Petersburg in 1987. He was an Air Force veteran. He graduated from Elsie Cooper College in Detroit and was a court reporter with the state of Illinois. He attended Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Sara; a son, Franz V., and a daughter, Andrea L. Hooker-Foy, both of St. Petersburg; and eight grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
KEYES, ELDER WAVER L., 58, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She came here in 1952 from her native Newton, Ga. She was a 1963 graduate of Gibbs High School and a certified nursing assistant for Colonial Manor. She was an ordained minister and a member of All Nations Church of God by Faith, where she was the ministers and Bible instructor and served on the elders board. Survivors include two sons, Terrell Reynolds, St. Petersburg, and Todd Burton, Atlanta; a daughter, Marcia Jones, Atlanta; her mother, Daisy Moore, St. Petersburg; five brothers, Maurice Moore, Rickey Moore, Dobbie Moore and Gary Moore, all of St. Petersburg, and Elder Bruce Moore, Atlanta; two sisters, Patricia Moore and Tammye Moore, both of St. Petersburg; and eight grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
KRYWY, HEDWIG, 94, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Kingston, Pa., she came here in 1956 from Roselle, N.J. She retired as a seamstress and dressmaker. She was a member of St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church and the Polish-American Society. Survivors include a daughter, Genevieve Morano, and a son, Nicholas Krywy, both of St. Petersburg; a sister, Stella Kolesnik, Lithuania; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
LINKENHOKER, CLARA IMOGENE, 70, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 28, 2003) at home under hospice care. Born in Keystone, W. Va., she came here in 1978 from Charleston, W. Va. She was a homemaker and a member of Community Covenant Church. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Bill; a daughter, Kathy Linkenhoker, St. Petersburg; a son, Bill Michael, Bradenton; a brother, Roy Mullins, Radford, Va.; and a great-granddaughter. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MAXWELL, ARTHUR MARVIN, 48, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here in 1980 from Fort Knox, Ky. He was a certified nursing assistant and worked at area nursing homes. He was a member of Traveler's Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Cheryl; a sister, Michelle Pullins, New York City; an aunt, Elizabeth Dickerson, and an uncle, Robert Dickerson, both of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
McKISSICK, LINDA L., 55, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) at home. She was born in Paterson, N.J., and came here in 2002 from Orlando. She worked as a restaurant server at Too Jays restaurant in St. Petersburg and Orlando. She was Protestant. Survivors include her husband of 23 years, George L.; a son, John L. LoCascio, Seminole; her parents, Louis and Alice Baker, Spring Hill; two stepdaughters, Ginny Salvatore, Deltona, and Beverly Williams, Ohio; a stepson, Dale McKissick, Milwaukee; a sister, Barbara Yager, Spring Hill; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SHIRLEY RAE, 78, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Jan. 27, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Leroy, Ill., she came here in 1976 from Newport News, Va. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include three sons, G. Patrick and Gary R., both of St. Petersburg, and Gregory R., Atlanta; three brothers, Raymond Simmons, Bloomington, Ill.; Jay Simmons, Danville, Ill.; and Gene Simmons, Leroy; four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
SMITH, ROLAND CALVIN "R.C.," 71, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1986 from his native Cincinnati. He was an Air Force sergeant during the Korean War. He was a deputy with the Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department from 1959 until his retirement in 1984. He was a Mason. Survivors include a son, Steven R. Cincinnati; a sister, Joy Mero, Sun City, Ariz.; two brothers, Dale, St. Petersburg; and Ray, Sun City; and four grandchildren, all of Cincinnati. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SNYDER, AIDA L., 78, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Hackensack, N.J., she came here in 1981 from Seabrook, Md. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Conrad, St. Petersburg, and Bradley, Seminole. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
STREETS, LOUISE ROWE, 87, of Black Mountain, N.C., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at home. Born in Selah, Wash., she came here as a child and graduated in 1933 from St. Petersburg High School. She was a member of Mirror Lake Christian Church in St. Petersburg and First Christian Church of Black Mountain. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Ben Jr.; a daughter, Mary Kay Braun, Lakeland; three sons, Ben F. III and David H., both of Black Mountain, and Dennis W., Pittsboro, N.C.; a brother, the Rev. Robert H. Rowe, Inverness; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Service, St. Petersburg.
SINESHA "CY," 66, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he came here in 1980 from Ohio. He was an Army veteran and worked at U.S. Steel Ohio Works. He retired in 2001 from Pinellas County Utilities. He was a treasurer of Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association and was a member of American Legion. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Betty Lou; a daughter, Sharon Witko, Pinellas Park; three sons, Dan, San Diego; Adam, Wimberley, Texas; and Joseph, St. Petersburg; a sister, Rosemary Balakso, Youngstown; and four grandchildren. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.