St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

FOUGHT, MARY M., 97, of Lecanto, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) in Lecanto. She was born in Jamestown, Pa. She was a homemaker and member Church of the Brethren. Survivors include a step-daughter, Mildred Wooten, Lecanto; four grandsons and a granddaughter; and a step-granddaughter. Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

LEBERT, ROBERT G., 70, of Inverness, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) in Orlando. Born in Greenfield, Mass., he came here in 1996 from Medway, Mass. He was a television and radio repair technician and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a life member VFW Post 417, was a member of DAV, Elks and Korean War Veterans of Citrus County, and was a service officer of VFW and DAV. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Phyllis Dionne; a son, Philip, Homosassa; three daughters, Robin Eddins, Groveland, Deborah Flaherty, Inverness, and Christine Dwyer, Billerica, Mass.; two brothers, Thomas A., Billings, Mont., and Albert H., Greenfield, Mass.; and six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness.

MARKEY, DAVID S., 65, of Citrus Springs, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at home under the care of his wife and Hospice of Citrus County. Born in Worcester, Mass., he came here in 1993 from Murrells Inlet, S.C. He was an Air Force veteran. He joined the Central Intelligence Agency and served in 56 countries during his 26-year career. He was the recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal. He later founded Consultants International, which he operated for 15 years. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Cheryl Anne Focke, Charlotte, N.C.; two sons, William G.W., Birmingham, Ala., and Daniel P., Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Donald, Millbury, Mass., and George, Worcester, Mass.; several nieces and nephews; and five grandchildren. Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness.

McDONALD, HOWARD LEROY, 89, of Inverness, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home. Born in Calhoun, Ga., he came to Inverness in 1996 from Tampa, where he was a 20-year resident. He was a retired machinist and a member of Toastmasters of Indianapolis and Inverness Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Norman C., Tampa, and David K., Inverness; two sisters, Jewell Johnson, Martinez, Ga., and Mildred Youngblood, Chattanooga, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial Chapels Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hernando.

McHUGH, LOUISE, 63, of Hernando, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at home under the care of her family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born in Huntington, N.Y., she came here in 1997 from Kings Park, N.Y. She was a retired registered nurse with the Pilgrim State Hospital of Brentwood, N.Y. She was Catholic. Survivors include her sister, Jean Worrall, Hernando; two nephews, Fred Schmidt, Lantana, and Billy Schmidt, Inverness; and a great-nephew Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

POWERS, MURIEL RUTH, 80, of Lecanto, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Chicago, she came here in 1999 from Lake Mary. She was a retired licensed practical nurse and was a WAVE Navy veteran of World War II. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include her daughter, Janice McCann, Floral City; two sons, James, Atlanta, and Thomas, Nazareth, Israel; and a brother, Donald Olson, Otto, N.C. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

WHITMAN, HUGH T., 63, of Floral City, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home. Born in Crooked Creek, W. Va., he came here 44 years ago from Peach Creek, W. Va. He was a maintenance mechanic for Florida Rock. He was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Martha; two sons, John Tolbert Whitman and Larry Vernon Whitman, both of Floral City; and two grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Brooksville.

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BOND, ALBERT R., 89, of Brooksville, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home under the care of his family and Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Born in Fall River, Mass., he had been a winter resident here for 13 years from Siasconset, Mass. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; two sons, John, Siasconset, and Albert, Nantucket, Mass.; two daughters, Patricia White, Morrow, Ga., and Joan Lorraine Nickels, Brattleboro, Vt.; two sisters, Lorraine Perrault, South Weymouth, Mass., and Edna Pinkos, Somerset, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Brooksville.

BARRY, WILLIAM J., 78, of Spring Hill, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003) in Brooksville under the care of Hernando-Pasco Hospice. He came here 11 years ago from his native Chicago. He was a retired real estate broker and a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne; two sons, William, Chicago, and Daniel, Pocohontas, Ill.; a brother, David, Miami; three sisters, Kathleen Smid, Denver, Marguerite Bidinger and Bernadette Novy, both of Lockport, Ill.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home & Cemetery, Hudson.

DAY, PAULINE, 80, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in Leonard, Ark., she came here eight years ago from Southgate, Mich. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, William; four sons, James Dye, Brooksville, Kenneth Dye, Milford, Mich., Lennie Sieber, Columbus, Ga., and Robert Day, Southgate, Mich.; four daughters, Carolyn Hyde, Malden, Mo., Brenda Sas, Grass Lake, Mich., Wanda Bybee, Ecorse, Mich., and Bobbie Olds, Brooksville.; a sister, Marie Morris, Paragould, Ark.; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Brooksville.

FERENTZ, ANTHONY F., 96, of Brooksville, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at home. Born in Chamokin, Pa., he came here several years ago from Pocono, Pa. and was a retired special agent in law enforcement. He was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, John, Pocono Pines, Pa., and William, Lewiston, Maine; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

MADISON, SHIRLEY MAE, 72, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Chicago, she came here four years ago from Anaheim, Calif. and was a homemaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Thomas Kilheeney, Lansing, Ill.; three daughters, Debra Kilheeney, Live Oak, Texas, Kathleen McKnight, Spring Hill, and Lynn Murphy, Fort Wayne, Ind.; a sister, Lauri Ambrose, Lake Worth; a brother, Robert Jones, Mattson, Ill.; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Spring Hill.

MORRISSEY, ELAINE L. SWEENEY, 80, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (Feb. 8, 2003) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Newton, Mass., she came here 15 years ago from Peabody, Mass. She was a retired solicitor for New England Telephone and was a former deputy sheriff. She was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. Survivors include her husband, Richard R.; two daughters, Carol Kehoe, Peabody, and Robin Thebodeau, Greenfield, N.H.; a sister, Diana Husen, Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

PACETTI, MILDRED T., 97, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at home. She moved to Miami in 1923 from her native Columbus, Ohio, then in 1990 moved to Spring Hill. She was a retired secretary with the U.S. Postal Service for over 40 years of service. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Button, Spring Hill; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

TEELE, LILLIAN L., 81, of Brooksville, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Heron Point Health of Brooksville. Born in Cullman, Ala., she came here 37 years ago from South Bay. She retired from the cafeteria service of the Hernando County Public Schools and was a member of Back to the Faith Church of Brooksville. Survivors include two sons, Rick and Jack, and a daughter, Jean James, all of Brooksville; two sisters, Clara Jones, Cullman, and Dura Faye McManus, Interlachen; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

WHITMAN, LEROY H., 81, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Freehold, N.J., he came here 18 years ago from Secaucus, N.J. He was a retired truck driver after 32 years and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Secaucus Fire Department for over 30 years. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a member of St. Joan of Arc Church. Survivors include his sister, Edna Whitman, Trenton, N.J.; a niece, Janet Tarrant, Wantage, N.J.; and a companion, Alma Pope, Holiday. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

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DERY, MILAN A. SR. "SLIM," of Tampa, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 2003). Born in Pennsylvania, he moved to Tampa as a child. He worked at the Tampa Daily Times as a photo engraver during World War II, worked as a florist salesman and in 1967 he founded Milan Dery Wholesale Florist. Survivors include six children, Barbara Dery Ward, Richard D., Milan A. Jr., Paul E., Michael T., and Joanne Dery Bright; a sister, Lola Dery; a brother, Frank Dery Jr.; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, Tampa.

HARPSTER, FREDERICK J., 80, of Tampa, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003). Born in Daytona Beach, he moved to Tampa in 2002 from Leesburg. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 0330, Leesburg. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Jones and Betty Lankford. International Casket & Urn Gallery, Clearwater.

HOUSTON, MARK H., 81, of Sun City Center, died Friday (Feb. 7, 2003). Born in Wheeling, W.Va., he moved to the Tampa area several years ago. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a retired pilot for Consolidated Natural Gas, Clarksburg, W.Va. He was a member of the Lions Club and the Quiet Bird Men B-17 Organization. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor; nine children; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sun City Center Funeral Home.

JONES STRICKLAND, ANTOINETTE DARI, 42, of Brandon, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003). Born in Boston, she moved to the Tampa area 15 years ago. She attended Morgan State University in Baltimore and was employed as a senior accounts receivable analyst at America II Corp., St. Petersburg for 10 years. She was a den mother and committee member for Boy Scouts Troop 261 of St. Petersburg for seven years. Survivors include two sons, Ashton Edward Ray Jones and Kamann Burdell Strickland, both of Brandon; her mother, Elnita Mayberry Jones, Tampa; a sister, Babette J. Boyd, Essex Junction, Vt.; and several other family members. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.

LISSA, CHARLES, 87, of Sun City Center, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003). He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and an artist. He was also a member of Freedom Plaza Kings and Queens Golf Club and Sun City Center Art Club. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia; two sons, Denis and Kent Lissa; a daughter, Vikki, Lang; a sister, Ernestine; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Sun City Center Funeral Home.

McDONALD, HOWARD LEROY, 89, of Inverness, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home. Born in Calhoun, Ga., he came to Inverness in 1996 from Tampa where he was a 20-year resident. He was a retired machinist, member of Toastmasters of Indianapolis and Inverness Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Norman C., Tampa, and David K., Inverness; two sisters, Jewell Johnson, Martinez, Ga., and Mildred Youngblood, Chattanooga, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial Chapels Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hernando.

NEWBERRY, VERNA ANGLIN, 80, of Brandon, formerly of Ruskin, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Palm Gardens. Born in Donalsonville, Ga., she moved to Ruskin in 1941 from Georgia. Survivors include four sons, R.B. Newberry Jr., Brandon, Wayne, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Terry, Cookville, Tenn., and Donnie, Wimauma; two daughters, Barbara Cook, Chipley, and Shirley Almand, Ruskin; three brothers, Rufus, Robert and Carson Anglin, all of Ruskin; six sisters, Audrey Bazemore, Wimauma, Marie Widner, Albany, Ga., Christine Griffith, Jesup, Ga., Mearl Taylor and Pat Cox, both of Wimauma, and Nell Goodson, Cobert, Mich.; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.

POPE, BAILEY LEWIS, infant son of Mellissa Horne and Danny Pope of Tampa, died Friday (Feb., 7, 2003) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Other survivors include a brother, Justin Pope; a sister, Madison L. Pope; and grandparents, Eugene and Barbara Horne, and Gene and Jackie Kearse. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

STEWART, LAURA LEE, 94, of Brandon, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003). Born in Cochran, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area in 1944. She attended the first school established in Bleckley County for African-American students in the early part of the century. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Survivors include four children, Luther W. Dennis, Atlanta, Annie H. Dean, Baltimore, Harley W. Hughey, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Carnella A. Stewart, Brandon; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

UMBAUGH, VICKI G., 49, of Tampa, died Friday (Feb. 7, 2003). Born in New Kensington, Pa., she moved to Tampa in 1982. She worked for Verizon Wireless as a senior customer service representative. Survivors include two daughters, Brandi L. Bocko-Davis and Heather L. Adams, both of Tampa; a son, Paul William Bocko Jr., Tampa; two sisters, Grace Ken, Texas, and Babette Kolakowski, Illinois; three grandchildren; and companion, Jack R. Jenkins, Tampa. MacDonald Funeral Home, Tampa.

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BARTELL, AUDREY K., 84, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) in Zephyrhills. She had been a winter resident here since 1972 from her native Galena, Ill. and worked in a doctor's office. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include her husband, Coy A. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

BOCCIO, JO, 91, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Madison Pointe Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in New York City, she came here six years ago from Bohemia, N.Y. She was a bookkeeper for Van Heusen Shirt Co. and was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Kenneth, a daughter, Patricia Venezia, and a sister, Helen Moeslein, all of New Port Richey; and three grandchildren. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

DAVIS, HERBERT E., 91, of Zephyrhills, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice in Dade City. He was born in Miami County, Ind. He was a barber for 50 years and a member of Converse United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Maryanne (Ford); a daughter, Sheila Jean Rust, Indianapolis; a son, Denny, Marion, Ind.; two brothers, Robert, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Ralph, Indianapolis; two sisters, Elaine Collins, Melbourne, and Mary Wise, Marion; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

FARRUGIA, ELIZABETH A., 61, of Port Richey, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) in Port Richey. Born in Queens, N.Y., she lived here 12 years. She worked in management with Burdines for over 11 years. Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Richard; three daughters, Elissa Holleran, St. Petersburg, Julianne Arzillo, Suffolk, Va., and Christine Daddio, Islip, N.Y.; her mother, Katherine Strollo; two brothers, Anthony and Richard Strollo, and a sister, Kathryn Casalino; and five grandchildren. Overton Funeral Home, Islip, N.Y.

FERRIOLO, JEAN R., of Port Richey, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Madison Pointe Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in Cleveland, she came here in 1983 from Plainview, N.Y. She was a retired sales clerk with JCPenney. She was a Naval Reserve veteran of World War II. She was a member of the Long Island Club, Embassy Civic Association and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Louis; a daughter, Susan Ferriolo, Port Richey; a son, John, Islip, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey.

FLICK, MARGARET K., 86, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at home. Born in Thermopolis, Wy., she came here in 1984 from Springfield, Mo. She was a retired clerk with John Hancock Insurance, St. Louis, and was a member of First Christian Church of New Port Richey. There are no known immediate survivors. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

HICKS, LILLIAN E., 91, of Chiefland, formerly of Port Richey, died Saturday (Feb. 8, 2003) in Gainesville. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Chiefland two years ago from Port Richey. She was a retired cafeteria worker and a member of New Port Richey Eagles. She was Lutheran. Survivors include her son, Harold J., Archer; three daughters, Jeanette Gillooley, Hudson, Lillian E. Mitchell, New Port Richey, and Geraldine Petrone, Archer; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Knauff Funeral Home, Chiefland.

HRYWNAK, PATSY, 52, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Kansas City, Kan., she came here in 1978 from Troy, Mich. She was a cook at the Pall Aerospace Cafeteria, New Port Richey. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hudson and the Heart to Heart Womens Ministry. Survivors include two sons, Brian, New Port Richey, and Andy, Port Richey; her mother, Lee Stadelbauer, Largo; two sisters, Sandy Hennigan, Largo, and Connie Jenkinson, Madison Heights, Mich.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

McCOY, EASTON, 85, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Southern Pines Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she came here several years ago from Elkhart, Ind. She was a public service social worker. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Royer, Goshen, Ind. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.

McLAUGHLIN, JAMES T. SR., 78, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He was born in Bennington, Vt. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and served in the Pacific Theater. He was the recipient of two Purple Hearts. He retired from Face Mate Co., Rochester, N.H. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, American Legion, VFW and a former member of Eagle Hose Company of the Bennington Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; three sons, James T., Woodstock, Vt., William H., West Haven, Conn., and Sean M., Branford, Conn.; a brother, Robert, Springfield, Vt.; several nieces, nephews and cousins; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. E.P. Mahar and Son Funeral Home, Bennington, Vt.

WATSON, JOHN, 79, of New Port Richey, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Akron, Ohio, he came here in 1981 from Uniontown, Ohio and was retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. He was Catholic. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and active with the Boy Scouts of America. Survivors include two sons, Robert M., Pataskla, Ohio, and John Jay, Topeka, Kan.; three daughters, Celia L. Keddie, Richmond, Texas, Julie A. Watson, Fairfax, Va., and Diane E. Watson, Gelband, Texas; and six grandchildren. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home & Cemetery, Hudson.

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PASILLAS, LOUIS, 50, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at home. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
RADNAY, SARA, 81, of Clearwater, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Sunset Point Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Hungary and came here several years ago from Forest Hills, N.Y. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Martha Farkas, North Potomac Vista, Md. Beth David North Chapel of David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clearwater.
SAILER, HENRY C., 81, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Feb. 8, 2003) at home. He was born in Bronx, N.Y., and came here from East Hartford, Conn. He retired as a machinist at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the 745th Tank Battalion. He received a Purple Heart. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Effie (Schirmer); three sons, William H., Manchester, Conn., and Henry C. Jr. and Charles E., both of East Hartford; a daughter, Barbara Vreeland, East Hartford; a sister, Frances Farney, Bronx; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, East Hartford, Conn.
SCHAUS, PATRICIA A., 55, of Clearwater, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1979 from her native Oak Park, Ill., and was a second grade techer at Curlew Creek Elementary School. She was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church at Countryside, Clearwater, and sang in the church choir. She was a writer and quilter. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Warren A.; a daughter, Lisa Schaus, Clearwater; two sons, Christopher, Jacksonville, and Bryan, Lawrenceville, Ga.; a sister, Linda Byrne, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; and two brothers, Robert Leadaman and Scott Leadaman, both of Glen Ellyn, Ill. National Cremation Society, Largo.
SEOG, JOSEPH V. "VINCE," 83, a winter resident of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Snow Shoe, Pa., and was a winter visitor since 1983 from Livonia, Mich., where he retired after 40 years as an operating engineer for Sinacola Contract Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and Local 324, both of Livonia. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dorothy B.; four sons, Bill, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Greg, Mark and Bruce, all of Livonia; two daughters, Donna Clayton, New Bern, N.C., and Lori Seog, Concord, N.H.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Dunedin

CLIFFORD, BENJAMIN H., 92, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home. He came here in 1912 from his native New Bedford, Mass. He worked as a construction firefighter at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was a Navy Seabees veteran of World War II, helped construct Quonset Naval Base at Quonset Point, R.I., and received a Purple Heart. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dunedin. Survivors include two daughters, Cherie P. Crawford and Rossan Clifford, both of Dunedin; two sons, Kerry James Clifford, Palm Harbor, and Paul Delamaire, Theodore, Ala.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
KOKOT, MARY ANNA, 86, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater. She was born in Bethlehem, Pa., and came here in 1979 from Washington, D.C., where she worked as a secretary for the federal government. She was a Navy veteran of World War II. There are no known survivors. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
LARSON, GRACE T., 91, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Jan. 29, 2003) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She came here in 1978 from her native Massachusetts. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Caroline Yaruth, Dunedin, and Shirley LeFrancois, Wall Lake, Mich.; a son, John W., Dedham, Mass.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
McCOY, EASTON, 85, of New Port Richey, formerly of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Southern Pines Nursing Center, New Port Richey. She was born in New Brunswick, N.J., and lived in Dunedin throughout her childhood, and came here from Elkhart, Ind. She was a social worker and housemother at Case Institute, Cleveland. She was also a writer. She graduated from Northwestern University. She attended Trinity United Methodist Church and was former director of Woodlawn Nature Center, a volunteer at the Midwest Museum of Art and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, all in Elkhart. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Royer, and a granddaughter, Anne Griffith, both of Goshen, Ind. Hertzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home, Elkhart, Ind.
MILLER, WILLIAM K., 68, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Louisville, Ky., and came here in the early 1970s from Texas. He was president of Miller Marina of Cape Coral and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Unity Church of Palm Harbor. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Bissell, Spartanburg, S.C.; his father, Ernest C., Cape Coral; and a grandchild. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Dunedin.
VERLOTTO, MARIE C., 96, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Wild Flower Inn Assisted Living Facility in Dunedin. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1990 from Berwyn, Ill. She retired as a public school teacher in Chicago. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin. Survivors include two nieces, Shirley McAuley and Kathleen DiDomenico, both of Dunedin. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

ROBECK, FRANCIS JOSEPH, 76, of Largo, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Colfax, Ill., and came here several years ago. He was a retired construction carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Lena; and a son, Phillip, Pesotum, Ill. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
VOSSLER, ARTHUR "ART," 89, of Largo, died Friday (Feb. 7, 2003) at Mariner Health Care of Clearwater. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and came here in 1980 from Lockport, N.Y., where he was the manager for Witkop & Holmes Furniture. He also worked as a sales representative for McKinley Liquors, Buffalo. He worked eight years for First Baptist Church of Largo. He was Protestant and a 53-year member of Elks Lodge 41 and member of the Moose Lodge, both of Lockport. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Clairbel Sue; a daughter, Bonnie Gassor, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, Edward, Venice, Fla.; and a sister, Dorothy Illig, Buffalo. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
VOUGHT, MARY ELLEN P., 60, of Largo, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1998 from her native Rochester. She was a homemaker and Episcopalian. She enjoyed crossword and other word puzzles, crafts and needlepoint. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Ronald; two sons, Bryan, Boston, and Kevin, Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Raymond Potter, Milford, N.H.; a granddaughter; and two nephews. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
WINTERFELDT, EDWARD C. "ED," 75, of Largo, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Blue Island, Ill., and came here in 1988 from Hazel Crest, Ill. He retired in 1986 after 35 years as a repairman with Northern Illinois Gas Co. He was an Army veteran of the military police in World War II. He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Largo, and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Marian; three daughters, Karen Diane Russell, Seminole, Kandye D. Winterfeldt, Park Forest, Ill., and Karla Jo Conner, Pittsburg, Calif.; a son, Kim E., Homewood, Ill.; a brother, Marvin, Frankfort, Ill.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Palm Harbor

JENNINGS, DORA C., 92, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Paterson, N.J., and came here in 1983 from Wayne, N.J. She was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian and a member of the Spanish American War Vets Auxiliary in Paterson. Survivors include a daughter, Faith Baird, Palm Harbor; a son, Edwin C. III, Lincoln Park, N.J.; a sister, Josephine Hoppe, Chico, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
NELAN, MARY ELIZABETH WOODWORTH, 93, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Wilkensburg, Pa., and came here in 1978 from Washington, Pa. She was a high school teacher for 37 years and taught in the Connellsville and Wilkensburg School systems. She graduated from Chatham College, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Nellon, earned a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh and also studied at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She was a member of the Carnegie Society, the Hamerschlag Heritage Society and Warner Legacy. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa and Delta Pi Epsilon, the Pittsburgh College Club, the American Association of University Women and the Tuesday Musicale Club of Pittsburgh. Locally she was a member of Palm Harbor United Methodist Church, the Palm Harbor Newcomers Alumnae, a charter member of Women's Club of Highland Lakes, and active in the Highland Lakes Southern Club, Swim Club and Yacht Club. A world traveler since childhood, she went on 180 cruises and visited all the continents as well as all of the United States. Survivors include a nephew, Jack Nelan, Pittsburgh. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
RENN, DOROTHY J., 78, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Countryside Health Care Center, Palm Harbor. She was born in Jersey City, N.J., and came here in 1989 from Union Beach, N.Y. She was a retired salesperson. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Williams, Palm Harbor; a son, Dennis, Aurora, Colo.; a sister, Jean Buckley, New York City; and three grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm harbor Chapel.

Tarpon Springs

GOULD, FRED C., 82, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Bay Tree Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Palm Harbor. He was born in Wellsville, N.Y., and moved in 2001 to Tarpon Springs from New Port Richey. He was a retired comptroller. Survivors include two daughters, Mitzi Windus, Tarpon Springs, and Suzanne Robbins, Honolulu; a son, Robert, Wellsville; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Indian Rocks Beach

LAY, J. HOWARD SR., 67, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital. Born in Lone Mountain, Tenn., he came here in 1959 from Knoxville, Tenn. He retired as a phone technician for GTE after 32 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. He was an Army veteran and a member of Gulf Beach Lodge 291 F&AM in Madeira Beach and Egypt Shrine Temple and Scottish Rite, both in Tampa. He was a charter member of VFW Post 10094 in Indian Rocks Beach. He enjoyed wood crafting, specializing in wood barrel pens, and genealogy. He was a two-term city commissioner of Indian Rocks Beach from 1966 to 1970 and was mayor from 1970 to 1972. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Joanne Griffin-Lay; a son, James H. Jr., Vail, Colo.; two brothers, Donald B., Largo, and Thomas W., Seminole; two sisters, Carolyn Tuskan and Mary Marrocco, both of Largo; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Madeira Beach

PETERS, HELEN V., 88, of Madeira Beach, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. She came here from her native Syracuse, N.Y., where she was a nursing assistant. She was Catholic. Survivors include four sons, John F., Newark, N.Y.; Gerald R., Clyde, N.Y.; William, Lakewood, Calif.; and Jeff, Sodus, N.Y.; and three daughters, Elizabeth Bouchard, St. Petersburg; Sheryl Whyte, Newark; and Kathy Lanphear, Madeira Beach. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

KYLE, BETTY L., 85, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital. Born in Tokoma Park, Md., she came here in 1972 from St. Louis. She was a retired Air Force accountant in Japan. She was Christian. Survivors include a daughter, JoAn Lollar, New Smyrna Beach; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a great-grandson. National Cremation Society, Largo.
MUDD, JERRY HALSTEAD, 56, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at home in a suicide. Born in Seth, W.Va., he came here in 1986 from Princeton, W.Va. He was Pinellas Park's city manager since 1997. As the city's public works administrator, he was instrumental in building the city's reclaimed water system. Before working for the city, he was an engineer and project manager for J.O. Lively Manufacturing and Equipment Co. in Kanawha County, W.Va. He was president of the Pinellas Park Kiwanis Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Lopez Council 5737 in Pinellas Park, the International City Managers Association and the Pinellas County City Manager Consortium. He was a member of the board of directors of the Pinellas Park Corps of the Salvation Army and was a lector at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinellas Park. He receive a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the West Virginia Institute of Technology and was an alumnus of the University of South Florida Executive Fellows Leadership Program. Survivors include his wife, Ethel; a son, John, Pinellas Park; a stepson, J. Kailen Harper, Naperville, Ill.; a stepdaughter, de Anna Poss, New York City; his mother, Mae Mudd, Pinellas Park; and two grandchildren. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

BARCHFELD, EMMA G., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion. Born in Salt Lake City, she came here in 1963 from West Mifflin, Pa. She was a clerk for Travelers Insurance and a member of First Church of Christ Scientist, Princess Hirrihigua Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution 584346 and Kappa Theta sorority at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Kay Shirk, Gibsonia, Pa. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.
BONGIOVANNI, JOSEPH C., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in New York City, he came here in 1979 from New Jersey. He retired as a salesman for Sears in New York City after 25 years. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Leota; a daughter, Connie Napolitano, Trinity; a son, Dennis, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Josephine Bongiovanni and Catherine Tranchina, both of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
EVANS, JOHN D., 68, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Pleasantville, Ohio, he came here in 1989 from Texas. He was a member of Church of the Living Flame. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Chai-Wah Teoh-Evans; and a son, James William Evans, Canton, Ohio. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
GOODWIN, RICHARD DANIEL "DAN," 67, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Bath, Maine, he came here in 1970 from West Bath, Maine. He was a mechanic and carpenter. He was an Army veteran and a Jehovah's Witness. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Lee Harren, Bath, three sons, Robert Douglas Chase, Brunswick, Maine; Troy Shaw Chase, South Portland, Maine; and Richard Daniel Goodwin, Topsham, Maine; and a brother, Lester, West Bath. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
McINTOSH, SALLY C., of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Kindred Hospital Bay Area -- St. Petersburg. Born in Massena, N.Y., she came here in 1985 from Adams, N.Y. She was a systems coordinator for the American Medical Association in New York. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Jefrey Woodall, York, Pa.; two daughters, Jenifer Simpson, Adams Center, N.Y., and Jaime Pomeroy, Sheffield, Mass.; a sister, Joan Naklick, Adams; a brother, Charles Christy, Palm Bay; and a grandchild. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
MURCH, MARGARET L., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., she came here 17 years ago from Massachusetts. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Robert; two sons, Harold Murch, Clearwater, and Robert Murch Jr., Brooksville; and two daughters, Jo Ann Markwell, Port Richey, and Kimi Stewart, Las Vegas; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
SKINNER, EUNICE, 82, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Pasadena Manor. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
SLEZAK, JOSEPH G., 85, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Exeter, Pa., he came here in the late 1940s. He was a World War II veteran and worked at St. Anthony's Hospital. Survivors include his companion, Trudy Nano; a nephew, Robert Slezak; and three nieces, Theresa Lukas, June Toppenburg and Catherine Leonard. Neptune Society of Palm Harbor.
WALKER, JOSEPH JR., 50, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Durham, N.C., he came here a year ago from Savannah, Ga., where he was a driver and yard supervisor for Keen Transport. He also was a long-distance truck driver for Schwend Trucking Co. in Dade City and Coch Trucking in Sabetha, Kan. Locally, he was a member of Southside Tabernacle Church, where he served as the Boy Scout leader, youth activity assistant and was a member of the coed Sunday class. He was an Army drill sergeant during the Vietnam and the Persian Gulf wars, retiring after 20 years. Survivors include his wife, Rosalyn; a son, Joseph Anthony Kilaukea Walker, Honolulu; a daughter, Tiffany Payton, Durham, N.C.; his parents, Joseph and Ethel Walker Sr., Winston-Salem, N.C.; a stepson, Herbert Ellison Jr., and a stepdaughter, Zaneta Ellison, both of St. Petersburg; two brothers, Wesley R., Creedmoor, N.C., and Gerald H., Atlanta; and a sister, Wendette A. Walker, Charlotte, N.C. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

ZARZYCKI, AUBREY FAITH, infant daughter of Craig and Lani Zarzycki, of Seminole, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. Other survivors include a sister, Taylor Danielle Zarzycki; her maternal grandparents, Barbara and David O'Brien; and her paternal grandparents, Denise and Edward Zarzycki. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home & Cemetery, Seminole.