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Clearwater

• HUEBSCH, MADELINE M., 83, of Clearwater, died Monday (Feb. 10, 2003) at Sylvan Health Center, Clearwater. She was born in Charlotte, Vt. She was a commercial artist at Green Mountain Studio in Vermont where she was known for creating Tiffany-style lamps. Survivors include a son, Roy Christianson, Belmont, Calif. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• JOHNSON, ORIN "O.P.J.," 75, a seasonal resident of Leesburg and formerly of Clearwater, died on Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here as a seasonal visitor beginning in 1993 from Dubuque, Iowa, where he owned and operated a restaurant and bar. Survivors include three sons, Donald, Leesburg, Kenneth, Holiday, and David, Wisconsin; two daughters, Diane E. Johnson, Dunedin, and Tamya Johnson, Dubuque; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.
• McDANIEL, NANCY J., 78, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., and came here in 1983 from Canfield, Ohio. She was a homemaker. She was past president of the Women's Club of Clearwater, past matron of Shenango Valley Chapter OES, and a member of the Junior Women's Club of Sharon, Pa. She was a volunteer at Belcher Elementary School. She was Episcopalian. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Gerald W.; two daughters, Barbara Flatten, Clearwater, and Carol Strausberg, Longwood; a son, Charles, Columbus, Ohio; and a grandson. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• 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. Survivors include his wife of 60 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.
• STIDOLPH, WARREN B., 81, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Sunset Point Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. He was born in Long Island, N.Y., and came here in 1982 from Pittsburgh, where he retired as an engineer for US Steel. He was an aviation machinist mate second class in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater, where he was a bingo caller for the church's Men's Club. He was a member of the American Legion. Survivors include three daughters, Patty Groves, Oldsmar, Sue Mazer, Chicago, and Carol Flaherty, Pittsburgh; four sons, Warren, James and Donald, all of Chicago, and Timothy, St. Louis; two brothers, Robert, Des Moines, Iowa, and David, California; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Dunedin

• WEAVER, EDITH E. JOHNSON, 93, of Spring Hill, formerly of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Feb. 12, 2003) at Timber Pines ALF, Spring Hill. She was born in Indiana and came to Florida in 1968 from Florham Park, N.J. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Telephone Pioneers of America, both of Dunedin. Survivors include a daughter, Janet Tarleton, Spring Hill; a sister, Pauline Bradds, Xenia, Ohio; a grandson; and two great-grandsons. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Dunedin.

Largo

• BERMAN, FRANK C., 63, of Largo, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1973 from Amherst, Mass. He owned and operated the Wealth Source Financial Group. He was a Navy veteran. He was an active member of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce and the Republican Party. He was Jewish. He was a supporter of the Gulf Coast Museum of Art, the Jazz Association and the SPCA. His hobbies included kayaking, hiking, travel and photography. Survivors include a daughter, Michele Berman, New Orleans; a son, Kenneth, Lakemont, Ga.; a sister, Lynene Schneider, Chappaqua, N.Y. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• CARDER, CHARLOTTE Y. 88, of Largo, formerly of Holiday, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at home. She was born in Chicago, came to Holiday in 1985 from Hollywood, Fla., and moved to Largo in 1996. She was a homemaker. She was Lutheran. Survivors include a son, Craig, Milwaukee; a half sister, Shirley Wedoff, Bellwood, Ill.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday
• COX, MARGARET B., 81, of Largo, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Asheville, N.C., and came here in 1990 from Atlanta. She worked as a hairdresser. She was a member of First Baptist Church of New Port Richey. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, H. Cecil; a daughter, Dale Harris, Tampa; a son, Ronald C., Thomaston, Ga.; a sister, Mary E. Little, Tarpon Springs; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
• FLETCHER, LORRAINE L., 88, of Largo, formerly of Pass-a-Grille Beach and Seminole, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Worcester, Mass., came to Pass-a-Grille Beach in 1949, moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1953, to Seminole in 1959 and to Largo in 1964. She graduated from Framingham State Teachers College in Massachusetts. She worked in retail and banking for several years before becoming a teacher. During World War II, she served with the American Red Cross in Anchorage, Ala. While living on the beach, she taught in St. Petersburg schools and worked at the snack bar of the Pass-a-Grille Beach Hotel. She taught school in Fort Lauderdale. After returning to Pinellas County, she taught at Orange Grove Elementary in Seminole and was transferred in 1963 to Largo Central Elementary School where she taught until she retired in 1981 after 41 years as a teacher. She was an accomplished tennis player and a horsewoman. She was a volunteer for the SPCA and a member of the Florida and the North Pinellas Retired Educators Associations. Survivors include a son, Bradley W., Largo. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.
• MONAST, KAREN Y., 44, of Largo, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1988 from Mississippi. She served six years in the Air Force and achieved the rank of sergeant. She was Episcopalian. Survivors include a son, Jason P., Killeen, Texas; her father, Jack Kruger, New Hampshire; her mother, Frances Deak, London; a brother, Andrew Deak, St. Petersburg; a sister, Marta Vittini, Lake Worth; and a grandchild. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• WALTERS, FRANCES M. WARD, 67, of Largo, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at home. She was born in Jewell Ridge, Va., and came here in 1967 from Flint, Mich. She worked as a deli specialist for Publix supermarket in Oakhurst Shopping Plaza and was a member of Woodlawn Church of God, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband of nine years, Herbert; three sons, Jesse S. Ward, Leonard "Butch" Ward and Anthony "Andy" Ward, all of Largo; two daughters, Mabel "Bonnie" Pelletier, Gainesville, and Joanie M. Hartman, Rockford, Ill; a brother, Don Keene, Brook Park, Ohio; two stepbrothers, Walter Frankie Manier, Trinity, N.C., and Eddie Keene, Thomasville, N.C.; two stepsisters, Linda Clingenfield, Asheboro, N.C., and Carolyn Smith, High Point, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Palm Harbor

• BOGEL, ERNST C.H., 95, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Germany and came here in 1986 from New York City, where he retired from retail fabric sales after 25 years with Bloomingdales. He was an Army Medic veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater. He was a world traveler and enjoyed cooking. Survivors include a son, Ed, Palm Harbor; a brother, Heinz Bogel, Germany; and two grandsons, Eric and Eddie. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• IRWIN, LYNN B., 87, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Palm Garden of Clearwater nursing home. He was born in Bridgeport, Ill., and came here in 1993 from Westmont, Ill., where he owned and operated a Marathon station. He attended Heritage United Methodist Church at Countryside. Survivors include his wife, Mary A.; a daughter, Linda S. Cochran, Palm Harbor; four sisters, Helen Jarrell, Chatsworth, Calif., Lois Dame, Junction City, Ore., Eileen Rogers, Prescott Valley, Ariz., and Kathleen Pruyn, Texas; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• POWERS, RUTH ZIETZ, 91, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Palm Garden of Clearwater nursing home. She came here in 1932 from her native Hankinson, N.D. She was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include a daughter, Cynthia Ironfield, Clearwater; two brothers, William Zietz, Palm Harbor, and Carl Zietz, Canton, Ga.; and a sister, Helen Olsen, Sun City, Ariz. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• ZIEGLER, ARTHUR C., 85, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Tandem Health Care at Safety Harbor. He came here in 1981 from his native Pittsburgh, where he retired as divisional credit manager for the May Co. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Elsie M.; a son, Arthur C. Jr., Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Donna J. Cleaver, Pittsburgh; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Safety Harbor

• ASHKENAZ, DIANE, 49, of Safety Harbor, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at the home of her parents in Safety Harbor under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in New York City, moved to Margate in 1979 from California, and to Safety Harbor in 1997. She graduated cum laude from the University of Miami. She was a physical therapist; she worked more than 20 years at hospitals, doctors offices and in home health care services in Margate, Fort Lauderdale and Safety Harbor. For the past five years, she worked as a sales representative in the kitchen design department of Home Depot in Clearwater. She was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom of Clearwater. She was a Girl Scout leader. Survivors include two daughters, Beth Ashkenaz, Safety Harbor, and Dawn Ashkenaz, Charleston, S.C.; her parents, Sydelle and Martin Rosenberg, Safety Harbor; two brothers, Gary C. Rosenberg, Safety Harbor, and Jeffrey Rosenberg, Palm Harbor; a sister, Ellen Gay Petose, Lakewood, N.J.; and her paternal grandmother, Elsie Rosenberg, Safety Harbor. Beth David North Chapel of David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clearwater.
• McINNIS, CHARLES A., 92, of Safety Harbor, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at home. He was born in Boston and lived in Lochmere, N.H., and Medford, Mass., before he came here in 1976. He was a retired construction sheet metal worker. He was a member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Safety Harbor, and a past member of Knights of Columbus. Survivors include a daughter, Pamela M. Bureau, Tampa, and Joanne Buchanan, Medford; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.

Tarpon Springs

• KUHAUPT, MINNIE, 91, of Tarpon Springs, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1988 from Berwyn, Ill. She was a homemaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include a daughter, Frances M. McMenamin, St. Charles, Ill.; a brother, Joe Des Plaines, Avenel, N.J.; a sister, Nancy Zolt, Lincolnwood, Ill.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Indian Rocks Beach

• FLEMING, PATRICIA CROWE, 77, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at All Children's Hospital. She was born in Atlanta and came here in 1973 from Houston. She was a retired medical center laboratory manager. She was a volunteer for the Indian Rocks Beach Library and the Pinellas County Election Board. She was Episcopalian. Survivors include a son, Joel A., Grapevine, Texas; two daughters, Andrea Britt and Ellen Bradford, both of Houston; a brother, R.H. Crowe, Cropwell, Ala.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

• GRILLO, ANTONINO R. "TONY," 75, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, he came here in 1960 from San Antonio, Texas. He was the manager of Bruce Kaye Trucking of Largo for 16 years, the owner of a Pepperidge Farm Cookie and Cracker franchise of Seminole for eight years, and the owner and operator of Anton's Portrait Studio of Pinellas Park for seven years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Coral Lorene; a daughter, Pamela Lynne Sunter, Seminole; two sons, John DeBow, Paducah, Ky., and Richard Grillo, Pinellas Park; three sisters, Josephine Deininger, Summit, N.J.; Rose Schenkel, Sumter, S.C.; and Jeanette Ozuna, Brea, Calif.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
• ROSS, ARLENE F., 77, of Pinellas Park, formerly of Seminole, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital. She was born in Schenectady, N.Y., and came here in 1989 from Clifton, N.J. She was a secretary for General Electric Co. Survivors include a niece, Sharon Stephens, Albuquerque, N.M.; and two nephews, Wayne Veith, Nashville, Tenn., and Kurt Veith, Largo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• STEBLER, BETTY A., 76, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She came here in 1980 from her native Pittsburgh. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Oakhurst United Methodist Church in Seminole. She was a member of Senior Friends of St. Petersburg General and Northside Hospitals, the Humane Society and the Smithsonian Institution. She was an avid horticulturist. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Charles H.; two sons, Ron, Phoenix, and Ken, Los Angeles; and a grandson, Michael. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

• BIALEK, MARIE BERTHA, 104, of Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at Providence Alaska Medical Center. A native of Baltimore, where she retired as the owner of a corner grocery store in 1956, she came to St. Petersburg in 1961. She took her first airplane flight when she moved to Anchorage at 103 years of age. Survivors include four daughters, Marie Garvey, Baltimore; Helyn Orem, Bethesda, Md.; Dorothy Clark, Needham Heights, Mass.; and Gloria Stephens, Anchorage; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• BOOTH, FRIEND EDWARD, 58, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Taylorsville, Miss., he came here in 1973 from Mississippi. He worked as a laborer for Ceco Construction Co. for several years, and for JMC Design and Development. He attended St. John Missionary Baptist Church. He was a Mason. He enjoyed making barbecue grills and picnic tables. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Inez; a son, Glenn Ray Booth, and four daughters, Quennie Booth, Peggy Booth, Barbara Booth and Victoria Booth, all of St. Petersburg; three brothers, Charlie and Curtis, both of Mississippi, and Bill, Missouri; a sister, Birdy Haines, Mississippi; 17 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter, Laquiecia Roberts, St. Petersburg. Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg.
• BUSACCA, SUSAN "SUSIE," 80, of St. Pete Beach, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in New York City, she came here in 1957 from Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a seamstress for a glove manufacturer. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in St. Pete Beach. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Paul; a son, Paul Jr., Clearwater; a daughter, Jessica Busacca, Pinellas Park; a brother, Calvin Cardieri, South Pasadena; and two sisters, Christina Russo, Long Island, N.Y., and Carmela Norato, St. Pete Beach. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.
• CAFARELLI, MARY, 91, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at home. She was born in Boston and came here in 1972 from Somerville, Mass. She was a homemaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 73 years, Romeo; two sons, Robert, Wolcott, Vt., and Richard, Lakewood, N.J.; two daughters, Joan Wright, Leesburg, and Elaine Rutter, Largo; three sisters, Josephine Santasuosso, Rose Abate and Helen Tutela, all of East Boston, Mass; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• DONOGHUE, FLORENCE ELIZABETH, 107, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Carrington Place Convalescent Center. She came here from her native Chicago, where she worked for the publishers of the Saturday Evening Post. She was Methodist. Survivors include a grandniece, Marlene Boyer, Illinois; and a grandnephew, Harry Boekeloo, California. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• EISENGART, SARAH NICOLE, infant daughter of Holly Eisengart and Mike Loomis of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at All Children's Hospital. Other survivors include, maternal grandparents, Debra and Gerald Mitchell, Lafayette, Ind., and Pat and William Eisengart, St. Petersburg; paternal grandparents, Nancy and Larry Loomis, Naugatuck, Conn.; maternal great-grandparents, Carolyn and William Eisengart, St. Petersburg, and Wilma Gilford, Hopkinsville, Ky.; and maternal great-great-grandmother, Myrtle Botnott, Hopkinsville. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• GAMACHE, ALBERTA B., 95, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003). Born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, she moved to New Bedford, Mass., as a child and was a resident of St. Petersburg for 25 years. She worked for Standard Oil Co. Survivors include two daughters, Claire T. "Frenchy" Morton and Suzanne Graveline; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
• GOFF, MICHAEL LEE, 51, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) at Edward White Hospital. He came here in 1962 from his native Marion, Ind. He enjoyed skydiving and motorcycles. Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Hinsen, a brother, James, and a sister, Mona Hughes, all of St. Petersburg. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• HAMMOND, DOROTHY M., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Westminster Shores Nursing Home. She was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and came here in 1982 from Miami. She was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Altar Guild at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Sandy, Ellenton, and Terri West, Port Jervis, N.Y.; a brother, Raymond Thompson, Downingtown, Pa.; a sister, Stella Bayley, New Rochelle, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.
• McCRARY, MADELYN F., 84, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. She came here in 1938 from Havana, Fla. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. She enjoyed singing and music. Survivors include two daughters, Harriet Sullivan, Seffner, and Sally Kamrada, Orlando; two sons, Clyde and E.J. Jr., St. Petersburg; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

• LANGFORD, GEORGE J., 90, of Seminole, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003) at Tandem Health Care of St. Petersburg. Born in Providence, R.I., he came here in 2002 from Greene, R.I. He was a retired machinist. He was Methodist. Survivors include a son, George James Jr., Providence; two daughters, Carol Farley, Belleair, and Georgia Braids, Indian Rocks Beach; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• WELLS, RAYMOND D., 62, of Seminole, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital in Largo. Born in Warriormine, W. Va., he came here in 1990 from Fort Washington, Md. He worked in the shipping and receiving department of Dimmitt Cadillac in Clearwater. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge in Tampa, Blue Lodge 78 in Largo and Egypt Shrine Temple in Tampa. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Mary; five sons, Danny and David, both of Texas; Raymond Jr. and Anthony, both of Seminole; and Dale, Pinellas Park; two daughters, Rebecca DeLarosa, Texas, and Teresa Morgan, North Carolina; his mother, Beulah "Be Bee" Wells, Seminole; two brothers, Page, Seminole, and David, Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Susan Sanders, Largo; and eight grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home & Cemetery, Seminole.
 





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