St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

BARCHIESI, JAMES J., 78, of Hernando, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in New York and was a retired machinist supervisor. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion and attended St. Scholastica Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Joan; two daughters, Donna Battista, Morganville, N.J., and Lori Thomson, Madison, Ala.; a son, Robert, Newburgh, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness.

CHARLES, GLENDON MILLARD, 81, of Homosassa, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Lake City, he came here 22 years ago from Hudson. He was a long distance trucker and later was the owner and operator of The Mullet Hut in Sunnyday's Plaza in Homosassa from 1987 to 1994. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Valeria; two stepsons, James Pritchett, Kennesaw, Ga., and David Pritchett, Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Wallace T., Inverness, and Fleming, Chassahowitzka; a sister, Daphane Chason, Homosassa; three granddaughters and three grandsons; and seven great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

GWINN, NEIL PRESTON, 72, of Crystal River, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was a seasonal resident here from Baltimore. He was a retired guidance counselor at Smithtown High School East, New York City, and a graduate of St. John's University, New York City. Survivors include his wife., Myrna; a son, Neil Preston Gwinn Jr., Baltimore; four daughters, Laura Balcom, Ellicott City, Md., Carol Brill, Frederick, Md., Linda Casey and Claire DeAngioletti, all of Leesburg, Va.; and 14 grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

KEITH, LUCILLE, 79, of Crystal River, died Friday (Feb. 21, 2003) at Crystal River Health Center. Born in Sanford, Maine, she came here 30 years ago from Franklin, N.H., and was a homemaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Lockwood, Franklin, N.H., Linda Simpson, Pittsburg, N.H., and Margaret Martin, both of Homosassa; a son, Fred Nowak, Homosassa; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

LAFFERTY, HELEN, 82, of Floral City, formerly of Holiday, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Inverness. Born in Godley, Ill., she came here in 1987 from Holiday. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Francis; a niece, Vivien Sparks, and a great-niece, Shawn Cantrell, both of McCaysville, Ga. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness.

SURGZICH, PETER PAUL, 80, of Inverness, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Ellington, Conn., he came to Florida in 1993 from East Hartford, Conn. He was a retired route supervisor for Mechanic's Uniform Service Co., East Hartford, and was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Greek Orthodox Church, Lecanto. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 4252 Hernando. Survivors include a nephew, Albert Abrams, and two nieces, Linda Marino and Phyllis Jackomowski, all of Connecticut. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

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BANTA, PHYLLIS LOONEY, 77, of Toms Rivers, N.J., formerly of Brooksville, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at home. Born in Rushville, Ind., she moved to Toms River in 1996 from Brooksville. She was a guidance counselor. Survivors include her son, Warren, Toms River; a daughter, Jean Reynolds, Woodbridge, Va: a brother, John Looney, Barefoot Bay; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Kedz Funeral Home, Toms River.

CRAMER, DAVID J. SR., 77, of Spring Hill, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Dolgeville, N.Y., he came here 13 years ago from Brewerton, N.Y., and was a retired district manager for Convenience Food Stores. He was Catholic. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Joyce; three children; and several great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

FELKINS, PHYLLIS D., 70, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home under the care of Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Born in Herrin, Ill., she came here in 1985 from South Bend, Ind., where she was a hospital unit secretary at Memorial Hospital. She was Methodist. Survivors include her daughter, Donna Felkin-Dohm, Spring Hill; and a brother, Delmar Stacy, Herrin. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

GENOVA, FRANK, 81, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home. Born in Waterbury, Conn., he came here 22 years ago. He retired from Lombard Brothers Trucking and was a member of the Teamsters Union. He was an Army veteran and a member of Sons of Italy and the Connecticut Club. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; a son, Frank Genova Jr., and a daughter, Adeline Wood, both of Spring Hill; two brothers, Salvatore, Harwinton, Conn., and Ralph, Waterbury; two sisters, Mary Rinaldi and Adeline Daddona, both of Waterbury; several nieces and nephews; and three grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

GREENLEE, LORRAINE A., 67, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Fords, N.J., she came here 10 years ago from East Brunswick, N.J. She was a retired clerical worker for Tenneco Chemicals, Fords. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Jerry; a daughter, Kathy, and a son, Kenneth, all of Spring Hill; a sister, Esther Woodmansee, Edison, N.J.; two brothers, Ben Gilbert, Mine Hill, N.J., and Robert Gilbert Sr., Old Bridge, N.J.; many nieces and nephews; and two grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

HANSEN, GEORGIA, 72, of Weeki Wachee Gardens, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in New York City, she came here 30 years ago from East Northport, N.Y. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, William K.; two daughters, Cindy Gullo, Spring Hill, and Joy Mincoff, New Port Richey; two brothers, Richard Goalwin, Paoli, Pa., and Robert Goalwin, Houston; two sisters, Roberta Dunn, Spring Hill, and Carol Goalwin, Williamsburg, Va.; and two grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

HENDERSON, CHARLES LAFAYETTE "C.L.," 88, of Brooksville, died Wedneday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Brooksville. Born in Tampa, he moved to Brooksville in 1955. He worked for Lykes Lines in Europe and worked for the Florida Road Department, helping build U.S. 19 in Hernando County. He was an engineer with Florida Mining and Materials, and was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Brooksville. He was a founding member of the Merrymakers Club and was a member of Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Tampa, and Brooksville Masonic Lodge. Survivors include two daughters, Caroline Springstead, Brooksville, and Lois Neate, Fairfield, Iowa; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

HRABCHAK, AGNES D., 68, of Spring Hill, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Boston, she came to Florida six years ago from Wakefield, Mass. She was a member of Brooksville DAV Chapter 67. Survivors include three daughters, Cheryl Ferreira, Hernando Beach, Debra Burley, Wakefield, Mass., and Mary Franco, Brighton, Mass.; her son, Joseph, Dallas; a brother, George Pitts; three sisters, Barbara Mercurio, Helen Crane and Ann Burges; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

KLONTZ, MAYO M., 74, of Weeki Wachee, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in Cummings, N.D., he came here five years ago from Chicago. He was a retired fleet account executive for General Motors, Chevolet Motor Division, and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Grafton American Legion Post 2, Fargo, N.D., for 56 years. He was a member of Hernando Beach VFW Post, Theta Chi Fraternity and North Dakota State University Alumni Association. Survivors include his wife, Sandra; two sons, Jeffrey, Racine, Wis., Thomas, Springfield, Ill.; five daughters, Susan Anderson, Wayzata, Minn., Beth K. Graham, Elmhurst, Ill., Kim Del Ricco, Lockport, Ill., Nancy Larson, Chicago, and Amy Groom, Colleyville, Texas; a brother, Timothy, Fargo; three sisters, Madonna Sweeney and Mary Hebert, both of Fargo, and Virginia Smith, Boynton Beach; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Brooksville.

LEACH, EARL H., 89, of Brooksville, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Haverhill, Mass., he came here in 1978 from Avon Park and was a member of the Saggahew Masonic Lodge. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Esther; a son, Robert, Lancaster, Mass.; two daughters, June Collier, Troy, Ala., and Peggy Leach, Westminster, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

MACCARI, ALFRED J., 73, of Weeki Wachee, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. Born in New York, he came here in 2002 from Centreville, Va. He was a retired manager at Chevron/Texaco Oil Co. and was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Joanne, Simi Valley, Calif.; and a daughter, Lisa, New York. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville.

MOORE, JAMES E. JR., 86, of Hernando Beach, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Somerset County, Md., he came here 18 years ago from Mount Dora. He was the retired owner and operator of several sea shell stores in Sarasota. He authored a book on finding rare sea shells in the Gulf of Mexico. He was a member of the Bradenton Shrine Lodge. Survivors include three sons, James E. Moore III, Punta Gorda, Daniel, Garner, N.C., and Thomas B., Bradenton; four daughters, JoAnne Hall, Bartow, Phyllis Jolly, Fort Walton Beach, Jane Ellen Strickland, Crawfordville, and Martha Wortham, Sarasota; 22 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

ROSS, ROBERT MAX, 82, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Brooksville. Born in Lynn, Ind., he came here 20 years ago from Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a retired machinist from Zollner Corp., Fort Wayne. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, Elks Club, the Indiana Club and First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill. Survivors include his wife, Lois; two daughters, Palma Stonerock, Brooksville, and Jacklyn Pardo, Richmond, Ind.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

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ANDERSON, BERNIE LEE, 76, of Plant City, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003). A native and lifelong resident of Plant City, she was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bob;" two daughters, Pat Wolfe and Martha Timmons, both of Plant City; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

BALDUS, DEAN J., 55, of Brandon, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003). He moved to the Tampa area 38 years ago from Wabash, Ind., and taught at Progress Village sixth grade center for 17 years and at Horace Mann Middle School for five years. Survivors include his wife, Christol "Chris;" a daughter, Susan Mohme, Brandon; and five brothers, Don, Tennessee, David, Colorado, Harry, Connecticut, Roger, Ocala, and Harold, Maryland. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview.

DAUBAR, ENRIQUE SR. "KIKO," 89, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003). A native and lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a member of St. Joseph Church. Survivors include a son, Henry L., Daubar; a brother, Armando Daubar Sr.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Boza & Roel Funeral Home, Tampa.

GARDENER, ELIZABETH "BETTY," 89, of Apollo Beach, died Sunday (Feb. 16, 2003). Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she moved to the United States in 1973 from England. Survivors include two daughters, June Rucidlo and Sandra Hines; three grandchildren, Ashley Hines, Gary Cornette and Colin Benson; and four great-grandsons. National Cremation Society, Tampa.

GARRETT, PAULINE H., 98, of Tampa, died Friday (Feb. 21, 2003). She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company, was a member of Lake Carroll Baptist Church and a former member of East Side Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. Survivors include a son, J. Paul Garrett, Tampa; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount & Curry Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

JAMES, EMILY, 67, of Brooksville, formerly of Tampa, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Brooksville. She moved to Brooksville seven years ago from her native Tampa. She was a retired secretary for Leto High School, Tampa. She was a member of the Moose Lodge, VFW and American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Leon; a son, Kenneth, Brooksville; and one daughter, Valerie, Tampa. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

NEWMAN, GLADYS L., 88, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003). She was a graduate of Plant High School and was a member of Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a sister, Mildred E. Whitehead; a niece, Florence W. Hicks; a great-niece; and a great-nephew. Blount & Curry Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

ROBBINS, DELORES MAE "DEE," 70, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003). Survivors include three children, Dana Olsen, Steven and Jeffrey Robbins; a brother, Danny Cooper; a sister, Beverly Anglins; and three granddaughters. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

SANDERS, BETTY V., 73, of Plant City, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003). Survivors include her husband, Melvin E.; a daughter, Deborah Kurto; a granddaughter, Jennifer Nolan; a great-granddaughter; and a niece. Hopewell Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, Plant City.

SILLS, FRANCES E., 76, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003). Born in Chipley, she was a crossing guard for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and was Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Mark and Keith; a brother, John; a sister, Gladys; and five grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

SULLIVAN, SARAH LORENA GOFF, 98, of Tampa, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003). Survivors include a son, Edward Elice Sullivan Sr.; a sister, Laura Elizabeth Stewart; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, Tampa.

THOMAS MERLE E., 85, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003). A native and lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a member of First Unity Church, Order of Eastern Star Trinity Chapter 240, Order White Shrine of Jerusalem Lebanon Shrine No. 6 and Social Order of the Beaucant Tampa Chapter No. 208. Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Harvill; a son, Howard M. Thomas Jr.; a brother, Eric McNab; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Boza & Roel Funeral Home, Tampa.

YOUNG, ULMA E., 79, of Plant City, died Friday (Feb. 21, 2003). Born in Adel, Ga., he was a longtime resident of Plant City. He was retired from American Cynamid and was a retired barber for United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He was a member of Plant City Church of God for 55 years, where he was Sunday school superintendent for many years. Survivors include his wife, Doris Linton; three daughters, Tannis Willaford, Carol Galloway and Kathy Speer, all of Plant City; a brother, Barney Young, Kissimmee; a sister, Linda Amerson, Plant City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

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BARNES, SOPHIA, 83, of Zephyrhills, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Dade City. Born in Utica, N.Y., she came here in 1993 from Fort Lauderdale. She was raised on a family farm and was the operator of LaPizzeria, Hollywood, Fla. Survivors include a daughter, Janell Merrie Reed, Zephyrhills; a sister, Mary Thomas, Utica; and several nieces and nephews. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

BECHTEL, VIOLET A., of Port Richey, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Orchard Ridge Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in Westmont, N.J., she came here 23 years ago from Trenton, N.J. She was a labor cost analyst for Atlantic Products, Trenton, and a member of Telephone Pioneers. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Port Richey. Survivors include a son, John Wilson, Dallas; a daughter, Bonnie Witt, Sneads Ferry, N.C.; three grandsons; and six great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

BOLIN, KAITLYN L., 8, of Spring Hill (Pasco County), died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa. She was born in Tampa and was a second-grader at Mary Giella Elementary School. Survivors include her parents, Tony J. Bolin and Debra Beaver, a brother, Tony "Bubby" Bolin Jr., and a sister, Ashley Bolin, all of Spring Hill; maternal grandmother Wanda Lyons, Mount Airy, N.C.; maternal grandfather James Beaver Jr., Pilot Mountain, N.C.; and paternal grandmother Rosemary Bolin-Caldwell, Wesley Chapel. Loyless Funeral Home, Land O'Lakes/Lutz.

BROOKS, JOHN JEROME, 77, of Holiday, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Long Eaton, England, he was a winter resident here for 14 years from Ashbourne, England. He was an engineer for Shell Oil Co. and was a British Army veteran of World War II. He served in China, Burma and India. Survivors include his wife, Joan; two sons, Paul Robert, Birkenhead, England, and Nigel John, Ashbourne; two daughters, Linda Doran, Ashbourne, and Joanna Logan, Houston; and 10 grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

FINCHUM, IRMA L., 88, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, she came here 30 years ago from Pennsylvania. She was a buyer for Woolworth and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include a niece, Janice Fitzgerald, Macungie, Pa.; and seven grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

HADLEY, WITT WILLIAM JR., 81, of Port Richey, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Heather Hill Nursing Home, New Port Richey. Born in Indianapolis, he came here five years ago from Elk Grove Village, Ill. He was a sales manager with Cigna Insurance, Chicago, and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of New Port Richey and its Men's Club. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Lenora; three sons, Charles W., Austin, Texas, David A., Kirkland, Wash., and Thomas E., Santa Barbara, Calif.; four daughters, Susan E. Sergeant, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Margaret L. White, Raleigh, N.C., Cynthia J. Hadley, Cary, N.C., and Mary Ann Raimondi, New Port Richey; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

HART, JEAN, 72, of Wesley Chapel, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Tampa. Born in Pikeville, Ky., she came here in 1979 from Chicago and worked as a waitress. She was Pentecostal. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn DeLuca, Wesley Chapel; a son, Mike Kaiser, Kingman, Ariz.; a brother, Ira Salyer, Hattiesburg, Miss.; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

LACHUT, PRISCILLA L. "PATSY," 83, of Holiday, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Winthrop, Mass., she came here in 1977 from Hillsboro, N.H. She was a retired floral designer for Myrt Davis Florist, Billerica, Mass., for 15 years and was a master gardener. She was a member of Purling Beck Grange and Diamond Squares Square Dancers, and was a former high priestess of Ladies Oriental Shrine. She was a member and choir member of Holiday United Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Stanley E.; four sons, Alden C. Brown, New Durham, N.H., and Leonard K. Brown, Sherman H. Brown and Dexter A. Brown, all of Alton, N.H.; a sister, Virginia T. Mayo, Chelmsford, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

LAFFERTY, HELEN, 82, of Floral City, formerly of Holiday, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) in Inverness. Born in Godley, Ill., she came here in 1987 from Holiday. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Francis; and a niece, Vivien Sparks, and a great-niece, Shawn Cantrell, both of McCaysville, Ga. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness.

LITTLE, DORIS S., 94, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at East Pasco Medical Center, Zephyrhills. Born in Harrodsburg, Ky., she came here 30 years ago from Alexandria, Va. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of First United Methodist Church, Zephyrhills. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma sorority and a founding member of the Betmar Library Association. She was active with many civic and religious organizations in Zephyrhills. Survivors include two sons, Michael, York, Maine, and Douglas, Free Union, Va.; a daughter, Barbara Perry, Cornwall, N.Y.; two sisters, Wanda Hargus, Zephyrhills, and Martha Lou Fielder, Amarillo, Texas; a brother, Claude Strader, Arizona; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

SIMMS, JAMES KEITH, 54, of Hudson, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home. Born in Detroit, he came here recently from Clinton Township, Mich. He was a shipping and receiving clerk for a tool and die manufacturer and was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended Beacon Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Keith, and a daughter, Alecia Simms, both of Michigan; two brothers, Terry, Maryland, and Larry, Michigan; and two sisters, Sharon Daly, Michigan, and Jean French, Florida. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson.

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BARLOW, HARVEY F., 74, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003) at Kindred Care Hospital, St. Petersburg. He was born in Detroit and came here in 2001 from Frazier, Mich. He worked 30 years as a model maker for General Motors Corp., Detroit. He was a graduate of Bradley University, Peoria, Ill. He was an Army paratrooper during World War II and attended Lakeside Community Chapel, Clearwater. Survivors include a brother, Glenn, Clearwater. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.
BEECHER, GEORGE BUCKINGHAM, 97, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2003) at home. He was born in Cincinnati. He had a long career as an educator and for many years was on the faculty of Goddard College, Plainfield, Vt. He was a graduate of Phillips Andover Academy and Yale University. Survivors include a daughter, Ellen Dean Beecher Pitkin, Marshfield, Vt.; a son, Lyman, Newbury, Vt.; two grandchildren, Sarah Beecher Pitkin Roos and Aaron Steele Pitkin; and three great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home, Sunset Point Road Chapel, Clearwater.
DEL BARBA, RAYMOND P., 76, of Clearwater, died Monday (Feb. 17, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in New Britain, Conn., and came here in 1990 from Newington, Conn. He was a retired machine operator and had worked for Emhart Corp., Berlin, Conn. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include a son, Raymond, Manchester, Conn.; a daughter, Laura Lee Smith, Newington; a brother, Charlie, Newington. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
CRAIG, JEANNE MARIE, 72, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Newark, N.J., and came here in 1989 from Rutherford, N.J., where she retired as a junior officer at a savings and loan after 25 years service. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater. She was a world traveler and enjoyed reading and working crossword and other word puzzles. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Charles; a sister, Evelyn Garde, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; a brother, Charles Simpson, Fort Pierce; three nephews and five nieces. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
HENN, GRACE, 85, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and came here in 2001 from California. She worked many years in an administrative capacity for a retail business in New York City. She was a member of St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church, Oakland, Calif., and participated in its women's auxiliary. Survivors include twin daughters, Janet Guthrie, San Leandro, Calif., and Judy Baker, Hayward, Calif.; a son, Fred, Stockton, Calif.; a sister, Lillian Hazarossian, Clearwater; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Homes at Belcher, Dunedin.
MALONEY, FRANCES BUEKERS, 84, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home. She was born in Detroit and came here in 1978 from Sterling Heights, Mich. She was a homemaker and a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater, and Cove Cay Country Club, Clearwater. She was a secretary of Friends of the Library, a 15-year volunteer at Clearwater Library and a treasurer of St. Vincent de Paul Society. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, John C.; two daughters, Sharon Domke, St. Petersburg, and Nancy Beardsley, Royal Oak, Mich.; two brothers, Jim Buekers, Phoenix, and Jack Buekers, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Betty Griffin, Southfield, Mich., and Katherine Tobbis, Kalamazoo, Mich; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
PURVIS, VIOLA E., 91, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2003) at Mariner Health of Clearwater. She was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and came here in 1970 from Orlando. She was a retired secretary for Northern Baptist Ministries in New York City. She was a member of the Religious Society of Friends and served in missionaries around the world, including Geneva, Switzerland, in the 1950s. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
REED, CAROL R., 55, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Attica, Mich., and came here in 1999 from Lapeer, Mich. She worked 30 years as an industrial engineer for General Motors. She attended First Church of the Nazarene, Clearwater. Survivors include her mother, Leona Reed, Clearwater; two sisters, Donna Reed, Clearwater, and Joyce Reed, Branson, Mo.; and three brothers, Roger Reed, West Branch, Mich., Tom Reed, Lapeer, and Gerald Reed, Lafayette, Tenn. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
STYPULKOWSKI, MICHAEL S., 85, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Countryside Health Care Center, Clearwater. He came here in 1975 from his native Harrison, N.J. He was a disabled Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include a brother, Edward Stypul, Clearwater; and two nephews, Bryan Stypul, Clearwater, and Ron Stypul, Clifton, N.J. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
TINCU, JOAN A., 75, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Detroit and came here in 1970 from St. Clair Shores, Mich. She was a homemaker and attended and taught catechism at Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, John; two sons, John Charles, Danville, Calif., and Richard James, Howell, Mich.; a daughter, Linda Marie Peno, Clearwater; her mother, Dolores Mondoux, Royal Oak, Mich.; four brothers, Peter Mondoux, New Hope, Minn., Jim Mondoux, Minneapolis, Roger Mondoux, Las Vegas, and Tom Mondoux, Wall Lake, Mich.; four sisters, Dolores Tent and Grace Martin, both of Fort Myers, Jill Distafano, Warren, Mich., and Helen Moore, Palmdale, Calif.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.

Dunedin

BIRD, DOLORES I., 82, of Dunedin, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Cross Terrace Rehabilitation Center, Dunedin. She came here in 1951 from her native Ann Arbor, Mich. She retired from Sun Bank, Dunedin. Survivors include her husband, Robert; two sons, Ronald S., Prunedale, Calif., and Larry, Germany; a daughter, Sharon Rosa, Picayune, Miss.; a brother, Sherwood Breining, Inglis. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
BREIVIK, ODDLAUG HARRIET, 86, of Dunedin, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Sunset Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Clearwater. She was born in Norway and came here in 1986 from Chicago. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a brother, Ravnkjell Lynum, Trondheim, Norway. Clearwater Funeral Homes, Sunset Point Chapel, Clearwater.
DAVIS, CECILIA PAULA, 81, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in New Orleans, and came here in 1970 from Panama City. She was Catholic and a member of Dunedin Homemakers Club and the Democratic Women's Club of Pinellas County. Survivors include a son, Larry, Vero Beach; two daughters, Shirlann Baisley, Dunedin, and Cecilia Cunningham, South Bend, Ind.; and six grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
RATHBUN, JOANNE RUTH, 49, of Dunedin, died Sunday (Feb. 16, 2003) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in Beloit, Wis., and came here in 1987 from St. Joseph, Mich. She worked for Home Shopping Network. She was a member of Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, Clearwater, where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir. Survivors include a brother, Robert W. Rathbun, Silver Spring, Md.; a sister, Carol R. Morris, Lakeland; four nieces and a nephew. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin.

Largo

CLARK, MELBA A., 85, of Largo, died Monday (Feb. 17, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Galveston, Texas, and came here in 1974 from Chicago. She was a retired secretary for the Army Corps of Engineers. She was a member of Anona United Methodist Church, Largo. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Connie Simmon, Prairie Village, Kan.; and a niece, Beverly Lisenby, Lecanto. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home, Seminole.
FRYE, FAYE E., 87, of Largo, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Muncie, Ind., and came here in 1983 from Indianapolis. She was a homemaker and was Pentecostal. She worked several years as a volunteer meal server at Crystal Lakes Manor Apartments. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Lawson, St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, St. Petersburg.

Palm Harbor

BERNDSEN, WALTER G. "WALLY," 85, of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here in 1981 from his native Cincinnati, where he worked 34 years as a firefighter for the city. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of All Saints Catholic Church, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Trudy, Safety Harbor; two sons, Vince, Seattle, and Greg, Palm Harbor; three daughters, Judy Pistana, Richmond, Va., Joan Amann, Cincinnati, and Fran Rice, Dunedin; a sister, Helen Bagby, Cincinnati; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.
EGYPTIEN, ALICE MAY, 89, of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Tandem Health Care of Safety Harbor. She was born in Baltimore and came here in 1971 from Grosse Pointe, Mich. She was a homemaker and a member of OES. She was a volunteer at PAR and a past president of the Port Belleair Condominium Association, Belleair Bluffs. Survivors include two daughters, Janelle Miller, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Debbie Hunt, Clearwater; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
FLETCHER, LORNA LEE, 74, of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1979 from her native Columbus, Ohio. She was a bookkeeper and a Protestant. Survivors include four sons, Keith A. Cline, Thornville, Ohio, Clark R. Cline, Columbus, Kerry V. Cline, Canal Winchester, Ohio, and Kevin P. Cline, Ohio; a daughter, Duana K. Schuster, Palm Harbor; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
WHITE, WILLIAM, 81, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Feb. 17, 2003) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He came here in 1989 from his native Lancaster, Pa. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; a son, William, Bradenton; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.

Tarpon Springs

EATON, DORIS C., 66, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1986 from her native Danville, Ill. She worked five years as an administrative assistant at Safety Harbor Resort and Spa. She attended Lake Tarpon Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, William Moore, Canton, Ga., and Scott Moore, Danville; seven grandchildren, Matthew Moore, Michelle Moore, William Moore III, Elizabeth Moore, Zachery Moore, Tyler Bailey and Shay Bailey; and a great-granddaughter. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
GALLANT, MARJORIE G., 83, of Tarpon Springs, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and came here in 1988 from Miami. She was an accounting bookkeeper. She was a member of Church on the Bayou Presbyterian Church, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include a sister, Avis Walker, Clearwater. Clearwater Funeral Homes at Belcher, Dunedin.
TSAKIZIS, PARASKEVAS "PETE," 72, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Symi, Greece, and came here in 1975 from Campbell, Ohio. He was an industrial painter and worked more than 30 years for Camco Painting Co. in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tarpon Springs, Painters Union, Youngstown, and Kalymnian Society, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Katina "Kay"; a son, George, Palm Harbor; three daughters, Noreen Bilderback, Jacksonville, Susan Fritch, Hannibal Mo., and Faye Bryan, Alexandria, Va.; two nephews; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Seminole

RAFFLES, RICHARD R., 66, of Seminole, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital. He came here in 1978 from his native Meriden, Conn. He was a machinist at Honeywell for more than 20 years. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Helen; and a sister, Gerry Nosal, Meriden. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home and Cemetery, Seminole.

North Redington Beach

KASPRZYK, JEAN G., 87, of North Redington Beach, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at home. Born in Chicago, she came here in 2000 from Three Lakes, Wis. She owned a tavern in Wisconsin. She attended St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo. Survivors include two daughters, Roberta Jagielski, North Redington Beach, and Carol Cogdell, Fort Worth, Texas; and 13 grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
LAVARIERE, KATHLEEN L., 90, of North Redington Beach, died Friday (Feb. 21, 2003) at home. Born in Ludlow, Mass., she came here in 1983 from Montreal. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Seminole. Survivors include her husband, Laval H.; and a brother, John Mullarkey, St. Petersburg. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

DeBOW, VERNON, 83, of Pinellas Park, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Avon, N.J., he came here 34 years ago from Adelphia, N.J. He was a contractor and an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 844th Artillery in Ardennes, France, and the Rhineland. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Pearl; a daughter, Judith A. Collins, Harrisburg, Pa.; and two grandchildren, Kenneth S. Collins, Queens, N.Y., and Shannon A. Collins, Harrisburg. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
FARR, GEORGE W., 64, of Olean, N.Y., formerly of Pinellas Park and Largo, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at Olean Hospital. Born in Allegany, Pa., he moved to Largo in 1969 from Olean and to Pinellas Park for several months in 2002, then returned to Olean. He worked as a meat cutter and then for Dresser Clark, a manufacturing company in Olean. He was a steel cutter in Florida until he retired in 1989. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Jeanette F.; six sons, George W., Kenneth City, Timothy S., Auburn, Maine, Victor T. and Terry L., both of Largo, Fredrick S., Portville, N.Y., and Daniel L., Harrisburg, Pa.; six brothers, Arnold D. and V. Tom Sr., both of Olean, Edward E. Sr., Allegany, Jerald J., Glen Jean, W.Va., Eugene R., Texas, and Everett D., Charleston, S.C.; five sisters, Evelyn Paddock, Mayville, N.Y., Marie Morris, Hampton, Josephine E. Knowlton, Olean, M. Marion Braley, Friendship, N.Y., and Dorothy Jean Farr, Fillmore, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home, Olean, N.Y.
GREENLAW, RAYMOND E., 69, of Pinellas Park, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Boston, he came here in 1984 from Middleboro, Mass. He was a laundry presser for 33 years in Needham, Mass. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Corrine A.; two sons, Harry, Largo, and Martin, Pinellas Park; two daughters, Corrine R. and Susan M., both of St. Petersburg; five sisters, Leila Bracy, Portland, Maine, Nancy Challis, Concord, Mass., Betty Greenlaw, Connecticut, June White, Massachusetts, and Ruth McMillan, Pompano Beach; and six grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BENNETT, MELISSA L., 49, of Hilliard, formerly of St. Petersburg and Tampa, died Thursday (Feb. 13, 2003). Born in Franklin, Ind., she came here in 1985 from Peru, Ind., and moved to Hilliard in 2001 from Tampa. She was mental health counselor and a graduate of the University of Central Florida. Survivors include a son, Jason Cox, Cross City; and her mother, Nancy E. Little, South Pasadena. Hardage-Giddons Funeral Home, Jacksonville.
BERRY, WEST MACK "SHORTY," 75, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 17, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in the 1950s from his native Elba, Ala. He was a custodian and property caretaker. Survivors include a sister, Quester B. Prim, Bloomfield, Conn.; a brother, Lotus R., Newark, N.J.; and a caregiver, Alvin Porter, St. Petersburg. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
DeLORME, M. JANET, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in Dracut, Mass., she came here 35 years ago from Lowell, Mass. She was a teacher. She was a member of Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and the Pasadena Yacht and Country Club. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
EVERITT, NORMA K. "NIKI," 64, of Alachua, formerly of Aripeka and St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003) at Shands at the University of Florida of cancer. Born in Bowling Green, Ky., she came to Aripeka in 1967 from Ohio and moved to Hernando in 1993. She owned a nursery in Aripeka. She was a trustee of the Gulf Coast Conservancy and coordinator of its Bear Hotline. She was a member of the Chassohowitzka Black Bear Intra-agency Working Group, the steering committee for the American Friends Service Committee Peace Education Program and Unitarian Universalist Church in Brooksville. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth E., Ventura, Calif., and Karl D., Flushing, N.Y.; a daughter, Kathryn Crews, Gainesville; a sister, Donna E. Mire, Cincinnati; and four grandchildren. University of Florida Medical School, Gainesville.
LYONS, JAMES RICHARD, 44, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003) at home. He came here in 1988 from his native Chicago. He was a press operator for Film Technologies International. He was an Army veteran. He was Catholic. Survivors include his father, Aime, St. Petersburg; five brothers, Robyn, Champaign, Ill., David, Clearwater, Daniel, Brownsburg, Ind., and Michael and Timothy, both of St. Petersburg; and a sister, Suzanne Tolen, St. Petersburg. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.
MacMILLAN, MARIAN J., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg. Born in Murray River, Prince Edward Island, she came here in 1996 from Willimantic, Conn. She was a homemaker. Survivors include seven daughters, Jane Lamb, Gulfport, Donna Calderado, Willimantic, Sue Barlow, Clearwater, Nancy Johnson, Peaks Island, Maine, Cay Hines and Carol Skey, both of St. Petersburg, and Linda Myhaver, Farmington Falls, Maine; 27 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory-Gulfport Chapel.
MARSHALL, JEROLD W., 61, of Zephyrhills, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 14, 2003). Survivors include five sons, Chuck, Clayton, Carl and Kevin, all of St. Petersburg, and Jerry Bill, Georgia; a sister, Betty Warren, Crystal Springs; and two brothers, Charles, Owensboro, Ky., and James Ray, Zephyrhills. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
PASSMORE, CONSTANCE W., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was a St. Petersburg native. She was an executive secretary at Florida Power and Florida Progress for 42 years. She was a founding member, a church officer and a choir member at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Mid-Day Business and Professional Women's Club of St. Petersburg named her Woman of the Year in 1976. She was active in the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition of Pinellas County. She volunteered at the YWCA, Crime Watch, the Salvation Army and Women Investors of St. Petersburg. She was secretary of the activities committee, worked on the library committee and chaired the UNICEF drive in 1997 at Westminster Shores. Survivors include a son, David Passmore, Dunnellon; a daughter, Margaret Bailey, St. Petersburg; a sister, Jessie Gray, San Francisco; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
RANDOLPH, DOROTHY L. "LOU," 49, of Asheville, N.C., formerly of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, died Thursday (Feb. 6, 2003) at home. A native of Fresno, Calif., she grew up in Clearwater and moved to St. Petersburg in 1985 then to Asheville about six years ago. She was a homemaker. She was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Alicia Russell, St. Petersburg; and a sister, Carlene Wood, Asheville. Asheville Mortuary Services, Asheville, N.C.
SENTZ, DONALD E., 62, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Feb. 18, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1973 from his native Felton, Pa. He owned Don Sentz Carpentry in St. Petersburg. He enjoyed music and woodworking. He was Methodist. Survivors include his companion of 17 years, Ouida Jones; a son, John, Batesville, Ind.; three daughters, Debbie Noel, Redline, Pa., Kathie Wright, Abilene, Texas, and Sam Lewis, Ontario, Ore.; and 10 grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
VAN DYKE, BARBARA J., 68, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 21, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, she came here in 1982 from Jacksonville. She was a customer liaison for Bank of America in Tampa. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, William; a daughter, Laura, St. Petersburg; and a son, Erik, London. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.

South Pasadena

ROBERTSON, STEPHEN K. "STEVE," 55, of South Pasadena, died Thursday (Feb. 20, 2003) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here in 2000 from his native Indianapolis. He worked for Architectural Fountains in St. Petersburg. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of American Legion Post 273 in Madeira Beach. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Judy; three sons, Anthony Merrill and John Merrill, both of Indianapolis, and Kevin Merrill, Denver; two daughters, Tina Phillips, Indianapolis, and Marnie Robertson, Georgia; a brother, John Jr.; and 12 grandchildren. Veterans Cremation and Burial Society, Clearwater.