St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

McFALL, RALPH EDWIN, 80, of Beverly Hills, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) in Lecanto. He came here in 1978 from his native Indianapolis. He was a retired engineer for Chevrolet with 36 years of service and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of F&AM and the First Christian Church of Inverness. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Florence H. (Wilson); a son, Mark G., Homosassa; two daughters, Jo Ellen Knight, Homosassa, and Sue Ann McFall, Beverly Hills; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills.

NACZI, WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILL," 88, of Floral City, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Born in Wallingford, Conn., he came here in 1972 from Arkville, N.Y. He was a retired engineer from Grumman Aircraft and was a member of St. Andrew's Ukranian Catholic Church of Brooksville. Survivors include his wife, Gloria (Amerio); three sons, William Naczi Jr., Floral City, Charles, Brooksville, and Michael, Alaska; two daughters, Mary Ann Naczi and Kathy Naczi, both of Floral City; a sister, Claire Naczi, Wallingford, Conn.; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

RAIA, MARIO, 74, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice in Brooksville. Born in Bronx, N.Y., he came here in 1996. He was a retired U.S. Postal letter carrier and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Patricia (Sabella); a son, Joseph, Winter Springs; a stepson, Scott Cieckiewicz, Spring Hill; two stepdaughters, Deborah Robinson, Spring Hill, and Christine Kostiuk, Barnegat, N.J.; two brothers, Alfred and George; a sister, Katie Gonzalez; and 11 grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.

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GARRETT, BRIANNA "BENNIE," 3, of Brooksville, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) in Brooksville. She was a lifelong resident of her native Brooksville. Survivors include her parents, Tanya Freeman and Paul Garrett, three brothers, Ryan Garrett, Ronald Patterson, and Austin Werner, a sister, Brittany Patterson, maternal grandfather, Dave Freeman, paternal grandmother, Brenda Gause, maternal great-grandfather, Dave Freeman, paternal great-grandmother, Rose Achrol Whitehouse, and paternal great-great-grandmother, Laura Lake, all of Brooksville; several aunts and uncles. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

GEOFFRION, MERLE D., 78, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) in Spring Hill. Born in Wilmington, Del., he came here 31 years ago from Jacksonville. He was a retired engineer and a veteran of World War II. He was a life member of the Moose Lodge and the VFW. Survivors include his son, Wayne, and three daughters, Angela Gariepy, Dale Geoffrion and Barbara Justice, all of Spring Hill; a sister, Joyce Beatson, Millsboro, Del.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

GREGORY, GLORIA, 74, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., she came here 25 years ago from Valatie, N.Y. and was a drug company laboratory aide. She was Catholic. Survivors include her son, John W., and a daughter, Becky Dellavechia, both of Linlithgo, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. Turner Funeral & Cremation Center, Spring Hill.

HADLEY, GERTRUDE FAYE, 84, of Brooksville, died Wednesday (March 26, 203) at Heartland of Brooksville. Born in Wick, W.Va., she came here 14 years ago from Farmdale, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Brooksville Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughter, Linda Kay Beagle, Brooksville. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

HAGEN, AFTON L., 84, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at home. Born in Pittsburgh, Ill., she came here in 1926. She was a coal miner's daughter. She worked at Brooksville Drugs and Restaurant, the Shopping Basket and D&K Shoes. She attended the New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Reed, Carbondale, Ill.; two sons, Lance Hagen, Spring Hill, and Elery Hagen, Brooksville; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

LAWSON, WILLIAM JAMES JR., 85, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice in Brooksville. Born in Malden, Mass., he came to Florida in 1982. He was a graduate of the Bay Path Institute of Business. He was a retired insurance manager for Burdic Insurance Company of Boston with 14 years of service. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served as a captain in Medical Administration. He was a member of Satuitic Masonic Lodge for 47 years. He was a past association president of Southway Villa Estate of Brooksville and an adviser to the Satuit Demolay Masonic Group. He was Protestant. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence Bradley Lawson, Rochester, Pa., Robert J. Lawson, Abington, Mass., and William Floyd Lawson, Marthas Vineyard, Mass.; two daughters, Sandra Lee Lawson, Longmeadow, Mass., and Mary Ann Zabchuck, Brockton, Mass.; a sister, Elizabeth J. Park, Brooksville; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

LINDOW, CLARENCE E., 74, of Spring Hill, died Monday (March 24, 2003) at James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa. Born in Binghamton, N.Y., he came here seven years ago from Matamora, Ind. He was a retired forklift operator for Knuff Fiberglass in Shelbyville, Ind. with more than 15 years of service. He retired from the Army with 21 years of service. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a life member and Honor Guard of VFW Post 10137. He was a member of the American Legion, Eagles and Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Loretta; a son, Lindell, Fairland, Ind.; four daughters, Clarenca, Fayetteville, N.C., Tewinca Slay, St. Roberts, Mo.; Hollie Bartle, Nokomis, Ill., and Lindella Thomas, Moss Point, Miss.; two stepsons, Donald St. Pierre, Hudson, and Ivan Horne, Ridge Manor; five stepdaughters, Lorraine Chabre, Ridge Manor, Joann Gervais and Patsy Zahnd, both of Indianapolis, and Nancy Bouchard and Ann Gillend, both of Auburn, Maine; a brother, Stanley, Susquehanna, Pa.; two sisters, Doris Tracy, Burlington, Vt., and Louise Lindow; 28 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

LOISELLE, NORMAN F. SR. "NORM," 67, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at home. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., he moved to Florida two years ago from Barrington, R.I. He was a retired Air Force veteran achieving the rank of sergeant and served in the Vietnam War. He was a life member of the VFW and DAV. He was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a son, Norman F. Loiselle Jr., Pawtucket, R.I.; a daughter, Virginia L. Oglesby, Norfolk, Va.; a brother, Roy, Cranston, R.I.; a sister, Irene Pauhlus, Norton, Mass.; and two grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

McEWEN, THELMA G., 93, of Brooksville, died Monday (March 24, 2003) at the home of her daughter in Brooksville. Born in Garrett County, Md., she came here 18 months ago from Leesburg, Va. and was a homemaker. She was a Seventh Day Adventist. Survivors include two daughters, Luella Jones, Brooksville, and Gerri Hill, Leesburg, Va.; a brother, Luther Whitmer, Warren, Mich.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville.

SEECHIK, SOPHIA, 85, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in New York City, she came here 17 years ago from Long Island. She retired from cosmetology and was a member of the Hernando County Senior Citizens Club. Survivors include her son, Michael Matus, Miami; a daughter, Donna Marie Warren, San Clemente, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

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BABCOCK, KURT, 44, of Riverview, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003). A native of Canton, Ohio, he worked as a salesman for Frito Lay, Inc. and was a member of the Baptist Church of Brandon. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Layton Babcock; a son, Kurt Charles "Charlie;" a daughter, Trenna Brooke; four brothers, James O., Gregory L., Douglas, and Mark A.; a sister, Nancy Babcock Xides; and many nephews and nieces. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.

BOURGEOIS, HELEN R., 79, of Tampa, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003). Born in New Orleans, she was a retired registered nurse, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Tampa. Survivors include a sister, Norma B. Ballard, Tampa; two nephews, Patrick Ballard, Bronxville, N.Y. and Scott Ballard, Brenhan, Texas; seven nieces, Kathy B. Godley, Lutz, Mary B. Lucas, Helena, Ala., Angela G. Alonso, Land O' Lakes, Melanie Godley, Tampa, Amanda Lucas, Helena,, Lauren Alonso, Land O'Lakes, and Megan Alonso, Land O' Lakes. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

BURKHOLDER, MILDRED OLWEN, 93, of Plant City, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003). Born in Alberta, Canada, she moved to Tampa in 1968 and Plant City in 1979. She was a member of Plant City Women's Club and First Baptist Church of Plant City. She sang in choirs for more than 75 years and served as a church visitor and greeter. Survivors include two daughters, Ann Bloch, Lenox, Mass., and Nora Butler, Plant City; two grandchildren, Steve Butler, Valrico and Barbara Malchow, Madison, Wis.; one great-grandchild, Bryce Malchow. Hopewell Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, Plant City.

HOMAN, IRENE MARIE, 85, of Coldwater, Ohio , died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Philothea, Ohio , she was a homemaker. Survivors include four sons, Donald, Kenneth, Timothy and Daniel; two daughters, Rita C. Shrack, Brandon and Mary Homan; one brother, August Dues Jr.; one sister, Lou A. Timmerman; 22 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren . Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

KINSMAN, PATRICIA, 66, of Zephyrhills, formerly of Tampa, died Thursday (March 20, 2003) in Zephyrhills. She came here in 1963 from her native Tampa. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Donald C.; four daughters, Deborah Limoges, Donnell McAdams, Patricia Lawson and Connie Arnold, and three sons, Donald Kinsmar Jr., Raleigh and Marco, all of Zephyrhills; two sisters, Ada Hill, Zephyrhills, and Mary Stephens, Tampa; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

MAGEE, LYDIA, 67, of Brandon, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003). She was a retired secretary and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Donald Sr.; a son, Donald Jr.; two daughters, Wendy Miranda and Natalie Weeks, a brother, William Hartsell; and six grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

McNEALY, KENNETH RANDAL, 42, died , of Tampa, died Saturday (March 22, 2003). A native of the area, he was a social worker, and was employed by Northside Mental Health Center. He was formerly a member of the Greater Mount Carmel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Meloni McNealy; a son, Jerold McNealy; a daughter, Keena McNealy, all of Jacksonville; his mother, Altemese McNealy, Tampa; five sisters, Sharon Poole, Andrea Myles, Tommie Lee Shepard, Ola Holmes, all of Tampa, and Minnie Lee Mitchell, Nashville; an uncle, Matthew McNeil ; his godmother, Minnie Daniels; and his god-sister, Yvonne Rogers, all of Tampa. Everett-Derr & Anderson Funeral Home, Tampa.

MARRERO, FRANCISCA, 76, of Tampa, died Thursday (March 27, 2003). Survivors include two sons, Hiram Marrero and Raul Marrero; two daughters, Blanca Marrero and Ana Rosado; a sister, Sonia Scharon; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

NORTON, FRANK D., 73, of Tampa, died Friday (March 22, 2003). Born in Nocatee, he was a lifelong resident and worked as a roofing contractor. He was an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his brother, Joseph Norton, Henderson, Texas. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

SANTOS, MARY P., 89, of Tampa, died Sunday (March 23, 2003). Survivors include one daughter, Sarah Gardner; one son, Wayne Santos; a brother, Tony Perrone; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home.

UHLER, HARLAN "REX", 64, of Safety Harbor, formerly of Tampa, died Sunday (March 23, 2003). He was born in Conway Springs, Kan., and moved to Tampa in 1982 from Peoria, Ill. He moved to Safety Harbor in 1994. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, retired from the Falk Corporation after 33 years of service and served as a board member of the Safety Harbor Museum of History. Survivors include his wife, Sally; one daughter, Kris Uhler, Evanston, Ill.; a son, Jeffrey Uhler, Clearwater; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

WILSON, AMANDA ROSE, 13, of Lutz, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003). Survivors include her mother and father, Don and Regina Wilson; a brother Jimmy and a sister, Brandy. C. E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.

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BERNTH, JACK P., 83, of New Port Richey, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (March 27, 2003) at home. Born in Birmingham, Mich., he came here 12 years ago from Palm Harbor. He was a toolmaker for the Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the United Auto Workers Union Local 36, Polish-American Pulaski Association of Holiday, and Polish Legion of American Veterans, Orloski Post 184 New Port Richey. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, Helen Marie; a son, Thomas, New Port Richey; a daughter, Jackie Carson, Gulfport; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

BRINKERHOFF, EUGENE K., 88, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (March 13, 2003) in Zephyrhills. He was born in Seneca County, N.Y. He was a retired shop foreman for the Onondaga County Highway Department. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Robert, Syracuse, N.Y.; and a brother, Harold, Pinellas Park. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

DRUMMOND, JOHN JR. "JACK," 93, of New Port Richey, died Monday (March 24, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, New Port Richey. Born in Scotland, he came here 25 years ago from Detroit. He was a metal model maker for Chrysler with 43 years of service. He was involved with the formation of Hernando-Pasco Hospice in 1984. He was active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and with the West Pasco Audubon Society. Survivors include a son, Robert, Harrison Township, Mich.; and a granddaughter, Jill Shopinski, East Pointe, Mich. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

KOLAKOWSKI, SOPHIA H., 82, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Bayonet Point Health Center. Born in New Castle, Pa., she came here 18 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was a secretary with Avis Car Rental and a Army veteran of World War II. She was a member of WAC Association of Florida Chapter 79 and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Walter; a brother, John Kolodjeski, and two sisters, Frances Boak and Stella Davis, all of New Castle, Pa. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hudson.

MANDES, NICOLA "NICK," 87, of Spring Hill (Pasco County), died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Forest Oaks Care Center, Spring Hill. Born in Manor, Pa., he came here 22 years ago from West Chester, Pa. He was a retired self-employed construction contractor and an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include four sons, Edward, Brooksville, Ronald, Spring Hill, David, Exton, Pa., and Robert, Dallas; a daughter, Sandra Mandes, West Chester; a sister, Ann Troncellitti, Bryn Mawr, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

MYRICK, CLINTON D., 79, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at home. Born in Sanford, N.C., he came here 15 years ago from Anchorage, Alaska. He retired from the Army Special Forces and served in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was a member of Chester McKay VFW Post and the Special Forces Association. Survivors include his wife, Sun; a son, Michael, Covington, Va.; a daughter, Deborah Crews, Sanford, N.C.; a brother, Walter, Apex, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

NIKOLAI, ROSE MARIE (NATHE), 96, of Dade City, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) in Zephyrhills. Born in St. Joseph (Dade City), she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a homemaker and member of St. Rita Catholic Church for 75 years. Survivors include three sons, Bob and Pat, both of Dade City, and Joe, Waldorf, Md.; three daughters, Margie Lambert, Niceville, Laura Lang and Susan Myer, both of Tampa; a sister, Agnes Burke, San Antonio; 28 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Dade City.

PASQUERETTA, WILLIAM C., 87, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Elmhurst, N.Y., he came here 29 years ago from Paramus, N.J. and was a lithographer. He was a member of the Florida Sheriff Association, Knights of Columbus and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Rosanne Manning, Palm Harbor, Virginia Peiters, Tokyo; a son, William, Santa Rosa, Calif.; a sister, Marie Pasqueretta, Corona, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson.

PEROTTI, ANGELO "CHARLIE," 90, of Port Richey, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (March 27, 2003) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, New Port Richey. Born in Cardano-al-Campo, Italy, he moved to Port Richey one year ago from St. Petersburg where he lived for 25 years. He was a superintendent for the New York City Housing Authority. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, an active member of St. Jude Cathedral and a member St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Eleanor Hammond, New Port Richey; a son, Charles, Dublin, Ohio; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

SAKELLARIS, EDWARD E., 77, of San Antonio, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) in San Antonio. Born in Gillespie, Ill., he lived in San Antonio for 40 years and was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Mike Sakellaris, San Antonio; two daughters, Joann Volk, St. Petersburg, and Margaret Speth, Hendersonville, N.C.; three brothers, Waren "Moe" Sakelaris, Tampa, Harry Sakelaris, Hendersonville, and Kenneth Sakellaris, Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Eva Sweet, Lakeland, and Deanna Dempsey, Brandon; and seven grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Dade City.

TAYLOR, WILLIAM M., 83, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in North Abington, Mass., he came here in 1980 from Enfield, Conn. He was an aircraft inspector and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Survivors include a son, Jack, Huntington, W.Va.; a brother, Henry S., St. Petersburg; two grandchildren; and a companion, Paul Dimestico, Holiday. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

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Belleair

ARTINGSTOLL, GRAHAM, 76, of Belleair, died Saturday (March 22, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in London and came here in 1969 from New York. He worked as a sales office manager for Smith Industries Aerospace. He was active for many years in community theater, locally at the Francis Wilson Playhouse, Clearwater. He was an actor, set productions person and member of the board of directors. Survivors include a brother, Anthony; two nephews and a niece. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Clearwater

AZZARONE, LUCY C., 83, of Clearwater, died Thursday (March 27, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Springfield, Mass., and came here in 1986 from Amarillo, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Domenick L.; a son, Albert M., Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Maria Azzarone, Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Dominick Sarno, Agawam, Mass.; three sisters, Anna Warren, Longmeadow, Mass., Beatrice House, Hampden, Mass., and Joanne Heidleman, Oxnard, Calif.; and a granddaughter. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
GIBSON, SAMUEL P., 76, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Kindred Hospital-Central Tampa. He was born in Atlantic City, N.J., and came here in 1989 from Capital Heights, Md. He worked as a pressman for the federal government and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; five sons, Andy Gibson, Clearwater, Guy Gibson, Dunedin, Tony Grello, Arlington, Va., Paul Gibson, Owings, Md., and Jeff Gibson, Chesapeake Beach, Md.; three daughters, Leslie Lyons, Port Charlotte, Lisa Grimes, Chesapeake Beach, and Laura Gibson, Fairfax, Va.; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Crystal Beach

BREDEMEIER, THE REV. CHRISTIAN W.A., 94, of Crystal Beach, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Hamlin, Germany, and came here in 1957 from Limona. He received a bachelor's degree from Tampa University and attended Nyack (N.Y.) Seminary. He was a former pastor of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church, Chicago, and Limona Evangelical United Brethren Church, Brandon. For 20 years he was chaplain at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He founded and was a former pastor of Crystal Beach Community Church and was conference superintendent for the Florida Conference of Evangelical United Brethren. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs, the Crystal Beach Community Church, and the Tarpon Springs Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife, Frances P.; a daughter, Betty Earle Huffman, Allentown, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Virginia P. Gardner, Arlington Heights, Ill.; a stepson, Dr. Michael E. Paulk, Tempe, Ariz.; a sister, Irmgard Leistner, Minden, Germany; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.

Dunedin

FOUTS, SHIRLEY H., 87, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at home. She was born in Thomaston, Ga., and came here in 1978 from Alaska. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Donald C., Arizona; three brothers, Donald E. Stinson, Florida, and Douglas T. Stinson and Calvin W. Stinson, both of Georgia; two sisters, Peggy Hollis, Maryland, and Cathryn Stinson, Georgia; and two grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
HAMM, JENNIFER MARY, 32, of Dunedin, died Sunday (March 23, 2003)at home. She was born in Jefferson, La., and came here in 1999 from California. She was a college student at EduTech Centers, Clearwater. She was Catholic. Survivors include her companion, Paul Bateman, Dunedin; a son, Devin Bateman, Dunedin; a sister, Lori Hamm-Molinsky, Metarie, La.; and a brother, Lawrence Charles Hamm Jr., New Orleans. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Indian Rocks Beach

WILLETT, RONALD LEE, 57, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, after he was found unconscious a few blocks from his home with blunt trauma to the head. He came here in 1980 from his native Flint, Mich. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a certified public accountant and owned RLW Financial Services in Indian Rocks Beach. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Accountants, the Gulf Beaches Chamber of Commerce, the Young Republican Club in Largo, Rotary Club International of Belleair Bluffs, the Largo Chamber of Commerce and served on boards and committees for the city of Indian Rocks Beach. He was a volunteer for the annual Beauty and the Beach festival. Survivors include a son, Tony, Phoenix; a daughter, Monica Spiegel, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Robert, Hudson, and Jack, Billington, Mich.; a stepsister, Minnie Baughman, Port Richey; three grandchildren; and a companion, Debra Frisk. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Largo

BUCK, ESTHERENE, 66, of Largo, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1940 from her native Live Oak. She owned and operated the Orange Tree on Treasure Island. She was Christian and a member of Cross Bayou American Legion Auxiliary to Post 252, Seminole. Survivors include a brother, Raymond, Hudson; a sister, Jean McLean, Brandon; and a grandson, Dennis Michael Neal, Largo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
CLAWSER, NELL L., 81, of Largo, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Durham County, Va., and came here in 1964 from Carlisle, Pa. She was a homemaker and a member of Community of Christ, Pinellas Park. Survivors include three sons, Cornelius Clawser, Pinellas Park, Michael Clawser, Hernando, and John Watts, Michigan; three daughters, Jane Sundblad, Hernando, Nancy Wolaver, Micco, and Lynda LaFon, Knoxville, Tenn.; two sisters, Barbara Gardner, Baltimore, and Joyce Powell, Beaufort, S.C.; 28 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
NICHOLS, CATHY J., 47, of Largo, died Saturday (March 22, 2003) at home. She was born in Chatham, Ala., and came here in 1977 from Orange, Texas. She worked as a medical lab technician and was Methodist. Survivors include her husband, Robert J. Ferri, Largo; a son, Dion W. DeLauder, Largo; a daughter, Michelle M. Young, Treasure Island; her mother, Mary V. Lesnansky, St. Petersburg; four sisters, LaVerta Anderson, Tarpon Springs, Tammy DeVore and Donna L. Moran, both of St. Petersburg, and Helen Watts, Breaux Bridge, La.; three brothers, Charles and Salvadore Anderson, both of Breaux Bridge, and George Anderson III, New Orleans; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
WALLING, VIRGINIA LOUISE, 96, of Largo, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in 1920 from her native New York City. She was a teacher and librarian at Clearwater Junior High School and area dependent schools for the military for many years. She was Episcopalian. Survivors include a sister, Margaret Walling McLaughlin, a niece, Ruth M. Wainscott, and two nephews, William "Bill" McLaughlin, and Wallace S. "Stan" McLaughlin, all of Largo. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Palm Harbor

BERNTH, JACK P., 83, of New Port Richey, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (March 27, 2003) at home. He was born in Birmingham, Mich., and moved to New Port Richey in 1992 from Palm Harbor. He worked as a toolmaker for Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the United Auto Workers Union Local 36, the Polish-American Pulaski Association of Holiday and the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Orloski Post 184, New Port Richey. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, Helen Marie; a son, Thomas, New Port Richey; a daughter, Jackie Carson, Gulfport; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
LANDERS, DR. STUART C., 66, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Highland Pines Nursing Manor, Clearwater. He came here in 1990 from his native Cleveland. He was a dentist and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War with the rank of lieutenant. Survivors include a son, Rodger D., Odessa; a daughter, Aimee B. Landers, Miami; and a sister, Margo Witttenberg, Cleveland. National Cremation Society, Largo.
SCELZA, ALEXANDER, 74, of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Countryside Health Care Center, Palm Harbor. He was born in Elmont, N.Y., and came here in 1993 from Smithtown, N.Y. He retired as superintendent for Ambassador Construction in New York City. He was a member of Palm Harbor Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Dorothy; a daughter, Carolyn Scelza, Palm Harbor; a son, Russell, Scranton, Pa.; a brother, Anthony, Smithtown; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Safety Harbor

UHLER, HARLAN "REX," 64, of Safety Harbor, formerly of Tampa, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Conway Springs, Kan., came to Tampa in 1982 from Peoria, Ill., and moved in 1994 to Safety Harbor. He was a mechanical engineer and retired in 1998 after 33 years with the Falk Corp. He was a Navy veteran with the rank of ensign and served as chief engineer aboard the USS Lyman K. Swenson from 1962 to 1964. He graduated in 1961 from Kansas State University. He was a former board member of the Safety Harbor Museum of History. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Sally; a son, Jeffrey, Clearwater; a daughter, Kris Uhler, Evanston, Ill.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.

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Seminole

SOLLID, FAYE, 89, of Seminole, formerly of Clearwater, died Monday (March 24, 2003) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., she came here in 1966 from Arlington, Va. She was a homemaker and a member of Seminole First Baptist Church. She earned a master's degree and was a member of the Clearwater Beautification Committee, the Audubon Society, the Parliamentarians and several genealogical organizations. She lived in India for five years as part of a U.S. aid program. Survivors include a son, Jon Erik Sollid, Los Alamos, N.M.; a sister, Hetty Kramer, Tiffin, Ohio; three granddaughters, Sonje Beal, Syracuse, Utah, Shije Sollis, Norwalk, Conn., and Erika Jane DeSantis, Greenwich, Conn.; and 11 great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Gulfport

ESCLUSA, ANTONIO, 70, of Gulfport, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he came here in 1993 from Boynton Beach. He was a hotel manager in Miami. Survivors include a caregiver, Al R. Zawacki, Gulfport. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Indian Rocks Beach

WILLETT, RONALD LEE, 57, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Sunday (March 23, 2003) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, after he was found unconscious a few blocks from his home with blunt trauma to the head. He came here in 1980 from his native Flint, Mich. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a certified public accountant and owned RLW Financial Services in Indian Rocks Beach. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Accountants, the Gulf Beaches Chamber of Commerce, the Young Republican Club in Largo, Rotary Club International of Belleair Bluffs, the Largo Chamber of Commerce and served on boards and committees for the city of Indian Rocks Beach. He was a volunteer for the annual Beauty and the Beach festival. Survivors include a son, Tony, Phoenix; a daughter, Monica Spiegel, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Robert, Hudson, and Jack, Billington, Mich.; a stepsister, Minnie Baughman, Port Richey; three grandchildren; and a companion, Debra Frisk. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Pinellas Park

ANDERSEN, HELEN M., 104, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Tyrone Medical Inn, St. Petersburg. Born in Ontario, she came here in 1972 from Chicago. Survivors include a sister, Ethel Lillquist, Tamarac; four grandchildren, Jack Dawson, San Francisco, Norma Pickrell, Lime Springs, Iowa, Nancy Parrish, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Jodi Kariott, Berwyn, Ill.; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

St. Pete Beach

SKIDMORE, LILIAN E., 101, of St. Pete Beach, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Pasadena Manor, South Pasadena. Born in London, she came here in 1984 from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Walter Skidmore, Closter, N.J.; a daughter, Judith Casey, St. Pete Beach; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BEEVER, FLORENCE M., 93, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Palm Shores Health Center, South Pasadena. Born in New York, she came here first in 1924, moved to Jacksonville and later returned. She was a retired business education teacher. She was a graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College and Florida State College for Women. She received a master's degree from Columbia University. She served in the Navy during World War II. She was a member of the American Association of University Women and enjoyed travel. She made nine trips around the world. Survivors include a nephew. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
BRINSTER, FRANCES E., 82, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (March 24, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Paterson, N.J., she came here in 1986 from Hawthorne, N.J. She was a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Survivors include four brothers, Frank Dillon Jr., Seminole, John Dillon, New York, and Robert Dillon and Alfred Dillon, both of New Jersey. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
DUNCAN, ALLEN H., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at the Masonic Home of Florida, St. Petersburg. Born in Pauls Valley, Okla., he came here in 2000 from Fort Lauderdale. He was an aeronautical engineer with Pan American Airlines. He attended First Christian Church in Zephyrhills and was a member of W. Broward F&AM Lodge 253. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Judith; a daughter, Roberta Duncan-Preston, Clewiston; two sons, Allen, Los Angeles, and Woodson, New Canaan, Conn.; two sisters, Flora Smith, Jacksonville, and Quenten Chambers, Atlanta; a brother, John R. Duncan, Monroe, La.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
ENGLAND, HELEN VESSENMEYER, 68, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at her home under the care of hospice. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Florida from Reidsville, N.C., where she was city clerk. She enjoyed painting landscapes, music, arts and crafts, and gardening. Survivors include two daughters, JoAnn Vessenmeyer Turner, Kernersville, N.C., and Barbara Vessenmeyer, St. Petersburg; four sons, George Vessenmeyer, Reidsville, N.C., Jim Vessenmeyer, Melbourne, and Robert Vessenmeyer and Stephen Vessenmeyer, both of St. Petersburg; two brothers, Richard Monsees, Williamsport, Pa., and James Monsees, Farmingville, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HUMBERTSON, JEAN, 89, of Zephyrhills, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Heartland of Zephyrhills. Born in Nova Scotia, she came to this area in 1962 from Pittsburgh. She was a homemaker and a member of Bible Tabernacle Church. Survivors include three brothers, Albert Woodstuff, West Virginia, Edward Woodstuff, Zephyrhills, and John F. Woodstuff, Inverness; a sister, Lillian Jurkaitis, Pittsburgh; a nephew; and two nieces. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LOOKE, LOUISE B., 80, of Norman, Okla., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Integris Southwest Medical Center, Oklahoma City, after a brief illness. Born in Lynn, Mass., she came here in 1973. She left St. Petersburg in 1997. She was an executive secretary at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., for the governor and the secretary of the state of Maine, and for Clarmac Marine Construction Co. and the Home Shopping Network. She was a founding director and fundraiser for a cerebral palsy residential care center in Maine. She enjoyed history and travel. Survivors include a son, Robert R. Jr., and a daughter, Debra Gentis, both of Norman, Okla.; a sister, Shirley Seymour, Palmyra, Pa.; a brother, Richard Wade, Brunswick, Maine; and three grandchildren. Mayes Funeral Directors, Norman, Okla.
MISCIAGNA, HAZEL E., 78, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at home. Born in Hartford, Conn., she came here in 1976 from Enfield, Conn. She was a bookkeeper for Connecticut Light and Power. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the Mobil Americana needle craft and gardening clubs, was former secretary of the shuffleboard club and was vice president of the Mobil Americana Association. She enjoyed bingo. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Nick G.; three daughters, Janet Michaud, Windsor Locks, Conn., Lori Lang, Manchester, Conn., and Charleen Roy, Lymon, Maine; a son, Reginold T. Misciagna, Citrus County; two sisters, Edith Murning, Hartford, Conn., and Martha Williams, Unionville, Conn.; a brother, Herb Henderling, Stafford Springs, Conn.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
PERSON, MERLYN MORRISON, 63, of Lakeland, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born in Woonsocket, S.D., and moved to Lakeland in 2002 from St. Petersburg. He worked for a boat builder in St. Petersburg. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a son, Merlyn, and a daughter, Marilyn Person, both of Ocala; and his father, R.M., a stepbrother, David R. Larsen, and a sister, Jeanette Larsen, all of Buffalo, Wyo. Gentry Morrison Funeral Home, Southside Chapel, Lakeland.
PRINCE, ROBERT BISHOP, 53, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003). He was born in St. Petersburg. He was a graduate of Woodward Academy and attended Florida Presbyterian College. He was a member of Pasadena Community Church. Survivors include his parents, Azell and Dorothy Prince, and a sister, Patricia Burgess, all of St. Petersburg; and a brother Gerry, Kinston, N.C. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SHAW, FRANCES E., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Largo Healthcare Center. She came here in 1931 from her native Galion, Ala. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Survivors include four daughters, Elizabeth Cope, Levy County, Carol Ownbey, Floral City, Martha Schmidt, Spring Hill, and Virginia Shaw, Hudson; five sons, Mark Shaw, Palm Harbor, Nathan Shaw Jr., Hudson, Robert Shaw, Inverness, and Richard Shaw and Roger Shaw, both of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Evelyn Duke, Buleah Lee Smith and Dorothy Holt, and two brothers, Martin Duke and Burn Duke, all of Linden, Ala.; 26 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Largo.
SIEGLER, HELEN L., of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Palm Shores Retirement Center. Born in Budapest, Hungary, she came here in 1960 from Chicago. She was a member of the St. Petersburg Women's Club, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, the garden club and the symphony guild. Survivors include two daughters, Marie Frandsen, Naples, Fla., and Jean Brown, Keswick, Va.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
TARWACKI, WALLACE L., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at Apollo Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in New York, he came here in 1970 from Orlando. He was a self-employed window cleaner. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Fornaiolo, Clermont, and Geri Tarwacki, Orlando; a son, Michael Tarwacki, Orlando; his companion, Margaret Blais, St. Petersburg; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
WILLIAMS, ALBERT J. "LITTLE MAN," 74, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 25, 2003) at Apollo Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg. He came here in 1957 from his native South Carolina. He was a maintenance worker for George's Swimming Pools in St. Petersburg for 20 years. He was an Army veteran of 20 years. He was Baptist. Survivors include a cousin, Thelma Thomas, St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.