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Clearwater

• ANTONIVICH, STEPHEN, 24, of Clearwater, died Friday (Aug. 1, 2003) at home. He was a lifelong Clearwater resident and worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman. He was an artist. Survivors include his wife, Celesta Somers, and a son, Danny Antonivich, both of Seminole; his mother and stepfather, Cynthia and Jeff Morris, Largo; a sister, Vickimarie cq Antonivich, St. Petersburg; and his grandmother, Rosemarie Brina, Largo. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.
• HUDEN, ROY WILLIAM, 70, of New Port Richey, formerly of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at West Pasco Care, New Port Richey. He was born in New York City, came to Clearwater in 1980, and moved in May to New Port Richey. He worked for 20 years as a jewelry appraiser for Macy's in New York City and locally he worked 10 years for Girard Jewelers. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Carole; a daughter, Joanne Rein, New Port Richey; a son, Roy, Spring Hill; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• LEHMAN, ARTHUR V., 70, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Bay Tree Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Palm Harbor. He was born in Bedford, Mass., and came here in 1989 from Wendell, Mass. A machinist and mechanic, he worked for the Leavitt Co., Lunt Silversmiths and the Bendix Co. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Catholic and a member of the VFW. Survivors include his wife, Joanne C.; two daughters, Theresa Muto, Fort Lauderdale, and Deborah Dion, Erving, Mass.; a son, Timothy Kendrick, Connecticut; five brothers, Richard, Erving, Mass. George, Athol, Mass., Robert, Cape Cod, Mass., Charlie, Lowell, Mass., and James, Billerica, Mass.; four sisters, Margaret Calaggero, Virginia, Carol Smith, Blackstone, Mass., Mary Proctor, Billerica, and Katherin King, Lowell; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• WALSH, RITA, 85, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Sylvan Health Center, Clearwater. She was born in Southbridge, Mass., and came here in 1983 She was a retired secretary and was an avid golfer, loved to read and traveled extensively. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a nephew, John Berry, Dudley, Mass.; two grandnieces and a grandnephew. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
• ZIMMERMAN, SUE, 84, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1969 from Bay Shore, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a past worthy matron of Electra Chapter 18 OES, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include a daughter, Flo Scarfia, Clearwater; a son, Kenneth, West Islip, N.Y.; two brothers, Joseph and Charles Romandetti, Melbourne; two granddaughters, Debra Ricciardi and Dina Webb, both of Tarpon Springs; and three great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Dunedin

• MONAHAN, RAYMOND V., 53, of Dunedin, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He came here in 1968 from Crystal Lake, Ill., and was a part owner and bookkeeper of Cardinal Caregivers, Palm Harbor. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and served on the USS Enterprise. Survivors include a son, Mark, Dunedin; two daughters, Michelle Monahan, Dunedin, and Shanon Monahan, Clearwater; his mother and stepfather, Mary and George Nesbit, Palm Harbor; two brothers, Edwin, Palm Harbor, and Keith, Knoxville, Tenn.; and a sister, Cheryl Brock, Dalton, Ga. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.

Largo

• DENTON, LARRY DEAN, 65, of Largo, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. He was born in Cherokee County, S.C., and came here in 1986 from Spartanburg, S.C. He worked as an auto sales consultant. He was an associate member of First United Methodist Church of Largo and a member of Masonic Lodge 409 F&AM, Duncan, S.C., and Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa. Survivors include his wife, Martha; two daughters, Shana Bryant, Largo, and Deanna Phillips, Hilton Head, S.C.; a son, Jeffrey, Birmingham, Ala.; two brothers, Kenneth, Campobello, S.C., and Donald, Inman, S.C.; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• HAMILTON, LOREN VINCENT JR., 81, of Largo, died Tuesday (July 29, 2003) in Largo under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here from his native Elmira, N.Y. He graduated from Hobart College and owned and operated Loren Hamilton- Building Contractor, as a professional designer and builder of custom homes for 16 years in the Elmira area, then worked as an architectural specifications writer for King & King Architects in New York, and later for Mudano Associates in Fort Myers, Tampa and Clearwater. He was a member of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Washington, D.C. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church of Elmira, the Clearwater Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, and the Clan Hamilton Society. He was a genealogist and with his wife wrote and published family histories for the Hamilton, Brotzman, Ayers, Shepard, Collum and Bunyan Families and was a member of several genealogical organizations including the Hamilton National Genealogical Society. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Jenn (Brotzman); a daughter, Susan Nichols, Gadsden, Ala.; two sons, Loren V. III, Kailua, Hawaii and Guy H., Kaneohe, Hawaii; a sister, Helen H. Wilber, Moravia, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.
• MOORE, DAVID LEE, 79, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. He was born in Athens, Pa., and came here in 1971 from Lynn Haven He was a retired teacher in Pinellas County schools and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was Protestant. Survivors include three sons, Eugene Lee, Edmond, Okla., and William David and Timothy Paul; and seven grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Dunedin.

Palm Harbor

• FORMAN, CECILIA, 82, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at home. She was born in Poland and came here in 1997 from Long Island, N.Y., where she co-owned and operated a dry cleaning and tailoring business. She was Jewish. Survivors include two daughters, Lynda Broman, Palm Harbor, and Sharon Forman, Oldsmar; four sons, Wayne and Stanley, both of Palm Harbor, and Paul and Larry, both of Long Island; two sisters, Betty Zamstein, New Port Richey, and Lillian Richards, Long Island; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• MERGENTHALER, EDNA RIGGS, 46, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at home. She was born in Alliance, Ohio, and came here about 1983 from Ohio. She worked as an insurance processor and was Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Mary R. Easterling, Palm Harbor; two sons, Sean O., Largo, and David P., Virginia; two brothers, Otis Riggs Jr., Alliance, and Ron Riggs, Sebring, Ohio; three sisters, Peggy Wright, Elaine Hawkins and Debbie Davis, all of Alliance; and a grandchild. Clearwater Funeral Home at Belcher, Dunedin.
• NEUER, ETHELANNA B., 89, of Palm Harbor, died Sunday (Aug. 3, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1980 from her native Chicago, and retired as an administrative assistant for Bacon-Whipple Co. She was a member of Lutheran Church of the Palms, Palm Harbor, the Suncoast New Neighbors Club and Gold Star Wives of America. Survivors include a sister, Mildred B. Work, Palm Harbor; and several cousins. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• PRESLEY, BANE, 84, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Aug. 2, 2003) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. He was born in Piggot, Ark., and came here in 1981 from Granite City, Ill., where he retired as a steam fitter. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and served with the Flying Tigers. He was an Elk and a member of Palm Harbor United Methodist Church and Highland Lakes Golf Club, Palm Harbor. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Helen. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• SCHULZ, ANN J., 91, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Akron, Ohio, and came here in 1989 from Toledo, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include three sons, Larry Schulz, Palm Harbor, Richard Curley, Wadsworth, Ohio, and William Curley, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Tarpon Springs

• ADMUNDSEN, MARY BOWEN, 99, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Tarpon Springs and Holiday, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) in Pittsburgh. She lived here from 1965 to 1995 and was a retired telephone operator. She was a member of the St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church of Holiday and a 78-year member of Catholic Daughters of America. Maurice L. Knee, Pittsburgh.

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Gulfport

• HARWITT, MARIE JOSEPHINE, 83, of Gulfport, died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in New York City, she was a regular visitor here from Branchburg, N.J. She was a real estate broker and owned Marie J. Harwitt Realty in Branchburg. She attended Holy Name Catholic Church in Gulfport. Survivors include three daughters, Norma Robinson, Gulfport, Debra Merritt, Branchburg, and Christine Stanley, St. Petersburg; a son, Blaise Harwitt, Waymart, Pa.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• VUKASINOVIC, SPASENJIA, 82, of Gulfport, died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Yugoslavia, she came here in 1983 from Chicago, where she was a seamstress. Survivors include two daughters, Mirjana Rapajic, Gulfport, and Tamara Dragicevic; two sons, Tedir Dubic, St. Petersburg, and Djuro Rapajic, Gulfport; and six great-grandchildren. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

Indian Rocks Beach

• HENDRICKS, DAVID P., 49, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Indian Rocks Beach, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Bainbridge, Md., and moved to Palm Harbor in 1992 from Indian Rocks Beach. He worked seven years as a receiving manager for Winn-Dixie in Dunedin. He was a musician and played in Bleu Moon, a bluegrass band, and Sojourn, a church group. He was Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Anna; a daughter, Emily Marie Hendricks, Palm Harbor; his father, William Paul, Floral City; a brother, Douglas, Skaneateles, N.Y.; and a sister, Lorraine Gail Campagna, Vero Beach. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.

Kenneth City

• KIRK, GRACE I., 88, of Kenneth City, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Danville, Pa., she came here in 1976 from Nelson, Pa. She was a homemaker. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary 104 in Pinellas Park, VFW Auxiliary 6827 in St. Petersburg and OES Chapter 134 Elkland, Pa. Survivors include a daughter, Lois C. Paul, Pinellas Park; a sister, Eleanor Hall, Sebastian; a grandson, Bruce Paul, Memphis; a granddaughter, Debbie Belles, Horseheads, N.Y.; and a great-grandson. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

• OLIVER, NANCI, 46, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (July 26, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was born in Wichita, Kan. Survivors include a son, Justin Henderson, Pinellas Park; her mother, Dorothy Miller, Monticello; three sisters, Sherri McKenna, Tallahassee, and Donna Parker and Savannah Rogers, both of Peachtree, Ga.; a brother, Steven McKenna, Tallahassee; and a grandchild. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.

St. Pete Beach

• LEWICKI, SERGE, 85, of St. Pete Beach, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. Born in Ukraine, he came to America in 1948 and came here in 1986 from Chicago, where he was a chemical engineer. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Galina. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

St. Petersburg

• ALLEN, GEORGE LEE II, 46, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1959 from his native Buckingham, England. He was a master electrician in Alvin, Texas. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include two aunts, Nan Allen, St. Petersburg, and Ella Boone, Canton, N.C. Veterans Cremation & Burial Society, Clearwater.
• HESS, ELEANOR ANNA, 78, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Westminster Shores Health Center. She came here in 1967 from her native New York. She was a lab technician with All Children's Hospital for 18 years and a member of Sundance Ranch Homeowners Association. Survivors include three daughters, JoAnn Knight, St. Petersburg, Lynn A. McBride, Bradenton, and Marguerite Hess, Long Beach, Miss.; a son, Charles Hess, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Mary Lowry, Casselberry, and Josephine Dodt, New Jersey; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• HOFFMAN, HOMER S., 67, of Cochranton, Pa., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pa. He was born in Armstrong County, Pa., and was a former St. Petersburg police officer and former partner in H&R Trains, Pinellas Park. He was a member of the Franklin (Pa.) Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Ethel; three sons, Dennis, David and Donald, all of St. Petersburg; a stepdaughter, Barbara Moon, Pittsburgh; a sister, Judy Criswell, North Apollo, Pa.; and two brothers, William, Saxonburg, Pa., and Robert, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and five grandchildren. Dickson Family Funeral Home, Cochranton, Pa.
• JACKOWICZ, BARBARA JEAN, 73, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She came here in 1989 from her native Michigan. She was a homemaker and was Roman Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Leon; a son, Leon Jackowicz, Hernando Beach; four daughters, Gloria Hilton, Brooksville, and Shelly Aldrich, Shevawn Kruse, and Cheryl Jackowicz, all of St. Petersburg; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• JIMINEZ, ALFONSO, 95, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 6, 2003) at home. He came here five years ago from his native Puerto Rico. He was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration. Survivors include four daughters, Maxinia Ferrer, St. Petersburg, Carmen Jiminez and Elba Jiminez, both of Paterson, N.J., and Lydia Feliciano, Tampa; two sisters, Juana Jiminez, Chicago, and Julia Jiminez, San Juan, Puerto Rico; a brother, Evaristo, Caroline, Puerto Rico; 20 grandchildren; and 45 great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• KNOOP, KELLY THOMAS, 18, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident and was a student at St. Petersburg College. Survivors include his mother, Sally, his father and stepmother Mike and Katie, and a brother, Sean, all of St. Petersburg. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• KRAUSS, ELMER J. AMBY, 76, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Aug. 2, 2003) in Michigan. Born in Sebewaing, Mich., he was an Army veteran of World War II. He moved to St. Petersburg in 1951 and began a career in real estate. He developed Joe's Creek Industrial Park in St. Petersburg, and Tampa East and Tampa West Industrial Park in Tampa. He was also president of the St. Petersburg Board of Realtors. Survivors include his wife, Rosann. Dinkel-Juengel Funeral Home, Sebewaing, Mich.
• LEE, RICHARD EDWIN, 52, of Heber City, Utah, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (July 22, 2003). Born in Richmond, Va., he moved to Utah in 1999. He was an electrician since 1972. He enjoyed fly fishing, golfing and working on cars. Survivors include his brother, Louis; and two sisters, June and Patti. Garner Funeral Home, Salt Lake City.
• LEWIS, VIOLET "MIDGE," 83, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She came here in 1961 from Philadelphia. She was a server for Chief Charlie's restaurant. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing bingo at the Seminole Indian Reservation. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Lewis Dinninger, St. Petersburg; a sister, Florence Kates, Philadelphia; and two grandchildren. Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach.
• MIZERECK, KRISTINA MARIE, 38, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Aug. 1, 2003) at home. She was born in Athol, Mass., and moved here in 1972 from Baldwinville, Mass. She was Catholic. Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Nichole Mizereck, Tallahassee; three sisters, Mary Ann Weaver, St. Petersburg, Dolly Oja, Gardner, Mass., and Nancy J. Phillips, Tallahassee; and three brothers, Edward W., Leominster, Mass., Joseph B., Tallahassee, and James T., San Diego. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
• MOORE, OPHELIA, 99, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Aug. 1, 2003) at Concordia Manor. Born in Forsyth, Ga., she came here in 1981 from Georgia. She was a practical nurse. There are no known survivors. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• ONUSKO, EDWARD, 80, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1997 from his native Perryopolis, Pa. He worked for U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh for 40 years. He was an Army sergeant in World War II. He was a life member of the VFW. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Dolores; a son, Edward A., St. Petersburg; a sister, Madeline Brown, Johnstown, Pa.; and a grandchild. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
• SMITH, ROBERT A. JR., 59, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 4, 2003) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was a St. Petersburg native. He was a mail room machinist for Templeton Mutual for more than 10 years. He attended Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Joyce; a sister, Gloria Carroll, Miramar; two stepdaughters, Siti Sherrill and Takata Sherrill, both of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and two grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• STIMER, WYMON MARION, 79, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 3, 2003) at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. Born in Pontiac, Mich., he came here in 1970 from Flint, Mich. He was a printer and courier for Kelly Printing in St. Petersburg. He was a World War II veteran and received the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Medal with bronze battle star and three overseas service bars and the Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of Lealman Church of the Nazarene in St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Erma Petit Stimer; two stepdaughters, Anita Schramm, Proctor, Mont., and Alice Hume, St. Petersburg; three sisters, Virginia Stimer, Flint, Loraine Engelberth, Pierceton, Ind., and Janet Barbersek, Winter Harbor, Maine; four stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• WILLIAMS, BEATRICE L., 86, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Monticello, she came here in 1938 from Tallahassee. She owned Apex Beauty Salon and Williams Beauty Fashion. She was a member of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church. She was president of the City Federated Black Women's Club, the Young Matrons Nonpareil Club, the Azalea Nonpareil Club and OES. She was a graduate of Gibbs High School and the cosmetology school at Gibbs Vocational School. Survivors include two sons, Lovie T. Williams and Willie L. "Bill" Williams, and three daughters, Carolyn A. Winton, Glenda E. Harris and Willie R. Kelly, all of St. Petersburg; two sisters, Juanita White and Willa Mapp, both of Rochester, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• WOOTEN, NATHANIEL LEO "CROW," 69, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion. He came here in 1940 from his native Bradenton. He was a retired St. Petersburg police officer and a former resource officer for Pinellas County schools. He was a former member of Mounty Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mary; two sons, Nathaniel Leo II, Detroit, and N. Troy, St. Petersburg; three daughters, Phyllstine Wooten, St. Petersburg, Jacinta Wooten, Clearwater, and Carla Bryant, Tampa; three brothers, Jack and Eugene, both of St. Petersburg, and Walter, Fort McCoy; three sisters, Daisy Kelley, Cora Savage and Elizabeth Kelly, all of St. Petersburg; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

• KVAPIL, ELLA F., 98, of Seminole, died Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2003) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. Born in Cicero, Ill., she came here in 1970 from Aurora, Ill. She was a homemaker and attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Seminole. Survivors include a daughter, Violet Brooks, Seminole; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.

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