Tuesday, January 16, 2001

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Clearwater

• BARNES, MARIE E., 84, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1979 from Long Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Valentino, Palm Harbor, Barbara Commisso, Long Island, and Dorothy Comfort, La Mirada, Calif.; twin sons, Robert and Richard Barnes, both of New York; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• BERTA, ANNA L., 93, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Manor Care Palm Harbor nursing home. She was born in Manhasset, N.Y., and came here in 1983 from Bayside, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include a daughter, Theresa Serrabella, Palm Harbor; a son, August, Damariscotta, Maine; two brothers, Joe and Frank Ruggiero, and a sister, Mary Delpietro, all of Manhasset; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• FINDLAY, LORIS D. "AM," 88, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. She was born in Cincinnati, Iowa, and came here in 1969 from Ottumwa, Iowa. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include a son, John, and a daughter, Judy Rushton, both of Clearwater; four grandchildren, Mishelle Findlay, Clearwater, Alan Rushton Jr., Largo, and Kimberly and John-Mike Findlay, both of Creston, Iowa; and 11 great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• HILES, DAVID B., 24, of North Lauderdale, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 7, 2001) of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He lived in Clearwater from 1986 to 1990. Survivors include his wife, Sandra; a son, Matthew Quintera; his mother and stepfather, Dixie Sherburne and Fred Haase; a twin sister, Holly Hiles, and a brother, Jeff Haase. All Care Crematory, Fort Lauderdale.
• MATEJEK, ANNA, 88, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at home. She was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., and came here in 1996 from Lakewood, N.J. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Joseph, and a brother, John, both of Clearwater; a sister, Mary Sabina, Lakewood, N.J.; two grandchildren, Joelle Hunt, Fort Mill, S.C., and Jeffery Matejek, Flemington, N.J.; and four great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
• MEYER, EUGENE F., 79, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Port Washington, Wis., and came here in 1989 from Milwaukee. He worked for 30 years for Wisconsin Electric and Power and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and the church's Holy Name Society, Clearwater, and a union representative for Local 317, Milwaukee. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Rita; two sons, Eugene and Steven, both of Milwaukee; a daughter, Kathleen Meyer, St. Paul, Minn.; a brother, Walter, Clearwater; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• SCHUELER, MARSCHALL C. JR., 65, of Clearwater, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at home. He was born in East Orange, N.J., and came here in 1995 from Mount Pleasant, N.J. He worked as a salesman for Tropical Breeze Advertising, Clearwater. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Hannelore; a son, Peter Market, Fort Pierce; two daughters, Tisha Rodriquiez, Burbank, Calif., and Susan Wolcot, Matawan, N.J.; a sister, Jeannie Payne, Alecante, Spain; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• TAUBITZ, HELEN RUTH, 89, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1974 from Grosse Pointe, Mich., where she retired from Hudson's Department Store. She was a member of Kirk of Dunedin church. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy R. Ely, Naples, Fla.; and two nieces, Mary Ellen Martinez of Texas, and Patricia Sonneville of Michigan. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Dunedin

• CROSSMAN, DREW BARTON, 40, of New York City, formerly of Dunedin, died Monday (Dec. 25, 2000) in New York City. He was born in Paterson, N.J., and lived in Dunedin from 1974-1978. He graduated in 1978 from Dunedin High School, and in 1982 from Florida State University, Tallahassee. He was a videographer. He was a news editor for CNN in New York City and previously had worked in public television in Tallahassee. Survivors include his mother, Janet Baldassare, Palm Harbor; a sister, Jean Crossman, Tampa; a niece, Celeste Crossman, Tampa. New York Mortuary Service, New York City.
• DiMASCIO, BELTA, 87, of Dunedin, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. She came here in 1977 from her native Chicago Heights, Ill., where she was a member of San Rocco Catholic Church, and the Mother Cabrini Society. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Serletic, Clearwater; a sister, Theresa Macaroni, Glenwood, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
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• PAPE, JOHN C., 82, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. He was born in Jersey City, N.J., and came here in 1978 from Ridgewood, N.J. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Church of the Isles Congregational, Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy E. Walker, Indian Rocks Beach; a son, John W., Providence, R.I.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Largo

• BARRIS, SHIRLEY A.,, 64, of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and came here in 1972 from Manchester, Conn. She was vice president of Fairlane Acres Mobile Home Park, Bradenton. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, the Sundowners Social Club and the Belleair Country Club. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Robert; a son, Robert Jr., Miami; three daughters, Cheryl Sugel, West Port, Conn., Diane Galt, Miami, and Rachel Bond, Keller, Texas; two brothers, Frank Nappo, Silvercreek, N.Y., and William Nappo, Avon, Conn.; three sisters, Mary Nappo, Dunkirk, N.Y., Carmella Tamplo, Silvercreek, and Diane Johnson, Watertown, Conn.; and 10 grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• DWORIN, SAMUEL, 97, of Largo, died Monday (Jan. 15, 2001) at Tierra Pines Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Russia and came here in 1995 from Pontiac, Mich., where he retired as an auto glass finisher after 38 years with Fisher Body Works. Survivors include three sons, Phillip L., Largo, Jack, Southfield, Mich., and Arnold, Metamora, Mich.; two daughters, Marie Lowe, Bloomfield Township, Mich., and Betty Preaseau, Cheboygan, Mich.; a sister, Nancy Sacoloff, and a brother, Phillip, both of Southfield; 15 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• FINK, SONIA, 91, of Largo, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Poland and came here in 1989 from Chicago. She was a homemaker. She was a life member of both Hadassah and Pioneer Women. She was active in Histradrut, Israel Bonds and the Labor Zionist Movement. She was a former house mother for Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority at University of Minnesota and Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity at University of Miami. Survivors include a son, Ted Padzensky, San Diego, Calif.; two daughters, Deanna Hinds, Seminole, and Rochelle Wildman, Plano, Texas; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Hinds, Tampa, Scott Hinds, Sarasota, Bruce Wildman, Plano, David Padzensky, Seattle, Jan Wildman, Chicago, Lisa Padzensky, Detroit, and Lori Padzensky, San Diego. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• GUTTENDORF, JOHN W. JR., 83, of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at home. He came here in1974 from his native Belleview, Pa. He was an engineer and retired from Duquesne Light Co., Pittsburgh. He was an Army veteran of World War II and Episcopalian. Survivors include two brothers, Frank W., Pinellas Park, and Warren E., Belleview. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• McGEE, ROBERT AMBROSE, 51, of Largo, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at home. He was born in Quincy, and came here in 1958 from Marianna. He was a subcontractor for reinforcing steel and a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. He was active in Pinellas Park Little League where he managed and coached for 15 years. He was Baptist and a member of the Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Dee Anna; two sons, Matt and Mike, and a daughter, Shelby McGee, all of Largo; and three sisters, Jeanne Craig and Wilda Healy, both of Seminole, and Saundra Clark, Surprise, Ariz. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• POORE, KENNETH CARL, 83, of Largo, died Monday (Jan. 15, 2001) at Mariner Health Care of Belleair. He was born in Powder Springs, Tenn., and came here in 1993 from Sweetwater, Tenn., where he owned and operated Ken's Place, a pub. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Locally, he was a member of Seminole Christian Fellowship. Survivors include a son, Michael, Sweetwater; a stepson, Larry Barnett of Texas; three sisters, Polly Reittler, Dorothy Brockman and Mary Fratz, all of Cincinnati; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• ROGERS, EDWARD E., 83, of Largo, died Thursday (Jan. 4, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Bardstown, Ky., and came here in 1979 from Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he retired after 38 years as a coopersmith for Seagrams Distillery. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo, a 50-year member of Knights of Columbus Council 1231 and a member of American Legion Post 39, both of Lawrenceburg. Survivors include his wife, Christella "Kitty," Largo; two sons, Thomas E., Lawrenceburg, and Patrick D., Yuma, Ariz.; a daughter, Ann Collins, Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Sister Mary Victor Rogers, Maple Mountain, Ky.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• WAINWRIGHT, BEATRICE BURLEW, 93, of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at home. She was born in Elmira, N.Y., and came here in 1997 from Middletown, Ohio. She worked as a telephone operator for New York Bell, and was Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, Aloa J. Swope, Largo; a stepson, David A. Wainwright, San Diego; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• WOJATCZAK, CHARLOTTE, 76, of Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at home. She came here in 1979 from her native Chicago, where she worked as a legal secretary. Survivors include two sons, Jerry C. Ross, Largo, and Ronald H. Ross of Illinois; a daughter, Julia M. O'Reilly, Chicago; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Palm Harbor

• CAMP, BARBARA J., 62, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Jan. 11, 2001) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in Laurelton, N.Y., and came here in 1970 from Long Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Philip; two sons, Darren, Orlando, and Roger, Palm Harbor; her mother, Hannah Chagnon, Palm Harbor; three sisters, Yvonne Jeffers, Cherry Hill, N.J., Madeline Marchese, Palm Harbor, and Elaine Carbone, Buena Vista, Calif.; and a grandchild. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
• COX, DR. JOHN EMERSON, 86, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. He came here in 1984 from his native Toledo, Ohio, where he retired after 32 years as a dentist. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the 37th Infantry Division Band in the Asiatic Pacific Theater, at Luzon and in the Philippine Liberation. He received two bronze stars. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church on the Bayou, Tarpon Springs, a past president of Toledo Dental Society, past chairman of the Education Committee for the Ohio State Dental Association, life member of the American Dental Assocation, past president of the Toledo Repertoire Theater where he appeared in 20 productions; former trustee of the Toledo Yacht Club and a member of the USCG Power Squadron. Survivors include his wife, Josephine; three daughters, Katheen Jo Zingale, Avon Lake, Ohio, Denise G. Noble of Australia, and Carol J. Peter, Chardon, Ohio; a brother, Clyde Harrison Cox II, Ormond Beach; a sister, Helen E. Brennan, Columbus, Ohio; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• WATERS, WARREN E., 84, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Largo and St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and came to this area in 1981 from Concord, N.H. He was an attorney, an served as attorney general of New Hampshire, chairman of the state's Public Utilities Commission and Justice of the Concord (N.H.) District Court. He retired in 1983 as a partner of the law firm of Cleveland, Waters & Bass, Concord. He graduated from University of New Hampshire and Boston University School of Law. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the European Theater, and retired in 1976 with the rank of lieutenant colonel Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) as a member of the New Hampshire National Guard. He was a member of the American and the New Hampshire Bar Associations. He was a Mason, a member of the The Retired Officers Association and the Navy League, the Clearwater Yacht Club, and the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels. Survivors include his wife, Gloria H., Belleair Bluffs; a son, William L., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Nancy L. Whitford, Houston; and two grandsons, William II and Christopher Waters, both of St. Petersburg. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Tarpon Springs

• DOLECKI, EDMUND W., 76, of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Terryville, Conn., and came here in 1991 from Bristol, Conn. He was a screw machine operator and worked in machine shops in Connecticut. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Casimir's Catholic Church, Terryville. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Anne L.; two sons, Robert Michael Riley, Rockford, Mich., and David E. Dolecki, Massillon, Ohio; a brother, Vincent, Bristol, Conn.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Gulfport

• HARVEY, VALERIA, 78, of Gulfport, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Born in Homestead, Pa., she came here in 1996 from Palmetto. She was a retired bookkeeper for DeBolt Transfer in Homestead for 39 years. She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Gulfport, and was a volunteer for the Florida International Museum. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Jim; several nieces and nephews, including Gemma Hershberger, Bethel Park, Pa., Judy Dillon, Ocala, and Frank B. Zak, Las Vegas. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• SHIMMON, JOHN D. "DEWEY," 82, of Gulfport, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, he came here in 1960 from Parma, Ohio. He was a hotel bookkeeper and a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist. He was an Army veteran, serving in the 107th Cavalry Division during World War II. He was a member of the Optimist Club and served as a past commander of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13, St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Betty; a daughter, Laura V. Campbell, St. Petersburg; a sister, Blanche Nightengale, Elyria, Ohio; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.

Madeira Beach

• BEHNE, LAURA, 99, of Madeira Beach, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Vencor Hospital -- St. Petersburg. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here in 1978 from Lynbrook, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lynbrook. She was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Frances Heyen, Madeira Beach; a sister, Viola Sellers, Jacksonville; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

• BILLINGS, DANIEL STEVEN "DAN," 44, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Pinellas Park, died Friday (Dec. 29, 2000) in Portland of a heart attack. Born in Milwaukee, he moved to Pinellas Park in 1982 and to Portland last year. He was an electrician for the Harrison Co. in Florida and Oregon. He was a member of the IBEW 48, Portland. Survivors include his parents, Steve and Peggy Nowicki, Milwaukee; a son, Daniel Joseph Nowicki Billings, a stepson, John D. Simonton, and a daughter, Dana Elizabeth Haggerty, all of Pinellas Park; four brothers, Dr. Steven J. Nowicki Jr., Atlanta, Robert Nowicki, Joseph Nowicki and David Janis, all of Wisconsin; a sister, Linda Bayers, Wisconsin; and a grandchild. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
• LUNDY, MARYALICE NEEL, 90, of Pinellas Park, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Jan. 9, 2001) at Edward White Hospital. She owned Lundy's Beach Homes and Apartments in Treasure Island. She was born in Tampa and was a lifelong area resident. She was Baptist. Survivors include a son, Richard K., Largo; a daughter, Marilyn J. Metcalf, St. Petersburg; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
• O'NEIL, ROSE M., 86, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Dorchester, Mass., she came here in 1963 from Quincy, Mass. She was a retired traffic manager in the advertising department for Raymond's Department Store, Boston. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister, Theresa Hoye, Pinellas Park. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

• BARTLEWSKI, VICTOR J., 78, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001). Born in Philadelphia, he came here in 1980 from Ocean City, N.J. He retired as a supervisor for Sun Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa. after 22 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth A.; four sons, David, West Grove, Pa., Richard, Collingdale, Pa., Joseph, St. Petersburg, and Stephen, Longwood; six daughters, Susan Ziegler, St. Petersburg, Frances Drennan, Bowie, Md., Victoria Hart, Marmora, N.J., Ellen Schuler, Palermo, N.J., Lisa Qualiana, Lockport, N.Y., and Linda Schuler, Brooksville; a brother, Casmier Bartlewski, Ocala; two sisters, Mary Sinclair, Pratt, Kan., and Ann McLaughlin, Dunedin; 28 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• COUPART, MARY PELESHUCK, 100, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Austria and came here in 1979 from Cornwall, N.Y. She was a seamstress who made coats and dresses. She was a former member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Cornwall, and attended St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include a son, Stephen Peleshuck, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Josephine Denick, Seminole; a sister, Victoria Muise, Campbell Hall, N.Y.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• FORTIN, PATRICIA, 54, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. She came here eight years ago from her native Manchester, N.H. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was a past president of the Alpine Club's Women's Auxiliary, Manchester. Survivors include her husband, Robert N. Sr.; a daughter, Kathleen M. Ayotte, Bedford, N.H.; four sons, Robert N. Jr., St. Petersburg; Donald R. Sequin, Tarpon Springs, Philip I. Fortin, Sarone, Italy, and Mark A. Sequin, North Ossipee, N.H.; three daughters, Tricia A. Clay and Jackie D. Dubois, both of Manchester, and Toni L. Clay, Suncook, N.H.; a son, her father, Romeo A. Demers, Lakeland; and 14 grandchildren. American Burial and Cremation Service, Palm Harbor.
• GIBSON, EDDIE R., 66, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater and Largo, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. he came here in 1979 from his native Memphis, Tenn. He was a manager for bowling pro shops and was a member of several local bowling leagues. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Louise; a son, David E., Atlanta; a stepson, Arthur B. Brennan, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Deborah G. VanPelt, Dallas; a brother, Frank A., Memphis; two sisters, Virginia "Pete" Golden, Paris, Tenn., and Bonnie Malone, Memphis; and seven grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• JACKSON, LINDA S., 60, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She came here in 1957 from her native Tallahassee. She retired after 15 years as a cafeteria worker for St. Petersburg Junior College, Clearwater campus. She was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Samuel; a daughter, Velveted D. Patterson, Tampa; a son, Howard Lockett Jr.,; three sisters, Bessie Belle Davis, Thomasville, Ga., Leola Chislom, Miami, and Millie L. Harris, St. Petersburg; three brothers, Robert Stevens, Richard Stevens and Buster Stevens Jr.; and six grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• KIRCHINGER, JOANNE MARION COUPE, 57, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 2, 2001) at home. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., she came here in 1954 from Pascoag, R.I. She was a proofreader for Florida Title Co. for 19 years. Survivors include her husband, Ronald; a son, Michael Gallaway, Modesto, Calif.; four brothers, Richard S. Coupe, East Hartford, Conn., William J. Coupe, St. Petersburg, Donald W. Coupe, O'Brien, and Thomas Coupe, Meadview, Ariz.; four sisters, Jeanne Berryhill and Sandra Robitaille, both of St. Petersburg, Janice L. Raunick, Livermore, Calif., and Susan Coupe, Lodi, Calif.; and a granddaughter. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
• MANNING, JOHNNY "BOOT," 65, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Vencor Hospital -- St. Petersburg after a long illness. He attended local schools and was a lifetime member of Moore's Chapel AME Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Howard, three sons, Sterling Lancaster, Terry Lancaster and Carl Lancaster, all of St. Petersburg; a brother, Calvin, St. Petersburg; four sisters, Louise Harris and the Rev. Mozie Lee Smith, both of Detroit, and Gussie Manning and his twin, the Rev. Geraldine Gary, both of St. Petersburg; and seven grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• MASTERS, FLORENCE H., 89, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at the Arbors of St. Petersburg, Seminole. Born in Monroe Center, Ill., she came here many years ago from Rockford, Ill. She was a bookkeeper. Survivors include a brother, Verne Hildebrande, Fort Myers; and several nieces and nephews. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• McGEE, MARIA M., 74, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at Carrington Place Convalescent Center. Born in Munich, Germany, she came to the United States in 1959 and moved to St. Petersburg in 1967 from Stamford, N.Y. She was a co-owner of the Sun Cap Restaurant on Fourth Street in St. Petersburg for 30 years, retiring in 1993. She worked for Publix Super Markets until last year. Survivors include a son, Harold "Lloyd" McGee, St. Petersburg. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• MILLER, JANE, 93, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 10, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Long Island, N.Y., she came here many years ago from Huntington, N.Y. Survivors include two sons, Edward Rexrode, Lake Mary, and Silas Rexrode, Hudson; a daughter, Noralee Rexrode, Leesburg; and six grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• PHILLIPS, JOSEPHINE H., 75, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at IHS of Pinellas Park. She came here in 1940 from her native Columbus, Ohio. She was a telephone operator for GTE, retiring in 1975 after 35 years. Survivors include two sons, Charles "Chuck," Tampa, and Dennis, Antelope, Calif.; a daughter, Sharon Hutson, St. Petersburg; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• RENSEL, ANNE MARRON, 82, of Madrid, Spain, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2000) in Spain, a family member said. Born in Washington, D.C., she came here in 1927 from Virginia. She was a 1937 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and attended Tomlinson Vocational School, St. Petersburg. During World War II, she was a member of the WAVES. She moved to Madrid in the 1950s and spent many years as the chief secretary to the commander of the Torrejon Air Force Base, Madrid. She was an author, writing several books of poetry and published novels, including Fire and Ice. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Stiles, St. Petersburg, and Katherine Rushing, Seminole; five children; many grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
• SCRUGGS, SIDNEY ERNEST, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 13, 2001) at Pasadena Manor, South Pasadena. He came here in 1932 from his native Waynesboro, Ga. He was a retired truck driver for Florida Rock Corp. He was a member of Bethel AME Church, where he was a past trustee and a past president of the Gospel Chorus. He organized the Harmony Four Quartet, which performed daily of WSUN-AM radio. He organized the Golden Clouds Quartet, which performed throughout Florida and made television appearances. He sponsored local and national singing groups, including the Dixie Humingbirds, the Soul Stirrers, the Morgan Bab, and the Nightingales. Survivors include wife of 57 years, Violet; a son, Stephen, and a daughter, Valerie Memon-Tyrell, both of St. Petersburg; two sisters, Lurlie Walton, Waynesboro, and Ethel Dennis, Miami; five grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• SLATOR, VIOLA M. WOODS, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001). Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here many years ago. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, William Slator and Michael Slator; a daughter, Susanne Boden; two sisters, Evelyn Arnold and Barbara Thorsen; a brother, Raymond Woods; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home, Seaford, N.Y.
• SMITH, ELLEN L., 86, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Jan. 14, 2001) at home. She was born in Ocala and came here many years ago from Marion County. She attended Fessenden Academy, Marion County, Gibbs High School and Gibbs Junior College, both in St. Petersburg. She attended Florida A&M University. She was a teacher at Ridgecrest Elementary School and retired from Happy Workers Kindergarten in the 1970s. She was a lifetime member of McCabe United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school. She was a member of the Pinellas County Teachers Association. Survivors include a brother, Nathaniel Smith, and two nieces, Audrey Smith and Shirley Atkins, all of St. Petersburg; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Sanchez and Son Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• STONE, NATHANIEL A., 33, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Jan. 11, 2001) in St. Petersburg as the result of a shooting. A St. Petersburg native, he was a garduate of Northeast High School, where he played football and basketball. He was a graduate of Fresno (Calif.) Community College. He was active with Americorps, the Juvenile Services Program and Operation PAR. Survivors include two daughters, Cierra Stone and Jasmine Stone, both of St. Petersburg; his maternal grandmother, Essie Mae Smith, Cairo, Ga.; three brothers, James Lewis Flowers, Donaldsonville, Ga., Michael Floyd, Daytona Beach, and Tyson Stone, St. Petersburg; five sisters, Hazel Flowers, Marilyn Flowers Bell, Babette Stone, Patricia Stone and Ronida Dorsey, all of St. Petersburg; and a companion, Joanna Kassis, St. Petersburg. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• WATERS, WARREN E., 84, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Largo and St. Petersburg, died Friday (Jan. 12, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and came here in 1981 from Concord, N.H. A lawyer, he served as attorney general of New Hampshire, chairman of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission and justice of the Concord (N.H.) District Court. He retired in 1983 as a partner of the law firm of Cleveland, Waters & Bass, Concord. He graduated from University of New Hampshire and Boston University School of Law. He was an Army veteran of World War II in the European Theater and retired in 1976 with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) as a member of the New Hampshire National Guard. He was a member of the American and the New Hampshire Bar associations. He was a Mason, a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Navy League, the Clearwater Yacht Club, and the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels. Survivors include his wife, Gloria H., Belleair Bluffs; a son, William L., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Nancy L. Whitford, Houston; and two grandsons, William II and Christopher Waters, both of St. Petersburg. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• ZAIC, JEANNE, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 9, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Duluth, Minn., she came here nine months ago from Hillcrest Heights, Md. She was a retired nurse. Survivors include a son, Denny, Gulfport; a sister, Lois Peirce, Blaine, Minn.; a grandson, Omar, Gulfport; and two great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.

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