St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Friday, February 2, 2001

This list is compiled from the
regional editions of the St. Petersburg Times.

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BAKOS, ROGER P., 61, of Inverness, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he came here nine years ago from Albuquerque, N.M. He was a retired insurance investigator. Survivors include his wife, Renetta; a stepson, Tracy Gerou, Seminole, Ala.; a stepdaughter, Deborah Gerous-Ray, Seminole; a brother, Robert Bakos, Honolulu, Hawaii; and two stepgrandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

BARTOLUCCI, VINCENT A., 82, of Hernando, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001). Born in Cambridge, Mass., he came here 13 years ago from Burlington, Mass. He was the retired owner of Vinny's TV & Radio Repair Service, Sommerville, Mass. He was a member of St. Scholastica Catholic Church, Lecanto, the Holy Name Society, Honolulu, and an usher for 24 years at St. Malachy Catholic Church, Burlington. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Burlington, and a member of the Navy Cantonment. Survivors include his wife, Cristina; two sons, Vincent N., Nashua, N.H., and Alfred A., Birmingham, Ala.; two daughters, Christine A. LaQuaglia, California, and Nancy A. Stetson, Meredith, N.H.; a brother, Leo Bartolucci, North Eastham, Mass.; two sisters, Theresa Bartolucci, Sommerville, and Adele Bonohomme, Hudson, N.H.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness Chapel.

ELLIOTT, MAXINE, 58, of Tampa, formerly of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at Vencor Hospital, Tampa. Born in Brooksville, she moved three years ago to Tampa. She was a retired custodian for the public school system and a former member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Michael, Orlando, and Delbert, Tampa; her mother, Ruth Elliott, Brooksville; two brothers, Elbert Elliott, Brooksville, and Joseph Green, Crystal River; four sisters, Christine Simmons, Mary Elliott, Evelyn Green, and Rose Dean, all of Brooksville; and five grandchildren. Community Funeral & Service, Brooksville.

GARDINER, MATILDA LOUISA, 102, of Inverness, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Mariner Health of Inverness. Born in Brooklyn N.Y., she came here nine years ago from Ocala. She was Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Sadrianna, Inverness; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills Chapel.

JAWORSKI, GWEN, 87, of Clearwater, formerly of Beverly Hills, Fla., died Saturday (Jan. 27, 2001) at Palm Garden of Largo nursing home. She was born in Gardner, Mass., and moved to Clearwater in 1989 from Beverly Hills. She was Catholic, a retired teacher and a member of the American Institute of Polish Culture. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Georges, Clearwater. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

KOK-ALBLAS, CLYDE WILLIAM, 84, of Inverness, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home. Born in Arlington, Iowa, he came here 14 years ago from Leesburg and was a retired tool and die maker. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Protestant. Survivors include a sister, Hilda Huntington, Bristol, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

THARP, JANET M., 81, of Orlando, formerly of Clearwater and Homosassa, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at home. She was born in Slocomb, Ala., and moved to Orlando in 1984. She was a retired real estate broker and a member of First Baptist Church of Orlando. Survivors include two sons, Philip A., Orlando, and Larry G., Grand Cayman, British West Indies; two sisters, Marguerita Crews, Geneva, Ala., and Myra Grady, Enterprise, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.

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BECKMANN, OTTO F., 90, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Oak Hill Hospital. Born in Germany, he came here 11 years ago from Whiting, N.J. He was a grocery store manager. He was president of the German-American Club, Brooklyn, N.Y., and a member of the German-American Club, New Port Richey. He was Protestant. Survivors include his companion, Frieda Rau; two daughters, Ellen Geurts, Pawleys Island, S.C., and Linda Marino, Lake Grove, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Turner Funeral & Cremation Center, Spring Hill.

FAUSNAUGH, VIRGINIA E., 82, of Brooksville, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Hospice House in Brooksville. Born in Goshen, Ind., she came here 2 1/2 years ago from Baltimore and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, Brooksville. Survivors include her husband, Delbert; a son, Kyle, Brooksville; a daughter, Susan Whitlow, Richmond, Va.; two brothers, Royce Kyle, Indiana, and Eldred Kyle, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill/Brooksville.

HAGOOD, WALTER, 68, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at Heartland of Brooksville. Born in Allendale, S.C., he came here six years ago from Estill, S.C. He was a retired longshoreman. Survivors include two daughters, Catherine Willis and Rosa Mae Hagood, both of Brooksville; two stepdaughters, Gloria J. Hagood and Betty Ann Smith, both of Brooksville; a sister, Eva Mae Roberts, Brooksville; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Community Funeral Service, Brooksville.

STEELE, HAZEL C., 87, of Brooksville, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Brooksville Health Care Center. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, she came here 10 years ago from Key Largo. She was a retired owner of Hampshire House, Rockville Centre, N.Y. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Gordon W., Massapequa, N.Y.; two daughters, Linda Lein, Kissimmee, and Marjorie Steele, Manhattan, N.Y.; a sister, Marjorie Swanson, Brooksville; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

VAN TREECK, LAWRENCE C., 78, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. Born in Lusk, Wyo., he came here 19 years ago from Waukegan, Ill. He was a plumbing contractor with Van Treeck Plumbing. He was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Aripeka Elks Lodge and the Timber Pines Civic Association. Survivors include his wife, Florence; two sons, Lawrence C.; Union, Ky., and Rod, Antioch, Ill.; five daughters, Suzanne Wagner, Antioch; Joan Herr, Ocala; Janette Kozlowski, Winthrop Harbor, Ill.; Laurel Hamann, Dallas and Teresa Soden, Monroe, Wis.; a brother, George Van Treeck, Grand Junction, Colo.; two sisters, Anna Lou Swanson, Conroe, Texas, and Patricia Van Treeck, Vaughn, Mont.; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home and Cemetery, Hudson.

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AIKEN, DOROTHY C., 75, of Tampa, died Thursday (Jan. 25, 2001). Survivors include her daughter, Jean A. Davis, Tampa; her sister, Patricia Bullard, West End, N.C.; and her brother, William Martin Chriscoe Jr., West End. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Services, Tampa.

BELL, PAUL ANDRE, 27, of Tampa, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001). He was a Tampa native and a lifelong resident. He was a store clerk. Survivors include his mother, Linda Bell, Tampa; and his brother, Wilbert Bell, Tampa. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

HERBERT, HENRY W., 65, of Seffner, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) in Seffner. He worked for Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation and was a Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife, Betty; his son, James C. Evans, Seffner; four daughters, Nancy Violette and Barbara Fox, both of Brandon, Judy Evans, Seffner, and Jane Willis, Plant City; two brothers, Harold Herbert, Brandon, and Horace Herbert, Leisure City; four sisters, Violet Rhoden and Helen Hawkins, both of Valrico, Lovelia Clark, Brandon, and Alice Ashmore, Tampa; and 11 grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

JEFFCOAT, JAMES H. JR., 48, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home. He was a Tampa native. He was home inspector for Todd Homes. Survivors include his wife, Eva C.; his son, James H. III, Tampa; two daughters, Chrystal Jeffcoat and Rita Rankhorn, both of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.

JOHNSON, ANN C., 49, of Waco, Texas, formerly of Tampa, died Friday (Jan. 26, 2001) in Waco. Born in Moffett, Okla., she lived here more than 18 years ago before moving to Georgia and then Waco. She was formerly employed as a phlebotomist for Tampa General and Carrollwood hospitals. Survivors include her husband, Rayford; three daughters, Anela Johnson and Alaina Thomas, both of Brunswick, Ga., and Alyssa Johnson, Austin, Texas; her sister, Sallie McDade, Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, William Franklin, Muldrow, Okla., and Hulen Brown, Omaha, Neb.; and two grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

KIM, SON SIL, 80, of Brandon, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. Born in Korea, she came to the Tampa area in 1983. She was a homemaker and a member of the Korean Catholic Church in Tampa. Survivors include two sons, Yosin Ko, Brandon, and Yose Ko, Inchon, Korea; three daughters, Jungson Yi and Jungmee Yoo, both of Inchon, and Jung Reed, Riverview; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

LYNCH, RUTHIE S., 66, of Plant City, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) in Plant City. Born in Salem, Va., she came here 14 years ago from Miami. She was a secretary and was Baptist. Survivors include her companion of 17 years, John Ham; two daughters, Betty Stooner-Sampson and Jeannie Christian, both of Plant City; two sons, Richard Stoner, Plant City, and Jerry Stoner, Salem; her brother, William "Bill" St. Clair, Virginia; two sisters, Betty Clifton, Virginia, and Margaret Freeman, Alabama; and five grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

LUPIEN, FREDERIC C. JR., 80, of Clearwater, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Minneapolis. He was retired as the owner of Pen Supply Inc. after 40 years, he served as past president of NAWIDD, he worked as a baseball coach and umpire with the Tampa Parks & Recreation Department, he was one of the originators of the children's Gasparilla parade, he was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II serving on the USS General Howze in the Pacific Theater, he was a member of the American Legion, and a member of Skycrest United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Dolores; his daughter, Mary Marcy Bergin, Tampa; his son, Michael Jon Lupien Sr., Tampa; his sister, Marilyn L. Blouin, Largo; and three grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Clearwater.

McPHERSON, MAC, 73, of Lutz, died Thursday (Feb. 1, 2001). Survivors include his wife, Theresa; his daughter, Jackie Fults; his son, Richard; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

PERKINS, LAVADA E., 81, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home. Born in Bryant, Ark., she came here in 1967 from Little Rock, Ark. She was an office manager for a school supply store and was Southern Baptist. Survivors include her daughter, Judith A. Deray, Spring Hill; her son, Nathaniel Levi Perkins, Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.

SKLENAR, BRIAN R., 24, of Brandon, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Hagerstown, Md., he came to the Tampa area in 1995 from Bangor, Maine. He was a retired service representative for T. Rowe Price, he was a member of Golden Key National Honor Society and was Lutheran. Survivors include his companion, Heather Layman, Brandon; parents, John M. and Ada Sklenar, Bangor; his brother, John J., Bangor; maternal grandmother, Lois Benson, Dunedin; and paternal grandmother, Josephine Sklenar, Riverview. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

SKOL, CHESTER, 86, of Seffner, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) in Seffner. Born in Chicago, he came to the Tampa area in 1974 from Chicago. He was an automobile salesman, he was a veteran of World War II, past president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Violet; his daughter, Bonita, Mulberry; three sons, Thomas, San Jose, Calif., Chester, Venice, Fla., and Edward, Dearborn, Mich.; his brother, Stanley, Chicago; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

MULLIGAN, DOROTHY LOUISE HARDIMAN, 86, of Valrico, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, she came here in 1957. She was a legal secretary with Tittsworth & Curry and was a member of Nativity Catholic Church. Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen Anne McCatty, Riverview; two sons, Terrance Mulligan, Valrico, and Timothy Mulligan, St. Petersburg; and six grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

STACEY, HAROLD "CLIFF," 59, of Tampa, died Thursday (Feb. 1, 2001) in Tampa. He was born in Indiana. He was a maintenance mechanic, and he was associated with Tampa Tank and Welding for 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Frances G.; his daughter, Cindy Stacey, Tampa; two sons, Alfred and Clifford, both of Tampa; his mother, Lucinda Mosier, Tampa; his sister, Margie Burnett, Kingstown, Ind.; his brother, Dwayne Mosier, Tampa; his stepfather, Abe Mosier, Tampa; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

WARREN, THOMAS McCORMICK, 73, of Treasure Island, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home after a short illness. Born in Washington, Ga., he was raised in Tampa. He lived in Connecticut before retuning to Florida in 1970. He was an Army veteran and retired as president of Florida Forest Products of Largo in 1991. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Patt; two daughters, Kendra, Clearwater, and Lynn, Portland, Ore.; a son, Thomas, Texas; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.

WIGGINS, ELOISE HORTON, 83, of Plant City, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) in Plant City. She came to the Tampa area in 1960 from Jacksonville. She was a homemaker, a member of the Women's Club, Garden Club and First Presbyterian Church of Plant City. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

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ANTETOMASO, ROSE T., 84, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 23 years ago from North Massapequa, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Anthony, Bayville, N.Y., and Frank, Massapequa; a daughter, Vivian Cecere, Sayville, N.Y.; a brother, Anthony Aragona, Mineola, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

BROOKS, JOHN R., 80, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (Feb. 1, 2001) at Madison Pointe Nursing Center. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he came here 17 years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a self-employed truck driver. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and was Catholic. There were no immediate survivors. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

CORNELL, MARGARET E., 81, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. She was a winter resident for 32 years from her native Hamilton, Canada. She was a clerk in the travel bureau with the Canadian government in Ottawa, with 25 years of service. She was a member of the United Church of Canada and a member of the New Port Richey Shuffle Board Club. Survivors include a son, Peter Alexander, Toronto; a daughter, Barbara Collins-Williams, Toronto; one grandchild; and four stepchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, Holiday.

FENECH, FRANCIS J., 86, of Port Richey, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001). Born in Valleta, Malta, he came here nine years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a doorman with Brevoort Local 32B. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Father Felix Ulrich Council, and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Alex M., Port Richey, and Edmund, Chicago; three brothers, Salvo, Peterborough, Ontario, Edgar and Harry, both of Malta Silema; and a sister, Helen Gauci, Port Richey. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson.

HENDERSON, BETTY M., 93, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Germany, she came here 70 years ago from Rhode Island. She was a homemaker and a member of the Full Gospel Assembly, Hudson. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

HICKEY, WILLIAM F. SR., 82, of Hudson, died Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Hudson. Born in Baltimore, he came here six years ago from Silver Spring, Md. He was a retired civil and criminal defense trial lawyer with his own law practice in Montgomery Village, Md. He was general counsel for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Montgomery County. He was a fourth-degree in the Knights of Columbus, and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Audrey M.; four sons, William F. Jr., Olney, Md., Michael P., Minneapolis, Minn., Brian A., Beltsville, Md., and Sean T., Chatham, N.J.; four daughters, Barbara C. Hickey, St. Petersburg, Gemma Weiblinger, Laurel, Md., Karen Bosna, Cape May, N.J., and Audrey Leggere-Hickey, Boulder, Colo.; a sister, Anna Rita Krebbs; and 19 grandchildren. Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, Silver Spring.

MARKWELL, GERALD A., 63, of Port Richey, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at James A. Haley VA Medical Center. Born in Fern Creek, Ky., he came here two years ago from California. He was a retired salesman and an Army veteran. Survivors include a son, David A., San Clemente, Calif.; a daughter, Michele Harness, Sylmar, Calif.; a brother, William Markwell, Fern Creek; three sisters, Ann Boit, Jeffersontown, Ky., Doris Yeager, Mt. Washington, Ky., and Nancy Lesshafft, Louisville, Ky.; and three grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

RANDALL, JOHN, 75, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Brooksville Health Care Center. He came here 15 years ago from his native Wahpeton, N.D. He was a farmer and was employed by North Dakota State College of Science, the Plugrath Co., and Lenzmier Trucking and Roadway Cargo. He was the owner and operator of Randall Transfer Co. and Super Service, Wahpeton and Campbell, Minn. He was a Wahpeton volunteer firefighter, a Richland County commissioner, a member of the American Legion, and a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Lois; two daughters, Amy Franke and Gayle Byrd, both of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; two sons, Mike Randall, St. Louis, and Steve Randall, Hopkins, Minn.; three sisters, Leona Johnson, Wahpeton, Marcella Minar, Seattle, and Carolyn Reyelts, Alexandria, Minn.; two brothers, Ken Randall, Rochester, Minn., and Frank Randall, Underwood, Minn.; and seven grandchildren. Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home, Wahpeton, N.D.

SHEEHAN, JOSEPH F., 89, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Regional Medical Center, Hudson. Born in Somerville, Mass., he came here 23 years ago from Newton Center, Mass. He was a welder with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4412, the Magnolia Valley Golf & Country Club, Elks Lodge 2284, and the Barbershop Chorus, all of New Port Richey, and the Retired State County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Grace; three sons, Joseph Jr., Belmont, Mass., Richard, Pembroke, Mass., and Robert, Millis, Mass.; a daughter, Patricia Papalia, Marlboro, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

SVINGOS, NICHOLAS D., JR., 41, of Holiday, formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on U.S. 19 at Cyprus Drive in Palm Harbor. He was born in Cleveland and moved to Holiday from Tarpon Springs. He was a barber and a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include a son, Shawn M., Holiday; his father, Nicholas D. Sr., New Port Richey; his stepfather, Richard Kimmel, New Port Richey; and a sister, Catherine Koursiotis, Holiday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

WELLS, BETTY JANE, 63, of Hudson, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. She came here 30 years ago from her native Cincinnati. She was Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Tom Graves, Milford, Ohio, Clarence Graves, Goshen, Ohio, and Robert Graves, Masaryktown; five daughters, Betty Mae Dunbar, Hudson, Deborah Berling, Spring Hill, Sheila Maddox, Newtown, Ohio, Ellen Lyon, Brooksville, and Carman Bybie, Port Richey; a brother, Leroy Price, Williamsburg, Ohio; a sister, Edith Redmond, Amelia, Ohio; 25 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

YEAGER, RICHARD G., 76, of Holiday, died Thursday (Feb. 1, 2001) at Harborside Healthcare of Palm Harbor. He came here 31 years ago from his native Detroit. He was an electrician, and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Naomi; a stepfather, William Noble, Dunedin; and a son, James W., Detroit, Mich. Trinity Memorial Gardens, Holiday Chapel.

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Clearwater

BOOTH, MARY LOU WELLS, 66, of Crystal River, formerly of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at home. She was born in Uniontown, Pa., and moved to Crystal River in 1971 from Clearwater. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include her husband, Richard; two sons, William McGregor Wells, Homosassa Springs, and Robert McGregor Wells, Crystal River; a daughter, Nancy Wells Kolinski, Colorado; two sisters, Lois Elaine Scott, Inverness, and Sandra Lee McAdams, Clearwater; and five grandchildren. Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River/Lecanto.
CHESNEY, JOSEPH J. JR., 68, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 21, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1980 from Lansdowne, Pa. He was a retired desk clerk and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Marie T., Drexel Hill, Pa.; three sons, John J., Drexel Hill, Michael J. Swedesboro, N.J., and Matthew T. Sharon Hill, Pa.; a daughter, Joanne McDermott, Glenolden, Pa.; five grandsons; and a granddaughter. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
CLARIZIO, FELICIA R., 86, of Clearwater Beach, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. She was born in New York City and came here in 1978 from Belleville, N.J. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Brendan Catholic Church and the Clearwater Point Homeowner's Association, both of Clearwater, the Italian American Club, Newark, N.J., and Holy Family Catholic Church, Belleville. Survivors include her husband, Vincenzo; a son, Otto, Palm Harbor; two sisters, Frances Cznydal, Port Richey, and Mary Charkas, Long Island, N.Y.; five grandchildren, Anthony Clarizio, Gainesville, Dr. Dana Harman, Boca Raton, and Christopher and Vincent Clarizio and Lorie Ann Phillips, all of Columbus, Ohio; and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
LEAVEL, HELEN M., 90, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Homewood ACLF, Clearwater. She was born in Morris, Ill., and came here in 1977 from New Haven, Ind. She was a beautician and homemaker. She was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church of Clearwater, and the Briar Creek Association. Survivors include a daughter, Linda R. Roth, New Haven; four grandchildren, Wendy Groves, Paulding, Ohio, Amy Jackson, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Eric and Julie Haas, both of Lansing, Mich.; and two great-grandsons. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
LUPIEN, FREDERIC C. JR., 80, of Clearwater, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came to Tampa in 1947 from his native Minneapolis and moved in 1990 to Clearwater. He retired after 40 years as owner and operator of Pen Supply Inc. and was past president of NAWID. He was a baseball coach and umpire for many years with the Tampa Parks & Recreation Department. He was a founder of the children's Gasparilla Parade. He was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II and served in the Pacific theater aboard the USS General Howze. He was a member of Skycrest United Methodist Church of Clearwater and the American Legion. He was a shuffleboard and bridge player and recently achieved a score of 7,000 points in one game. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Dolores; a daughter, Mary Marcy Bergin; a son, Michael Jon Sr., his brother, Ronald, all of Tampa; a sister, Marilyn L. Blouin, Largo; an aunt, Alice Hayman, Tampa; and three grandchildren, Michael J. Lupien Jr. and Caroline Beach, both of Tampa, and Georgetta Lupien, Houston. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
NOTARANGELO, JOSEPH A. SR., 93, of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Chrome, N.J., and came here in 1996. He owned and operated a motel for nine years in Hightstown, N.J., and retired in 1976 after 35 years working in various securities brokerage firms in New York City. He was a member and usher of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater. He was a former member of the New York/New Jersey Club of Top of the World, Clearwater, and St. Anthony of Padua, the St. Anthony's Holy Name Society and the Anthonians, the Elks Club of Robbinsville and the Republican Club of Bergenfield, all in New Jersey. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Andrews, Hightstown, N.J.; two sons, Joseph A. Jr., Clearwater, and Robert Lakewood, Colo.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Glackin/Saul Funeral Home, Hightstown, N.J.
SEABROOK, ALICE M., 92, of Wildwood, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) in Wildwood. She came to Clearwater in the early 1920s from her native Orange Home and graduated in 1934 with the first class of the former Pinellas High School, Clearwater. She was a member of Mount Olive AME Church, Clearwater. Survivors include two daughters, Lillian Spice Stewart, Miami, and Edith Gibson, Chicago; a sister, Robert Harrison, Wildwood; and an aunt, Barbara Ray Hill, Largo. Hayes Funeral Home, Eustis.
SUNDERLAND, SUSAN M., 94, of Clearwater, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation and Care Center, Clearwater. She was born in Bellwood, Pa., and came here in 1973 from Altoona, Pa. She retired as a high school teacher in Bellwood. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Largo, a past secretary of the Palm Hill Owners Association, and a member of Sahbee Shrine Guild of America, Order of Eastern Star, the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees, and the National Wildlife Federation. Survivors include a nephew, Richard Hirsch, Columbus, Ohio. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
WARREN, VIRGINIA W., 91, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Jan. 28, 2001) at Oak Bluffs Retirement Center and Nursing Facility, Clearwater. There are no known survivors. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Dunedin

BENSON, JOSEPHINE P., 81, of Latrobe, Pa., formerly of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. She was born in Braddock, Pa. She was a member of First First United Methodist Church of Dunedin and a former member of First United Methodist Church of Braddock, and was active in the choirs of both churches. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce E. Milyak, Latrobe; a son, William F., Safety Harbor; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Gaut-Bacha Funeral Home, Pleasant Unity, Pa.
JACOBSON, FAY M., 91, of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Millfield, Ohio, and came here in 1973 from Westlake, Ohio. She was a homemaker. She attended Grace Lutheran Church of Clearwater and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Westlake. Survivors include a daughter, Ida M. Lee, Dunedin; a son, Charles E., Clearwater; a brother, Wayne; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
WILSON, BEATRICE J., 80, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Elmira, N.Y., and came here in the late 1970s from Long Island, N.Y. She was a teacher in the Patchogue-Medford School System of New York. She graduated from Syracuse University in 1942. Survivors include her husband, Woodrow F.; a son, Bill Egan, Bowie, Md.; a daughter, Priscilla Egan Rose, Arlington, Va.; two stepdaughters, Diane Wilson, Dunedin, and Janet M. McMullen, Clearwater; and two grandchildren, Brittany Y. and Courtney J. Egan. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.

Indian Rocks Beach

JOHNSON, ETHEL M., 91, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Waterbury, Conn., and came here in 1971 from Stratford, Conn., where she retired as a supervisor of accounting for the Avco-Lycoming Manufacturing Co. She was a member of Church of the Isles Congregational, Indian Rocks Beach, a volunteer for 22 years and a member of the board of directors of the Indian Rocks Beach Library, a member of the IRB Friends of the Library, the Indian Rocks Beach Civic Association, the Historical Society, Homeowners Association, and first president of Avco-Lycoming Women's Club. Survivors include her husband, Arthur; a stepdaughter, Barbara DiSanti, Naugatuck, Conn.; and two nephews, Kent Oppel, Milford, Conn., and Alton Ferris Sr., Windham, Maine. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

DERNONCOURT, SAMUEL E., 29, of Largo, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at Vencor Hospital-St. Petersburg. He was born in Springfield, Ill., and came here in 1984 from Illinois. He was a commercial fisherman and musician and liked to work on automobiles. Survivors include his mother, Joyce, Largo; four brothers, Steven and Mark Dernoncourt, both of Largo, Trevor Cleeton, Holiday, and Christopher Cleeton, New Port Richey; and his great-grandmother, Dorothy Ward, Holiday. National Cremation Society, Largo.
FRIEND, GEORGETTE HARNOIS, 74, of Largo, died Tuesday (Jan. 23, 2001) at the home of her daughter in Venice, Fla. She was born in Chicopee, Mass., and came here in 1971 from Holyoke, Mass. She was a homemaker, Catholic and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include five sons, Ronald, Largo, Daniel, Robert and Paul, all of Tampa, and Richard, Apache Junction, Ariz.; two daughters, Kathrynn King, Venice, and Jeanne Tsatsos, Southwick, Mass.; three sisters, Jean Berneche, and Lucille Pray, both of Aldenville, Mass., and Elaine Scott, Chicopee; her longtime companion, Andrew Yurcak, Largo; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Forest Lawn Cremation Services, Sarasota.
JONES, CLELLIE M., 87, of Largo, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Madison County, Ala., and came here in 1986 from Northbrook, Ill. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She was a former member of Locust Grove Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala. Survivors include two daughters, Doris J. Berry, Seminole, and Josephine Rossdil, Streamwood, Ill.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Cemetery & Cremation Services, Seminole.
KLUTTS, LILA PAULINE, 88, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Palm Garden of Largo nursing home after a long illness. She was born in Mulberry, came to St. Petersburg in 1935 from Bartow, and moved in 1996 to Largo. Survivors include three daughters, M. Susan Klutts-Chichester, Clearwater, and Patricia K. Lee and Sally K. Carson, both of Pinellas Park; a brother, Robert O. Polk, Bartow; and three grandsons, John R. Lee II and R. Darrell Lee, both of Pinellas Park, and Charles Edward Carson, Durham, N.C. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WARREN, THOMAS McCORMICK, 73, of Treasure Island, formerly of Largo and Tampa, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at home after a short illness. He was born in Washington, Ga., and was raised in Tampa. He lived in Connecticut before retuning to Florida in 1970. He was an Army veteran and retired as president of Florida Forest Products of Largo in 1991. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Patt; two daughters, Kendra, Clearwater, and Lynn, Portland, Ore; a son, Thomas, Texas; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.
WEIKEL, MARIE C. FOLEY, 83, a winter resident of Largo, died Tuesday (Jan. 23, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Philadelphia and was a winter visitor since 1984 from Lindenwold, N.J. She was a homemaker and attended St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two daughters, Marie Ivins, Pen Argyl, Pa., Barbara Adams, Spring Hill; a son, William, Seminole; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Ora L. Wooster Funeral Home, Clementine, N.J.

Palm Harbor

O'BRIEN, ROBERT L., 66, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Integrated Health Services of Pinellas Park. He was born in DeKalb, N.Y., and came here in 1995 from Edenton, N.C. He retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant colonel and was a two-tour veteran of the Vietnam War. He graduated from University of Maryland and earned graduate degree from George Washington University. He attended St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Palm Harbor. Survivors include four sons, Michael A., Dallas, Robert E. and Daniel L., both of Williamsburg, Va., and James T., Newport News, Va.; three daughters, Mary C. Young, Virginia Beach, Va., Linda O. West, Newport News, and Therese O'Brien, Blue Springs, Mo.; his mother, Mildred I.K. O'Brien, West Melbourne; two sisters, Carolyn O. Wood, West Melbourne, and Carmetta Bouchard, Crownsville, Md.; his fiance, Theresa Watson, Palm Harbor; and 20 grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
PETRANTONI, JOSEPH, 64, of Odessa and Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He came to this area in 1971 from his native Rochester, N.Y., and owned and operated a construction business. He was a member of St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include his wife, Mary; two sons, David, Palm Harbor, and Mark, Odessa; two stepdaughters, Stacy and Joanna Klimas; two brothers, Michael Peters and Samuel Petrano; and six grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
ROSS, MARY, 67, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Gibsonburg, Ohio, and came here in 1991 from Tucson, Ariz. She retired as an office manager. Survivors include two daughters, Angela Heirshberg and Liza Johnson, both of Palm Harbor; a son, Jeffrey W. Malloch, Costa Mesa, Calif.; three brothers, John LaSalvia, Tucson, Ariz., Leonard LaSalvia, Sun Lakes, Ariz., and Anthony LaSalvia, Akron, Ohio; a sister, Roseanne Manus, Walnut Grove, Calif.; and three grandchildren. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.
WAY, YEURITH A., 88, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at St. Mark Village continuing care community, Palm Harbor. She was born in Vandergriff, Pa., and came here in 1979 from Falls Church, Va. She was a retirement community sales associate and Presbyterian. Survivors include a son, James, Doylestown, Pa.; a daughter, Rhonda Utterback, Stafford, Va.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

MEYER, RUSSELL F., 82, of Seminole, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Effingham, Ill., and came here in 1970 from Chicago. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad. He was Catholic and an avid fisheraman and tandem bike rider. Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Mary A. Hession, Largo; a son, Henry R., Altamonte Springs; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

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Pinellas Park

BIALAS, LOUIS S., 80, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Jacaranda Manor. He came here in 1957 from his native Chicago. He was a plant operator for Pinellas County schools. He was Catholic and a member of the Polish American Society. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Florence; a daughter, Nancy Young, St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
LAWSON, BERNICE J., 63, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. Born in Concord, Mass., she came here in 1961 from Maynard, Mass. She was a registered nurse at the Emerson Hospital in Concord and a home health aide after moving to Pinellas County. In St. Petersburg, she worked at Jacaranda Manor, Sunshine Village Nursing Home, Rosedale Nursing Home and St. Giles' Nursing Home. In Kenneth City, she was employed by Colonial Care. In Pinellas Park, she worked at Bayada Nurses, Kelly Assisted Living and Parkside Nursing Home. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, John Jr.; four sons, Mark R. and John III, both of Pinellas Park, Fredrick J., Shirley, Mass., and Gene Dale, Old Town; and a daughter, Kimberly May Lynn, Pinellas Park; her mother, Gwendolyn Peterson Duval, Littleton, Mass.; a sister, Virginia Berg, Boxborough, Mass.; a brother, Everett Peterson, North Hampton, Mass.; and seven grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
PALMER, WILLIAM L., 73, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. Born in Altoona, Pa., he came here in 1992 from Fort Worth, Texas. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He retired after 32 years as a salesman for McClure & McClure Floor Covering in Altoona. He was a member of Elks Lodge 1912 of Madeira Beach and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Mary Margaret; two sons, James, Pinellas Park, and William L. Jr., Glen Rose, Texas; two grandsons; a niece; and a nephew. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BOWERMAN, MARGARET, 87, of Toronto, a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Scarborough General Hospital after a short illness. She was a veteran of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, retiring in 1945, and retired from the Toronto Board of Education in 1979. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Thompson and Sheila Ranalli; a sister, Phyllis Shaughnessy, St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Trull Funeral Home, North Toronto Chapel.
COOK, EDWIN B., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. Born in Aspinwall, Pa., he came here in 1970 from Pittsburgh. He was a retired chemist of 27 years for the Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh. He was an Army and Navy veteran of World War II. He was Unitarian Universalist. Survivors include a sister, Lois Rial, East Peoria, Ill.; a brother, Grant, Verona, Pa.; a niece; a nephew; and a companion and caregiver of 30 years, Leon Scher, St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
KELLY-BLUMBERG, BETTE LORRAINE, 72, of Middleton, Mass., a winter resident of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at her St. Petersburg home of natural causes. Born in Somerville, Mass., she was a seasonal resident from Middleton for several years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Ludwig A. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
LIVINGSTON, DENNIS NEAL, 68, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Johnstown, Pa., he came here seven years ago from Hollywood, Fla. He was a retired air conditioning mechanic for the Florida Department of Transportation. He was Protestant. Survivors include two sons, Dennis N. Jr., Mineral Point, Pa., and Patrick S., Johnstown; three daughters, Cathy Frampton and Jamie Jo Zipf, both of Johnstown, and Denise Dulany, Bon Aqua, Tenn.; a brother, George, Orlando; two sisters, Carol Livingston, St. Petersburg, and Shirley Lydic, Great Falls, Va.; a caregiver, Phil Stichler, St. Petersburg; and seven grandchildren. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
MURPHY, THE REV. COLUMBA, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here from New Bedford, Mass. He was a Franciscan priest who served as a hospital chaplain, also doing parish work and teaching at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., and St. Bonaventure University. He professed as a Franciscan on Aug. 13, 1936, and was ordained on June 9, 1941. Survivors include two sisters, Sister Edward Joseph Murphy, Long Island, N.Y., and Eileen Platten, Rochester, N.Y. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
OWENS, TINA L., 26, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was a native of St. Petersburg and a member of New Life Fellowship Baptist Church and worked for Pinellas County as a plant operator. Survivors include three daughters, Krystal Owens, Asia Oliver and Danielle Owens, a son, Antonio Oliver, her father, Milton Owens, and her mother, Mittie Jones, all of St. Petersburg; her paternal grandmother and grandfather, Dannie and Johnny Jones, both of Clearwater; and four sisters, Chenita Owens, Queen Esther Walls, Lisa Brown and Sarah Owens, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
PHILLIPS, PETER EDWARD, 49, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at home. He came here 45 years ago from his native Trenton, N.J. He was an upholsterer and a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Bette, St. Petersburg; and a brother, Bill Phillips, New York City. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
SERINO, PASQUALE V., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 27, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Peekskill, N.Y. He was the owner of Hobo Hoagie and Pat's Steakhouse restaurants and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include a sister, Mary V. Miller, Springfield, Ill. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
TALLMAN, MATILDA, 97, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001). Born in West Chicago, Ill., she came here from Escondido, Calif. She was a secretary for a plumbing company and was a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, John, St. Petersburg; two daughters, Gwen Kirschbaum, Rockford, Ill., and Joanne Catron, St. Petersburg; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Treasure Island

WILHELM, MARY L., 84, of Grove City, Ohio, formerly of Treasure Island, died Saturday (Jan. 20, 2001) in Montery Nursing Center, Grove City. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Grove City in 1995. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and the VFW Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons, Douglas, Clearwater, and Thomas, Grove City; a sister, Betty Van Hoose; a brother, Louis Bauer; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Schoedinger Norris Chapel, Grove City, Ohio.