Wednesday, February 14, 2001

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Clearwater

• BALORIO, ANASTACIA L., 66, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Buena Vista Agusan, Philippines, and came here in 1992 from the Philippines. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include seven sons, Celestino, Clearwater, and Anania, Arsenio, Sylveter, Rene, Marcelino and Joseph, all of the Philippines; three daughters, Concesa Labra and Jeremia and Josephine Balorio, all of the Philippines; 43 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• CRAFT, JAMES R. JR., 58, of Clearwater, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He came here in 1981 from his native Nashville, Tenn. He was an auto mechanic and Catholic. Survivors include two sons, William, Redington Beach, and Frank, Clarksville, Tenn.; a daughter, Deborah Carlisle, Joelton, Tenn.; a brother, John of New Jersey; four sisters, Barbara Anderson, Madison, Tenn., Julia Meadows, Hendersonville, Tenn., Emily Tirrell, Port Richey, and Mary Frances Twomey of California; and three grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
• GARDNER, LELAND LEE, 95, of Dublin, Ohio, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) in Dublin. He was born in Newfield, N.Y., and came here after he retired in 1970 from Manila Electric Co., Manila, Philippines, where he was executive vice president. He moved last year to Ohio. He was interred in a Japanese prison camp in Manila during World War II. Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Crisci, Somerville, N.J., and Anne Jensen, Powell, Ohio; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Ohio Cremation & Memorial Society, Columbus, Ohio.
• HUEY, LILLIAN I., 86, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2001) at Glen Oaks Health Care Center, Clearwater. She came here in 1982 from Pittsburgh where she owned and operated Lillian's Beauty Parlor. She was a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a sister, Ida Coyner, New Stanton, Pa. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
• PETTIS, RICHARD A., 52, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was a lifelong resident and graduated in 1967 from Pinellas High School in Clearwater. He worked as an auto mechanic at Sears Countryside. He was a member of Bethany Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Clearwater, where he sang in the senior choir and served on the trustee board. He sang in the Community Mass Choir. He umpired softball for Clearwater Parks and Recreation and was a coach for the pee-wees league of the Clearwater Greenwood Panthers football team. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three daughters, Katrina Pettis, Clearwater, and Kimberly Bell and Kristel Pettis, both of Orlando; his mother, Ophelia Trueblood; four brothers, John H. Trueblood Jr., James Trueblood and Michael Trueblood, all of Clearwater, and Harold McElroy, Cresskill, N.J.; and three sisters, Catherine Harvey and Mabel Ann King, both of Clearwater, and Gloria Bogan, Miami. Young's Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

• BROOKS, JAMES A., 53, of Largo, formerly of Gulfport, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in St. Petersburg and was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School and attended St. Petersburg Junior College. He worked as a window clerk for the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years at the Largo Main Post Office. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he was a tank commander. He was Baptist, and an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his wife, Evie; two sons, Jimmie and David, both of St. Petersburg; a daughter, Paula Brooks, North Ford, Va.; his parents, Gylneas and Jim Geracia, Gulfport; two brothers, Bill, West Palm Beach, and Donald, Gulfport; two sisters, Betty Hurt, Gulfport, and Tiny Randolph, Naples, Fla. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
• FOGLEBOCH, IOLA MAE SWALLEY, 92, of Largo, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Girard, Pa., and came here in 1951. She co-owned and operated the Largo Trailer Park from 1951 to 1968 with her late husband, Merten. She was a member of Largo Alliance Church. Survivors include a daughter, Donna Foster, Clearwater; a son, the Rev. David, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; two sisters, Kathryn Waidley, Largo, and Harriet Loomis, Edinboro, Pa.; and six grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• LARSON, VICTOR, 56, of Clearwater, died Friday (Feb. 2, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Chester, Conn., and came here in 1991 from Middletown, Conn. He was retired, Protestant and an avid outdoorsman. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; two sons, Kenneth of South Carolina and Martin of Connecticut; a daughter, Dawn of South Carolina; four sisters; two brothers; two grandchildren; 28 nephews; 18 nieces; nine great-nephews; and six great-nieces. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• MARSH, JANNA, 74, of Largo, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in 1949 from her native Muncie, Ind. She retired as a telephone operator with GTE in Clearwater. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, David; three daughters, Pamela Ann Doyle, St. Petersburg, Deborah Carol Andrews, Largo, and Sharon Lee Howard of California; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• PFEIFLE, JULIA A., 92, of Largo, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2001) at Autumn Haven ALF, Largo. She came here in 1980 from her native Akron, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include three sisters, Mary Rett, Largo, Rita Haas, Akron, and Sister Mary Judith Labbe, West Richfield, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews including Robert Rett, Largo. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• SCOTT, ANITA DIGGINS, 78, of Largo, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1979 from her native Chicago, where she worked as a secretary for the Metropolitan Sanitary District. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and Al R. Enholm Post American Legion Auxiliary in Chicago. Survivors include her husband of five years, Emerson; a son, Thomas J. Diggins III, Anderson, S.C.; two daughters, Nancy Celine Jensen, Hendersonville, N.C., and Sharon Vaughn, Aptos, Calif.; a brother, Donald Gresk, Bemidji, Minn., a sister, Patricia Carroll, Palatine, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo .
• TIMPF, HENRY C., 80, of Largo, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. He was born in Danzig, which now is part of Poland, and came here in 1984 from North Kingstown, R.I. He retired as a manager in an optical manufacturing company. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Anona United Methodist Church of Largo, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Beverly; two sons, Conrad, Coral Springs, and Randolph, Exeter, R.I.; a daughter, Melinda Timpf, Providence, R.I.; a sister, Emma Hueteumann of New Jersey; and two grandchildren, Bradley and Abbey Timpf, both of Coral Springs. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• WHIDDETT, MARY A., 96, of Largo, died Sunday (Feb. 4, 2001) at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. She came here in 1957 from her native Mill Village, Pa. She was a practical nurse and was a member of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Board for the city of Largo. In Pennsylvania, she was a member of the Mill Village United Methodist Church, the Fort LeBoeuf Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, and Chapter 114 Order of the Eastern Star of Cambridge Springs, Pa. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Van Matre Family Funeral Home, Waterford, Pa.

Madeira Beach

• WILSON, ELIZABETH E., 95, of Madeira Beach, formerly of St. Pete Beach, died Friday (Feb. 9, 2001) at home. Born in New Britain, Conn., she moved to Madeira Beach in 1971 from St. Pete Beach. She was a homemaker and co-owner of Jack's Liquors in St. Pete Beach. Survivors include a son, Jack, St. Pete Beach; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

• DASSE, MARION L., 91, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. Born in New York City, she came here in 1976 from Yonkers, N.Y. She was a foster mother for Louise Weiss Adoption Agency for more than 20 years in New York, caring for more than 100 babies. She was a member of the Springwood Women's Club in Pinellas Park. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Andrew; two daughters, Elaine D. Ciccone, San Ramos, Calif., and Andrea Monez, Central Islip, N.Y.; a brother, Albert MacDonald, Bethesda, Md.; a sister, Annie Clark, Red Bank, N.J.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• DESMARAIS, NANCY B., 58, of Willington, Conn., a winter resident of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at home in Pinellas Park under hospice care. A native of Fall River, Mass., she was a winter resident of Pinellas Park for 12 years. She was a librarian at D. Edwards Public Library in Willington. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the St. Pete Beach Art Institute. She enjoyed walking on the beach, collecting teddy bears and jewelry crafting. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Norman E. Jr.; two brothers, Edgar Rousseau, Fall River, and Paul Rousseau, Tiverton, R.I.; a sister, Helene Sousa, Little Compton, R.I.; her parents, Edgar and Helen Sousa, Tiverton; five nieces; and a nephew. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
• SPAULDING, DOROTHY E., 57, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at home. She was a St. Petersburg native and a homemaker. She was Christian. Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Kenneth A.; a brother, Frank R. Graham, North Augusta, S.C.; an aunt, Edith M. Jewett, St. Petersburg; and a nephew, Frank Christopher Graham, Spartanburg, S.C. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

• ABBOTT, RAYMOND D., 60, of Seminole, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) in Tampa. He was born in Chester, Pa., and came here in 1998 from Claymont, Del. He retired after 37 years as a welder with Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Co. He was Methodist and a member of the Moose Lodge in New Castle, Del. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; a daughter, Phyllis Foster, Claymont; his mother, Helen Abbott, Linwood, Pa.; a brother, Edmund, Seminole; and two grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
• DAWSON, WILSON ELLIS, 82, of Seminole, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at home. He was born in Peach Grove, Ky., and came here in 1981 from Cincinnati, where he retired as a supervisor for Milicron Machine Manufacturing Co. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a life member of Oakley Masonic Lodge 668, the Disabled American Veterans, Giblon Lodge of Perfection Scottish Rite and Shrine, all of Cincinnati. Survivors include his wife, Nella F.; a daughter, Lisa R. Brown, Largo; and a sister, Erma Fern Wright, Butler, Ky. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Largo Chapel.
• FARROW, TERESA, 81, of Seminole, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo.She was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, and came here in the early 1970s from Mount Clemens, Mich. She worked in central supply at Sun Coast Hospital, and was an ATS (a.k.a. the Royal Women's Auxiliary Force) veteran of World War II. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, where she was an active bingo player. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Francis; three daughters, Margot Carr, Seminole, Rosemary Farrow, Largo, and Anne Duval, Ontario; a son, Anthony of New York; a brother, Wilfred Johnson, Bolton; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• HARRIGAN, MARGARET E., 79, of Seminole, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She was born in Norristown, Pa., and came here in 1997 from Savannah, Ga. She was a retired medical secretary and Presbyterian. Survivors include two nieces, Peggy Martin, Seminole, and Patricia Martin, Madeira Beach. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
• HUMEL, KATHERINE, 88, of Seminole, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Heartland of St. Petersburg. She was born in Czechoslovakia and came here in 1984 from Independence, Ohio. She was a homemaker. She was Catholic and a member of Paramount Lodge Czechoslovakia Society of America, Cleveland. Survivors include a son, Ladimer, Seminole; a brother, Michael Jankura of Slovakia; and two grandchildren, Ladimer J. Humel and Kimberly Schrecengost, both of Seminole. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• JACOBS, DOUGLAS ARTHUR, 61, of Seminole, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1999 from Bridgewater, N.J. He was a self-employed accountant and an Army National Guard veteran. He was Lutheran and treasurer of Elks Lodge 2519, Seminole. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Betty. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
• MUNOZ, ALICIA, 81, of Seminole, died Thursday (Feb. 8, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Coli, Colombia, and came here in 1996 from Miami Beach. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include four daughters, Stella and Maria Munoz, both of Seminole, Ruth Munoz, Miami Beach, and Gladys Munoz, Coli; two sons, Tito Munoz, Jackson Heights, N.Y., and Ulpiano Munoz, Coli; two brothers, Julio Blanco, and Armando Cuervo, both of Coli; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.
• PAWLOWSKI, STANLEY THEODORE, 90, of Seminole, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Tandem Health Care at Safety Harbor. He was born in Union City, N.J., and came here in 1979 from Montvale, N.J. He retired after 47 years as a machinist with the Susquehanna Railroad. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church and the church's Holy Name Society, Largo, and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Wanda; two daughters, Patricia E. Williamson, Seminole, and Carol Ann Hochstaedt, Palm Beach Gardens; a sister, Rose Mischeo of Wisconsin; and four grandchildren, Carol Williamson, Clearwater, Robert Williamson, Seminole, John Hochstaedt, Palm Beach Gardens, and Diane Hochstaedt, Boca Raton. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• PECK, RICHARD GERRY, 73, of Seminole, died Wednesday (Feb. 7, 2001) at University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, Ark. He was born in Eau Gallie, graduated from Miami High School and the University of Miami. He was a licensed professional electrical engineer and last worked for S&C Electric Co. He was a fellow and life member of the Florida Engineering Society, and a member and chairman of the scholarship committee of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War with the rank of lieutenant. He was a volunteer at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, Largo. Survivors include his wife, Valerie Anne; a son, Richard G. Jr., Hockessin, Del.; two daughters, Kimberly Anne Matthews, Winter Springs, and Karen Lee Peck, Milford, Conn.; a sister, Virginia Lee Peck, Sebring; and eight grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
• ROMPPAINEN, KAARLO V., 83, of Seminole, formerly of Zephyrhills, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. He was born in Hurontown, Mich., came to Zephyrhills in 1992 from Dayville, Conn., and moved here in 1999. He retired as a heavy equipment operator in construction and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a 50-year member of Carpenters Local 30 in Connecticut, a 50-year member of VFW Post 2650 and a life member of American Legion Post 21, both of Danielson, Conn. Survivors include his wife, Alice F.; four daughters, Joan Messler, Juno Beach, Gail Hopkins, Woodstock, Conn., Carol McCarty, Burlington, Conn., and Nancy Mairano, Farmington, Conn.; a son, Roy, Woodstock Valley, Conn.; two stepdaughters, Susan Sinclair, Seminole, and Gloria Pollock, Zephyrhills; a sister, Derna Cohen, Las Vegas; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• SNELLING, ROBERT H., 93, of Seminole, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at the Fountains of Boca Ciega Bay. He was born in Detroit and came here in 1973 after he retired as safety engineer for the Hamill Division of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. He previously worked as a training specialist for Ford Motor Co., a personnel and labor relations director for Wilson Foundry and Machine Co., an employment manager for Detroit Aircraft Corp., and an employment manager for Federal-Mogul Corp. He graduated from University of Michigan in 1928 and taught safety engineering at the University of Detroit, Wayne University and Henry Ford Community College. He also was a photographer and writer. He was a 75-year member of Boy Scouts of America, in which he earned the Eagle rank in 1925, the Scoutmaster's and Commissioner's Keys and a Silver Beaver Award in later years, and served as district committeeman. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Snelling, Muskegan, Ill., and Mary Louise O'Brien, Schaumburg, Ill.; a son, Arthur H., Salem, Ore.; and three grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

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St. Petersburg

• BATIATO, RAMON ROBERT, 83, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Westfield, N.J., he came here in 1978 from Union, N.J. He was a specification writer for Bristol-Myers for more than 35 years. He was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran and a member of Disabled American Veterans Largo Chapter 143. He attended the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle and was a former secretary of the church's Holy Name Society. He was a member of Elks Lodge 1224 and a volunteer at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines since 1979, with more than 2,400 volunteer hours. He also was a member of the Quarter-century Club of Bristol-Myers. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Lillian Caprio Batiato; two sons, Ramon C., Floyd, Va., and Richard D., Orlando; a daughter, Mary Ann Batiato, St. Petersburg; two brothers, Philip, Bradenton, and Adolph, Toms River, N.J.; and four grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• BRISCOE, EVELYN V., 94, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at St. Petersburg General Hospital under hospice care. Born in Hinckley, Ill., he came here in 1967 from Oswego, Ill. He was a silk-screen artist and attended Garden of Peace Lutheran Church. He was a member of the 50 Plus Club. Survivors include a grandson, Steven Briscoe, Seminole; a granddaughter, Amie Marshall, St. Petersburg; two great-granddaughters, Amanda Briscoe and Jessica Briscoe, both of Seminole; and a great-grandson, Jonathan Marshall, St. Petersburg. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• CHAUNCEY, DOROTHY C., 88, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg. She came here in 1921 from her native Shelby, Mich. She retired in 1977 after 15 years as a ward clerk at Bayfront Medical Center. Survivors include a son, Robert C. Sr., Clearwater; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• DOSTER, OBED CAREY, 67, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) of natural causes at James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa. Born in Dothan, Ala., he moved to Tampa in 1980 from Tallahassee and to St. Petersburg in 1988. He was a Realtor and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include three sons, Craig and Christopher, both of Tampa, and Michael, Newburg, Mo.; two sisters, Gloria Vickery, Daphne, Ala., and Josephine Whitton, Cocoa Beach; several grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Holloway Funeral Home, Tampa.
• FUCCI, MATHILDA M. "TILLIE," 87, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg. Born in Riverside, N.J., she came here in 1982 from Delran, N.J. She was a seamstress and a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy L. Smay, St. Petersburg; a brother, Nicholas Rosemondo, Riverside; and a grandson, Daniel Louis Smay, St. Petersburg. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• LILL, STELLA G., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at her caregiver's home. Born in Ukraine, she came here in 1972 from Rochester, N.Y., where she worked for Eastman Kodak. She was a member of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle. Survivors include two daughters, Catherine A. Lill-Ivey, Duluth, Ga., and Marie Lill-Davis, St. Petersburg; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• MORENCY, MARIE LOUISE, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at home. Born in Amherstburg, Ontario, she came here in 1966 from the Panama Canal Zone. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of the Transfiguration Catholic church and the Panama Canal Society. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Jeffcoat, St. Petersburg, and Sandy Abell and Charlene Rogers, both of Albrook, Republic of Panama; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• MORENCY, CHARLES GILBERT, 97, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at home. Born in Amherstburg, Ontario, he came here in 1966 from the Panama Canal Zone. He was a dredging captain for the Panama Canal Co. and a member of Church of the Transfiguration Catholic church, Master Mates and Pilots Union in St. Petersburg and the Panama Canal Society. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Jeffcoat, St. Petersburg, and Sandy Abell and Charlene Rogers, both of Albrook, Republic of Panama; a brother, Morton, Taylor, Mich.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• PERRELL, CAREY A., 70, of Crystal River, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Waterville, Maine, he moved to Crystal River eight years ago from St. Petersburg, where he had lived since 1948. He was the owner of a restaurant and lounge business in St. Petersburg and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was past commander, chaplain, honor guard member and life member of American Legion Post 155 of Crystal River, a life member of VFW Post 8189, and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 2013 and St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Survivors include four daughters, Cynthia Perrell, Stetson, Maine, Candace Ellis, Levant, Maine, and Stephanie Carey and Star Stafford, both of Pinellas Park; two brothers, Richard Carey, Belgrade, Maine, and James Carey, Leesburg; and five grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
• PRYOR, JEAN E., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at home. Born in Chicago, she came here in 1965 from Oak Lawn, Ill., where she was a bookkeeper. Locally, she was a cashier at Morrison's Cafeteria for 20 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Hope Old Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Jean Cole, Northlake, Ill.; a son, James Hearns, New Lenox, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• RICHARDS, MARILYNN, 57, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Feb. 13, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg. Born in Dearborn, Mich., he came here in 1998 from Cincinnati. She was a former bookkeeper for George Hunt Construction Co. in Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Raymond B. Bunyan, Rio Rancho, Minn. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• SANDERSON, LESTER E., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at home under hospice care. Born in Creston, Ill., he came here in 1980 from Illinois. He was the founder and chairman of Blackhawk Engraving Co., a photoengraving company in Oregon, Ill., that grew to employ nearly 800 workers in six plants, including Blackhawk Color Corp. of Clearwater. He was an avid golfer. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Rogene Eleanor (Ulferts); three sons, Darrell L., Palmetto, David E., Miami Beach, and Robert L., St. Petersburg; a sister, Leona Ellerby, Oldsmar; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Anderson McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center, Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• SNOWDEN, ALEXANDER G. JR., 83, of Toms River, N.J., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2001) at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he moved to St. Petersburg after retiring and returned to New Jersey last year. He was a utility engineer with the Port Authority of New York for more than 32 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of First Wesleyan Church in Jersey City. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Helen Coleman Snowden; a son, Alexander G. III, and a daughter, Peggy Lee Szydlo, both of Hamilton, N.J.; a brother, Robert, Montclair, N.J.; two sisters, Edith Downs, Somerset, N.J., and Edna Reardon, Middletown, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Egg Harbor City, N.J.
• WELCH, MARJORIE, 90, of New Port Richey, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at Elm Tree Lodge. She came here in 1923 from her native Leominster, Mass. She was a retired teacher for the Pinellas County school system, and a school volunteer for 20 years after her retirement. She was a member of Palm Lake Christian Church. Survivors include twin daughters, Jeanne Mills, New Port Richey, and Joanne Pritchard, St. Petersburg; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• WESTCOTT, FRANCES MARY, 84, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at Colonial Care Center. Born in Springfield, Mass., she came here in 1964 from Wernersville, Pa. She was a homemaker and a member of First Unity Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Beisswanger, Robesonia, Pa.; a grandson, Kris, Wernersville; a granddaughter, Robin Miller, Sinking Spring, Pa.; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• YOUNG, JOHN EDWARD, 45, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Feb. 9, 2001) at home. Born in Spangler, Pa., he came here 42 years ago from Cherry Tree, Pa. He was a self-employed computer technician and was Methodist. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; a son, Bradley, Eustis; a stepson, Michael Hyatt, St. Petersburg; a stepdaughter, Amy Hyatt, Jacksonville; a brother, Roger, St. Petersburg; a sister, Karen Beck, Bradenton; his mother, Eleanor Young, St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Treasure Island

• BLAIR, DORA LEE, 79, of Treasure Island, died Thursday (Feb. 8, 2001). Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., she came to Florida in 1962. She was a secretary for 30 years and had worked at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. She was a member of Waughtown Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, AARP, the international civic sorority Beta Sigma Phi and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She enjoyed collecting coins. Survivors include a son, Ayden J., Treasure Island; a daughter, Bonnie Blair McLaughlin, Port Richey; and a brother, Sidney Teague, Winston-Salem. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Palm Harbor.

Gulfport

• RUTHERFORD, IRENE B., 77, of Gulfport, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2001) at home. Born in Worcester, Mass., she came here in 1983 from Waterville, N.Y. She was a member of the Florida Scribes and the Art Center. Survivors include three sons, George, West Lafayette, Ind., Andrew, New York City, and Joseph, Alexandria, Va.; and two grandchildren. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

St. Pete Beach

• HALL, RALPH, 82, of St. Pete Beach, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at College Harbor Retirement Center. A native of Summit, N.J., he came here in 1988 from Sea Girt, N.J. He was a salesman for the Duo-Fast Corp., Long Island, N.Y. He attended Pass-a-Grille Community Church. He was a member of the American Legion Post 432, the Veterans of the Foreign Wars and the Elks Club, all in Manasquan, N.J. He was a volunteer for the Sea Girt Fire Police and the Chatham Township Fire Department, both in New Jersey. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Dorothy; a son, Norman C., and a daughter, Barbara Hillman, both of Sea Girt; four grandchildren, Eric Hillman, Greg Hillman, Sandy Hall and Melissa Hall, all of Sea Girt. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.

South Pasadena

• MASSEY, BERNADETTE, 83, of South Pasadena, died Monday (Feb. 12, 2001) at her daughter's home in South Pasadena. Born in Westport, Mass., she came here in August 2000 from Somerset, Mass. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Somerset and the U.S. Power Squadron in Fall River, Mass. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Michaud, South Pasadena; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

Treasure Island