St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

ALISIO, MARY C., 95, of Homosassa, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Windsor Woods Convalescent Center, Bayonet Point. Born in Paterson, N.J., she came here four years ago from Bloomingdale, Ill., and was a homemaker. She was Catholic. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Barrington, R.I., a member of the Rosary Society of St. Nicholas Church in Egg Harbor, N.J. Survivors include two daughters, Ann Blewett, Homosassa, and Frances Bowley, Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home and Cemetery, Hudson.

BOWERS, ETHEL F., 94, of Crystal River, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) in Lecanto. Born in St. Clair Township, Pa., she came here 40 years ago from Boca Raton. She was a motel owner and a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. She was Methodist. Survivors include her brother, Sidney Fryer, Oakdale, Pa.; and a sister, Ruth Orick, Coal Port, Pa. Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory., Beverly Hills.

HOOD, JOSEPHINE A., 86, of Crystal River, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at the Life Care Center in Lecanto. Born in Red Lodge, Mont., she came here four years ago from Denver. She was a retired schoolteacher with the New York State School System and member of the Retired Teachers Association. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Lester J.; two sons, Charles Hale, Elizabeth, N.J., and Paul Hale, Logan, Utah; a daughter, Sharon Hale, Los Angeles; two brothers and a sister; and three grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

McCANN, THOMAS ROBERT, 79, of Inverness, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born in Waterford, N.Y., he came here nine years ago from Vancleavee, Miss. He retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., as director of program design for Ticonderoga class Navy cruisers. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of George Washington University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in engineering administration. He was a member of the USS Block Island Association and the American Legion Post 77 in Inverness. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Inverness. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Florence; six sons, Bob, Tallahassee, John, Miramar, Barry and Dennis, both of Chantilly, Va., Jim, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Brian, Mobile, Ala.; a daughter, Cathy Martell, Lakewood, Colo.; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Quinlan, Kensington, Md.; 10 nephews and nieces; and 13 grandchildren. Heinz Funeral Home and Cremation, Inverness.

WECKESSER, EDWARD G., 67, of Beverly Hills, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born in Jersey City, he came here several years ago from New Jersey. He was a retired truck driver in the transportation industry and member of the Ostomy Club of Inverness. Survivors include his wife, Rita (Amalfitano); two sons, Daniel James, Bushnell, and William Joseph, West Long Branch, N.J.; a daughter, Paula Lee, Edison, N.J.; and two grandchildren. Memorial Chapels, Hernando.

WICKWIRE, NORMA VIRLEE, 79, of Inverness, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home under the care of her family and hospice. Born in Corning, Iowa, she came here 14 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and former "Mother of the Year" of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. In 1997, she was installed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the largest number of artificial joints in the world. She was known as the "Bionic Grandma" and featured on radio and television shows including Inside Edition. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Rae Muldrow, Inverness, and Sandy Palmer, Duluth, Ga.; a brother, Harold Brown, Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Mary Loudon, Creston, Iowa; and four grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

WRIGHT, RICHARD E., 74, of Lecanto, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home. Born in Troy, N.Y., he came here 12 years ago from Wynantskill, N.Y. He was a retired trucker for P.I.E. Trucking in Colonie, N.Y., and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion, member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a firefighter in Wynantskill and member of Parents Without Partners. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. Survivors include his wife, Sally A. (Fuelner); five sons, Kevin R. Wright, Lebanon, N.Y., Kelly C. Wright, Troy, N.Y., Korey R. Wright, Lathom, N.Y., Lance M. Vincent, Conway, S.C., and Lane M. Vincent, Saratoga, N.Y.; four daughters, Karen L. Busnell, Port Richey, Linda C. Schulz, Kendall, N.Y., Loren C. Vincent, North Greenbush, N.Y., and Lisa M. Vincent, Stillwater, N.Y.; a sister, Patricia Koon, Wynantskill; many nephews and nieces; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

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BLEEKER, MARTIN J., 75, of Brooksville, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Oak Hill Hospital in Spring Hill. He came here 30 years ago from his native Chicago. He was a retired Realtor for Fleck Realty and a Marine Corps veteran. He was a member of the American Legion 0186, a member of the 5th Marine Division Association, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars 10209 and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Garey, Grant Park, Ill.; a sister, Marilyn Crettol, Orland Park, Ill.; and five grandchildren. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville.

GLIMPSE, ADA BESSIE, 91, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home. Born in Lamar, Mo., she came here five years ago from Kansas City, Kan. She was a retired assembler for Wilcox Electric. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Kansas City and Forest Oaks Lutheran Church of Spring Hill. Survivors include three sons, Harold, Overland Park, Kan., Kenneth, East Flat Rock, N.C., and Claude, Spring Hill; a daughter, Doris Fries, Goldthwaite, Texas; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral and Cremation Center, Spring Hill.

HOUDE, PROTO DEACON JOSEPH EDWARD, 72, of Spring Hill, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Hernando Pasco Hospice Care Unit in Brooksville. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he came here 10 years ago from Derby, Conn. He retired as a quality control director of the Department of the Navy at Sikorsky Helicopter in Stratford, Conn. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was past fire captain of the Storm's Volunteer Fire Engine Company of Derby, past exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge 571 of Derby, a member of the Elks Lodge 2582 in Brooksville, and a member of the Timber Pines Men's Golf Association. He was deacon of Three Saints Orthodox Church in Ansonia, pastoral adviser of the Griffin Hospital in Derby, and a deacon of St. Andrew's Orthodox Church of New Port Richey. Survivors include his wife, Lillian; a son, Mark, Seymour, Conn., a daughter, Jean Meisenheimer, Orange, Conn.; several nephews and nieces; and five grandchildren. Turner Funeral Home, Spring Hill.

MYERS, ROBERT VICTOR, 75, of Ridge Manor, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., he came here 60 years ago from Pennsylvania. Survivors include two sisters, Lavenia Cagle, Freeport, Texas, and Betty Corey Nye, Lake Panasoffkee; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Brooksville.

RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPHINE, 71, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home under hospice care. Born in Puerto Rico, she came here 16 years ago from Queens, N.Y. She was a homemaker and attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Spring Hill. Survivors include her husband, Arnold; six sons, Arnold Jr., College Point, N.Y., Donald, Bobby and Michael, all of Spring Hill, Ronald, Glendale, N.Y., and Daniel, Tampa; a daughter, Tania, Spring Hill; two brothers, Antonio and Juan Roldan, both of Puerto Rico; three sisters, Mercedes Martinez, Spring Hill, Mary Duran and Altagracia Roldan, both of Puerto Rico; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Robert and Son Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

WILLIAMS, JAMES J. SR., 84, of Spring Hill, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home. Born in Queens, N.Y., he came here 23 years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y., and was an oil burner serviceman for a fuel company. He was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, James J. Jr., Hicksville, N.Y.; three daughters, Marianne Mirabal and Eileen Zugg, both of Spring Hill, and Jacqueline Vindigni, Clarksburg, N.J.; 12 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Spring Hill.

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BLANCHARD, CLYDE E., 76, of Riverview, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) in Tampa. Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., he came here in 1990. He was a construction mason. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Royal Order of Moose in Riverview and the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Gerald C., Riverview, and Bruce E., Kalamazoo; two daughters, Nancy Sue Nuyen, Brooksville, and Becky Sue Beck, St. Joseph, Mich.; a brother, Robert R., Plain Well, Mich.; a sister, Evelyn E. Brown, Bradenton; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.

FLORA, RONALD CRAIG, 54, of Seffner, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) in Tampa. Born in Pittsburgh, he came here 18 years ago from Jacksonville. He was the vice president of GE Capital. He was a member of B.P.O.E. in Jacksonville and a founding member of the Tampa Bay Sporting Clays. He was Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Pamela; a son, Ronald C., Valrico; a daughter, Shannon Allen, Brandon; his father, Theodore E., Pompano Beach; two brothers, Douglas O'Donnell, Norwood, Mass., and Todd Flora, California; and two grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

HOOPER, ODESSA, 81, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) in Tampa. Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., she came here several years ago. She was a credit agent at a department store. She was a member of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa. Survivors include a son, James, Tampa; two sisters, Hazel Parker, Birmingham, Ala., and Jewel White, Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

HOWELL, JAMES M., 75, of Plant City, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) in Plant City. Born in Meigs, Ga., he came here in 1945 from Pelham, Ga. He was a foreman for Plant City Steel. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Westa B.; two sons, Terry, Mulberry, and Michael, Lakeland; two daughters, Brenda Lytle and Barbara Crews, both of Plant City; a brother, D.O. "Fuzzy," Plant City; three sisters, Lucy Sellers and Lorene Phillips, both of Plant City, and Marlene Horne, Moultrie, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

LoSCALZO, ANGELINA DiMINO, 92, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 15, 2001). Born in Tampa, she lived here all her life. Survivors include a son, Peter L. Laurence; a daughter, Antoinette LoScalzo Lefler; a sister, Carmelina DiMino; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

PAYNE, CALVIN WARREN, 80, of Gibsonton, died Monday (April 16, 2001) in Brandon. He was born in Isabella, Tenn. He was an acid plant operator for US Phosphoric for 30 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of First Baptist Church of Riverview. Survivors include two sons, Charles E. III, Temple Terrace, and Robert W. White, Gibsonton; two daughters, Deborah Dixon, Riverview, and Kathryn D. Maye, Balm; three brothers, Clifford, Houston, and Bill and Bobby, both of Riverview; two sisters, Juanita Ledford, Gibsonton, and Betty Cleary, Lakeland; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview.

SHERRILL, LAURENCE "LARRY" E. JR., 70, of Tampa, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) in Tampa. Born in Tampa, he lived here all his life. He was a self-employed bay area office supply distributor. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Helen; a son, Mark; a daughter, Brenda Fonda; two granddaughters; and a niece. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

SHORTER, MARGUERITTE V., 87, of Brooksville, formerly of Tampa, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) in Brooksville. Born in Norfolk, Va., she moved to Brooksville 10 years ago from Tampa. She was a homemaker and attended First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Bruce, Brooksville; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

SIERRA, SANTOS E., 73, of Tampa, died Saturday (April 14, 2001). Survivors include his wife, Carmen; three sons, George L., New York City, Rafael, Wesley Chapel, and Nelson, Orlando; three daughters, Elba, Albany, N.Y., Sulma Mojica, Tampa, and Magdalia Ortiz, Wesley Chapel; a sister, Pura Sierra, Puerto Rico; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

TYSON, MARY A., 76, of Seffner, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) in Tampa. Born in Iron City, Ga., she came here several years ago. She was a waitress. Survivors include a son, Norman; four sisters, Billie Rinaldi, Shirley Sapp, Joan Enriquez and Sara Mendoza; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories, Tampa.

ZIRGIBEL, TYLER, 19, of Land O'Lakes, died Monday (April 16, 2001) in Sarasota. He was born in Tampa. He was a student at Tampa Technical Institute. He was a graduate of Land O'Lakes High School and a member of First Baptist Church of Lutz. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Bonnie and Brian Perkins, Land O'Lakes; his father and stepmother, Richard and Rita Zirgibel; two brothers, Vincent Norling and Hunter Perkins, both of Land O'Lakes; a stepbrother, Ryan Caudill, Indiana; four stepsisters, Erynn and Katie Perkins, both of Land O'Lakes, and Leslie Stubblefield and Ashley Caudill, both of Indiana; his maternal grandmother, Amy Apow, Alberta, Canada; his maternal grandfather, Timothy Norling, Chicago; his stepgrandmother, Ruth Ann Perkins, Land O'Lakes; and his paternal grandparents, Frank and Judy Ferrell, Brooksville. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel.

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CUMMINGS, LILLIAN, 81, of Holiday, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Integrated Health Service of Tarpon Springs. Born in Queens, N.Y., she came here 19 years ago from Northport, N.Y. She was owner/operator of a florist shop in New York and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post 10167 of Holiday. She was a member of Community United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, John Swertner, North River, N.Y.; a sister, Matilda Lloyd, Holiday; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.

FIEBE, ALBERTA H., 86, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home. She was the retired owner of Alberta's Beauty Shop in Patchogue, N.Y., and attended King of Glory Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, George; two sons, George Jr., Patchogue, and Craig, New Port Richey; two daughters, Karen Wicks, Riverhead, N.Y., and Milane Wakizaka, New Port Richey; a sister, Minerva Gaigas, New Hampshire; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.

HAAS, GENEVIEVE (PAPA), 87, of Hudson, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Hernando Pasco Hospice in Hudson. Born in New York City, she came here 22 years ago from Miami. She was a clerk with the Postal Service. Survivors include a son, Harry Jr., Hudson; and two brothers, Lugi Papa, New York City, and Albert Papa, Toms River, N.J. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

HAGBARTSEN. GLORIA A., 39, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home. Born in Detroit, she came here 18 years ago from Romulus, Mich. She was a sonographer for various area doctors. She started as an X-ray technician in Michigan and worked through different phases of the field. Survivors include her husband, Rich; a son, A.J., and a daughter, Rachel, both of New Port Richey; her parents, Bruce and Helen Thoms, Hudson; her grandmother, Kay Young, Clearwater; two brothers, David Thoms, Chicago, George Thoms, Spring Hill, and Bruce Thoms, Hudson; two sisters, Rosalie Boze, and Christina Fricano, Chicago; many nephews and nieces. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

KALAHER, ARTHUR W., 87, of New Port Richey, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he came here 21 years ago from Upper Grand View, N.Y. and was a member of the Seven Springs Country Club. He was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Marie; two sons, Arthur T., Sarasota, and Vincent, Oceanside, Calif.; two daughters, Dr. Kathleen, Springfield, Mass., and Meg Collins, Pittsford, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

KARCH, MARTHA P., 87, of Holiday, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. She came here 23 years ago from her native Elwood, Ind., where she retired as a secretary after 26 years of service with Continental Can. She was a Protestant. Survivors include a cousin, Norval Guillion, Verona, Ky.; and several other cousins. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

LANGER, EDNA M., 84, of Port Richey, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in West Virginia, she came here 65 years ago from Crystal Lake, Ill. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Walter; three sons, Ronald and Dennis, both of Long Lake, Ill., and Walter Jr., Crooked Lake, Ill.; a daughter, Mary Lynn,; a sister, Arretta Gifford, Ohio; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson.

McCARTHY, HELEN L., 93, of Holiday, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. Born in New York City, she came here 32 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker and member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Edward, Holiday; and Richard, Warwick, R.I.; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.

NARROWS, ORLO N., 80, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at home. Born in Sullivan, Ohio, he came here 25 years ago from Strongsville, Ohio. He was a supervisor with Ford Motor in Cleveland and was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Marion; two daughters, Jacqueline Clark, Virginia, and Victoria Coffey, Niles, Ohio; a brother, William, Strongsville; a sister, Louise Gannon, North Royalton, Ohio; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

NOUVERTNE, HAROLD H., 67, of New Port Richey, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. He came here 10 years ago from Staten Island, N.Y. He was a retired furnace operator employed by Willowbrook State School, Staten Island. He was a member of Fur, Fin and Feather Club of Staten Island. There are no known survivors. Family Funeral Care, Tarpon Springs.

PIERSCIONEK, ALFRED, 85, of Port Richey, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. Born in Chicago, he came here 19 years ago from Benton, Ky. He was a tool and die machinist. Survivors include his wife, Stamphia; a son, Tom, Oceanside, Calif., a brother, Chester, St. Petersburg; and a sister, Aggie Davis, Iowa. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday Chapel.

PRIEST, JAMES EDWARD III, 16, of Port Richey, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg. He came here 13 years ago from his native Ocala. He was a student at Ridgewood High School and attended St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, James and Deborah, and a sister, Rita, and his paternal grandmother, Valeria, all of Port Richey; and maternal grandparents, Jerry and Rita Roth, Ocala. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

RUSSO, CHRISTINA, 85, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Spring Valley, N.Y., she came here 30 years ago from Thornwood, N.Y. She retired from American Telephone and Telegraph and had worked in the housekeeping department of Community Hospital of New Port Richey. She was a member of the Moose Lodge 1429 of Tarpon Springs and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Charles Wheeler, New Port Richey. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

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BARTOLO, EMMA N., 89, of Clearwater, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home. She was born in Port Said, Egypt, and came here in 1969 from Ann Arbor, Mich. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church and the church's Ladies Guild, Clearwater. Survivors include three sons, Michael, Clearwater, Harry, Mesa, Ariz., and Robert, Columbia, Md.; three daughters, Sister Nancy Bartolo IHM, Warren, Mich., Yvonne Bartolo, Schaumburg, Ill., and Rita Bartolo, Arlington, Va.; a brother, Frank Attard, East Meadows, N.Y.; a sister, Lisette Gerbino of California; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
CLYATT, AUDREY COKER, 85, of Live Oak, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Lafayette Health Center Nursing Home. She was born in Turbeville, S.C., and moved eight months ago to Live Oak from Clearwater. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Jean C. Brady, Live Oak, and Judy C. Renner, Miami; a son, George Wayne Clyatt, Okeechobee; two sisters, Rachel Lofton and Eucelle Turner, both of Valdosta, Ga.; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta, Ga.
DOUGLAS, HELEN W., 80, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (April 4, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Canada and came here in 1971 from Colorado. She retired as a federal government technician. She was an avid reader and Chicago Cubs fan. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. National Cremation Society, Largo.
JONES, AGNES R., 89, of Clearwater, formerly of Dunedin, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Bayview Nursing Pavilion, Clearwater. She came here in 1974 from her native Cleveland, where she retired as assistant principal of St. Ignatius Jesuit High School. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin, and a world traveler. Survivors include caregivers, Helen Bouthillier, Clearwater, and Denis and Joan Bouthillier, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
KEHOE, EDNA, 81, of Clearwater, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at the home of a daughter under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in St. Louis and came here in 1958 from Long Island, N.Y. She was a retired teacher and taught at Parkland Exceptional Child Center, Pinellas Park. She was Lutheran and active in the Pinellas County Special Olympics. Survivors include two daughters, Laurie Kehoe, Clearwater, and Janice Kehoe, Tarpon Springs; a son, Brian, Tarpon Springs; a brother, Eric Gustavson, Atlanta; and three grandchildren, Channing Kehoe, Clearwater, and Thomas and Eric Kehoe, both of Tarpon Springs. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
McNAMEE, JULIA RITA, 93, of Clearwater, formerly of Dunedin, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Advance Health and Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. She was born in Fort Lee, N.J., and came here in 1988 from Allentown, Pa. She worked for Bell Aircraft and for a men's clothing manufacturing business. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosery Societies, Clearwater. Survivors include her daughter, Germaine Reinert, Walpole, Mass.; a sister, Sister Agatha Brosnahan, Caldwell, N.J.; a nephew, Thomas Brosnahan, Southern Pines, N.C.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
NELSON, LARRY LAMAR, 41, of Clearwater, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Belle Glade, came to St. Petersburg at an early age from his native Belle Glade, later moved to Homestead and in 1988 came to Clearwater. He attended Gibbs High School, was a construction worker and foreman for Maas Brother Construction Co. and attended St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Maurice, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Alicia Lewis, Tampa; a stepson, Terry Jones Jr., Colorado; three stepdaughters, Melonie Darsey, Terra Jones and Shanise Jones, all of Clearwater; his mother, Alberta Nelson, Clearwater; six sisters, Youlanda Thompson, Regina and Lashonda McKinnes and Maurice Nelson-Mack, all of Clearwater, Kim Nelson-Brown, St. Petersburg, and Francheska Authur, Palmetto; his companion, Angela Jones; a grandson; and several nieces and nephews. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
TEALE, MARIAN ROEMBKE, 85, of Clearwater, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in New York City and came here in 1969 from Moorestown, N.J. She graduated in 1937 from Oberlin College, Ohio, and co-owned Wells Manor Hotel on Clearwater Beach from 1964-1974. She was an active volunteer and a member of Chapel by the Sea and Clearwater Country Club. Her husband Edward Lee Teale Jr., retired president of New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., constructors of the N.S. Savannah, the first merchant ship to use a nuclear reactor, died three days earlier. Survivors include a son, William E., Arlington, Va., a daughter, Susan T. Knopp, Scottsdale, Ariz.; three grandchildren, David M. Teale, Falls Church, Va., Margaret M. Teale, Brighton, Mass., and Charles E. Teale, Albuquerque, N.M. Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Dunedin

CANONIE, HENRY, 90, of Chelmsford, Mass., formerly of Dunedin, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at home. He was born in Windber, Pa., and lived in Dunedin for several years before moving in 1980 to Lexington, Mass., and later to Chelmsford. He retired as a general manager for Mity Mac Outerwear Manufacturing, Gloucester, Mass. He was Roman Catholic. Survivors include two daughters, Josephine Williams, Chelmsford, and Lena Leaman, Atkinson, N.H.; a brother, P. Louise Cairo. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; a sister, Josephine Hess, Middleton, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
SCHULTZ, FREDERICK JAMES SR., 86, of Dunedin, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Irvington, N.J., and came here in 1993 from Winfield Park, N.J. He retired after 40 years as a machinist with the Weston Instrument Division of Schlumberger, Newark, N.J. He was Presbyterian, and a member of Moose Lodge 913, Linden, N.J. He was an avid bowler. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy; a son, Frederick J. Jr., Oldsmar; two daughters, Dorothy Zimmerman, Mount Holly, N.J., and Christine Beatrice, Webster, N.Y.; a sister, Hazel Koze, Piscataway, N.J.; five grandchildren, Mike Schultz, Zephyrhills, Steve Schultz, New Port Richey, Kari Cortright, Easthampton, N.J., Norman Zimmerman III, Chandler, Ariz., and Ryan-James Beatrice, Meriden, Conn.; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
YOUNGREN, RAY, 63, of Dunedin, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here in 1983 from his native Galesburg, Ill. He owned and operated several coin laundries and was a past president of the National Coin Laundry Association. He was a member of Bayside Community Church of Safety Harbor and the Rotary in Galesburg. He enjoyed golf and NASCAR racing. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Mary Lou; a son, G.R., Clearwater; a daughter, Wendy Hymson, Pembroke Pines; two stepsons, Jeff Carroll, Clearwater, and David Carroll, Tucker, Ga.; three sisters, Joan Neice, Galesburg, Debbie Solis, Bettendorf, Iowa, and Deena Murphy, Naperville, Ill.; and seven grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Indian Rocks Beach

LIPOWSKI, EDWARD W., 40, of Indian Rocks Beach, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1996 from his native Jersey City, N.J. He was a building contractor and a Navy veteran. He was a musician, artist and bird breeder and animal lover. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer; a son, Toby, and a daughter, Frankie Lipowski, both of Indian Rocks Beach; his parents, Mary Ann and Edward J. Lipowski, Toms River, N.J.; four sisters, Laura Lipowski, Indian Rocks Beach, Kara Schultz, West Keansburg, N.J., Kathleen Colonna, Brielle, N.J., and Ann Marie Caldwell, Toms River; and a brother, Peter, Manahawkin, N.J. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

Largo

BOHL, ARLETTA B., 93, of Largo, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home. She was born in Belleaire, Mich., and came here in 1972 from Au Gres, Mich. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include two daughters, Betty J. Carey and Patricia A. Rodgers, both of Largo; a son, Richard J., Crossville, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
ECKWEILER, ETHEL A., 87, of Largo, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. She was born in Frankford Township, N.J., and came here in 1985 from Branchville, N.J., where she retired in 1979 as an underwriting clerk after 29 years with Selective Risk Insurance Co. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include a son, Joseph A., Clearwater; a daughter, Patricia Miller, Branchville, N.J.; two grandchildren, Robert Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kathleen Boettcher, Virginia Beach, Va.; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
STONE, GREGORY M., 29, of Largo, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in Rutland, Vt., and came here in 1985 from Pasco, Wash. He worked as a furniture mover and was Baptist. Survivors include his father and stepmother Lloyd and Cheryl Stone, Pasco, Wash.; his mother and stepfather, Shirley G. and David Caseley, Star City, Ind.; a brother, Kevin, New Port Richey; two stepbrothers, Jon and Maverick Fisher, both of Salt Lake City; his grandmother, Dorothy Pettit, Largo; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
ZARCONE, JOSEPH L. JR., 68, of Largo, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. He was born in Queens, N.Y., and came here in 1968 from New York. He was a plumber. He was Catholic and a member of Elks Lodge 2159, Largo. Survivors include a brother, Richard, Spring Hill; and six sisters, Doris Sigrist and Nancy DeLeonardis, both of Spring Hill, Prudence Martinez, Port Richey, Frances DiBiasi, Hudson, Josephine Montanro, Boca Raton, and Florence Motto, Massapequa Park, N.Y. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Palm Harbor

NOREN, IRENE W., of Palm Harbor, died Monday (April 16, 2001) at home. He was born in Newington, Conn., and came here in 1990 from West Hartford, Conn., where she retired as an officer with Fleet Bank of Connecticut. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Alfred E.; two sisters, Mary Famiglietti and Florence Poznanski, both of Palm Harbor; and two nieces, Janet Headley, Atlanta, and Marjorie Tourangeau of Maine. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
SWANK, HELEN J., 55, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Manchester, England, and came here in 1990 from Joliet, Ill., where she worked as secretary for Markelz Office Supplies. She was a member of St. Rose Church, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Ladies of the Moose Lodge 300, Joliet. Survivors include her husband, Harry; and a brother, Robert Gillan, Channohon, Ill. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
VERBURG, VIRGINIA A., 85, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Villa Rosa of Palm Harbor. She was born in Seymour, Ill., and came here in 1975 from Bondville, Ill. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Seymour and the Highland Lakes Bridge Club, Palm Harbor. Survivors include a son, Michael L., Oakley, Calif.; a son, William Scott, Seymour; a sister, Jane Seanor, Orlando; four grandchildren, Christopher, Ron Jr. and Randy, all of Everett, Wash., and Virginia J. Verburg, Champaign, Ill.; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Safety Harbor

STRAND, MINNIE A., 91, of Safety Harbor, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Tandem Health Care at Safety Harbor. She was born in Grassflat, Pa., and came here in 1980 from Lanse, Pa. She was a homemaker and Lutheran. Survivors include a son, Theodore L., Safety Harbor; two grandsons, Theodore D., Clearwater, and R. Michael, Tarpon Springs; and four great-grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

HELMER, THELMA L., 90, of Seminole, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Seminole Nursing Pavilion. She came here in 1973 from her native St. Louis. She was activities director for Neighborly Senior Center, Indian Rocks Beach. She was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Largo. Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Stuckwisch, Milford, Ill.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
JONES, GEORGE S., 78, of Seminole, died Monday (April 16, 2001) at Vencor Hospital-St. Petersburg. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 2000 from Baldwin, N.Y. He was an aviation mechanic and worked 42 years for Pan American World Airways. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Baldwin. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Wilma; a son, George R. Jones, Seminole; a daughter, Louise Tomei, Ithaca, N.Y.; a brother, Harry, Jacksonville; and four grandchildren, Lori and Michael Jones, both of Seminole, and Katharine and Michael Tomei, both of Ithaca. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
LISH, EUGENE, 83, of Seminole, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Huntington, N.Y., and came here in 1972 from Brooklyn, N.Y. He retired as an automotive accessories salesman after working for 25 years in New York and 10 years locally. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a horticultural volunteer 10 years for Pinellas County Extension Services, and a former member and past president of the board of Congregation Beth Chai, Seminole. Survivors include three daughters, Victoria Lish, Pittsburgh, Diana Manor, Coram, N.Y., and Charle Sidorowicz, Mattituck, N.Y.; a son, David, Huntington; two brothers, Abbott of Florida, and Kenneth, Cedarhurst, N.Y.; and four grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MITTS, ROBERT LEE, 74, of Seminole, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1963 from Quincy, Ill. He retired as a supervisor with the Motorola Corp., and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Augustus Ruser Jr. American Legion Post 273, Madeira Beach. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Lee Clark, Seminole, and Pamela Joanne Ballard, Oviedo; a brother, Ronald L. Bolduc, Seminole; and four grandchildren, Matthew and Adam Chark, Seminole, and Tracey and Kristi M. French, Huntersvile, N.C. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
SHIMMER, ALYCE E., 92, of Seminole, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. She was born in Onargo, Ill., and came here in 1976 from Chicago, where she retired from Continental Insurance Co. (CNA). She was Methodist. Survivors incude a son, Neal A. White, Seminole; two granddaughters, Gayle A. White and Tammy L. Sheehan, both of Tampa; and two great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

Tarpon Springs

BUSH, BEVERLY E., 44, of Tarpon Springs, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Tarpon Springs. She was a certified nursing assistant. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors incude her companion, Alphonso Richardson; a son, Cameron L. Bush, and three daughters, Trashawnna Z. Richardson, Nytesha M. Richardson and Latesha M. Richardson, all of Tarpon Springs; two brothers, Lorenzo and Issac Flowers, both of Tarpon Springs; five sisters, Brenda A. Bush, Joanna E. Flowers and Joyce A. Flowers, all of Riverview, Debra Pierce, Hahira, Ga., and Geraldine McCoy, Palm Harbor; and two grandchildren. Young's Funeral Home, Clearwater.
EIDSON, SANDRA LEE, , of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. She was born in Grosse Pointe, Mich., and came here in 1981 from Columbus, Ohio. She worked 10 years as a receptionist/secretary at Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs. She was Episcopalian, a member of the Tarpon Springs Women's Club (GFWC) and a member and former secretary/treasurer for seven years of Whispering Woods Home Owners Association, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include her husband, Richard I.; a daughter, Dawn B. McCoy, Lancaster, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Ann S. Eidson, Los Angeles; a brother, Martin Potter, Grosse Pointe; and two grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.
KANSTOROOM, DR. ALLEN R., 73, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at home. He was born in Washington, D.C., and came here in 1987 from Silver Spring, Md. He was an optometrist and had a private practice for 40 years in Washington, D.C. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of the Korean War. He was Jewish and a member of the American Optometric Association. Survivors include his wife, Sara E.; two daughters, Linda L. Kanstoroom, Oldsmar, and Cindy L. Roberson, Coral Springs; two sons, David A., Tampa, and Steven J., Ashton, Md.; a brother, Bernard, Bethesda, Md.; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
SAVASTANO, ROSINA "ROSE," 95, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Freedom Inn Assisted Living Facility, Clearwater. She was born in Italy, came to St. Petersburg in 1975 from Lawrence, Mass., and in 1995 moved to Tarpon Springs. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Guido; three sons, Anthony J., Tarpon Springs, and Paul J. and Bernard J., both of Methuen, Mass.; a brother, Sam DeLuca, Lawrence; a sister, Carmela DeLuca, Kenneth City; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Gulfport

KOUBA-OLIVER, LYDIA, 87, of Markesan, Wis, formerly of Gulfport and Largo, died Tuesday (April 10, 2001) at the Markesan Resident Home. She was born in De Soto, Ill., and moved to Gulfport in 1978. She lived in Largo from 1997 to 2000. She was a secretary for 21 years at Lyons Township High School in Western Springs, Ill. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Anne Kouba-Nielsen, Princeton, Wis.; a brother, Ben Trout, Pocahontas, Ill.; two sisters, Ethel Eaton, Sullivan, Mo., and Marie Jackson, Murphysboro, Ill.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wachholz and Sons Funeral Home, Princeton.
LEIBY, MARY JANE, 83, of Gulfport, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Coshocton, Ohio, she came here in 1949 from Alliance, Ohio. She worked in the collections department of a credit bureau and was Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, Claudia J. Leiby, Gulfport; two grandchildren, Nancy Snodgrass and Edward Davis, both of Jacksonville; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Beach Chapel, St. Pete Beach.
MARINO, DONATO, 89, of Gulfport, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at home. Born in Italy, he came here in 1980 from Philadelphia. He served in the Italian army for 10 years and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Calvary Christian Assembly Church. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Janina; a son, Nicola, Philadelphia; a daughter, Angela Lepore, Gulfport; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

Pinellas Park

RYAN, RICHARD E., 81, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y., and came here in 1970 from Decatur, Ga. He was a salesman and was Protestant. He was an Army veteran of World War II and received a Purple Heart. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a past president of the Golden Gate Association. He was a member of the Lions Club, Gulfport, the Elks Lodge 2007, Pinellas Park, and the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife of six years, Sandy; two sons, Robert, Lockport, N.Y., and Keith Schalk, Tarpon Springs; three daughters, Penelope R. Lamb, White Plains, N.Y., Deborah J. Duck, Dunedin, and Susan J. Barrows, Fort Myers; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BESSETTE, RAYMOND PHILIP, 71, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was born in Lyndonville, Vt., and came here about 40 years ago. He was the owner of Bessette Lawn, Landscape and Irrigation in St. Petersburg. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and the Elks Lodge, both in St. Petersburg, and the Florida Nurseryman's Association. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Hilda Donley Bessette; a stepdaughter, Doris Hagers Berry, Patagonia, Ariz.; and a granddaughter, Virginia Counts Connolly, Scottsdale, Ariz. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
BRYANT, RICHARD C., 54, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1969 from his native Mooresville, Ind. He was a truck driver and an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Carol L.; two sons, Timothy C., St. Petersburg, and Richard L., Mooresville; a daughter, Tammie Posey, Mooresville; a sister, Wanda J. Kersey, Martinsville, Ind.; and 20 grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
BURKEEN, JOHN R., 64, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at home. He was born in Serles, Tenn., and came here in 1977 from Columbia, S.C. He was a counselor for the Salvation Army and was Methodist. He was a member of American Legion Post 104, Pinellas Park. Survivors include his wife, Elaine; four daughters, Laura Douberly, Fredericksburg, Va., Susan Hilyer, Pickens, S.C., Linda Jones, Hardinsburg, Ind., and Sharon Toner, Dunedin; a brother, William, Taylor, Mich.; a sister, Mary Margaret Scott, Westland, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
BURR, EUGENE HALL "GENE," 86, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 13, 2001) at Colonial Care Center. Born in Superior, Wis., he came here in 1939 from San Francisco. He was the co-owner of Office Supply Co. for 32 years and Burr Antiques for 10 years, both in St. Petersburg. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Boy Scout scoutmaster for Troop 275 for many years. He was a former member of the St. Petersburg Downtown Kiwanis Club and the Boca Ciega Power Squadron. He was a past president of the St. Petersburg Audubon Society and the Florida Office Products Association. He was a Mason. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Joan; four sons, Ronald, San Francisco, Jonathan, Clearwater, David E., Seminole, and Robert F., Astoria, Ore.; two daughters, Cindy White and Connie Dunmire, both of St. Petersburg; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
COSTON, EULA S., 92, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001). Born in Asheville, N.C., she came here in 1934 from Wilmington, N.C. She was a homemaker and was Protestant. Survivors include a son, George R. Coston, St. Petersburg; a sister, Edna Gray, Kenneth City; four grandchildren, Linda Mills, Tampa, Debbie Manzano, Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Gregory Coston and Jack Coston, both of St. Petersburg; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
DEMUTH, CAROLYN F., 56, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 16, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. She was born in Dillon, S.C. and came here 42 years ago. She retired after working 16 years as an assembler for Linvatec in Largo. She attended Holy Cross Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Survivors include her husband, Frank; a daughter, Mary Ann Dunn, and a son, Steven David Demuth, both of St. Petersburg; her mother, Alma Kerns, Brunswick, Ga.; three sisters, Bonnie Powers, Rockwood, Tenn., Barbara Reynolds, Brunswick, and Sue Metcals, Savannah, Ga.; two brothers, Gene Huggins, Ocala, and Spartman Huggins, Charleston, S.C.; a grandson; three granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
FRANSON, IDA MARGARET CAROLINE, 90, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at Carrington Place Convalescent Center. She came here in 1988 from her native Minneapolis. A homemaker, she attended Riviera United Methodist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Shirley Rose Healy, Crystal, Minn., Geraldine Ann Lyons-Bassett, St. Petersburg, Linda Mae Buck, Aitkin, Minn., and Carol Marie Singer, Anoka, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
GOODEMOTE, DENIS W., 76, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at Suncoast Manor Health Center. Born in West Valley, N.Y., he came here in 1977 from Olean, N.Y. He was a front desk attendant at Suncoast Manor, where he also played the keyboard for residents. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 305, St. Pete Beach, and Elks Lodge 2519, Seminole. He was a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Rosemary; three sisters, Marjorie Ehman, Cuba, N.Y., Mary Jean Grace, Allegany, N.Y., and Annette Wakeman, Orchard Park, N.Y.; two brothers, Neil, Marietta, Ga., and James, Allegany; and many nieces and nephews. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
MAY, IRENE R., 86, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at St. Petersburg General Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Iron River, Mich., and came here 39 years ago from Panama Canal Zone. She retired as a unit secretary for St. Petersburg General Hospital where she worked for 17 years. She was a member of Northwest Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg, the Kenneth City Woman's Club and Order of the Eastern Star in Fern Leaf, Panama Canal Zone. She was an avid card player and seamstress. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Alice Osgood, Largo, and Judith Reed, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.; three granddaughters, Maija Reed-Shepard, Peekskill, N.Y., and Danielle Osgood and Dawn Osgood, both of Largo; two grandsons, John A. Reed, Alaska, and Matthew Osgood, Largo; and three great-grandchildren, Andrew Shepard, Tia Shepard and Myles Shepard, all of Peekskill. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MOONEY, BERNARD E., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (April 12, 2001) at Edward White Hospital. He came here in 1982 from his native Philadelphia, where he was a lubricating technician at Atofina Lubricating Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Josephine; two sons, Michael D., St. Petersburg, and Stephen J., Tallahassee; a daughter, Patricia A. Spence, Fort White; a brother, Edward, Parrish; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MORGENTHALER, RACHEL N., 72, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 14, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She was born in Carlisle, Pa., and was a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg from Cockeysville, Md. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of the Engineering Society of Baltimore. Survivors include her husband, Charles; two sons, Lee Morgenthaler, Houston, and Charles Morgenthaler Jr., Bensalem, Pa.; two daughters, Diane Morgenthaler, Madison, Wis., and Ellen Morgenthaler, Marietta, Ohio; and three grandchildren. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
POWELL, WILLIAM H. JR. "BILL," 67, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 16, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1935 from his native Williston. He retired as a major from the Marine Corps after 23 years. He was a Vietnam veteran. He was the director of emergency road service administration at AAA Auto Club South, St. Petersburg, for 20 years. He was a 1952 graduate of St. Petersburg High School. He was a member of Second Wind, Tampa, and Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife, Barbara J.; two sons, Robert William Powell, St. Petersburg, and James L. Phibbs, Seminole; two daughters, Kimberly A. Stratton, Brooksville, and Amy L. Phibbs, St. Petersburg; a sister, Christine P. Horne, St. Petersburg; and five grandchildren. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
PUCKETT, BRAD R., 44, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 15, 2001) at home of cancer. A St. Petersburg native, he was a Dixie Hollins High School graduate and a graduate of the University of Florida, Gainesville. He worked for his family's business, Puckett's Store Fixtures, for 20 years. He worked in sports broadcasting for ABC, HBO and ESPN television stations. He covered sporting events throughout the nation and world. Survivors include his father, Bill, a brother, Bret, a sister, Casey Brook, and a nephew, Ian McPhee, all of St. Petersburg. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SISKA, MARIE J., 72, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 16, 2001) at home under the care of a hospice. She came here in 1960 from her native Schenectady, N.Y. She was a secretary for Unijax Janitorial Supplies for 19 years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, where she was active with the Altar Guild and the choir, and worked in the children's day care program. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Carl; three daughters, Karen Higgins, St. Petersburg, Donna Rima, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Nancy Mobberley, Palm Beach Gardens; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.