St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Wednesday, April 19, 2000

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

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EASTMAN, HARRIET M., 54, of Homosassa, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. She came here five years ago from her native Jacksonville. She was a homemaker and member of Church of Jesus Christ, Crystal River. Survivors include her husband, Delbert H.; a son, Vernon, Homosassa Springs; a daughter, Essie Stafford, Homosassa; four brothers, Eugene Floyd, Texas, Ralph Floyd, Jacksonville, and Andrew and Leslie Floyd, both of Middleburg; a sister, Aline Butler, Jacksonville; and four grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

HEWITT, JUANITA ANTHONY, 84, of Crystal River, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home. She came here 25 years ago from her native Anderson, Ind. She worked for General Motors Corp. and was a member of First Assembly of God and the Suncoast Cloggers. Survivors include a son, John W. Parkhurst, Anderson; a grandson; and a great-granddaughter. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

JOHNSON, GRACE E., 84, of Hamilton, Ind., and winter resident of Hernando, died Friday (April 14, 2000). Born in Monroeville, Ind., she was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Butler, Ind., the Garden Club, the Rebecca Lodge and the Pythian Sisters Lodge, all of Hamilton. Survivors include her husband, Robert E.; three sons, Kenneth E., Yoder, Ind., Cecil M., Hamilton, and Rex L., Butler; a sister, Helen Whitley, Los Angeles; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness.

MORGAN, RAYMOND C., 75, of Sugarmill Woods, Homosassa, died Sunday (April 16, 2000). Born in Bronx, N.Y., he came here 13 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. He was a retired lumber yard manager and Coast Guard veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, June Coyle Morgan; a son, Thomas, York, Pa.; a daughter, Anne Graham, Massapequa, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory, Homosassa.

PARKS, SUSSANNE I., 71, of Beverly Hills, died Saturday (April 15, 2000). Born in Germany, she came here one year ago from Lamont. She was Lutheran. Survivors include her husband, William W.; a son, Michael Taylor, Crystal River; and a granddaughter. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Beverly Hills.

ROBERTO, JOSEPH P., 71, of Hernando, died Sunday (April 16, 2000). Born in Germantown, Pa., he came here 15 years ago from Marshfield, Vt. He was a retired postmaster and member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Curch, Inverness. He was an Army and Navy veteran and member of the Leroy Rooks Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4252, Hernando, and the American Legion Post 58, Dunnellon. Survivors include his wife, Laura Benware Roberto; three sons, Roger, Upton, Mass., Joseph, Mendon, Mass., and James, North Lawrence, N.Y.; a daughter, Carol Roberto, Miami; a sister, Connie Waitekus, Petersburg, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness.

WATKINS, MARY ELLEN CONNELL, 90, of Calvert City, Ky., formerly of Inverness, died Sunday (April 16, 2000). Born in Inverness, she was retired from teaching school in Cottondale and Inverness. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Benton, Ky., and the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. Survivors include two sons, James E., Atlanta, and Charles L., Benton; a daughter, Mary Ellen Alexander, Snellville, Ga.; and six grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness.

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FERGUSON, BRET JOSEPH, 18, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg. Born in Sanford, he came here nine years ago from Daytona Beach and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He was a senior at Springstead High School and a member of its ROTC, the National Honor Society and the Hernando County Sheriff's Explorers Post 409. Survivors include his parents, Bert and Debbie Ferguson, Spring Hill; three brothers, Douglas Wayne, William David and Matthew Jacob, all of Spring Hill; paternal grandparents, Edgar and Delcie Ferguson, Kenova, W.Va.; maternal grandmother, Eleanore Kinser, Chapmanville, W.Va.; and maternal great-grandmother, Fannie Bowen, Warfield, Ky. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

MCWADE, DOROTHY "DOT," 74, of Timber Pines, Spring Hill, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at home. Born in Grimsby, England, she came here 10 years ago from Tamarac and was a homemaker. She was Christian. She was a member of the Timber Pines Snowbirds and the Timber Pines Golf and Country Club. Survivors include her husband, Paul; two sons, Peter Russell, Pevely, Mo., and Christopher, Franklin, Mass.; three daughters, Elizabeth Pietraszek and Carol Delany, both of Tamarac, and Jeannette Sullivan, Key West; her mother, Agatha Sullivan, Tamarac; 16 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Spring Hill.

SABOL, CHARLOTTE ANNE, 73, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Manchester, N.H., she came here eight years ago from Gales Ferry, Conn., and was a retired telephone operator and Catholic. She was a member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Joseph; two daughters, Charlene A. Sabol-Mercer and Sharon A. Sabol-Longo, both of Spring Hill; a sister, Pam Hartlove, Maryland; and a brother, Capt. Alfred Gervais, Tarpon Springs. Turner Cremation & Memorial Chapel, Spring Hill.

SALVATO, PHILIP, 70, of Timber Pines, Spring Hill, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here three years ago from Huntington, N.Y. He was a retired carpenter and member of the Knights of Columbus Council 6383, Spring Hill. Survivors include his wife, Josephine; a son, Perry P., Spring Hill; a daughter, Amy J. Antonelli, Spring Hill; and a granddaughter. Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Spring Hill.

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BAILEY, MELVIN F., 82, of Plant City, died Thursday (April 13, 2000) in Plant City. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he came here from Dunnellon. He was self-employed as a farmer. He served in the Army. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Marcella Bailey; three sons, William M., Plant City, James Henry, Brookville, Ohio, and Richard L., New Lebanon, Ohio; a brother, Roy Bailey, Kennersville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.

CLARK, VIRGINIA J., 85, of Tampa, died Wednesday (April 5, 2000) at her home. Born in Macon, Ga., she came here in 1920. She was a homemaker and a member of Beach Park Garden Club, Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club and Palma Ceia United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, William Smith Clark, Hudson; two daughters, Jean Woods, Boca Grande, and Carol McCormick, Homosassa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

COOK, JOAN, 59, of Riverview, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at Brandon Regional Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she came to the Tampa area more than three years ago from Philadelphia. She did office clerical work. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary and was an avid bowler. She was Methodist. Survivors include three sons, James N. Cook Jr., Eddystone, Pa., Robert Harry Cook, Riverview, and Brian K. Cook, Elkton, Md.; a daughter, Christine J. Cook, Glenolden, Pa.; two sisters, Marie Randall, Brandon, and Patricia Davidson, Norwood, Pa.; and four grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

COUNSIL, LEE FRANKLIN, 75, of Lutz, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Pennsylvania, he came to the Tampa area in 1985. He was an accountant. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. Survivors include his stepson, Robert Jason Grenald, Lutz. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Lutz.

EPPARD, JESSE STEVEN, infant son of Tammi L. Gravino and Randy E. Eppard, of Tampa, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) in Tampa. Other survivors include his maternal grandparents, John and Sharon Gravino, Tampa; and his paternal grandparents, Rick Eppard, Tampa, and Carolyn Marrale, Miami. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

GARCIA, ANGELINA B., 90, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at home. She was a Tampa native and a lifelong member of Centro Asturiano de Tampa. She was a retired cigarmaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Dr. Eddie Garcia; a daughter, RoseAnne G. Bowers; three sisters, Carmen Prida, Josie Rampello and Mary Costanzo, Anna Maria Island; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

GRANTHAM, GABRIELLE E., 94, of Tampa, died Friday (April 14, 2000) at Carrollwood Care Center. Born in Montreal, she came to Tampa in 1968 from Detroit. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Dore Drake-Condrick, Tampa; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel, Tampa.

GREEN, NATHANIEL, 53, of Tampa, died Monday (April 17, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Riverview, he was a lifelong resident of Florida. He was a truck driver and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was Pentecostal. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; a brother, William Green, Tampa; four sisters, Lou Ellen Lee, Washington, Ga., Evelyn Powell, Citrus Park, Margaret Glisson, Tampa, and Nellie Dunlap, Lutz. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

HENRICKSEN, LILLIE K., 95, of Lutz, died Monday (April 17, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Emory, Miss., she came to the Tampa area in 1960 from Chicago. She was a hotel operator. She was Baptist. Survivors include two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel, Lutz.

HERBERT, JOY A., 55, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Born in Kansas City, Mo., she came here three years ago. She was a practice administrator for Florida Community Cancer & Imaging Centers. Survivors include her husband, William; two sons, Kevin McConnell, Lynchburg, Va., and Keith McConnell, Smith Mountain Lake, Va.; and a granddaughter. National Cremation Society, Tampa.

LIZOTTE, MEDARD "SHORTY," 77, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Maine, he came to Tampa 56 years ago from Maine. He was retired from Seaboard Coastline Railroad. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, Meddy, Tampa; a stepson, Lester Burgess, Dade City; two brothers, Condi Lizotte, Fort Kent, Maine, and Melchoir Lizotte, Tampa; a sister, Yvonne Bourgoine, Fort Kent; a granddaughter; four stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

McCLANAHAN, JOSEPH, 75, of Tampa, died Monday (April 17, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Grant, Tenn., he moved here in 1960 from Memphis, Tenn. He was the owner of a mobile truck tire repair service. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Seminole Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a son, David, Tampa; a sister, Esther Lassiter, Lebanon, Tenn.; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

McCOY, CATHERINE FLORENCE BARNES, 79, of Tampa, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) in Nashville, Tenn. Born in Philadelphia, she came here in 1962. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church of the Incarnation. She was also a member of the Incarnation Ladies Guild and local bridge groups. Survivors include a son, John Wesley McCoy, Vero Beach; four daughters, Margaret McCoy Dean, Rome, Carol McCoy, Nashville, Mary Catherine McCoy, Tampa, and Judith Ellen McCoy, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.

MENDEZ, DANIEL MARRERO, 73, of Tampa, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Puerto Rico, he came here four years ago from New Jersey. He was Catholic. Survivors include four daughters, Luz Colon and Hilda Robles, both of Tampa, Gloria Marrero, New Jersey, and Awilda Marrero, Puerto Rico; two brothers, Guero Marrero, Puerto Rico, and Guizo Marrero, New York; four sisters, Zenaida Marrero, Puerto Rico, Maria Marrero and Zule Marrero, both of New York, and Petra Marrero, New Jersey; and nine grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

RAMSEY, VICTOR P., 98, of Plant City, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) in Plant City. Born in Butler County, Pa., he came here in 1984 from Lakeland. He was a teacher and an administrator for the public school system for 35 years. He was a member of the Penn State Teachers Association and Kiwanis Club Principals Roundtable of Allegheny County, Pa. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Plant City. Survivors include two sons, Herbert Paul, Beech Creek, Pa. and Russell Edward, Plant City; 18 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

RITTER, MARGARET M., 92, of Tampa, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Fair Way Oaks Nursing Home. Born in Baltimore, she came to Tampa in 1998. She was a homemaker. She was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Bertha Le Masters, Lutz; two brothers, Billy Pope and Joseph Pope, and two sisters, Babes Montoney and Elizabeth Schnider, all of Baltimore; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

STOKES, MARY LOU CLEGG, 49, of Ruskin, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) in Ruskin. Born in Gainesville, she came to the Tampa area in 1966 from Newberry. She was a bookkeeper. She was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Wayne, two sons, Bryan Strahan and Timmy Strahan, and two brothers, Don Clegg and Frank Clegg, all of Ruskin; two sisters, Sarah Cone, Palatka, and Sue Ashe, Riverview; and two grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

THIEL, WOLFGANG U., 56, of Plant City, died Thursday (April 13, 2000) in Plant City. Born in Nassau, Germany, he came here in 1978 from Canada. He was a cabinetmaker in the construction industry. He was protestant. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; three sons, Chris Atamian, Texas, Jeff Dutra, Tampa, and Mike Dutra, Charlotte, N.C.; three daughters, Anja Selbach, Germany, K.C. Mullis, Plant City, and Kim Savage, Sarasota; a brother, Peter Thiel, Germany; two sisters, Gisela Doyle, Lutz, and Segria Nodine, Tampa; and two grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

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FAIRCLOUGH, JOHN D., 67, of Hudson, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Regional Memorial Hospital Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Amsterdam, Ohio, he came here 22 years ago from New Port Richey and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Protestant. He was a member of the Hudson American Legion Post 335, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6180, the Disabled American Veterans 78, all of New Port Richey, and of the Chosen Few. Survivors include his wife, Gloria N.; a son, John Richard "Butch," Manchester, W.Va.; three daughters, Linda Marie Partlow, Las Vegas, Ramona Peterson, New Port Richey, and Donna Jean Fairclough, Spring Hill; a sister, Mary Jones, Palmetto; and four grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

HINES, THOMAS ROBERT, SR., 83, of Dade City, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, East Pasco House. A lifetime resident of Dade City, he was a retired citrus grower and member of First United Methodist Church, Dade City. Survivors include his wife, Etha; two sons, Thomas Robert Hines Jr., Dade City, and Charlton Walter Hines, Philadelphia; two brothers, C.E. Hines Jr., Dade City, and Marvin Hughes Hines, Bradenton; a sister, Katheryn Sinclair, Clearwater; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.

LENGYEL, STEPHEN J., 86, of New Port Richey, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Lackawanna, N.Y., he came here three years ago from Gary, Ind. He was a crane operator for U.S. Steel and member of Blessed Sacrament Church, both of Gary. Survivors include two daughters, Donna M. Ballard, Merrillville, Ind., and Nancy Deehan, New Port Richey; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

LINNERTZ, RAYMOND C., 76, of North Syracuse, N.Y., and New Port Richey, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home. Born in Minot, N.D., he was a winter resident here for 16 years. He was a retired district sales manager for General Electric Co., Syracuse. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, North Syracuse. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, the Empire State Theater Organ and Musical Instrument Museum and the Liverpool Amateur Radio Club. Survivors include his wife, Joan Ryan; two sons, Paul, North Syracuse, and John R., Syracuse; four daughters, Ann M. Linnertz, Arlington, Va., Kathleen Mazzye, Clay, N.Y., Eileen Linnertz-Cash, Cicero, N.Y., Mary Linnertz, Syracuse; a sister, Harriet Hagen, Lewistown, Mont.; a brother, James, Minot, N.D.; and 11 grandchildren. Kreuger Funeral Home, Mattydale, N.Y.

MCMAHON, MADGE B., 85, of Hudson, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Lawrence County, Tenn., she came here 12 years ago from Five Points, Tenn. She was a homemaker and member of River Road Church of Christ, New Port Richey. Survivors include a daughter, Hazel Philpot, Hudson; a sister, Flora Russell, Arkansas; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.

PHILLIPS, ROBERT "BUBBA," 45, of Dade City, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) in Windsor, Vt. Born in Brooksville, he was a resident of Dade City most of his life. He worked in maintenance for Hillsborough Community College and the city of San Antonio. Survivors include a son, Benjamin Michael, Bellview; his father and stepmother, Charles and Edith Phillips, Trilachoochee; his mother and stepfather, Eula and Neil Neumann, San Antonio; a brother, Chuck, San Antonio; a sister, Diane Grant, Dade City; and companion Crystal Cheney, Windsor. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.

STELLA, LIBERO A., 86, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Philadelphia, he came here 50 years ago from Glenside, Pa., and was an owner/trainer of race horses. He was Catholic. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey L., Plantation; three stepbrothers, Orlando, Angelo and Ralph Pellicott, all of Glenside; and one grandson. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

WELLS, HOWARD O., 81, of Zephyrhills, formerly of Gulfport, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at the Hospice House of Pasco, Dade City. Born in Piqua, Ohio, he came here from Hudson. He was a high-phase Linotype operator for Petersburg Printing Co. and was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jean; a son, Mike, Dade City; a daughter, Sylvia Secrest, Old Town; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Dade City.

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EDDY, GRACE F., 90, of Belleair, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1977 from her native East Greenwich, R.I. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.

Belleair Beach

GOLD, ALFRED, 94, of Belleair Beach, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home. He was born in London and came here in 1970 from Los Angeles, where he was a master butcher and owned and operated several butcher shops. Survivors include a daughter, Dinah Gold Schlanger, Belleair Beach; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Clearwater

JOHNSON, KARL W., 86, of Clearwater, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Belmar, N.J., and came here in 1979 from Canton, Conn., where he retired as marketing director for Diebold Sales Corp. He was a Navy Seabees veteran of World War II. He was a member of On Top of the World Fiddlers & Fumblers Club and a former member of First Lutheran Church and the Mendelsohn Glee Club, both of Plainfield, N.J. Survivors include a son, Robert K., Harwich, Mass.; two daughters, Susan J. Maginnis, Oak Hill, Va., and Judith A. Johnson, Rhinebeck, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
KIRMAN, JAMES S. SR., 98, of Clearwater, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Oregon, N.C., and came here in 1972 from Broomall, Pa., where he retired as a consultant for Singer Sewing Machine Co. He was Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, Adele Smith, Clearwater; three sons, Beryl C., Largo, James S. Jr., Cape May, N.J., and Dr. Shahane T., Hummelstown, Pa.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
RADFORD, MARTHA "RUTH," 78, of Lilburn, Ga., formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Emory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, Ga. She was born in Tuscumbia, Ala., came to Clearwater in 1948 from Gadsen, Ala., and moved in 1995 to Lilburn. She worked as an office assistant for 10 years with the Clearwater Nurses Registry. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Clearwater and the Society of Business and Professional Women. Survivors include a son, William J. Jr., Lilburn; two brothers, Clyde Morgan, Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Bobby Morgan, Tuscumbia; four sisters, Ruby Tapp and Virginia Kimbrough, both of Tuscumbia, Mavis Burger, Knoxville, Tenn., and Louise Myhan, Leighton, Ala.; and a granddaughter. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
WILLETT, DEBRA LEE, 44, of Clearwater, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Providence, R.I., and came here in November from Norwalk, Conn. She worked as an employment services placement specialist. Survivors include her mother, Norma Harbourt, High Bridge, N.J.; two brothers, George E. Willett Jr., Clearwater, and John D. Willett, Miami; two sisters, Janet Kennedy, Mobile, Ala., and Laura J. Burke, Frenchtown, N.J.; her companion, Percy Anderson, New Haven, Conn.; her grandmother, Roberta Doodson, Warwick, R.I.; and four nephews and a niece. Clearwater Funeral Home.

Dunedin

ALTHANASULIS, FANNIE, 97, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater. She was born in Greece and came here in 1995 from Pittsfield, Mass., where she owned and operated the Union Lunch Restaurant. She was a member of the Philoptochos Society. Survivors include a son, Paul, Dunedin; two sisters, Pota Heliotis, Pittsfield, and Mary Georgopolis, Greece; two grandchildren, William, Palm Harbor, and Christine Russo, Brandon; and two great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home.
SCHAFFNER, EDWARD L., 87, of Dunedin, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1962 from Blue Point, N.Y. He retired as an insurance agent in St. Petersburg and as a bookkeeper for Dunedin Plumbing Co. He was a member of South Side Masonic Lodge 493, New York City. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara A. Wallace, Dunedin, Carol V. LeGrand, Inverness, and Dorothy M. Dewire, East Patchogue, N.Y.; a brother, Jack Lyons, Boca Grande; a sister, Muriel Herold, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

ADKINS, ATTO, 66, of Largo, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home. He was born in Glor, Ky., and came here in 1978 from Dayton, Ohio. He worked for General Motors in Kettering, Ohio, and was an Army veteran. He was Baptist and a member of Augustus Ruser Jr. American Legion Post 273, Madeira Beach, and VFW Post 2550, Dunedin. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Oma; two daughters, Cathy Bulger, Largo, and Darlene Feltz, Pinellas Park; two brothers, David and Robert, both of Dayton; four sisters, Lue Semons, Largo, Betty Adkins and Ann Adams, both of Dayton, and Ada Adkins, Patriot, Ohio; and three grandchildren, Rene Bulger, Largo, and Michael and Billy Feltz, both of Pinellas Park. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
ASCHENBACH, RICHARD JOSEPH, 80, of Amherst, Ohio, formerly of Largo, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. He came here in 1988 from his native Amherst and returned to Amherst three months ago. He retired as a foreman in 1982 after more than 40 years with TRW Nelson Stud, Amherst. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served in the Pacific theater. He was a member of St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church, Largo, and St. Joseph Catholic Church, the VFW, American Legion, Eagles Aerie and the Veterans Military Honor Guard, all of Amherst. Survivors include two sons, Roger and Martin, both of Amherst; a stepdaughter, Denise Nakagawa, Junction City, Ore.; a sister, Mary Lou Mannion, Seminole; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst.
BACINSKAS, JOHN B., 86, of Largo, died Friday (April 7, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Worcester, Mass., and came here in 1981 from Bloomfield, Conn. He was a draftsman retired from United Technologies. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin, a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus, and member of the Retirees Club of United Technologies. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Frances; two daughters, Elaine DeFelix, Clearwater, and Carolyn Cozzolino, Norwalk, Conn.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Dirsa-Kazlaskas Funeral Home, Worcester, Mass.
FIGLER, LEO A., 89, of Largo, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He came here in 1981 from his native Cleveland, where he retired from the Cleveland Police Department. He was an Army Air Corps veteran and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include a son, Benedict, Pinellas Park; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
SCHWADERER, RALPH W., 90, of Largo, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Mariner Health Care of Clearwater. He was born in Marion County, Ohio, and came here in 1978 from Marion, Ohio, where he worked 30 years as a machinist and 10 years as a methods engineer for Marion Power Shovel Co. He was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Largo. Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Helen; a son, Jerry, Largo; a brother, Edward, and a sister, Lillian Baldwin, both of Marion; two grandsons, James, Largo, and Jeffrey, Clearwater; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Oldsmar

BOHL, GRACE M., 83, of Oldsmar, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Minneapolis and came here in 1976 from Delray Beach. She was a homemaker and a volunteer for more than 17 years at Harborside Healthcare of Tampa Bay, Oldsmar. She was named as a Pinellas County Volunteer of the Year. She was a member of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include a son, Richard, Fort Pierce,; two sisters, Bernice McKone, Swartz Creek, Mich., and Charlotte Ranger, Burton, Mich.; and four grandchildren, Garrett Bohl, Orlando, Allison Bohl, Fort Pierce, Bill, Garden City, Mich., and Justin, U.S. Marine Corps. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
BRACCIA, MARIE, 80, of Oldsmar, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1974 from Valley Stream, N.Y. She worked as a research interviewer and was a member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Safety Harbor. Survivors include two sons, Bruce, Oldsmar, and Brian, Lynbrook, N.Y.; a sister, Marion Jacaruso, West Babylon, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.

Palm Harbor

COWAN-BILDT, MARIELA, 59, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (April 13, 2000) at Viewtop Hospice House, Clearwater. She was born in Bogota, Colombia, and was Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth M. Cowan; a son, Alexander L. Cowan; a sister, Isabel Jimenez de Forero; and two brothers, German Jimenez Luque and Herman Jimenez Luque. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
LEE, DONALD E., 72, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Vencor Hospital-St. Petersburg. He was born in Ferndale, N.Y., and came here in 1966 from Middletown, N.Y. He retired in 1982 from the Largo Fire Department. He was an Episcopalian and a member of Eagle Engine Co., Middletown, N.Y. Survivors include two sons, John R., Safety Harbor, and Daniel, Louisville, Ky.; a daughter, Bonnie Saxton, Largo; two sisters, Beatrice Mead, Sidney, N.Y., and Lois Stickney, Schenectady, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Seminole

O'FARRELL, KEVIN JOSEPH, 78, of Seminole, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. He was born in Ireland and he was a retired railroad mechanic. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seminole. Survivors include a sister, Eileen Stack, Chicago; and several nieces and nephews. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Tarpon Springs

DAWKINS, BRACK, 48, of Fort Myers, formerly of Tarpon Springs, died Saturday (March 25, 2000) in Fort Myers of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. He came here in 1957 from his native Elba, Ala., and moved in 1998 to Fort Myers. He was a construction worker. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Tarpon Springs. Survivors include a daughter, Casey Vukceviec, Tarpon Springs; his father, O.C. Dawkins, Davenport; and two sisters, Patsy Arthur, Tarpon Springs, and Jean Hoffman, Davenport; and a granddaughter, Jacqueline Vukceviec, Tarpon Springs. American Family Funeral Home, Fort Myers.

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ORNELLA, HELEN J., 79, of Madeira Beach, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Parkersburg, W.Va., she came here in 1982 from Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seminole. Survivors include two daughters, Victoria Evans, Cincinnati, and Catherine Reynolds, Port St. Lucie; a sister, Jean Taylor, Belton, Texas; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

DeCHESTER, WILLIAM E., 88, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here in 1957 from Westbury, N.Y. He was a manufacturer's representative in the wire and cable industry and was associated for many years with Phelps Dodge. He was a Protestant and a founder of the Central Nassau (N.Y.) Little League. He was a president of Springwood II Condominium Association. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Florence; a son, David, Mocksville, N.C.; and a grandchild. International Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Pete Beach

ALLGRIM, ARLENE K., 83, of St. Pete Beach, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) at the Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Dolphins' View. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she came here in 1982 from Tonawanda, N.Y., where she was a secretary for the state of New York. She was a member of Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter. Survivors include her husband, Melville C. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
TRAINHAM, LINWOOD A., 89, of St. Pete Beach, died Wednesday (April 12, 2000) at the Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Dolphins' View. Born in Albemarle County, Va., he came here in 1976. He was an organizer with the Teamsters union, Washington, D.C., for 37 years and was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife; a daughter; sisters; stepchildren; nieces and nephews; grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BOSTIC, MATTHEW, 21, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He came here in 1982 from Valparaiso, Ind. He was a graduate of Boca Ciega High School, where he was active with the soccer, football and tennis teams. He graduated from St. Petersburg Junior College, where he also played soccer. He worked for Global Access Unlimited as an account manager. Survivors include his parents, David and Patty Latimer, St. Petersburg; his father, Paul Bostic, Houston; a brother, David Latimer Jr., and his paternal stepgrandmother, Clementine Latimer, both of St. Petersburg; his maternal grandparents, Adolph and Betty Jankowski, Valparaiso; his companion, Marena Barron; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

DUDLEY, WILLEENE, 75, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (April 18, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Pinellas Park. Born in Welch, W.Va., she came here in 1969 from Wilmington, Del., where she was a real estate agent and owner-operator of Nancy Taylor Modeling School. She attended Goldey Beacom Business College, Wilmington. Locally, she was a co-owner and operator of several businesses, including Dunkin Donuts, Kenneth City. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Glen "Ed," Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Doris Ann Hickey, Athens, Ga., and Nacene Prchal, St. Petersburg; a sister, Wincyann Wiley, St. Petersburg; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.

HARRIS, JUANITA G., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 2, 2000) at Suncoast Manor Health Center. Born in Washington, D.C., she came here in 1966 from New York City, where she was a social worker, serving as executive director of Madison Square Church House. Locally, she owned and managed Holly Motel on Lakeview Avenue S. It now is known as Your Place, a project of the outreach ministry of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. A member of Cathedral Church of St. Peter, she was an Altar Guild director and a delegate from 1979 to 1985 to the Diocesan Convention. In other church roles, she was a member of the Joint Commission on World Mission, the Third Age Committee and the Diocesan Executive Board of Episcopal Church Women. From 1973 to 1978, she was the first woman to serve as a member-at-large on the Diocesan Council and was the first Diocesan Council representative to the Diocesan Board of Episcopal Church Women. From 1979 to 1984 she served on the Standing Committee of the Diocese, being the first woman and the first African-American to hold the post. In 1981 she was among the original residents of Peterborough Apartments. Survivors include two nieces, Lucia Matthews, Temple Hills, Md., and April Penn, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and two nephews, William Herndon, Silver Spring, Md., and Thomas Herndon, Upper Marlboro, Md. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home & Cemetery, Seminole.

KUHL, VICTOR W., 75, Sugarmill Woods, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 16, 2000). A St. Petersburg native, he attended local schools and was a 1942 graduate of St. Petersburg High School. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, serving four years in the South Pacific with the 3rd Marine Division, 21st Marines, on Guadalcanal, Guam, Bougainville and Iwo Jima. An electrical engineer, he worked for Florida Power, St. Petersburg, Watson & Co., Tampa, and Leo Daly Co., Omaha, Neb., and retired in 1989 from General Electric, having worked in New York and Alabama. He moved to Sugarmill Woods in 1989. He received his bachelor's degree in 1950 from University of Florida and was a member of Florida Engineering Society, IEEE of America, Engineering Alumni of University of Florida, General Electric Retirees and ELFUN Society. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Homosassa, Crystal River Rotary and Sugarmill Woods Country Club. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Barbara D.; two sons, Gary W., Floral City, and Kenneth A., Tallahassee; and three grandsons. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

LaFORGE, JEREMIAH H., 78, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at Palm Garden of Largo nursing home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came to St. Petersburg in 1946 from Queens, N.Y., and moved to Largo in 1984. After 25 years with the St. Petersburg Times, he retired in 1978 as warehouse and building manager at the 34th Street N plant. He was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a former property chairman at Garden of Peace Lutheran Church and a cruise director for several years. He was an avid gardener, specializing in orchids and ferns. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; a son, Gregory A., Seminole; and several nieces and nephews. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

LAW, THOMAS E., 58, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (April 13, 2000) at home. Born in Chicago, he came here in 1993. Survivors include a daughter, Kristine A. Weaver, Seminole; two sons, Thomas E. II, Clearwater, and Scott A., St. Petersburg; a sister, Ruth King, Lake in the Hills, Ill.; a brother, John, Lansing, Ill.; and a granddaughter, Elyse. Laird Funeral Home, West Dundee, Ill.

LEE, FRANCIS E., 60, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Elmira, N.Y., he came here in 1990 from Michigan City, Ind. He retired from the Navy, having served from 1957 to 1976. He was Greek Orthodox and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Vassiliki S.; his mother, Bessie May Priest, Horseheads, N.Y.; a sister, Joan E. Fischer, Virginia Beach, Va.; two brothers, Daniel, St. Petersburg, and James A., Fort Myers; and several nieces and nephews. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

PAGE, MARILYN B., 71, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She came here in 1976 from her native Niagara Falls, N.Y. She was a member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church. She attended Toronto Conservatory of Music. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Thomas M.; a son, Jeffrey T., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Barbara Craggs, Homosassa; her mother, Jessie Fetterly, St. Petersburg; three grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

POLAY, FANNY C., 82, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Mariner Health Care of Pinellas Point. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here in 1973 from Bowie, Md. She was Jewish and a former member of Highland Lakes Little Theater, Palm Harbor. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Hyman; a son, Walter, Graeagle, Calif.; a daughter, Sharon Stallo, St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

SCOGNA, ALFRED EDWARD, of Sarasota, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (April 11, 2000). Born in Washington, D.C., he came to St. Petersburg in 1968, moved to Cape Canaveral in 1973 and later moved to Sarasota. He retired in 1997 from the Sarasota County School System. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 3233, Sarasota, American Legion Post 159, Venice, the DAV, and Sarasota Elks Lodge 2495. Survivors include his wife, Gloria; a daughter, Mary Watkins, and a son, Alfred, both of St. Petersburg; two stepdaughters; two stepsons; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Sarasota.

SIMPSON, VIRGINIA, 65, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 14, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Pelham, Ga., she was a dry cleaner and presser for many years. Survivors include two sons, Archie Simpson and Bobby Macon, both of St. Petersburg; her mother, Helen Nicholson, Pelham; three sisters, Ruby Worthy, Deloris Burnette and Raynette Harris, all of St. Petersburg; a brother, Wayne Bunyan, Miami; and three grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

STEVENS, MARJOLAINE, 82, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Swanholm Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg. Born in Cranston, R.I., she came here in 1975 from Warwick, R.I. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Thomas T., St. Petersburg; and a grandson, Keith T. Stevens, Seminole. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

TAYLOR, WALKER LEE, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (April 15, 2000) at Bay Pointe Nursing Pavilion. Born in Cordele, Ga., he came here in 1940 from Jacksonville. He was owner and operator of a landscaping company. An ordained minister, he was a member of Reach The Unreach Church of God in Christ, where he was an evangelist with the Street Ministries. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Hester; a son, Bishop Nathan Taylor, Brandon; four daughters, Dorothy Larkins and Esther Taylor, both of St. Petersburg, Mary Hines and Naomi Bond, both of Gainesville; 20 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

TODD, MARY BELLE, 76, of Croswell, Mich., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at Port Huron (Mich.) Hospital. Born in Barbourville, Ky., she lived here for more than 20 years before moving to Michigan in 1990. She was a hairstylist. Survivors include three sons, Wayne Tharp, Largo, Gary Tharp, Cincinnati, and Gregory Todd, Lexington, Mich.; three daughters, Letitia Stanley, Lady Lake, Judith Todd-Poarch and Jamie Wurmlinger, both of Croswell; two sisters, Aline McGrath, Bradenton, and Betty Phillips, Tampa; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Pomeroy Funeral Home, Croswell, Mich.

WEST, HELEN LORENA, 74, of Seminole, formerly of Tampa and St. Petersburg, died Sunday (April 16, 2000) at Woodside Villa Hospice House, Pinellas Park. She was born in Mayo and lived in Tampa for more than 30 years before moving in 1985 to St. Petersburg and then to Seminole. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two brothers-in-law, Howard West, Seffner, and Bill West, Jamestown, Tenn.; and three sisters-in-law, Lisa West, Seffner, Shirley Sharp, Port Charlotte, and Charlene West, Jamestown. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.

WINK, WILLIS JR., 60, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (April 17, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He came here in 1997 from his native Buffalo, N.Y. He was a sales manager for Moss Communications, Tampa, and a member of Boca Ciega Power Squadron. Survivors include his wife, Terry; three daughters, Cheryl Wink Catley, Park City, Utah, and Marcia and Donna Wink, both of Buffalo; and a sister, Donna Jeppeson, Naples, Fla. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.