Sunday, April 30, 2000

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KNIEPER, JOHN L., 62, of Inverness, died Sunday (April 16, 2000). Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., he came here four months ago from Ypsilanti, Mich., and retired after 33 years as a telephone technician for Ameritech. He was an Army and Navy veteran of the Vietnam era and a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Ann Arbor. Survivors include his wife, Betty Barney; three sons, Michael, Howell, Mich., David, Brighton, Mich., and Richard, Whitmore Lake, Mich.; and four grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel.

OTTO, MURIEL C., of Beverly Hills, died Thursday (April 27, 2000). Born in Stamford, Conn., she came here 16 years ago from East Longmeadow, Mass., and was a retired electrical engineer for the instrument industry. She attended the Beverly Hills Community Church. Survivors include her husband, James; a son, Carl, East Longmeadow; a sister, Emma Moulton, Longmeadow, Mass.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills Chapel.

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COUCHER, PHILIP ANDREW, 37, of Spring Hill, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Hernando Hospice House. Born in Croydon, England, he came here four years ago from East Grinstead, England. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hudson. Survivors include his wife, Heather; his parents, Peter Coucher, Spring Hill, and Janice Coucher, East Grinstead; a brother, Adrian, Somerset, England; and a sister, Sarah Wagner, London. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes, Seven Hills Chapel.

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CALCATERRA, LAURA R., 66, of Tampa, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) in Brandon. Born in Puerto Rico, she came here in 1996 from New York. She was a homemaker. She was Catholic. Survivors include three sons, Alberto Valle, San Diego, Angel Martinez and Efrain Martinez, both of New Jersey; two daughters, Andrea Arias and Linda Valle, both of Tampa; five brothers, Manuel Ruiz, Hollywood, Fla., Rafael Ruiz, Victor Monroig, Jose C. Monroig and Jose A. Monroig, all of Puerto Rico; three sisters, Blanca Monroig, New York, Julia Monroig and Carmen Monroig, both of Puerto Rico; and eight grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

CORRALES, ALBERT, 84, of Tampa, died Friday (April 28, 2000) in Tampa. He was a Tampa native. He worked for several cigar factories as a mojador, which is a type of cigar selector, and retired from the Hillsborough County school district. He was a U.S. Army veteran during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Sarah, a daughter, Belinda Castellana, three brothers, Angel Corrales, Cesario Corrales and Jesus Corrales, and two sisters, Eloina Zayas and Dalia Cabrera, all of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

DORDEN, NOAH MICHAEL, infant son of Cathy Elizabeth Dorden of Tampa, died Monday (April 24, 2000) at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital. Survivors include two brothers, Scott Dorden and John Dorden, his maternal grandmother, Cathy Dorden, and his maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Johnson, all of Tampa. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.

FAILE, CLARA T., 95, of Plant City, died Friday (April 28, 2000). Born in Opp, Ala., she came to the Tampa area in 1941 from Lancaster, S.C. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Plant City Women's Club, the Garden Club and the East Hillsborough Historic Society. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Plant City. Survivors include a son, Dr. Frank Faile, Belize; a daughter, Peggy Alderman, Plant City; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

McDANIEL, BENNETT J. JR., 53, of Riverview, died Wednesday (April 26, 2000) in Plant City as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Danville, Va., he came to the Tampa area 21 years ago from West Virginia. He was a heavy equipment operator for Kimmins Contractors. He was Protestant. Survivors include his half-brother, Gerrard McDaniel, Danville; and two sisters, Ellen Ramsey and Bonnie Rhoton, both of Richmond, Va. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.

MIRZA, INAYAT, 88, of Tampa, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Palm Garden of Tampa nursing center. Born in India, she came here 18 years ago from Pakistan. She was a homemaker. She was Muslim. Survivors include five sons, Tazneem, Tampa, Sharista, Liburn, Ga., Shamim, Naples, Arshad, Atlanta, and Saleem, Coral Springs; five daughters, Shamima Bahattie, Palatka, Nasim Bahattie, Orlando, and Farzana Mirza, Sultana Mirza and Rehana Tenveer, all of Lahore, Pakistan; 35 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.

MOFFITT, EARLE WEBB, 58, of Lutz, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at home. Born in Greenwich, Conn., he came to the Tampa area in the early 1970s from Kentucky. He was an attorney. Survivors include his wife, Carol; a son, Earle W. II, Sarasota; two daughters, Tracey Webb Patterson, Atlanta, and Tammy Lynn McBride, Tampa; his mother, Nancy Martin, Tampa; a brother, Franklin Moffitt, West Palm Beach; and two grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.

PALMER, LESTER EDWARD, 89, of Sun City Center, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Plaza West Health Care Center. Born in Bayport, Minn., he came to the Tampa area in 1983 from Mason, Mich. He was a retired sales representative for a window manufacturing company. He was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Lola; two sons, Richard, Mason, and Thomas, Scottsdale, Ariz.; four daughters, Kay Hoersch, Lakeside, Mich., Connie Jones, Bradenton, Debbie York, Lincoln, Neb., and Vicki Kehres, Mason; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

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BISCI, JOHN, 79, of Port Richey, died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at home. He came here 27 years ago from his native New York, where he was retired as a sergeant for the New York Police Department. He was a retired safety engineer for Florida Power and an investigator for the Department of Consumer Affairs for Pasco County. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, Port Richey, and VFW 6180, Hudson. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne; three daughters, Ann Bowen and Rosalyn Fenton, both of New Port Richey, and Susan Bonkowski, Belleville, Mich.; two brothers, Rudolph and Dr. Alfred, both of Staten Island, N.Y.; a sister, Gloria Samalot, Staten Island; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Arlington Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

DeGRACE, GWENDOLYN C., 75, of Port Richey, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at home. Born in Gouverneur, N.Y., she came here 22 years ago from Utica, N.Y., and was a retired waitress. She was a Catholic. Survivors include a son, Timothy, Remsen, N.Y.; a daughter, Jacqueline Cookinham, Utica; a sister, Dorothy Macaulay, Gouverneur; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey Chapel.

DERMONDY, LORA WARD, 47, of New Port Richey, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Community Hospital New Port Richey. She came here 40 years ago from her native Perry, Mich. She was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Jon, and a daughter, Michelle Ward, both of Crystal Beach; her mother, Rosemary Brewer, Oldsmar; three brothers, Danny Ward, New Port Richey, and Marty and Chris Ward, both of Oldsmar; four sisters, Dianna Griener and Leisa Ward, both of Oldsmar, and Bobbi Brenzo and Debbie Klaskow, both of Palm Harbor; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Springs Chapel.

HAGEL, EDWIN W., 90, of Hudson, died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice of Hudson. Born in Newark, N.J., he came here 27 years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y., and was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, VFW Post 6180 and American Legion Post 7, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Edwin, Glendale, N.Y., and Donald, Bricktown, N.J.; a daughter, Priscilla Flanagan, Dix Hills, N.Y.; two brothers, Norman and Albert, both of New Port Richey; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson.

HARDWICK, LOY LEE JR., 44, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa. He came here four years ago from his native Dumas, Texas, and was a painter for Wheel Blast Inc., Zephyrhills. He attended Zephyrhills First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his wife, Tammy; a son, Justin; a daughter, Ashley; his father, Loy Lee Hardwick, Dumas; two brothers, Guy, Westherford, Texas, and Randall, Dumas; two sisters, Birtie Hardwick, Dumas, and Teresa Culbertson, Odessa, Texas. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

HAZARD, LENA G., 91, of Port Richey, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Amber Woods. Born in Cortland, N.Y., she came here 29 years ago from New York, and was retired owner-operator of a grocery store. She was life member of the YMCA, Cortland, a member of Community Congregational Church and a charter member of University Women of Pasco and West Pasco Historical Society. Survivors include two nephews, Robert O'Hara, Spring Hill, and James O'Hara, Peachtree City, Ga.; and one niece, Marie Bower, Wayland, N.Y. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

PETERSON, KENNETH D., 79, of Bayonet Point, died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Logansport, Ind., he came here 10 years ago from Orchard Lake, Mich., and was an aeronautical engineer for the Ford Motor Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ruth E.; a son, Dale, Hartland, Mich.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Chapel.

STECKER, LILA MAE, 76, of Holiday, died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Delhi, La., she came here 27 years ago from Freeport, N.Y., and was a real estate agent for Russ Spirtos Realty, Tarpon Springs. She was a member of Church on the Bayou Presbyterian Church, Tarpon Springs. Survivors include two sons, Steven, Hudson, and John, Baldwin, N.Y.; a daughter, Chris Stricker, Port Richey; two sisters, Mozell King, Delhi, and Ivalee Anding, Monroe, La.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Chapel.

TYSAR, JENNIE, 84, of Hudson, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Montreal, she came here 30 years ago from Cheboygan, Mich., and was retired owner of Tysar Bakery, Detroit. She was a life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and a Catholic. Survivors include her companion, Michael Troiani, Hudson; a brother, Roland Domber, Bayonet Point; and a sister, Arizona. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

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Clearwater

• HARTLEY, MATTHEW JOHN, 32, of Winters, Calif., formerly of Clearwater, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at home. He was born in Troy, Ohio, and came to Clearwater as a child. He moved to California in 1988. He worked at Classic Video and was a volunteer AIDS educator. Survivors include his mother, Ruth, Winters; a companion, Paul Kastner; three brothers, Steven, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Michael, Potsdam, Ohio, and Jeffrey, Clearwater; three sisters, Rachel Jacobs, Pinellas Park, Rebecca Fleck, Clearwater, and Jennifer Trottier, Denver; and several nieces and nephews. Nightingale Gilmore Funeral Chapel, Sacramento, Calif.

Largo

• DONOGHUE, MAYRE R., 94, of Largo, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at home. Survivors include a daughter, Johanna Sharbaugh, Largo; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• EASTWOOD, ALBERT S., 74, of Largo, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at home. He was born in Darby, Pa., and came here in 1955 from Lititz, Pa. He was a circulation manager for the St. Petersburg Independent and St. Petersburg Times. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Anona United Methodist Church, Largo, and VFW Post 10094, Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Elaine; a son, Albert Wayne, Cooper City; two daughters, Karen E. Heaston, Greenwood, Ind., and Cheryl R. Cohee, Coral Springs; a sister, Ruth E. Warner, Cincinnati; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• MAHONEY, JOHN B., 66, of Largo, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at VA Medical Center Bay Pines. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1998 from Keensburg, N.J. He was a retired Merchant Marine. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include a son, Alexander, Staten Island, N.Y.; two brothers, Patrick, Largo, and Joseph, Sayreville, N.J.; three sisters, Margaret Freitag, Massapequa, N.Y., Mary Mayne, Melbourne, and Kathleen, Katsouris, Largo; and a grandchild. Gulf Breeze Cremation and Burial Society, Largo.
• MCKENZIE, CHESTER H., 65, of Largo, died Wednesday (April 26, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Lynx, Ohio, and came here in 1970 from St. Petersburg. He retired as a firefighter from the City of Largo. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a Methodist. Survivors include his wife, Jane E.; three sons, Terry and David, both of Florida, and Kris, Georgia; a daughter, Vicky Karr, Florida; a stepson, Charles Durilla, Largo; a stepdaughter, Sheila Bennett, Tampa; a sister, Martha Freeland, New Carlisle, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; R. Lee Williams and Son Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Petersburg.
• MITCHELL, WINSTON E., 74, of Largo, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Palm Garden of Largo nursing home. He came here in 1987 from his native Beverly, Mass. where he was a supervisor of utilities for Boston Gas Co. for 42 years. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Geraldine; two sons, Thomas E., Danvers, Mass., and David A., Beverly; a daughter, Cheryl A. Cote, Gilford, N.H.; three brothers, Neal, Beverly, and Charles and Donald, both of New Hampshire; and two sisters, Sybil Smith, Connecticut, and Dorothy Crete, New Hampshire. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• TAYLOR, FRANCIS R., 90, of Largo, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Wilmington, Del., and came here in 1995 from West Palm Beach. He was an electrician. He taught fencing in West Palm Beach and was a swimming instructor with the American Red Cross. Survivors include a son, James F., Oriental, N.C.; two daughters, Margaret T. Trice, Largo, and Barbara Butcher, Vail, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Palm Harbor

• DALY, JEANETTE QUIMBY, 87, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Long Shadow Inn assisted living facility, Palm Harbor. She was born in Holdon, Maine, and came here in 1937 from Portland, Maine. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Survivors include two sons, John, Princeton Junction, N.J., and David, Orange Park; a daughter, Diane Marston, Clearwater; a brother, Langdon Quimby, Portland; and 10 grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
• LEMOS, ALBERT JR., 88, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Providence, R.I., and came here in 1978 from Seekonk, Mass. He was an engineer. He was a volunteer for the Windlasses sailboat races in Dunedin. Survivors include his wife, Elsa S.; a son, William S., Wheaton, Ill.; two daughters, Karen Tighe, Bisbee, Ariz., and Patricia Reinhold, Jackson, Mo.; a brother, William, Maine; two sisters, Mary Waterman, Rhode Island, and Dorothy Farnell, Palm Harbor; and three grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• YORK, WILLIAM ERNEST "BILL," 66, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at home. He was born in Princeton, W.Va., and came here in 1980 from Cincinnati. He worked as a sales representative for a produce company. He was a Protestant. Survivors include a son, Larry, Plantation; a stepson, Ron Stafford, White Bear, Minn.; a stepdaughter, Pat Ziegler, Hamilton, Ohio; two sisters, Louise Finney, Bluefield, W.Va., and Gladys Lambert, Christiansburg, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

Seminole

• HICKEY, FELICIA A., 71, of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Seminole, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Watertown, N.Y., and had been a winter resident of Seminole for several years. She was a homemaker. She attended St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Williams Bay, Wis., and St. Hubert's Catholic Church, Hoffman Estates. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence; a son, Patrick, Hoffman Estates; two daughters, Carol Gayer, Elmwood Park, Ill., and Christine Hickey, Schaumburg, Ill.; a brother, James Vespa, Watertown; four sisters, Carmella Dobson, Redding, Calif., Antonette Kaasbell, Peachtree City, Ga., Mary Kraus and Nancy Pound, both of Watertown; and three grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home, Seminole.

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St. Petersburg

• ANDERSON, JULIE KARLA, 39, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was an animal groomer for Pampered Poodle. Survivors include a daughter, Chelsea Anderson, St. Marys, Ga.; her parents, Martin J. Kaiser, St. Petersburg, and Anne Audet, Roswell, N.M.; a sister, Kathryn McKenna, St. Petersburg; a half-sister, Amber Kaiser, St. Petersburg; a stepsister, Andrea Nichols, Pinellas Park; and a stepbrother, Jeffrey Finley, Dalton, Ga. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• DIBLASI, MARY, 98, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (April 26, 2000) at Sunshine Village Nursing Home. Born in Mascali, Italy, she came here in 1963 from New York. Locally, she was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Percy, Stratford, Conn.; a daughter, Laura Ferrara, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Nettie Damiani and Grace Riso, and a brother, Mike Riso, all of Bronx, N.Y.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• DIMONDA, HELEN, 81, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at home. She came here in 1977 from her native Philadelphia and was a homemaker. Locally, she was a member of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, the VFW Holiday Isles Post 4256, American Legion Post 252, Moose Lodge 1145 and the Elks Lodge of Largo. She was an avid ballroom dancer. Survivors include her husband, Woodrow; three daughters, Norma Marshall, Reston, Va., Janice Winthers, Treasure Island, and Patricia A. Richards, Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Diane Yeoman, St. Pete Beach; and three grandchildren, James and Tony Winthers, both of Treasure Island, and Holly Trobiano, Doylestown, Pa. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Service, St. Petersburg.
• DORSETT, VIRGIL H., 85, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at the Abbey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Fayette County, W.Va., he came here in 1954 from Charleston, W.Va. and was a sales representative for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. from 1954 until he retired in 1970. Survivors include a son, Frederick I., St. Petersburg; three brothers, Herbert, Lexington, Ky., Charles, Spring Hill, and Joseph, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Virginia Nottingham, Carlisle, Pa., and Miss Frances Dorsett, St. Petersburg; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• GOEHLE, MARY ANNA, 86, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at Palm Garden of Largo. She came here in 1973 from her native New York City and worked as an office manager for the Department of Motor Vehicles, Queens, N.Y. Locally, she attended Starkey Road Baptist Church. Survivors include three grandsons, Kevin Perdue, West Babylon, N.Y., Lynn Perdue, Queens, and Robert Perdue, Massapequa, N.Y.; and three great-grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• HOFFMANN, CLAIRE K., 71, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park, under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1969 from her native Lake Forest, Ill. Locally, she retired as an apartment manager for Carlton Arms Properties of St. Petersburg with 15 years service. She was Presbyterian. Survivors include a son, Frank Hoffmann, Tampa; and a daughter, Janet M. Hoffmann, Macon, Ga. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.
• JOHNSON, ETHEL M., 94, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (April 27, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., she came here in 1977 from Springfield, Mass., and was a homemaker. She was a volunteer at the St. Petersburg Sunshine Center for many years. Survivors include two sons, Roland E., St. Petersburg, and James E., Springfield; a daughter, Jean C. Sims, Norfolk, Mass.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• O'LOUGHLIN, ELIZABETH, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 28, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside. She came here in 1983 from her native Brewster, N.Y., and was an office clerk for the New York State Gas and Electric Co. Locally, she was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include a nephew, Edward O'Loughlin, Brewster; two nieces, Anne Graves, Danbury, Conn., and Jeanne Green, Carmel, N.Y.; and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Ciarlegio, Clearwater. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Service, St. Petersburg.