St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Saturday, May 6, 2000

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

Citrus| Hernando | Hillsborough | Pasco
North Pinellas | South Pinellas

BALULIS, ANTHONY EDWARD "TONY," 76, of Inverness, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., he came here 29 years ago from Tacoma, Wash. He was a technical sergeant with the Air Force and usher and member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus Council 6391 and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4337, Inverness. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Chase; a brother, Joseph, Baldwin, Mich.; and two sisters, Dorothy Balulis, Grand Rapids, and Helen, Rockford, Mich. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

BELL, JAMES M., 92, of Hernando, died Thursday (May 4, 2000). Born in Deerfield, N.J., he came here 29 years ago from Salem, N.J. He retired from the mechanical engineering department of Du Pont, and was a member of the Assembly of God, Inverness. There are no immediate survivors. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness.

FRANCIS, AUDREY Z., 82, of Lecanto, died Friday (April 28, 2000). She came here from her native St. Paul, Minn. She worked for the county clerk's office. Survivors include her husband, Ivor; and two sons, Greg and Paul Hudalla. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

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HAVENAR, THEODORE PAUL, 81, of the Heather, Brooksville, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home. Born in Baltimore, he came here 17 years ago from Lisle, Ill. and was superintendent of maintenance for a trucking company. He was Protestant. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hernando Beach, and a poll watcher for Precinct 17. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; a son, Paul, Fort Collins, Colo.; a daughter, Rose Marie, Lisle; and a stepbrother, Robert Heard, Spring Hill. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Spring Hill.

KIMBLE, GEORGIA, 66, of Brooksville, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Dublin, Texas, she came here 28 years ago from Tampa. She was a lunchroom assistant for the Hernando County school system and member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Gary, Brooksville, and Allan, Jacksonville. Turner Funeral Home, Brooksville.

MANFREDA, LAURA M., 92, of Brooksville, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Eastbrooke Health Care Center. Born in New York City, she came here 30 years ago from Paramus, N.J. She was a homemaker and member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Laura Wever, Brooksville; one grandson; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. Turner Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville.

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BODNAR, DIANE C., 54, of Lutz, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) in Lutz. Born in Dearborn, Mich., she came here nine months ago from Wisconsin. She was a registered nurse for the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. She was a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, David; three daughters, Pamela Cin, Canton, Mich., Carolyn Bodnar, Nutley, N.J., and Deanna Bodnar, Waukesha, Wis.; a brother, Jerry Liedtke, Everett, Wash.; a sister, Dawn Jones, Maysville, Ga.; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.

CLEMONS, MARIE E., 94, of Tampa, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Cleveland, she came here in 1997 from Bradenton. She was a saleswoman in the clothing industry. She was Catholic. Survivors include a grandchild; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

DODSON, MARTHA E., 83, of Tampa, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Tandem Health Care of Brandon. Born in Duncansville, Pa., she came here in 1976 from Altoona, Pa. She was a homemaker. She was a member of New Life Christian Center. Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Falbo, Tampa; a brother, George Coy, Altoona; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. American Heritage Cremation Society, Pinellas Park.

ECCLES, CLAYTON BURDETTE, 72, of Valrico, died Monday (May 1, 2000) at IHS Crystal Springs Nursing and Rehab. Born in Batavia, N.Y., he came here 25 years ago from Buffalo, N.Y. He was the business manager of Tampa Maid and Florida Sea Fisheries. He was a Navy veteran. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Filomena, Valrico; two sons, Michael, California, and Douglas, Florida; and a daughter, Patricia Eccles, California. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

FITCH, GARY MICHAEL, 49, of Riverview, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he came here five years ago. He was a die caster in a factory. He was a Vietnam Army veteran. He was Protestant. Survivors include his mother, Rosemary Fitch, Old Town; four brothers, Charles, Riverview, Steve, Defiance, Ohio, Doug, Old Town, and Ronnie, Morristown; and two sisters, Brenda Wheeler, Swanton, Ohio, and Linda Schwab, Trenton, Ohio. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.

LAMPP, BERTHA, 85, of Dover, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Delta Health Care Center in Tampa. Born in Georgia, she came here in 1954 from Dublin, Ga. She was a member of the Assembly of God. Survivors include four sons, Lawton Jr., Lakeland, James E., Valdosta, Ga., Aaron C., Cocoa, and William F., Pontiac, Mich.; two sisters, Ruby Ennis, Dublin, and Louise Heyer, Long Beach, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.

TAYLOR, RICHARD ALLEN, 47, of Odessa, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home. Born in Tampa, he came here 17 years ago from Gramby, Conn. He was a retired ironworker in the construction industry. Survivors include his wife, Leslie E.; a sister, Vickie Miller, Dublin, Ohio; two brothers, Jimmy Lee Taylor, Los Angeles, and Robert Taylor, Orlando; and several nephews. Trinity Meadows Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

TROTTA, FRANCES "AURELIA" ODMAN, 80, of Tampa, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Memorial Hospital of Tampa. Born in Tampa, she lived here all her life. She was a GTE telephone operator for 30 years. Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey O., Tampa, Stephen A., Ocala, and Jim, Clearwater; a sister, Annette Hickey, Altamonte Springs; and five grandchildren. Marsicano Reed Stowers Funeral Homes, Tampa.

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BULLINGTON, JORDAN DANIEL, 57, of High Springs, formerly of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000). Born in Ashburn, Ga., he lived in New Port Richey from 1950 to 1956. He was a supervisor of trucking for Sunnyland Packing and was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include three brothers, Sammy Bullington and Kim O'Steen, both of High Springs, and Olton Keebler, Holder; and three sisters, Margaret O'Steen Frishkorn and Martha Keebler, both of High Springs, and Betty Farmer, New Port Richey. Evans-Carter Funeral Home, High Springs.

BURTON, WILLIAM L. SR., 67, of Hudson, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Pee Wee Valley, Ky., he came to Florida 23 years ago from Chicago. He was a retired welder for Cosmo Truck Body and Protestant. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Mildred; five sons, William L. Burton Jr., New Port Richey, Tom Burton, Holiday, Dennis Burton, Alabama, Jerry Burton, Chicago, and David Uhlig, Kentucky; three daughters, Sherry Bullock, Indiana, Sandra Sanchez, Hudson, and Cheryl Lansberg, Oxford, Ga.; a brother, James, Savannah, Ga.; three sisters, Evelyn McNichols, Chicago, Marian Curran, Michigan, and Betty Pfeiffer, Mountain Home, Ark.; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

BUSSE, DORA RITCHIE, 100, of New Port Richey, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., she came here 21 years ago from Dearborn, Mich. She was a retired teacher for the public school system, Dearborn, and Methodist. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She was a member of the Tri Delta Sorority, Clearwater/Tampa Chapter, and the Point West Condominium Association, New Port Richey. Survivors include a niece, Dorothy A. Herzberg, Clarkston, Mich. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Hudson Avenue, Hudson.

GUSTAITIS, DELLA, 82, of Tampa, formerly of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Lakeshore Villas Healthcare Center, Tampa. Born in Buckner, Ill., she came here 22 years ago from Chicago. She was a homemaker and member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church and its Widow Club, Port Richey. Survivors include a son, Charles, Apopka; a sister, Julia Visockis, Port Richey; and two grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

KELLER, JAMES A., 65, of New Port Richey, formerly of Ballwin, Mo., died Tuesday (May 2, 2000). Born in Cincinnati, he came to here three years ago from Ballwin and was a retired sales manager for Nestle Foods. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Rodgers; two sons, James and William; a daughter, Sue Collins, and three grandchildren. Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin.

LAPP, GEORGIANNA B., 81, of Holiday, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare-Gulf Coast, New Port Richey. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 18 years ago from North Bergen, N.J. She was a homemaker and member of the Polish American Pulaski Association, Holiday, and the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include her husband, Arthur W. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

NALLI, ANN PAPE, 86, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home. Born in Chicago, she came here from Norridge, Ill. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Anthony, Port Richey; two daughters, Victoria J. Nalli, Port Richey, and Roberta McGahan, Des Plaines, Ill.; a sister, Mary Tori, Norridge; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Oehler Funeral Home, Des Plaines, Ill.

POOL, MAURICE UDELL, 84, of Las Cruces, N.M., formerly of New Port Richey, died Sunday (April 30, 2000) at University Terrace Good Samaritan Village. Born in Greenwood, Ind., he came here 20 years ago and moved to Las Cruces two years later. He was a civilian employee of the Navy during World War II, a hair dresser and business owner in Indianapolis, and a real estate salesman while in Florida. He was a member of the Unity Christian Church, a life member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Shrine, the Elks Club, Indianapolis and New Port Richey, and the Kiwanis Club, Indianapolis. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Klausmeier "Betty;" a daughter, Alice Salvat; and three grandchildren. Graham Mortuary and Mesilla Valley Crematory, Las Cruces.

RASEY, CLAUDE E., 85, of Bayonet Point, died Tuesday (May 2, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Coldwater, Mich., he came here 20 years ago from Holt, Mich. He was a supervisor for Farmer's Petroleum co-op and member of St. Mark Presbyterian Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the F & AM Lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 150, the Civitan Club, all of Holt, and the High 12 Club and Shrine Club of Michigan. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; two daughters, Jill Wirth, Portage, Ind., and Judy Dewey, Houston; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

ROBINSON, HOMER E., 71, of Bayonet Point, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at National Health Care, Hudson. Born in Chicago, he came here seven years ago from Glenview, Ill. He owned Robinson Construction, Glenview. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; four children; and six grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

SHRADER, CECIL EDMOND, 71, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at a foster care home, Hudson. He came here 30 years ago from his native Bramwell, W.Va. He was a construction contractor and an Army veteran. He was Methodist. There are no known survivors. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville.

SINOS, GEORGE F., 75, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home. Born in Peabody, Mass., he came here 12 years ago from California. He was owner and operator of Paragon Pools and Joseph's Restaurant and Lounge, both in California, and Roman Catholic. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the New Port Richey Elks Club 2284, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, and a past member of the Eagles 3153. Survivors include his wife, Helen F.; a daughter, Laura Jean Phillips, La Crescenta, Calif.; a sister, Peggy Soroka, St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

SNEDDON, LESTEO R. JR., 41, of Holiday, died Monday (May 1, 2000). Born in Michigan, he came here three years ago. He was a glass installer and an Army veteran. Survivors include a sister, Kimberly McClenahan, Austin, Texas. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

STURM, LEONARD W., 75, of Holiday, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Sheboygan, Wis., he came here 10 years ago from Fairfield, Calif. He was a retired electrical engineer for Illinois Power Co., Decatur, Ill., and graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Engineering, Minneapolis. He was a member of the Community United Methodist Church and past president and member of its men's club, Holiday. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Mufon Club, Clearwater, the Truth Seekers, and president and member of Commodore Computer Club, both of Holiday. Survivors include his wife, Helen L.; two sons, Allen R., Napa, Calif., and Randy D., New Port Richey; a daughter, Diana J. Strum, Northport, Ala.; and five grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

WUNSCH, KATHARINA HUFNAGEL, 77, of Holiday, died Thursday (May 4, 2000). Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here from East Meadow, N.Y. and was a homemaker. She was Roman Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Bernard; two sons, Peter Wunsch and Thomas Palk; two daughters, Kathleen Quinn and Elizabeth Dethlefsen; three sisters, Helen Walker, Frances Brunig and Margie Earley; and eight grandchildren. Moloney's Lake Funeral Home, Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

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CROWN, RONALD CHARLES, 57, , a lifetime resident of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home. He worked 35 years in the insurance industry and was an insurance executive with OneSource Group, a certified life underwriter and member of the Million Dollar Round Table. For the past 10 years, he dedicated his life to ministering to cancer patients. He was a 1965 graduate of the University of Florida, a member of Grace Christian Fellowship, a past vestry member of Episcopal Church of the Ascension and a leader at the Men's Thursday Morning Bible Study. He served as a director of Isaiah's Inn Inc., Christian's Help Inc. and Trust for Rehabilitation and Nurturing of Youth and Families. He was a past board member of the YMCA, Abilities of Florida Foundation and Morton Plant Hospital Foundation. He was treasurer of the Joseph F. Cornelius Family Foundation. He was a past co-chairman of the Morton Plant Charity Ball and an honorary chairman of the American Cancer Society's "Jail and Bail' fundraiser. He was a member of Golden Triangle, Carlouel Yacht Club and Clearwater Country Club. He was a recipient of the 1999 Community Activist Award for Pioneers in Prostate Camcer. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and pianist. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Karen Cornelius; two daughters, Kelly Freeman and Ginger Turner, both of Clearwater; his mother, Hazel Crown, Clearwater; two brothers, Bill and Bob, both of Clearwater; and two grandchildren, Casey Freeman and Elizabeth Freeman, both of Clearwater. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.

JANUSZ, MATTHEW, 83, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Fall River, Mass., and came here in 1974 from Levittown, Pa., He worked 33 years as a production worker for E.G. Budd Co. in Philadelphia. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Anna; two sons, Raymond M., Aurora, Colo., and Robert, Ocala; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

KEANE, WILLIAM PATRICK, 82, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1981 from Bronx, N.Y. He was an electrical engineer and worked for Rockefeller Center in New York City. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater, Knights of Columbus and Top of the World Bowling League. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Ethel; a son, William Jr., Forest Hills, N.Y.; five daughters, Patricia Keane, Monroe, N.Y., Barbara Kiernan, Suffern, N.Y., Mary Ann Marchese, Milton, N.Y., Margaret Castiner, Parsippany, N.J., and Ann Marie Caemmerer, Blooming Grove, N.Y.; a sister, Florence Lemon, Brooklyn; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

KELLEM, ANN, 90, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Bayview Nursing Pavilion, Clearwater. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1994 from Mountain Home, Ark. She owned Henry's Drive Inn, Des Plaines, Ill., and was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Mountain Home. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Pazdioch, Clearwater; a brother, John Tomczak, Crown Point, Ind.; a sister, Harriett La Bounty, Highland, Ind.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

RENTAS, MANUEL POU, 93, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Bayview Nursing Pavilion, Clearwater. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and came here in 1972 from New York City. He worked 30 years as a master chef at the Manhattan Hotel in New York City. He was a Roman Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Lydia R.; a son, Ernesto Pou, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; two daughters, Dolores Prestipino, Clearwater, and Rita Rey Frank, St. Petersburg; a sister, Josefina Ramos, Ohio; two brothers, Antonio Pou, Ponce, and Jose Pou, Sacramento, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

SAN FILIPPO, AUGUST, 87, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Oak Bluffs Nursing Center, Clearwater. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1975 from Norridge, Ill. He worked as an electric truck operator for Hall Printing Co. in Chicago. Survivors include a daughter, Arline Haenisch, Elmhurst, Ill.; and two grandchildren, George C. Haenisch, Chicago, and Margaret Haenisch, West Chicago, Ill. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

SAUNDERS, HERMAN, 89, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., and came here in 1957 from Redding, Conn. He was an electrician and worked for Unisys in Oldsmar. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Ethel; a nephew, Milton Gustafson, Seattle; and a grand-nephew and grand-niece. National Cremation Society, Largo.

ZOANETTE, GLORIA M., 67, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Biddeford, Maine, and came here in 1978 from Sanford, Maine. She was a retired sales representative. Survivors include her husband of 15 years, Victor; three sons, Blaine LaChance, Washington, D.C., Timothy LaChance and Michael LaChance, both of Clinton, Conn.; three daughters, Suzanne Esterly, Clearwater, Dawn LaChance, Sanford, and Janice Strand, Land O' Lakes; a brother, Leo Vilandry, Fairhaven, Mass.; a sister, Beverly J. DesRoches, Clearwater; and three grandchildren. Gulf Breeze Cremation and Burial Society, Largo.

Dunedin

FLETCHER, PHYLLIS ANN, 63, of Dunedin, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Pikeville, Ky., and came here in 1968 from Dayton, Ohio. She was a vice president of the Bank of Oldsmar and a member of Curlew Baptist Church, Palm Harbor. Survivors include her husband, James R. "Bob"; three sons, Larry, Spring Valley, Ohio, James, Palm Harbor, and Mark, Oldsmar; a daughter, Carmen Jacobs, Old Town; her mother, Martha Hackworth, Pikeville; seven brothers, Delbert Hackworth, Joe Hackworth and Terry Hackworth, all of Pikeville, Paul Hackworth and Russell Hackworth, both of Paintsville, Ky., John Hackworth, Decatur, Ind., and Kenneth Hackworth, West Liberty, Ky.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
HUNT, CLARENCE FLOYD, 71, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (May 2, 2000) at home. He was born in Atlanta and came here in 1989 from Augusta, Ga. He was a salesman. Survivors include a son, William F., Atlanta; two daughters, Roxanne Chesano, Evans, Ga., and Regina Williams, Atlanta; and a brother, Oscar. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
Indian Shores
RACCIOPPI, ANTONIA F., 65, of Indian Shores, died Tuesday (May 2, 2000) in Largo. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1974 from Teaneck, N.J. She worked as a telemarketer for a medical insurance company. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and American Association of Medical Assistants. Survivors include a sister, Trudy Hunter, Indian Shores; a niece, Tara Hunter, Madeira Beach; two nephews, Jeff Hunter, Treasure Island, and Frank Hunter, Fort Myers; and a great niece and great nephew. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Largo

FLEMING, FREDERICK, 90, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Palm Garden of Pinellas, Largo. He was born in Lawrence, Mass., and came here in 1972 from Ewing, N.J. He worked as a gold seal operating engineer for the state of New Jersey. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Bronze Star recipient. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include his wife, Jean Fleming; two daughters, Anna Hawley, Columbus, N.J., and Catherine Bocci, Ocean City, Md.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
GILLCRIST, GERALD R., 79, of Brooksville, and formerly of Largo, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville. He was born in Canada and came here in 1973 from Braintree, Mass. He worked as a welder in a shipyard. Survivors include a daughter, Heidi Gillcrist, Brooksville; and a brother, Harry, Largo. E. James Reese Funeral Home, Seminole.
HOSNER, GERALD R., 71, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home under the care of Hospital of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Clarkston, Mich., and came here in 1991 from Cleveland. He worked 39 years for Alcoa in Detroit, Los Angeles and Cleveland and retired as a marketing manager. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a pilot and member of Clearwater Yacht Club and Church of the Isles, Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, June Marilyn; three sons, John Forrest, Marysville, Wash., James Harold, Clearwater, and Jeffery Ross, Beavercreek, Ohio; and six grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
HUNT, ALICE S., 91, of Largo, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at her daughter's home in Largo under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1981 from her native Cleveland. She was a homemaker and worked in a defense plant in Cleveland during World War II. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two sons, William, Cleveland, and Tom, Mason, Ohio; three daughters, Gena Shirer, Painesville, Ohio, Grace Madsen, Denver, and Nancy Yuhas, Largo; 96 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Road Chapel, Clearwater.
MICHAEL, LUCILE A., 89, of Largo, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home. She was born in Olean, N.Y., and came here in 1973 from Valley Stream, N.Y. She was a retired junior and senior high school math teacher. She taught 22 years in Valley Stream public schools. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Largo and a past president of its Kings Daughters and a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Valley Stream. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Stanley; a son, Charles A., Plymouth, Minn.; a daughter, Judith M. Graber, Seaford, N.Y.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
RHODE, JOSEPH P., 85, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Palm Garden of Largo nursing home. He was born in Oklahoma City and came here in 1977 from Pinckney, Mich. He worked more than 30 years for Chrysler Corp. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a Protestant. Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Wilma; a daughter, Nancy Lyons, Columbia, Md.; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
SNIDER, JENNIFER, 42, of Largo, died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. She was born in Newport, Ky., and came here from Cincinnati. Survivors include her husband, David; a son, Joshua, Largo; a daughter, Jenny, Largo; three brothers, Charles Melton, Largo, Joe Dunkin, Clearwater, and Curt Barger, Pinellas Park; and four sisters, Brenda Bay, Cincinnati, Cynthia Wright and Rebecca Raper, both of Largo, and Delane Ward, Seminole. Gulf Breeze Cremation and Burial Society, Largo.
WIENECKE, WARNER H., 80, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here in 1972 from his native Chicago. He worked 30 years in sales for ITW in Itasca, Ill. He was an Army-Air Corps test pilot during World War II. He was an inventor and had a master's degree in physiology from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. He was Lutheran. Survivors include two daughters, Judith W. Douglas, Largo, and Sheree L. Crawford; and two grandsons, Thomas Wayne Kristof, Irving, Texas, and Robert Dennis Kristof, Frankfort, Germany. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Palm Harbor

DANA, JAMES H., 74, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Lewiston, Maine, and came here in 1986 from Chicago area. He was a commercial real estate developer and worked for Colliers, Bennett and Kahnweiler. He was a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a district governor of Rotary International. Survivors include his wife, Gail; two sons, Gregory, Swampscott, Mass., and Robert, Lake Forest, Ill.; three daughters, Susan Kelly, Rolling Meadows, Ill., Alisa Frank, Elgin, Ill., and Tori Holzendorf, Naperville, Ill.; a brother, John, Lakeland; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.
KLYM, JOHN, 77, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home. He was born in the Ukraine and came here in 1993 from Elmwood Park, N.J. He worked 17 years for Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals. He was a member of St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Church, Passaic, N.J. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Anna; two sons, Daniel, Palm Harbor, and Nicholas, Barnegat Bay, Palm Harbor; two daughters, Irene Scangarello, Pompton Plains, N.J., and Helen Ross, Rincon, Ga.; a brother, Michael, Ukraine; three sisters, Olga Klym and Katherine Klyn, both of Ukraine, and Mary Marsch, Clifton, N.J.; and eight grandkchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Seminole

BARNES, SHANE E., 28, of Seminole, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center, St Petersburg. He came here in 1980 from his native Painesville, Ohio. He was a Baptist. He wrote songs and poems and played guitar. Survivors include his mother, Becky Cutler Barnes, Painesville; a sister, Tara Barnes Donohue, New Port Richey; maternal grandmother, Elinor Cutler, Mentor, Ohio; and a nephew, Kyle Donahue, New Port Richey. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
MANNION, MARY LOU BERGER, 73, of Seminole, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Cleveland and came here in 1979 from Amherst, Ohio. She was a registered nurse and worked for Largo Medical Center, Global Home Health and Amherst Hospital. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. She was a member of Sandpipers Club, Seminole, and a volunteer at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. Survivors include her husband, Regis; two daughters, Julie A. Berger, Reno, Nev., and Mary M. Berger Gorecki, Largo; and a granddaughter, Dana Louise Berger, Largo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Tarpon Springs

DZIERZANOWSKI, RONALD E., 61, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home. He came here in 1982 from his native Peabody, Maine. He was a credit director for computer companies. He was a Marine Corps veteran, a Catholic and a fourth degree Knight of Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Marcia; two sons, Paul, Clearwater, and Peter, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.; a daughter, Pamela Dzierzanowski, Dallas; a sister, Jean White, Maine; and two grandchildren. American Burial and Cremation, Palm Harbor.

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SCHWARBER, GEORGE A., 33, of Madeira Beach, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital from injuries in an automobile accident. He came here in 1976 from his native Covington, Ky. He was a carpenter with C.T.L. Slater Construction and was Christian. He was an avid angler. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Carole and William Bradley; two brothers, Carl Micheal Schwarber, Alexandria, Ky., and Darrell Brady Michael, Hamilton, Ontario; two sisters, Carmela Ann Khourie, Cincinnati, and Trina Marie Miller, St. Petersburg; three nieces and four nephews. International Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

BYRD, CHARLIE, 98, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at home under hospice care. Born in Dawson, Ga., he came here in 1921 from Apalachicola. He retired as a metal lather and was a member of Union Local 516 and New York Union 46. He was a member of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, member of Usher Board 1 and the Trustee Board, Male Chorus and Tampa Bay Harvest. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a past worshipful master of Lodge 109. He was a member of Odd Brothers Club and Heroines of Jericho. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Vera; several nieces and nephews, including Allie Jenkins, Live Oak, Jackie Haggard, Jacksonville, Rose Yates, New York, Linda Robinson, Valerie Pendarvis Haynes and Annie Jordan, all of St. Petersburg, Charlie Byrd, New York, and James Nelms, Baltimore. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
CROSBY, ELSIE MELBER, 90, of Tampa, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Fort Myers, she moved to Tampa 75 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of OES. She was Christian. Survivors include a daughter, Joan C., Wesley Chapel; five sisters, Regina M. Edquist, Floral City, Louise M. Lutz, St. Petersburg, Alice Melber and Ruth Melber, both of Floral City, and Carolina M. Boogher, Redlands, Calif.; a brother, Fred Melber, Jacksonville; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
ERICSON, HARDY L., 86, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Funk, Neb., he came here in 1958 from Mishawaka, Ind. Upon leaving the farm, he worked for AT&T as a lineman in Denver and numerous other places. He was owner and operator of Ericson's Mobile Homes Sales in St. Petersburg and Port Richey from 1958 until 1989 and was co-owner of Regency Heights for Mobile Homes, Clearwater. He was a charter member and past president of the Exchange Club of North East St. Petersburg and a former Exchangite of the Year. He was a member of St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Quarterback Club, Mishawaka Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Egypt Shrine Temple. He served on the board of directors for Ellis National Bank and was a co-founder of Marine Bank. He was a member, trustee, and usher with Christ United Methodist Church. He was an avid fisherman and boater. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary W.; a daughter, Beverly Ericson Smoker, St. Petersburg; a half brother, Darrell Ericson, Funk, three grandchildren, Stacy Green, Loganville, Ga., Michael Smoker, Sugar Valley, Ga., and Erica Swinks, Auburn, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
GEISER, CAROLINE A., 92, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center from injuries in an automobile accident at 844 49th St. N, St. Petersburg. Born in Cambridge, Mass., she came here in 1980 from Auburndale. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Albert J.; three daughters, Pauline Perry, Derry, N.H., Delores Sinclair, Groveland, Mass., and Caroline Dickey, Las Vegas; a sister, Anna Stephanis, Burlington, Mass.; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
HOECKENDORF, LINDA MUNGEN, 52, of Marietta, Ga., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (April 21, 2000) at Kennesaw Hospital, Marietta. Born in Oakland, Calif., she was a 1964 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and attended St. Petersburg Junior College. She worked for Delta Air Lines for 30 years and was a volunteer for the International Paralympics in Atlanta. She was a Cub Scout den mother, soccer mom, avid tennis player and a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Marietta, and American Legion Auxiliary Post 14, St. Petersburg. Survivors include her husband, Richard; two sons, Tyler and Reid, and a daughter, Carrie Lynn Hoeckendorf, all of Marietta; her mother, May M. Mungen, St. Petersburg; a brother, James M. Mungen, Houston; and many aunts, uncles and cousins, including Irene Stone, Seminole. Medford-Peden Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta, Ga.
HUCKNALL, THOMAS GEORGE, 74, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1932 from his native Albion, N.Y. He retired in 1987 as president of Upham Insurance Agency and was a member of Northeast Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Sunshine Masonic Lodge and was a president of Gulfport Lions Club. He was selected Man of the Year by the Independent Insurers Association and also served as their president. He was a member and served on the board of directors for the Better Business Bureau and the YMCA. He was a graduate of St. Petersburg High School. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Rhonda; three daughters, Belva Ann Joslin, Iwakuni, Japan, and Clarissa Lynn Hucknall and Leslee Ann Hucknall-Chorney, both of St. Petersburg; a brother, Crawford Hucknall, Edgewater; two sisters, Dortha Stanton, Robbinsville, N.C., and Alice Hucknall Bailey, Albion; and four grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
IRELAND, LAURETTA ELIZABETH, 79, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Seminole, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Golfview Nursing Home. Born in Bradford, Ohio, she came to St. Petersburg in 1954 from Tampa, and lived in Seminole briefly before returning to St. Petersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of OES, St. Petersburg. Survivors include two sons, Gary P. Billing, Seminole, and Michael A. Ireland, St. Petersburg; a brother, C.C. Carter, and four sisters, Betty Jean Grilliot, Phyllis Lance, Rosemary Warner and Marilyn Miller, all of Ohio; many nieces and nephews; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
McCORMICK, ROBERT E., 53, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 3, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Stoughton, Mass., he came here in 1988 from Massachusetts. He was a truck driver for Parkway Food Services, Clearwater. Survivors include his companion, Paula Kennedy; his father, James F. McCormick, St. Petersburg; a brother, Richard E., Stoughton; and two sisters, Ann Foster, Wheaton, Md., and Nancy Bynardwicz, Sunnyvale, Calif. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
McFADDEN, DR. WILLIAM D., 83, of St. Petersburg and Bethesda, Md., died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at Warrenton Overlook, Warrenton, Va., of pancreatic cancer. Born in Maryland, he retired as professor emeritus of animal and range sciences at New Mexico State University and was a rancher. He was a sheep breeder and manager of the Flying H Ranch near Mayhill, N.M. He was an avid stamp collector, a member of the American Society of Animal Science, American Society for Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, New Mexico Wool Growers and Western Farm Economics Association. Survivors include a stepson, Charles "Buddy" Curtis, Warrenton, Va.; a stepdaughter, Charlotte Curtis Beck, Green Cove Springs; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Joseph Gawler's Sons, Washington, D.C.
PINKNEY, THEOLA "NOONIE," 93, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at the Alpine Health and Rehabilitation Center. She came here in the 1920s from her native Dunnellon. She was a housekeeper for private homes and a member of Bethel Community Baptist Church. Survivors include six grandchildren, Beverly Pitts, Theola Washington, Betty Seay, Sherrie Cookinson, Ronnie Cookinson, and Gerald Newkirk, all of St. Petersburg; 28 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren; two nieces, Durinda Brown, Chicago, and Diane Warren, Tampa; and a nephew, Billy Williams Warren, St. Petersburg. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
SHOCKLEY, WILLIAM FREEMAN "BILL," 84, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 4, 2000) at home under hospice care. Born in New Kensington, Pa., he came here in the 1980s from North Carolina. He was a blacksmith for Ingles Ironworks and served in the Navy. Survivors include four sons, Gary Meredith, Texas, Bruce Meredith, Nevada, Westley Shockley, Texas, and Joel Shockley, Florida; three daughters, Rebecca Graves, St. Petersburg, Denise Flammings, Florida, and Twila Naley, Tennessee; a sister, Irene Boland, Florida; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg.
VOIGT, CECILIA, 99, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, she came here 31 years ago from Bay Village, Ohio. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Richard, Avon, Ohio; a daughter, Dolores Miller, Lakewood, Ohio; and 17 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
WILHELM, WALTER SCOTT JR. "BUD," 77, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 5, 2000). A St. Petersburg native, he retired as a funeral director at Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of McGregor Presbyterian Church, Columbia. He was a member of Irmo (S.C.) Optimists Club. Survivors include his wife, Jean N.; a son, W. Scott III, Gainesville, Ga.; two daughters, Elizabeth Suzanne Jones, Columbus, Ga., and Mary Jean Ponce, Columbia; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Dunbar Funeral Home, Columbia, S.C.

Treasure Island

SANTIAGO, JULIA SABALA, 89, of Treasure Island, died Friday (May 5, 2000) at Pasadena Manor. Born in Donora, Pa., she came here in 1998 from Homestead, Pa. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survvors include a son, Jim Sabala, Treasure Island; two brothers, Frank Anson, Lorain, Ohio, and Joe Diaz, West Homestead, Pa.; a sister, Rose Tassa, Lincoln Place, Pa. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Seminole.