St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Saturday, May 20, 2000

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

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North Pinellas | South Pinellas

IRISH, ROBERT ALAN "BOB," 68, of Crystal River, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at home. Born in Cleveland, he came here 19 years ago from Atlanta. He was a retired Army major and veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a member of Friends of the Homosassa Wildlife Park, a volunteer for the Manatee Watch, the National Park Service and the Forestry Service, a court mediator under Judge Mark Yearman and a guardian ad litem. Survivors include his wife, Edna S.; two sons, Mike Irish, Mississippi, and Mike Carter, Crystal River; three daughters, Kathy Irish, Barbara Prahl and Laura Irish Hadaway, all of Atlanta; and five grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

TOKARSKI, THERESA M., 75, of Hernando, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) in Mystic, Conn. She came here 18 years ago from her native New Haven, Conn. She was a retired sales clerk in the retail industry and member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Beverly Hills. She was a past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 320 and member of the Eagles Club, American Legion Post 71 and the Irish American Club. Survivors include a son, John E. Sullivan, New London, Conn.; two daughters, Carole Ann Hebert, Hernando, and Nancy Powers, New Jersey; 10 brothers; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home With Crematory,Beverly Hills.

WALDRON, ANNA L., 81, of Homosassa, died Thursday (May 18, 2000). Born in Madison, Wis., she was a lifelong resident of Homosassa. She was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Jan Sapp, Homosassa; three sisters, Florida Rusin, Homosassa, Virginia Moore, Lexington, S.C., and Mary Knight, Lakeland; four granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

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BILTON, MAGGIE SARA, 79, of Brooksville, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Jefferson County, Ga., she came here 60 years ago from Augusta, Ga. She was a retired inspector for an egg farm and a member of Masaryktown Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Peacock, Jupiter; a sister, Mary Couch, Phoenix; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill/Brooksville.

GOULD, DOROTHY LOUISE, 81, of Brooksville, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at Hernando Pasco Hospice House. Born in Plainsville, Ky., she came here 12 years ago from Dade County and was a ceramics instructor. She was Protestant. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Arbolaez, Brooksville, and Judy Marshall, Brevard, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Turner Cremation & Memorial Chapel, Spring Hill.

HEUSER, CONSTANCE L., 64, of Brooksville, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Forest Lawn, N.J., she came here one year ago from De Funiak Springs. Survivors include her husband, Jacob; a son, James, Brooksville; a sister, Joan Whitford, New Jersey; and a grandchild. Foster Crematory, Brooksville.

PEARCE, JOHN HERBERT, 76, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at home. Born in Washington, D.C., he came here 14 years ago from Takoma Park, Md. He was a retired machinist for the Navy and member of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima of St. Cajetan. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette; and a sister, Helen Stotler, Walkersville, Md. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Spring Hill.

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BOOTH, NAOMI RUTH, 75, of Riverview, died Thursday (May 18, 2000). She was born in Skaneateles, N.Y., and came to the Tampa area in 1954 from Syracuse, N.Y. She was a homemaker and was a member of Buckhorn Golf & Country Club. Survivors include her husband, Julian P., Riverview; two sons, Kenneth B. Greenwood, Tampa, and Thomas A. Greenwood, Atlanta; a daughter, Donna R. Lamb, Lake City; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

DARSEY, ENOCH M., 85, of Brandon, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at Beverly Health & Rehab Center of Brandon. He was born in Montgomery, Ala., and remained a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. He was a railroad carman for Atlantic Coastline Railroad and Seaboard Railroad for 35 years. He had been an active member of his church choir and the Men's Prayer Breakfast at First United Methodist Church of Brandon. Survivors include three sons, Miller, Parrish, Benny, Riverview, and Larry, Dade City; a daughter, Ann Fioritto, Joliet, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

LUCAS, EVERETT, 77, of Valrico, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Brandon Hospital. He was born in New Castle, Ind., and came here from Sacramento, Calif., in 1968. He was an Army Air Forces navigator in World War II and Korea. He was a member of St. Andrew's Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Donnie Peacock, Valrico; a son, Bradley, Cartersville, Ga.; three daughters, Reba Ann Willett, Houston, Lourie Shartzer, Altus, Okla., and Jane Wilhelm, Shabbona, Ill.; a brother, Jesse Adams, New Castle; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

NETTLES, JOSEPHINE ALLEN, 90, of Tampa, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at her residence. She was born in Tampa and she remained a lifelong resident. She was a schoolteacher and belonged to First Baptist Church of Tampa. Survivors include three sons, John Allen, West Palm Beach, and William George and Sydney Joseph, both of Tampa; and a sister, Nancy Allen. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.

RAULERSON, ROSE L., 95, of Plant City, died Thursday (May 18, 2000). She was born in Adel, Ga., and moved to the Tampa area in 1925. She was a nurse and was affiliated with Lebanon Baptist Church of Plant City. Survivors include a daughter, Gaylon Morris, Lakeland; a sister, Willa Mae Whitehurst, Plant City; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

SCHOPPMAN, BETH, 43, of Brandon, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at her residence. She was born in Chicago and moved to the Tampa area in 1978 from Wilmette, Ill. She was a computer analyst and belonged to Nativity Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John D.; a son, John P., Brandon; two daughters, Mary Ann Schoppman and Colleen Schoppman, both of Brandon; parents, Joseph and Barbara O'Shaughnessy, Wilmette; three sisters, Kate O'Shaughnessy, San Antonio, Texas, Meg O'Shaughnessy, Paonia, Colo., and Brigid O'Shaughnessy, Wilmette. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Brandon.

WILL, DOROTHY E., 84, of Valrico, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at James A. Haley VA Medical Center. She was born in Frostburg, Md., and came to the Tampa area in 1973 from Orlando. She was a homemaker and was Protestant. She was an Army veteran of World War II and was a service officer for the American Legion. She was a volunteer at several veterans hospitals. Survivors include a son, Eugene K., Brandon; a brother, Rennie, Okeechobee; two sisters, Kay Perpar, DeBary, and Helen Hanson, Ormond Beach; a companion, Phil Sigouin, Valrico; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

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CLAUSING, VIOLA A., 81, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Forest Park, Ill., she came here 27 years ago from Arlington Heights, Ill. She was a homemaker and member of Faith Lutheran Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include her husband, Erwin H.; a son, Robert A., Port Richey; a daughter, Bonnie L. Steele, Lutz; two sisters, Mildred Rohlfing, Stine Lake, Wisc., and Sylvia Hiller, Phoenix; and three grandchildren. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home and Cemetery, Hudson.

DiGENOVA, CAESAR V., 80, of Hudson, died Thurday (May 18, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here 19 years ago from Queens, N.Y., and was a retired subway conductor for the New York City Transit Authority. He was Catholic. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Mary H.; a son, Robert, Valley Stream, N.Y.; a daughter, Joan Masone, East Meadow, N.Y.; two brothers, Jerry, Cliffwood, N.J., and Joseph, Brooklyn; two sisters, Jenny Marino and Mary Marino, both of Brooklyn; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

HARTZ, HAROLD R. JR., 38, of Hudson, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Newburg, N.Y., he came here eight months ago from Middletown, N.Y. He was a pressman in the printing industry. Survivors include his wife, Dawn; a son, Damian, and a daughter, Lindsay, both of Hudson; his parents, Harold R. Sr. and Anna Hartz, Salisbury Mills, N.Y.; a brother, Leo, Montgomery, N.Y.; and a sister, Theresa Powell, Grand Lake, Colo. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

JAMROZ, IRENE, 89, of New Port Richey, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at National Health Care, Hudson. Born in Germany, she came here 26 years ago from Queens, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Holiday. Survivors include a niece, Janetta Scholtze-Durand, Germany. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

JOHNSON, CLIFTON A., 82, of Port Richey, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Worcester, Mass., he came here 13 years ago from West Yarmouth, Mass., and was an engineer for Commonwealth Electric Co., Sandwich, Mass. He was Protestant. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Olive B.; three sons, Wayne T. Smith, West Poland, Maine, Ernest E. Smith, Harwich, Mass., and Clifton R. Johnson, Edmond, Okla.; a daughter, Judith Dickie, Hyannis, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

KIEHLMEIER, ROBERT R. SR., 75, of Zephyrhills, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. He came here six years ago from his native Erie, Pa. He was a lineman for Pennsylvania Electric, Erie, and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Zephyrhills. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Backman Post 1854 in Zephyrhills. Survivors include his wife, Bernadine; two sons, Robert Jr., Wilmington, N.C., and Gerald, Erie; a daughter, Pamela Kiehlmeier, Erie; three stepdaughters, Kathleen Palkovic, Darlene Haise and Charlotte Grise, all of Erie; and 10 grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

McGRAW, FRANK MARTIN, 77, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Hospice House Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Born in Scranton, Pa., he came here 18 years ago from Marlton, N.J. He was a warehouseman at Fort Dix, N.J., for the federal government. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, New Port Richey. Survivors include his wife, Connie; and a brother, Joseph, Ventura, Calif. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

MILLER, DONALD W., 80, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson. Born in Peoria County, Ill., he came here 22 years ago from Maple Park, Ill. He was owner of Don Miller Trucking Co. Survivors include his wife, Betty; a daughter, Sandra K. Salemi, Tampa; two sisters, Ilene Jones, Williamsfield, Ill., and Shirley Wilson, Punta Gorda; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

SANDFORD, HELEN E., 84, of Bayonet Point, died Saturday (May 13, 2000) at Brentwood Retirement, Lecanto. Born in New Haven, Conn., she came here 23 years ago and was a retired accountant. She was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Bruce, Fort Worth, Texas, and Wayne, Windsor, Conn.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

SCHREFFLER, FREDERICK J., 83, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He came here 38 years ago from his native Philadelphia. He was a production control manager and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons, Fred, Plant City, and Ken, New Port Richey; a daughter, Judy Suhadolnik, Shady Hills; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

WERNER, HERMAN GROVER, 77, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Stanhope, N.J., he came here 27 years ago. He was retired from the construction business and was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, New Port Richey. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a brother, Norman, New Jersey; and a caregiver, Jean Stein, New Port Richey. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.North Pinellas

BURTON, JOSEPH E., 49, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at home. He came here in 1985 from his native Rockford, Ill. He worked as a dock master for Clearwater Yacht Club. He was an Army veteran and Catholic. Survivors include his father, John W., Rockford; two brothers, Jack, Rockford, and Jim, Roscoe, Ill.; four sisters, Betty Giglio and Cindy Burton, both of Rockford, Mary Burton, Flagler Beach, and Kathy Koteski, Roscoe; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.

GILLMAN, ROLAND, 64, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at home. He was born in Upper Moreland, Pa., and came here in 1989 from Horsham, Pa. He was a retired machinist. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Bastian, Abington, Pa.; five sons, Steven, Kingsley, Pa., Gary and Terry, both of Warminster, Pa., Roland S., St. Petersburg, and Thomas, Oldsmar; two sisters, Edith and Dorothy; and 14 grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

HILLES, DOROTHY I., 88, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. She was born in Washington, Pa., and came here in 1969 from Warren, Ohio. She worked as a sales associate for Rose & Son clothing store, Warren. She was a member of Central Christian Church, Clearwater, and Blue Star Mothers, and was an avid bowler and gardener. Survivors include three sons, Walter H., Sylva, N.C., James L., Bloomington, Ill., and John C., Warren; a daughter, Patricia Cann, Hubbard, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

JONES, JOHN EDWIN "J.J.," 79, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Perrysville, Ind., and came here in 1984 from Crawfordsville, Ind. He was a professional musician and performed with many well-known bands and orchestras. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, On Top of the World men's golf league and the Dixieland Jazz Society. Survivors include a son, Scott R., Indianapolis; a daughter, Amy Jones Katzenberger, Carmel, Ind.; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

RANDOLPH, CLARENCE M., 76, of Clearwater, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. He was born in Ravenscroft, Tenn., and came here in 1991 from Kettering, Ohio. He retired as a supervisor for Standard Register. He was a retired Army staff sergeant and served as a medic in World War II. He was Christian. His hobbies included furniture refinishing and woodworking. Survivors include his wife, Juanita I.; a daughter, Jessie R. Lusk, Palm Harbor; two sons, Dennis M., Lebanon, Ohio, and Dwight D., Goodlettsville, Tenn.; and three grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Dunedin

MEADOWS, GRADY H., 97, of Dunedin, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Manor Care, Palm Harbor. She was born in Jackson County, Tenn., and came here in 1968 from Detroit. She was a member of Church of Christ, Dunedin, and Dunedin Country Club. Survivors include two sons, Dea B., Richmond, Ind., and James M., Lakeland; a sister, Carol Magee, Atlanta; eight grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Dunedin.
SLAVKIN, DOROTHY E., 88, of Dunedin, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She came here in 1974 from her native Pittsburgh. She was a registered nurse and was Jewish. Survivors include three sons, David S., St. Louis, Neil Z., Pittsburgh, and Richard G., Columbia, Md.; a sister, Rose Herman, Lauderhill; and six grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
TIKALSKY, HAZEL L., 88, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (May 9, 2000) at Manor Care of Dunedin. She was born in Oil City, Pa., and came here in 1995 from California. She worked as a secretary for Pennzoil, Oil City. She was a member of Skycrest Methodist Church, Clearwater. She was Miss Oil City 1929 and a runner-up in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant. She was a member of Pebble Beach Golf Club, Pebble Beach, Calif., and a volunteer at Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens, Clearwater. Survivors include a companion, Henry Wuichner; a nephew, Ed Gibson, Fort Myers; a great-niece, Teresa Gibson, Fort Myers; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.

Largo

ANTHONY, DOROTHY LEE, 73, of Largo, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Cherryville, N.C., and came here in 1967 from Charlotte, N.C. She worked as a secretary for an auto parts store. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cherryville. Survivors include her husband, Alton; a son, Roger W., Cherryville; a daughter, Sherry Kay Morales, St. Petersburg; three sisters, Carrie Filbeck and Velmer Pope, both of Cherryville, and Beatrice Dillinger, Crouse, N.C.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
BECKWITH, STANLEY WILSON, 86, of Largo, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Gouverneur, N.Y., and came here in 1980 from Milton, Pa. He worked as a manager for W.T. Grant Co. of New York and Pennsylvania and Clinger Lumber Co., and was employed for 25 years by Milton Hardware Store, Milton. He was an Army captain in the chemical warfare division and was a graduate of Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. He was a past president of the Milton Lions Club, a member of the Milton Chamber of Commerce, the Wallace Fetzer American Legion Post 71 and the Palm Hill Recreation Club of Largo. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Virginia; a son, William R., Cambridge, Mass.; a stepson, Larry McNeer, Syracuse, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Carol Lewis, State College, Pa.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. National Cremation Society, Largo.
BOYLE, JANET D., 95, of Largo, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Sabal Health Care Center, Largo. She was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1958 from Long Island, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, Doris Sofarelli, Largo; a brother, John Dunn, Philadelphia; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
CONVERSE, RUTH L., 86, of Largo, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at Wright's Nursing Home, Largo. She was born in Highland Park, Mich., and came here in 1975 from Pleasant Ridge, Mich. She was a homemaker and Methodist. She was an avid card player. Survivors include a niece, Mary A. Thomas, Vero Beach. National Cremation Society, Largo.
HUGHES, ROBERT OWEN "BOB," 87, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Avoca, Pa., he came here in 1984 from Kansas. He moved to Largo in 1985. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired as an automobile salesperson. He was Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Thelma H.; a son, Bob Hughes, Largo; and a grandson, Robert Jeffery, Madeira Beach. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
LEWIS, VICKI L., 45, of Largo, died Monday (May 15, 2000) at home. She was born in Oswego, N.Y., and came here in 1964 from Elmira, N.Y. She worked as a customer service representative and was Baptist. Survivors include a son, Chet, St. Petersburg; her mother and stepfather, Myrna and Wayne Guesman, Dunedin; two brothers, William Haner, Safety Harbor, and Thomas Haner, Homosassa; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
MacINTYRE, JOHN M., 84, of Largo, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Palm Garden of Pinellas. He was born in Philadelphia and came here in 1980 from Norristown, Pa. He worked as a heavy-equipment salesman. Survivors include his wife, Randy; a daughter, Mary V. DeLuca, Audubon, Pa.; a son, James R., Salt Lake City; and two grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home and Crematory, Seminole.
PEELER, IDA, 82, of Brandon, formerly of Largo, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Beverly Health Care, Brandon. She was born in Lafayette, Ga., and came here in 1961 from Georgia. She was self-employed as a cabinet designer. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Valrico. Survivors include a daughter, Diana Sewell, Valrico; a brother, Edward Lanier, Lafayette; four sisters, Flobelle Campbell, Margie Dilbeck, Dallas Patton and Gracie Oliver, all of Lafayette; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home and Crematory, Seminole.
REMILLARD, LEO HENRY, 90, of Largo, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Tierra Pines Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Middleboro, Mass., and came here in 1979 from East Wareham, Mass. He retired after 42 years as head chef at Lakeville State Hospital in Massachusetts. He was Roman Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Susan A.; a daughter, Elaine Lamarre, and a stepson, Edward S. Pierce, both of Middleboro; three sisters, Hazel Jennings, Salisbury, Mass., and Lillian Lane and Eileen Wolf, both of Middleboro; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Palm Harbor

FLANNIGAN, THOMAS E., 75, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Newark, N.J., and came here in 1986 from Newbury, Vt. He worked as a technical writer for Pratt and Whitney. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and American Legion Post 78, Newbury. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Edie; two sons, Thomas G., Topsham, Vt., and Steve, Palm Harbor; four daughters, Maureen Hovhannissian, Shelton, Conn., Renee Flannigan, Palm Harbor, Elaine Stevens, Newbury, and Karen LaFlamme, West Topsham; a brother, William, Rocky Hill, Conn.; two sisters, Patricia Beach, Granby, Conn., and Marilou Giarratana, Glastonbury, Conn.; and nine grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
McMONIGLE, GAILYNNE, 60, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (May 16, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She came here in 1985 from her native Pittsburgh. She was a registered nurse and retired after 19 years as a psychiatric nursing supervisor. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Tarpon Springs, and the Upper Pinellas Singles Club. Survivors include two daughters, Laurie Dedenko, Palm Harbor, and Melissa Stein, Glenshaw, Pa.; a son, Dwight Stephens, New Kensington, Pa.; her mother and father, Mary and Robert McMonigle, Clearwater; and a brother, Mark, New York. National Cremation Society, Largo.
WASBERG, LETTY M., 84, of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at home. She was born in Sinclairville, N.Y., and came here in 1998 from Jamestown, N.Y. She worked as a credit manager for WCA Hospital, Jamestown. Survivors include her husband, Paul; a son, Roger, Jamestown; a daughter, Janet E. Holcomb, Palm Harbor; two sisters, Vernal Welsh, Jamestown, and Wavie Peterson, Duluth, Minn.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

Seminole

EXUM, JO ANN, 60, of Seminole, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Vencor Hospital -- Central Tampa. She came here in 1956 from her native Jackson, Miss. She was a jewelry department manager at T.J. Maxx, Seminole, and a member of Indian Rocks First Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Largo High School's class of 1959. Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Exum-Price, Seminole; her mother, Mary Ola Hemphill, Seminole; a brother, James Hemphill Jr., Vicksburg, Miss.; two sisters, Carol Wilkerson, Hudson, and Roberta L. Davis, Palm Harbor; and two grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Tarpon Springs

AKIN, JANET ELIZABETH, 69, of Tarpon Springs, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Meadville, Pa., and came here in 1977 from Springfield, Va. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Donald S. and James B., both of Woodbridge, Va., and Gregg M., Tarpon Springs; two daughters, Janet A. Manning, Palm Harbor, and Michelle A. Kruger, Oldsmar; a brother, Dave Skeel, Pittsburgh; a sister, Linda Chase, Thousand Palms, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

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PAGE, JOHN G. JR., 81, of North Redington Beach, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., he came here in 1986 from Birmingham, Ala. He retired as a major with the Army and was a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star "V." He attended Auburn University and was a Mason. He was a member of Scottish Rite Shrine and a past president of 4th Armored Division Association and its Dixie Chapter. Survivors include his wife, "Boots"; three daughters, Shannon Champion, Birmingham, Arlene Page, North Redington Beach, and Mary M. Purvis, Bahrain; three sons, Arthur B., St. Petersburg, John G. III, Gadsden, Ala., and William, Hayward, Calif.; a sister, Margaret Marron, Harrison, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

St. Petersburg

CANTY, HERMAN LEE, 45, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (May 14, 2000) in Madison, Wis. Born in Dade City, he worked as a truck driver. He was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Lacoochee, and was an Army veteran. He was a graduate of Hartford Seminary. Survivors include eight daughters, Symica, Monica, Tyresha, Channel and Kimberly Canty, Ivana Wafford, Devonne Cruiz and Yata Canty; three sons, Herman III, Pierre and Keron; his mother and stepfather, Jeanette and John W. Williams; his father, Herman Canty; three sisters, Claudette, Forstell and Lossie; four brothers, Linnel, Theodist, John and Gary; his companion, Janice Clark; and three grandchildren. Milton Funeral Home, Dade City.

EDWARDS, LaSHAYLE DENISE, 35, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was a certified nurse's assistant. Survivors include two sons, Jacques Lee Edwards and Curtis Lenard Smith, her mother, Hazel Jones, and her father, David James Edwards Sr., all of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Alicia Edwards and Tracy Edwards Cater, both of St. Petersburg, and Sgt. Beverly Tarver, Fort Bragg, N.C.; four brothers, David Edwards Jr., Terrell Edwards and Reginald Edwards, all of St. Petersburg, and Spec. Jerel Edwards, Bladensburg, Md.; her paternal grandmother, Lizzie Edwards, Chicago; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

ENSIGN, NORMA ROSE, 74, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at her daughter's home in St. Petersburg of cancer. Born in Ohio, she came here in 1970 from Wayne, N.J. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, James L., St. Petersburg; two daughters, Sandra Pontone, St. Petersburg, and Terri Ensign, Clearwater; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. All County Funeral and Cremation Services, Lake Worth.

GUMBINGER, RICK, 52, of Arden, N.C., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 11, 2000). He came here in 1954 from his native Sarasota and was a 1966 graduate of Dixie Hollins High School. He worked for NCI since 1982 and was a member of the ParrottHead Club. Survivors include his wife, Anita G.; two daughters, Denise Ingram, Arden, and Angie Gumbinger, Asheville, N.C.; a son, Dane R., Fairview, N.C.; his mother, Alice Mobley Gumbinger, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Jan Hotalen, Key West, and Pam Roberts, St. Petersburg; a brother, Mike, Fayetteville, Ga.; and a grandson, Dylan Ingram, Arden. Groce Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Arden, N.C.

HENSLER, FRED, 70, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he came here in 1969 from Evansville, Ind. He was owner and operator of a steel construction company in St. Petersburg since 1969 and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Episcopalian and a member of VFW Post 1658, Palm Harbor, and Masonic Lodge 385, St. Petersburg, where he was a master Mason. Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Brenda; four sons, Erik R. Hensler, Scott King and Vincent Garris, all of St. Petersburg, and Chris, Clearwater; a daughter, Kathy Roman, Clearwater; a stepson, Michael Green, Daytona Beach; two stepdaughters, Angela Blankenship, Dade City, and Joanna Morris, St. Petersburg; a sister, Norma Bishop, Atlanta; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

HUGHES, ROBERT OWEN "BOB," 87, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Avoca, Pa., he came here in 1984 from Kansas. He moved to Largo in 1985. He was an Army veteran of World War II and retired as an automobile salesperson. He was Methodist. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Thelma H.; a son, Bob Hughes, Largo; and a grandson, Robert Jeffery, Madeira Beach. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

HUYNH, TAM THI, 64, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at Vencor Hospital -- St. Petersburg. Born in Vietnam, she came here in 1991 from Washington, D.C. She was a factory worker and sewing machine operator for Agora Leather Products and was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Sang Quang Huynh, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Yenkin Thi Huynh, Tampa; and a granddaughter, Cindy Lynn Huynh. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.

JOUBERT, HARRY, 68, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 19, 2000) at home. Born in Boston, he came here in 1966 from New York City, where he owned a custom design clothing store. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Locally, he was owner of Inferno Lounge, St. Pete Beach, and was a longtime employee of Tiki Gardens, Indian Shores. He also worked as a maitre d' at the Heritage Grille, St. Petersburg. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Irma Lainhart, and a grandson, Steven DeNoyles, both of Largo. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

KEYS, JAMES SR. "BIG BUD," 78, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Graceville, he came here in 1990 from Cross City, where he retired after 40 years as a night watchman with McRae Sawmill. He was a member of Mount Zion AME Church and was a gospel disc jockey with WLQH radio, Cross City, and sang with the Silver Tones Gospel Singers and the Florida Gospel Mellowtones. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, L.D. Noria; six sons, Lonnie, Andrew, Tommie and James Jr., all of St. Petersburg, and Lorenzo and Kenneth, both of San Diego; six daughters, Nancy Keys, Irene Keys, Nellie Pierce Keys, Joyce Keys and Sadie Staten, all of St. Petersburg, and Lillian Collins, Lake City; three brothers, Amos, Herbert and P.L., all of St. Petersburg; six sisters, Dorothy Walker, Oselene Wynn, Roxie Davis and Pearl Keys, all of St. Petersburg, Carrene Mack, Clewiston, and Minnie Keys, Detroit; 29 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

MARKS, SERLINA, 87, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (May 17, 2000) at the Laurels Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She came here as a child from her native Brooksville. She worked as a housekeeper in private homes and was Baptist. Survivors include two nieces, Barbara Hale and Dorothy Shaw, and a sister-in-law, Gussie Oliver, all of St. Petersburg. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

PASKO, ROBERT F., 55, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he came here in April from Brussels, Belgium, where he was an international diplomatic sales manager for Saab in Belgium and Luxembourg. He was a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., and attended Trinity Catholic Church. He served at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe near Paris and was a member of the Bawette Golf and Hackers Golf associations, and European Economic Community Golf Club, all of Belgium. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Nadine Sapiente; a son, Robert G., Atlanta; a sister, Elaine Risko, Westfield, N.J.; his mother, Sophie Pasko, Linden, N.J.; and a grandson, Robert Fortunato Pasko, Atlanta. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

SCHUMACHER, EVALYN S., of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (May 18, 2000) at home. Born in Cape May, N.J., she spent most of her life in St. Petersburg. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Robert J.; a son, John Springer, St. Petersburg; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.