St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST DEATHS

Monday, June 26, 2000

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

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BROWN, SARAH Y., 79, of Inverness, died Friday (June 23, 2000). Born in Morehead, N.C., she came here six years ago from Greensboro, N.C. She was a Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Ronald, Inverness, and David, Greensboro; five sisters, Juanita King, Mary Evans, Dorothy Johnson, Maggie Eubanks, and Pauline Cook, all of Greensboro; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel.

FOGARTY, GRACE MARTHA, 91, of Inverness, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Brentwood Health Care. Born in Jamaica, N.Y., she came here last year from Ocala, and was a retired secretary for the New York Telephone Co. She was Methodist and a member of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a son, John Jr., Hernando; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

GLIXMAN, MORRIS I., 84, of Beverly Hills, died Friday (June 23, 2000). He came here 20 years ago from his native Worcester, Mass., and was a retired optometrist and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of B'nai B'rith, the Jewish War Vets, the National Federation of the Blind, Jewish World Congress, the Rotary Club and the Jewish Health Center, both of Worcester. He was also a trumpet player for the Citrus Community Band and Center Stage Band. Survivors include his wife, Saras Goldstein; a son, Edward, Boston, Mass.; a daughter, Elizabeth Glixman, Worcester; a brother, Harry, and a sister, Charllotte Glixman, both of Worcester. Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills Chapel.

HUFF, HARVEY L., 77, of Beverly Hills, died Friday (June 23, 2000). Born in Baltimore , he came here 10 years ago from Spring Hill, and was a retired manager for air brakes for the Long Island Railroad and an Army veteran of World War II. He attended the Hernando United Methodist Church, was a volunteer tax preparer, and member of the AARP. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Ackison; two sons, Carl, Mongo, Ind., and Cary, Las Vegas; a daughter, Susan Kemp, St. Michaels, Md.; three stepsons, Robert Marshall, Sacramento, Calif., and Brian and Brad Marshall, both of Atlanta; two stepdaughters, Linda Morris, Columbia, S.C., and Patricia Crissey, Anchorage, Alaska; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills Chapel.

LEWIN, WILLIAM I., 86, of Floral City, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at home. Born in Pleasantville, N.J., he came here 22 years ago from Naples, and was a retired resort manager. He was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church of Floral City. Survivors include his wife, Gemma LaPlant; two daughters, Sandra Morehead, Westminster, S.C., and Susan Biscieglia, Absecon, N.J.; a brother, Charles, California; and five grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

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MORTLACK, ROBERT FULLER, 89, of Brooksville, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. He came here 22 years ago from his native Detroit, and was a retired production engineer for General Motors. He was a member of Faith Evangelical Free Church and the Withlacoochee Rockhound Club. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, David, Port Richey, and Dennis, Indianapolis; two daughters, Bonnie Holmes, Spring Lake, Mich., and Cynthia Mortlock, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Brooksville.

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FRASHER, RUTH E., 81, of Apollo Beach, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Sun City Center. Born in Auburn, N.Y., she came here in 1980. She was a homemaker and was Episcopalian. Survivors include two sons, Bruce Austin, St. Petersburg, and Robert Austin, Syracuse, N.Y.; a sister, Patricia Kruetter, Perry, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

MALONI, ALPHONSE FRANK, 47, of Brandon, died Sunday (June 25, 2000). Born in Springfield, Mass., he came here 15 years ago. He was a manager of a restaurant and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Traci Shand; a son, Christopher, Brandon; his father, Louis, Springfield; his mother, Marion A. Maloni, Brandon; two brothers, Louis A., Brandon, and Jerry Armore, Revere, Mass.; two sisters, Kelly Maloni, San Diego, and Heidi Maloni, Agawam, Mass. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

NUNEZ, ANTONIA, 94, of Tampa, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Cuba, she came here in 1948. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Oriheula and Caridad Monteagudo, both of Tampa; a sister, Rosario Lazo, Miami; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

PALUCH, DANIEL FRANCIS, 69, of Valrico, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. Born in Pulaski, Wis., he came here in 1979 from Milwaukee. He was a retired sales manager in the grocery industry. He was a member of Brandon Eagles and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Jean; three sons, Daniel, Cincinnati, Douglas, Milwaukee, and Dean, Pittsburgh; three daughters, Becky Cardinal, St. Johns Newfoundland, Barbara Butler, Cincinnati, and Bonnie Held, Salt Lake City; a brother, Ervin, Green Bay, Wis.; two sisters, Angeline Cayemberg, Pulaski, Wis., and Eleanore Wennesheimer, Oneida, Wis.; and 13 grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

POSSON, LAWRENCE E., 74, of Tampa, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Henrietta, N.Y., he came here in 1972 from Penfield, N.Y. He was a salesman for Steel Co. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and was Protestant. He was a member of Scottish Rite and a 32nd degree Mason, Egypt Shrine Temple. Survivors include his wife, Joanne; two sons, Ronald, St. Petersburg, and Mark, Tampa; a daughter, Joyce Gambacurta, Penfield, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.

REIGNER, WILLIAM MILES JR., 72, of Riverview, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Brandon Hospital. Born in Roxborough, Pa., he came here in 1955. He retired as a communications coordinator after 25 years with the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and F.O.P. Lodge 108 where he was a master captain. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Walter, Lakeland, and David, Riverview; five daughters, Debbie Reigner and Karla Reigner, both of Riverview, Cheryl Lipford, Kingsport, Tenn., Joyce Seals, Colleyville, Texas, and Cathy Reigner, Lakeland; his mother, Sophie Reigner, and a sister, Doris McCoy, bothTampa; and 12 grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

YURASIL, VIOLET, 81, of Tampa, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at University Community Hospital on Fletcher. Born in Atlanta, she came here in 1999. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include two daughters, Carol Fako, Tampa and Mary-Ann O'Callaghan, Georgia; a brother, Samuel Santillo; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

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FRIEDMAN, ARTHUR, 79, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Detroit, he came here 10 years ago from Rochester Hills, Mich., and was a bank president and real estate broker. He attained the charter for Warren Bank, Warren, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Delphine; a son, Mark, Sacramento, Calif.; two daughters, Joy Benites, San Diego, and Michele Smithers, Rochester, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Trinity Memorial Gardens, New Port Richey.

LABAN, THEODORE T., 41, of Port Richey, died Friday (June 23, 2000) as the result of an automobile accident. Born in Muskeegan, Mich., he came here five years ago from Salem, Ohio, and was a truck driver for a commercial freight hauling company. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a Christian. Survivors include his wife, Julia; a son, Teddy and a daughter, Jackie Lahan, Marion, Mich.; and a stepson, Michael Roswell, East Palestine, Ohio. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

OPALKA, BERTHA C., 88, of Port Richey, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Chicago, she came here 20 years ago from Berwyn, Ill., and was a department store clerk. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Frank; two sons, Frank Jr., Chicago, and Robert, Woodridge, Ill.; two sisters, Helen Berch, Port Richey; and Clara Lawcewicz, Cicero, Ill.; and two grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

PLAYWIN, RAYMOND T., 86, of Holiday, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at the Hospice of Pasco Residence, New Port Richey. Born in Auburn, N.Y., he came here 30 years ago from Oak Park, Mich., and was a retired technical writer for the Freuhaf Trailer Co., Detroit. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and former Deputy Grand Knight and Faithful Navigator of Knights of Columbus, Father Farrell Council, Holiday. He established the first recreational park in Allen Park, Mich., was former vice president of the Sports Car Club of America, Garden City, Mich., and established the first consumers office in Pasco County. Survivors include his wife, Anna; a son, Roger, Grosse Pointe, Mich.; two daughters, Barbara Fortin, Onekama, Mich., and Kathleen Kedzierski, Highland, Mich; a brother, Robert Plawinski, Lake Orion, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday Chapel.

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FLANAGAN, RONALD EDWARD, 67, of Clearwater, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at University Community Hospital, Tampa. He came here in 1983 from his native Chicago. He worked as an auto damage appraiser for an insurance company. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Annette; four daughters, Suc Yazdani, St. Petersburg, Kathleen O' Donoghue of Santa Fe, N.M., Diane Flanagan, Largo, and Janet Hass, Clearwater; his mother, Eleanor Flanagan, Genoa, Ill.; a sister, Maureen Guerzon, Genoa; and five grandchildren. International Mortuary Services/Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

LANCASTER, THELMA, 93, of Clearwater, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Highland Pines Nursing Manor, Clearwater. She came here in 1925 from her native Scotland, Ga. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Hammond, Jacksonville; two sisters, Dorothy James and Virginia Pearman, both of Clearwater; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.

WASS, ELMER J., 71, of Holiday, formerly of Clearwater, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Countryside Health Care Center, Palm Harbor. He came here in 1959 from his native Cleveland. He worked as an electrician for Florida Power Corp. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Safety Harbor and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Vera; three brothers, Ernest, Spring Lake, Mich., Bill, Twinsburg, Ohio, and Richard, Mentor, Ohio; a son, Kenneth, Holiday; and several nieces and nephews. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

BIBBY, CHARLES I., 94, of Largo, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at home. He came here in 1969 from his native Totowa, N.J. He was an executive director for the Medical Dental Service Bureau of Passaic and Bergen counties in New Jersey. He was a member of Bible Fellowship Church, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Louise; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
EDSON, ESTHER W., of Largo, 92, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Wright's Nursing Home, Largo. She was born in Topeka, Kan., and came here in 1971 from Chicago. She was a retired schoolteacher for Evergreen Park Public Schools in Illinois. She was a member of Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Clearwater. She was a life member of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association and the Kansas State Teachers College Association. She graduated from the National College of Education, Evanston, Ill. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Anker, Glenwood, Ill., and Judith Fleming, Alameda, Calif; three grandsons, Andrew Fleming, Ashland, Ore., Robert Fleming, Arcata, Calif, and John Anker, Schaumburg, Ill.; a granddaughter, Kathryn Ossler, Aurora, Ill.; and three great-grandsons. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
IMRICH, GEORGE H., 97, of Largo, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Marblehead, Ohio, and came here in 1961 from Highland, Ind. He worked as a chemical supervisor for Du Pont. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and Baypointe Golf Club. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Humberger, Northbrook, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Oldsmar

WILSON, CAROL A., 41, of Oldsmar, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. She came here in 1980 from her native New York City. She worked as a word processor for Honeywell, Clearwater. She was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, the United Way and the Special Olympics. Survivors include her husband, Carl; her parents, Peter and Margaret Patric, Palm Harbor; a brother, Ronald Patric, West Chazy, N.Y.; a sister, Marie Rivera, Oldsmar; a son, Joseph Lynch, Oldsmar; and a daughter, Jamie Lynch, Largo. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

YORKEY, DONALD F., 74, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare, Clearwater. He moved here in 1986 from Carrollton, Texas. He worked as a glazier and gave 25 years of faithful service to the local Glaziers Union, Rochester, N.Y. He was Catholic and a member of Moose Lodge 1030, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Thomas, Sarasota, and David, Dallas; two daughters, Janet Smally, Sarasota, and Linda Forgues, Holiday; a sister, Betty Meyer, Rochester, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.

Seminole

DIAMOND, FRANCES M., 55, of Seminole, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. She came here in 1956 from her native Washington, D.C. She was a homemaker, the former owner of the Seminole Snoopery, vice president of Quality Auto Leasing and vice president of Quality Tower Erectors. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include her husband, Robert F.; a son, Robert F. II, and a daughter, Danielle N. Schutze, both of Seminole; two brothers, Tony Finotti, Columbia, S.C., and Robert Finotti, New Port Richey; four sisters, Vera Miles, Port Richey, Jean Roberts, Seminole, Linda Bowman, Pinellas Park, and Pat Smith, Maryland; and two grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
KING, JESSE WRIGHT, 84, of Seminole, formerly of North Redingon Beach, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in East St. Louis, Ill., and came here in 1955 from Des Moines, Iowa, where he was founder and CEO of Wright Welding Supply. He was president and CEO of Suncoaster Mobile Homes Manufacturing for more than 30 years. He was a pioneer in the aluminum screen porch, cabana and awning business and served as president of Busch Mastercraft Inc. He was co-founder and co-developer of Edgewater Pines Mobile Home Park, Seminole, and Terra Ceia Manor Mobile Home Park, Palmetto. He was Protestant and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. In recent years, he and his wife founded the Jesse King Scholarship Foundation, which provided scholarships for 14 Seminole High School students to attend college in North Carolina. King also supported other colleges and the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Lela Johnson King; and three nephews, Richard Johnson, Redington Beach, Robert Johnson, Greenwich, Conn., and Norman Johnson, San Diego. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.

Tarpon Springs

AYOUB, JOHN G., 49, of Tarpon Springs, died Wednesday (June 21, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Lebanon and came here in 1996 from Massachusetts. He worked as a tailor for Countryside Tailors & Alterations, Clearwater. He was a member of St. Athanasius Syrian Orthodox Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include his mother, Nazou, a brother, Simone, and sister, Mary Ayoub, all of Syria. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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ACREE, WILLIAM, 86, of Clearwater, died Saturday (June 17, 2000) in Clearwater. Born in Kentucky, he came here in 1974 from Ann Arbor, Mich. He worked 33 years for Chrysler Corp. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a Protestant. He was a member of United Auto Workers and the American Legion, Clearwater. Survivors include two daughters, Joni Pareres, Tarpon Springs, Deanna Acree Peck, Rapid City, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Nancy Lobdell, Jackson, Mich.; a stepson, Duane Polland, Manchester, Mich.; two brothers, Jack, Hot Springs, Ark., and Gwen, Ann Arbor; two sisters, Joann Sellers, Ann Arbor, and Edna Bowles, Huntsville, Ala.; several nieces and nephews; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

FORMAN, HARRY, 86, of Clearwater, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. Born in New York, he came here 1971 from Bronx, N.Y. where he worked as the director of the office of personnel for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Temple B'nai Israel, Clearwater, and an Army veteran. He was a member of the American Legion, the Jewish War Veterans and the National Association of Letter Carriers and Postal Supervisors. Survivors include his brother, Samuel Forman, Lake Worth. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

HUMMER, BARBARA B., 75, Clearwater died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. She came here in 1952 from her native Abingdon, Ill. She was a teacher and member of Skycrest United Methodist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Steven Hummer, Kennesaw, Ga., a brother, Milton "Jim" Bull, San Diego; and one grandchild. Moss Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Largo.

Largo

IMRICH, GEORGE H., 97, of Largo, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Marblehead, Ohio, and came here in 1961 from Highland, Ind. He worked as a chemical supervisor for Du Pont. He was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo, and the Baypointe Golf Club. Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Homberger, Northbrook, Ill.; several nieces; and several nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo
KELLY, DORIS, 76, of Largo, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice. A Pinellas County native, she was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a brother, Bobby Chauncey, Clearwater; a sister, Margaret Wade, Beattyville, Ky.; and four nephews and 13 nieces. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
LONG, WILLIAM HOWARD "MR.BILL," 52, of Largo, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Stockton, Ill., he came here in 1987 from Chicago. He was an entrepreneur, a Navy veteran and a member of Augustus Ruser Jr. American Legion Post 273, Madeira Beach. Survivors include a son, Michael B., Winnipeg, Canada; two daughters, Dana D. Long, Hammond, Ind. and Michelle L. Long, Winnipeg, Canada; his mother Norma I. Long, Grovertown, Ind.; five brothers, Bob and Bernie, both of Tinley Park, Ill., Bruce, Riverdale, Ill., Brad, Steger, Ill. and Brian, Griffin, Ga.; and five sisters, Barbara Posada, Blue Island, Ill., Betty Warner, Arlington, Texas, Bonnie Winnie, Bourbonnais, Ill., Brenda Deckert, South Elgin, Ill., and Beth Long, Kewanna, Ind. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens chapel, Largo
MOSCHINI, SILIO A., 80, of Largo, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He came here in 1984 from his native Chicago. He worked as a mill room worker for a lumber company. He was a master for Logan Square Lodge 891 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Chicago, and president of the Dahlia Society. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mildred; a sister, Dora Taccola, Chicago; and a nephew. National Cremation Society, Largo.

North Redington Beach

KING, JESSE WRIGHT, 84, of Seminole, formerly of North Redington Beach, died Thursday (June 22, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. Born in East St. Louis, Ill. he came here in 1955 from Des Moines, Iowa, where he was founder and CEO of Wright Welding Supply. He was president and CEO of Suncoaster Mobile Homes Manufacturing for more than 30 years. He was a pioneer in the aluminum screen porch, cabana and awning business and served as president of Busch Mastercraft, Inc. He was co-founder and co-developer of Edgewater Pines Mobile Home Park, Seminole, and Terra Ceia Manor Mobile Home Park, Palmetto. He was a Protestant and a Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He and his wife, Lela, founded the Jesse King Scholarship Foundation, which provided scholarships for 14 Seminole High School students to attend college in North Carolina. King also supported other colleges and the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Lela Johnson King; and 3 nephews, Richard Johnson, Redington Beach, Robert Johnson, Greenwich, Conn., and Norman Johnson, San Diego. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
PECK, ELIZABETH E., 88, of North Redington Beach, died Saturday (June 24, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She came here 11 years ago from her native Painesdale, Mich. She was a medical clinic nurse and was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, George; a daughter, Valerie Koppin, North Redington Beach; two grandsons, David Koppin, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Kenneth Koppin, Las Vegas; and a great-granddaughter. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Pinellas Park

LINTON, LOIS C., 73, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at home. Born in Whiteside County, Ill., she came here in 1980 from Rock Falls, Ill. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Forrest; a daughter, Pamela Kolb, Walnut, Ill.; two brothers, Gale Stern, Jacksonville, and Robert Stern, Sterling, Ill.; two sisters, Vivian Mackey, Rock Falls, and Alice Ethridge, Colorado; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Taylor Family Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
YORKEY, DONALD F., 74, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare, Clearwater. He came here in 1986 from Carrollton, Texas. He worked as a glass glazier and received a pen for 25 years of faithful service from the local Glaziers Union, Rochester, N.Y. He was a Catholic and a member of Moose Lodge 1030, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Thomas, Sarasota, and David, Dallas; two daughters, Janet Smally, Sarasota, and Linda Forgues, Holiday; a sister, Betty Meyer, Rochester; and five grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.

St. Petersburg

BERO, MARGARET M., 84, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (June 20, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. She was born in Chicago and later came to St. Petersburg. She was a bookkeeper. Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn Laskowski and Lorraine Wyatt. Schielka Addison Street Funeral Home, Chicago.

BOYD, MARY MARJORIE "MARGE," 75, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (June 5, 2000) at Seabrook Island, S.C. Born in Miami, she lived in St. Petersburg more than 20 years before moving to Charleston 30 years ago. She was a legal assistant for Dennis E. O'Neill, Seabrook Island. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy L. Lindsay, Charleston; a brother, Claude A. Luke Jr., Sacramento, Calif.; two nieces and two nephews; and her companion, Jordan M. King. McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Charleston, S.C.

MALLER, ALLAN R. "AL," 68, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (June 25, 2000) at home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1967 from Oceanside, N.Y., where he was a printer for several years. He owned Unex Machine Shop in St. Petersburg for five years and owned ALCO Associates Insurance Agency, St. Petersburg, for 20 years. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Congregation B'Nai Israel, St. Petersburg, and the Bayou Club, Pinellas Park. Survivors include his wife of eight years, Elaine; a son, Henry, Seminole; two daughters, Robyn Greenberg, Oldsmar, and Debra Maller Chadwick, Seminole; three stepdaughters, Ilene Goodelman, Atlanta, Debra Caplan, Palm Harbor, and Jami Schulman, Phoenix; a brother, Ronald, Largo; and 12 grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.

THOMPSON, ALGIE, 66, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at National Healthcare Center, St. Petersburg. Born in Dooling, Ga., he came here in 1956 from Vienna, Ga. He was retired from working for the city of St. Petersburg and was Baptist. Survivors include three brothers, T.J., Fred and Emmett, and a sister, Fronnie Davis, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.