Tuesday, July 11, 2000

Citrus County Back to top

Hernando County Back to top

Hillsborough County Back to top

Pasco County Back to top

North Pinellas Back to top

Belleair

• LEMON, GEORGE THOMAS JR., 84, of Belleair, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at the Alleghany Regional Hospital, Lowmoor, Va. He was born in Irongate, Va., and came to Belleair after he retired as planning and estimator for the Naval Ship Research Development Center in Virginia. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Baptist. Survivors include several nieces and nephews including, Connie Hicks and Jack Spatig, both of Virginia. Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, Va. Clearwater
• CARSWELL, PATRICIA U., 77, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in 1963 from her native Asheville, N.C., and worked as a clerk for Pinellas County. She was a member and vestry member of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Clearwater, a past president of both the Panhellenic Society and the Episcopal Church Women of Good Samaritan, and a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Survivors include two daughters, Christine Byrne, Clearwater, and Judy Colston, Houston; and five grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• CILLES, WILLIAM H. SR., 83, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at home. He was born in Bridgeport, Ohio, and came here in 1985 from St. Clairsville, Ohio, where he retired in 1981 after 36 years with Ohio Bell Telephone Co. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Clearwater, and the Masonic and Elks Lodges in Wheeling, W.Va. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Rita N.; a son, William H. Jr., Bradenton; a daughter, Cheryl Cilles, Alamogordo, N.M.; a brother, Harold, St. Clairsville; and four grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• COLLINS, ELAINE B., 76, of Norman, Okla., formerly of Clearwater, died of a stroke Friday (July 7, 2000) in Norman. She was born in Clearwater and was the daughter of Annie and Harold Barnes and her great aunt is Lona Harris. She graduated from Largo High School in 1941 and was salutatorian of her class. She graduated from University of Tampa. She worked for the University of Oklahoma in the military affairs department and retired from the legal division of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City. Two nephews and several close friends were killed in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Norman. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Donald E.; five daughters, Donna Collins, Pensacola, Gayle Casso, Houston, Tex., and Mary Humphrey, Kathy Scott and Jill Wells, all of Norman; three sons, Keith, Irving, Texas, Noah, Eugene, Ore., and Glenn, Norman; two sisters, Dorothy Dupper, Largo, and Lois Wellhoner, Silver Springs; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
• COSTA, PAUL JOSEPH, 73, of Clearwater, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Gulf Coast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. He came here in 1976 from his native New York City and was a hair stylist. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater. Survivors include two brothers, Joseph, Port Richey, and Frank, New York City; three sisters, Carmilla Lonetto, Clearwater, Johanna DeFilippi, New Port Richey, and Rose Lupo, Fort Lauderdale; and several nieces and nephews including Sandra Adams, Clearwater. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
• HOOVER, BILLIE SHERMAN "BILL," 60, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) in Jasper, Ala. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Harrison Hoover, Clearwater; five daughters, Serina Hoover of Connecticut, Loretta Deto of California, Billie Lorraine Baughman of West Virginia, Monica Millwood, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Kenyata Criswell, Jasper; a son, Carl of California; three brothers, Ted and Fred, both of Largo, and Bobbie, Lakemore, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper, Ala.
• LEE, DONALD E., 79, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at home. He was born in Peoria, Ill., and came here in 1982 from Sterling, Ill., where he worked as an electrician for Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Emilee; a son, John R., Naperville, Ill.; and two grandsons Jeff Boggs, Bradenton, and Christopher Lee, Naperville. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Belcher Chapel, Clearwater
• LOWE, ELSIE B., 97, of Clearwater, died Friday (July 7, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. She was a lifelong Clearwater resident and granddaughter of Dr. Bethel McMullen, first dentist in the area. She started the school lunch program in Pinellas County and was the first cafeteria manager at Anona Elementary School. She was a member of Anona United Methodist Church of Largo, and the United Methodist Women. Survivors include a son, Jim, Clearwater; a daughter, Victoria Lowe Detwiler, Columbiana, Ohio; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• MALNATI, BRUNO F., 86, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Barre, Vt., and came here in 1995 from Lawrence, Mass., where he retired after 20 years as assistant administrator for Malden Mills. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was Roman Catholic and a member of Dunedin Country Club. Survivors include a son, John, Dunedin; and two grandchildren, Stacey, Palm Harbor, and Robbie, Dunedin. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Chapel, Dunedin.
• MANN, MITCHELL, 2, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, as the result of a drowning. He was born at Mease Dunedin Hospital. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Michelle and Matt Morehouse; his father and stepmother, Michael and Sandra Mann, Tarpon Springs; a sister, Morgan Mann, Clearwater; three stepsisters, Elena Nicole and Natalie Mann, Tarpon Springs; a stepbrother, Brent Morehouse, Clearwater; his paternal grandparents, Shirley and Otto Mann, Seminole; and his maternal grandparents, Mary Ann and Bryan Gomez, Clearwater. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• McCANN, THOMAS, 74, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center, Clearwater. He was born in Peekskill, N.Y., and came here in 1963 from Gainesville. He was a retired pharmacist and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include a brother, Vincent, St. Petersburg. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th St. N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ROBARDS, CAROLYN MARIE, 45, of Clearwater, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at home. She was born in Terre Haute, Ind., and came here in 1982 from Atlanta. She worked for Seminole Pest Control for 10 years prior to starting her own company, Carol's Termite & Pest. Survivors include a lifelong companion, Yvonne Buchanan, Clearwater. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• SCHULT, ASTA, 94, of Clearwater, died Friday (July 7, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• SULLIVAN, JAMES F., 84, of Clearwater, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., and came here in 1979 from Long Island, N.Y. He first came to Clearwater in 1935 with the Brooklyn Dodgers spring training team. He played semi-pro baseball and semi-pro football and officiated in baseball, softball and football, all in New York, and retired as a sales supervisor after 22 years with Wonder Bread. He was an Army veteran of World War II with the rank of staff sergeant. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Mildred; two sons, Bob, Flushing, N.Y., and James, Fort Salonga, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.

Dunedin

• GUNTHER, JAMES C., 74, of Dunedin, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at home. He was born in Baltimore and came here in 1967 from Towson, Md. He was an accountant and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; two daughters, Leslie Beahm, Punta Gorda, and Nancy O'Shea, Lutherville, Md.; a stepson, Nicholas Carnevale, Meshoppen, Pa.; three stepdaughters, Joanne Ruggiero, Dunedin, Arvilla Vitellaro, Orlando, and Gail Hilbert, Winter Park; a sister, Jean Skladowski, Clearwater; and nine grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
• RUSSELL, NEAL M., 92, of Dunedin, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Dunedin Care Center. He was born in Washington, Pa., and came here in 1989 from Stone Mountain, Ga. He worked as a salesman for 25 years with Vanadium Alloys Steel Co., New York City. He was a member of Presbyterian Church of Palm Harbor, American Guild of Organist, Phi Kappa Psi and Eureka Masonic Lodge, Middletown, R.I. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Marie; a son, Peter, Camden, Maine; a daughter, Anne Hagler, Akron, Ohio; a brother, Wayne, Washington.; a sister, Lucile Watkins, Gibsonia, Pa.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.

Largo

• JACOBS, BIRDIE L., 88, of Dunnellon, formerly of Largo, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at Hampton Manor ALF, Dunnellon. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1971 from Forest Park, Ill., where she retired as an administrative assistant. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two daughters, Judith A. Jenkins, Dunnellon, and Barbara J. Thompson, Northbrook, Ill.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• MITCHELL, THOMAS JOSEPH SR., 69, of Largo, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He came here in 1983 from his native Philadelphia. He was a self-employed house painter and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater, and Indian Rocks VFW Post 10094. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Carol; three sons, Robert Matthew Gunn Mitchell and Maverick Mitchell, both of Largo, and Thomas J. Mitchell Jr., Philadelphia; five daughters, Angela Michelle Gunn Mitchell, Largo, and Patricia, Ann, Mary and Veronica Mitchell, all of Philadelphia; three stepsons, Matthew and Edward Gunn, both of Largo, and Paul Gunn, Pawleys Island, S.C.; two stepdaughters, Susan Gunn, Largo, and Jill Gunn, Tampa; a brother, Jimmy, Willow Grove, Pa.; two sisters, Theresa Culp, Philadelphia, and Mary Schultz, Willow Grove; and 11 grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
• RUF, FREDA J., 101, of Largo, died Wednesday (July 5, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Eagle Harbor, N.Y., and came here in 1975 from Newfane, N.Y., where she retired after 40 years as an elementary school teacher. She graduated from Buffalo Teachers College. She attended Calvary United Methodist Church, Largo, and was a past member of Orange Lake Civic and Homeowners Association. Survivors include a nephew-in-law Martin Cicco, Mobile, Ala. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• WALTER, INA A., 98, of Largo, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. She was born in Bath, N.Y., and came here several years ago from Norwich, N.Y. She worked as a manager at a department store. Survivors include a daughter, Naomi Smith, Norwich. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.

Palm Harbor

• GRUNWALDT, DOROTHY M., 77, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She came here in 1970 from her native Milwaukee, where she worked in real estate. She was Lutheran. Survivors include her husband, Gordon; two sons, Donald, Palm Harbor, and Gerald, Pewaukee, Wis.; a daughter, Susan Holliday, Rockville, Md.; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Palm Harbor Chapel.

Seminole

• HUG, HELEN M. 91, of Seminole, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Painesville, Ohio, and came here in 1957 from Farmington, Mich. She retired as an elementary school teacher at St. Jude's Catholic School, St. Petersburg. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Seminole, and the Martha-Mary Guild. Survivors include two sons, Brian A., Seminole, and Robert C. Jr., Savannah, Ga.; a sister, Alice McCarthy, Painesville; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel.
• NECKERAUER, PAUL H., 80, of Seminole, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Braddock, Pa., and came here in 1980 from Pennsylvania, where he retired after 40 years as a railroad electronic wireman with the Union Switch & Signal Co., Swissville, Pa. He was a member of Lake Seminole Presbyterian Church and Seminole, Augustus Ruser Jr. American Legion Post 273, Madeira Beach, and in Pennsylvania had been a volunteer fireman in North Braddock and a school bus driver in North Huntington. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Rosella B.; a son, John, Largo; a daughter, Paulette Snoby, Atlanta; a sister, Hazel Longanecker, Valrico; and five grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• VanBUREN, JENNIFER E., 18-month-old daughter of Connie and Charles VanBuren of Seminole, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg. Beside her parents, survivors include three sisters, Amber Barkley and Alysha and Heather VanBuren, and her paternal grandparents, Jan and Steve Baker, all of Seminole; and her maternal grandparents, Marjorie and Richard Rhodes, Ocala. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Tarpon Springs

• MANDERSON, NAITRON DARNELL, infant son of Dezerene Manderson and Jasper Wallace, of Tarpon Springs, died Thursday (July 6, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. Besides his parents, survivors include his maternal grandfather, Herbert Manderson, Largo; his maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Manderson, St. Petersburg; two uncles, Marlon Hargrett and Jesse Reynolds, both of Tarpon Springs; and three aunts, Darlene Manderson, Tarpon Springs, Jessica Taylor, Holiday, and Valerie Hargrett, Washington, D.C. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

South Pinellas Back to top

Kenneth City

• GILMORE, EDITH ANNA, 89, of Kenneth City, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at her daughter's home. She moved to St. Petersburg in 1942 from her native Philadelphia, moved to Bronson in 1968 and to Kenneth City in 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of Clearview Oaks Painting Club. Survivors include a daughter, Eleanor Charleston, Pinellas Park; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

• BRIGGS, KENNETH L., 72, of the Mainlands, Pinellas Park, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Berwick, Pa., he came here in 1993 from Kingston, Pa. He was a vending machine mechanic for Valley Vending, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He was a member of Church of Christ Uniting and Cauldwell Consistory, both of Bloomsburg, Pa., Landmark Masonic Lodge 442, Wilkes-Barre, and the Irem Temple Shrine, Dallas, Pa. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Dorothy; a brother, Fred, Berwick; and several nieces and nephews. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• FROMKNECHT, HELEN L., 76, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (July 10, 2000) at home. Born in Beaver Falls, Pa., she came here in 1957 from New York. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Pinellas Park. Survivors include a son, Kenneth, Franklin, N.C.; two daughters, Candy Yadon, Pinellas Park, and Darlene Fromknecht, Otto, N.C.; a brother, Bill Cook, Houston; a sister, June Smith, Beaver Falls; and a granddaughter, Hannah Grace Fromknecht, Franklin. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• JENKINS, THELMA, 78, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Pinellas Park. A native of Brentwood, Md., she came here in 1967 from Berlin, Md. She was a homemaker and was Protestant. She was a Girl Scout leader and a girls softball team coach. Survivors include a daughter, Catherine Jenkins, Pinellas Park. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• McCANTS, WILLIE, 50, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• PAULTON, THOMAS E., 58, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He came here in 1947 from his native Detroit. He was a truck driver and an Army veteran. He was a member of Greater Grace Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Moira "Moe"; three sons, Terry W., Thomas E. II, and Daniel D., all of Pinellas Park; four brothers, Jerry, New York, Bill and Ken, both of Pinellas Park, and Tony, Iowa; two sisters, Pauline Billings, McCaysville, Ga., and Judy Bunea, St. Petersburg; and 10 grandchildren. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• VanMETER, CLYDE HUBERT, 87, of Pinellas Park, died Thursday (July 6, 2000) at Arbors at London Nursing Home, London, Ohio. Born in Illinois, he later moved to St. Petersburg, where he was the owner of a trucking company until his retirement 13 years ago. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Dale, Inverness; a daughter, Beverly Houston, London, Ohio; a brother, Eldon, Tampa; two sisters, Evelyn Scanlon, Rockfall, Conn., and Pat Liggett, Pensacola; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.

St. Pete Beach

• CURRIE, MARTHA EVELYN BERNARD, 89, of North Andover, Mass., formerly of St. Pete Beach, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Prescott Nursing Home, North Andover. Born in Sharon, Pa., she came here from Walpole, N.H., before moving to North Andover three years ago. She was a 1932 graduate of Allegheny College, Allegheny, Pa. She was a high school English teacher. She was an avid antique and miniatures collector. She researched old books. She was a member of Pinellas County Art Guild, Treasure Island. Survivors include two sons, David, Doylestown, Pa., and Joel, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Camille Wilkins, Andover, Mass.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Dewhirst and Conte Funeral Home, Andover, Mass.

St. Petersburg

• ACKERMAN, EDWARD W., 76, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here in 1970 from Long Island, N.Y. He was a sales manager and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Survivors include a brother, Daniel, Hallandale. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
• BOYD, RICHARD HOLCOMBE, 65, of Culpeper, Va., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 7, 2000) at McGuire VA Hospital, Richmond, Va. He was born in Wilmington, Del., and lived in St. Petersburg for more than 20 years before moving to Culpeper. He was a senior air traffic controller at Tampa International Airport. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a member of the Palm Bay Happy Lions Club and a lifetime member of the Sertoma Club. He was a former member of the Culpeper Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Anna Coates Boyd; four daughters, Cathy Boyd Buschena, Fort McCoy, Linda Boyd Mallory, Annandale, Va., Vicky Boyd Skelly and Brenda Boyd McGarry, both of Culpeper; a brother, Robert J. Boyd Jr., Locust Grove, Va.; and nine grandchildren. Found and Sons Funeral Home, Culpeper, Va.
• JEFFERSON, WILLIE C. "ROOT MAN," 57, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1962 from his native Montezuma, Ga. He was a graduate of Macon County High School, Montezuma. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended Tampa College and worked at MacDillAir Force Base for 23 years. He was Baptist. Survivors include a son, Willie Jr.; two daughters, Carla Jefferson, Miami, and Kiki Jefferson, St. Petersburg; three stepdaughters, Connie Copeland, Shelbyville, Ky., Bridgette Copeland, Orlando, and Nicole Copeland, St. Petersburg; three stepsons, Frazier Lynch, Raleigh, N.C., Curtis Copeland, De Pere, Wis., and Craig Copeland, Shelbyville; five sisters, Margaret Stephens, Nettie Earley, Velma Moore, and Betty Coley, all of St. Petersburg, and Bobbie Jean Jones, Tallahassee; two brothers, James and Ernest, both of St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• KERNS, JOSEPH R., 40, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (July 5, 2000) at home. He was a loader operator for David Nelson Construction Co., Palm Harbor. He came here six years ago from his native Darby, Pa. Survivors include four brothers, James, Collingdale, Pa., William, Darby, and Kevin and Christopher, both of Briarcliff, Pa.; a sister, Katherine Mutz, Briarcliff; and three nephews. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
• MEHLHORN, PENELOPE M., 78, of Wentzville, Mo., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at home. Born in New Kensington, Pa., she came here in the early 1950s from Pennsylvania and lived here until 1978. She was a seamstress and the owner and operator of Penny Brown Draperies in St. Petersburg for more than 20 years. Survivors include three sons, Wesley E. Brown, Columbia, S.C., William R. Brown and Robin K. Brown, both of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Penney F. Morton, Leicester, N.C., and Clevelanda R. Harwood, Wentzville; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Baue Funeral and Memorial Center, St. Charles, Mo.
• NELSON, RUTH A., 96, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. She was born in Watertown, Wis., and came here in 1969 from Milwaukee, where she worked for the state of Wisconsin Insurance Division. Survivors include a son, Jack, St. Petersburg. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• O'NEIL, KATHERINE ELIZABETH "KATIE," 18, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (July 8, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center as the result of a two-car collision June 30 at 34th Street N and 30th Avenue. She was a St. Petersburg native and lifelong resident. She was a 2000 cum laude graduate of Northeast High School, where she received the Pride Award for writing, was a member of the Internet Club, Hi-Y, and served on the newspaper staff. She was an eight-year student in karate and was a brown belt in tae kwon do. She was Methodist. Survivors include her parents, Charles E. and Trish E.; a brother, Kevin R., and her paternal grandparents, Billy and Mae O'Neil, all of St. Petersburg. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• OSFAR, VICTOR L., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside. He came here in 1996 from his native Minneapolis, where he was a machinist for Honeywell for 35 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, the American Legion and Honeywell Union 1145. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Lucille; four daughters, Susan Osfar and Sharon Regan, both of St. Petersburg, Darlene Mattson, Dunedin, and Mary Pat Ratalsky, Chaska, Minn.; two sons, Edward, Minneapolis, and Craig, Safety Harbor; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• PERRY, EVERETT NELSON "EV," 93, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday, (July 8, 2000) in Knoxville, Tenn. Born in Whitman, Mass., he came here in 1941 from Cincinnati. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, St. Petersburg. A Mason, he was a past monarch of the Selama Grotto and a past district deputy grand master of Florida. He was a member of Nitram Lodge 188, Scottish Rite-Tampa Consistory and Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa. He also belonged to the Moose Lodge. A 19-year employee of the Pinellas County tax collector's office and a former manager, he ran for the tax collector's post in 1960. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Draper, Knoxville; three grandchildren, Julie Payne, Athens, Ga., and Steve Draper Jr. and Adam Draper, both of Athens, and a great-grandson. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• VILLANO, THOMAS C., 42, of Lake Clarke Shores, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 7, 2000) in Lake Clarke Shores. Born in Lakewood, N.J., he later came here before moving to Lake Clarke Shores in 1990. He was the owner of a restaurant and kitchen equipment company. Survivors include his parents, Michael G. and Barbara, St. Petersburg; two sisters, Veronica Villano, Gulfport, and Michelle Villano, Pinellas Park; an uncle, Ralph Villano Jr., Bayville, N.J.; his grandparents, Matilda Rambone, Fort Lee, N.J., and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Villano, Bayville. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• WATKINS, VIOLA M., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (July 9, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. She was born in Tellico, Tenn., and came here in 1957 from Chattanooga, Tenn. She attended Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Donald, St. Petersburg, and Ronald, Monticello; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Woodlawn Chapel, St. Petersburg.

South Pasadena