St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Monday, July 24, 2000

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

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BROWNING, MARY F., 86, of Lecanto, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Cypress Cove Care Center. Born in Acton, Ind., she came here four years ago from Fern Park. She was a Protestant. Survivors include two sons, Edgar, Melbourne, and Ron, Lecanto; a daughter, Sally Pearson, Punta Gorda; a sister, Jane Flagle, Indianapolis; and several grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

COOK, BEATRICE MAY ROSS, 90, of Crystal River, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness. Born in Somerville, Mass., she came here 40 years ago from Winchester, Mass. She was co-founder and honorary board chairwoman of the Concord Litho Group of Concord, N.H., a member of the Plantation Golf Club and the Seven Rivers Golf Club of Cyrstal River, and a major supporter of the Crystal River Library. Survivors include two sons, James and Michael; a brother, Leon Ross; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

GILLETT, JESSE, 80, of Inverness, died Saturday (July 22, 2000). Born in Breezy Hill, Kan., he came here 15 years ago from Lecanto, and was retired after 30 years as a welder for the American Bridge Company of Indiana. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Suzann Gillette, Griffith, Ind.; two sisters, Marge Miller and Lavene Baker, both of Lawson, Mo.; and two grandchildren. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills Chapel.

WAGNER, IVA LEE, 90, of Old Town, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) in Crystal River. Born in Point Washington, she came to St. Petersburg in 1925 from Old Town, where she returned in 1979. She was a member of McCrabb Baptist Church, Old Town, and was a former member of Clearview Baptist Church. Survivors include several nieces, Joyce Gibson, Dunnellon, Jacquie Potter, Morriston, and Stella Whitlock, St. Petersburg. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

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ANTHONY, PHIFER E., 66, of Spring Hill, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Boligee, Ala., he came here seven years ago from Fairfax, Va. He was an Army veteran and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Alice; two sons, George Wiggins and Antonio Wiggins; two daughters, Pamela Jorner and Patricia Martin; a brother, Robert; two sisters, Lucinda Green and Geraldine Smith; and four grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.

CONDOR, ALFRED S., 74, of Spring Hill, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. Born in Windsor Heights, W.Va., he came here seven years ago from Wheeling, W.Va., and was a welder for American Electric Power. He was a member of Nativity Lutheran Church, Weeki Wachee. Survivors include his wife, Paula; a son, Christopher, Kingsland, Ga.; a daughter, Kimberly Dwigans, Greenwood, Ind.; a brother, Steve, Glen Dale, W.Va.; a sister, Geraldine Condor, San Francisco; and four grandchildren. Foster Crematory, Brooksville.

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BRUNER, JOHN W. SR., 85, of Brandon, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at the Cypress Creek Assisted Living Facility. Born in Pittsburgh, he came to the area in 1980. He was a member of Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon. Survivors include two sons, John, Ruskin, and Don, Pittsburgh; two brothers, George and James, both of Pittsburgh; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

FERNANDEZ, BRANDY MARIE BRILL, 26, of Tampa, died Saturday (July 22, 2000). Born here, she remained a lifelong resident. She was a nurses' aide for the Hillsborough County Health Department and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Eduardo; two sons, Joshua and Christopher, both of Tampa; mother, Marion Brill, Miami; father, Gary Keith Brill, Tampa; and two sisters, Anna Brill, Tampa, and Nickol Brill, Miami. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

FLORES, ELENA ISABEL, 73, of Tampa, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. Born in Guatemala, she came here this year. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include five sons, Jorge Rene, Tampa, Juan Fernando and Walter Osualdo, both of Massachusetts, Victor Antonio, Nashua, N.H., and William Eduardo, Guatemala; four daughters, Aura Levia, Massachusetts, Maria Antoinieta Valdes, Port St. Lucie, Irene Flores, Tampa, and Veronica Forbes, California; and several brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. Gonzelez Funeral Home, Tampa.

HERRING, ROSEMARY J., 76, of Tampa, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at University Community Hospital on Fletcher. Born in Indianapolis, she came here 40 years ago. She was an office manager and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include three brothers, Donald, Indianapolis, Jerry, Summerfield, and Daniel J. Mack, Whiteland, Ind.; and two sisters, Vera Phillips, Zephyrhills, and Sharon Middleton, Monticello, Ind. Mark III Funeral Home, South Dale Mabry Chapel.

HUERTA, OLGA C., 78, of Tampa, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Cuba, she came here in 1993. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Senior Company in Ybor City and a Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Nestor F. Llanes, Tampa, and Noel and Ney Peneda, both of Cuba; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

JIMENEZ, RAUL S., 42, of Tampa, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Massachusetts, he came here in 1993. He was a self-employed upholsterer. He was in the Army and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Martha C. Zapata; two sons, Michael and Christian; mother, Teresa Segarra, Puerto Rico; three brothers, Tomas Jimenez-Segarra, Providence, R.I., and Ramon and William Jimenez-Segarra, both of Puerto Rico; a sister, Ana Jimenez-Segarra, Puerto Rico; and a grandchild. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

LARIS, CLARIE, 88, of Tampa, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Key West, he was a lifelong resident here. He was a member of the merchant marine for S.A.A. and was non-denominational. Survivors include his wife, Mercedes; a daughter, Anola Ruble, Tampa; and four grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.

MARKEY, ANGELA L.,, of Tampa, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Memorial Hospital of Tampa. Born in Brooklyn, she came here in 1965 from New Jersey. She was a retired Air Force master sergeant. Surviving is her husband, Russell L. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Homes, Tampa.

MATTHEWS, ERRON, 21, of Valrico, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Fort Myers, he came here in 1987. He worked in sales for A-Copier. He enjoyed herpetology, played youth football with the Brandon Bears, and was a bodybuilder. Survivors include his mother, Marti Albritton, Brandon; father, Ernest Matthews, Valrico; a brother, Casey, Brandon; two stepbrothers, Michael and Dylan Albritton, both of Brandon; three stepsisters, Holly and Heidi Albritton, both of Brandon, and Heather Burgos, Valrico; grandparents, Earl E. and Lawanna Matthews, Trenton, N.J. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

PLUMMER, BONNIE B., 69, of Tampa, died Saturday (July 22, 2000). Born in Rockford, Ill., she came here 55 years ago. She was a dispatcher for GTE and an Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Survivors include her husband, James P.; two sons, Paul T., Lutz, and Troy J., Tampa; a daughter, Diana Flanagan, Miami; a sister, Beverly Anderson, Rockford, Ill.; and six grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

SCOTT, ELOIS "DOLL," , of Tampa, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (July 17, 2000). She moved to Tampa in the 1950s from her native St. Petersburg. She was an accomplished pianist, organist and vocalist. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Leonard Sr.; a son, Leonard Jr.; two sisters, Renda Dixon, St. Petersburg, and Lucille Hill, Tampa; two grandchildren, Lisa House and Leonard Scott III, both of Atlanta; a nephew; six nieces; several grandnieces and grandnephews; and cousins. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

SPOSARO, VINCENT, 19, of Valrico, died Friday (July 21, 2000). Born in Voorhees, N.J., he came here in 1997 from Erial, N.J. He was in carpet sales for Georgia Carpet Outlet and was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church. Survivors include parents, Frank and Virginia Sposaro, Valrico; two sisters, Dina Sposaro, Tampa, and Nicole Sposaro, Valrico; stepbrother, Frank Sposaro, Brigantine, N.J.; maternal grandmother, Virginia Sheppard, Duluth, Ga.; and paternal grandmother, Ida Barcelone, Valrico. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

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BORIS, MARY L., 81, of Hudson, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at home. Born in Holdenville, Okla., she came here 21 years ago from Grand Rapids, Mich. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Trappman, St. Petersburg; a sister, Adessa Linck, Grand Rapids; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson.

CUMBAA, JEANNE P., 80, of Bayonet Point, died Wednesday (July 19, 2000) at home. Born in Baltimore, she came here 26 years ago from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. She was a member of St. Martins Episcopal Church and the Beacon Woods Golf Club. Survivors include her husband, Jay; two sons, G. Raymond, Kennett Square, Pa. and William, Grosse Ile, Mich.; and two granddaughters. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.

EASTMAN, JAMES O. "JIM", 74, of Bayonet Point, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. Born in Wyandotte, Mich., he came here 13 years ago from Southgate, Mich., and was a retired iron worker. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, June; two daughters, Jeanne Field, Orlando, and Carrie Wright, Blairsville, Ga.; a brother, Dean, Winter Haven; two sisters, Geraldine Workman, Winter Haven, and Leah Martin, Glendale, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

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BOYER, ROBERT, 73, of Clearwater died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Spanish Gardens Nursing and Convalescent Center, Dunedin. He was born in Bellingham, Wash., and came here in 1979 from the Panama Canal Zone, where he worked as communication manager for the Panama Canal Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Protestant and a member, past grand exalted ruler and past district deputy of Elks Lodge 1414, the Seminole Country Club and Golf Association, the Diablos and several Canal Zone hunt clubs and the Balboa Panama Yacht Club. Survivors include his wife, Betty; a son, Robert R., Panama Canal Zone; a daughter, Meredith Broussard, Miami; a sister, Barbara B. Slover, Seminole; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.

FERGUSON, GEORGINA EVELYN, 92, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. She was born in Roland, Manitoba, and came here in 1971 from Detroit. She retired as an operator for the Manitoba Telephone Co. She was Presbyterian, a member of Greenbriar Ladies Club and a trophy winning bowler. Survivors include several nieces and nephews in Canada. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

LACK, RUTH W., 86, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in North Bennington, Vt., and came here in 1969 from Bennington. She was a homemaker, Christian and a past president of the Pinellas County Weaver's Guild. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Charles B.; a daughter, Nancy Crosby, Clearwater; two grandsons, Lawrence B. Crosby, Clearwater, and Todd Michael Crosby, Dunedin; and two great-granddaughters. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

O'CONNELL, JAMES FRANCIS, 87, of Clearwater, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in Paramus, N.J., and came here in 1988 from Levittown, N.Y., where he worked as a farrier. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member and usher of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin. Survivors include his wife, Rosemary P.; three daughters, Margaret, Katherine and Ann O'Connell, all of Tampa; a brother, Charles R., Ormond Beach; a sister, Ann Curran, Yonkers, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.

ROBART, LOIS C., 92, of Clearwater, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Bon Secour Maria Manor, St. Petersburg. She was born in Roscommon, Mich., and came here in 1973 from Wellington, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Carpenter, Clearwater, and Mary Coulter, Port Charlotte; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.

SCHLUETER, HEDWIG M.A., 96, of Clearwater, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater. She was born in Eggesin, Germany, and came here in 1986 from Ann Arbor, Mich. She was a homemaker and Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Erika Jensen, Clearwater; a grandson, Eric Jensen, Rockville, Md.; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

THOMSON, EDITH M., 91, of Clearwater Beach, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in England and came here in 1967 from Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Potsdam State College. She was a teacher and locally she worked as a substitute teacher at North Ward and South Ward elementary schools, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband, Charles R., Sioux City; two sons, Phillip Terry and Robert B. Thomson; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Dunedin

PRINCE, GORDON, 49, of Dunedin, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at home. He came here in 1960 from his native Albany, N.Y., and worked as a respiratory therapist at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. Survivors include a sister, Joanne Peters, Clearwater; a brother, Stewart, Winter Haven; and two nieces. National Cremation Society, Largo.

Largo

LANGFORD, CATHERINE NAOMA, 89, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. A Washington, D.C., native, she came to St. Petersburg in 1958 from Silver Spring, Md., before moving to Largo in 1999. She was a sewing instructor for 25 years at the Singer Co., St. Petersburg. She was a member of the St. Petersburg China Painting Guild. She was a former member of Holy Family Catholic Church, and was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joan Catherine Athey, Largo, and Margaret Jean Libby, Gray, Maine; a son, Joseph William, Franklin, N.C.; two sisters, Rita Marie Risler, Largo, and Margaret M. Buecherk, Clearwater; a brother, James William Gessford, Lakeland; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
O'BRIEN, ELMER HARRY "OBIE," 90, of Largo, died Tuesday (July 18, 2000) at home. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came here in 1976 from Greece, N.Y., where he worked as a construction foreman and was a volunteer member of the Barnard Fire Department. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Fairhaven, N.Y. Survivors include a son, Harry, Franklin, N.C.; a niece, Wanda Spitz, Spencerport, N.Y.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
O'BRIEN, LENA, 62, a winter resident of Largo, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at her home in Jardineville, New Brunswick. She was an annual resident since 1991 and retired in 1987 from Simplex Time Recorder. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church of Rexton, New Brunswick, and ALANON. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Roger; a son, Ronald, Gardner, Mass.; two daughters, Jeanette Vellegas of California, and Donna McMilleon of Massachusetts; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel.
SHANKLE, MARY LEE, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) in Clayton, Ga., as the result of an automobile accident. A St. Petersburg native, she lived here most of her life before moving to Largo in 1994. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and vice president of the SPHS Alumni Group from 1986 to 1996. Survivors include four sons, Michael, Murphy, N.C., Patrick, Belleview, Mo., Timothy, Tiger, Ga., and Mark, Largo; a brother, Robert K. Stamner, Riverview; a sister, Muriel A. Irwin, St. Petersburg; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

BARGA, HILDA AUGUSTA, 89, of Seminole, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Freedom Square Nursing Center, Seminole. She came here in 1972 from her native Dayton, Ohio, where she retired after 16 years as clerk of the Board of Montgomery County Commissioners. Survivors include a brother, Marvin E. Branies, Jamestown, Ohio; a sister, Florence R. Marasco, Rochester, N.Y.; three nieces; and two nephews. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HUMPAL, JAMES E., 52, of Seminole, died Wednesday (July 19, 2000) in an accident at the corner of 91st Street and Park Boulevard, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1974 from his native Detroit and worked as a claims adjuster. He was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Jefferey, and a daughter, Jillian Humpal, both of Seminole; his companion, Ann Coryn, St. Petersburg; a nephew; and three nieces. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Tarpon Springs

LEVERICH, ROBERT WILLIAM, 80, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of Clearwater and Kenneth City, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Danville, Ill., came to Kenneth City in 1952 from Milwaukee, moved in 1991 to Clearwater and in 1992 he came to Tarpon Springs. He retired as chief sanitary engineer after 26 years with the city of St. Petersburg in wastewater treatment. He was an Army veteran of World War II with the rank of technical sergeant. He was Protestant and a former member of the Florida Water Pollution Control Association. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Mary E.; three sons, Larry A. Smith, Seminole, Jeffrey L. Hardy, Homosassa, and Christopher L. Hardy, Cleveland; a sister, Margaret Makemson, Danville; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.

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Largo

LANGFORD, CATHERINE NAOMA, 89, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. A Washington, D.C., native, she came to St. Petersburg in 1958 from Silver Spring, Md., before moving to Largo in 1999. She was a sewing instructor for 25 years at the Singer Co., St. Petersburg. She was a member of the St. Petersburg China Painting Guild. She was a former member of Holy Family Catholic Church, and was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joan Catherine Athey, Largo, and Margaret Jean Libby, Gray, Maine; a son, Joseph William, Franklin, N.C.; two sisters, Rita Marie Risler, Largo, and Margaret M. Buecherk, Clearwater; a brother, James William Gessford, Lakeland; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
O'BRIEN, ELMER HARRY "OBIE," 90, of Largo, died Tuesday (July 18, 2000) at home. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came here in 1976 from Greece, N.Y., where he worked as a construction foreman and was a volunteer member of the Barnard Fire Department. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Fairhaven, N.Y. Survivors include a son, Harry, Franklin, N.C.; a niece, Wanda Spitz, Spencerport, N.Y.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
O'BRIEN, LENA, 62, a winter resident of Largo, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at her home in Jardineville, New Brunswick. She was an annual resident since 1991 and retired in 1987 from Simplex Time Recorder. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church of Rexton, New Brunswick, and ALANON. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Roger; a son, Ronald, Gardner, Mass.; two daughters, Jeanette Vellegas of California, and Donna McMilleon of Massachusetts; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel.
SHANKLE, MARY LEE, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) in Clayton, Ga., as the result of an automobile accident. A St. Petersburg native, she lived here most of her life before moving to Largo in 1994. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and vice president of the SPHS Alumni Group from 1986 to 1996. Survivors include four sons, Michael, Murphy, N.C., Patrick, Belleview, Mo., Timothy, Tiger, Ga., and Mark, Largo; a brother, Robert K. Stamner, Riverview; a sister, Muriel A. Irwin, St. Petersburg; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Pinellas Park

BALTAZAR, JOSE TAPANG, 94, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Sunshine Village Nursing Home. He was born in Paombong Bulacan, Philippines, and came here in 1990 from Manila, Philippines. He was a retired businessman and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Filipino American Club. Survivors include his wife of 73 years, Feliza; two daughters, Ann Santos, Pinellas Park, and Esperanza Watts, England; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Taylor Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.
DeBOER, WILLIAM J., "BUD," 85, of the Mainlands, Pinellas Park, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. Born in Three Oaks, Mich., he came here in 1978 from Mahtomedi, Minn., where he retired as an appraiser with Federal Land Bank. He was a graduate of Michigan State University, and was an avid golfer, gardener, bowler and bridge player. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Albion, Mich., Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, and the First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Anderson, Marine on St. Croix, Minn.; three sisters, Betty Mason, Seelyville, Ind., and Shirley Fisher and Patricia McKie, both of Three Oaks; a brother, Jack DeBoer, Pensacola; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.
GUADAGNOLI, GREGORY P., 78, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (July 16, 2000) at home. Born in Clinton, Mass., he came here in 1973 from Marlborough, Mass. He was a police officer for the Marlborough Police Department for 18 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II, where he earned a Purple Heart. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Ruth; a son, Gregory P. II, Largo; two brothers, Daniel, Milbury, Mass., and Paul, Clinton; and a foster son, Rocco Piacente, Largo. National Cremation Society, Largo.
VECCHIO, MARY R., 85, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in New York City, she came here in 1973 from Pleasantville, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Ladies Club, golf club and bowling league for Mainlands Unit 6. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Salvatore; two sons, John, Dallas, and Richard, Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Thomas Simone, Babylon, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

ALCOTT, MARTIN, "MARTY," 42, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at home. Born in Philadelphia, he came here in 1995 from Monterery, Calif. He was a lieutenant commander in the Navy from 1980 to 1997. After retiring, he worked as a consultant for Booz-Allen and Hamilton consulting firm. He graduated from the Citadel, and did Naval post-graduate work, earning his master's in financial management. Survivors include his wife of nine years, Lisa Spruill Alcott; his mother, Camille Alcott-Andersen, Walnut Creek, Calif; a brother, Thomas, Seattle; three sisters, Dee Alcott-Rodriguez, Livermore, Calif., Mimi Alcott-Spruill, Davenport, Iowa, and Camille Alcott-Juliano, Williamstown, N.J. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
CLARK, ALLEN, 90, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1993 from his native Alachua, where he was a retired municipal employee and a member of Mount Nebo AME Church. Survivors include a brother, Henry, St. Petersburg; and many nieces and nephews. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
CUFFY, BEATRICE, 45, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000). She was born in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and came here three years ago from St. Thomas. She was an employee of the housekeeping department at St. Anthony's Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Freeman, Japan, and Alfred Matthias, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Kimra Matthias, Tampa; her mother, Estrice Todman, St. Thomas; four sisters, Judith and Juliette Todman, both of St. Thomas, Helen Todman and Constance Hodge, both of Virginia; a brother; and five grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
DAVIS, WILLIE J., 67, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (July 18, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1950 from his native Tallahassee. He retired as a masonry foreman after 25 years with Delta Tezzaro Construction. He was a member of Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Lillie; four sons, Willie and Frederick Davis, Anthony Lee and John Nelson; nine daughters, Gloria Fain, Adrian Gibbons, Deardria Clark, Rosey Sheeley, Victoria Woodley, Falichia Fisher, Esterlita Williams, Angie Lee and Victoria Cuthbertson, all of St. Petersburg; 44 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
LANGFORD, CATHERINE NAOMA, 89, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. A Washington, D.C., native, she came to St. Petersburg in 1958 from Silver Spring, Md., before moving to Largo in 1999. She was a sewing instructor for 25 years at the Singer Co., St. Petersburg. She was a member of the St. Petersburg China Painting Guild. She was a former member of Holy Family Catholic Church, and was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joan Catherine Athey, Largo, and Margaret Jean Libby, Gray, Maine; a son, Joseph William, Franklin, N.C.; two sisters, Rita Marie Risler, Largo, and Margaret M. Buecherk, Clearwater; a brother, James William Gessford, Lakeland; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
LaSALLE, LOUIS W., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Suncoast Manor Health Center. Born in Louisville, Colo., he came here in 1975 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a retired Air Force brigadier general, who served in the Vietnam War and World War II, and served as the deputy chief of staff of personnel at the Headquarters Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado. He was a 1963 graduate of the University of Wyoming, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree. He was a flying instructor and pilot in the Army Air Forces in the early 1940s, before returning to active duty in the Air Force in 1948. He graduated from the Air Traffic and Control School, Washington, D.C., and assisted during the Berlin Airlift while stationed in Germany. He was an exchange officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, serving as an interceptor controller with the 5th Air Division, Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a past president of the Lakewood Country Club, and was a member of the Retired Officers Association. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; and a daughter, Kathryn Griggs, Land O'Lakes. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 62nd Avenue S Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MOLONEY, STUART G., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. Born in Joplin, Mo., he came here in 1950 from Chicago. He was a drapery salesman for Graber Corp., Tampa, and later was self-employed in the drapery industry until retiring in 1997. He was a member of Second Church of Christ, Scientist, and a member of Nitram Lodge 188, F&AM. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Ruth; two sons, Howard Brown, St. Petersburg, Daniel Claus, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Claus, Colorado Springs. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MURDOCH, HANS JACOB, 92, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (July 22, 2000) at Edward White Hospital. Born in Germany, he came here in 1968 from Chicago, where he was a restaurant owner. Survivors include his granddaughter, Martha J. Relle, Friendship, Wis.; and two great-grandchildren, Louis Jay Relle, Elmhurst, Ill., and Victoria Louise Sternhagen, Friendship. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
NICHOLSON, JACQUELYN J., "JACKIE," 68, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. A native of Cameron, Mo., she came here in 1994 from Bedford, Texas. She was a homemaker, an employee of the CIA, a stewardess for American Airlines, a sales manager for GTE, and an instructor for Dale Carnegie for many years. She attended the Unity Church. Survivors include two sons, Joseph E. III and Jefferson E., both of Clearwater; two daughters, Jennifer Nicholson-Sloan, St. Petersburg, and Julianna Jill Rhinehart, Vista, Calif.; a sister, Peggy Thompson, Cameron; and two grandchildren. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.
OVERCASH, RAY W., 90, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at home. He came here in 1946 from his native China Grove, N.C. He owned Ray's Shell Service, St. Petersburg, for 40 years and was a member of Lealman Church of Nazarene. He was an avid hunter and belonged to various hunting groups throughout the United States. Survivors include two daughters, Connie McConnell and Betty Myers, both of St. Petersburg; two sons, Ray Jr., Miami, and Richard, Sisters, Ore.; and three granddaughters, Teri McConnell, Michelle McConnell, and Crystal Myers, all of St. Petersburg. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
OWENS, DeSHAUNNA DORETHA, infant daughter of Adrian Ulisa Owens and Andrew Newberry, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. Other survivors include a sister, Adrianna Davis, Atlanta; her maternal grandfather, Lawrence Gifford, and her maternal great-grandmother, Johnnie Mae Davenport, both of Albany, Ga.; and her paternal grandparents, James and Euna Newberry, Atlanta. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
SHANKLE, MARY LEE, 71, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (July 20, 2000) in Clayton, Ga., as the result of an automobile accident. A St. Petersburg native, she lived here most of her life before moving to Largo in 1994. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Petersburg High School, and was the vice president of the SPHS Alumni Group from 1986-1996. Survivors include four sons, Michael, Murphy, N.C., Patrick, Belleview, Mo., Timothy, Tiger, Ga., and Mark, Largo; a brother, Robert K. Stamner, Riverview; a sister, Muriel A. Irwin, St. Petersburg; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WAGNER, IVA LEE, 90, of Old Town, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (July 21, 2000) in Crystal River. Born in Point Washington, she came to St. Petersburg in 1925 from Old Town, where she returned in 1979. She was a member of McCrabb Baptist Church, Old Town, and was a former member of Clearview Baptist Church. Survivors include several nieces including Joyce Gibson, Dunnellon, Jacquie Potter, Morriston, and Stella Whitlock, St. Petersburg. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Seminole

BARGA, HILDA AUGUSTA, 89, of Seminole, died Friday (July 21, 2000) at Freedom Square Nursing Center, Seminole. She came here in 1972 from her native Dayton, Ohio, where she retired after 16 years as clerk of the Board of Montgomery County Commissioners. Survivors include a brother, Marvin E. Branies, Jamestown, Ohio; a sister, Florence R. Marasco, Rochester, N.Y.; three nieces; and two nephews. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

HUMPAL, JAMES E., 52, of Seminole, died Wednesday (July 19, 2000) in an accident at the corner of 91st Street and Park Boulevard, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1974 from his native Detroit and worked as a claims adjuster. He was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Jefferey, and a daughter, Jillian Humpal, both of Seminole; his companion, Ann Coryn, St. Petersburg; a nephew; and three nieces. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.