Wednesday, August 15, 2001

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Clearwater

• FRUSTER, MARIAN M., 78, of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Chapin, Ill., and came here in 1968 from Tuskegee, Ala. She was a social worker and worked for the Pinellas Opportunity Council, Clearwater. She was Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Adkins, Clearwater; three sons, Barry McNeil, Jacksonville, Donald McNeil, Davie, and Robert McNeil, New Port Richey; four grandchildren, Lamont Atkins, Clearwater, Shane McNeil and Nicholas McNeil, both of Jacksonville, and Warren Atkins, Lompoc, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, For Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• HALSTEAD, JOHN M., 83, of Clearwater, formerly of Temple Terrace, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Integrated Health Services of Clearwater under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Elk Township, Pa., and came here in 1999 from Wellsboro, Pa. He retired as a machinist for the Borden Dairy Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War II (1937-1946) and was serving aboard the USS Philadelphia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a member of the Independent Bible Church, Wellsboro, the Quarter Century Club of Borden Dairy. He was a model-train collector and fisherman. Survivors include two sons, Terry, Largo, and Lynn, Wellsboro; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
• HAYES, SAMUEL S., 84, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1965 from Wilmette, Ill. He graduated from Loyola Academy and the University of Chicago and retired from J. Walters Industries. He was a member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, Safety Harbor, and Countryside Country Club. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; a daughter, Mary H. Sutherland, Tampa; a son, Samuel S. Hayes Jr., Alpharetta, Ga.; and four grandchildren Matthew Hayes, Christian Hayes, Christine Sutherland and Kimberly Sutherland. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• MARRERO, ALEXANDER, one year-old son of Desiree and Abraham Marrero of Clearwater, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg. He was born in New York City and came here from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was Catholic. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Debbie and Hector Echevarria, Brooklyn. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Dunedin.
• PETCEL, GEORGE H., 88, of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Hillsboro, Wis., and came here in 1966 from Chicago. He worked as an automobile service manager. He was a member of Curlew United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Barbara Going, Great Falls, Mont.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Dunedin.

Dunedin

• BEAN, E. PATRICIA, 79, of Dunedin, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home after a long illness. She was born in Haverhill, Mass., and came here in 1954 from Plaistow, N.H. Through the years, she was a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church and Light of Christ Catholic Church, both of Clearwater, and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin, and a member of Dunedin Country Club, in which she was active in the Women's Golf Association and a former champion. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Norman A.; two sons, N. Brian, Palm Harbor, and Leeward J., Clearwater; a brother, James A. Costello, Grass Valley, Calif.; a sister, Barbara Marston, Amesbury, Mass.; and four grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• SMITH, ROBERT W. "SMITTY," 75, of Dunedin, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., and came here in 1987 from Fort Washington, Md. He retired after 20 years in the Navy in which he worked as a metalsmith. He later worked for the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Md., and the security department at the Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head, Md. He was a volunteer firefighter and paramedic for 15 years with the Accokeek Fire Department in Maryland and a volunteer leader and commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America in Rhode Island, Maryland and Newfoundland. He was president of the PTA for the Friendly Senior High School, Fort Washington. He worked for Mega Direct, today known as Journal Communications, Clearwater, and was an active member of the Leto High School Band Boosters, Tampa. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Teresa C.; five daughters, Roberta L. Smith, Oldsmar, Dorothy A. Keyes, Tampa, Kathy Durden, Pensacola, Penny Warner Manchester, Md., and Christine E. Smith, Mountainview, Calif.; a son, John R., Bradenton; 17 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Oldsmar

• LEE, COY R., 70, of Oldsmar, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Harborside Healthcare of Tampa Bay, Oldsmar. He came here in 1956 from his native Rogersville, Tenn., and owned and operated Buccaneer Erectors Inc., Oldsmar. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Choptack, Tenn., Baptist Church, Tampa Bay Masonic Lodge 252, Safety Harbor, the Oldsmar Parks & Recreation Board and Veterans Wall Committee. He was a former member of the Oldsmar Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy H. "Dotty;" two sons, Daniel C. "Danny," and Charles J. "Charlie," both of Oldsmar; two daughters, Cindy Lee O'Leary, Oldsmar, and Molly L. Arvidson, Minnetonka, Minn.; a brother, Kyle, Rogersville; two sisters, Alva Poe, Kingsport, Tenn., and Lyda Greene, Rogersville; and four grandsons. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.

Largo

• FREEBURG, AL, 69, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1962 from Alabama. He owned and operated Oxford Industries, Largo, since 1973. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Indian Rocks Beach; Mensa; Boy Scout Troop 368, St. Petersburg; and Masonic Lodge 173, Montgomery, Ala. Survivors include his wife of 11 years, Denna; a son, Carl, Seminole; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• KERNS, RUSSELL F., 79, of Largo, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1989 from Philadelphia. He retired as an inspector for Boeing Vertol, Philadelphia, and for 15 years he played professional baseball with the Baltimore Orioles. He was an Army veteran of World War II and Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Gloria G.; two sons, Shawn, Largo, and Kevin, Dothan, Ala.; a sister, Donnie Catzen, Baltimore; and a granddaughter, Courtney Kerns, Dothan. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
• LANGER, FRANK, 68, of Largo, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Montgomery, Ala., and came here in 1971 from Willow Springs, Ill. He worked as a general contractor for Paragon, Tampa, and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Anona United Methodist Church of Largo and Indian Rocks VFW Post 10094. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Katherine "Kay;" two daughters, Diane Seckler-Dingle, and Donna Langer-Lefebvre, both of Largo; two brothers, Clemens, Hudson, and Fred, Fort Worth, Texas; and three grandsons, Eric Seckler, Sean Dingle and Nicholas Lefebvre, all of Largo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
• POLLAK, CAROL, 54, of Largo, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in San Francisco and came here in 1987 from Olathe, Kan. She was a registered nurse and worked for more than seven years with Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. Previously she worked for the Western Mental Health Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Thomas; a son, Thomas N. Jr., Baltimore; a daughter, Kimberly Pollak, Largo; her parents, Capt. C.P. and Betty Simpson, Windsor, Calif.; two sisters, Nancy Thompson, Windsor, Calif., and Barbara Simpson, Seattle; a brother, Charles P. Simpson, Flagstaff, Ariz.; and two grandchildren, Tyler Pollak and Brooke Pollak, both of Baltimore. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.
• SCHROEDER, DOROTHY, 79, of Largo, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1983 from her native Buffalo, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo. Survivors include two granddaughters, Lisa Camoin, Ballston Spa, N.Y., and Kelly Cunningham, Seattle; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Palm Harbor

• BRINK, NORMAN GEORGE, 80, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (July 27, 2001) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in Littleton, Colo., and came here recently from Edina, Minn. He graduated from Princeton University with a doctorate in chemistry in 1944. He retired in 1975 as a research chemist with Merck & Co., Rahway, N.J., where he served as director of bio-organic chemistry and director of university relations. He was a proctor fellow for Princeton University and a Merck foreign fellow to the Nobel Medical Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He headed a team of chemists that crystallized the first vitamin B-12 in 1947 and published numerous articles on isolation, chemical structure and biochemical functions of a variety of naturally occurring compounds of biological and medicinal import. After retiring he was the chemistry liaison for graduate students at University of California, San Diego, from 1975 to 1980 in La Jolla, Calif. He was a member of Sigma X and an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa Society at Princeton. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; and a sister, Marion Meyer, San Diego. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.
• ELLERD, MARGARET E., 78, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Funston, Ga., and came here in 1945 from Moultrie, Ga. She was a homemaker. She was a charter members of Curlew Baptist Church, Palm Harbor, and enjoyed gardening and cooking. Survivors include two sons, William T., Dunedin, and Terry N., Palm Harbor; two daughters, Virginia L. Carsey, Dunedin, and Marilyn A. Toole, Vernon; two sisters, Evelyn Culpepper, Augusta, Ga., and Juanita Davis, Valdosta, Ga.; two brothers, Lee Ashley Johnson Jr., Pavo, Ga., and Nick Johnson, Wimauma,; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• HARRISON, ALICE E., 86, of Palm Harbor, died Saturday (Aug. 11, 2001) at Manor Care Dunedin nursing home. She was born in Chicago and came here in 1973 from Barrington, Ill. She worked as a secretary for Pure Oil, now Union Oil. She was a member of Kirk of Dunedin church. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Harrison of Orlando. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel.
• JAMES, RAYMOND A., 83, of Palm Harbor, died Friday (Aug. 10, 2001) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. He was born in Celeron, N.Y., and came here in 1982 from Portage, Mich. He retired as an account executive with Norton Co., Worcester, Mass. He was a member of United Church of Christ, Highland Lakes Homeowner's Association, Palm Harbor, and Birmingham Masonic Lodge 44, Birmingham, Mich. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor B. James, Palm Harbor; three daughters, Martha James, Oldsmar, Olivia James, Ketchum, Idaho, and Kathleen James, Southfield, Mich.; and three grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• LEIGHTON, SYLVIA, 88, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home. She was born in Vienna, Austria, and came here in 1999 as a winter resident of Palm Beach from Port Washington, N.Y. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Ahavat Shalom Reform Temple, Palm Harbor, Hadassah and Women's American ORT. Survivors include a son Lennard A., Clearwater; a daughter, Rhonda H. Weston, Palm Harbor; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• WARD, CHARLES G., 83, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Southard, Okla., and came here in 1971 from Philadelphia. He was active for 18 years in missionary service in South America, and covered five countries. For 35 years he was associated with the Rev. Billy Graham and his worldwide ministries. He was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include two sons, Charles G. Jr., Palm Harbor, and Robert M., Clearwater; a daughter Margaret Jean Sanchez-Nieto, Playa Del Rey, Calif.; a brother, the Rev. Elmon E. Ward, Burnsville, Minn.; a sister, Lola I. Rice, Bonita Springs; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

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Seminole

• METTLER, DOROTHY E., 82, of Florence, S.C., formerly of Seminole, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) in Florence. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she came here in the late 1970s from Ohio and moved to Florence in 1999. She was a secretary. Survivors include a daughter, Marsha Falck, Florence; two granddaughters, Michelle Figgins, West Unity, Ohio, and Wendy Stykemain, Defiance, Ohio; and two great-grandchildren. Cain-Poston Funeral Home, Florence.
• TAPP, CATHERINE BARNES, 63, of Seminole, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home. Born in Virginia, she came here in 1987 from Reston, Va. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, James Edward; a son, Keith Edward, Seminole; a sister, Covana Hughes, Baltimore; a brother, Clarence Barnes, Philadelphia; and a sister, Fran Gray, Cleveland. Myers Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Gulfport.

Gulfport

• MANSEL, JAMES J. "JIM," 94, of Gulfport, died Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2001) at Concordia Manor. Born in New York City, he came here in 1977 from Rhode Island. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He was a professional pianist and entertainer and played for clubs in the Chicago and Buffalo, N.Y., areas. He volunteered with his wife at the Sunshine Center, area nursing homes and retirement centers under the name "the Islanders." He was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Maria. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

Madeira Beach

• COLE, LESLIE HUNTER, 64, of Madeira Beach, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Moscow, Ohio, he came here in 1994 from East Brunswick, N.J. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a self-employed television technician and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Yolanda; a son, David L., Baltimore; a daughter, Sandra L. Raymond, Whitehouse Station, N.J.; a brother, James, Chesterfield, Va.; a sister, Mary Stueber, Vermont; and five grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

• ALMEIDA, EMMA C., 81, of Hudson, formerly of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Tandem Health Care of Bayonet Point. She moved to Pinellas Park in 1992 from her native New Bedford, Mass., and to Hudson in 1995. She was a homemaker and was a Catholic. Survivors include a son, Gene, Natick, Mass.; a daughter, Gwen Medeiros, Hudson; and a grandson, David Medeiros, Natick. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• AUGUSTINE, PAUL P. SR., 57, of Pinellas Park, died Saturday (Aug. 11, 2001) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here 21 years ago from his native Middletown, Conn. He was an Army veteran and retired as a foreman at a wood mill. He was a Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Paul P. Jr., Pinellas Park, and Mark, Largo; a sister, Joan Cataudella, Pembroke Pines; and three grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Services, Largo.
• NEALE, CLIFFORD L., 88, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here from his native Peapack, N.J., in 1931. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a carpenter's mate. He retired in 1975 as a superintendent for Pinellas Lumber. He was a Protestant. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Frances V.; two sons, Donald C., Live Oak, and Dennis R., Burton, S.C.; a daughter, Barbara Touchton, Cantonment; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ROBERTS, HAZEL M., 85, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (Aug. 10, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Missouri, she came here 46 years ago from Michigan. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pinellas Park. Survivors include a brother, Gerald Courtney, and a sister, Helen Aiken, both of Canada; and three nephews. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

• BEAUCAGE, RUTH, 74, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 11, 2001) at Manor Care Nursing Home. Born in Riverside, R.I., she came here 33 years ago from Pawtucket, R.I. She was a homemaker and a member of Meadowlawn Presbyterian Church. Survivors include three sons, Arthur L. Daugherty, Central Falls, R.I., Robert Beaucage and Gerard Beaucage, both of Pinellas Park; two daughters, Helenjean Daugherty, Pinellas Park, and Michele Bosse, Clearwater; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gulf Breeze Cremation and Burial Society, Largo.
• BRASSLEY, MARGERY ANN, 68, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home. Born in Quincy, Mass., she came here in 1989 from Wareham, Mass. She was a Catholic and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Survivors include three daughters, Diane Manor and Mary Welch, both of St. Petersburg, and Cynthia Lankford, Booneville, Ark.; six sons, James Roberts, Casa Grande, Ariz., David Roberts of Hawaii; Donald Roberts, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Thomas Roberts, Ogden, Utah, Edward Roberts, Treasure Island, and Eugene Roberts, St. Petersburg; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Dunedin.
• CUTHBERT, VIRGINIA MAE "GINNY," 85, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. She came here in 1952 from her native Crafton, Pa. She retired after 29 years as a registered nurse for the University of South Florida Research Department. She was a Presbyterian and a member of Order of Eastern Star in Pennsylvania. Survivors include three nieces, Beverly Stoviak, Pittsburgh, Constance Andrews, Naples., and Carole Owens, Philadelphia; a nephew, Carl Beckman, Cheverly, Md.; and several grandnieces and grandnephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ELLIS, HELEN F., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home. She came here in 1960 from her native Baltimore. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Bible Fellowship Church. Survivors include two sons, Donald, Daphne, Ala., and Preston Lee, St. Petersburg; and a grandson. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• EVERIDGE, JAMES, 79, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Dunedin.
• GONITSKI, WALTER A., 81, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Aug. 10, 2001) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Throop, Pa., he came here in 1978 from New Brunswick, N.J. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a cabdriver. Survivors include a son, Walter A. Jr., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Judith Patrick, Tampa; two grandchildren, Walter A. Gonitski III, New Jersey, and Robert Patrick, Tampa; and five great-grandchildren. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
• HAHN, MYRON F., 80, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Orchard, Iowa, he came here in 1971 from Rockford, Iowa. He was a watchmaker and worked for 20 years for Bond Jewelers. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Marian; four sons, Dennis, Nehalem, Ore., Galen and Garry, both of Pinellas Park, and Steven, St. Petersburg; a brother, Levern, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• LANEVILLE, BRUCE R. "THE BRUCE," 46, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2001) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He came here in 1998 from his native Brooklyn, N.Y., where he retired after 20 years from the maintenance department of the New York City Housing Authority. He was active in Boy Scouts of America and was an Eagle Scout. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and was past Grand Knight in Brooklyn. Locally, he was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. He was an avid softball player and was named most valuable player in his league in 1995. Survivors include two daughters, Tara and Crystal, both of Brooklyn; his mother, Florence, and a sister, Florence M. Laneville, both of Pinellas Park; two brothers, Lance, Blakeslee, Pa., and Scott, St. Petersburg; and several nieces and nephews. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• McKENZIE, THEODORE "TEDDY BEAR," 65, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2001) in Miami. He came here from his native Colebrook, N.H., in 1978 and lived here until 1999. He retired after 30 years with the Navy and after 20 years as a director of security for Derby Lane. He was a 1953 graduate of Mount Assumption Institute, Plattsburgh, N.Y., and a member of Fleet Reserve Association. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Patrick and Kevin, and a daughter, Kathy Anderson, all of Berlin, N.H.; a sister, Francis Zubillaga; and six grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• MORELLI, DR. NICHOLAS F., 82, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2001) at Edward White Hospital. He came here in 1973 from his native Catskill, N.Y., where he was a dentist in private practice. He was a graduate of Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery. He was a member of the American Dental Association, the New York State Dental Society and Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi fraternities. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the American Legion in Catskill. Locally, he was a member of St. Therese Byzantine Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Christine; a daughter, Christine "Tina" Dunn, Farmington, Pa.; a son, Edward F., Catskill; a brother, Frank A., Indian Rocks Beach; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Service, St. Petersburg.
• PRYOR, PATRICK JOHN, 35, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at home of a gunshot wound. Born in Racine, Wis., he moved here three months ago. He was a Catholic. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• ROGERS, DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, 50, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. He was a St. Petersburg native. He was a 1969 graduate of Gibbs High School, where he was captain of the football team, and attended Florida A&M University. He worked for the St. Petersburg recreation services department and was a member of St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; two sons, Douglas Jr. and Ahbfilundrick Brown, four daughters, Sheena Patrice Rogers, Trina Rogers, Yolanda Rogers and Angel Rogers, and his mother, Emma Lean Rogers, all of St. Petersburg; three brothers, Melvin, Santa Ana, Calif., Odell, St. Petersburg, and Alfred, Orlando; three sisters, Nadine Rogers, Atlanta, Harriet Rogers Watson, Los Angeles, and Theridean Rogers, St. Petersburg; and two grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• ROLLS, EARL D., 72, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 14, 2001) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. He came here in 1964 from his native Waverly, N.Y. He was an Army veteran and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He retired as a truck driver. Survivors include two sons, Jeffery, St. Petersburg, and Dave, California; a daughter, Debbie Rolls, New York; and a grandson. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• STREETER, GRACE V., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 13, 2001) at Sunrise at North Shore. Born in Newark, N.J., she came here in 1967 from Chatham, N.J. She was a Red Cross volunteer during World War II and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Eldred "Bill"; and two nephews. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• TENAGLIA, MARIE "BABE," 89, of Troupsburg, N.Y., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 12, 2001) at McAuley Manor in North Hornell, N.Y., after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, she came here in 1972 and moved to Troupsburg in 1998. She worked for Saks in New York City and Swivelier in Nanuet, N.Y. She was a member of the Regis Pacis choir in Brooklyn and attended St. Anne's Church in Hornell, N.Y. Locally, she attended the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle. Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Aldo; two sons, James, Troupsburg, and Ronald, Fairborn, Ohio; a brother, Joseph Muriana, Staten Island, N.Y.; a sister, Alice Bertolotti, Long Island, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Bishop and Johnson Funeral Home, Hornell.
• TUCKER, MARY ELIZABETH LEWIS, 39, of Ocala, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Aug.9, 2001) at home. Born in Jacksonville, she came here in 1984 from Danville, Ky., and moved to Ocala in 1996. She was a graduate of Severna Park High School, Severna Park, Md., and attended Centre College in Danville and Florida State University. She was an interior decorator in Ocala. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta fraternity, Junior League of St. Petersburg and Ivy Circle of the Garden Club in Ocala. Survivors include two sons, Jackson and Brandon, and a daughter, Kristina Elizabeth Tucker, all of Ocala; her parents, Robert K. and Wendy Gardiner Lewis, Danville; a sister, Mona Lewis Boatwright, Washington, D.C.; and a brother, Robert K. Lewis III, Lexington, Ky. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• VON SCHACHT, FRED, 90, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Aug. 9, 2001) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1951 from his native Milwaukee. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a professional wrestler from 1932 to 1954 and Pacific Coast heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950. Survivors include a niece, Beverly Altinger, Palmetto; a grandniece, Cherie Loyd; and a grandnephew, Michael Altinger. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• WILSON, LAWRENCE BERTRAM "BERT," 85, of Floral City, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 11, 2001) at Mariner Health Care of Inverness. Born in Ridgeway, S.C., he moved to Floral City in 1974 from St. Petersburg. He retired after 25 years from the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines as an X-ray technician. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Maxine; a brother, Fletcher, Inverness; a sister, Nell Gaertner, Hendersonville, N.C.; several nieces and nephews. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.
 





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