St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Thursday, August 17, 2000

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

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Scores on ACT hit plateau GLACCUM, MARION P., 80, of Beverly Hills, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Jersey City, N.J., she came here nine years ago from Freehold, N.J. She was a secretary for Best Foods, Jersey City, for more than 20 years, and was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Beverly Hills. There are no known survivors. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Beverly Hills.

TRUAN, CLYDE FRANKLIN JR., 75, of Lecanto, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in Knoxville, Tenn., he came here 35 years ago from Atlanta. He was a retired lieutenant for the Strongsville Police Department (Badge 22), Strongsville, Ohio, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Strongsville Masonic Lodge 728 F&AM, Scottish Rite, Ohio, Yaarab Temple Shrine, Atlanta, Citrus Shrine CLub, American Legion 400, Inverness, Blue Knight International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club and Clydes Auto Bowling League, Crystal River. Survivors include his wife, Hilda Cicek Truan; two sons, Franklin III, Atlanta, and Clifford, Texas; a daughter, Sue Ellen Bryant, Knoxville; a stepdaughter, Jane Grannan, Lecanto; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness.

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DAVIS, LOU IVEY "GRANDMA," 80, of Brooksville, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Tarpon Springs, she came here eight years ago from Tampa, where she lived for 22 years. She was a welder for Tampa Ship Yards and during World War II and the Korean War, she was a certified Air Force welder. She was Methodist and a member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 0807, Tampa. Survivors include four sons, Steven A., Brooksville, Garland Ivey, Tampa, Bert R., Boca Raton, and Kenny Apfel, New Port Richey; four daughters, Frances L. Baxter and Mary Davis-Rucker, both of Brooksville, Anita Marie Davis, Land O'Lakes, and Marcella Kimball, St. Petersburg; 19 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

PEDIGO, EUGENE, 68, of Spring Hill, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at home. Born in Glasgow, Ky., he came here 19 years ago from Kentucky. He was a retired tunnel construction crew chief and was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Diana; three daughters, Gina Johnson, Vicki Cocolotta and Anita McWhirter; two brothers, Billy Joe and Garnet; four sisters, Lillian Berryman, Ruthine Nunn, Dorothy Coulter and Betty Jane Minix; and seven grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

PITTMAN, MARY S., 87, of Spring Hill, formerly of Port Richey, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at home. Born in Detroit, she came here 14 years ago from Port Richey. She was a licensed practical nurse and was a member of Northcliff Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Lou Heard, Brooksville; a sister, Jean Zielinski, Warren, Mich.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

SCHMIDT, KARL F., 76, of Spring Hill, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here six years ago from Glendale, N.Y. He was a printing foreman for Swift Co., New Jersey, and was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, Catherine. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Spring Hill.

TATUM, ALBERTA H., 70, of Brooksville, formerly of St. Petersburg and Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Middletown, Ohio, she came here from Pinellas County. She was the owner/operator of Gossip Shop Beauty Salon and was a member of Brooksville Assembly of God Church. Survivors include her husband, D. Gene; two sons, Chris, Palm Harbor, and Chip; a daughter, Brenda Hobbis, Brooksville; a sister, Donna Vandervort, St. Petersburg; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Turner Funeral Homes, Brooksville.

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ADORNO, MARIA, 76, of Dade City, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Heritage Park Specialty Care Center, Dade City. Born in San Tuce, Puerto Rico, she moved to Dade City two years ago from Tampa. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Kingston, N.Y. Survivors include a son, Raymon, Dade City; three daughters, Elizabeth Adorno, Dade City, Margaret Garcia, Tampa, and Carmen Adorno, Kingston; a sister, Olga Miranda, Tampa; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Hodges Funeral Home, Dade City.

APLIN, HENRY R., 88, of Lutz, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at University Community Hospital. Born in De Funiak Springs, he came here in 1931. He was a trim carpenter and was a member of Carpenter's Hall Local No. 696. He was Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Henry Jr., Robert, and Bennie, all of Lutz; four daughters, Jane White, Lutz, Joann Rairigh, Tampa, Janet Scoggins, Mango, and Betty Jo Barton, Dade City; 24 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.

BLANCHARD, WILNER, 42, of Tampa, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000). Born in Haiti, he came here over 19 years ago. He was a cook for Village Inn Restaurants. He was a member of Tampa Gospel and was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, Mary Carol; three sons, Geoffrey W. Black, Chris J. Black and Jefte Blanchard; a daughter, Ashley M. Black; father, Joseph Meridoine Blanchard; two brothers, Fritz and Ernst; and three sisters, Rosie Blanchard, Jesula B. Menes, and Elaine Blanchard. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.

CEPERO, EDUARDO L., 67, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000). Born in Cuba, he came here recently. He was a salesclerk for a grocery store and was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Eduardo Jr., Cuba; a daughter, Beatriz Cepero, Cuba; four brothers, Miguel and Alejandro Cepero, both of Tampa, Andres Diaz, West Palm Beach, and Ramon Diaz, Cuba; three sisters, Ondina Cepero, Tampa, Edilia Diaz, Miami, and Hilda Diaz, Cuba; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

EACHON, DAVID ROY, 32, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. Born in Englewood, Colo., he came here in 1980 from Miami. He was an aircraft pilot and designer. He belonged to the A.A.O.P.A. and was Christian. Survivors include his companion, Dyana Monzo; mother, Joy Eachon Kear, Denver; three brothers, Michael and Stephen, both of Tampa, and John, Denver; and a sister, Trish Hawkins, Phoenix. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.

EARLEY, DORIS L., 78, of Sun City Center, died Thursday (Aug. 10, 2000) at South Bay Hospital. She was born in Cleveland. She was a librarian. Survivors include a son, Daniel, Hiram, Ohio; a daughter, Debby, Sun City Center; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

INMAN, LARRY R., 48, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Sanford, N.C., he came here in 1972. He was a bartender and minor league baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Beasley "Andi"; a daughter, Lisa Student, St. Petersburg; stepfather, Samuel B. Strickland, Dunn, N.C.; two brothers, Tim Inman, Erwin, N.C. and Jimmy Branch, Spring Lake, N.C.; a sister, Joyce Lawrence, Seattle; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Dale Mabry, Tampa.

KITCHEL, KENNETH LEE, 53, of Valrico, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Brandon Regional Medical Center. Born in Logansport, Ind., he came to the area in 1970 from Venice, Fla. He was an electrician. He was a member of the De Soto Lodge No. 105 F&AM, the Kockritz Rifles, 7th Florida Company-B, C.S.A., John T. Lesley Camp No. 1282, IBEW Local No. 915, American Legion Post 159. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran and was a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jane Ann; two sons, Brian C. and Matthew, both of Valrico; mother, Betty Kitchel, Logansport, Ind.; father, Lawrence Kitchel, Venice, Fla.; a brother, Donald, S. Venice, Fla.; two sisters, Jane Hollin, Port Charlotte, and Carol Johnson, Venice, Fla. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.

MAYE, CLARA MAE, 95, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000). Born in Morgan, Ga., she came here in 1990 from Macon, Ga. She was a retired seamstress for Davidson's department store and was a member of First Baptist Church of Temple Terrace. Survivors include a brother, Henry Almand, Macon, Ga.; a sister, Rubye Pearl Stevenson, Amelia Island, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.

METZ, ROBERT JAMES, 47, of Lutz, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000). He was born in Detroit. He was a self-employed maintenance worker and Vietnam Marine veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Julie Metz and Jennifer Metz, both of Taylor, Mich.; a brother, Don, Lutz; two sisters, Nancy Capstick, White Lake, Mich. and Diane Andersen, Livonia, Mich.; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel, Lutz.

METZGER, ANN, 85, of Thonotosassa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. She was a Tampa native and came here in 1989 from Cleveland. She was a homemaker and was a member of Thonotosassa Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include her husband, Austin; a son, John Metzger, Toms River, N.J.; a daughter, Louise Hein, Thonotosassa; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

MOORE, MILDRED I., 76, of Gibsonton, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she came here 30 years ago. Survivors include four sons, David Lee, Columbus, Ohio, Gerald L., Savannah, Ga., Ronald and John Paul, both of Ruskin; a daughter, Nancy Fisher, Gibsonton; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

PALMER, LOIS MARIE, 87, of Brandon, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000). She was born in Laurel Hill and longtime resident of the Tampa area. She was a homemaker. She was a Red Cross volunteer and was a member of Brandon Assembly of God. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Faye Allen, Lithia, and Mary Allen, Plant City; a brother, Fletcher W. Carter, Columbus, Ga.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.

PIREZ, AMELIA, 86, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Taunton, Mass. and lifelong resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include three sons, Manuel and Louis, both of Tampa, and Carl, St. Petersburg; three daughters, Delores Harmon and Gail Woodham, both of Tampa, and Carmen Woodard, North Carolina; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Dale Mabry Chapel, Tampa.

REILLY, WILLIAM P. JR., 77, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at home. Born in Milwaukee, he came here in 1956. He was a Merchant Marine and member of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary H.; a son, William P. III, Dunnellon; five daughters, Theresa Gagne and Mary Tramer, both of Lutz, Pat Mathewson, Odessa, Louise Koschler and Catherine Ahwash, both of Tampa; two brothers, Tom, Los Angeles and Dennis, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Natalie Nelson, Milwaukee and Mary Cermak, Washington D.C.; and 10 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.

RINGELSPAUGH, DONALD "DON," 89, of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000). Born in Sydney, Ohio, he came here in 49 years ago. He was a well-known artist by trade in the area for 51 years. He designed the Kapok Tree Inn restaurants as well as many private homes. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, the International Brotherhood of Painters, and was Brethren. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Martino, Tampa; two brothers, Kenneth and Gerald Ringelspaugh, both of Tampa; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

ROMAN, MARIA A., 70, of Tampa, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Vencor Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, she came here in 1990. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include six daughters, Carmen Suarez Colon, Brandon, Wency Rodriguez and Gladys Rodriguez, both of Puerto Rico, Magaly Rodriguez, Elsie Irrizary, and Nelly Perez, all of Tampa; a son, William Rodriguez, Chicago; a sister, Adelaida Roman, Puerto Rico; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.

TIGUE, MILTON SR., 64, of Brooksville, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home. Born in Winchester, Tenn., he moved to Brooksville 13 years ago from Tampa. He was a sub-contractor in the construction of metal buildings. He was Baptist and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Batten Tigue; a son, Milton Jr., Plant City; three daughters, Darlene Garrison and Fawn Andino, both of Tampa, and Terri Carter, Brooksville; two brothers, Clifton and Charles, both of Tampa; a sister, Brenda Sanders, Winchester; eight grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

VINCENT, JACK ROLAND SR., 79, of Zephyrhills, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he came here 40 years ago. He was a self-employed exterminator. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post III, Z.H. Moose Lodge and First Baptist Church of Zephyrhills. Survivors include his companion, Martie Mickle, Zephyrhills; two sons, Jack R. and Joseph Michael, Tampa; a sister, Shana Lee, Land O'Lakes; two brothers, Stanley L., Land O'Lakes and Lawrence A., Tampa; a sister, Alice Shaffer, Zephyrhills; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

WILBUR, PATRICIA, 75, of Riverview, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. Born in Stanford, Conn., she came here seven years ago from Miami. She was homemaker and was Lutheran. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Seaman; two sons, Dale, Laurel, Md. and Eric, Riverview; a sister, Charlotte Bouey, Douglasville, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.

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BLUVSTEIN, DAVID M., 88, of Port Richey, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at the Arbors at Bayonet Point. Born in Kiev, Russia, he came here 20 years ago from Milwaukee and was an editorial writer for the Milwaukee Journal. Survivors include his wife, Carmela Mary; a son, Dale "Buzz," Germantown, Wis.; two daughters, Helene Prussow "Sugar," Waukesha, Wis., and Linda Bluvstein, Wauwatosa, Wis.; and 10 grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

BRAZEE, NANCY P., 88, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of Hudson, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Bristol, Va., she came to Hudson 27 years ago from Kingsport, Va., and moved to Tarpon Springs two years ago. She was a homemaker and Protestant and past lady president of the Elks Lodge 2284, New Port Richey. There are no immediate survivors. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

CAMPISI, JOSEPHINE MARY, 85, of Holiday, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. She came here 24 years ago from her native Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, the Forest Hill Civic Association, both in Holiday, and a 30 year member of the St. Finbar Rosary Society, Brooklyn. Survivors include her husband, Louis J.; three sons, Salvatore John, St. Petersburg, Ronald Thomas, Cumming, Ga., and Frank Louis, Manalapan, N.J.; five sisters, Edith Vollaro, Yolanda Benvenuto and Angie Colletta, all of Brooklyn, Stella Manaro, Rockaway, N.Y., and Mary Padovani, Lindenhurst, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

COX, DEHORAH LYN, 45, of Land O'Lakes, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000). She came here 23 years ago from her native Lansing, Mich., and was a buyers agent for Home Builders Showcase, Tampa. She was Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Frederick; a daughter, Jordine Zapata, Land O'Lakes; her parents, Bill and Polly Marsh, Houghton Lake, Mich.; three brothers, Tony Wood, Houston, Tim Wood, Houghton Lake, and Larry Wood, New Port Richey; and one grandson. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

COX, WILLIAM MATTHEW, 91, of Holiday, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Southern Pines Nursing Center, New Port Richey. Born in Gary, Ind., he lived in Tampa from 1920 to 1975, moving to Fayette, Ala., and moved here five years ago. He was a retired welder and Methodist. He was a former member of the Brotherhood of Masons. Survivors include a brother, J.T. Cox, Holiday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

GIANCOLA, KATHRYN L., 89, of Port Richey, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Morris, Ill., she came here 25 years ago from Chicago, where she was a telephone operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Co. She was Protestant and a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, Chicago. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Papay, Houston; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.

LAWRENCE, ROY, 86, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Loving Heart Assisted Living Facility. Born in Newport, N.H., he came here 20 years ago from Chelmsford, Mass., and was a quality control engineer for Raytheon, Pittsburgh. He was Protestant and a member of the Amateur Radio Club. Survivors include his wife, Edna; two sons, David, Surrey, N.H., and James, Dublin, Ind.; a daughter, Patricia Murtaugh, Ashland, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

LONDERS, MARY B., 90, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey. Born in Mahanoy Plane, Pa., she came here 56 years ago from New York. She was a retired dietary assistant for Highland Pines Nursing Home and member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Ronald, New Port Richey, and Robert Lee, San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Elizabeth Layton, Wisconsin; and one grandson. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

NORRIS, MILLARD VANCE, 95, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000). Born in Benson, N.C., he came here 33 years ago from Arlington, Va. He was a dispatcher for American Oil Co. with 29 years of service and was the liaison to the Ambassador of Pakistan in 1970. He was a member and deacon of Maximo Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg, the Masonic Lodge 11, Arlington, and member of the Grand Order of Odd Fellows. He was an Army and Coast Guard veteran. Survivors include a son, David, St. Petersburg; two daughters, Loretta Traver, St. Petersburg, and Angelique Stoykov, New Port Richey; a brother, Victor, New Bern, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home & Cemetery, Seminole.

SKERRY, VIRGINIA RUTH, 79, of New Port Richey, died Friday (Aug. 11, 2000) at Hospice House, Dade City. Born in Watertown, N.Y., she came here 16 years ago from Lakewood, N.J. She was Baptist. Survivors include a son, Gary Bahm, New Port Richey; a brother, Wallace Porter, Santa Ana, Calif.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.

SMART, ROBERT E., 80, of Port Richey, formerly of Largo, died Friday (Aug. 11, 2000). He was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., came to Largo in 1982 from Saratoga, N.Y., and moved to Port Richey four months ago from Largo. He was a retired New York state employee and an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include two brothers, James L., Port Richey, and Harrison A., Schenectady, N.Y.; and a sister, Marion Garney, Dundee. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

STEBBINS, BETTY J., 77, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Cedar Springs, Mich., she came here 28 years ago from Sheridan, Mich., and was co-owner of Stebbins Funeral Home, Sheridan and Stanton, Mich. She was a member of Community Congregational Church, New Port Richey, and a volunteer at the Hernando-Pasco Hospice and the North Bay Medical Center. Survivors include two sons, Bruce Braman, Belding, Mich., and Rev. Robert M. Braman, Port Richey; a daughter, Carol L. Fancett, Sheridan; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

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BARRENTINE, STACEY S., 68, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. He was born in St. Augustine and came here in 1972 from England. He worked as a salesman for a welding-supply company after he retired from the Air Force with the rank of master sergeant. He was a veteran of the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. He was Baptist, a Mason and a member of the VFW and the Air Force Sergeants Association. Survivors include his wife, Helga; two sons, Stacey II, Palm Harbor, and Joe, Dunedin; a daughter, Nellie Ruark, North Lauderdale; his mother, Sarah Barrentine, and a sister, Bettye Hooker, both of Hornell, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

CRABLE, ALVIN L. JR., 80, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Sherman, Texas, and came here in 1990 from Tulsa, Okla., where he retired after 12 years as the human resources director for Albert Equipment Co. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He graduated with a masters degree from Oklahoma State University. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo, a past president of the YMCA in Noralk, Conn., and a member of the American Legion and the Kiwanis, both in Tulsa. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; three sons, James L., Las Vegas, Jeffrey L. of Connecticut, and William J., Tokyo; a daughter, Marianne Langston, New York City; and a sister, Martha Jo Jordan, Oklahoma City. National Cremation Society, Largo.

EASTWOOD, W. NORMAN, 94, of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Ashton, Underlime, England, and came here in 1974 from New York City, where he retired as vice president of Merritt-Chapman & Scott, and was assistant construction superintendent for the building of the Empire State Building. He was an associate member of Church of the Isles Congregational, Indian Rocks Beach and a member of Marble Collegiate Church, New York City. He was a member of Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, a past president of Holiday Isles Shrine Club, past president of Sand Key Club Condominium Association, and past master of Tabernacle Lodge and past president of the Men's League of Marble Church, both of New York City. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Alma; a son, Norman W., Palos Verde, Calif.; a daughter, Diane Plotkin, Huntington Beach, Calif.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

FELL-ARNOLD, KAREN LYNN, 36, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. She was born in Denver and came here in 1993 from New Hampshire. She was a homemaker and Southern Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Christopher Arnold; two daughters, Amanda Arnold, Clearwater, and Shaunda Stacy, Waterford, Ohio; a son, Anthony, Clearwater; her parents, Patricia and Frank E. Fell III, Clearwater; two sisters, Sunne Reid, Clearwater, and Kelly Marie Stacy, Waterford, Ohio; and a brother, Frank E. Fell IV, Abita Springs, La. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

GIESE, MILDRED J., 85, of Clearwater, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in the late 1980s from her native Chicago, where she was a corporate attorney for 27 years and worked in the company of Sonnenshein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal Attorneys. She was a member of St. Brendan Catholic Church and the church's Woman's Guild, the Morton Plant Hospital Foundation, and the Greater Clearwater Library Foundation, all of Clearwater. Survivors include three cousins, Eleanor and Marilyn Giese and Irene Trzyna, all of Chicago. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.

RICHARDS, HELEN M., 93, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., and came here in 1960 from Kansas City, Mo., where she worked as a manager of a bakery. She was Catholic. Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Allenbrand, Clearwater, Margaret Higdon, Memphis, Tenn., and Sally Pierce, Kansas City, Kan.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

ROSATI, HELEN M., 76, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Paterson, N.J., and came here in 1989 from Wayne, N.J. She was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Chapter 11 DAV Auxiliary, Clearwater. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Daniel J. Kensak, Winter Park, and two sisters, Frances Giordano, Newark, Del., and Dorothy Dakak, Toms River, N.J. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

STEPHENS, SALLY LOU, 82, of Tampa, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Holmes Residential Care, Tampa. She came to Clearwater in 1924 from her native Dothan, Ala., and moved recently to Tampa. She attended the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, where she made friends with singer Ray Charles, and in her career as an entertainer, she sang with the Eddie Durham All Women's Band, Durham, N.C., and the Arthur Stephens Band, Tampa. She owned and operated Sally's Record Shop in Clearwater and from 1968-1971 she operated the concession stand at the Cleveland Street Post Office. She was a member of the historical Mount Olive AME Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Herbert Carr, Oakland, Calif.; three grandchildren, Sharolyn Carr and Christopher Riley, both of Clearwater, and Lavaris Carr, St. Petersburg; a great-granddaughter; a nephew, Levoisa "Sonny" Duncan Jr., Clearwater; and two cousins, Emma L. Grant, Clearwater, and Jimmie L. Bradley, Tampa. Young's Funeral Home, Clearwater.

WEINZIMER, DOROTHY, 87, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Palm Garden of Clearwater nursing home. She was born in Poland and came here in 1973 from Corona, N.Y. She attended Temple B'Nai Israel, Clearwater, and was a member of the temple's Friendship Club and the Golda Meir Center. Survivors include three daughters, Sheila Seiler, Oldsmar, Florence Weinzimer, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Eileen Koniak, New York City; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

ZELONY, DR. ABRAHAM, 86, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in New York City and came here in 1987 from Patchogue, N.Y., where he was a dermatologist and practiced for 40 years. He was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel, Clearwater, and Temple Bel El, Patchogue. He was a diplomat for the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Medical Association and the Florida Dermatology Association. Survivors include his wife, Frances; two daughters, Judy Parrott, Los Angeles, and Dale Rhoads, Westboro, Mass.; two sisters, Isabelle Malkof, Lake Worth, and Bess Drayer, Brooklyn, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.

Largo

FOLSOM, JO ANN, 62, of Largo, died Friday (Aug. 11, 2000) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. She was born in Tampa and was a lifelong area resident. She worked as a private security officer and was a singer. She was Christian. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Damian, Huntington Beach, Calif., and a grandchild. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
HUMPHREY, JACK W., 60, of Largo, died Tuesday (Aug. 8, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He came here in 1960 from his native Wheeling, W.Va., and worked as a manager of mobile home parks, and was a certified home health care nurse's aide. He was an Army veteran and Protestant. Survivors include four sons, Jack W. Jr., Spring Hill, Jamie Ferruso, Fort Lauderdale, and Steven Johnson and Anthony Humphrey, both of Wheeling; four sisters, Helen A. Phillips, Clearwater, and Mary Barrett, Dolly Humphrey and Kathy Britton, all of Wheeling; a brother, Dale E., Wheeling; 16 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Abbey Affordable Cremation and Funeral Service, Largo.
KARMGARD, ARVID FRANZ, 88, of Largo, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He came here in 1952 from his native Chicago, where he retired as the owner and operator of a wholesale meat market. He was a member of Sylvan Abbey United Methodist Church of Clearwater. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and member of a Masonic Lodge in Chicago. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Virginia; two daughters, Carol Wheat, Seminole, and Holly Jobson, Durango, Colo.; two grandsons, Christopher Wheat, Palo Alto, Calif., and Stephen Jobson, Durango.; and nine nephews. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
TRUDEAU, DONNA DEE, 25, of Largo, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Dunedin and was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bill, a son, Donovan, two daughters, Desiree Nicole and Darcey Elizabeth Trudeau, her mother, Julia Steward, her father, William Baran, a brother, Fred, and a sister, Deanna, all of Largo. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

ANDERSON, JAY K. "ANDY," 80, of Seminole, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Sun Coast Hospital, Largo. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., and came here in 1963 from Marianna. He was a certified flight instructor and an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He was awarded a Silver Star. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Margaret; a son, Barry, Cincinnati; two daughters, Elizabeth Keller, Chevy Chase, Md., and Cynthia Peterson, Silverdale, Wash. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
BERGER, RENATE K., 59, of Seminole, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. She was born in Bonn, Germany,and came here in 1973 from Philadelphia. She worked for 23 years as a waitress at Rube's Restaurant in Seminole. Survivors include her husband, Gus J.; a daughter, Petra Lemieux, Franklin, N.C.; five sisters and a brother, all in Germany. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
SHEETS, THE REV. HERSCHEL MARION, 63, of Seminole, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. He was born in St. Petersburg and was a lifelong area resident. He was minister of King of Kings Fellowship Church, St. Petersburg and he was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Barbara; a daughter, Diane Kautz and a son, Scott Sheets, both of Largo; his mother, Ada Sheets, Clearwater; and two granddaughters, Jessica Caraway, Palm Harbor, and Sarah Sheets, Largo. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

BEREOLOS, NICHOLAS J., 88, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at IHS, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1975 from his native Kankakee, Ill. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Esther; and two sons, Thomas and James, both of Kankakee. National Cremation Society, Largo.
RAY, B. BARRY, 72, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Baltimore, he came to Florida in 1987 from Arnold, Md. He was the owner of Kennedy Stationery Co., Baltimore, and was Catholic. Survivors include two brothers, B.J. McCullough, Palm Harbor, and Edward McCullough, Stevensville, Md.; and a sister, Constance Collett, Belleair Bluffs. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
RIDHOLLS, ALMA E., 93, of the Mainlands, Pinellas Park, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. She came here in 1971 from her native Cleveland. She was a retired math teacher in public schools in Ohio. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. Survivors include her husband, Douglas H.; a daughter, the Rev. Jeannne B. Allen, Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, George P. Kerr, Largo; a sister, Mildred Hodge, Fairview Park, Ohio; three grandchildren, Christy White; La Grange, N.C., Neil Allen, Durham, N.C., and Sharon Allen, Stem, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

APPLEBY, PAUL, 60, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in South Carolina, he came here 10 years ago from Miami. He was a bank vice president and a member of Church of Religious Science. Survivors include his father, Henry M., Tampa; a brother, Jim, Miami; and a nephew, Patrick Appleby, St. Petersburg. Forest Lawn Cremation, Port Charlotte.
BLAIR, EDNA R., 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000). Born in Michigan City, Ind., she moved to Tampa in 1946 and to St. Petersburg in 1993. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Sucarichi and Stana "Jeanne" Cook, both of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
BRADLEY, EVELYN, 102, of St. Petersburg died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Murphysboro, Ill., she came here in 1936 from Decatur, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Reeder, St. Petersburg; a son, Dr. James Bradley, Bokeelia; and a grandson, Robert Williams, Cashiers, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home and Cremation Tribute Center - Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
BRONIKOWSKI, LEONARD J., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital of Parkinson's disease. Born in Duluth, Minn., he came here in 1962 from Tower, Minn. He retired after 10 years as a maintenance man for St. Anthony's Hospital. He was a Cub Scout leader, a member of the American Legion and a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, where he was an usher. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Josephine M.; two daughters, Ann Frizzell, Jacksonville, and Barbara Dil, Tampa; two sons, Dr. Jerome, Alpharetta, Ga., and David, Charleston, W.Va.; and seven grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
CAMACHO, GEREMIAS JR., 42, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center, as the result of a stabbing. Born in Washington, D.C., he came here two years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a machinery driver and a Marine Corps veteran. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Julia; a daughter, Edith Camacho, and a son, Jerry, both of Brooklyn; his mother, Gloria; four brothers, Jose Segui, St. Petersburg, Stephen Segui, Philadelphia, and Jimmy Cruz and David Cruz, both of New York City; three sisters, Norma FLores and Carman Rivera, both of Philadelphia, and Annette Velez, New York; Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
CLARK, CYNTHIA DELORES, 39, St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. She was a St. Petersburg native and a former housekeeping supervisor at Ramada Inn, Treasure Island. She was a member of the Word of Life Fellowship Church. Survivors include four sons, Verlee Monroe, Theodore Brown, Dewarren Cox and Teico Atkins, four daughters, Patrice Towns, Arkeela Monroe, Pamela Clark and Quinlillie Cox, her mother, Louise Flucker, her father, Fred Thompson, a brother, Angelo Young, three sisters, Pamela Young, Gwendolyn Monroe, and Veronica Thompson, and 11 grandchildren, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
COLSON, LEO, 63, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at home. Born in Montrose, La., he came here in 1999 from Chicago, where he was an inspector for the American Flange Manufacturing Co. He was an Air Force veteran and Catholic. Survivors include two brothers, John C., Chicago, and Francis C., Pinellas Park; five sisters, Ola Thomas, Irene LaCour, Jean Colson, all of Chicago, Rose Mary Colson, St. Petersburg, and Lizzie Thomas, Jackson, Ga. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
COOPER, JOHN R., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at IHS of St. Petersburg at William and Mary. He came here in 1958 from his native Colwyn, Pa. He was an engineer for the city of St. Petersburg Water Department and a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Masonic Lodge Prospect 578, F&AM. Survivors include his wife of six years, Corazon Butler. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
DAVIS, KEITH A., 82, of Indianapolis, a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Windsor Place of Carmel, Carmel, Ind. He was a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg since 1987. He retired after 25 years as a purchasing engineer for the Allison Division of General Motors Corp. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member and elder of Northminster Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, and Pass-A-Grille Community Church, St. Petersburg, and also of Mystic Tie Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Shrine, the John Purdue Club and the Scientech Club. He was a 1939 graduate of Purdue University. Survivors include his wife, Stella Rose; a daughter, Marcia Hansen, Plano, Texas; a son, Bradley C., Zionsville, Ind.; a stepson, Bruce Backner, Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Pamela Gavitt, Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters, Mary V. Schneider, Davis, Calif., and Patricia A. Bridgford, Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Leppert & Hensley Mortuary, Nora Chapel, Indianapolis.
FLYNN, DR. JAMES H. SR., 93, of Verona, N.J., a former seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Greenville Retirement Center in West Orange, N.J. Born in Paterson, N.J., he maintained a home in St. Petersburg from 1976 to 1990. He was a podiatrist in private practice for 40 years, retiring in 1972. He was a 1929 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. He was the 1947 U.S. individual saber champion and was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team and bronze medal saber team and was the 1950 and 1951 U.S. national saber team champion. He was an international official at the 1946 Olympic Games in Japan, at the Central American Games in Guatemala and Venezuela and at the World Fencing Championships in Philadelphia. He served several terms as chairman of the New Jersey Division of Amateur Fencers League of America. He was a life member of the U.S. Fencing Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he organized the Verona Recreation Department's fencing club and taught fencing at the Adirondack Southern School, St. Petersburg. He was an air raid warden in Verona during World War II and was a member of the New York Athletic Club, Boy Scouts of America, the Verona Senior Citizens and the Old Guard of Caldwell. He also was a member of the St. Petersburg Shuffle Board Club, the Fencing Club at Lake Maggiore Rod and Gun Club and was an avid bowler and tennis player well into his 80s. Survivors include two sons, James H. Jr. and Robert Martin; a daughter, Patricia VanHouten; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Prout Funeral Home, Verona, N.J.
GATES, LEO PAUL, 45, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he came here in 1990 from Texas. He was an automobile mechanic. Survivors include his mother, Leora, Maine; three sisters, Eve Gates, Pinellas Park, Donna Gates, Texas, and Diane Pelligno, Miramar; a brother, Dana, Clearwater; a companion, Kathleen Saldana, St. Petersburg; and six nieces and four nephews. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
HEIKES, JULIA A., 89, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Morrow, Ohio, she came here in 1985 from Great Falls, Mont. She retired from Sears in Great Falls after 20 years as an accountant. Survivors include four sisters, Olive Wattelet, Morro Bay, Calif., Janet Henry, Waverly, Ohio, Vera Nichols, St. Petersburg, and Agnes Nichols, Rising Fawn, Ga. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
HELMANTOLER, ERVIN L., 90, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). He was born in Metropolis, Ill., and came here in 1976 from Harvey, Ill. He was a farmer and retired from the maintenance department at Atlantic Richfield. Locally, he was a member of Cornerstone Free Methodist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Alberta A.; a son, John, St. Petersburg; and a daughter, Jennifer Crosson, and a grandson, Bill Crosson Jr., both of Seminole. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
HOULE, MARIE ROSE, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at the Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Dolphins' View. Born in Lewiston, Maine, she came here in 1973 from East Hartford, Conn. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include five sisters, Irene Boilard, Teresa Cote, Corona Lamontagne, Elsie Dubuc, and Shirley Mailliux, all of Lewiston; a grandson, Richard Houle, East Hartford; and a granddaughter, Susan Wiken, West Sumner, Maine; and four great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KISER, N. LaMONT "MONTY," 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Shippenville, Pa., he came here in 1965 from Livingston, N.J. He retired as director of engineering for an electron tube manufacturer. He was a Mason and a 1935 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He belonged to Kappa Nu and Eta Tau Alpha Engineering Honor Society and was a member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and Christ United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Janet M.; two daughters, Jean K. Miller, Hightstown, N.J., and Judy K. Owens, Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
TENNANT, JOHN S., 84, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in Providence, R.I., he came here in 1998 from DeLand. He was a retired Florida Department of Transportation engineer. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, DeLand, and the Knights of Columbus. He was an assistant scout master for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 160, DeLand, and a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Marion F.; two sons, Paul E. Tennant and Ronald N. Pomerleau, both of Brandon; and a nephew, John A. Tennant, Daytona Beach. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
TOPPING, JENNIFER LYNN, infant daughter of Stephanie Jackson and Jeffrey Topping, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Survivors include her maternal grandmother, Mary E. Jackson, St. Petersburg; her paternal grandfather, John Topping, St. Petersburg; and her paternal grandmother, Janice Gann, Jacksonville. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WAIDE, ROSELLA M., 88, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Vencor Hospital -- St. Petersburg. Born in Essex, Ill., she came here in 1981 from Kankakee, Ill. She was a retired promotional detail clerk for General Foods in Kankakee. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reform Church, Kankakee, and American Legion Auxiliary Post 85, Kankakee, for 60 years. Survivors include a sister, Elaine L. Leeson, St. Petersburg; a granddaughter, Linda Peed, Fort Myers; and a grandson, Thomas H. Walters, Safety Harbor. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Treasure Island

HEINTZ, GERTRUDE ANNA, 85, of Treasure Island, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, she came here in 1958 from Long Island, N.Y. She owned a delicatessen and enjoyed the beach and walking. Survivors include two sons, Gunter, Seminole, and Ferdinand "Fred," Palm Harbor; a sister, Lotchen Kienbaum, Munich, Germany; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

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SMURAGLIA, THERESA, 81, of Gulfport, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Curlew Care Home, Clearwater. She came here many years ago from her native New York City. She was a retail cashier and a member of Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.

Pinellas Park

BEREOLOS, NICHOLAS J., 88, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at IHS, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1975 from his native Kankakee, Ill. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Esther; and two sons, Thomas and James, both of Kankakee. National Cremation Society, Largo.
RAY, B. BARRY, 72, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Baltimore, he came to Florida in 1987 from Arnold, Md. He was the owner of Kennedy Stationery Co., Baltimore, and was Catholic. Survivors include two brothers, B.J. McCullough, Palm Harbor, and Edward McCullough, Stevensville, Md.; and a sister, Constance Collett, Belleair Bluffs. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
RIDHOLLS, ALMA E., 93, of the Mainlands, Pinellas Park, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. She came here in 1971 from her native Cleveland. She was a retired math teacher in public schools in Ohio. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. Survivors include her husband, Douglas H.; a daughter, the Rev. Jeannne B. Allen, Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, George P. Kerr, Largo; a sister, Mildred Hodge, Fairview Park, Ohio; three grandchildren, Christy White; La Grange, N.C., Neil Allen, Durham, N.C., and Sharon Allen, Stem, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren. Osgood-Cloud Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pinellas Park.

St. Petersburg

APPLEBY, PAUL, 60, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in South Carolina, he came here 10 years ago from Miami. He was a bank vice president and a member of Church of Religious Science. Survivors include his father, Henry M., Tampa; a brother, Jim, Miami; and a nephew, Patrick Appleby, St. Petersburg. Forest Lawn Cremation, Port Charlotte.
BLAIR, EDNA R., 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000). Born in Michigan City, Ind., she moved to Tampa in 1946 and to St. Petersburg in 1993. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Sucarichi and Stana "Jeanne" Cook, both of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
BRADLEY, EVELYN, 102, of St. Petersburg died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Murphysboro, Ill., she came here in 1936 from Decatur, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Reeder, St. Petersburg; a son, Dr. James Bradley, Bokeelia; and a grandson, Robert Williams, Cashiers, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home and Cremation Tribute Center - Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
BRONIKOWSKI, LEONARD J., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital of Parkinson's disease. Born in Duluth, Minn., he came here in 1962 from Tower, Minn. He retired after 10 years as a maintenance man for St. Anthony's Hospital. He was a Cub Scout leader, a member of the American Legion and a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, where he was an usher. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Josephine M.; two daughters, Ann Frizzell, Jacksonville, and Barbara Dil, Tampa; two sons, Dr. Jerome, Alpharetta, Ga., and David, Charleston, W.Va.; and seven grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
CAMACHO, GEREMIAS JR., 42, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center, as the result of a stabbing. Born in Washington, D.C., he came here two years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a machinery driver and a Marine Corps veteran. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Julia; a daughter, Edith Camacho, and a son, Jerry, both of Brooklyn; his mother, Gloria; four brothers, Jose Segui, St. Petersburg, Stephen Segui, Philadelphia, and Jimmy Cruz and David Cruz, both of New York City; three sisters, Norma FLores and Carman Rivera, both of Philadelphia, and Annette Velez, New York; Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
CLARK, CYNTHIA DELORES, 39, St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena. She was a St. Petersburg native and a former housekeeping supervisor at Ramada Inn, Treasure Island. She was a member of the Word of Life Fellowship Church. Survivors include four sons, Verlee Monroe, Theodore Brown, Dewarren Cox and Teico Atkins, four daughters, Patrice Towns, Arkeela Monroe, Pamela Clark and Quinlillie Cox, her mother, Louise Flucker, her father, Fred Thompson, a brother, Angelo Young, three sisters, Pamela Young, Gwendolyn Monroe, and Veronica Thompson, and 11 grandchildren, all of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
COLSON, LEO, 63, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at home. Born in Montrose, La., he came here in 1999 from Chicago, where he was an inspector for the American Flange Manufacturing Co. He was an Air Force veteran and Catholic. Survivors include two brothers, John C., Chicago, and Francis C., Pinellas Park; five sisters, Ola Thomas, Irene LaCour, Jean Colson, all of Chicago, Rose Mary Colson, St. Petersburg, and Lizzie Thomas, Jackson, Ga. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
COOPER, JOHN R., 79, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at IHS of St. Petersburg at William and Mary. He came here in 1958 from his native Colwyn, Pa. He was an engineer for the city of St. Petersburg Water Department and a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Masonic Lodge Prospect 578, F&AM. Survivors include his wife of six years, Corazon Butler. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
DAVIS, KEITH A., 82, of Indianapolis, a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Windsor Place of Carmel, Carmel, Ind. He was a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg since 1987. He retired after 25 years as a purchasing engineer for the Allison Division of General Motors Corp. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member and elder of Northminster Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, and Pass-A-Grille Community Church, St. Petersburg, and also of Mystic Tie Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Shrine, the John Purdue Club and the Scientech Club. He was a 1939 graduate of Purdue University. Survivors include his wife, Stella Rose; a daughter, Marcia Hansen, Plano, Texas; a son, Bradley C., Zionsville, Ind.; a stepson, Bruce Backner, Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Pamela Gavitt, Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters, Mary V. Schneider, Davis, Calif., and Patricia A. Bridgford, Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Leppert & Hensley Mortuary, Nora Chapel, Indianapolis.
FLYNN, DR. JAMES H. SR., 93, of Verona, N.J., a former seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Greenville Retirement Center in West Orange, N.J. Born in Paterson, N.J., he maintained a home in St. Petersburg from 1976 to 1990. He was a podiatrist in private practice for 40 years, retiring in 1972. He was a 1929 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. He was the 1947 U.S. individual saber champion and was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team and bronze medal saber team and was the 1950 and 1951 U.S. national saber team champion. He was an international official at the 1946 Olympic Games in Japan, at the Central American Games in Guatemala and Venezuela and at the World Fencing Championships in Philadelphia. He served several terms as chairman of the New Jersey Division of Amateur Fencers League of America. He was a life member of the U.S. Fencing Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he organized the Verona Recreation Department's fencing club and taught fencing at the Adirondack Southern School, St. Petersburg. He was an air raid warden in Verona during World War II and was a member of the New York Athletic Club, Boy Scouts of America, the Verona Senior Citizens and the Old Guard of Caldwell. He also was a member of the St. Petersburg Shuffle Board Club, the Fencing Club at Lake Maggiore Rod and Gun Club and was an avid bowler and tennis player well into his 80s. Survivors include two sons, James H. Jr. and Robert Martin; a daughter, Patricia VanHouten; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Prout Funeral Home, Verona, N.J.
GATES, LEO PAUL, 45, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he came here in 1990 from Texas. He was an automobile mechanic. Survivors include his mother, Leora, Maine; three sisters, Eve Gates, Pinellas Park, Donna Gates, Texas, and Diane Pelligno, Miramar; a brother, Dana, Clearwater; a companion, Kathleen Saldana, St. Petersburg; and six nieces and four nephews. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
HEIKES, JULIA A., 89, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Morrow, Ohio, she came here in 1985 from Great Falls, Mont. She retired from Sears in Great Falls after 20 years as an accountant. Survivors include four sisters, Olive Wattelet, Morro Bay, Calif., Janet Henry, Waverly, Ohio, Vera Nichols, St. Petersburg, and Agnes Nichols, Rising Fawn, Ga. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
HELMANTOLER, ERVIN L., 90, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). He was born in Metropolis, Ill., and came here in 1976 from Harvey, Ill. He was a farmer and retired from the maintenance department at Atlantic Richfield. Locally, he was a member of Cornerstone Free Methodist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Alberta A.; a son, John, St. Petersburg; and a daughter, Jennifer Crosson, and a grandson, Bill Crosson Jr., both of Seminole. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
HOULE, MARIE ROSE, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at the Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Dolphins' View. Born in Lewiston, Maine, she came here in 1973 from East Hartford, Conn. She was a homemaker and Catholic. Survivors include five sisters, Irene Boilard, Teresa Cote, Corona Lamontagne, Elsie Dubuc, and Shirley Mailliux, all of Lewiston; a grandson, Richard Houle, East Hartford; and a granddaughter, Susan Wiken, West Sumner, Maine; and four great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KISER, N. LaMONT "MONTY," 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Shippenville, Pa., he came here in 1965 from Livingston, N.J. He retired as director of engineering for an electron tube manufacturer. He was a Mason and a 1935 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He belonged to Kappa Nu and Eta Tau Alpha Engineering Honor Society and was a member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and Christ United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Janet M.; two daughters, Jean K. Miller, Hightstown, N.J., and Judy K. Owens, Charlotte, N.C.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
TENNANT, JOHN S., 84, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in Providence, R.I., he came here in 1998 from DeLand. He was a retired Florida Department of Transportation engineer. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, DeLand, and the Knights of Columbus. He was an assistant scout master for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 160, DeLand, and a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Marion F.; two sons, Paul E. Tennant and Ronald N. Pomerleau, both of Brandon; and a nephew, John A. Tennant, Daytona Beach. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
TOPPING, JENNIFER LYNN, infant daughter of Stephanie Jackson and Jeffrey Topping, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2000) at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Survivors include her maternal grandmother, Mary E. Jackson, St. Petersburg; her paternal grandfather, John Topping, St. Petersburg; and her paternal grandmother, Janice Gann, Jacksonville. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
WAIDE, ROSELLA M., 88, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Vencor Hospital -- St. Petersburg. Born in Essex, Ill., she came here in 1981 from Kankakee, Ill. She was a retired promotional detail clerk for General Foods in Kankakee. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reform Church, Kankakee, and American Legion Auxiliary Post 85, Kankakee, for 60 years. Survivors include a sister, Elaine L. Leeson, St. Petersburg; a granddaughter, Linda Peed, Fort Myers; and a grandson, Thomas H. Walters, Safety Harbor. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

Treasure Island

HEINTZ, GERTRUDE ANNA, 85, of Treasure Island, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, she came here in 1958 from Long Island, N.Y. She owned a delicatessen and enjoyed the beach and walking. Survivors include two sons, Gunter, Seminole, and Ferdinand "Fred," Palm Harbor; a sister, Lotchen Kienbaum, Munich, Germany; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.