St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Friday, August 18, 2000

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

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BARTSCH, EVELYN HENNEKES, 66, of Homosassa, died Sunday (Aug. 13, 2000) at home. Born in Cincinnati, she came here 18 years ago from Lake Lure, N.C., and was a licensed practical nurse. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Frank; two sons, Steve Spitzig, Dallas, and Mike Spitzig, St. Petersburg; two daughters, Catherine Brandell, Chicago, and Debbie Spitzig, Dallas; a brother, Ed Hennekes, Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Claire Ballaban, Cincinnati, and Janet Ellis, Dayton, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River/Lecanto.

FOSS, EARL B., 75, of Crystal River, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Mariner Health, Inverness. Born in Maine, he came here 12 years ago and was a retired citrus grove manager. He was Protestant. Survivors include a son, Patrick, Crystal River; and several grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

ROTH, BARNEY A., 78, of Inverness, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Philadelphia, he came here nine years. He was a retired air safety specialist for the government. Survivors include three sons, Mark A., Fort Worth, Texas, James H., Sendai, Japan, and Dr. Steven Roth, Inverness. Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inverness.

TAGGART, HELEN MARIE, 65, of Homosassa, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000). Born in Medford, N.J., she came here 15 years ago from Pemberton, N.J., and was a bartender. She was Methodist and a member of the Crystal River Women of the Moose Lodge 1434. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Huston, Gloucester City, N.J., and George Huston, Mantua, N.J.; two daughters, Mary Ann Jost, Mount Ephraim, N.J., and Helen Thomas, Mantua; several brothers and sisters; and seven grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

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CARYOFILLES, CLEANTE W., 38, of Broooksville, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., he came here 16 years ago from Miami. He was a custom welder for Day Enterprises, Brooksville, with six years of service. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, Charles Baum, Brooksville; a daughter, Carla Baum, Brooksville; his parents, Gerald and Charlotte Garneau, Brooksville; three brothers, Brian Garneau, Phoenix, Gerald Garneau, Hudson, and Matthew Caryofilles, Arizona; a sister, Marcia Caryofilles, Rensselaer, N.Y.; and one grandson. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville.

SWEENEY, ALICE E., 78, of Winter Haven, formerly of Spring Hill, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Jersey City, N.J., she was a homemaker and member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Richard Sr.; a son, Richard Jr., Bartow; a daughter, Kathleen Sweeney, Winter Haven; and a sister, Ruth Freid, Winter Haven. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill.

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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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ARCAND, MICHAEL M., 34, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Woonsocket, R.I., he came here 11 years ago from Bellingham, Mass. He was a store manager for 7-Eleven, New Port Richey, and a semi-pro wrestler for the past 10 years under the name "Michael Marcello" and wrestled for WCW, ICW and IPW. Survivors include three sons, Michael and Robert, both of Woonsocket, and Brian Viera, New Port Richey; two daughters, Falon Arcand, Woonsocket, and Andrea Viera, New Port Richey; his mother, Estelle L. Beauregard Arcand, Bellingham; a brother, Theodore W. Jr., Bellingham; a sister, Joanne M. Sousa, Bellingham; and companion, Pamela Bevis, New Port Richey. Cartier's Funeral Home, Bellingham, Mass.

BIESZKI, LORETTA R., 87, of Hudson, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at National Health Care Center, Hudson. She came here 26 years ago from her native Chicago where she was a telephone operator for Illinois Bell Co. with 35 years of service. She was a member of Light of Christ Catholic Church, Clearwater. There are no known immediate survivors. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

BLACK, JOAN P., 71, of Port Richey, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Astoria, N.Y., she came here 14 years ago from Copiague, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, Port Richey, the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Sons and Daughters of Erin. Survivors include three daughters, Karen Pottorff and Joan Black, both of Port Richey, and Donna Schick, Hudson; a brother, George Elkins, Smithtown, N.Y.; a sister, Patricia Dillon, Sarasota; and three grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

BRETZIUS, WILLIAM RICHARD SR., 80, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. Born in Coshocton, Ohio, he came to Dunedin 19 years ago from Detroit and moved to New Port Richey one year ago. He was a retired manager for General Motors Training Center, Detroit, with 24 years of service. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne M.; a son, William R. Jr., New Port Richey; a daughter, Susan J. Cad, Londonderry, N.H.; a brother, John, Coshocton; a sister, Marjori Lilja, Coshocton; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

COX, DEBORAH 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.

CULLITON, THOMAS A. JR., 87, of Hudson, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. He came here from his native Trenton, N.J., and was the owner of several gas stations. Survivors include his wife, Agnes E.; a son, Thomas A. III, Clearwater; a brother, Dick, Trenton; two sisters, Mary McDougall and Ann Flynn, both of Trenton; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

deWALDEN, RICHARD R. "BUMPY," 67, of Franklin, N.C., formerly of Port Richey, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000). Born in Port Richey, he moved to Franklin seven years ago. He was an auto technician for Jim Brown Chrysler-Dodge dealership. Survivors include his wife, Maryann; a stepson, Carl J. Roach Jr., Port Richey; a daughter, Patricia A. Lanphar, Snellville, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Patricia C. Roach, Franklin; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Asheville Mortuary Services, Asheville, N.C.

ENGELHARDT, WALTER A., 94, of Hudson, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Germany, he came here nine years ago from Pittsburgh. He was a retired fleet manager for Dime Savings Bank of New York and a member of the Faith Lutheran Church, New Port Richey. Survivors include two daughters, Ingeborg Dingler, Port Richey, and Carol Mockalis, Vidalia, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.

FREEBURN, WALLI MARGARETE, 85, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (Aug. 5, 2000). Born in Berlin, Germany, she came here from Washington, D.C. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a sister, Inge Kuhnel, Oerrel, Germany. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.

HARTSHORNE, GERTRUDE F., 67, of New Port Richey, died Thursday (Aug. 17, 2000) at home. She came here nine years ago from her native Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, New Port Richey. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Walter; three sons, Steven, Atlanta, Bill, Quakertown, Pa., and Thomas, Stafford, Va.; two daughters, Jean Styles, Bayonne, N.J., and Mary Jane Moran, Brooklyn; two sisters, Joan McGowan, Canoga Park, Calif., and Jane King, New Port Richey; and nine grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.

LEVINE, BERNARD W. "BEN," 82, of New Port Richey, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Detroit, he came here 17 years ago from Brighton, Mich. He was a sales manager for International Minerals Corp., Detroit. He was Jewish. Survivors include his wife, June L.; two daughters, Nancy Levine, Detroit, and Judy Miller, Dearborn, Mich.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

LEVINE, BEVERLY F., 76, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Richey Manor Nursing Home. Born in Clinton County, Ohio, she came here 35 years ago from North Carolina. She was a supervisor of classified ads for the St. Petersburg Times. She was Protestant. Survivors include four brothers, Nicholas Vandervort, Sabina, Ohio, Nathan Vandervort, Wilmington, Ohio, David Vandervort, Clarksville, Ohio, and Bruce Vandervort, Orlando; and four sisters, Judith Wilson, Tennessee, Nancy Kelly, Wilmington, Delilah Stowers, Zionville, Ind., and Martha Vandervort, Orlando. Family Funeral Care, Tarpon Springs.

MacNEIL, CLIFFORD JAMES, 81, of Hudson, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Springfield, Mass., he came here 12 years ago from Westfield, Mass., and was a salesman. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and the Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, both in Hudson. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Barkett, Charlestown, R.I.; a brother, Raymond, Fort Pierce; a sister, Mildred Soffan, Feeding Hills, Mass.; and one granddaughter. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

MARSHALL, RUBY P., 82, of Lutz, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000). Born in Coffee County, Ala., she came here 54 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church, Lutz. Survivors include a son, William J., Tallassee, Ala.; a daughter, Jo Anne Reese, Crestview; two brothers, Robert Murdock, Ocala, and Wilmer Murdock, Enterprise, Ala.; two sisters, Christell Spear, Samson, Ala., and Sara Bowden, Kinston, Ala.; and two grandsons. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel, Lutz.

NAGY, MARGARET O., 87, of Hudson, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Arbors at Bayonet Point-Hudson. Born in South Norwalk, Conn., she came here 22 years ago from Norwalk, Conn. She was an assembly worker for Burndy Corp. and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Jasmine Lakes Civic Association. Survivors include a brother, Joseph F. Horvath, Norwalk. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

NORRIS, MILLARD VANCE, 95, of New Port Richey, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 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.

STERNER, JAMES C. JR., 83, of New Port Richey, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. He came here 13 years ago from his native Berwick, Pa. He was a manager of Buckhorn Truck Stop, Bloomburg, Pa., and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Holiday Community Fellowship Church, and the Chester McKay Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7987, New Port Richey. Survivors include his wife, Laberta; a daughter, Christine Davis, Nescopeck, Pa.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.

WEEKS, GLADYS A., 78, of Dade City, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice House, Hudson. Born in Terra Ceia, she came here 28 years ago from Immokalee. She was a farm worker in the agriculture industry and Baptist. Survivors include a brother, M.C. Connell, Tampa; and three sisters, Edith Chancey, Lacoochee, Wealthy Pheils, Dade City, and Shirley Brock, Zephyrhills. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

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Clearwater

BANNISTER, WILLIAM H., 79, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1984 from Sayville, N.Y., where he worked as a supervisor for Pepsi-Cola. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a life member of DAV Chapter, Sayville. Survivors include a son, William H., Edison, N.J., a stepdaughter, Patricia Galaway, Long Island, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
ELLIOTT, RAYMOND GEORGE, 90, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Regency Oaks Nursing Center, Clearwater. He was born in Jefferson City, Mo., and came here in 1973 from St. Louis, where he was a teacher and baseball coach for 26 years at Beaumont High School. He was inducted into the Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame, the Greater St. Louis Athletic Association Hall of Fame and the Northeast Missouri University (Truman State) Sports Hall of Fame, He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Eastgate Masonic Lodge 355 and the Scottish Rite, all of Clearwater, and the Moolah Shrine Temple, St. Louis. National Cremation Society, Largo.
KISER, N. LaMONT "MONTY," 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was born in Shippenville, Pa., and came here in 1965 from Livingston, N.J. He lived in Clearwater from 1986-1998. He retired as director of engineering for an electron tube manufacturer. He was a Mason and a 1935 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Kappa Nu and Eta Tau Alpha Engineering Honor Society and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. 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.
McDOUGALL, MARION, 72, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. Survivors include a sister, Florence Stewart of Canada. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
OVENS, DORA JANE, 92, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare, Clearwater. She was born in McAfee, N.J., and came here in 1970 from Blairstown, N.J. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Order of Eastern Star (OES). Survivors include a daughter, Margaret O. Post, Clearwater; a son, William G., Terre Haute, Ind.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
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 City, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
WETMORE, WILLIAM S., 69, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare of Tampa Bay, Oldsmar. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., and came here in 1993 from Hartford, Conn., where he worked as an interior decorator for the Vinick Co. He graduated from Duke University. Survivors include a sister, Virginia W. King, Concord, Mass.; and two nieces, Mary Evelyn Arnold, Sonoma, Calif., and Rev. Dr. Leslie Anne King, Grinnell, Iowa. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Dunedin

BRETZIUS, WILLIAM RICHARD SR., 80, of New Port Richey, formerly of Dunedin, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. He was born in Coshocton, Ohio, came to Dunedin in 1981 from Detroit, and moved a year ago to New Port Richey. He retired after 24 years as a manager for General Motors Training Center, Detroit. He was an Army Air Corps veteran and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin. Survivors include his wife of 56 years; a son, William R. Jr., New Port Richey; a daughter, Susan J. Cad, Londonderry, N.H.; a brother, John, and a sister, Marjori Lilja, both of Coshocton; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
DYDEK, THADDEUS C. "TED," 64, of Dunedin, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He came here in 1996 from Warren, Mich., and was a retired tool and die maker. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Dunedin. Survivors include a daughter, Debra A. Resovsky, Tarpon Springs; a son, Gary; and two grandchildren, David and Rachel Resovsky. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

BUCKLEY, CHARLES JOSEPH, 72, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. He came here in 1974 from his native Brooklyn, N.Y., where he retired as a police officer from the New York City Police Department. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seminole, the Suncoast Police Benevalent Association and the Retired NYC Policemen's Association. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Margaret; six sons, Charles, Brian, Eugene and Michael, all of Largo, and Danny and Shawn, Seminole; two daughters, Janine Cherry and Shannon Gilmore, both of Seminole; two brothers, Walter, Orlando, and Eugene, Hempstead, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
JOHNSON, EDWIN ARTHUR, 90, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1993 from Melrose Park, Ill. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and a 32nd degree Mason and past master of Leyden Laurel Masonic Lodge 1047 and past patron of OES Chapter 816, all of Franklin Park, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Todd Johnson; a daughter, Arlene J. Phillips, Largo; a son, Edwin R., Delavan, Wis.; a brother, Melvin, Elkhart, Ind.; three sisters, Edna Jakubczyk, Melrose Park, Lucille Connors, Chicago, and Delores Ramer, Philadelphia; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
TRUDEAU, DONNA DEE, 25, of Largo, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Dunedin, attended Largo High School, and was a lifelong area resident. She worked in the office of Yellow Cab, Clearwater, and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bill, a son, Donovan, Largo; two daughters, Desiree Nicole and Darcey Elizabeth Hartzell, both of Tampa; her mother, Julia Saunders, her father, William Baran, both of Largo, and a brother, Fred McIntosh, all of Largo; two sisters Deanna Straub, Pinellas Park, and Jeanette of Pennsylvania; her maternal grandmother, Kay Whitten, Largo; two nieces, including Jessica Hartzell, Tampa; and three nephews, including Shawn Paul McIntosh, Largo, and Dylan Sowder, Pinellas Park; 22 cousins, 11 aunts and eight uncles. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Oldsmar

HOLCOMB, DOROTHY B., 89, of Oldsmar, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Springfield, Ohio, and came here in 1961 from Dayton, Ohio. She was a homemaker and Presbyterian. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Holcomb, Oldsmar; a son, Joseph Paul, Dayton; four grandchildren, Steven A. McFarland, Oldsmar, Mark Holcomb, Cincinnati, Jim, Springfield, and Susan, Champaign, Ill.; and four great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

DAVID, NATHAN, 83, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Aug. 17, 2000) Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1997 from his native St. Louis, where he worked as a glass contractor for more than 50 years in the company that was founded by his father, Morris Glass Co. He was a member of Temple Israel, St. Louis. Survivors include two sons, Scott, Oldsmar, and Todd, Dallas; two daughters, Stacy Pressman, Oldsmar, and Mindy Dent, San Diego; and six grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Beth David Chapel, St. Petersburg.
MILLER, DOROTHY MAE, 79, of Palm Harbor, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at home. She was born in Flint, Mich., and moved to Palm Harbor in 1996 from Lakeland. She was a homemaker and a member of Heritage Baptist Church of Lakeland. Survivors include a son, David E., Palm Harbor; two daughters, Carolyn J. Humbarger, Portland, Ore., and Joycelyn E. Block, Lakeland; a sister, Marilyn Seitz, Coldwater, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens, Lakeland.

Seminole

BURGETT, DANNY CARL, 48, of Bradenton, formerly of Seminole, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He was born in Omaha, Neb., came to Seminole in 1970 from Iowa, and moved in 1992 to Bradenton. He owned and operated Westcoast Title & Abstract Co. of Sarasota and Bradenton. He was Catholic and a member of the River Club. Survivors include his wife, Germaine; two sons, Thomas and Joseph, both of Gainesville; a stepson, Andrew Pascoe, Bradenton; and a brother, Jerry, Ottumwa, Iowa. Shannon Funeral Home, Westview Chapel, Bradenton.

Tarpon Springs

BRAZEE, NANCY P., 88, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of Hudson, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. She was born in Bristol, Va., came to Hudson in 1973 from Kingsport, Va., and moved in 1998 to Tarpon Springs. She was a homemaker and Protestant and past president of Elks Lodge 2284, New Port Richey. There are no immediate survivors. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.

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North Redington Beach

WHIPPLE, WALLACE,, of North Redington Beach, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, after a long illness. He came here from California in 1996. He was a former U.S. Department of State diplomat, serving in many countries, from Vietnam to Chile. He also was director of the Museum of Folk Art in New York City and executive officer of the American Stamp Dealers Association. He was a graduate of Stanford University. Survivors include his wife, Sharon; a sister, Shirley Koenen, Bakersfield, Calif. four nieces; and six grandnieces and grandnephews. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Seminole.

Pinellas Park

BENGSTON, ELEANOR C., 75, of Pinellas Park, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Chicago, she came here in 1982 from Northfield, Ill. She was a waitress in the cafeteria at Honeywell and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Mark A., Phoenix, and Kenneth, St. Petersburg; and a sister, Charlotte Gebrke, Fort Myers. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
HETTINGER, HENRY H. SR., 73, of Pinellas Park, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he came here in 1982 from Niagara Falls, N.Y. He was an auto detailer for Guarantee Auto. He was a World War II Navy aircraft gunner. Survivors include three daughters, Carol Critelli, Pinellas Park, Mary Winker, Niagara Falls, and Lilla Henry, Tampa; three sons, Henry Jr., Pinellas Park, Kevin, Largo, and James, Honeoye, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg

BENNETT, DOREATHA, 82, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Lake City, she came here in 1931. She was a retired certified nursing assistant and a Project Playpen mother for the Juvenile Welfare Board. She was a longtime member of Bethel Community Baptist Church, where she performed various missionary duties in homes, hospitals and nursing homes. She also served as a Sunday school and Baptist Training Union teacher, and was a member of the Senior Fellowship Auxiliary and a cook for the Food Service Committee. Survivors include two daughters, Johnnie Mae Howard and Valerie Williams, both of St. Petersburg; a son, William "Frogue," St. Petersburg; two sisters, Rosa Lee Peterson, St. Petersburg, and Catherine Wrighten, Gainesville; three brothers, Sam Nattiel, Riviera Beach, Freddie Lee Nattiel, Archer, and Curtis Devard, St. Petersburg; 10 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
CAPOCY, ALFRED, 82, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1955 from his native Chicago. he was a manager for Sears Automotive Center in Chicago and the former downtown St. Petersburg store for 22 years. He later worked for Bekins Moving and Storage. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 10093, Clearwater. He was an avid bowler in several city leagues and attended St. Raphael's Catholic Church, St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Bruce A., a daughter, Karen M. Cannon, both of St. Petersburg; three grandsons; and one great-grandson. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
BERRY, MILDRED R., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Aug. 17, 2000) at Colonial Care Nursing Center. Born in Ulster, N.Y., she came here in 1994 from Bridgeport, Conn. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include nine daughters, Patricia Violano, Cheryl Barber, both of St. Petersburg, Geraldine Gemza, Stratford, Conn., Audrey Hartman, Stroudsburg, Pa., Jacqueline Turner, Milford, Conn., Joanne Yates, Phoenix, Paulette McRae, Bridgeport, Denise Dean, Mesa, Ariz., and Doreen Berry, Kissimmee,; two sons, Edward Berry, Stratford, and C. Miles Cohen, Milford; 27 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
DESMOND, DORIS, 99, of St. Petersburg, did Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Egret Cove Center. Born in Boston, she came here in 1992 from East Elmhurst, N.Y. She was a riveter at Republic Aviation during World War II and foster parent for 25 years with the Spence Agency, New York City. She was a member of Bethel Community Baptist Church and a former member for 30 years of First Baptist Church in East Elmhurst, where she was a Sunday school teacher and served on the Mothers Board. Survivors include a daughter, Frances Darden, St. Petersburg; three grandsons, Peter Desmond, San Francisco, and John and Bill Darden, Orlando; 14 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
GIBBONS, GARTH, 40, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
HOPKINS, GAYLE PATRICIA, 54, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Boston, she came here in 1974 from Morehead City, N.C. She was an accounting clerk for Pinellas Association for Retarded Children. Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Paul; three sons, Brian Hopkins, Travis Hopkins and Timothy Houle, two daughters, Deborah Shaver and Jennifer Hopkins-Hosmer, and a grandson, Stephen Shaver, all of St. Petersburg. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HOUSTON, CHARLES J. JR. "CHARLIE," of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home under the care of hospice. Born in Chester, Pa., he came here in 1970 from Philadelphia. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a registered nurse and retired from St. Anthony's Hospital after 25 years. He was a member of Church of the Transfiguration. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Saundra; two daughters, Barbara and Dolores Houston, both of St. Petersburg; a son, Charles J. Houston, Burlington, Wash.; a brother, J. Richard, Bala-Cynwyd, Pa.; two sisters, Phyllis Jones, Levittown, Pa., and Bette Owle, Vero Beach; four granddaughters; and four great-granddaughters. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home and Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
HUSTA, VICTORIA, 99, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Aug. 17, 2000) at Menorah Manor. Born in Pittsburgh, she came here in 1955 from Cleveland. She was a registered nurse and a member of Congregation B'nai Israel and its sisterhood. She was a member of the Jewish Women's Council, Shalom Hadash and the VFW 246 Jewish Veterans Auxiliary. Survivors include a sister, Eva Feldman, St. Petersburg. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
JANES, WINSTON COLLINS, 64, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here in 1972 from his native Houston. He was an ordained minister with Independent Assemblies of God International and an Air Force veteran. Survivors include three sons, Winston C. III, Cave Junction, Ore., Frank, Bartlett, Tenn., and Timothy, St. Petersburg; two daughters, Janet Aguis, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Stormy Schro, St. Petersburg; two brothers, Joel, Houston, and Jerry, Merritt Island; and five grandchildren; and a companion and caregiver, Katherine Schmidt. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.
LUCE, RUTH S., 76, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. She came here in 1961 from her native Bristol, Conn. She was a retired registered nurse at St. Petersburg General Hospital and an Army veteran of World War II. She was Catholic and a member of Elks Lodge 2217, Pinellas Park. Survivors include a son, David, and a daughter, Sharon L. Luce, both of St. Petersburg; two sisters, Catherine Dunn, Bristol, and Anne Whitecage, Oak Harbor, Ohio; and a grandson, Michael Cook, Sterling, Va. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
MATTHEWS, GLADYS E., 82, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. She came here in 1925 from her native Prattsburgh, N.Y. She was Presbyterian. She was a member of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and a former member of the All Children's Hospital Guild. Survivors include a niece, Beverly Grubb, Kennesaw, Ga.; and a nephew, Douglas E. Matthews, Knoxville, Tenn. John S. Rhodes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
McCONNELL, WILLIAM, 66, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
McFALL, CLARA MARGARET COX "PEGGIE," 94, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. Born in Camden, N.J., she came here six years ago from Atlanta. She was a trust officer at the Fulton National Bank of Atlanta. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Lioness Club and the Women's Club. Survivors include a son, Dr. Frederick G. Jr., St. Petersburg; a daughter, Nellie Joe Baker, Atlanta; a cousin, Alice Ratcliffe, Sarasota; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
POWERS, BETTY, 70, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Born in Point Pleasant, W.Va., she came here in 1965 from Omaha, Neb. She was a secretary for the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines, retiring after 32 years. Survivors include her husband, Walter; a son, David, Pasadena, Md.; a brother, Edwin Koblentz, Ventura, Calif.; a sister, Edna Schmidt, Orlando; and two grandchildren. David C. Gross Funeral Homes and Crematory, Central Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
REINKEMYER, WILLA, 97, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. Born in Dublin, Va., she came here in 1960 from Greensboro, N.C. She was a licensed private nurse and a member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a son, Rudy Kersey, Tampa; a daughter, Margaret Keesee, Greensboro; a sister, Virginia McDowell, Walker, La.; a grandson, David L. Ford, Stokesdale, N.C.; five granddaughters, Margaret Forrester, Katherine Keesee, Carole and Mildred Keesee, all of Greensboro, and Debra Greer, Kingsport, Texas, and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.
SHEETS, THE REV. HERSCHEL MARION, 63, of Seminole, formerly of St. Petersburg, 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 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.
TATUM, ALBERTA H., 70, of Brooksville, formerly of St. Petersburg and Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at home. She was born in Middletown, Ohio. She was the owner-operator of Gossip Shop Beauty Salon and 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.
WATSON, GEORGE M., 85, of Portland, Maine, and St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) in a Portland hospital. Born in Van Buren, Maine, he divided his time between St. Petersburg and Portland. He was a regional accounting manager for Suburban Propane, retiring in 1985 after 40 years, and was an accounting manager at the South Portland Shipyard during World War II. He was a 1933 graduate of St. Dunstan University, Prince Edward Island, and a 1935 graduate of Husson College. He was a member of Woodford's Club, Portland, and was a communicant of St. Pius X Church, Portland, and Holy Cross Church, St. Petersburg. He was a former communicant of Sacred Heart Church, Portland. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Red Sox and Celtics. He played fast-pitch softball and Twilight League baseball until he was 40. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Emily; three daughters, Estelle Sanders, New Gloucester, Maine, Catherine Moschetto, Bonita Springs, and Emily Sprague, Duxbury, Mass.; three sons, Rondald F., Buchanan, Mich., George M. Jr., Chevy Chase, Md., and Frank J., Portland; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Conroy-Tully Funeral Homes, Portland, Maine.

Clearwater

BANNISTER, WILLIAM H., 79, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1984 from Sayville, N.Y., where he worked as a supervisor for Pepsi-Cola. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a life member of DAV Chapter, Sayville. Survivors include a son, William H., Edison, N.J., a stepdaughter, Patricia Galaway, Long Island, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
ELLIOTT, RAYMOND GEORGE, 90, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Regency Oaks Nursing Center, Clearwater. He was born in Jefferson City, Mo., and came here in 1973 from St. Louis, where he was a teacher and baseball coach for 26 years at Beaumont High School. He was inducted into the Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame, the Greater St. Louis Athletic Association Hall of Fame and the Northeast Missouri University (Truman State) Sports Hall of Fame, He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Eastgate Masonic Lodge 355 and the Scottish Rite, all of Clearwater, and the Moolah Shrine Temple, St. Louis. National Cremation Society, Largo.
KISER, N. LaMONT "MONTY," 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was born in Shippenville, Pa., and came here in 1965 from Livingston, N.J. He lived in Clearwater from 1986-1998. He retired as director of engineering for an electron tube manufacturer. He was a Mason and a 1935 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Kappa Nu and Eta Tau Alpha Engineering Honor Society and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers. 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.
McDOUGALL, MARION, 72, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at home. Survivors include a sister, Florence Stewart of Canada. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
OVENS, DORA JANE, 92, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare, Clearwater. She was born in McAfee, N.J., and came here in 1970 from Blairstown, N.J. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the Order of Eastern Star (OES). Survivors include a daughter, Margaret O. Post, Clearwater; a son, William G., Terre Haute, Ind.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
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 City, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
WETMORE, WILLIAM S., 69, of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Harborside Healthcare of Tampa Bay, Oldsmar. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., and came here in 1993 from Hartford, Conn., where he worked as an interior decorator for the Vinick Co. He graduated from Duke University. Survivors include a sister, Virginia W. King, Concord, Mass.; and two nieces, Mary Evelyn Arnold, Sonoma, Calif., and Rev. Dr. Leslie Anne King, Grinnell, Iowa. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Largo

BUCKLEY, CHARLES JOSEPH, 72, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 7, 2000) at Oak Manor Nursing Center, Largo. He came here in 1974 from his native Brooklyn, N.Y., where he retired as a police officer from the New York City Police Department. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seminole, the Suncoast Police Benevalent Association and the Retired NYC Policemen's Association. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Margaret; six sons, Charles, Brian, Eugene and Michael, all of Largo, and Danny and Shawn, Seminole; two daughters, Janine Cherry and Shannon Gilmore, both of Seminole; two brothers, Walter, Orlando, and Eugene, Hempstead, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
JOHNSON, EDWIN ARTHUR, 90, of Largo, died Monday (Aug. 14, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in Chicago and came here in 1993 from Melrose Park, Ill. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and a 32nd degree Mason and past master of Leyden Laurel Masonic Lodge 1047 and past patron of OES Chapter 816, all of Franklin Park, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Todd Johnson; a daughter, Arlene J. Phillips, Largo; a son, Edwin R., Delavan, Wis.; a brother, Melvin, Elkhart, Ind.; three sisters, Edna Jakubczyk, Melrose Park, Lucille Connors, Chicago, and Delores Ramer, Philadelphia; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
TRUDEAU, DONNA DEE, 25, of Largo, died Saturday (Aug. 12, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She was born in Dunedin, attended Largo High School, and was a lifelong area resident. She worked in the office of Yellow Cab, Clearwater, and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bill, a son, Donovan, Largo; two daughters, Desiree Nicole and Darcey Elizabeth Hartzell, both of Tampa; her mother, Julia Saunders, her father, William Baran, both of Largo, and a brother, Fred McIntosh, all of Largo; two sisters Deanna Straub, Pinellas Park, and Jeanette of Pennsylvania; her maternal grandmother, Kay Whitten, Largo; two nieces, including Jessica Hartzell, Tampa; and three nephews, including Shawn Paul McIntosh, Largo, and Dylan Sowder, Pinellas Park; 22 cousins, 11 aunts and eight uncles. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

BURGETT, DANNY CARL, 48, of Bradenton, formerly of Seminole, died Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2000) at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He was born in Omaha, Neb., came to Seminole in 1970 from Iowa, and moved in 1992 to Bradenton. He owned and operated Westcoast Title & Abstract Co. of Sarasota and Bradenton. He was Catholic and a member of the River Club. Survivors include his wife, Germaine; two sons, Thomas and Joseph, both of Gainesville; a stepson, Andrew Pascoe, Bradenton; and a brother, Jerry, Ottumwa, Iowa. Shannon Funeral Home, Westview Chapel, Bradenton.