St. Petersburg Times Online: Obituaries

SUNCOAST OBITUARIES

Wednesday, November 1, 2000

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

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FINDLAY, ANDREW, 85, of Homosassa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Seven Rivers Community Hospital, Crystal River. Born in Vincennes, Ind., he came here 20 years ago from Kearny, N.J., where he was a maintenance supervisor for Sterling Drugs. He was Presbyterian and member of the Crystal River Moose Lodge 2013, the Copestone-Ophir Masonic Lodge 147, Kearny, and life member of the VFW 8189, Homosassa Springs. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle E. James Findlay; a stepdaughter, Linda Carrol James, Homosassa; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

GILSTRAP, ROBERT ASA,49, of Inverness, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000). Born in Brooksville, he was a lifetime resident of Citrus County and was a cattle rancher. He attended Central Community College and was a member of First Baptist Church, Inverness. He was a Coast Guard veteran. Survivors include a son, Nathan Asa, Inverness; his mother, Norine Strickland Gilstrap, Inverness; and two sisters, Betty N. Gilstrap, St. Simons Island, Ga., and Teresa L. Gilstrap, Inverness. Hooper Funeral Homes & crematory, Inverness.

PATTERSON, GENE BELLE, 77, of Homosassa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Cypress Cove Care Center. Born in Marysville, Pa., she came here 15 years ago from Milan, Pa., and was a retired cafeteria manager for Athens, Pa., area schools. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Homosassa Springs, and a Women's Army Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Edward W.; two sons, Donald, Wellsboro, Pa., and Richard, Inverness; three brothers, William and Louis Corl, both of Athens, and Gordon Corl, Sayre, Pa.; two sisters, Susan Burnett, Southport, N.Y., and Mabel Strait, Greens Landing, Pa.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

ROBERTS, RICHARD E. "DICK," 74, of Hernando, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at home under the care of his family and Hospice. Born in Clearwater, he came here 31 years ago and began Sky High Ranch. In 1946 he opened Roberts Greenhouses in Clearwater and later bought Alice Mae Flower Shop from his mother, which he operated for many years. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Inverness, a Navy veteran of World War II, and served as treasurer of the Citrus County Cattlemen in the 1970s. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Natalie Upham Roberts; four sons, Richard J., Boulder, Colo., William E., Hernando, Louis J. Iserhardt, St. Petersburg, and William U. Iserhardt, Gainesville; three daughters, Alice R. Kendrick, Hernando, Katherine I. Osborne, Atlanta, and Lynn I. Lee, Memphis, Tenn.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Homes & crematory, Inverness.

SADDLEMIRE, PEARL IREAN, 80, of Floral City, formerly of Tampa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Citrus Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inverness. Born in Owego, N.Y., she came here five years ago from Tampa and was an assembler in a shoe factory. She was Protestant. Survivors include three sons, Jack, Binghamton, N.Y., Frank, Morganville, Ga., and Lee, Florida; four daughters, Barbara Wilson, Kirkwood, N.Y., Mary Gregory, Brandon, Beverly Long and Pearl Smith, both of Brooksville; a sister, Anna Owens, Owego; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness.

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ALDEN, DOROTHY JANE, 80, of Cloverleaf Farms, Brooksville, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Heartland of Brooksville. Born in Terryville, Conn., she came here 23 years ago from Hebron, Conn. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church, Brooksville. Survivors include three sons, George E. III, Hebron, Jeff, Anchorage, Alaska, and Chris, Big Lake, Alaska; six daughters, Robin Alden, Brooksville, Dale Lixey, Felton, Mo., Linda Evans, Williamantic, Conn., Jill Rebilard, St. Johnsbury, Vt., Melissa Kelley, Denver, and Susan Howard, Woodstock, Conn.; 22 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

AQUILINO, GENNARO, 87, of Brooksville, formerly of Port Richey, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Brooksville Regional Hospital. Born in Bronx, N.Y., he came here four months ago from Port Richey. He was a retired welder and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Port Richey. Survivors include two daughters, Rosemarie Balsamello, Brooksville, and Florence Morales, Brooklyn, N.Y.; two brothers, Vincent, New York, and Frank, Staten Island, N.Y.; two sisters, Ida Lippinski, New York, and Elenor Savorese, Staten Island, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.

BOTEHLO, RICARDO G., 29, of Brooksville, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000) at Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill. Born in Fall River, Mass., he came here three years ago from Somerset, Mass., and was a security guard for Brookridge Housing Development. He was Catholic. Survivors include his mother, Lucy Botehlo, Brooksville; two brothers, John, Brooksville, and Mario, Clearwater; and a sister, Anna Olivera, Spring Hill. Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.

FLORIO, FRANK JOHN JR., 36, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he came here five years ago from Queens, N.Y., and was a flooring installer. He was Christian. Survivors include his wife, Lisa; a son, Frankie, Spring Hill; a daughter, Kylie, Spring Hill; his parents, Frank and Terry Florio, Del Ray Beach; a brother, Louis, Coral Springs; and a sister, Phyllis Pesek, Margate. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Seven Hills Chapel.

FOSTER, MARTIN, 38, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000). Born in St. Petersburg, he was a lifetime resident of Florida. He was self-employed in the home maintenance/repair industry. Survivors include his wife, Kelly Foster; a son, Martin Jr., Dade City; a stepson, Tyler, Spring Hill; two stepdaughters, Loren and Ashley, both of Spring Hill; his parents, Ralph and Donna Parrish, Bushnell; seven brothers, Mike Parrish, Old Town, Don Foster and Doyle Parrish, both of St. Petersburg, Donald Parrish, Webster, John Parrish and Mitch Foster, both of Bushnell, and Kelly Parrish, Ocala; and two sisters, Debbie Keane, Bushnell, and Michelle Porter, Dallas, Ga. Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell.

PINI, JOSEPH J., 86, of Brooksville, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in Boston, he came here 26 years ago from Everett, Mass. He was a retired loan officer for National Shawmutt Bank, Boston, and also worked as a security guard for Brooksville Regional Hospital. He was Catholic and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; a son, Joseph C., Plantation; two sisters, Adele Grignaffini and Mary Fortini, both of Wellesley, Mass.; a brother, John, Everett; and two granddaughters. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.

WAGNER, DOROTHY HELENE, 78, of Spring Hill, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. Born in Bayside, N.Y., she came here 13 years ago from Queens, N.Y. She was a homemaker and member of St. Theresa Catholic Church and the Weeki Wachee Senior Club. Survivors include her husband, Bob; two sons, John, Lakeland, and Donald, Spring Hill; a daughter, Christine Michel, Houston; a brother, Gene Stanek, Bayside; and eight grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Seven Hills Chapel.

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BENT, EDWARD RUSSELL SR., 50, of Floral City, formerly of Tampa, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. Born in Ocala, he was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. He was a ranch farmer, a Vietnam veteran and a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survivors include his companion, Sandra Cox; a son, Edward Jr., Tampa; three daughters, Christina Wright and Angela M. Bent, both of Jacksonville, and Nicole Bent of Zephyrhills; his parents, Pearlie Bent Nichols and Stuart Nichols, Tampa; two brothers, Roger Bent, Tampa, and Donald Nichols, Brandon; three sisters, Susan Lovelace, Brandon, Sheila Burtz, Powder Springs, Ga., and Rhonda Hill, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.

BERRY, JOHN SMITH, 78, of Tampa, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) in Tampa. He was a Tampa native and a lifelong resident. He was an attorney, a Navy veteran and a Methodist. Survivors include a son, John III, Tallahassee; a daughter, Carol Ann Berry Riddell, Tampa; two sisters, Lillian Alice Mikell and Anita Louise Berry Tippins, both of Tampa; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

CADOW, EDWARD P., 71, of Belleair Bluffs, formerly of Tampa, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Suncoast Hospital. Born in New York City, he came here in 1965 from Cocoa Beach. He was a property manager for MSQ Properties, a Marine vereran of the Korean War, a member of Sertoma Club, LIFETEEN and Small Church Community at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, AIDS Buddy Catholic Charities, and the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Edward O., Los Angeles; two daughters, Dr. Barbara Cadow, Los Angeles, and Gail Schomers, Tampa; a sister, Jeanne Mooney, Middlesex, N.J.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Moss Feaster Funeral Home, Dunedin Chapel.

HALL, LARRY, 54, of Valrico, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) in Valrico. He was born in Plant City and moved to Valrico in 1985 from Frankfurt, Germany. He was a Vietnam Army veteran, a member of MacDill Air Force Base NCO Club, F&AM Masonic Lodge, Eagles at Valrico, Moose at Valrico, order of Eastern Star, past patron chapter 81, and First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Dover. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; four daughters, Teresa Hall and Brittney Hall, both of Valrico, Diana Hall, Brandon, and Linda Hall Polio, St. Petersburg; mother, Sarah Alice Hall, Valrico; a brother, William M., Valrico; a sister, Joy Ford, Valrico; and a grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.

HAMMER, BARBARA ANNE, 74, of Tampa, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. She was born in Ordway, Colo. She was a schoolteacher, a member of Chapter Q of P.E.O. and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband, Donald; two sons, Michael and David; a daughter, Catherine Hammer; a sister, Elaine Holmberg; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.

LINDALL, WILLIAM N. SR., 86, of Tampa, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Hanna Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Born in Isanti, Minn., he came here 83 years ago from Oklahoma. He was a self-employed printer and an avid golfer. Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Julian, Valrico, and Linda Thomas, Tampa; two sons, William Jr., Seminole, and Robert A., Raleigh, N.C.; a sister, Kathleen Cory, Worcester, Mass.; a brother, James, Tampa; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

MEYER, MELANIE B., 44, of Tampa, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) at home. Born in High Point, N.C., she came here in 1958. She was a special education teacher at Wesley Chapel High School in Pasco County. Survivors include her parents, George J. and Virginia R. Meyer, Boca Raton; a daughter, Jessica Meyer Nyegard, Tampa; a son, Joshua Meyer Nyegard, Gainesville; a sister, Rebecca M. West, Winston-Salem, N.C.; two brothers, G. Christian Meyer, Gainesville, and Daniel C. Meyer, New Orleans; and her grandmother, Marion D. Winslow, Minnesota. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.

PELTON, MAX D., 76, of Lithia, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. Born in Richmond, Ind., he came here in 1956. He was produce stand owner and operator, a World War II Army veteran, and a member of European American Theater Ribbon with five Bronze Stars and a Good Conduct Ribbon. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Martha; a son, Max Jr., Wimauma; two daughters, Linda Schwartz, Oklawaha, and Nancy Stephens; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview.

PERRY, JAMES M., 70, of Tampa, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000) at University Community Hospital. Born in Cedartown, Ga., he came here 52 years ago from Spartanburg, S.C. He retired from TECO after more than 35 years of service. He was a World War II Army veteran and was Protestant. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn; a daughter, Lynn Patterson, Tampa; a sister, Mildred Miller, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and two grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.

QUINN, JOHN JOSEPH III, 45, of Tampa, died Wednesday (Oct. 25, 2000) at Methodist South Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born in Paterson, N.J., he came here 12 years ago from New Jersey. He was chef for Chili's and was Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Luanne Kay; parents, John and Dorothy Quinn, Tampa; and two brothers, Bob, Philadelphia, and Bill, Tampa. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.

RAMOS, VINCENT C. SR., 87, of Tampa, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in Key West, he was a lifelong resident of Tampa. He was a retired radiator mechanic and a Scout master and youth director for Rosa-Valdez Settlement. Survivors include three sons, Ferdie, St. Louis, Vincent Jr., Tampa, and Larry, Virginia Beach, Va.; 14 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild. Suncoast Cremation Society, Tampa.

ROYAL, GLADYS R., 83, of Tampa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) in Tampa. Born in Frederick, Md., she came here in 1962 from New Jersey. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Woodrow; a daughter, Bonnie Wittbold, Melbourne; a sister, Mary Moore, Maryland; and a grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

SIEGRIST, ROBERT ALLEN, 74, of Sun City Center, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in Bay City, Mich., he came here in 1980. He was a retired attorney and was a member of the Michigan and American bar associations and the Trial Lawyers Association. He was a World War II Army veteran and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Lori; three daughters, JoDee Teller, DeLand, Janene Shaw, Litchfield, Mich., and Tammy Wagner, Parma, Mich.; two sons, Robert Jr., Gibsonton, and Joshua A., Rodney, Mich.; three sisters, Thelma Prizner, Punta Gorda, Marion Kerr, Bay City, and Betty Naffie, Manistee, Mich.; and a brother, Edward, Traverse, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.

SINGLETARY, JOHN THOMAS, 80, of Tampa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) in Tampa. He was a Tampa native and a lifelong resident. He was office manager for Chevron Oil Corp., and a member and deacon emeritus for Seminole Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Irene; a son, John Mark, Tampa; a daughter, Patricia S. Gray, Tampa; two brothers, Homer D., Tampa, and Roy, Palm Coast; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.

TERRY, WILLIAM E., 53, of Riverview, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000). He was a Tampa native and a lifelong resident. He was a welder. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; three sons, William Jr., David and Timothy; four daughters, Kristal Dilts, Betty Terry, Darlene Eder and Billie Devine; and 17 grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.

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BAUMER, BUDD E., 91, of Port Richey, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Richey Manor Nursing Home, New Port Richey. Born in Milton, Pa., he came here 49 years ago from Slippery Rock, Pa., and was a boilermaker for the federal government. He was Methodist and a 40-year member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Ida; a son, Donald Chappell, Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Bob; a sister, Hazel Barner, Lewisburg, Pa.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

BONFIELD, JOSEPH, 88, of Hudson, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here one year ago from Lakehurst, N.J., and was an engineer for Uniroyal Tire Co., Wayne, N.J. He was Jewish. Survivors include his wife, Libby; two sons, Kenneth, Spring Hill, and Lloyd, New Orleans; three sisters, Anne Cole and Rebecca Bonfield, both of Clifton, N.J., and Norma Berk, Brooklyn; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wellwood/Grace Funeral Home & Cemetery, Hudson.

CONOVER, CECELIA, 59, of Holiday, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital, Tarpon Springs. Born in Burlington, N.J., she came here 28 years ago from Bordertown, N.J. and was a homemaker. She was a Jehovah's Witness. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Ann, Victoria Lynn and Lisa Ann, all of New Jersey; five brothers; five sisters; and three grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Tarpon Springs.

DOLATA, SHIRLEY A., of Hudson, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000). Born in Detroit, she came here 30 years ago from Warren, Mich. She was a salesperson for Maas Brothers and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Raymond; a son, Mark Allan, Sterling Heights, Mich.; a daughter, Cynthia Rae, Lansing, Mich.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

DONNELLY, BETTY J., 75, of Zephyrhills, died Monday (Oct 30, 2000) at Heartland of Zephyrhills. Born in Alpena, Mich., she came here 20 years ago from Michigan and was a department store manager for Sears Roebuck. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Robert B.; a son, Robert McNally, Saginaw, Mich.; two stepsons, Bruce, Saginaw, and David, Tampa; three daughters, Judy Konefko, Sue Campbell and Ruth Patty, all of Saginaw; two stepdaughters, Patricia Wachowicz, Naples, and Dianne Dunkley, Grand Prairie, Texas; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

EISEMANN, ELLA L., 85, of Hudson, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at South West General Hospital, Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Born in Pittsburgh, she came here 15 years ago from Arnold, Pa. She was a secretary for Boggs & Vuhl Clothing Department Store and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Pennsylvania Club. Survivors include her husband, Edward; a son, Edward J., Ohio; a daughter, Eloise Kowal, California; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

FITZPATRICK, BRAD R., 28, of Port Richey, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000). Born in Philadelphia, he came here 16 years ago from Yardley, Pa. He was a driver for CSR Rinker Dry Wall Co. and member of All Saints Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Laurie Ann, Hudson; two sons, Kalen and River, both of Hudson; two daughters, Felicia Fitzpatrick and Darrian Fitzpatrick; his mother, Barbara Fitzpatrick, Hudson; a brother, Joseph, Florence, N.J.; and a sister, Barbie Brennan, Tampa; and his grandmother, Ruth Watkins, Hudson. Prevatt Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hudson/BayonetPoint.

KERN, BEATRICE M., 75, of Port Richey, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 15 years ago from Bethpage, N.Y. Survivors include her husband, Raymond; two sons, Daniel and Raymond, both of Holiday; two sisters, Evelyn Mess, Ocala, and Marion Dietrich, Colorado; and four grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

KRAUSE-FONDE, JOAN, 81, of Holiday, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) at Beverly Healthcare, Tarpon Springs. Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she came here 23 years ago from Philadelphia and was a homemaker. She was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Robert, Jacksonville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.

LAHR, KATHRYN M., of Zephyrhills, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. She came here 12 years ago from her native Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She was a secretary and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Herbert; two sons, Scott Brenner, Waldorf, Md., and Joseph Morris, Lake Silfworth, Pa.; two daughters, Sharon Honeywell, Moosic, Pa., and Marilyn Heiser, Sweet Valley, Pa.; her mother, Marie Brenner, Wilkes-Barre; three sisters, Joan Ostrowski, Laflin, Pa., Marie Beckley, Wyoming, Pa., and Carolyn Sweeney, Scranton, Pa.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

LYONS, LEO SR., 72, of Spring Hill, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000). Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here 10 years ago from Queens, N.Y. He was a retired self-employed truck driver and Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a son, Charles, Rhode Island, N.Y.; three daughters, Lynn McKinney, Spring Hill, Patricia O'Connor, Rhode Island, N.Y., and Margaret McFadden, Howard Beach, N.Y.; two brothers, William Freeman, New Smyrna, and George Freeman, Palm Bay; a sister, Catherine Paulson, Little River, S.C.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.

PAPPAS, JOHN, 80, of New Port Richey, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in St. Louis, he came here 20 years ago from Toledo, Ohio, where he owned two meat companies, the Toledo Meat Co. for 15 years and the Tyler Meat Co. for seven years. He was Greek Orthodox and a member of the Riverview Yacht Club, the American Legion, the Lions Club, all of Toledo, the Gulf Harbor Yacht Club, and the Eagles, New Port Richey. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, attached to the 509th Bomb Group. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Bernice "Bunny;" two sons, John L., Toledo, and Gregory W., Plymouth, Mich.; a sister, Mary Mullen, New Port Richey; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

SCALISI, BEVERLY ANN, 51, of Port Richey, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at North Bay Medical Center, New Port Richey. She came here 18 years ago from her native Ferndale, Mich., and was a cafeteria worker at Richey Elementary School, New Port Richey, for four years. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Michael "Mike;" a son, Chris Thube, Shelby Township, Mich.; three daughters, Kimberly Thube and Tracy Thube, both of Shelby Township, and Holly Shock, Port Richey; two brothers, Ronald and Mel Sissons, both of Port Richey; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.

SCOTT, DORIS E., 81, of Bayonet Point, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. She came here 19 years ago from her native Wilmington, Del., and was a homemaker. She was Protestant. Survivors include a son, William Ronald Clifton, Interlachen; a sister, Lorraine R. Kailer, Boothwyn, Pa.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.

SESBEAU, CHARLOTTE MARY BROWN, 86, of Zephyrhills, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at home. Born in Edwards, N.Y., she came here from Greenwood, N.Y. She was a homemaker and member of the Calvary Apostolic Church. Survivors include two sons, Benjamin Kammerer, Zephyrhills, and Ronald Brown, Greenwood; a daughter, Trena Brown, Zephyrhills; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.

STEVENS, SARA MARIE, 16, of Hudson, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) as a result of an automobile accident. She came here one year ago from her native Elmira, N.Y. and was a student at Hudson High School. She was Baptist and a cashier at Kmart, Hudson. Survivors include her father, Kenneth E. Stevens Jr. "Ken," Hudson; her mother, Diane Stevens, Solvay, N.Y.; three brothers, Scott Avery, Elmira, Steven and Patrick Marble, both of Hudson; a sister, Tammy Jo Taylor, Lawrenceville, Pa.; and her maternal grandmother, Ruth Griffiths, Syracuse, N.Y. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.

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MORTON, DOROTHY L., 82, of Belleair Beach, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in 1987 from her native Boothbay, Maine. She owned and operated the Hide-A-Way Coffee Shop and Guest House, Boothbay and the Hay Loft Antique Shop, Doll Museum, Mini Golf & Driving Range, all in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and for many years she managed Oak Grove Hotel Coffee Shop, Boothbay Harbor. Locally, she worked many years in the dining room of the Dunedin Country Club. She was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Ralph A. Jr., Belleair Beach and South Portland, Maine; two brothers, Barry Lewis, Brunswick, Maine, and Guy Lewis, Topsham, Maine; a sister, Angelyn Medary, Brunswick; three grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
PEETOOM, RICHARD, 89, of Belleair Beach, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Palm Garden of Pinellas, Largo nursing home. He was born in Hoboken, N.J., and came here in 1976 from Saugerties, N.Y., where he owned and operated a fuel oil-liquid petroleum gas supply business. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 193 F&AM, Saugerties. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; a son, William A., Belleair Beach; two sisters, Elizabeth Benben, Pensacola, and Jean Sherrick, Hoboken; and two grandsons, William A. and Jeffery G., both of Saugerties. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

Belleair Bluffs

HELLSEN, KARL-ERIK WERNER, 92, of Belleair Bluffs, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at home. He was born in Darlana, Sweden, and came here in 1980 from Mexico. He graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked in supervisory positions on several engineering projects throughout the country, and retired from Raytheon Corp. He was Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, June; and six cousins, Ulla Heinicke, Newtown, Pa., and Sigrid Cederholm Bolton, Maud Malmberg, Anna Plyhm, Mait Wikstrom and Dora Blomen, all of Sweden. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Clearwater

ALTMAN, JAMES E., 93, of Clearwater, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Oakwood, Ill., and came here in 1980 from Greers Ferry, Ark. He worked in a foundry for General Motors Corp., Danville, Ill. He was a member of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Clearwater. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Archambault, St. Petersburg, and Lucy Altman, Danville; two sons, James Altman, Danville, and Victor Cross, Chicago; a brother, Charles, Warren, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
ASHE, VIRGINIA, 60, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was a native of Clearwater and she was Baptist. Survivors include her mother, Viola Ashe, Clearwater. Woody's Funeral Home, Clearwater.
BATEMAN, WALTER J., 85, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. He was born in Camden, N.J., and came here in 1990 from New Jersey. He was an engineer for 35 years and worked for M.J. Doyle Co., Burlington, N.J., and Stone & Webster, Boston. He was a musician and an artist and sold two paintings to Frank Sinatra. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo, the Antique Air Museum and Model Railroad Club, both of Clearwater, and the Musicians Union of Philadelphia. Survivors include his wife, Ann; a son, Douglas of New Jersey; a daughter, Janice Ruttenberg, Swarthmore, Pa.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
BEICH, GLADYS G., 83, of Watertown, Wis., formerly of Clearwater, died Thursday (Oct. 26, 2000) at Marquardt Manor, Watertown. She was born in Eastport, Maine, came to Clearwater in 1977 from Medford, Mass., and moved in July 1999 to Watertown. She retired as a nurses assistant. She attended Clearwater Community Church and the Joy Sunday School Class and was a member of the Greenbriar Community Club, all of Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Tom Calnan, Watertown; a niece, Karen Spoentgen, Ventura, Calif.; and a nephew, Fred Holmberg, Waukesha, Wis. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
CAMPBELL, JANIS I., 72, of Clearwater, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. She came here in 1950 from her native Boston. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Women's Auxiliaries of the DAV and the VFW, and Women of the Moose, all of Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Stanley J. II, Largo; two daughters, Laurie Campbell, Largo, and Julie Kinne, New Smyrna Beach; a sister, Elizabeth "Betsy" Durham, Phoenix; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
MARSH, STEPHEN "THE MAYOR," 56, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here in 1988 from his native Chicago, where he retired after 25 years as a sales representative for Butler Paper Co. He owned two concession stands on Dunedin Causeway and at Sunset Beach, Tarpon Springs. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Linda; two daughters, Kristine Marsh, Deerfield, Ill., and Angela Sultana, Chicago; five stepdaughters, Patty Ciesla, Maureen Falls and Kathy Adams, all of Chicago, Karen Wildenberg, Kenosha, Wis., and Liz Rivera, Lombard, Ill.; a stepson, Bobby Kane, Chicago; his mother, Margaret Marsh, Chicago; and 10 grandchildren. American Burial and Cremation Service, Palm Harbor.
STASSO, ANTHONY, 80, of Clearwater, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and came here in 1973 from North Babylon, N.Y. He retired as a salesman for Charlie's TV in Seminole. In 1995. he retired as a pitcher for the Half Century Softball Association at North Shore Field, North Shore Beach, N.Y., and was an umpire for 40 years with the Amateur Softball Association. He was a past president and agent for the Greater St. Petersburg Officials Association. Survivors include his wife, Marie; two daughters, Regina Serkez, Orlando, and Vivian Patalano, Fort Lauderdale; three sisters, Mary Rizzo, New Port Richey, and Mae Wegman, Sebastian; and two grandsons, Mark Serkez, Orlando, and Austin Patalano, Fort Lauderdale. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Largo

BURTON, DR. OTTO L., 99, of Largo, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. He was born in McHenry, Miss., and came here in 1972 from Alabama, where he retired as a physician. He retired from the Navy Medical Corps after 32 years with the rank of captain and was a veteran of World War II. He graduated from Johns Hopkins and Harvard medical schools. He was a member of Military Order of World Wars (MOWW) and The Retired Officers Association (TROA), both of Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, N. Ann Perry, Palm Harbor; a son, Robert G., Birmingham; and a brother, George R., Talladega, Ala. National Cremation Society, Largo.
JONES, ALBERT C., 76, of Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Largo, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at the Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa., came here in 1968 from Utah and moved several years ago to Birmingham. He worked as a mechanic and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a member of Suncoast Bible Church, Largo, and participated in the Harrisburg East Youth Rally. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; and a sister, Miriam Rudy, Lancaster, Pa. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
LARSONNEUR, MAURICE CHARLES, 99, of Largo, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at Wright's NursingHome, Largo. He was born in Puteaux, France, and came here in 1979 from Palos Heights, Ill. He worked as a toolmaker and diemaker for the Crane Co., Chicago. He was a life member of the Blue Island Moose Lodge, Blue Island, Ill. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Madelaine Lange, Largo; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
WIGGERS, THOMAS JOSEPH, 53, of Largo, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and came here in 1985 from Houston. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include two sons, Erik T. and Jeremy F., and a daughter, Kristin E. Wiggers, all of St. Petersburg; a brother, Gary, Skaneateles, N.Y.; a sister, Kathy Norman, Elbridge, N.Y.; his longtime companion, Olivia Fullington, Largo; and a maternal aunt, Marjorie Edson, Skaneateles. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Safety Harbor

JORDAN, HARVEY B., 64, of Safety Harbor, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Mease Dunedin Hospital. He was born in Safety Harbor and attended local schools and Clearwater High School. He was the first paid firefighter, in 1962, for the city of Safety Harbor, and also worked as a manager and area supervisor for Pick-Kwik Stores. He was one of the first Little League coaches in Safety Harbor and he was Baptist. He enjoyed baseball and auto racing and was a Florida Gators football fan. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Betty A.; two sons, Scott, Safety Harbor, and Tom; two brothers, Claude, Clearwater, and Donald, Tampa; two grandsons, Cody and Eric, both of Safety Harbor; and several nieces and nephews. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Seminole

RIVIECCIO, FRANCES, 48, of Seminole, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She was born in Queens, N.Y., and came here in 1974 from Massapequa, N.Y. She worked as a customer service representative for 28 years with GTE and was Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Neil; her parents, Frances and John Ciachetti, Seminole; and a sister, Carol Vassallo, Long Island, N.Y. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole.
SAGER, FRANCES J., 81, of Seminole, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She came here in 1955 from her native Champaign, Ill. She was a bookkeeper and worked 17 years as a night auditor for several local Howard Johnsons, including Treasure Island. She was Presbyterian and a member of Long Key American Legion Post 305, St. Pete Beach, and VFW Post 9272, Seminole. Survivors include her sister, Lu Ella J. Thompson, Seminole. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
SVIKHART, MARJORIE V., 79, of Gambrills, Md., formerly of Seminole, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) at Heritage Harbor Nursing Home, Annapolis, Md. She was born in Chicago, came here in 1984 from Detroit, and moved several months ago to Maryland. She was a homemaker and Methodist. Survivors include a son, Brian, Gambrills; a brother, Anton G. Schlechta, Westchester, Ill. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
SWANK, JOHN LEEDY, 77, of Seminole, formerly of St. Pete Beach, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) while vacationing in Virginia. He ws born in Mansfield, Ohio, came to St. Petersburg in 1956 and moved in 1985 to Seminole. He was a banker for 45 years and retired in 1985 as senior vice president of First Gulf Beach Bank. He was Lutheran, a past president of Boca Ciega Kiwanis Club and a member of Tides Golf Club. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Rhea H.; a son, R. Lee, Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Susan L. Stickney, St. Petersburg; a sister, Leona Talmage, Mansfield, Ohio; and nine grandchildren. Cremation Society of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
WEATHERDON, JANET, 92, of Seminole, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at home. She was born in Pikesville, Md., and came here in 1999 from Haddonfield, N.J. She was a homemaker and Protestant. Survivors include two daughters, Sally W. Ratty, Seminole, and Caryl W. Bogina, Haddon Heights, N.J.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Seminole.

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Gulfport

CAREY, ALMA V., 92, of Crystal River, formerly of Gulfport, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Life Care Center, Lecanto. Born in Waterville, Maine, she moved to Gulfport 44 years ago and to Crystal River five years ago. She was self-employed most of her life in retail sales and operated the Gulfport Casino Concession and Beach Stand for many years with her husband "Spike." She was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church, American Legion Auxiliary Post 155, VFW Auxiliary 4864, MOC Auxiliary 76, War Mothers of Pinellas County; the VAVS Advisory Committee, the Bay Pines VA Hospital, the Pinellas County Extension Club, and the Woodmen of the World Club. Survivors include three sons, Richard and James Carey, both of Maine, and Carey Perrell, Crystal River; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Pinellas Park

DUVALL, HELEN MARIE, 73, of Pinellas Park, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at South Heritage Nursing Center. Born in Danville, Ill., she came here many years ago from West Virginia. She was a sales clerk and was Methodist. Survivors include a son, Ralph "Michael" Sprigle, Charleston, W.Va.; a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Sprigle, Pinellas Park; a brother, Ralph L. Bonome, Westerfield, Ohio; two sisters, Philomena Chapman, Cumberland, Ohio, and Louise Bonome, Malden, W.Va.; two grandsons; and a great-grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Woodlawn Chapel, St. Petersburg.
KUEBLER, GEORGE, 83, of Pinellas Park, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, he came here in 1979 from Oregon, Ohio. He was a railroad conductor with New York Central and Amtrak. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park, a past member of Lotus Lodge 625 F&AM and past high priest of Port Lawrence Chapter 176; past master of Vittual Council 108 in Toledo, Ohio; past commander of E-Utah Commandery 166; member of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo and Valley of Tampa; past patron of Lotus Chapter OES 477; Royal Order of Scotland; curator of Coronati Lodge of Research, East Toledo; Pinellas Park High Twelve Club and OES Chapter 234 of Pinellas Park. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Martha L.; three sons, David G., Oregon, Donald B., Chattanooga, Tenn., and Harold L., Margate; two brothers, Glenn C., Holland, Ohio, and Joseph W., Fort Lauderdale; a sister, Hilda L. Risher, Northwood, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. International Funeral Home, East Chapel, Pinellas Park.
PRIOR, PHILIP J., 76, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1981 from his native St. Regis Falls, N.Y. He was former owner of the Philip Prior Wholesale Candy and Tobacco Co. in St. Regis, retiring in 1974. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He received the Purple Heart and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a life member of American Legion Post 322 and the VFW. He was a Mason, an antique car enthusiast, and avid bowler and drummer. After retiring to Florida he was an active volunteer for the Neighborly Senior Services and played drums in the Pinellas Banjo Band. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Doris; three sons, Philip Jr., Auburndale, Michael, Watertown, N.Y., and Stephen, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Patricia Sheldon, St. Petersburg; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. International Mortuary Services, Pinellas Park.

Redington Shores

CORMIER, BRU G., 79, of Redington Shores, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at home. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he came here in 1983 from New Haven, Conn. He was a printer at the New Haven Register and was a member of St. Jerome Church. He was a Canadian Air Force veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ivy; a son, Kevin, West Haven, Conn.; a daughter, Kathleen Cormier, Berkeley, Calif.; a brother, Albert, Ottawa, Canada; two sisters, Fleurange Cormier, Ottawa, and Yvette, Toronto; and four grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

St. Petersburg

BARTON, LILA, 92, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at home. Born in DeKalb, N.Y., she came here in 1972 from New York City. She was a waitress and a member of Winston Park Social Club. Survivors include a niece, Leah M. Weeks; and a nephew, Ernest Roy Amo. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Memorial Park Chapel, St. Petersburg.

BOLLARI, SYLVIA L., 84, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at Shore Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Monessen, Pa., she came here in 1960 from Painesville, Ohio. She was a retired bakery clerk for Publix Super Markets, St. Petersburg. She was Lutheran. Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Bollari, St. Petersburg, and Linda Kurtz, Gainesville; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

CHENG, SONESACK, 63, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at Arbors at St. Petersburg, Seminole. He came here in 1981 from his native Laos and was a layout technician. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Souny; four sons, Ching-Ting, Shantou, China, Sam, Tampa, Sonny, St. Petersburg, and Steve, Atlanta; a daughter, Jackie, Tampa; three granddaughters; and a grandson. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

COSTON, TERRY D., 33, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) in a house fire at 1145 Newton Ave. S. He was a 1985 graduate of Osceola High School and attended St. Petersburg Junior College. He was a maintenance technician at Suncoast Nursing Center and was a construction worker. He was an Army veteran of the Persian Gulf War. He was Baptist and a member of St. Joseph 196 International Masons. Survivors include his wife, Neda, two sons, Terry Jr., and Damian, and a daughter, Candice Coston, all of St. Petersburg; a sister, Stephanie Coston, Gulfport; a brother, Terry, St. Petersburg; his father, Eddie, St. Petersburg, and his paternal grandmother, Essie Mae. Smith Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.

CROMPTON, AGNES HILDA, 96, of St. Catharines, Ontario, a seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) in Ontario. Born in Bristol, England, she was a seasonal resident here for 25 years. She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Gwen Tuthill, St. Petersburg; two sons, Walter, Marietta, Ga., and George, Newcastle, Ontario; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hulse & English Funeral Home and Chapel, St. Catharines, Ontario.

DAUM, ERNEST F. JR., "ERNIE," 74, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at home.Born in Toledo, Ohio, he came here in 1968 from St. Louis. He retired after 24 years of service from General Electric as a service technician. He was in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was Protestant. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Verniece E.; two sons, Michael J. Daum, Clayton, Ga., and Kerry J. Daum, St. Petersburg; a daughter, Sandra E. Fry, Red Oak, Texas; three grandsons; and a great-granddaughter. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel, St. Petersburg.

JOHNSON, ALAN S., 67, of New Port Richey, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Saturday (Oct. 28, 2000) at Hospice of Pasco Residence. Born in Chicago, he moved to New Port Richey 22 years ago from St. Petersburg, and was a salesperson for Thomasville, formerly Harrison Furniture, New Port Richey. He was an Army veteran, and an active member of Pasco AA. Survivors include his wife, Norma "Jeanne" Johnson; two step-sons, Joseph Krusa, Beach Park, Ill., and Vance Krusa, Tampa; two daughters, Dawn Langford, New Milford, Conn., and Tracy Formica, Bayonet Point; a step-daughter, Linda Stowers, Tampa; a sister, Carol Blake, St. Petersburg; and eight grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.

KIRKORIAN, DOROTHY, 97, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (Oct. 27, 2000) at the Laurels Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.

KRAVITZ, ROSE B., 89, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Menorah Manor. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here in 1994 from West Palm Beach. She was a homemaker and was Jewish. She knitted clothes for the Children's Home Society in West Palm Beach. Survivors include two sons, Richard "Dick," St. Petersburg, and Kenneth, New Babylon, N.Y.; a daughter, Barbara Sorin, Englishtown, N.J.; a brother, Guy Maken, West Palm Beach; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.

LISBY, EARL J., 93, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Tampa, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) in St. Petersburg. Born in Rome, Texas, he came here in 1944 from Tampa. He was a manager for a steel construction company. He was a member of Hillsborough United Methodist Church, Boilermaker Union Local 456007, J.F. Swartsel Lodge 251, F&AM, Tampa Consistory of the Scottish Rite and the Egypt Shrine Temple. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Burke-Martinez, Tampa, and Jacqueline Shugart, Calera, Ala.; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.

MALONE, THOMAS R., 48, of New Port Richey, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he moved to St. Petersburg 31 years ago from New Rochelle, N.Y., and to New Port Richey in 1977. He was a salesman for Beltone Hearing Aid Company. He was Catholic. He was a 1970 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida, Tampa. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; a son, Eric Lee, New Port Richey; a daughter, Melissa Kay Malone, New Port Richey; his mother, Joan Malone, St. Petersburg; two brothers, Michael, Pinellas Park, and Sheridan, Ukiah, Calif.; three sisters, Rama Malone, County Wicklow, Ireland, Moon Reilly, Portland, Ore., and Christina Malone, Nashville, Tenn. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.

SCHEFER, BERTHA, 85, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at Integrated Health Services of Pinellas Park. She came here from her native Long Island, N.Y. She was Methodist. She was a homemaker and an avid bingo player at Harbor Lights and American Legion 273. Survivors include two sons, Charles, Largo, and Louis, Seminole; a daughter, Doris Gay, Ridge Manor; a sister, Alice Estridge, Pinellas Park; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.

SEHNER, IRMA, 98, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000) at the Springs of Boca Ciega Bay. Born in Milwaukee, she came here in 1951 from Cudahy, Wis. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. She was a life member of the St. Petersburg Seashell Club and the St. Petersburg Garden Club Corsage Circle. Survivors include a son, Charles J. Jr., St. Petersburg; two sisters, Helen Becker, Pinellas Park, and Eva Hiller, Milwaukee; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

ZOEF, ALEXANDER KARLOS, 68, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Oct. 10, 2000). He came here in 1958 from his native Athens, Greece. He was and electrical contractor and served in the Merchant Marine. Survivors include a daughter, Despina Alexandra, Arlington, Va.; a son, Charles, two granddaughters, Natalie Zoef and Gina Zoef, all of Connecticut; two sisters, Helen and Peggy, both of Athens; and two grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.