LA TIMES SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2002 7 OBITUARIES FOR COMPLETE OBITUARIES, SEE HTTP://WWW.SPTIMES.COM/ RUSSO, ANNA, 69, of Spring Hill, died March Hudson. 21. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Hudson. Hillsborough UMSTETTER, STEPHEN 71, of Citrus Springs, died March 21.
Fero Funeral Home DWYER, FRANCIS CRAIGHEAD, 68, of Sun City with Crematory, Beverly Hills. Center, died March 18. Blount, Curry Roel WALDE, GERTRUDE 91, of hom*osassa, died Funeral Cemeteries, Tampa. March 2. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal RODRIGUEZ, NORMA IRIS, 50, of Tampa, died River.
March 22. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa. WRIGHT, LATHIA 80, of Brandon, died Hernando March 15. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon. AGUIRE, LORI ANN, 42, of Spring Hill, formerly Pasco of Port Richey, died March 19.
Brewer and Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation ALLEN, MARY ETHEL, 78, of Land O'Lakes, died Services, Spring Hill. March 18. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar. BAILEY, GARY WAYNE, 53, of Brooksville, died CUSTER, CAROL 78, of New Port Richey, March 20. Brewer and Sons Funeral Homes died March 19.
National Cremation Society, and Cremation Service, Seven Hills. New Port Richey. MacVICAR, GEORGE 86, of Spring Hill, died GANGA, JOSEPH 71, of Port Richey, died March 21. National Cremation Society, March 21. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Brooksville.
POWERS, EMMETT 78, of Newport, GAY, EDWARD NEWTON, 71, of Port Richey, formerly of Brooksville, died March 18. Turner died March 22. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Funeral Homes, Brooksville. Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port RUSSO, ANNA, 69, of Spring Hill, died March Richey.
21. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, PENTANGELO, PASQUALE, 85, of New Port TRAVIS, GEORGE EMERSON, 80, of Clearwater, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Woodbury, grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and lived here for many years. He was senior vice president of the Allen Morris Miami, for 20 years.
He was senior naval aviator on the battleship Wisconsin during World War II and was awarded an air medal. He attended Lamar State College in Texas. He was a member of Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, and served as a deacon and elder. He earned Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) designations. He was a member of the Kiwanis club and was on the board of directors and was president of the South Florida Red Cross.
Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater. WAGENVOORD, HELEN, 93, of Clearwater, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at home. She was born in Hubbardston, and came here in 1996 from Boca Raton, where she lived 25 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, David, Clearwater, and James, Yardley, six grandchildren; and a great grandchild.
Clearwater Funeral Home Cremation Options. Largo DaSILVA, FAUSTA 75, of Largo, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. She was born in Portugal and came here in 1979 from Union, N.J. She was a seamstress and a member of St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church, Largo.
She was a member of PASA, St. Petersburg. Survivors include a son, Joseph, Cranford, a daughter, Julie Cunha, North Arlington, N.J.; a sister, Maria Julia Freire, Portugal; five grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home, Cemetery Cremation Services, Seminole. MEIER, WILLIAM, 81, of Largo, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Highland Pines Nursing center.
She was born in Paterson, N.J., and came here in 1957 from Saddle River, N.J. He worked as a sheet metal mechanic for Sperry Microwave, Oldsmar. He was an Army corporal and a veteran of World War II. He made toys for underprivileged children through the sheriff's office. Survivors include two brothers, Edward Meier, Hawthorne, and Norman, Moonachie, a Eleanor Jost, Clearwater; seven Linda Traub, Palm Harbor, Lear, Clearwater, Suzie, Sandra, and Jeanette, all Hawthorne, and Candace Meir, Montana; and nephews, Philip Jost, Phenix Billy Meir, Wanaque, N.J., Robert Meier, Delaware.
MossFuneral Homes Cremation Serenity Gardens Chapel, HURLEY, REGINALD, 65, of Largo, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He came here in 1972 from his native Neptune, NJ. He worked as a self-employed pool contractor before his retirement. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Carol; his mother, Catherine, West Palm Beach; two sons, Joey and Ronnie, both New Jersey; three daughters, Patty Hurley and Cathy Hurley, New Jersey, and Sandy Ollenburger, Tampa; a brother, George, West Palm Beach; three stepdaughters, Debbie McEntire, Clearwater, Chris Marr, St.
Petersburg, and Cathy Chaney, Perry; a stepson, Robert Marr, St. Petersburg; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Gulf Breeze Cremation Burial Society, Largo. POIRIER, JOSEPH 73, of largo, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Gardner, and came here in 1986 from Massachusetts.
He worked as a truck driver for Convoy, Buffalo, N.Y. for 20 years, and worked in security at Derby Lane for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and served in the Merchant Marines. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Largo, Elks Lodge 2159, Largo, and Augustus Ruser Jr.
American Legion Post 273, Madeira Beach. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Yvette; four daughters, Jeanne M. Taylor, Mesquite, Phyllis A. Brown, and Donna L. Reid, both Gardner, and Luann J.
Hudson, Coarsegold, two brothers, Clement, Gardner, and Alfred, California; two sisters, Henrietta, Breznik, Gardner, and Dorina Bogdanowicz, Anaheim, seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. MossFeaster Funeral Homes Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater. Pinellas Park KRASNOW, MELVIN, 79, of Pinellas Park, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute. He came here in 1990 from his native Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a mail room manager for International Paper.
He was active in the Boy Scouts America. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Beatrice; a son, Barry, Oldbridge, N.J.; a daughter, Ellen Hastings, Pinellas Park; and a grandson, Ross. Beth David South Chapel of David C. Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg PARSON, CLEO 91, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in Albany, she came here from Atlanta. She was a private duty nurse and a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Bertha Holmes and Hattie B. Calloway, both of St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
This agency provides free health care to those who have no insurance and who do not qualify for government aid. The clinic treats nearly 7,000 children and adults yearly. Needed: cash, medical volunteers (physicians, nurses and pharmacists), non-medical (clerks and transporters), paper goods and office supplies. Call 447-3041. COMMUNITY PRIDE CHILD CARE INC.
1235 Holt is a non-profit child center for preschool children whose parents need help. Needed: baby linens, baby toys and supplies, disposable diapers (medium and large sizes), baby wipes, double stroller, children's craft and school supplies, cash, children's clothing, children's playground toys, children's books, adult rocking chair, ceiling fans, tricycles, tape recorders, household items, cleaning supplies, paper products, IBM compatible computer, fax machine, office clock, volunteers to rock babies, sew bibs and cot sheets and to read to older children. Call 443-0958. EVERYBODY'S EMERGENCY PROJECT 1120 Betty Lane, provides shelter, food baskets, transportation and dinners for the poor. Needed: canned foods, gift certificates for children's shoes and clothes, diapers, grocery store gift certificates, working vacuum cleaners, working bicycles and bicycle locks, furniture, linens, kitchen supplies, blankets, bus passes, personal hygiene items, a computer (Windows a compatible), educational software and toys, art to supplies and money.
Also needed: volunteer carpenters, thrift shop volunteers, and tutors for high-school FUNERAL NOTICES SUNCOAST DEATHS This list is extracted from detailed published in other regional editions of Times. Citrus AZZOPARDI, VILMA, 84, of Hernando, March 22. Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills. BRESSAN, JEAN 76, of Sugarmill hom*osassa, died March 22. Wilder Home, hom*osassa.
HIXSON, HARVEY 76, of Lecanto, March 22. Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills. MARKWELL, JOSEPH, 90, of Inverness, March 22. Chas. E.
Davis Funeral Home Crematory, Inverness. PAULEY, ALICE 81, of Hernando, died March 21. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home Crematory, Inverness.
RUSSELL, WALTER 80, of Citrus died March 22. Strickland Funeral Crystal River. Clearwater BROWN, MARGIE 76, of Clearwater, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born Gloversville, N.Y., and came here in 1981 from Hyde Park, N.Y. She was a homemaker and was Methodist.
Survivors include a son, George S. Attleboro, a daughter, Kathy Edelheiser, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; her mother, Adah Devoe, Gloversville; two brothers, Ralph Devoe, Mayfield, N.Y., and Stanley, Devoe, Caroga Lake, N.Y.; two sisters, Alice Devoe, Gloversville; and Ruth Flansburg, Fonda, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo. BURKE, MAVIS 83, of Clearwater, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Calcutta, India, and came here in 1984 from Oakbrook Ill.
She worked as a buyer for Carson, Pirie, Scott and Co, department store, Chicago. He was a member of Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Clearwater. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, George two daughters, Mariellen Bauer, Grand Rapids, and Deirdre D. Lang, Antioch, a brother, Raymond Murdoch, Clearwater; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
DUNN, ALAN 44, of San Francisco, formerly of Clearwater and Largo, died Friday (March 15, 2002). He was born in Providence, R.I., lived in Clearwater and Largo for several years, and moved to San Francisco in 1989. He was a systems analyst in Boston and San Francisco. He graduated from Largo High school and Hobart college, Geneva N.Y. He was a member of the San Francisco City Guides, the San Francisco History Association, the Board of Governors Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity at San Francisco State.
He was an avid traveler and sponsored foster children in Ecuador, the Philippines and El Salvador. Survivors include his parents, James W. and Carol Clearwater; a sister, Diane; maternal grandmother, Janet Reis, Palm Harbor; a niece, Victoria; and nephew, Tyler, Ashley and McMullen Funeral Directors San Francisco, Calif. HAYDEN, GEORGE 78, of Clearwater, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at Largo Medical Center. He came here in 1926 from his native Sulphur.
He worked as a union carpenter for 30 years in Pinellas County. He was a Navy veteran of World War II serving in the Pacific Theater. He was Methodist. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Carpenters Local 140, both Clearwater. Survivors inlcude his brother Avery, Franklin, N.C.; a sister, Dorothy Howard, Franklin; a stepson, Edmund Abell, Sycamore, three stepgrandchildren; a great-stepgrandson; and several nieces and nephews.
National Cremation Society, Largo. HELP THEM OUT Largo BIG SISTERS OF PINELLAS COUNTY 918 West Bay Drive, provides adult volunteers to parenting teens and children from single-parent families. Needed: volunteers, especially men, and corporate sponsors for activities for children who are on the waiting list. Call 518-8860. HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST 300 East Bay Drive, provides end-of-life services to clients and their families.
Needed: volunteers, items for resale at thrift stores and cash. Call 586-4432. THE STEPPING STONE (Religious Community Services) 158 Ridge Road NW, provides low-cost housing and support counseling for homeless families who are undergoing transition from crisis situations. Needed: diapers (especially large sizes), wet wipes, cleaning supplies (mops, brooms and pails), paper goods, pots and pans, shower curtains, twin and full sheets, personal hygiene items, soap, household items, volunteers, gift certificates for food and money. Call 581-7882.
Clearwater AIDS COMMUNITY PROJECT 410-A Ft. Harrison Ave. provides emotional and practical support for those in Pinellas county who are infected or affected by AIDS. Needed: canned food, tuna, Ensure, paper goods, personal hygiene items and computer repair service. They also need buddies work one-on-one with AIDS clients.
Call 449-2437. CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC 707 Ft. Harrison Ave. Richey, died March 20. Trinity Memorial Gardens, New Port Richey.
WHYTE, KATHERINE, 96, of Hudson, died March 22. Funeral Home and Cemetery, Hudson. WOOD, FRIDA 93, of New Port Richey, died March 21. National Cremation Society, Brooksville. Other Pinellas LaFUERO, EDMUND, 90, of Dunedin, died March 21.
Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes Cremation Services, Dunedin Chapel. LUBOW, ARNOLD CARL, 87, of Dunedin, died March 22. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor. MARTIN, CLEO ELIZABETH "PAT," 82, of Lake Forest, formerly of Dunedin, died March 20. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
RICHARD, THERESE I. "TERRY," 66, of Safety Harbor, died March 19. National Cremation Society, Largo. STAPLES, FREDERICK 73, of South Pasadena, died March 21. Blount, Curry Roel Funeral Homes Cemeteries, Beach Memorial Chapel, St.
Pete Beach. PEROUTKA, HENRY E. "HANK," 86, of St. Petersburg, died Monday (March 18, 2002) at home. He came here in 1993 from his native St.
Louis. He was a gunner's mate second class in the Navy, serving 16 years and receiving the National Defense Service Medal. He later was a dock hand for Navajo Freight Lines and a caretaker at Maseck Nursery and Florist in St. Louis. He was a member of the American Legion in St.
Petersburg. Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Dorothy a son, Phillip, Huggins, a daughter, Phyllis Pauu, San Diego; a stepdaughter, Sharon Poteet, St. Petersburg; three stepsons, Tom Licklider, Dave Licklider and Bill Licklider, all of St. Louis; three sisters, Charlotte Fry, St. Charles, Mary Canada, Brawley, and Carolyn Canada, California; and two brothers, Frank, Brawley, and Anthony, St.
Louis. ALife Tribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg. SPENCER, JAMES OTIS 75, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (March 21, 2002) at home.
Born: in Kansas City, he came here in 1987 from Austin, Texas. He was a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and piloted the F-4 fighter plane in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a graduate of William Jewel College. He was a member and usher at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Seminole. He was a past commander of the Boca Ciega Power Squadron and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of the Republican Club and an election precinct volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Louise; a son, John, Denver; two daughters, Mary Kamstra, Jackson, and Nancy Varljen, Carrollton, Texas; and a sister, Sandra Carter, Kansas City. E. James Reese Funeral Home Crematory, Seminole. Seminole HANSEN, ELIZABETH ANN, 85, of Seminole, died Wednesday (March 20, 2002) at Freedom Square Nursing Center, Seminole.
Born in St. Louis, she came here in 1981 from Chicago, where she was an auditor for Aldens Inc. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Indian Rocks Beach. Survivors include two daughters, Ann Helsel, Seminole, and Mary Humkey, New London, four grandchildren, Michele Manatine a and Megan Searles, both of Seminole, and Chip Humkey and David Humkey, both of New London; and two greatgrandchildren.
Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor. BLACK, JOHN JOSEPH, 89, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at Bayfront Medical Center. Born in New York City, he came here 10 years ago from Ocala. He was a staff sergeant in the Army Air Forces during World War II.
He worked in the accounting department for General Electric and was a volunteer caregiver. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Mary two nieces; a grandniece; a grandnephew; a great-grandniece; and a great grandnephew, all of New York. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg. WARD, JULIA 66, of St.
Pe- tersburg, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at Bayfront Medical Center. She came here in 1974 from Gloversville, N.Y. She was a self-employed home health care nurse. She enjoyed arts and crafts, reading and Civil War history. Survivors include a sister, Marjorie L.
Ward, Sitka, Alaska; and a brother, Richard L. Ward, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg. HENSIEK, DONALD 77, of St.
Petersburg, died Friday (March 22, 2002) at Edward White Hospital, St. Petersburg. There are no known survivors. ALifeTribute FuneralCare, St. Petersburg.
OTT, COLLEEN 73, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (March 20, 2002) at Bayfront Medical Center. She came here in 1959 from her native Jefferson City, Mo. She owned Rainbow Lodge Motel in St. Petersburg for 25 years.
She was a Cub Scout den leader, a charter member of PEO Chapter CB in St. Petersburg and a volunteer at Bayfront Medical Center. She attended Central Missouri Methodist College in Fayette, Mo. Survivors include two grandsons, Dr. William L.
Ott and Corey A. Ott, both of St. Petersburg; a great and a great-granddaughter. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
PETNUCH, WANDA PATRE- DIS, 72, of Yonkers, N.Y., formerly of St. Petersburg, died Friday (March 8, 2002) at home. The longtime resident of St. Petersburg was co-owner of Log Cabin Drive-In in South Pasadena during the '50s and '60s. Survivors include her husband, Peter; two daughters, Margaret K.
Whiteley, Gloversville, N.Y., and Madeline F. Patredis, Tam- pa; two stepsons, Peter Petnuch Jr. and George Petnuch, and a stepdaughter, Lori Petnuch, all of Yonkers; a sister, Margaret L. Gervais, and a brother, John Wright, both of Vernon; six grandchildren, Gena M. Fowler, Natalie Patredis, Chuck Dohlmar Margaret F.
Patredis, Jennifer Patredis and Joseph Peter Petnuch; and nine great-grandchildren. Ferncliff, Hartsdale, N.Y. level students. Call 442-9041. crisis intervention counseling.
Needed: cash, GUARDIAN AD LITEM 14250 49th St. Clearwater, canned meats, vegetables and fruit, personal provides court-appointed advocates of abused or hygiene items (especially shampoo and neglected children who are going through the deodorant), alarm clocks, towels, bicycles for job court processes. They need volunteers to research transportation, bicycle locks, blankets, can openers their cases and make recommendations to the and paper products. Call 443-2067. court.
Call 464-6528. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD PANTRY 210 GULF COAST COMMUNITY CARE HIV PROGRAM: 407 Ewing provides emergency food for those Arcturas provides adult and pediatric case in need. Needed: canned goods, especially canned management, counseling, housing and support meats and vegetables, canned soups, canned groups to individuals. Needed: fruits, peanut butter, baby foods and formula, juice, nonperishable food, Ensure, Advera, Sustacal, dry soups, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and feminine hygiene products, apartments to rent, sauce, instant potatoes, rice, soaps, drink mixes, cleaning supplies and cash. Call 298-1634.
fresh fruits and vegetables, diapers, deodorants THE HAVEN (Religious Community Services) 1855 and money. They also are in need of volunteers, Highland Ave. provides confidential shelter, and supplemental dietary items for cancer and food, clothing, counseling, support groups, AIDS patients such as Ensure, Carnation Instant referrals and transitional housing for victims of Breakfast and Sustacal. Call 443-4031. domestic violence.
Always needed: alarm clocks, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOUP KITCHEN 1345 Park St. paper products, deodorant, feminine hygiene Anyone who needs a meal will be fed here. They products, diapers (large), baby wipes, cleaning serve one meal a day from a.m. products, pots and pans, dishes, furniture, cash, Needed: canned goods, fresh vegetables and cash new underwear (women and children), sheets and donations.
Volunteers are urgently needed, towels, pillows, used clothing and shoes. especially van drivers. Call 441-3790. Volunteers are also needed. Call 442-4128.
TAMPA BAY HARVEST is a transportation network of KIMBERLY HOME INC. 1189 NE Cleveland volunteers. These volunteers, using their own provides assistance to women and families in crisis vehicles, commit one hour per week to collect pregnancy situations. Needed: maternity and infant donated food from restaurants, supermarkets, clothing (to size 2), baby blankets, baby towels, hospitals, produce stands, schools, and other food diapers, cribs, car seats, crib with mattress, play sources. The food is then taken to area agencies pens and strollers.
Call 443-0471. assisting the needy of the community. Needed: QUEST INN 509 Fort Harrison is a self-help gallon and larger plastic containers and bags, program for young adults (ages 18-35), which volunteers for transportation, team leaders' and provides emergency shelter, food, clothing and phone help. Call 538-7777. DUNN Alan 44 formerly of Clearwater and Largo, died March 15, in San Francisco.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on at Lutheran Church in Clearwater. In lieu of flowers, friends may consider memorial trees or gifts to the Clearwater or San Francisco library obituaries the died Woods, Funeral died died with with Springs, Home, sister, nieces, Lois Suzanne three City, and Feaster Services, Largo. McCUNE Jesse of Clearwater, FL. A memorial service will be held at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home in Clearwater on Sunday March 24th 2002 at 3 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice the Florida Suncoast. 727-586-4432. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home 2853 Sunset Point Road Clearwater, Florida 727-796-1992 MERCIER Nettie H. of Palm Harbor, Florida, died on March 8th in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs.
Mercier was born March 3, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey. She attended Trenton High School, Trenton, New Jersey, Class of 1937. In 1939, she married Leo O. Mercier, who died in 1998. Upon their retirement in 1978, they relocated from Chicago to Palm Harbor.
Mrs. Mercier is survived by two sons, Lee F. of Jacksonville, Florida, and Vaughn K. of Breckenridge, Colorado, as well as two grandchildren, Holly E. and John who have fond and loving memories of their grandmother, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Mercier was a member of Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mercerville, New Jersey, and All Saints Episcopal Church in Tarpon Springs, Florida. In retirement, she was a volunteer at Hospital in Clearwater, Florida, a volunteer for Welcome and a member of Innisbrook Country Club. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m.
on April 6, 2002 at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1700 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, Florida. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Building Fund for All Saints Episcopal Church are requested. STUELKE Marguerite 87, of Largo died March 21, 2002. Friends may call at JOHN S. RHODES, EAST CHAPEL, 635 4th Street North, Sunday, March 24th from 3-5 p.m.
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