GEORGE A. FOSTER, 67, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. A native of Kansas City, Kan., he moved to this area 18 years ago from Jackson, Maine. He was a retired supervising engineer for Westinghouse in Hyde Park, Mass., a Navy veteran of the Korean War and member of Unity Church in Port Richey. He is survived by a son, John of New Port Richey; two daughters, Karen Graham of Clearwater and Tracy Foster of New Port Richey; and two granddaughters. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
December 31, 1997
CATHERINE GALETTA, 87, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 18 years ago from Hunter, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. She is survived by her husband, Salvatore; two daughters, Vera M. Stenger of Port Richey and Mary Anne Page of Colorado Springs, Colo; a brother, Thomas Brancaccio of West Palm Beach; two sisters, Lorraine Cristiano of West Palm Beach and Carmella Raia of Atlantic Beach, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
JAMES M. McDONOUGH, 78, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 20 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. He was a retired New York state trooper, a Coast Guard veteran of World War II, Catholic and member of the Moose Lodge. He is survived by an aunt and several cousins. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
December 31, 1997
RALPH O. MACRAE, 87, of Dade City died Tuesday at home. He moved to this area 49 years ago from Pennsylvania . He was a retired carpenter, an Army veteran, and Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Frances; three daughters, Joan Kochanski of Dade City, Susan Lyle of Fort Pierce and Elaine Tyska of St. Petersburg; and five grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
December 31, 1997
JOSEPH J. O'CONNELL Sr., 76, of Dade City died Tuesday at home. He was a native of Roxbury, Mass., and longtime resident of Tampa. He was owner of Bay State Navigation School in Boston, a veteran of World War II, former port captain in Tampa for Mississippi Valley Barge Lines and steamship manager in New Orleans for Valley Lines, and member of the Tampa Bay Pilots' Association, Propeller Club and American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Christeen; a son, Joseph Jr. of Dade City; two daughters, Julie Carter and Dena Sturwold, both of Dade City; and two grandsons. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
December 31, 1997
MARIA K. PRZYBYLSKI, 85, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Poland, she moved to this area 23 years ago from Middletown, Conn. She was a retired math professor at the Jewish University in New York City and a Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Kazimierz; a daughter Hedy Johnson of Maine; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home of New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
OLIVE SWEET RICHARDS, 87, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday at Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Dade City. A native of Corinth, Maine, she moved to this area 48 years ago. She was owner of Richards Motel in Zephyrhills, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Zephyrhills and Eastern Star. She is survived by a foster son, Leland Jinks of Zephyrhills; and two nieces. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
December 31, 1997
ELLEN RUDA, 78, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Heather Hill Nursing Home. A native of Pittsburgh, she moved to this area 20 years ago. She was a retired employee of Equitable Life Insurance Co., and member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 78 Auxiliary, both of New Port Richey. She is survived by her husband, Frank A. Sr. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
JUNE MOORE SCHAPER, 71, of Zephyrhills died Monday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of South Bend, Ind., she moved to this area 24 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was a retired school system dietary supervisor, a member of Ladies of the White Shrine, Ladies of the Eagles and Women of the Moose. She is survived by her husband, August; four daughters, Annette Rigg, Sheryl Flager and Karen Leveritt, all of St. Petersburg, and Barbara Reish of Gulfport; four sons, Tim Brown of San Antonio, John of Zephyrhills, Paul of Dade City and Charles of Honolulu, Hawaii; her mother, Margaret Moore of South Bend; a brother, Sydney Moore of South Bend; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home Inc., Zephyrhills.
December 31, 1997
MARY AUGUSTA SIMPSON, 89, of Hudson died Tuesday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. A native of Weymouth, Mass., she moved to this area 27 years ago from Massachusetts. She was a retired assembler for Electro Switch Corp. in Weymouth, and Protestant. She is survived by three sons, John of Seattle, Daniel of Severn, Md., and Charles of Reno, Nev.; a daughter, Florence Dunham of Taunton, Mass.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren. North Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
AYCOCK, Celia, 86, of New Port Richey died Monday. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Clearwater.
January 1, 1998
BRUCE, Frederick, 86, of Port Richey died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 1, 1998
CARRIERE, Eleanor J., 86, of Holiday died Tuesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 1, 1998
FOSTER, George A., 67, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 1, 1998
GALETTA, Catherine, 87, of Port Richey died Tuesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 1, 1998
McDONOUGH, James M., 78, of Port Richey died Tuesday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 1, 1998
MACRAE, Ralph O., 87, of Dade City died Tuesday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 1, 1998
O'CONNELL, Joseph J. Sr., 76, of Dade City died Tuesday. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 1, 1998
PRZYBYLSKI, Maria K., 85, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 1, 1998
RICHARDS, Olive Sweet, 87 of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 1, 1998
RUDA, Ellen, 78, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 1, 1998
SCHAPER, June Moore, 71, of Zephyrhills died Monday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 1, 1998
SIMPSON, Mary Augusta, 89, of Hudson died Tuesday. North Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 1, 1998
CERNEY, Victor E., 88, of Dunedin died Monday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 1, 1998
HORAN, John P., 89, of Clearwater died Wednesday. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Clearwater.
January 1, 1998
HUERNER, Irene Louise, 88, of Dunedin died Monday. Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar.
January 1, 1998
SAGE, Julia Gertrude, 85, of St. Petersburg died Saturday. Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar.
January 1, 1998
SCHAAL, Ruth Agnes, 92, of Clearwater died Tuesday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
January 1, 1998
TALBOT, John C., 97, of Nokomis, formerly of Clearwater, died Monday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 1, 1998
TINNELLY, Vicky J., 77, of Dunedin died Tuesday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 1, 1998
BASS, Lois Stokes, 73, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 1, 1998
BROOME, Delton Bernard Jr., 18, of Lake Wales died Dec. 25. Epps Mortuary, Lake Wales.
January 1, 1998
EARNHART, Janis C., 40, of Lake Wales died Tuesday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 1, 1998
FREEMAN, Leonard Wilton Jr., 77, of Lakeland died Tuesday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 1, 1998
JOHNSON, Thomas, 86, of Lake Wales died Monday. Epps Mortuary, Lake Wales.
January 1, 1998
O'BRIEN, Anna Marie, 82, of Winter Haven died Tuesday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 1, 1998
PARKS, Margaret, 76, of Winter Haven died Tuesday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 1, 1998
PEACOCK, Mary Belle, 88, of Avon Park died Tuesday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home Inc., Frostproof.
January 1, 1998
ROTHWELL, Chester Clay, 76, of Fedhaven died Sunday. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 1, 1998
WARREN, Jacob, 81, of Lakeland died Tuesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 1, 1998
WOOTEN, Wilbur Y. Sr., 100, of Lakeland died Tuesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 1, 1998
