MADELINE C. RODRIGUE, 77, of Valrico died Monday. A native of Windsor, Conn., she moved to the area from East Hartford, Conn., in 1994. She was a customer service representative for General Electric Co. and member of St. Stephen Catholic Church. She is survived by two sons, Brian of Columbia, Conn., and Scott of Rocky Hill, Conn.; two daughters, Nancy Chick of Weeki Wachee and Linda Albro of Valrico; a stepsister, Dorlee Rohlfing; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
June 30, 1999
CHARLES SAGE, 95, of Lutz died Monday. A native of Essington, Pa., he moved to the area in 1920. He was a painter and member of Sunlake Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, Woodrow Fussell of Tampa; a daughter, Mary Spriggs of Lutz; a brother, Bill of Lutz; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
June 30, 1999
PAULETTE WEAVER SMITH, 52, of Winter Springs died Friday. A native of Tampa, she moved to the area in 1986. She was a journalist and member of St. James Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, T. Allen Jr.; four sons, Thomas Allen III of Sanford, Gerald Paul of Atlanta and Rabon Raulerson and Patrick Xavier, both of Winter Springs; her mother, Helen A. Weaver of Tampa; and a sister, Judith Weaver Furman of Odessa. Woodlawn Carey Hand Funeral Home, Longwood.
June 30, 1999
WAUNITTA SNIDER, 76, of Plant City died Friday. A native of Kentucky, she moved to the area from Providence, Ky., in 1947. She was a member of East Thonotosassa Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Harley; two sons, Bill Winstead of Mineral Bluff, Ga. and James Winstead of Live Oak; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
June 30, 1999
RAY WATKINS, 74, of Lakeland died Tuesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, he was a former resident of Tampa, an employment counselor for the state of Florida, an Army veteran of World War II and member of military Order of the Purple Heart and Humane Society of the United States. He is survived by his wife, Margie G.; a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Pamela W. Burton, both of Lakeland; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
June 30, 1999
REX IRA AYERS, 75, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Gratiot, Mich., he moved to this area 13 years ago from Wheeling, Ill. He was a sales manager for North Shore Motors Ltd. in Wheeling, Navy veteran of World War II, Catholic, and member of the Colonial Hills Civic Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amvets, Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Shirley L.; a son, Rex G. of St. Louis; four daughters, Carol C. Johns and Vicki Rae Schultheis, both of Antioch, Ill., Darlene Koch of Spring Grove, Ill., and Bonnie L. Puckett of Florence, Ala.; a brother, Arthur of Riverdale, Mich.; a sister, Leona Martin of Alma, Mich.; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
FLORENCE BERNICE BOLMAN, 83, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Bayfront Medical Center. A native of Peoria, Ill., she moved to this area 20 years ago from Glen Ellyn, Ill. She was a member of Timber Oaks Club and St. Marks Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three sons, Lee of Kansas City, Mo., Larry of Sherman, Texas , Tom of St. Louis; a sister, Dorothy Ferdinand of Port Richey; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
June 30, 1999
CHESTER J. BRZEZINSKI Sr., 80, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Utica, N.Y., he moved to this area 19 years ago from Howard Beach, N.Y. He was a funeral director for Brzezinski Funeral Home in Brooklyn, N.Y., an Army veteran of World War II and member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Polish Legion of American Veterans and Polish/American Pulaski Association. He is survived by his wife, Theresa M.; two sons, Chester J. Jr. of New Port Richey, and Robert S. of Horsham, Pa.; a brother, Raymond of Long Island, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
BERRICK "JERRY" F. CRONIN, 57, of New Port Richey died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa. A native of Providence, R.I., he moved to this area in 1994 from Hollywood. He was a purchasing agent for Vision Ease in Fort Lauderdale, an Army veteran of the Vietname War and Protestant. He is survived by his mother, Mary Bowe of New Port Richey; his companion, George Hennick Jr.; and two brothers, Harley of Bronson, and Samuel of New Port Richey. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
June 30, 1999
MARIA DeSOUSA, 84, of New Port Richey died Tuesday in Holiday. A native of British Guiana, she moved to this area in 1976 from Elmont, N.Y. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Albert G. of Brentwood, N.Y.; a stepson, Denis of Port Charlotte; two daughters, Lenoir Kessler of New Port Richey, and Linda Cerrone of Elmont; four brothers, Philip and John Rodrigues, both of New Port Richey, George Rodrigues of Keansburg, N.J., and Gabriel Madison of Murrels, Island, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
JASON ROBERT DURHAM, infant son of Amanda Bell and Jason Durham of Zephyrhills, died Monday at All Childrens Hospital in St. Petersburg. He also is survived by his paternal grandparents, Rebecca and Danny of Zephyrhills; his maternal grandmother, Sandra Sizemore of Ironton, Ohio; his maternal grandfather, Robert Bell of Ashland, Ky.; his maternal great-grandmother, Malissa Sizemore of Irontono; and his maternal great-grandfather, Robert Bell of Gallipolis, Ohio. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
June 30, 1999
ANGELINE EARLS, 94, of Ridge Manor died Monday at the Heartland of Brooksville Nursing Home. She was a native of Rogers City, Mich. She was a bridal shop seamstress. She is survived by a son, Alvin E. of Clermont; and three grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
June 30, 1999
JAMES O. FANNING, 74, of Wesley Chapel died June 21 at home. A native of Michigan, he moved to this area several years ago. He was a postal worker and employee of Winn Dixie in Hunter's Green. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in San Antonio and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Mary. At Peace Cremation, Sarasota.
June 30, 1999
BESSIE L. HICKERSON, 96, of Holiday died Tuesday at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Elizabethtown, Ky., she moved to this area in 1968 from Plymouth, Mich. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in New Port Richey. She is survived by three sons, Harlan E. Jr. of Trout Creek, Mich., David of Port Richey, and Charles H. of Brooksville; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
June 30, 1999
ALICE F. JULIANO, 92, of New Port Richey died Monday at Community Hospital. A native of New York City, she moved to this area in 1990 from Mastic, N.Y. She was a jewelry engraver for Goldsmiths Stern and Christian. She is survived by a son, Michael of Queensbury, N.Y.; a daughter, Susan Julian of New Port Richey; and three grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
VERONICA M. KASS, 69, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at home. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., she moved to this area nine years ago from Blauvelt, N.Y. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, George G.; four daughters, Virginia Ann and Carol Ann Sotomayor, both of Hudson, Suzanne Ryan of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and Deborah Ann Clark of Sebastian; a brother, George Bordas of Merles Inlet, S.C.; two sisters, Elsie Dubowski of Garden Grove, Calif., and Ruth Bordash of Yonkers; and seven grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
WILLARD J. KAYLOR, 77, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. A native of Marion, N.C., he moved to this area in 1983 from Indiana
, Pa. He was a professor at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania , substitute teacher at Land O' Lakes High School, Marine Corps veteran of World War II and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Katie; a son, James of Port Richey; a daughter, Gloria Catevenis of Annapolis, Md.; and three grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
June 30, 1999
ALVIN M. MARSHALL, 72, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. A native of Chester, Md., he moved to this area 11 years ago from Stevensville, Md. He was a commercial cabinet and refrigeration salesman for Goode Refrigeration in Manassas, Va., Navy veteran of World War II, Methodist and member of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Shriners. He is survived by his wife, Joann; a son, Alvin Jr. of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Melissa of Glen Burnie, Md.; a sister, Wilma Reed of Abington, Md.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Tarpon Springs.
June 30, 1999
WILLIAM E. STEVENS, 87, of Port Richey died Monday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 27 years ago from Jersey City, N.J. He was a deliveryman, an Army veteran and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Anna. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
JOHN GERALD WESSEL, 75, of Holiday died Wednesday at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Tarpon Springs. He moved to this area in 1986 from his native Detroit. He was a health inspector for the city of Detroit and Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Irmgard E. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
June 30, 1999
RICHARD W. WIDMAN, 57, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to this area 15 years ago from Queens, N.Y. He was an auto mechanic and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. He is survived by his mother, Sophie of New Port Richey. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
June 30, 1999
SHIRLEY D. WILLIAMS, 63, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. A native of Salisbury, N.C., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Pompano Beach. He was the owner of Kleen Rite Cleaners in Pompano Beach, an Army veteran of the Korean War, Baptist and member of the Moose, Eagles, Marine Corps League, Non Commissioned Officers Association and Masons. He is survived by two sons, Darrel L. of Port Richey and Michael E. of Deerfield Beach; four brothers, Ross, Rudolph, Harold, and Rovie, all of Salisbury; two sisters, Mildred Moore of Jacksonville, and Janet of Salisbury; and four grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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