MARY HEGE SHERRILL of Tampa died Sunday at Mariner Health Care. A native of Lexington, N.C., she moved to the area in 1952. She was secretary-treasurer for an equipment company, a charter member and officer of the National Secretaries Association and a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Samuel II of Atlanta; two daughters, Sharon Huff of Valrico and Suzanne Jones of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Andy Hege of High Point, N.C., and H.B. Hege of Thomasville, N.C.; a sister, Leola Eddinger of Thomasville; and four grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
STEVE SIMON, 79, of Sun City Center died Sunday at home. A native of Csongrad, Hungary, he moved to the area from Michigan in 1988. He was a retired tool and die maker, member of Knights of Columbus and Catholic. He is survived by his brother, Laszlo of Hungary. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 7, 1999
ADOLPH A. "AL" SPOKAS, 80, of Tampa died Friday at Manor Care of Carrollwood. He moved from his native Philadelphia 47 years ago. He was a city maintenance supervisor, a lounge owner, an Army Air Forces veteran of World War I
July 7, 1999
VALENTINE J. BERBERICH, 71, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. He was a winter resident in this area for five years from his native Downers Grove, Ill. He was an agent with Prudential Life Insurance Co., Navy veteran of World War II and Christian. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; two sons, Kenneth of Sandusky, Mich., and William of Downers Grove; two sisters, Elizabeth Hubbert of Cedarville, Mich., and Mary Ann Brand of Downers Grove; and two grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
LAWRENCE D. FEIGENBAUM, 84, of New Port Richey died Monday at Park Place. A native of Coxsackie, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1973 from Amityville, N.Y. He was a mechanic for Union Oil Co. in Westbury, N.Y., Merchant Marine veteran of World War II and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Beacon Square Civic Association in Holiday and Knights of Columbus. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
July 7, 1999
PAULINE FORD, 88, of Port Richey died Saturday at National Health Care Center in Hudson. A native of Indiana
, Pa., she moved to this area 13 years ago from Texas . She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Presbyterian. She is survived by her husband, Milton; two daughters, Carole Ann Walker of Atlanta and Bettie Lee Kline of Baltimore; and four grandchildren. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
LILLIAN M. HANSEN, 90, of Hudson died Tuesday at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. A native of Leland, Mich., she moved to this area in 1979 from Traverse City, Mich. She was a supervisor for Michigan Bell Telephone and member of Hope Lutheran Church and Telephone Pioneers of America. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
July 7, 1999
DON R. HUBBELL, 69, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at home. He moved to this area 33 years ago from his native Lima, Ohio. He was a general contractor in the commercial and residential building industry and Christian. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; three sons, Jeff, Steve and Tim; a daughter, Reva Lauri Poyssick; a brother, Terry of Reseda, Calif.; two sisters, Joan Jordan of Lima and Darlene of Reseda; and two grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
July 7, 1999
CHARLES J. KAMINSKAS, 89, of Holiday died Saturday at home. He moved to this area in 1971 from his native Chicago. He was a factory foreman and Navy veteran. He is survived by a stepson, Paul Bartuello of West Chester, Pa.; and two sisters, Ann Kulichek and Hilda O'Donnell, both of Chicago. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
July 7, 1999
JIM M. LOMERSON, 41, of New Port Richey died Sunday. A native of Pontiac, Mich., he moved to this area 10 years ago from Anaheim, Calif. He was a laborer in the construction industry and an Army veteran. He is survived by a son, Steven of New Port Richey; his parents, Gerald and Ruth of Poplarville, Miss.; a brother, David of Kingston, Mich.; a sister, Catherine Marie Caulkins of Kingston; three stepsisters, Carol Beyett of Union Lake, Mich., Susan Starke of Poplarville, Miss., and Nancy Bickum of Hazelton, Pa.; and a grandson. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
STUART McGREGOR, 89, of New Port Richey died Saturday at LaCasa Grande. He moved to this area in 1971 from Detroit. He was an expeditor for National Twist Drill Co. in Rochester, Mich., and Lutheran. He is survived by a daughter, Sandra Luz of Warren Mich.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
JOSEPH A. NEAL, 87, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Kennard, Neb., he moved to this area several years ago. He was a salesman for Quaker Oats Co., World War II Army veteran and member of the Masons and Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a son, Joel of Tampa; a daughter, Susan White of Lanor, N.C.; and a grandson. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
July 7, 1999
JOANNE O'QUINN, 61, of Bartow died Friday at Palm Garden Nursing Center in Winter Haven. A native of Milwaukee, she had lived in this area since 1955 and was a former resident of New Port Richey. She was a computer operator for Homes of Merit mobile homes manufacturer and member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Bartow and crossword puzzle and needlework organizations. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd; a son, Lloyd Jr. of Gainesville; her mother, Lorena Scharabok of Winter Haven; three sisters, Judy Humphries of Plant City, Barbara Stolzman of Bartow and Kathy Qualls of Jacksonville; and two brothers, Wayne Scharabok of Oklahoma and Kenneth Scharabok of Tennessee. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
July 7, 1999
JOSEPH J. PANEBIANCO, 76, of Port Richey died Sunday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1982 from Panama Beach. He was retired from the New York City Police Department, an Army veteran of World War II and member of the Moose, Disabled American Veterans and Nature Coast 10-13. He is survived by his wife, Doris; a son, Joseph Jr. of Hobe Sound; a stepson, Robert Hubbard of Spring Hill; two daughters, Claire Mallory of Panama Beach and Janice Perino of Shirley, N.Y.; two sisters, Ann Pisacano of New York and Mary Grindle of New Port Richey; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Family Funeral Care/North Meadowlawn, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
EDWARD T. PUPPO, 71, of New Port Richey died Monday at Community Hospital. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1987 from Edgewater, N.J. He was a truck driver for the White Rock Bottling Co. in Brooklyn, N.Y., Army veteran of World War II and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. He is survived by a son, John E. of Leonia, N.J.; a daughter, Mary D. Isaacson of North Caldwell, N.J.; two brothers, Frank of Florida and Louis of Brooklyn; and a sister, Carmella DeGiammatteo of Massapequa, N.Y. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road, Holiday.
July 7, 1999
LOUISE JEAN RAGNO, 87, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Italy, he moved to this area 15 years ago from Onset, Mass. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by two sons, Louis of Sneads Ferry, N.C., and Nicholas of Elliot, Maine; a daughter, Theresa Delp of Epping, N.H.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grand children. Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City.
July 7, 1999
WILLIAM IRVING ROEDER, 86, of Bayonet Point died Friday at Bear Creek Nursing Home in Hudson. A native of Woodhaven, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1974 from Maine. He was a manager for Home Insurance Co., Army veteran of World War II, Christian and Mason. He is survived by his wife, Mildred. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
July 7, 1999
WILLARD B. RULE, 68, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Community Hospital. A native of Norwalk, Ohio, he moved to this area May 1 from Augusta, Ga. He was a steam operator for the Gracewood State School and Hospital in Augusta, Mason and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; a son, Jeff of Norwalk; seven daughters, Debbie Polanky of Amherst, Ohio, Denise White of Monroeville, Ohio, Nancy Curry, Cathy Maher and Janice Swidecki, all of Lorain, Ohio, and Debbie Fadley and Kristina Fadley, both of Clearwater; two sisters, Florence Stacey of Lehigh Acres and Barbara Zuercher of Toledo, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. American Funeral and Cremation Care, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
SCOTTIE Z. SHIVERDECKER, 75, formerly of New Port Richey died Thursday in Fairborn, Ohio. He was a native of Darke County, Ohio. He was retired from the Palladium Item in Richmond, Ind., and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by three daughters, Deborah Stupp of Tipp City, Ohio, Marla Silvers of New Port Richey and Christa Morgan of New Paris, Ohio; two brothers, Jack of Dayton, Ohio, and Jerome of Texas ; three sisters, Nathalie Broadstock of Enon, Ohio, Joyce Pippenger of New Madison, Ohio, and Maacha Williams of Chicago; seven grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
ELIZABETH A. VIGNONE, 81, of New Port Richey died Friday at Community Hospital. A native of New Canaan, Conn., she moved to this area 20 years ago from Somers, N.Y. She was an administrator for Somers Manor Nursing Home and Protestant. She is survived by three sons, Frank Hansmann and Jacob Hansmann, both of Mahopac, N.Y., and Robert Hansmann of Peekskill, N.Y.; two daughters, Beverly Miller of Jefferson Valley, N.Y., and Oliva Hendricks of Gainesville, Ga.; a sister, Eva Root of Old Saybrook, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
July 7, 1999
FRANCIS "SONNY" BECKUM, 50, of Plant City died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, he was a heavy equipment operator, Army veteran of the Vietname War and Purple Heart recipient, a member of DAV, the American Legion and VFW. He is survived by his wife, Sheri; three sons, Ray Canup of Tampa, Idus of Plant City and Timothy Canup of Hawaii; a stepson, Thomas Watson of Wesley Cha pel; three stepdaughters, Suemarie Loss of Zephyrhills, Tara Suggs of Plant City and Debbie Suggs of Wesley Chapel; a brother, Harry of Dover; two sisters, Betty Creamer of Plant City and Pat Disalvo of Dunedin; and three grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 8, 1999
DALE EVELYN BENNETT, 81, of Brandon died Monday at Arbors of Brandon Nursing Home. A native of Irasburg, Vt., she moved to the area in 1959 from Spencer, Mass. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by one daughter, Ruth Bennett of Brandon; six stepsons, Wayne of Dover, Frank of Perry, Ga., Howard of Tampa, Ernest of Apollo Beach, Clair of Dover and Don of Sarasota; three stepdaughters, Betty Holloway of Tampa, Evelyn Farr of Zephyrhills and Edna Flowers of Lakeland; one sister, Dorothy Blake of Jupiter; and numerous step- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 8, 1999
MIGUEL PEREZ "Mike" BLANCO, 82, of Tampa died Saturday at Manor Care Nursing Home. A Tampa native, he was a retired barber and owner of Cuban-American Barber Shop in Ybor City, World War II Army veteran and member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Floretta; a son, Mike Jr.; two daughters, Veronica and Patricia Sheehy; a brother, Felix; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 8, 1999
