DAVID J. BOWMAN, 68, of Zephyrhills died Monday at home. A native of Detroit, he moved to this area eight years ago from Plymouth, Mich. He was an automotive electrician, a former employee of Ford Motor Co. and an Army veteran. He was a member of Dade City Rod and Gun Club and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Noreen; two sons, John and Bill; two daughters, Suzanne and Mary Ann; two brothers, William and Walter; and four grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
December 2, 1998
CLAYTON SAMUEL JOSEPH BROWN, 63, of Wesley Chapel died Monday at home. A native of Baltimore, he moved to this area 18 years ago from Mobile, Ala. He was in the National Guard and was Episcopalian. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; three sons, Clayton of Jacksonville, Stephen of Brooksville, and Shawn of Gulf Breeze; two daughters, Jean Schrecengost and Danielle, both of Wesley Chapel; a stepdaughter, Rhonda McCormick of Land O' Lakes; and 20 grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
December 2, 1998
FRED J. CONE, 66, of Dade City died Friday at Pasco Community Hospital. A native of Ocala, he moved to this area 20 years ago from Tavernier. He was a retired lab technician for Dade City Hospital and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dade City. He is survived by his wife, Linda; three daughters, Deborah McFarland of Palm Beach Gardens, Wendy Flattley of Dade City, and Melynda Rydbom of Dade City; and five grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
December 2, 1998
RICHARD "DICK" FARINA, 61, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday at home. A native of Stamford, Conn., he moved to this area 43 years ago from Connecticut. He was a furniture refinisher, an Army veteran and Episcopalian. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, Richard Jr. of Bradenton, Larry Haynes and Charles, both of New Port Richey; two daughters, Tammy Kristof of Gainesville, and Karen Werner of Land O' Lakes; his parents, Eloise and Louis of Tampa; a brother, Ramon of Amsterdam, Holland; a sister, Diane Diaz of Tampa; and 11 grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
December 2, 1998
GILDA M. KLEIN, 83, of Holiday died Tuesday at Harborside Health Care Gulf Coast in New Port Richey. A Native of New York, she moved to this area 27 years ago from Rockaway Beach, N.Y. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holiday. She is survived by her husband, George C.; a son, George J. of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughters, Gilda Joyce of Medina, Wash., and Kathleen Schalk of Danville, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. North- Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
December 2, 1998
JOHN M. McILVRIDE, 75, of St. Catharine, Ontario, died Sunday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Welland, Ontario, he wintered in this area for 16 years. He was a retired equipment operator for General Motors of Canada, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force and a Protestant. He was a member of Zephyrhills Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Nelda; two sons, David of Kelowna, British Columbia, and Scott of St. Catharine; four daughters, Donna Talbot of Stevensville, Ontario, Judy Janzen of Hamilton, Ontario, Dayle Haulsey and Cindy Morrison, both of St. Catharine; eight grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
December 2, 1998
ROY DOUGLAS MITCHEM JR., 20, of Dade City died Sunday at home. A native of Dade City, he recently returned from Princeton, W. Va. He was a Marine. He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Byrd of Lacoochee; his father, Roy Sr. of Minneapolis; a brother, Andrew of Princeton; two sisters, Wendy Malone of Lacoochee and Theresa of Princeton; and his grandmother, Marie Underwood of North Carolina. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
December 2, 1998
DORIS OURSLER, 84, of Port Richey died Monday at Bear Creek Nursing Home in Hudson. A native of Reno, Va., she moved to this area 20 years ago from Beltsville, Md. She was a secretary for a trucking company and a member of First Baptist Church of Jasmine Lakes in Port Richey. She is survived by a niece, Mary Jane Swann of Heathsville, Va. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
December 2, 1998
MATTHEW "MATT" ADAM REID, 12, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital in Tampa. He was a lifelong resident of his native Pasco County. He was a student at Pasco Middle School and Baptist. He attended Land O' Lakes Church of God. He is survived by his parents, Daniel and Christy of Land O' Lakes; two brothers, Daniel Jr. and Christopher, both of Land O' Lakes; a stepsister, Elizabeth of Zephyrhills; his maternal grandparents, Billy and Polly Turner of Dade City; and paternal grandparents, Donald and Dolores Martin of Zephyrhills. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
December 2, 1998
CHARLES J. SAMPSON, 75, of Zephyrhills died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital in Tampa. A winter resident of this area for 13 years, he moved here permanently a year ago from his native Buffalo, N.Y. He was a repair technician for Skil Power Tool Corp. and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Buffalo. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son, Michael of Friendswood, Texas ; a daughter, Debra Young of Buffalo; a sister, Alma Pocabello of Buffalo; and two grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
December 2, 1998
ARTHUR P. SCHMELING SR., 92, of Port Richey died Wednesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He moved to this area 34 years ago from his native Milwaukee. He was a supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service, member of Postmasters Staff in Milwaukee, member and past treasurer of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2, member of Jasmine Lakes Community Center and Civic Association in Port Richey, life member of Pearl of the West Lodge 146 Free and Accepted Masons of New Port Richey, past high priest of McKinley Chapter Royal Arch Masons 102 and Henry L. Palmer Commandry 42 Knights Templar, both in Milwaukee. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a son, Arthur Jr. of Port St. Lucie; a sister, Ruth of Tacoma, Wash.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
December 2, 1998
LEONARD TAVERNESE, 78, of Port Richey died Wednesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of Erie, Pa., he moved to this area 12 years ago from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He was a self-employed crane operator, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Ann; four brothers, Frank of Brooksville, Anthony of Port Richey, Joseph of Erie, and Michael of Phoenix; three sisters, Rita G. of Phoenix, Mary Zielonis and Rose Carter, both of Erie. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
December 2, 1998
LAURA BENTON SIVILLS ANDERSON, 63, of Port Richey died Saturday at Southern Pines Nursing Center in New Port Richey. A native of San Diego, she moved to this area 10 years ago from Arlington, Va. She was a retired secretary and a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in New Port Richey. There are no known survivors. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
ALICE M. AVERY, 89, of Hudson died Monday at the Arbors at Bayonet Point. A native of Massachusetts, she moved to this area 14 years ago from Fort Lauderdale. She was a retired sales clerk for Woolworth's in Massachusetts, a member of First United Methodist Church in Hudson, and the Order of the Eastern Star in Fort Lauderdale. She is survived by two daughters, Thelma M. Jordan of Norton, Mass., and Phyllis J. Wood of Hudson; a brother, Henry Brown of Revere, Mass.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
April 21, 1998
EMERY BAKER, 81, of Hudson died Saturday in Brooksville. He moved to this area 53 years ago from his native Rockmart, Ga. He was a lineman for General Telephone Co. in Hudson and St. Petersburg, an Army veteran of World War II, and member of Cornerstone Christian Church in Spring Hill. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Bobby of Dalton, Ga., and J.R. of Hudson; two daughters, Edna Baker of Clearwater, and Norma Baker Frink of Spring Hill; a brother, Luther of Rome, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 21, 1998
ALBERTA J. BLAUSER, 86, of Odessa, formerly of Clearwater, died Sunday at University Community Hospital in Tampa. A native of McKees Rocks, Pa., she moved to this area 41 years ago from Knox, Pa. She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of Keystone United Methodist Church and the Keystone Civic Club. She is survived by her husband, Orval W. of Odessa; a daughter, Beth Ann Walker of Odessa; and a brother, Chester Fisher of LaVale, Md. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 21, 1998
JANELLE J. BROWN, 51, of New Port Richey died Sunday in New Port Richey. A native of Lima, Ohio, she moved to this area 17 years ago from Richlands, N.C. She is survived by two sons, David Roth of Rockford, Ohio, James W. Hattery of New Port Richey; two daughters, Leah Roth and Triana Taylor both of New Port Richey; her mother, Louella Line of Tarpon Springs; two brothers, Jerome Jacks of New Knoxville, Ohio, and Philip Jacks of Millersburg, Ohio; three sisters, Doris Suever of Delphos, Ohio, Judith Lautzenheiser of San Diego, Calif., and Denise Huelskamp of Holiday; and two grandchildren. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street, New Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
RUTH R. FERRETTI, 60, of Port Richey died Sunday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, she moved to this area five years ago from Long Island, N.Y. She attended St. Michael's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Paul H.; three sons, Bob of Webster, N.Y., Paul and Charlie, both of Long Island; five daughters, Denise Harrington, Joann Ferretti and Ruthy Luciano all of Long Island, Charlene Scheer of Lyons Falls, N.Y., and Sue Smith of Kentucky; a sister, Barbara Warner of South Glens Falls, N.Y.; and 14 grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
April 21, 1998
CATHERINE FIGAT, 87, of Beverly Hills died Saturday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. A native of Poland, she moved to this area 20 years ago from New York City. She was a retired assembly worker, and a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. She is survived by a daughter, Aniela Zwolak of Port Richey; a sister, Genoweta Lewanbowska of Germany; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
DOROTHY MAXINE FUNK, 83, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at East Pasco Medical Center. She was a native of Smethport, Pa., and Presbyterian. She is survived by her husband, Ivers Leonard; a son, Duane Carpenter of Franklin, Tenn.; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 21, 1998
FRANK H. GALOTTI III, 38, of Dade City died Friday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. A native of Weymouth, Mass., he moved to this area 1 January 2 years ago from Holbrook, Mass. He was a salesman and a member of the Eagles Aerie in Dade City. He is survived by his wife, Denise J. of Holbrook, Mass.; a daughter, Caroline M. of Holbrook; his parents, Frank Jr. and Yvonne of Dade City; a brother, Donald of Tampa; five sisters, Katherine Clifford of Winter Haven, Gina Galotti of Fairhaven, Mass., Karen of Acushnet, Mass., Tuesday Bethoney of Winter Haven, and Angelina of Auburndale; his paternal grandfather, Frank H. Sr. of Braintree, Mass.; his maternal grandmother, Gertrude Jackson of Beaufort, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City.
April 21, 1998
ROSE S. GARRISON, 80, of New Port Richey died Sunday at Richey Manor Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Isabella, Tenn., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Atlanta. She was a retired self-employed certified public accountant, a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and former president of the West Pasco Women's Club. She is survived by her husband, Carl; a son, Frank Rudge of Seaford, Va.,; a stepson, Carl Garrison of Michigan; a daughter, Patricia Donley of Smyrna, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
April 21, 1998
