ANTOINETTE ALBRECHT, 80, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Gulf Coast Manor in Port Richey. A native of New York City, she moved to this area nine years ago from Deerfield Beach. She was a retired seamstress for the garment industry and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. She is survived by a sister, Vincenta Wilkey of St. James, N.Y.; and a nephew. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
KIRBY BROWN, 78, of Wesley Chapel died April 16 at home. He was a native of Birmingham, Ala., and moved to this area several years ago. He was a retired newspaper artist, a veteran and Catholic. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Reina of Wesley Chapel; four step-children; four sisters, Leah Stevens, Esther Nelms, Virginia Weissel and Joyce Letaw; and seven grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
CHARLES THOMAS CAMPBELL, 62, of Holiday died Wednesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He moved to this area 22 years ago from his native New York City. He was a furniture mover and an Army veteran. He is survived by two brothers, Edward of Phoenix and Joseph of Montana; one niece; and one nephew. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
April 23, 1998
FLORENCE MAE COLE, 94, of New Port Richey died Monday in New Port Richey. A native of London, England, she moved to this area 30 years ago from Blue Point, N.Y. She was a retired inspector for Roe Tape Co. in Long Island. She is survived by a daughter, Elsie Paul of New Port Richey; a brother, Fred Taylor of Cocoa Beach; two sisters, Elsie Huber of New Port Richey and Eva Palermo of Cocoa Beach; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 23, 1998
MICHAEL FRANCIS COLLINS, 77, of Holiday died Monday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. He moved to this area eight years ago from his native Jersey City, N.J. He was a retired machinist for Maxwell House Coffee Co. in Hoboken, N.J., and a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in New Jersey. He is survived by a son, Martin of Butler, N.J.; a daughter, Kathleen of Holiday; a brother, Martin of Jersey City; a sister, Margaret Collins Dunn of Holiday. He also leaves a longtime friend, Phyllis Farrell of Holiday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
SARAH J. COMBS, 87, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Forest Glen Lodge in New Port Richey. A native of Morgan County, Ohio, she moved to this area four years ago from McConnelsville, Ohio. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Royal Neighbors Lodge, both in McConnelsville. She is survived by a son, Willard of New Port Richey; a daughter, Catherine Smith of New Port Richey; two grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
ARTHUR N. GASPARIN, 80, of Hudson died Tuesday at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Hawthorne, Okla., he moved to this area 25 years ago from Romulus, Mich. He was the owner of Art's Travel Trailer Sales and Rentals in Romulus and the Huron Dry Cleaning Co. and was Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three daughters, Marianne Scarborough, Lois Reaume and Carolyn Genter, all of Hudson; a sister, Mary Gasparin of Kincaid, Ill.; five grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home.
April 23, 1998
JOHN F. GILBERT, 63, of Hudson died Tuesday at home. A native of Brockton, Mass., he moved to this area four years ago from Whitman, Mass. He was a retired master sergeant in the Air Force, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, a retired factory supervisor for Foot Joy Co. in Brockton, and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson and the Air Force Sergeants Association. He is survived by three sisters, Carolyn Swartz of Hudson, Lillian Gilbert of Holbrook, Mass., and Linda Cooper of Easton, Mass.; and several nieces and nephews. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
CLARA CAROL HODELL, 91, of Tarpon Springs died Monday at Tarpon Bayou Center in Tarpon Springs. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., she moved to this area 33 years ago from Winter Haven. She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 10757, both in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by a niece, Lois Baumgartner of Fort Wayne, Ind. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
April 23, 1998
EVERETT HOLDEN, 82, of Zephyrhills, formerly of Cocoa Beach, died Sunday at Heartland of Zephyrhills. A native of Kipton, Ohio, he moved to this area two years ago from Cocoa Beach. He was a retired professor at Brevard Community College, and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Marian; two nieces; and two nephews. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
NICK MIGAS, 86, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at home. A native of McKees Rocks, Pa., he moved to this area 18 years ago from Wausaukee, Wisc. He was a retired steel mill worker and a member of Common Cause, National Council of Senior Citizens and Steelworker Active Retirees Association. He is survived by his wife, Olga; two daughters, Darlene Strand of Iron Mountain, Mich., and Nikki Gyllander of LaCrosse, Wisc.; a brother Mike of Port Richey; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
EARL C. MOREL, 83, of Hudson died Tuesday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. He moved to this area 18 years ago from his native Hudson, Mass. He was retired from the research and development department of Thomas Taylor and Sons in Hudson, Mass., an Air Force veteran of World War II, and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Rita; a daughter, Susan Curwell of San Francisco; two brothers, Edmond of Apollo Beach and Gerard of Hudson, Mass.; a sister, Geri O'Neal of Hillsborough, N.H.; and one grandchild. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
April 23, 1998
DOROTHEA M. OAKE, 81, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday at Zephyrhaven Nursing Home. A native of Bronxville, N.Y., she moved to this area 38 years ago from Brooksville. She was a retired X-ray technician and a World War II Navy veteran. She was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and St. Josephs Catholic Church. She is survived by her brother, Robert Oake of Southern Pines, N.C. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
EDWARD J. SCHOEN, 83, of Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to this area 10 years ago from North Lauderdale. He was a retired lithographer for Crown Cork and Seal Co., an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hudson. He is survived by his wife, Anne; a son, Edward Jr. of Port Richey; a daughter, Andree Larsen of Lambertville, N.J.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
MARJORIE M. STOVER, 73, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. She moved to this area six years ago from her native Columbus, Ohio. She was a retired inventory control clerk for Xerox Corp. in Columbus and Methodist. She is survived by her husband Jimmie D.; a son Kenneth K. Mullen of Vallejo, Calif.; a daughter, Kim of New Port Richey; two brothers, Harold and Melvin Miller, both of Columbus; a sister, Betty Horne of Columbus; and four grandchildren. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
JULIA H. THOMPSEN, 92, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Norway, she moved to this area 28 years ago from Greenville, N.Y. She was a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church and former member of the Colonial Hills Civic Association, both in New Port Richey, Rebecca Chapter 214, Eastern Star in New York City, the Pasco Scandinavian Club and Scandinavian American Club. She is survived by two sons, Thomas of Santa Clara, Calif., and John of State College, Pa.; and four grandchildren. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
JAMES LONNIE TUCKER, 41, of Spring Hill died Monday at home. A native of Pensacola, he moved to this area one year ago from Indian Rocks. He was an electrical supervisor for a construction company, a Navy veteran and a member of Gateway Baptist Church in St. Petersburg. He is survived by his fiancee, Linda Lazarek; his parents, Max and Shirley Tucker of Clearwater; two sisters, Theresa Tee Tucker of Seminole and Sharon E. Ennenga of Burlington, Vt.; and grandmother, Alberta Tucker of Molino. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 23, 1998
ROBERT PETER WEINGARTZ, 80, of Zephyrhills died Monday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Macomb County, Mich., he had wintered in this area for 15 years from Dryden, Mich. He was a retired automotive machine repairman and Catholic. He was a member of The Knights of Columbus, Dryden Veterans, St. Cornelius Ushers Club, St. Vincent DePaul Society and was a church administrator. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, two sons, Robert of Dryden and William of Jacksonville; two daughters, Donna Hand of Sanford, Mich., and Darlene Tillem of Jacksonville; three brothers, Jim, Tom and Bernard, all of Michigan; three sisters, Margaret Brinker, Helen Hunter and Rita Wilcox, all of Michigan; and nine grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
ALBRECHT, Antoinette, 80, of Port Richey died Tuesday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
BROWN, Kirby, 78, of Wesley Chapel died April 16. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
CAMPBELL, Charles Thomas, 62, of Holiday died Wednesday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
April 23, 1998
COLE, Florence Mae, 94, of New Port Richey died Monday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 23, 1998
COLLINS, Michael Francis, 77, of Holiday died Monday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
COMBS, Sarah J., 87, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
GASPARIN, Arthur N., 80, of Hudson died Tuesday. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
April 23, 1998
GILBERT, John F., 63, of Hudson died Tuesday. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
HOLDEN, Everett, 82, of Zephyrhills died Sunday. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
MIGAS, Nick, 86, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
April 23, 1998
MOREL, Earl C., 83, of Hudson died Tuesday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
April 23, 1998
OAKE, Dorothea M., 81, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 23, 1998
