ANNA E. RUMMEL, 79, of Holiday died Tuesday at home. A native of Camden, N.J., she moved to this area in 1978 from New Jersey. She was a nurse for Mease Hospital in Dunedin and an Army veteran. She is survived by a sister, Helen Shepard of Holiday; and a nephew. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, Holiday.
February 27, 2000
SOPHIE STANNY, 83, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Southern Pines Nursing Center in New Port Richey. She moved to this area in 1977 from her native Rochester, N.Y. She was a seamstress for a clothing manufacturer and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Walter A.; a son, Walter A. Jr. of Rochester; and two grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
February 27, 2000
LARRY DALE WARD, 52, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday at home. A native of Gideon, Mo., he moved to this area one year ago from California. He was a nursing home maintenance supervisor, a Navy veteran and a Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Heather of Lomita, Calif.; a daughter, Mylynda Doughtery of Denver; his mother, Kay Vaughn of Zephyrhills; and two sisters, Reba Thomas of Zephyrhills and Tamela Vaughn of Denver. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
February 27, 2000
HARGETT, Margaret E., 72, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
February 26, 2000
PAGLIA-KAMINE, Sandie, 54, of Port Richey died Wednesday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
February 26, 2000
KINMAN, Charles L., 66, of Holiday died Wednesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
February 26, 2000
O'DELL, Christopher John, 26, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Holiday, died Wednesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
February 26, 2000
O'DONNELL, Joseph J., 80, of Hudson died Friday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
February 26, 2000
PARENTE, Anthony J., 89, of Port Richey died Friday. Bell Funeral Home, Hudson.
February 26, 2000
POHLMAN, Lacy, 15, of Holiday died Thursday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
February 26, 2000
WARD, Larry Dale, 52, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
February 26, 2000
WENGER, Richard D., 75, of Sturgis, Mich., and Zephyrhills died Tuesday. Rosenberg-Schipper Funeral Home, Ltd., Sturgis, Mich.
February 26, 2000
BECVAR, Arthur Joseph, 87, of Tarpon Springs died Thursday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.
February 26, 2000
FEATHERINGILL, William E. Sr., 66, of Clearwater died Wednesday. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
February 26, 2000
LYNCH, Patrick J., 51, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
February 26, 2000
TRACY, John J., 83, of Dunedin died Monday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
February 26, 2000
DAVIS, Phillip A., 86, of Winter Haven died Thursday. National Cremation Society, Lakeland.
February 26, 2000
HALL, Edward F., 77, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
February 26, 2000
NEFF, Adele L., 101, of Lakeland died Thursday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
February 26, 2000
RESPRESS, Fannie Catherine, 72, of Frostproof died Thursday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
February 26, 2000
SCHELLEY, Loren A., 80, of Eau Claire, Wis., died Thursday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Lake Alfred.
February 26, 2000
SIEGEL, Herman E., 88, of Lakeland died Monday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
February 26, 2000
STUBBS, Eldred Floyd, 74, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
February 26, 2000
SUGGETT, Cecelia Ann Parker, 71, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
February 26, 2000
THOMAS, Helen J., 74, of Eagle Lake died Thursday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
February 26, 2000
YOHN, John A., 85, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
February 26, 2000
YORK, Laverne C., 75, of Lake Wales died Thursday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
February 26, 2000
DOROTHY ALBERDING, 79, of Zephyrhills died Friday at home. A native of Argyle, N.Y., she came to the area 22 years ago from Red Creek, N.Y. She was a homemaker and member of First Presbyterian Church in Zephyrhills. She is survived by her husband, Derwin; a daughter, Johann Mead of Morristown, Tenn.; a sister, Louise Danforth of Hudson Falls, N.Y.; a brother, Harold Nichols of Cleveland, N.Y.; and one grandchild. Oakley Funeral Homes, Zephyrhills.
February 28, 2000
IRENE BUFFINGTON, 84, of Holiday died Friday at home. A native of Chicago, she moved to the area 19 years ago from Cicero, Ill. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Rodney H. Noe of Lincolnwood, Ill.; two sisters, Emily Procissi and Helen Siedlecki, both of Chicago; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
February 28, 2000
RUBY MAE COWART, 84, of Dade City died Thursday at Royal Oak Nursing Home. A native of Suwannee County, she moved to the area 30 years ago from Lutz. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Osben of Plant City; two daughters, Vera Emley of Plant City and Oleta Hewlett of Fitzgerald, Ga.; two half-sisters, Pansey Nobles of Nashville, Ga., and Gereldine Ash of Live Oak; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
February 28, 2000
PAULINE H. GRUSLIN, 66, of Holiday died Friday at Northbay Hospital, New Port Richey. A native of Central Falls, R.I., she moved here 12 years ago from Rhode Island. She was a waitress for Conrad's Banquet Hall in Central Falls and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Roger; two daughters, Dawn Degnan of North Scituate, R.I., and Denise Beauchemin of New Port Richey; a son, David of New Port Richey; a sister, Jackie Riccitelli of Fort Myers; a brother, Roger Desforges of Scituate, R.I.; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
February 28, 2000
JOHN J. MURPHY, 78, of New Port Richey died Friday at Harborside Health Care, New Port Richey. A native of New York, he moved here eight years ago from Bronx, N.Y. He was the owner of Spanjer Sign Co. in Manhattan and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and a Roman Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; a son, John of Bronx; a daughter, Eileen Krutick of Marietta, Ga.; a sister, Lorraine O' Brien of New Port Richey; and three grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
February 28, 2000
MARY D. WEISS-MATYIKU, 74, of Holiday died Friday at the Hospice House in New Port Richey. A native of Poznan, Poland, she moved here 22 years ago from Chicago. She was a homemaker and member of King of Glory Lutheran Church and the Disabled American Veterans. She is survived by a son, Richard Dycha of Crystal Lake, Ill.; five daughters, Alina Dycha of Rice Lake, Wis., Irene Young and MaryAnn Siejka, both of Chicago, Diane Cegielski of Schaumburg, Ill., and Lorraine Dycha of Lisle, Ill.; and 10 grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
February 28, 2000
RICHARD D. WENGER, 75, a winter resident of Zephyrhills from Sturgis, Mich., died Tuesday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Van Buren Township, Ind., he came to the area 12 years ago. He was a farmer and an employee of Ross Laboratories in Michigan. He was a member of the Eagles, Elks and Moose lodges. He is survived by his wife, Norma; two daughters, Joan Klopfenstein of Howe, Ind., and Marcia Huber of Sturgis; five step-children; a sister, Rachael Foltz of Shipshewana, Ind.; a brother, Russell of Muncie, Ind.; four grandchildren; several step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Rosenberg-Schipper Funeral Home, Sturgis, Mich.
February 28, 2000
HELEN L. WILKINS, 78, of Port Richey died Wednesday at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. A native of Detroit, she moved to this area in 1980 from Warren, Mich. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Elks, Eagles and Moose Lodge. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth of Lima, Ohio, and George Jr. of Waterford, Mich. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
February 28, 2000
ALBIN, Arnold L., 70 of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
February 28, 2000
