JAMES HYLAND McEVOY, 79, of Annapolis, Md. died Monday at Genesis Eldercare. A native of Liverpool, England, he was an employee at The Yacht Basin, a maitre D' at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, past manager of The Press Club in Detroit and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his son, James Jr. of Bartow. Advent Funeral Services, Annapolis.
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LILLIAN L. YOUNG, 72, of Lakeland died Thursday at home. A native of Clearwater, she moved to Polk County from Pinellas County in 1941 and worked as a hospital kitchen supervisor. She was a member of Northside Church of Christ. She is survived by two daughters, Rose Marie Knipfer and Betty Ann Walker, both of Lakeland; a son, Robert A. "Butch" of Perry, Ga.; four brothers, Oswald Laurence of Clearwater, Eldridge Laurence of Satsuma, Hubert Laurence of Dumas, Texas , and Winston Laurence of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Mary McDonald of Atlanta and Lorena Nolan of Maryland; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
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THELMA BELLE ALLSHOUSE, 92, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday at East Pasco Medical Center in Zephyrhills. She moved to this area 20 years ago from her native Jeffersonboro, Pa. She was a retired bottle line worker for Jefferson Large Distillery, and a member of Pine Run United Methodist Church in Clairton, Pa. She is survived by her husband, James; three sons, Harry K. Breitinger of Jeffersonboro, Arthur D. Breitinger of Clairton, and Merle of Zephyrhills; a daughter, Elaine of Zephyrhills; a brother, Thomas Smith of Follansbee, W.Va.; and six grandchidlren. S. M. Finney Funeral Home, Clairton, Pa.
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GLENN HAROLD FEDUCCIA, 54, of Indianapolis died Sunday in Indianapolis. A native of Tampa, he lived most of his life in this area, moving to Indianapolis one year ago. He was a millwright, and a Marine and Army veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Denise Patton of Land O' Lakes, and Mary Feduccia of Indianapolis; four brothers, Charles, Frank and Lloyd all of Indianapolis, and Mike of Plant City; three sisters, Mary Ann Waddell of Zephyrhills, Antoinette Wilkerson of Crystal Springs, and Julia Thompson of Bryson City, N.C. Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City.
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HAZEL M. HAHN, 74, of Holiday died Wednesday at Palm Garden of Clearwater. A native of Birmingham, Ala., she moved to this area 13 years ago from Miami. She was a retired retailer of women's clothing, and Baptist. She is survived by a daughter, Martine W. Warren of Holiday; two brothers, Richmond Preston Rogers of Birmingham, and John LeGal Rogers of Jacksonville; and one granddaughter. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, 4910 Bartelt Road, Holiday.
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JEAN R. M. HAHN, 68, died Monday at Hospice of Palm Beach. A native of Baltimore, he moved to this area 12 years ago from Maryland. He had worked for Bendix, General Electric, the Maryland State Police, was the owner of County Communications Corp., was retired from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, a captain in the Civil Air Patrol, member of the Palm Beach Gardens Moose, and the Amateur Radio Club, AREC Repeater Group. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three sons, Richard of Baltimore, Thomas of Port St. Lucie, and David of Delta, Pa.; a daughter, Bonnie Kilduff of Edgewood, Md.; and 10 grandchildren. All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth.
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WALLACE F. HAWKINS, 73, of Hudson died Wednesday at home. A native of Lewiston, Maine, he moved to this area 17 years ago from Mississippi. He was a retired U.S. Government Civil Engineer, and Marine veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen E.; two daughters, Susan L. Ludwig of Austin, Texas , and Debra E. of Gulfport, Miss.; two brothers, Donald and Kenneth both of Maine; three sisters, Betty Platt and Geneva Lehman both of Maine, and Christine Shultz of Arizona; and one grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
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FLORENCE LORRAINE HIRN, 73, of Holiday died Wednesday at Southern Pines Nursing Center in New Port Richey. A native of Cudahy, Wis., she moved to this area 39 years ago from Boise, Idaho. She was a retired secretary for a fruit wholesale company in Boise, and member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by two brothers, Robert B. Kubacki of South Milwaukee, and Donald A. of Atwater, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
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GUNNAR J. HOGLUND, 67, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Finland, he moved to this area 12 years ago from Chicago. He was a retired painter. He is survived by his wife, Nelly; a son, John of Chicago; and a sister, Marget Andersen of Sweden. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
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ANNA B. KNIPP, 86, of Brooksville died Tuesday at Spring Hill Regional Hospital. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area seven years ago from Tampa. She was Catholic, and a volunteer at Golden Shores Nursing Home in Tampa. She is survived by a son, Thomas of Ruskin; three daughters, Garnette Manchester, Shirley J. DiBattista and Sara Jane Kesterke all of Brooksville; 24 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
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MATTIE HELEN LEWIS, 86, of Dade City died Tuesday at Columbia Dade City Hospital. A native of Oakland, Ky., she moved to this area 17 years ago from Indianapolis. She is survived by her husband, Homer; two daughters, Betty Scott of Indianapolis, and Nancy Preston of Newhall, Calif.; three brothers, Harry Rasdall of Indianapolis, Leslie of Franklin, Ind., and Garland of Trafalgar, Ind.; two sisters, Mabel Mozee of Franklin, and Clyde Garris of Greenwood, Ind.; 14 grandchildren; 27 great- grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
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HELEN MARY MATARANGAS, 85, of Holiday died Wednesday in New Port Richey. A native of Pittston, Pa., she moved to this area one year ago from New York. She was a retired supervisor of the maintenance department of City Center in New York City. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Aliferis of Holiday; two brothers, Anthony Gerrick of Algonac, Mich., and Joseph of Apple Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Stella Miller of Nanty Glo, Pa., Annie Rusinko of Magalia, Calif., and Delores Kozar of Apple Valley, Calif. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road, Holiday.
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GEORGE B. ROGERS, 77, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Heather Hill Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Everett, Mass., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Cape Cod, Mass. He was a retired mechanical engineer, an Army veteran of World War II, and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Athena E.; a son, Arthur of West Palm Beach; two brothers, Ernest of Waltham, Mass.; and Joseph of Halifax, Mass.; three sisters, Evelyn Malia of Melbourne, Catherine McGowan of Cambridge, Mass., and Lillian Shea of Stoughton, Mass.; and two granddaughters. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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ROBERT L. SANDAGE, 74, of Holiday died Wednesday at home. A native of Owensboro, Ky., he moved to this area 20 years ago from Camp Springs, Md. He was retired from the Metropolitan Police Department, Accident Investigation Unit, the U.S. Postal service, Accident Investigation Unit both in Washington , D.C., a member and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church in Holiday, Navy veteran of World War II, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in New Port Richey, Potomac Masonic Lodge in Washington and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1429 in Holiday. He is survived by his wife, Mary L.; a son, Robert E. of Partlow, Va.; two daughters, Eluvey S. Horsley and Rhonda S. Clark, both of Jacksonville; a brother, Estel of Jacksonville; two sisters, Thelma Swanson of Holiday, and Glendora Houser of Sun City, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
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WILLIAM F. SCHOECK, 70, of Port Richey died Tuesday at James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital in Tampa. A native of New York, he moved to this area 12 years ago from Brentwood, N.Y. He was a retired vice president of Shoreline Boat Trailers in Bayshore, N.Y., a Navy veteran of World War II, and member of the U.S.S. Arkansas Reunion Group. He is survived by his wife, Sophie; a son, Carl of Waldorf, Md.; a sister, Olive Kemnitzer of Naples; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
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DOROTHY SHULTS, 77, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Harborside Healthcare Gulf Coast in New Port Richey. She moved to this area 16 years ago from her native Gloversville, N.Y. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in New Port Richey. She is survived by a son, Michael of Bristol, N.H.; and two grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
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LYDIA I. STEWART, 86, of Bayonet Point died Tuesday at National Health Care Center in Hudson. A native of New York, she moved to this area 18 years ago from San Fernando Valley, Calif. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson. She is survived by her husband, Edward; a daughter, Mary Susan Cinncione of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; a brother, Joseph Ragone of Bayonet Point; a sister, Evelyn Miley of West Lake Village, Calif.; and one grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
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ROSE THOMPSON, 81, of Holiday died Wednesday at home. A native of East Salem, N.Y., she moved to this area 15 years ago from Long Island. She was a retired bookkeeper for an electronics manufacturer. She is survived by her husband, Robert W.; a son, Alfred R. of Locust Valley, N.Y.; a sister, Catherine Tillson of Palm Coast; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
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DONALD S. UBELE, 39, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Timmonsville, S.C., he moved to this area 25 years ago from Langhorn, Pa. He was a manager for Publix Supermarkets. He is survived by a daughter, Sharon of New Port Richey; his father, Stanley of New Port Richey; his mother, Virginia of Port Richey; three brothers, John and Charles and Edward Wallace all of New Port Richey; two sisters, Virginia Dios of Bayonet Point, and Kelly of New Port Richey. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
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LOUISE E. UPHAM, 88, of Holiday died Tuesday at Harborside Healthcare Center in New Port Richey. A native of Clinton, Mass., she moved to this area 24 years ago from Beverly, Mass. She was a retired real estate broker in Beverly, and was Unitarian. She is survived by a stepson, Raymond M. of Hooksett, N.H.; and six grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
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GEORGE BISHOP, 97, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday in Pinellas Park. A native of Kansas City, Kan., he moved to this area in 1983 from Tampa. He was a retired agent for U.S. Customs. He is survived by a grandson, James Austin of Charlotte, N.C.; and three granddaughters, Barbara Ann Dunn of Bartow, Garce Elizabeth Moore of Roanoke, Ind., and Cynthia Elaine of St. Petersburg. Garden of Memories- Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
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BERNICE B. CECONI, 79, of Seminole died Wednesday at Largo Medical Center. A native of Lovell, Wyo., she moved to this area in 1989 from Alexandria, Va. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Elmo; a son, Philip of Alexandria; a brother, Stratford Brossard of Salt Lake City; and two sisters, Helen Sieb of Bountiful, Utah, and Lorraine Dugan of Sterling, Va. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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