DORIS VIVIAN POHJOLA, 67, of Clearwater died Sunday at home. A native of Windsor, Ontario, she moved to this area in 1967. She was a buyer for Alan's Office Supply for 23 years and a member of Women of the Moose, Ladies Friendship of the Moose, Credit Women's Breakfast Club and Cay Kee Social Club. She is survived by two sons, Alec of Holiday and Barry of Clearwater; and three grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
CARL HESS ROWE, 76, of Safety Harbor died Sunday at home. A native of Plymouth, Ind., he moved to this area in 1984 from Northville, Mich. He was a retired chemical engineer, a volunteer for Clearwater Marine Science Center, the Pinellas County School System and Safety Harbor Museum, a member of the Boy's End Manor Association and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Jean L.; a son, C. Jon of Eastman, Wis.; three daughters, Patricia L. Thorpe of Gainesville, Sharon L. Baker of Boca Raton and Deborah S. Brady of Alexandria, Va.; five grandchildren; and three great- grandsons. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From December 1996)
THERALD L. SHREVE, 75, of Largo died Saturday at Columbia St. Petersburg Medical Center. A native of Pittsburg, Ill., he moved to this area in 1983 from Marion, Ill. He was a registrar administrator for the Veterans Administration and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; a son, Robert L. of Largo; three daughters, Cheryl Kwasniewski of Marion, Ill., Kathie Straughn of Tampa and Debra Smith of North Port; a brother, Lanny of Charlotte, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Largo Chapel.
(From December 1996)
ARTHUR G. TATRO, 84, of Clearwater died Monday at Columbia Clearwater Community Hospital. A native of Illinois, he moved to this area in 1975. He was a retired sheet metal worker. He is survived by two sons, Donald of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Richard of Los Angeles; a daughter, Heather Rieumont of Tampa; and a grandchild. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
BERNICE WEAVER, 71, of St. Petersburg died Monday at home. A native of Waynesboro, Ga., she moved to this area in 1946. She was a retired domestic worker and Methodist. She is survived by three sons, Marion, Charles and Ellis, all of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Beatrice Niblack and Mary Pearl, both of St. Petersburg; two brothers, Henry Lynch of Sparks, Ga., and Albert Lynch of Augusta, Ga.; five sisters, Annie Julie Adams, Sarah Heath and Joyce Reeves, all of Jersey City, N.J., and Bertha Swint and Patsy Jones Reid, both of Augusta, Ga.; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, Dr. Martin Luther King Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
JOHN DURIS, 81, of Lakeland died Tuesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Skaneateles, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1970 from New York. He was a civilian flight instructor and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lakeland Elks Lodge 1291 and Bartow Air Base Instructor Pilots Alumni Association. He is survived by a sister, Mildred Clark of Gustine, Calif.; and several nephews and nieces, all of Gustine. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
(From December 1996)
HENRY M. FULLER, 83, of Haines City died Tuesday at Integrated Health Services in Auburndale. A native of Ashland, Ala., he moved to this area from Opp, Ala., 65 years ago. He retired after 22 years as owner of Fuller's Paint & Body Shop and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Lucy B.; three daughters, Marlene Bridgeford of Lakeland, Carolyn Knisley of Jacksonville and Jo Ann Henry of The Woodlands, Texas ; a son, Lenwood of West Palm Beach; two sisters, Verla Ross of Haines City and Martha Payne of Montgomery, Ala.; a brother, Cecil of Orlando; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
(From December 1996)
MARY LOUISE GIBSON, 60, of Haines City died Monday at home. A native of Alabama, she moved to this area in 1955 from Auburn, Ala. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Loughman. She is survived by her husband, Robert H.; a daughter, Patricia Ann Howard of Winter Haven; two sons, James Robert and Jackie Wayne, both of Davenport; two sisters, Shirley Smith of Opelika, Ala., and Fanny Mae Garrett of Auburn; a brother, Randall Morris of Opelika; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM LOWMAN HULL, 64, of Polk City died Tuesday at home. A native of Clewiston, he moved to Polk City from Brooksville nine years ago and worked as manager of the Vulcan Gulf Coast Materials Corp. sand plant. He was Protestant and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two sons, James of Polk City and John Edward of Brandon; a daughter, Brentcie of Brooksville; a sister, Sandra Taylor of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.
(From December 1996)
CHARLES C. LOGUE, 57, of Plant City died Monday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Palma Sola, he was a Bartow resident before living in Plant City for more than 35 years. He was a maintenance mechanic for IMC Fertilizer Inc./Agrico phosphate mining company and attended Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Ruth; three sons, Dan C. Richardson of Polk City and David C. and Mark A., both of Plant City; two brothers, James of Lakeland and Gerald of Plant City; three sisters, Tina Barnhill and Loretta Brock, both of Eaton Park, and Lib Keegan of Tampa; and nine grandchildren. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
(From December 1996)
GLADYS MAE MILLER, 77, of Haines City died Tuesday at Heart of Florida Hospital. A native of Sherburne, N.Y., she moved to Haines City in 1964 from Rome, N.Y. She was a breeder of Pekingese dogs and member of Haines City Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by five sons, David Come of Auburndale, Richard and Don Come, both of Rome, and Frank and Bob Come, both of Austin, Texas ; two daughters, Linda Come of Austin and Esther Schorhourst of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Doris Bernard of Auburndale; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
(From December 1996)
ETHEL NABERHAUS, 81, of Bartow died Tuesday at Columbia/Bartow Memorial Hospital. A native of Kansas, she moved from Lakeland to Bartow many years ago. She was a homemaker, Catholic and member of Bartow Art Guild. She is survived by two sons, William E. of Bartow and John D. of Washington , D.C.; a sister, Mabel Smith of Anaheim, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
(From December 1996)
GEORGENE LOUISE "BABE" RHEA, 71, of Quincy, Ill., died Monday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Quincy, she was a visitor to Lakeland, a homemaker and former employee of Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Illinois Veterans Home and Westview Golf Course in Quincy, and member of Salem Evangelical Church in Quincy. She is survived by her husband, Norman W.; three sons, Anthony Crane, Robert N. and Richard A. "Big Foot," all of Quincy; two sisters, Virgie Ellen Gard of Lakeland and Dorothy Mae Hungate of Quincy; and four grandchildren. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
(From December 1996)
SHERI M. SHIRAH, 25, of Lakeland died Tuesday at home. A native of Lakeland, she was a lifelong area resident, a warehouse employee for Publix and of the Church of Christ denomination. She is survived by her father and stepmother, Merlin and Mary of Gibsonton; her mother and stepfather, Donna and Joe Brown of Hayesville, N.C.; a sister, Tammy Sadler of Polk City; a stepsister, Dawn Marie Brown of Plant City; a stepbrother, Bradley Brown of Atlanta; and maternal grandparents, Herbert and Marian Wilson of Hayesville. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From December 1996)
HAZEL L. WILLIAMS, 74, of Polk City died Saturday at home. A Georgia native, she moved to Polk County from Orlando two years ago. She was a retired laundry worker. She is survived by two sons, Joe Groover of Winter Park and William Burk; a brother, Frank Groover of Winter Park; and two grandchildren. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes Inc., Lake Alfred.
(From December 1996)
AUDREY S. ROCHFORD, 66, of St. Petersburg died Monday in Tampa. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., she moved to St. Petersburg in 1972 from Portsmouth, N.H. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Edward J.; a son, Ned of Tampa; two daughters, Judith Hoston of Aiken, S.C., and Susan Mosier of Montclaire, Va.; a sister, Carole Brenner of Clearwater; and five grandchildren. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
ANNA BOURQUE, 83, of Tampa and East Freetown, Mass. died Wednesday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of New Bedford, Mass., she was a winter resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by six sons, Donald of Mattapoisett, Mass., Paul, Robert and Raymond, all of East Freetown, Ronald of Barrington, R.I., and Hector Jr. of New Bedford; three daughters, Pauline M. Longley of Palm Harbor, Vivian Kirkwood of New Bedford and Lucille Viera of Tuscon, Ariz.; a brother, Romeo Lemire of East Freetown; three sisters, Claire Bertrand and Beatrice Legard, both of New Bedford and Vivian Flannery of Las Vegas; 31 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
JAMES C. "JIM" CAMPBELL, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Brazil, Ind., he moved to Tampa in 1961. He was a retired real estate appraiser for the government, an Army veteran of World War II, member of the Masons, Shriners and VFW. He is survived by his wife, Muriel; three sons, Gordon S. and Bruce C., both of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and James C. III of Tampa; a brother, Edward of Noblesville, Ind.; a sister, Betsy Dent of St. Petersburg; and four grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
JOSEPH A. CLEMENTI, 55, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of New York City, he moved to Tampa in 1961. He was a retired salesperson for Eastern Air Lines and Lutheran. He is survived by his wife, Roseann; two daughters, Marie Elena Fletcher and Joanne Carter; his father and stepmother, Frank and Sarah; a sister, Rosemarie Cione; and five grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MARIA CRUZ, 76, of Ruskin died Tuesday at Columbia South Bay Hospital. A native of Mexico, she moved to this area 30 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of St. Annes Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Jesus; three sons, Juan Ruiz of Chicago, Inocencio Ruiz of Toledo, Ohio, and Benjamin Ruiz of Ruskin; three daughters, Luz Ruiz Carraffa of Boynton Beach, Sun Juan Ruiz Carillo of Tampa and Iris C. Villalta of Riverview; a sister, Rosa Martinez of Mexico; 19 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
(From December 1996)
MARJORIE W. DEMAREE, 73, of Sun City Center, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Sunday at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center in Clearwater. A native of West Frankfort, Ill., she moved to this area in 1961 from Bloomfield, Ind. She was a secretary for Largo Methodist Church and a member of United Methodist Church of Sun City Center. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; a son, Michael of Dade City; a daughter, Michelle of Anchorage, Alaska; her mother, Electa Mae Williams of Bloomfield; a brother, James Ross Williams Jr. of Dugger, Ind.; a sister, Nettie Hutter of Bloomfield; and three grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
SUSAN M. DITTMAR, 81, of Temple Terrace died Wednesday. She moved to Tampa in 1976 from New York City. She was a homemaker and member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. She is survived by three sons, Richard of Rockaway, N.Y., John of Hadley, N.Y., and Daniel of Temple Terrace; a daughter, Roseanne Stemmler of Providence, N.Y.; four brothers, Dan O'Rawe of West Palm Beach, Dick O'Rawe of New Port Richey and Jimmy and Henry O'Rawe, both of Ballymena, Ireland; a sister, Martha McKillop of Ballymena; 13 grandchildren; and several great- grandchildren. Garden of Memories- Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
