JOHN EHRHARDT, 96, of New Port Richey died Thursday at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. He moved to this area four years ago from New City, N.Y. He was a retired carpenter. He is survived by a niece, Nina Kwiecinski of New City. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
BRUCE E. FERRIE, 71, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday at East Pasco Medical Center. He came to the area seven years ago from Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was a retired builder and developer; a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Zephyrhills; a U.S. Army veteran; a Mason, a member of Lodge Council Consistory, Valley of Milwaukee; Egypt Shrine Temple in Tampa; a lifetime member of D.A.V. in Zephyrhills; and the Zephyr Shrine Club. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; a son, Richard of Bozeman, Mont.; a daughter, Kathie Jane Werhane of Baltimore; three sisters; and four grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From January 1997)
TORINO C. GAETA, 80, of Port Richey died Thursday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. He moved to this area 10 years ago from his native New York City. He was a retired mechanic in the auto industry, an Army veteran of World War II, member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson, life member of the Purple Heart Association in Elfers, and the Disabled American Veterans in New Jersey. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a son, Mark C. of Jensen Beach; a daughter, Elizabeth of Port Richey; a brother, Peter of Jersey City, N.J.; a sister, Venezia of Hoboken, N.J.; and one grandson. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From January 1997)
RAYMOND MARSHALL, 87, of Holiday died Thursday at Southern Pines Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to this area 18 years ago from Croydon, Pa. He was a retired custodian for the Bristol Township School District in Bristol, Pa., member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in New Port Richey, served on the vestry of the church and is a member of their men's club and fun club. He is survived by his wife, Harriet; a son, George of Horsham, Pa.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
(From January 1997)
ARTHUR C. MORIARTY, 84, of Holiday died Tuesday at Integrated Health Services in Tarpon Springs. A native of Johnstown, Pa., he moved to this area 20 years ago from Monroe, Mich. He was a retired supervisor for Ford Motor Co. in Roseville, Mich., a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member and steward at Peace Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Nellie; a son, Thomas Baroni; a stepson, Glenn Kaltenbaugh of Columbus, Ind.; a sister, Emily Sybert of Nanty Glo, Pa.; and two grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From January 1997)
JOHN M. NAUHTON, 89, of New Port Richey died Friday at Harborside Healthcare Gulfcoast in New Port Richey. He moved to this area 22 years ago from his native Chicago. He was a retired plant manager for the metal coating industry, a Navy veteran of World War II, and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in New Port Richey. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Janda of Chicago; two sisters, Julia Lake of Guttenberg, Iowa, and Helen Cathcart of Chicago; and two grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
EDNA V. STEINBERG, 78, of New Port Richey died Thursday in New Port Richey. A native of Camden, N.J., she moved to this area four years ago from Mount Laurel, N.J. She was a retired bookkeeper for an appliance business. She is survived by two sons, Paul of Mount Laurel, and William of Medford, N.J.; three daughters, Deena Steinberg of Manchester, Pa., Shirley Weinstein of King of Prussia, Pa., and Irene Anderson of New Port Richey; and seven grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
ANTHONY J. TEDESCO, 83, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. He moved to this area 18 years ago from his native Philadelphia. He was a retired depot dispatcher for the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), a member and Eucharistic Minister of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, member and past president of the church men's club, the Pennsylvania Club of Pasco, SEPTA Retirees of Florida, director and board member of the West Pasco American Red Cross, member and past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, member of the New Port Richey Shuffleboard Club, Jasmine Heights Civic Association, and the advisory board of Catholic Charities, all in New Port Richey, vice president of Acro Investment Corporation and member of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America William Penn Lodge both in Philadelphia. He is survived by his wife, Anna J.; three sons, Achille of McLean, Va., Father Joseph of Medford, N.J., Louis of Delran, N.J.; two sisters, Sister Rosemar
ie Tedesco of Rome, Italy, and Adele Waerig of Philadelphia; three brothers, Carmen of Havertown, Pa., John of Bradenton, and George of Philadelphia; two sisters, Rita Sammartino of Havertown, and Jessey Monchese of Broomall, Pa.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
CLEORA E. WARNER, 72, of New Port Richey died Friday at North Bay Medical Center. A native of Green Island, N.Y., she moved to this area 17 years ago from Troy, N.Y. She was a retired office manager/counselor for the Church of Scientology, and a member of the Church of Scientology in Clearwater. She is survived by her husband, Alan B.; a son, Andrew R. Dzembo of Troy, N.Y.; two daughters, Sarah Schillaci of Albany, N.Y., and Cynthia Pinsonnault of Houston; and three grandchildren. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
BERNARD H. "BUD" WELCH, 71, of Valrico died Thursday at home. A native of St. Louis, he moved to the area in 1984 from Chicago. He was an electrician, Protestant, a Navy veteran of World War II and member of IBEW 134 in Chicago. He is survived by a son, Dennis, of Tampa; four daughters, Karen M. Marvin of Hudson, Colleen R. Hammond of Greeley, Colo. and Shawn Finneke and Kimberly A. Romberg, both of Chicago; his mother, Ruby of Valrico; four sisters, Agnes Lockmann of Hugo, Minn., Wanda Brennan of Chicago, Patricia English of Cody, Wyo. and Linda Wells of North Attleboro, Mass.; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
JOSEPH P. YOCKACHONIS, 91, of Port Richey died Thursday in Lake Charles, La. A native of Lithuania, he moved to this area 26 years ago from Baltimore. He was a retired electric repairman for Bethlehem Steel Corp., a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in New Port Richey, and the Knights of Columbus in Port Richey. He is survived by a son, Leonard of Lake Charles; two brothers, Albert of Gilberton, Pa., and Bernard of Shenandoah, Pa.; two sisters, Ann Goester of Shenandoah, and Helene Holland of Bartow; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
JOSEPH AZOTO, 72, of Hudson died Wednesday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 23 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. He was an Army veteran of World War II, member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, the Italian/American Club, Sons of Italy all in Hudson, and Disabled American Veterans in New Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Bettie; three daughters, Francine Gibson of Dunedin, Jo Anne Spillman of Holiday, and Lucille Maier of Spring Hill; his stepmother, Maria of Port Washington , N.Y.; two brothers, Salvatore of Port Washington , and Matthew of North Carolina; two sisters, Agatha Rivera of Fort Lauderdale, and Mary Lou Wright of Port Washington ; and 11 grandchildren. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
(From January 1997)
MIKALINA BARSCEVICRUS, 87, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Vilnius, Lithuania, she moved to Tampa in 1996 from St. Petersburg. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a daughter, Esther Jencen of Tampa; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
ARTHUR V. BATES JR., 59, of New Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area four years ago from Palm Harbor. He was a drywall mechanic for Boardwalk Drywall in Clearwater and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Mary; four sons, Ricky, Adam, and Gary, all of New Port Richey, and Richard of Orlando; five daughters, Kristen, of Orlando, Angela Anderson, Dixie and Sandi McCune, and Amanda all of New Port Richey; a brother, William of Falls Church, Va.; two sisters, Mary Ann Keys of Petersburg, Pa., and Linda Bealle of Waldorf, Md. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
MAURICE L. BRODER, 87, of Clearwater died Thursday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1989 from Roslyn, N.Y. He was a retired director of sales & purchasing for Leon-Ferenbach in New York City and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Alice B.; two daughters, Cali Tamarkin of Rockville, Md., and Janice Burne of Potomac, Md.; a brother, Norman D. of New York City; and four grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
BLANCHE MARION CHARTIER, 79, of Largo died Thursday at Columbia Largo Medical Center. A native of Quebec, she had been a seasonal resident for several years, coming from Montreal. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Clifford. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
(From January 1997)
JUNE I. GANNON, 70, of Clearwater died Thursday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of New Haven, Conn., she moved to this area in 1968 from Danbury, Conn. She was an operating room technician for Clearwater Community Hospital and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Orville G.; a son, John Richdale of Danbury; a daughter, Janet Anderheggen of Brookfield, Conn.; her father, Harold Arnoys of Orange, Conn.; three grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Moss-Feaster at Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
KATHLEEN RUTH KLOMPARENS, 75, of Clearwater died Wednesday at Morton Plant Hospital. She had been a seasonal resident for several years, coming from her native Grand Haven, Mich. She was a real estate agent. She is survived by her husband, Harvey; a son, James of Nunica, Mich.; two daughters, Marcia Paull of Zionsville, Ind., and Mary Taft of Pewaukee, Wis.; a sister, Evelyn Braddock of Grand Haven; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
(From January 1997)
LEO KULIK, 74, of St. Petersburg died Thursday at Palm Garden of Largo. A native of Detroit, he moved to this area in 1994 from West Palm Beach. He was ad car salesman for automobile dealerships, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and the Temple of Love and Healing. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a son, Christopher of West Palm Beach; two daughters, Arlene Warrender of Concord, Calif., and Adriane Marfiak of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Janet Caramagno of Clinton Township, Mich., and Jacqueline Johnson of St. Petersburg; and a sister, Virginia Weiner of West Palm Beach. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
(From January 1997)
HELEN PEARL McDONALD, 92, of Clearwater died Wednesday at home. A native of Battle Creek, Mich., she moved to this area in 1971 from Wheaton, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Tarpon Springs United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, John Douglas of South Elgin, Ill.; a daughter, Marilyn L. Stanley of Lemont, Ill.; five grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Largo Chapel.
(From January 1997)
MARGUERITE MURPHY, 74, of Land O' Lakes died Wednesday at University Community Hospital in Tampa. A native of Susquehanna, Pa., she came to the area 19 years ago from Pennsylvania . She was Christian. She is survived by a son, Patrick Michael of Susquehanna; two daughters, Rose Ann Scriven of Land O' Lakes and Jacqueline Jones of Tarpon Springs; a brother, Douglas Hall of Susquehanna; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From January 1997)
ROSEMARY R. NETHERTON, 69, of Hudson died Wednesday at the Arbors at Bayonet Point. A native of Ohio, she came to the area one year ago from Tarpon Springs. She wasa Methodist and a member of the Salvation Army. She is survived by two sisters, Shirley Floro of Ohio and Amy Vincek of Florida. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
(From January 1997)
