MICHAEL J. KISTNER, 81, of St. Petersburg died Friday at home. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he moved to this area in 1966 from Fairborn, Ohio. He was a self-employed installer in the construction business and a member of Suncoast Cathedral Assembly of God. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; three sons, James of Lilburn, Ga., Gary of Largo and Stephen of Lake Wales; two sisters, Mary Grace Stilwill and Kathleen Beal, both of Dayton; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes/Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
(From January 1997)
LLOYD ANDREW MCKINNEY, 73, of Kathleen died Sunday at home. A native of Arcadia, he lived most of his life in Kathleen. He was retired section foreman for CSX Transportation Inc., World War II Army veteran and member of Kathleen Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge 338. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; a son, Lloyd Jr. of Kathleen; three daughters, Mary A. Shelton of Lakeland, Barbara E. Hodges of Kathleen and Denise D. Girdlestone of Zephyrhills; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From January 1997)
MORRIS M. MOUNTJOY, 79, of Hanover, Pa., died Saturday at his winter home in Mulberry. A native of Louisville, Ky., he had been a seasonal visitor to this area for 10 years. He was retired owner/operator of Mountjoy Buick car dealership in Hanover, past president of Hanover Country and Rotary clubs and had served as a pilot with Civil Air Patrol during World War II. He attended St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Lakeland and was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church and Elks, both in Hanover, Sun 'N' Fun Air Museum Association in Lakeland, Airplane Owners & Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association and EAA Antique Classic Division. He is survived by his wife, Anna C. "Polly"; a son, Thomas M. of Norfolk, Va.; a daughter, Patricia M. Bell of Hanover; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From January 1997)
ROBERT DANIEL STAMEY RITTENHOUSE, 39, of Auburndale died Friday. He was a native of Moline, Ill., and moved to this area 11 years ago. He was a forklift driver for Sure Cool Storage and a member of Life and Praise Temple in Auburndale. He is survived by his son, Jesse Allen of Auburndale; his mother, Glennaya of Auburndale; and his maternal grandparents, Glen and Maxine Stamey of Auburndale. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
(From January 1997)
ROSCOE LEE SIMER, 82, of Indian Lake Estates died Sunday at The Meadows at Garden Grove in Winter Haven. A native of Marion County, Ill., he moved to Polk County in 1977 from West Palm Beach. He was a retired aircraft maintenance worker for the Air Force, Protestant and World War II Army Air Corps veteran. He is survived by two nephews, Paul Werts of Clinton, Ill., and Fred Werts of Sidney, Ill. Marion Nelson Funeral Home Inc., Lake Wales.
(From January 1997)
RUTH W. SPEICHER, 81, of Winter Haven died Sunday at home. A native of Wabash County, Ind., she moved from Lake Alfred to Winter Haven six years ago. She was a bookkeeper and Lutheran. She is survived by her husband, Joseph. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
(From January 1997)
SHAWIN GORDON WAGLE, 55, of Lakeland died Sunday at home. A Detroit native, he came to this area from Michigan 30 years ago and worked as a cosmetologist and hairdresser. He owned Hairport Salon and was Methodist. He is survived by his mother, Twila N., and sister, Emilie Watson, both of Lakeland. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From January 1997)
GERTRUDE H. BROWNE, 90, of Quail Hollow died Saturday in Dunedin. A native of Roxbury, Mass., she moved to this area 43 years ago from Canada. She was Jehovah's Witness of Lutz Kingdom Hall. She is survived by a son, Paul of Quail Hollow; a daughter, Gwendolyn G. West of Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Lutz.
(From January 1997)
GEORGE CHAMBERS, 76, of Land O' Lakes died Friday at University Village, N.C. A native of Glen Ridge, N.J., he moved to this area five years ago from Wayne, N.J. He was a retired quality control inspector for Continental Can Co. and a member of Carrollwood Bible Chapel. He is survived by his wife, Louise; two sons, Chester of Land O' Lakes and Richard of Glencoe, Mo.; three daughters, Joy, Judy and Andrea, all of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From January 1997)
EDITH CURRAN, 75, of New Port Richey died Saturday at home. A native of Worcester, Mass., she moved to this area two months ago. She was a retired garment worker for Eddington Thread Co. in Worcester, an Army/Air Force veteran of World War II and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Chester of Mitchell, S.D.; two daughters, Christine Ellsworth of Jackson, Mich., and Delphine Bobinac of Portage, Ind.; and five grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
(From January 1997)
THOMAS V. DEMASTUS, 38, of New Port Richey died Saturday in a motocycle accident. A native of Bellaire, Ohio, he moved to this area 11 years ago from Elyria, Ohio. He was a carpenter, Methodist and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079 in Elyria. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy; five brothers, Donald, Edward and Richard Gardiner and Homer, all of Elyria, and Joseph of Century; three sisters, Beverly Olah and Donna Thomas, both of Elyria, and Jacquline Demastus of Lorain, Ohio. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From January 1997)
EUGENE A. DUGAS, 80, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at home. He moved to this area two years ago from Weymouth, Mass. He was a machine operator at Pneumatic Scales Manufacturing Co. and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Weymouth. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Jean Shaffer of Zephyrhills and Ann O'Reilly of Norwell, Mass.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From January 1997)
SHIRLEY J. FELLENZ, 68, of New Port Richey died Sunday in New Port Richey. A native of Atlanta, she moved to this area 25 years ago from Miami. She was a retired supervisor for Southern Bell Telephone, Baptist and member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Marine Corps League Auxiliary, both in New Port Richey, and Daughters of the Nile in Tampa. She is survived by her husband, Robert; two daughters, Sherylle of Miami and Carol Danaspa of Holiday; a brother, Frank Uhl of California; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
ESTHER R. FOSTER, 93, of Dade City died Saturday in Zephyrhills. A native of Vandergrift, Pa., she moved to this area 41 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Dade City. She is survived by a son, Ira E. Hindman Jr. of Wellsboro, Pa.; four daughters, Mildren J. Ward of Ridge Manor, Dorothy E. Lassinger of Zephyrhills and Saxonburg, Pa., Lillie J. Kifer of Butler, Pa., and Susan E. Nance of Titusville; a brother, J. Ralph Cunningham of Salem, Ore.; 53 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; and serveral great-great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From January 1997)
ERNEST R. GARNIER, 80, of Holiday died Sunday at home. A native of Skowhegan, Maine, he was a winter resident of this area for 26 years. He was a retired grocery store owner, an Army veteran of World War II, Catholic, past president of the Lions Club in Maine, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, Fish and Game Club, and the Elks. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; a son, David E. of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; two daughters, Donna G. Hayden of Fort Lauderdale and Karen A. of Auburn, Maine; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
JANAT JANE INGLEE, 62, of Holiday died Saturday at home. A native of Springfield, Mo., she moved to this area 15 years ago from Broomfield, Colo. She was the retired owner of a florist shop. She is survived by her husband, Harry; a son, Steven B. of Holiday; a daughter, Susan Sutton of Broomfield; a brother, Ronald C. King of Springfield; and two grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
(From January 1997)
ANN L. JANAVICH, 83, of Holiday died Thursday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Chicago Heights, Ill., she moved to this area 18 years ago from Hazel Crest, Ill. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holiday. She is survived by a son, Zigmund of Demotte, Ind.; two daughters, Carol Vanderjack of Lowell, Ind., and Jane Smith of Big Sands, Tenn.; a brother, Frank Rybarski of Elgin, Ill.; a sister, Mary Miciekis of Chicago Heights; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. North- Meadowdlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From January 1997)
ZUIA MAI KNIGHT, 92, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at Columbia Dade City Hospital. She was a native of Overton County, Tenn. She was a member of Wesley Chapel Nazarene Church and a retired clerk and seamstress. She is survived by a daughter, Beatrice Grissom of Zephyrhills; a brother, Wheeler Phillips of Hilham, Tenn.; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Speck Funeral Home, Livingston, Tenn.
(From January 1997)
ROMA O. MACISAAC, 71, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. A native of London, she moved to this area six years ago from Farmington Hills, Mich. She was the co-owner and operator of a linear measurement systems company. She is survived by her husband, Donald J.; a son, Keith of Waterford, Mich.; a daughter, Myra of Farmington Hills; two sisters, Theresa Michialuk of Santa Maria, Calif., and Myra Clark of North Hampshire, England; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From January 1997)
ELIZABETH L. MACRAE, 79, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of New York City, she moved to this area nine years ago from Northport, N.Y. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and Alanon, both in New Port Richey. She is survived by two sons, Denis of Broad Channel, N.Y., and Francis of San Francisco; a daughter, Anne Macrae-Hemm of San Francisco; a brother, John DeWitt of New York City; a sister, Evelyn Masovich of Lady Lake; and five grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
EDITH MIRANTI, 77, of Port Richey died Saturday at Richey Manor Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Clifton, N.J., she moved to this area 24 years ago from there. She was a retired hostess for C.K.'s in the Marriott at the Tampa airport, and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. She is survived by a son, Joseph Sagliano of Mount Prospect, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Joyce Albonico of Spring Hill; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
WARREN V. OLSEN, 77, of New Port Richey died Friday at Columbia/HCA New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Mexico, he moved to this area 14 years ago from South Plainfield, N.J. He was a senior laboratory technician, a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, an Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of the American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by his wife, Valeria M.; a son, Neil W. of Fallston, Ma.; two daughters, Caroline A. Lennek of Anniston, Ala., and Eileen A. Kulik of Howell, N.J.; a brother, Michael R. of Rumford, Maine; three sisters, Elizabeth Glenfield of Beverly, Mass., and Leonora N. Breav and Florence Barrett, both of Rumford; and five grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
