GEORGE F. GREGOIRE, 71, of Tampa died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Lansing, Mich., he moved to Tampa in 1971 from Restone, Ala. He was a veteran of World War II and Catholic. Neptune Society of St. Petersburg.
(From January 1997)
DONALD J. HADD, 66, of Tampa died Monday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Mayville, Mich., he moved to Tampa in 1967 from Jacksonville. He was a retired chief petty officer in the Navy and a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is survived by his wife, Joyce D.; a son, Brian K. of St. Petersburg; three daughters, Donna M. Harbin, Joy Schrepfer and Pamela Starr, all of Tampa; his mother, Hazel French of Michigan; five brothers, Henry, Edward, William and Gerald, all of Michigan and Thomas of Kansas; a sister, Grace of Michigan; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
MAE HALL, 71, of Temple Terrace died Wednesday at University Village. A native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she moved to Florida in 1958. She was a homemaker and Episcopalian. She is survived by two daughters, Janna Arline of Tampa and Myra Jean of Temple Terrace. American Family Cremation Society, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
MARY IDA HALL, 70, of Tampa died Wednesday at University Village Nursing Center. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a retired nurse's aide. She is survived by two sisters, Edna Wheeler and Emma Jean Doers, both of Tampa. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
JEAN G. HASER, 64, of Hogansville, Ga., died Wednesday at home. A native of Natural Bridge, N.Y., she was a former resident of Tampa. She was a retired medical secretary for St. Joseph's Hospital and Catholic. She is survived by two daughters, Holly Schweinsberg and Barbara Fuller, both of Hogansville; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. LaGrange Funeral Home, Hogansville.
(From January 1997)
JOHN CHARLES KNECHT, 36, of Dunedin died Wednesday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Lake Forest, Ill., he moved to this area in 1992 from Jacksonville. He was a family practice attorney and a member of the Florida Bar Association. He is survived by his mother, Emma Lee Carpenter of Jacksonville; a brother, Joseph of Ponte Vedra Beach; and a sister, Mary Lee Josey of Tampa. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Dunedin Chapel.
(From January 1997)
DONALD R. MILLER SR., 63, of Tampa died Tuesday at home. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a service technician for Southern Appliances and an Army and Navy veteran. He is survived by two sons, Donald R. Jr. and Bruce David, both of Tampa; a daughter Elaine Katherine Grear of Tampa; three brothers, Freddie Jr. of Lutz, Richard of Tampa and Larry Davis of California; two sisters, Shirley Jean Labruzzo of Orlando and Helen Joyce Wright of Tennessee, and six grandchildren. Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
DOMITILA SANCHEZ NUNEZ, 87, of Tampa died Saturday in Tampa. A native of Vinales, Cuba, she moved to Tampa 17 years ago from Cuba. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by four daughters, Mariana Oliva Mas, Bertha Oliva Medina and Juana Carmen Oliva Powell, all of Tampa and Maria Julia Oliva Sanchez of Havana; five sons, Jose Oliva Sanchez of Havana, Eulogio Oliva Sanchez of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pablo Oliva Sanchez of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Humberto Oliva Sanchez of Hollywood and Juan Jose Oliva Quintana of Tampa; a sister, Angela Sanchez of Havana; 27 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
ROBERT EUGENE PARVIS, 64, of Tampa died Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Indiana
, he moved to Tampa 35 years ago. He was the owner of a janitorial company. He is survived by his wife, Doris; three daughters, Doris Hajaistron and Jennie Arnao, both of Tampa and Jo Ann Walpole of Turkey; and five grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
JENNIE MARIE ROBERTS, 58, of Land O' Lakes died Tuesday in Zephyrhills. A native of Brooksville, she was a longtime resident of Land O' Lakes. She was a homemaker and member of Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Charlie; four sons, Charles and Frankie, both of Land O' Lakes, Mickey of Dade City and Jackie McCall of Zephyrhills; four daughters, Sue and Marie, both Tampa, Bonnie Jordan of Zephyrhills and Connie Cozad of Land O' Lakes; her father, Charlie Asbel of Dade City; two brothers, Bennie Asbel of Lacoochee and John Asbel of Tennessee; 25 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From January 1997)
GERTRUDE A. ROSER, 85, of Sun City Center died Thursday at Palm Garden. A native of Germany, she moved to the area 12 years ago from Lake Wales. She was a retired deputy clerk for the City of North Haleden, N.J., member of United Methodist Church and the Lawn Bowling Club. She is survived by her husband, Erwin; a daughter, Carol Dooley of Vienna, W.Va.; and two grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
(From January 1997)
CARMEN E. SMITH, 78 of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Republic of Panama, she moved to Tampa in 1955. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Raul A. of Tampa; three daughters, Carmen Anderson of Denmark, Yolanda Axelsen of Tampa and Mary Thomas of Steamwood, Ill.; two brothers, Luis Fernandez and Adolfo Morales, both of Panama; a sister, Yolanda Eskildsen of Panama; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
BEATRICE WILSON, 89, of Tampa died Wednesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Madison, she moved to Tampa several years ago. She was a homemaker, member of New Salem Baptist Church, past president of the West Coast Baptist Association, Women's Home Mission Dept. and American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by two daughters, Massalena W. Echols and Emma V. Turner; 13 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home-Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
ALFRED L. WOLF, 74, of Riverview died Tuesday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Central Islip, N.Y., he moved to the area four years ago from Casco, Maine. He was a production plant supervisor for Kerite Co. in Seymour, Conn., Catholic, member of American Legion, AARP and past president of 78th Division Veterans Association. He is survived by a son, William C. of Westbrook, Maine; a brother, Roland of Derby, Conn.; and four stepbrothers, Earl and Walter Day, both of Cape Coral, Edward Day of Port Charlotte and Roy Day of Smithtown, N.Y. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
(From January 1997)
AUDREY L. BELANGER, 73, of Lakeland died Thursday at Arbors at Lakeland Subacute & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Kankakee, Ill., she moved to this area from Illinois 16 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by two sons, Dennis and Mark A., both of Lakeland; a sister, Theresa Peters of Bourbonnais, Ill.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
DUDLEY DAYTON BOWERS, 82, of Lakeland died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Rockford, Mich., he came to Lakeland in 1992 from Naples, where he was a Realtor with Park Shore Properties. He was retired traffic manager for Michigan Bell Telephone Co., World War II Navy veteran, past president of Phi Alpha Pi fraternity and member of Shepherd Road Presbyterian Church in Lakeland and Masons and 32nd-degree Scottish Rite, both in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is survived by two sons, Charles D. of Lakeland and Horace G. of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; a daughter, Barbara Ann Gruesbeck of Eaton Rapids; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
(From January 1997)
RAMON CARLYLE DIEHL, 68, of Polk City died Tuesday at home. A native of Salem, Ohio, he came to Polk City in 1989 from Ohio. He was a small- engine mechanic, an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by three stepdaughters, Ellen Newbern of Lake Alfred and Carol Woodyard and Connie Spear, both of Gainesville; a brother, Harold L. of Salem; two stepbrothers, Bob Grier of Salem and Jim William Grier of Columbus, Ohio; three stepsisters, Alice Trulls of Belleview, Winnie Lou Waithman of Beloit, Ohio, and Katherine Cromley of Arizona; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
(From January 1997)
EVA NOLA DOTY, 89, of Lakeland died Wednesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Eaton, Ohio, she moved to Lakeland from Ohio in 1942. She was a homemaker and member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by a niece, Pat Favorite of Waleska, Ga. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
LINDA BAKER FERNETTE, 50, of Lakeland died Monday in Tampa. A native of Oxnard, Calif., she moved to Lakeland in 1971 from New Jersey. She was an employee for Chrysler Finance Corp. She is survived by a son, Jon Paul McIntyre of Tampa; a daughter, Amy McIntyre of Tampa; her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Baker of Boynton Beach; two brothers, Durant Baker of Pennsylvania and Richard Hagen of California; and a sister, Diane Berg of New Jersery. She also leaves her companion, James Lasota of Lakeland. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel.
(From January 1997)
JOHN EDWARD GILIN JR., 67, of Lakeland died Wednesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A Detroit native, he came to Lakeland 10 years ago from Farmington, Mich. He worked in sales for a printing firm, was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and World War II Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; three daughters, Lynn Flood and Karen Bar, both of Detroit, and Lori Moran of Farmington Hills; his mother, Gertrude C. of Warren, Mich.; a sister, Patricia Colasanti of Washington , Mich.; and eight grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
EUGENE TOOMER KRENSON JR., 58, of Lakeland died Monday at home. A native of Savannah, Ga., he moved to Lakeland from Miami three years ago. Hed worked as a bank computer technician, was Baptist and an Army veteran of Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Elaine; four sons, Scott Alan, Michael Eugene and Robert James, all of Miami, and Eugene III of Atlanta; a daughter, Virginia Louise of Tamarac; four brothers, George, David, Alan and Donald, all of Miami; and six grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
WILLARD MANLEY, 80, of Fort Meade died Thursday at Florida Hospital in Wauchula. A native of Fort Meade, he was a lifelong area resident, a retired dragline operator/supervisor for Estech Corp. and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Jewell L.; two sons, J.W. Jr. of Fort Meade and D. Wayne of Bowling Green; three grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Dan L. Moody Funeral Home, Fort Meade.
(From January 1997)
