MAYBELLE HITE HICKS, 74, of Zephyrhills died Monday at Zephyrhills Nursing Home. A native of Virginia, she moved to Zephyrhills in 1970 from Baltimore. She was a retired nurse's aide, Baptist, secretary for the Zephyrhills Lions Club and volunteer at the Zephyrhills Senior Center. She is survived by a son, William L. Locke of Belleair, Md.; three daughters, Betty J. McCormick of Tampa, Mary Jo Smith of Canton, Texas , and Dorothy A. Holum of Dunkirk, Md.; a sister, Rosey Marske of Tennessee; and seven grandchildren. Moss-Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
January 19, 1998
MARJORIE V. HIKEL, 77, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Augusta, Maine, she moved to this area 17 years ago from Millinocket, Maine. She was Catholic and a member of Daughters of Isabella in Maine and Betmar Ladies Golf Club. She is survived by two sons, Dale Marston of Lee, Maine, and Blaine of Augusta; a daughter, MaryJo Kinsey of Tampa; three brothers, Maurice Pond of West Enfield, Maine, Warren Pond of Chester, Maine, and Dale Pond of Lincoln, Maine; four sisters, Geraldine Washburn, Lois Wing, Lorraine Langlay and Sheila Day, all of Lincoln, Maine; nine grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 19, 1998
M.D. HOBBS, 62, of Dade City died Saturday at home. A native of Iron City, Ga., he moved to this area 52 years ago from Georgia. He was a retired quality control manager for a multiline can company and Baptist. He was a member of Sertoma Ranch and the Moose Lodge in Dade City. He is survived by three sons, R. Doyle of Tulsa, Okla., Roy E. and Butch, both of Dade City; two brothers, Edward of Jesup, Ga., and Earl of Dade City; a sister, Margaret Oliver of Dade City; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 19, 1998
MARIN MILDRED KEEFER, 72, of Zephyrhills died Monday at Dade City Hospital. A native of Shamokin, Pa., she moved to this area 17 years ago from Rochester, N.Y. She is survived by her husband, Paul; a daughter, Susan Zubert of Rochester; a son, Bruce of Key West; two brothers, George Stalcoskie of Tobyhanna, Pa., and William Stalcoskie of Rochester; a sister, Florence Boyd of Webster, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 19, 1998
MARJORIE E. LANGTRY, 81, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at home. She moved to this area 16 years ago from her native Auburn, N.Y. She was a retired sales clerk for W.T. Grant department stores and Presbyterian. She is survived by her husband, David E.; three sons, Robert of Fayetteville, N.Y., Donald and Richard, both of Moravia, N.Y.; two daughters, Marjorie Flemming of Zephyrhills and Judith Phillips of Moravia; a brother, William Fox of Cortland, N.Y.; 17 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 19, 1998
LOUINA LAPIERRE, 74, of Port Richey died Friday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Chicopee, Mass., she moved to this area 18 years ago from South Hadley, Mass. She is survived by her husband, Roger; a daughter, Joan Mientka of Springfield, Mass.; a brother; a sister; three granddaughters; and six great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 19, 1998
RITA LEONETTI, 84, of Tarpon Springs died Saturday at home. A native of Philadelphia, she moved to this area 20 years ago from Carmel, N.Y. She was a retired proofreader for Guide Post magazine in New York City and a member of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by her husband, Alberts. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Tarpon Springs.
January 19, 1998
FREDERICK C. MATTESON, 96, of New Port Richey died Monday at Tarpon Health Care Center in Tarpon Springs. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to this area 25 years ago from Orchard Park, N.Y. He was a retired paymaster for Bethlehem Steel Corp. and an Army veteran of World War I. He is survived by a stepson, Fred of Buffalo; and a sister, Evelyn L. Minchen of Kenmore, N.Y. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
January 19, 1998
LEONARD P. " RUSTY" MIZESKI, 56, of Holiday died Friday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. A native of Hackensack, N.J., he moved to this area 20 years ago from Fairfield, N.J. He was a retired printer for Direct Response, a member of the Army Reserves and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Arleen; two sons, Scott of Holiday and Michael of New Port Richey; a brother, Robert of North Arlington, N.J.; two sisters, Alice Dill of Old Bridge, N.J., and Irene Zelna of Lyndhurst, N.J. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 19, 1998
MARGARET M. MONETT, 88, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Heather Hill Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 22 years ago from Flushing, N.Y. She was a retired conversion executive for Equitable Life Insurance Co. in New York City, a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Polish Legion of American Veterans Dennis Orloski Post 184, both in New Port Richey, and the Polish/American Pulaski Association in Holiday. She is survived by a son, Joseph of New Port Richey; and one grandson. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 19, 1998
HELEN LORRAINE MOSS, 77, of Dade City died Sunday at Columbia Dade City Hospital. A native of Detroit, she moved to this area several years ago from Marquette, Mich. She was a retired teacher. She is survived by her husband, Robert. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
January 19, 1998
GARY SCOTT PETERSON, 37, of Lutz died Friday at home of natural causes. A native of Corry, Pa., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Erie, Pa. He was a retired deliveryman for the St. Petersburg Times and a Methodist. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lutz. He is survived by a son, Daniel DeSouza of Dunnellon; his foster mother, Bernice Killian of Lutz; three brothers, Shane of Erie, Pa., Noah of Pennsylvania and Bob Beemis of Lawrence Park, Pa.; three sisters, Tammy Bailey, Victoria and Angela, all of Edinborough, Pa. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
January 19, 1998
LUDIE BELL ROBINSON, 82, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Tennessee, she moved to this area 22 years ago from St. Joseph, Mich. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; two sons, Arthur L. and George; a sister, Ruth Ann Williams; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 19, 1998
BETH TEDESCO, 51, of Odessa died Sunday at home. A native of Hattiesburg, Miss., she moved to Odessa in 1958 from New Jersey. She was a secretary for Hillsborough County and member of Keystone United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Nick; four sons, Richey Fortner of Pensacola, Nick Jr. of Lutz, David of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tommy of Tampa; a daughter, Tracy Smith of Hudson; father and stepmother, Larry and Alice McCall, both of Odessa; a sister, Nancy McCall of Odessa; and seven grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 19, 1998
THELMA MIRIAM HEIM TOMCZAK, 88, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at Columbia Dade City Hospital. A native of Salem, Ohio, she moved to this area 18 years ago from Parma, Ohio. She was a retired accountant for an auto parts manufacturer and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Zephyrhills. She is survived by her son, William L. Helm of Zephyrhills; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 19, 1998
ETTA S. TRINGALI, 82, of New Port Richey died Friday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Shenandoah, Va., she moved to this area 15 years ago from Maryland. She was a member of the Pasco Art Guild. She is survived by her husband, Frank; two sons, Robert Maupin of Vero Beach and Nick of Frederick, Md.; a daughter, Patricia Garcia of Baltimore; one brother; four sisters; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 19, 1998
RIMA SERATHIMA ZARENSKY, 76, of New Port Richey died Friday at Hernando/Pasco Hospice. A native of Theodsia, Russia, she moved to this area 12 years ago from White Plains, N.Y. She was a member of Temple Ahavai Shalom in Palm Harbor and the Ladies of the Moose Lodge 1429 in Holiday. She is survived by her husband, William; a son, Alvin Burstein of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two daughters, Ronda Burstein Ames of Rindge, N.H., Carol B. Ingher-Lombino of Stamford, Conn.; a sister, Alice Mehl of Somer, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 19, 1998
ASHLEY, Patricia A., 63, of Holiday died Thursday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
ATTARD, Mary, 95, of New Port Richey died Friday. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
CARMACK, Mary Katherine, 69, of New Port Richey died Sunday. Dobies Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
COUTURE, David Aloysius, 63, of Dade City died Friday. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 20, 1998
DITTMER, Esther Lehr, 91, of Holiday died Saturday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
ESTERLINE, Cleo Clifford, 85, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 20, 1998
FESLER, Forrest D., 77, of Holiday died Friday. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
FLETCHER, Leona Irene, 70, of Zephyrhills died Jan. 12. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
HIKEL, Marjorie V., 77, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 20, 1998
HOBBS, M.D., 62, of Dade City died Saturday. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
KEEFER, Marin Mildred, 72, of Zephyrhills died Monday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
LANGTRY, Marjorie E., 81, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
LAPIERRE, Louina, 74, of Port Richey died Friday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
LEONETTI, Rita, 84, of Tarpon Springs died Saturday. North- Meadowlawn Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
January 20, 1998
MATTESON, Frederick C., 96, of New Port Richey died Monday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
January 20, 1998
MIZESKI, Leonard P., 56, of Holiday died Friday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
MONETT, Margaret M., 88, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
MOSS, Helen Lorraine, 77, of Dade City died Sunday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
January 20, 1998
PETERSON, Gary Scott, 37, of Lutz died Friday. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
January 20, 1998
ROBINSON, Ludie Bell, 82, of Zephyrhills died Sunday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 20, 1998
TOMCZAK, Thelma Miriam Heim, 88, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
TRINGALI, Etta S., 82, of New Port Richey died Friday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
ZARENSKY, Rima Serathima, 76, of New Port Richey died Friday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
BREWER, William J., 78, of Belleair died Saturday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Largo.
January 20, 1998
FEDALEN, William J., 75, of Clearwater died Monday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 20, 1998
FINCHER, Alice Sue, 86, of Clearwater, formerly of New Port Richey, died Sunday. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
GUESS, Violet, 80, of Tarpon Springs died Sunday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs Chapel.
January 20, 1998
HAMILTON, Dorothy, 81, of Clearwater died Sunday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 20, 1998
JUDGE, Thomas A., 80, of Oldsmar died Monday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Fort Harrison Chapel.
January 20, 1998
KANNEN, Robert T. Jr., 72, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 20, 1998
LEONETTI, Rita M., 84, of Tarpon Springs died Saturday. North Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
January 20, 1998
LOVE, Karen A., 55, of Largo died Sunday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 20, 1998
OLDRING, Thomas A., 77, of Largo died Saturday. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
January 20, 1998
SELLERS, Mary Alice, 90, of St. Petersburg died Sunday. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
January 20, 1998
BARRENTINE, Juanita Wood, 65, of Bartow died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 20, 1998
BLOUNT, ReitaQ, 82, of Bartow died Monday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 20, 1998
CLARK, Rosemary, 66, of Dundee died Saturday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 20, 1998
DANIEL, Dorris Hugh, 88, of Dundee died Sunday. Mitchell- Harden Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 20, 1998
DAY, Thelma Louise, 76, of Lakeland died Friday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 20, 1998
FULLER, William Jonathan, 17, of Lakeland died Friday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 20, 1998
GERSPACHER, Evelyn, 80, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 20, 1998
GUTHERIE, Clyde Randolph, 82, of Lakeland died Saturday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 20, 1998
GUTHRIE, Donald C., 65, of Winter Haven died Friday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 20, 1998
LYLES, Edith Estelle, 86, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 20, 1998
McKENZIE, Carolyn, 62, of Frostproof died Friday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 20, 1998
MUIR, John Robert, 76, of Winter Haven died Thursday. National Cremation Society, Lakeland.
January 20, 1998
PATTERSON, Clyde Wallace, 80, of Lakeland died Friday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 20, 1998
PROPER, Ruby Fleming, 84, of Winter Haven died Monday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes Inc., Winter Haven.
January 20, 1998
PUTMAN, Elizabeth Ann, 82, of Lake Wales died Thursday. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
January 20, 1998
RATLEDGE, Doris C., 95, of Winter Haven died Monday. Crisp- Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 20, 1998
RINE, Alton L., 83, of Davenport died Sunday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 20, 1998
SMITH, Freeman Waldon, 85, of Lakeland died Saturday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 20, 1998
WARNER, Leor Curtiss, 83, of Haines City died Friday. Crisp- Coon Funeral Homes, Lake Alfred.
January 20, 1998
