PEARL L. RICHARDS, 91, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Gates County, N.C., she moved to Tampa in 1951 from Suffolk, Va. She was a dry cleaning checker and member of Bayceia Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, L.D. Jr. of Suffolk and James V. of Tampa; two daughters, Anita P. Nales of Tampa and Delores Omdahl of Tampa; a sister, Mildred Lassiter of Sunbury, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 5, 1998
MARIA I. RIVERA, 73, of Albany, N.Y., died Friday at home. A native of Maui, Hawaii, she moved to Albany in 1997 from Tampa. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Juan of Albany and Edwin and Robert, both of Tampa; a daughter, Laura Gagnon of Albany; a sister, Petra Rodriguez of Puerto Rico; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, Troy, N.Y.
January 5, 1998
KEITH PATRICK SPROWL, 35, of Tampa died Friday in Palm Beach County. A native of Denver, he moved to Tampa in 1992 from Cincinnati. He was an environmental project manager and member of the Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Vilma; a daughter, Victoria Angelina of Tampa; his father, Kenneth, and stepmother, Jill, of Cincinnati; two brothers, Kurt Joseph of Nashville, Tenn., and Kevin of Houston; grandfather, Willard Chavis of Vallejo, Calif.; and grandmother, Dorothy of Cincinnati. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 5, 1998
ARTHUR VIREN, 82, of Tampa died Saturday at John Knox Village Medical Center. A native of Holdredge, Neb., he moved to Tampa in 1997 from Agora Hills, Calif. He was a building inspector and Protestant. He is survived by two sons, Michael of Tampa and Tom of Agora Hills; and six grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 5, 1998
BECKUM, Stella Estelle, 84, of Tampa died Saturday. Coleman- Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 5, 1998
BONNEY, Beverly E., 69, of Port Richey died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
BORIS, Anna Rose, 86, of Port Richey died Saturday. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
BRICKER, Mary Ruth, 87, of Hudson died Friday. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
FROMME, Charles F., 86, of New Port Richey died Friday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
KENNEDY, Veo C., 79, of Dade City died Friday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
January 5, 1998
KOPEC, Casmira, 77, of New Port Richey, formerly of Bayonet Point, died Thursday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 5, 1998
LAURISH, Matt, 89, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
McCLURE, Timothy D., 28, of Holiday died Friday. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
NEVILLE, Betty, 75, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
TORRES, Luis Raul Sr., 81, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
ARTHUR, Margaret, 56, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 5, 1998
CHAFEE, Martha McCarty, 86, of Largo died Friday. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
January 5, 1998
CHERBONNEAUX, James W., 70, of St. Petersburg died Thursday. Rhodes Funeral Homes, East Chapel, St. Petersburg.
January 5, 1998
CRAIG, Donald B. Sr., 78, of St. Petersburg died Friday. Rhodes Funeral Home, West Chapel, St. Petersburg.
January 5, 1998
EITEL, Walter C., 82, of Clearwater died Friday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
January 5, 1998
FANO, Rudolph Richard Sr., 81, of Palm Harbor died Friday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
HARRISON, William J., 76, of Dunedin died Friday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 5, 1998
MURRAY, Louise, 88, of Clearwater died Friday. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lakeview Chapel, Clearwater.
January 5, 1998
RAFTER, Edith Lynn, 92, of Safety Harbor died Tuesday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
January 5, 1998
SAPORTA, Douglas, 49, of Clearwater died Saturday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
January 5, 1998
SWEET, Stanley R., 97, of St. Petersburg died Friday. Rhodes Funeral Home, West Chapel, St. Petersburg.
January 5, 1998
WALDORF, Clarence A., 87, of Largo died Wednesday. Rhodes Funeral Home, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
January 5, 1998
WAYDEN, James G., 51, of Seminole died Saturday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
January 5, 1998
JOE E. ANDREWS, 79, of Port Richey died Sunday at Hernando-Pasco Hospice House in Hudson. He moved to this area 19 years ago from his native East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a retired truck driver and terminal supervisor for Vance Andrews Trucking Company in East Liverpool, an Air Force veteran of World War II, Protestant, and member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 377 in East Liverpool. He is survived by his wife, Avanell; three daughters, Kimberly of Wheaton, Ill., Janet McDonald of Chesterfield, Mo., and Carol Wolf of Wexford, Pa.; and four grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 5, 1998
GEORGE F. BRAITLING, 87, of Port Richey died Sunday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 25 years ago from Valley Stream, N.Y. He was retired from the General Electric Company, an Army veteran of World War II, member of First Assembly of God Church in New Port Richey, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Chester McKay Post 7987, and American Legion Post 79 both in New Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Veronica. Arlington Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
BESSIE DURBIN, 96, of Aripeka died Saturday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, she moved to this area 60 years ago from Rochester, N.Y. She was a retired restaurant cook and Presbyterian. She is survived by a brother, Arthur Rees of Elmira, N.Y. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 5, 1998
RUTH S. ERIKSON, 72, of Port Richey died Sunday at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. A native of Comfort Seat, Md., she moved to this area four years ago from Dyer, Ind. She was a retired executive secretary for Pathway Financial, and member of the First Presbyterian Church in Dyer. She is survived by her husband, Herbert; two sons, Stephen J. of North Richland Hills, Texas , and Robert A. of Valparaiso, Ind.; a daughter, Deborah Barton of Dyer; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
JOHN H. HART Sr., 82, of Chelmsford, Mass., died Friday at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Mass. A native of Boston, he was a winter resident of Zephyrhills for many years. He was a retired accountant for the Boise Cascade Paper Company and IBM department manager, an Army veteran of World War II, former member of Rumford Elks Lodge 862, and Boise Cascade Paper Company 25 Year Club, and originator of the Junior Achievement Program at the Mechanics Institute in Rumford, Maine. He is survived by two sons, John H. Jr. of Bangor, Maine, and Stephen L. of Billerica, Mass.; a sister, Dorothy Searles of Boylston, Nova Scotia, Canada; and six grandchildren. Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rumford, Maine.
January 5, 1998
RUTH HARTY, 73, of Spring Hill died Saturday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. She moved to this area eight years ago from her native New York City. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, and the Sons of Norway in New York. She is survived by her husband, William; three daughters, Maren Silvestro of Old Bridge, N.J., Ellen Lindsay of Stockton, N.J., and Frances Johnsen of New York City; a brother, Arthur Carlsen of Spring Hill; a sister, Esther Brown of New York City; and four grandchildren. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes and Crematory, Seven Hills Chapel.
January 5, 1998
PHYLLIS W. HARTFORD, 76, of Spring Hill, died Thursday at home. She was a native of Cleveland and moved to this area six years ago from Wichita Falls, Texas . She was Catholic. She is survived by her husband, William; two sons, Dennis of Falmouth, Va., and Brian of Wichita Falls; a sister, Geraldine Schulthies of Taylors, S.C.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
January 5, 1998
DREWEY GARDNER " O'E" HENSON, 80, of New Port Richey died Dec. 18 at home. He moved to this area 52 years ago from his native Harris, N.C. He was a retired carpenter/farmer, and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; nine sons, Robert R. Daily of Sweetwater, Tenn., Norman of Sherrils Ford, N.C., George and James both of New Port Richey, Terry of Oldsmar, Richard of Safety Harbor, Timothy of Spring Lake, N.C., Ronney of Tampa, and Mike of Hernando; a brother, Roland of Harris; two sisters, Mae Stafford of Bessimer City, N.C., and Anne Horan of Baltimore; 22 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 5, 1998
MICHAEL F. JAMES, 41, of New Port Richey died Friday in Holiday. A native of Quantico, Va., he moved to this area four years ago from King of Prussia, Pa. He was a monitor technician for Columbia HCA New Port Richey Hospital and Catholic. He is survived by his parents, Francis and Maire of New Port Richey; a brother, Norman of Pottstown, Pa.; and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Duffy of Allentown, Pa. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
JULIUS KREYSLER, 74 of New Port Richey died Thursday at Harborside Gulf Coast in New Port Richey. He moved to this area 10 years ago from his native Cleveland. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Heritage Lakes Homeowners Association and the 789th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion Retirees. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest of New Port Richey, William of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Helen of New Port Richey; and a nephew. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
LYDIA MURPHY, 96, of Holiday died Monday at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area 20 years ago from Sarasota. She was a retired resort owner, member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and the Buena Vista Women's Club both in Holiday. There are no known survivors. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
