DUNCAN PIPPINS, 74, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday at East Pasco Medical Center in Zephyrhills. A native of Meridian, Miss., he moved to this area 40 years ago from Mississippi. He was a retired construction worker. He is survived by two sons, Jerry of Zephyrhills, and Jimmy of New York City; three daughters, Deloris of Zephyrhills, Annette of York, Pa., and Elaine of Dade City; a brother, Barney of Meridian; and 13 grandchildren. Milton Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 5, 1998
DAVID W. PLINE, 59, of New Port Richey died Thursday at home. A native of Eagle, Mich., he moved to this area eight years ago from Westphalia and Morrice, Mich. He was a retired millwright, an Army veteran, Catholic, and a 32nd Degree Mason. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; a son, Todd of Connecticut; a daughter, Traci of New Jersey, Terri of Chicago, and Tamela Lee Sissitka of Michigan; three sisters, Jane Miller of Westphalia, Rosemary Platte of California, and Linda Simmer of Fowler, Mich.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
ELIZA PLOWMAN, 83, of Port Richey died Monday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. She moved to this area from her native Canada. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of New Port Richey. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy Slade of Newfoundland, Canada. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
MICHAEL RAKUSHIN, 87, of Holiday died Sunday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Wilkes Barre, Pa., he moved to this area 22 years ago from Struthers, Ohio. He was a retired coal miner. He is survived by a son, Gregory of Holiday; a brother, Steve Rakushin of Uniontown, Pa.; five sisters, Ann, Mary, Helen, Elizabeth and Erma all of Pennsylvania ; and two grandchildren. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
ANNA M. SIMONE, 72, of Port Richey died Thursday at Morton Plant Mease Health Care in Safety Harbor. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 15 years ago from Wayne, N.J. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson. She is survived by a son, Gary S. of Syracuse; a daughter, Diane M. Gale of Palm Harbor; a brother, Joseph Pelligra of Wayne, N.J.; two sisters, Antoinette Heroski of Spring Hill, and Rose Marie Monfriedo of Wayne, N.J.; and four grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 5, 1998
HARRY RAY SWEET, 74, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at home. A native of Brushton, N.Y., he moved to this area 11 years ago from Jensen Beach. He was a brick layer and retired from Alcoa Aluminum, an Army veteran, Bronze Star recipient, a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8154 in Zephyrhills. He is survived by his wife: Catherine; two sons: Thomas G. of Redfield, N.Y., and Gerald R. of Zephyrhills; two daughters: Cynthia J. Andre of Gloversville, N.Y., and Linda R. Ugis of Arlington, Va.; 3 sisters: Barbara Brooks of Stuart, Delma Bower of Fayetteville, N.Y., and Lillian Rule of Malone, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 5, 1998
RAY WATSON, 51, of Port Richey died Saturday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. He was a native of Sand Gap, Ky. He is retired from quality control for the aerospace industry. He had a fiancee, Beverly Brenner of Port Richey. He is survived by his mother, Edna of St. Petersburg; and several aunts and uncles. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 5, 1998
RALPH A. WELSH, 81, of New Port Richey died Saturday at home. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he moved to this area 14 years ago from Hermitage, Pa. He was retired from the railroad, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6166 of Hermitage and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Division 565. He is survived by his wife, Betty; three sons, William of Transfer, Pa., Robert of New Castle, Pa., Lawrence of Denver, Pa.; a daughter, Barbara McQuiston of Newburg, Pa.; six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 5, 1998
ANDREWS, Joe E., 79, of Port Richey died Sunday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
BRAITLING, George F., 87, of Port Richey died Sunday. Arlington Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 6, 1998
DURBIN, Bessie, 96, of Aripeka died Saturday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 6, 1998
ERIKSON, Ruth S., 72, of Port Richey died Sunday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
January 6, 1998
HART, John H. Sr., 82, of Chelmsford, Mass., a winter resident of Zephyrhills, died Friday. Meader and Son Funeral Home, Rumford, Maine.
January 6, 1998
HARTY, Ruth, 73, of Spring Hill died Saturday. Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes, Seven Hills Chapel.
January 6, 1998
HARTFORD, Phyllis W., 76, of Spring Hill died Thursday. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
January 6, 1998
HENSON, Drewey Gardner, 80, of New Port Richey died Dec. 18. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 6, 1998
JAMES, Michael F., 41, of New Port Richey died Friday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 6, 1998
KREYSLER, Julius, 74, of New Port Richey died Thursday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
MURPHY, Lydia, 96, of Holiday died Monday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
PIPPINS, Duncan, 74, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday. Milton Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 6, 1998
PLINE, David W., 59, of New Port Richey died Thursday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
January 6, 1998
PLOWMAN, Eliza, 83, of Port Richey died Monday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
RAKUSHIN, Michael, 87, of Holiday died Sunday. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
SIMONE, Anna M., 72, of Port Richey died Thursday. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 6, 1998
SWEET, Harry Ray, 74, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 6, 1998
WATSON, Ray, 51, of Port Richey died Saturday. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 6, 1998
WELSH, Ralph A., 81, of New Port Richey died Saturday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
ANDREWS, Joe E., 79, of Port Richey died Sunday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
CAIN, Jean, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
CICHETTI, John J., 68, of Palm Harbor died Sunday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
KARAKATSANIS, Eleftherios George, 53, of Tarpon Springs died Monday. Thomas Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs Chapel.
January 6, 1998
POWERS, Robert C., 69, of Clearwater died Saturday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 6, 1998
ROZES, Katina, 92, of Clearwater died Monday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 6, 1998
SCHNELL, Donna Marie, 75, of Dunedin died Sunday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
SEILS, Mildred G., 90, of Largo died Saturday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
January 6, 1998
SMITH, William A., 80, of Safety Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
January 6, 1998
STRONG, Gerald D., 81, of Palm Harbor died Sunday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 6, 1998
WATERS, Joseph J., 82, of Largo died Friday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Largo.
January 6, 1998
BENFIELD, Edward J., 88, of Bartow died Sunday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 6, 1998
CALDERON, Dalila, 62, of Frostproof died Friday. Lake Wales Funeral Home.
January 6, 1998
DAWSON, Wilma Marcele, 81, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 6, 1998
DUNTY, Robert Perry, 73, of Lake Placid died Sunday. Scott Funeral Home, Lake Placid.
January 6, 1998
EDMONSON, Mildred Little, 87, of Winter Haven died Thursday. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 6, 1998
FRAZIER, William Burrues, 91, of Mayo died Sunday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 6, 1998
GEIB, Lester M., 81, of Winter Haven died Friday. Mitchell- Harden Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
HARRIS, Donna Miller, 91, of Dothan, Ala., died Monday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
HOLLISTER, A.J., 82, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
MACOMBER, Nellie Louise, 79, of Enterprise, Ala., died Saturday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
MANLEY, Gladys Mae, 79, of Frostproof died Saturday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 6, 1998
McINTYRE, Ira E., 70, of Gladwin, Mich., died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
McKEEL, Louise Haer, 84, of Lakeland died Saturday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
NEWBOLT, Timothy Allen, 36, of Lakeland died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
PARKER, Janet Susan, 43, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 6, 1998
PARKS, Raymond Verner, 77, of Winter Haven died Monday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
QUINTANA, Janet M., 75, of Winter Haven died Dec. 30. Crisp- Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
SKIPPER, Patricia Pryor, 69, of Lakeland died Saturday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
STEPHENS, Earnest Lee Jr., 18, of Lakeland died Friday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 6, 1998
SWIFT, Dell Richardson, 83, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
THOMPSON, Victor, 78, of Lake Wales died Friday, Lake Wales Funeral Home.
January 6, 1998
VERGINOFF, F. Renee, 91, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
VOSSLER, Stanley M., 86, of Lakeland died Thursday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
WEED, Ragna K., 93, of Lake Wales died Sunday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 6, 1998
WHEELER, Dorothy B., 78, of Frostproof died Friday. Shore's Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 6, 1998
