U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014ALTON L. " BUD" RINE, 83, of Davenport died Sunday at Columbia Hospital in Brandon. A native of Beavertown, Pa., he moved from Auburndale to Davenport in 1925. He was retired band director and music instructor at Haines City High School, past president of the Florida Band Masters Association and member of Davenport United Methodist Church, the Rotary Club and the University of Tampa Alumni Association. He is survived by two daughters, Nancy Elizabeth Campbell and Shirley Jean Mello of Brandon; a brother, John of Lakeland; four grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
January 20, 1998
HENRY E. RUCKER, 89, of Tampa died Sunday at James A. Haley V.A. Nursing Home. A native of Smyrna, Tenn., he moved to Tampa in 1938. He was a retired commercial artist for the federal government and member of Palm Ceia Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a sister, Annie Belle Daisey of Silver Springs, Md.; a brother-in-law, Paul Daisey of Silver Springs, and a niece and nephew. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
MARY ALICE SELLERS, 90, of St. Petersburg died Sunday at Shore Acres Rehabilitation Center. A native of Fountain, N.C., she moved to St. Petersburg 13 years ago from Tampa. She was a retired purchasing clerk for the city of Tampa, member of Riviera United Methodist Church and Seminole Heights Methodist Church, Tampa. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Alice Peterson of St. Petersburg; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughtern. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home, Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
January 20, 1998
CATHERINE ST. JOHN, 76, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Boston, she moved to Tampa in 1987. She was Catholic and a member of the Kitchen Band at the Rocky Creek Retirement Village. She is survived by three sons, Thomas W. of St. Petersburg, Michael W. of Tampa and Wayne E. of Boston; two daughters, Kathleen C. Holman of Boston and Rose of Tampa; three brothers; two sisters; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
January 20, 1998
JOHN RICHARD " RICK" SULLIVAN, 46, of Seffner died Monday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Charlotte, N.C., he moved to Seffner in 1965 from Tok, Alaska. He was a school book store manager. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Jo Ann and Cecil H. Knight of Brandon; a brother, Todd of Tampa; and a sister, Becky Rausch of Seffner; and two nieces. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 20, 1998
OPAL M. TAFT, 84, of Winter Haven died Sunday. A native of Soldiers Grove, Wis., she moved to Winter Haven in 1980 from Tampa. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Stanley C.; a son, Jerry of Tampa; a brother, Jay Stark Jr. of Tampa; and a sister, Jettie Muniz of Milwaukee. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 20, 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, Nick Jr. of Lutz, David of Scottsdale, Ariz., Tommy of Tampa and Ricky Fortner of Pensacola; a daughter, Tracy Smith of Husdon; father and stepmother, Larry and Alice McCall of Odessa; a sister, Nancy McCall of Odessa; and seven grandchildren.
January 20, 1998
ELIZABETH A. BEATTY, 78, of Port Richey died Saturday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. She moved to this area 32 years ago from her native Battle Creek, Mich. She was a shoe store manager and a member of First Baptist Church of Jasmine Lakes and the Jasmine Lake Community Club in Port Richey. She is survived by her husband, Robert; two sons, Gordon Miller of New Port Richey and John of Jacksonville; a stepson, Don of Holiday; three sisters, Sally Halle and Frances Dougherty of Port Richey and Louise Philo of New Port Richey; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
THELMA D. BUROS, 77, of Zephyrhills died Monday at East Pasco Medical Center. She was a native of Cazenovia, Wis., and a retired fraternity house mother. She is survived by her husband Harold O.; a son, John Crawford of Waukegan, Ill.; four daughters, Linda White, Lana Waller and Judy Berry of Rockford, Ill., and Colleen Del Debbio of Kansas City, Kan.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
HOWARD W. CHENOWETH, 86, of New Port Richey died Friday at Windsor Woods Convalescent Center in Hudson. A native of Columbia, Mo., he moved to this area 23 years ago from Inglewood Cliffs, N.J. He was a retired chief chemist for Nabisco in New Jersey and a member of Faith United Methodist Church, the Griffin Park Community Club and New Port Richey Historical Society. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
DOROTHY L. CREPS, 85, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday at University Village Nursing Center in Tampa. A native of Parma, Mich., she moved to this area eight years ago from Muncie, Ind. She is survived by her son, Robert H. of Land O' Lakes; a daughter, Kay Leeka of Riverside, Calif.; five grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
AUGUSTA " DORIS" EDGLEY, 80, of Holiday died Thursday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Newark, N.J., she moved to this area 23 years ago. She was a member of the Beacon Square Security Patrol. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; a son, Thomas A. Jr.; four daughters, Agnes Overbaugh, Carol Cortese, Patricia Lamber and Edith Edgley; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
VELMA GLADYS ELDER, 85, of Orlando and formerly Dade City died Saturday at Florida Hospital in Orlando. A native of Brighton, Ill., she moved to this area 43 years ago from Illinois. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Dade City and former president of the Dade City Womens Club. She is survived by two sons, Bruce of Lake Worth and Norman of Longwood; and a grandson. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
January 20, 1998
EDWARD PATRICK FATICA, 74, of Hudson died Tuesday at James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa. He moved to this area 15 years ago from his native Erie, Pa. He was a retired golf professional, an Air Force veteran of World War II, Catholic, and member of the Hudson Eagles Aerie. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a son, Edward N. of Venice; a daughter, Pamela Baker of Fort Myers; two brothers, John and Lawrence of Erie; a sister, Josephine Lombardo of Erie; and three grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 20, 1998
ALBERT HARJERS, 71, of Holiday died Sunday at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. A native of Stanford, Conn., he moved to this area 40 years ago from Binghamton, N.Y. He was a retired service station manager and an Air Force veteran. He is survived by two brothers, Russell of Tarpon Springs and Ronald of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Grace Swan of Binghamton, Marjorie Bush of Baldwinsville, N.Y., and Lulu Schaeffer of California; and several nieces and nephews. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
January 20, 1998
LINDA K. HART, 58, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. A native of Muskegon, Mich., she moved to this area nine years ago from Castaic, Calif. She was a secretary for Penal Institutions of Latter Day Saints in Dade City and a member of the Church of Christ in Dade City. She is survived by her husband, Gaylord; two stepsons, John and Ronald of Muskegon; three stepdaughters, Diane Jmiane, Wanda Weber and Pamela Bailard of Muskegon; two brothers, Clarence Johnson of Muskegon and James Johnson of Grant, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
January 20, 1998
WYMAN E. HINES, 75, of Groton, Conn., died Thursday at Bayside Convalescent Center in Poquoson, Va. He was a native of Dade City. He was retired from the maintenance department at United Nuclear in Montville, Conn., and formerly worked for Robert Gier Division of Continental Can in Montville, a Navy veteran of World War II, and member of Groton Bible Chapel. He is survived by his wife, Alice L.; five daughters, Marcia L. of New London, Conn., Bonnie C. Yost of Groton, Cherri L. Powell of Chesapeake, Va., Alice H. Walton of Williamsburg, Va., and Yvonne M. Svestka of Allegheny, Pa.; a brother, Magnus of Tampa; two sisters, Susie Tsacrios and Daisy Hughes of Florida; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Byles-Groton Memorial Home, New London, Conn.
January 20, 1998
ANN B. HOPKINS, 77, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of Holiday, died Tuesday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Tampa, she moved to this area 31 years ago from Keystone, S.D. She was a retired owner-operator of The Emporium in Keystone and a member of First Baptist Church in Holiday. She is survived by a son, Pete of Keystone; a stepdaughter, Susan Schroeder of Gainesville; and a sister, Maida Kelly of Clearwater. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
January 20, 1998
BEVERLY S. MILLER, 59, of Tarpon Springs died Monday in Tarpon Springs. A native of Detroit, she moved to this area seven years ago from Warren, Mich. She was a secretary for Federated Insurance Co. in Tampa and a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by her husband, Ted Dydek of Dunedin; a son, Gary Dydek of Tarpon Springs; a daughter, Debra Resovsky of Tarpon Springs; and two grandchildren. North Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Tarpon Springs.
January 20, 1998
ANNA P. MOLNAR, 83, of Port Richey died Saturday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. He moved to this area 22 years ago from his native Carteret, N.J. He was a retired blueprint operator for a boiler manufacturer and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson. He is survived by a son, Joseph R. of Washington , N.C.; and two grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 20, 1998
ELAINE A. OLSEN, 73, of Land O' Lakes died Monday at Vencour Hospital in Tampa. She moved to this area 15 years ago from her native Chicago. She sold real estate and was Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Lawrence; a son, Gary of Chicago; a sister, Florine Resico of California; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
January 20, 1998
MILDRED H. OLSEN, 89, of Palm Harbor, died Sunday at Harborside Healthcare in Palm Harbor. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 23 years ago from Lynbrook, N.Y. She was Protestant. She is survived by a son, Joseph of Wilton, Conn.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 20, 1998
LaBELLE C. PETRIE, 88, of Port Richey died Sunday at Richey Manor Nursing Home in New Port Richey. A native of Superior, Wis., she moved to this area 11 years ago from Dade City. She was a housekeeper for the Diocese of St. Petersburg, a news reporter and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Richard of Tampa; a daughter, Jeanne Showalter of Buchanan, Mich.; a brother, William Meyer of Castleberry; two sisters, Mildred Gareau of Port Richey and Roberta Przygocki of Taylor, Mich.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
January 20, 1998
ETHEL PUARIEA, 86, of Holiday died Saturday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area 20 years ago from Toledo, Ohio. She was Baptist. She is survived by a son, Louis of Punta Gorda; a daughter, Alice Moore of Russia; and 10 grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
January 20, 1998
