ESTHER MARY SHEROTSKI, 62, of Mulberry died Tuesday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. She moved to this area from her native Philadelphia 20 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Edward F.; five sons, Edward of Tampa, Michael T. of St. Cloud, Charles Thomas and Joseph William, both of Lakeland, and Frederick Ralph of Highland City; three daughters, Esther Mary Tillman, Margaret Ann Dye and Kathleen Marie Jones, all of Lakeland; two sisters, Mary Leary of North Carolina and Floss Fisher of New Jersey; a brother, Frederick Johnson of Pennsylvania ; and 16 grandchildren. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
September 24, 1998
BARBARA F. SIMS, 57, of Palm Bay died Monday at Integrated Health Care Services. A native of Plant City, she was a homemaker and member of His Place Fellowship. She is survived by two daughters, Pam McMichael of Rockledge and Marie Cavender of Palm Bay; a brother, Jack Hallford of Plant City; two sisters, Lois Allen of Lithia and Inez Ryan of Denver; and five granddaughters. East Coast Cremation, Melbourne.
September 24, 1998
ELLA MAE STATEN, 96, of Tampa died Sept. 15. A native of Sumter, S.C., she moved to the area from Jacksonville in 1933. She was a seamstress for a clothing manufacturer and member of Beulah Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Floyd Jr. of Tampa; two daughters, Elnora Boone of Tampa and Julia Beasley of Philadelphia; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 24, 1998
OPAL M. STATON, 74, of Monticello, Ga., and formerly of Tampa, died Monday. She was retired from H & H Industries and was a member of West Shore Baptist Church, both in Tampa. She is survived by a son, Randall of Monticello; four sisters, Marie Luther, Janice Douglas, Nelene Potter and Alva Lockart, all of Tennessee; two brothers, Aaron Herrin and Ted Herrin, both of Tennessee; two grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Vining Funeral Home, Eatonton, Ga.
September 24, 1998
HELEN S. STEVENSON, 85, of Babson Park died Monday at Beauclerc Manor in Jacksonville. She was a native of Old Saybrook, Conn., a retired nurse at Lake Wales Medical Centers and member of Babson Park Community Church. She is survived by her husband, Leonard M.; two sons, Aaron Trachtenburg of Tampa and Steve Trachtenburg of Jacksonville; a brother, William Stebbins of Ivoryton, Conn.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
September 24, 1998
ANTHONEY D. TROUTMAN, 37, of Tampa died Friday at Tampa General Hospital. He was a lifelong resident and worked in the construction industry. He is survived by two daughters, Valincia Simmons and Kia Simmons, both of Lakeland; his mother, Ruby Mitchell of Tampa; and four sisters, Diann Thomas, Deann Thomas, Violet Chapman and Tonia Bright, all of Tampa. Florida Mortuary, Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
September 24, 1998
CHAMBE, Dorothy Muriel, 83, of East Point, Mich., died Tuesday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
September 24, 1998
CURRIVAN, Caroline Grace, 66, of Zephyrhills died Monday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
September 24, 1998
HAUSER, Patricia M., 72, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
September 24, 1998
PRICE, Violet M., 87, of New Port Richey died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
September 24, 1998
SMEDLEY, Nida, 81, of Land O' Lakes died Tuesday. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Lutz- Land O' Lakes Chapel.
September 24, 1998
CARGILL, Rowena Jane, 87, of Clearwater died Sept. 16. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
September 24, 1998
ELKINS, Lotita, 91 of Largo died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Clearwater.
September 24, 1998
MURPHY, Henry F., 70, of Largo died Monday. National Cremation Society, Clearwater.
September 24, 1998
STACEY, Winifred May, 86, of Tarpon Springs died Tuesday. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
September 24, 1998
WADFORD, Margaret Mae, 92 of Palm Harbor died Tuesday. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
September 24, 1998
WATSON, James Milton, 77, of Largo died Wednesday. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
September 24, 1998
WILLIAMS, Ottilie H., 80, of Dunedin died Monday. National Cremation Society, Largo.
September 24, 1998
BENNETT, Ruth E., 85, of Lakeland died Wednesday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
September 24, 1998
BOLIN, Irma Christine Prevatt, 84, of Auburndale died Monday. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
September 24, 1998
LASSETER, Woodrow Wilson, 80, of Bartow died Tuesday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
September 24, 1998
MURDOCK, Edres M. "Eddie," 66, of Fedhaven died Monday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
September 24, 1998
PATTERSON, Calvin E., 58, of Lake Wales died Wednesday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
September 24, 1998
SHEROTSKI, Esther Mary, 62, of Mulberry died Tuesday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
September 24, 1998
STEVENSON, Helen S., 85, of Babson Park died Monday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
September 24, 1998
TALMAN, Grant James, 12, of Lakeland died Monday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
September 24, 1998
WATERS, Russell, 73, of Lake Wales died Tuesday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
September 24, 1998
MAE BABYOK, 97, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Tandem Healthcare. A native of Blackhill, England, she moved to this area 12 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was a retired seamstress for the Pullman Car Co. in Chicago, and Catholic. She is survived by two daughters, Marie L. Carbery of Spring Hill and Eleanor Honan of Flossmoor, Ill.; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
September 24, 1998
ROBERT WILLIAM BAILEY, 75, of Holiday died Wednesday at home. He moved to this area 14 years ago from Kokomo, Ind. He was a retired food salesman for a wholesale company, an Army veteran of World War II, former member of the Masons, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kokomo and past vice president of the Forest Hills Civic Center. He is survived by two sons, Robert W. of Kokomo, and Stephen W. of Ellenton; two daughters, Judy L. Wisehart of Holiday, and Pamela K. Thomas of Kokomo; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
September 24, 1998
CLEO B. BOYETTE, 77, of Wesley Chapel died Wednesday at University Community Hospital in Tampa. He was a native of Pasco County, self-employed logging contractor and watermelon farmer, Army veteran of World War II, and member of Double Branch Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Esther; a son, Calvin of Wesley Chapel; a daughter, Sue of Wesley Chapel; and two grandchildren. Coleman and Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
September 24, 1998
JEAN ELOISE BRADSHAW, 81, of Port Richey died Wednesday at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Freeport, Ill., she moved to this area 14 years ago from Brooklyn, Mich. She was a community volunteer in Michigan and a member of First Christian Church of Bayonet Point. She is survived by her husband, Billy L.; a daughter, Shirley Jean Bradshaw Hobbel of Warren, Mich.; a brother, Ira Lowe of Hudson; a sister, Glennadine Lowe Knowles of New Port Richey; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
September 24, 1998
FLORENCE ROSE BROOME, 53, of Zephyrhills died Wednesday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. A native of Bonne Terre, Mo., she moved to this area 23 years ago from Tampa. She was a registered nurse for James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital in Tampa and a Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Occlide; and a sister, Patricia Free of Zephyrhills. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
September 24, 1998
JOHN W. GLOVER, 84, of Bayonet Point died Thursday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of Union City, Tenn., he moved to this area 21 years ago from Highland, Ind. He was a retired steam engineer for Youngstown Sheet and Tube in East Chicago, Ind., and a member of Suncoast Baptist Church in New Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Mary N.; a daughter, Sandra Freeman of Bettendorf, Iowa; a brother, William R. of Valparaiso, Ind.; two grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
September 24, 1998
ROSINA V. HANDLER, 77, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of England, she moved to this area 20 years ago from Flushing, N.Y. She was a member of the Regency Park Civic Association. She is survived by her husband, Charles; a son, Geoffrey of Bonifay; a daughter, Barbara Meadows of Seaford, N.Y.; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
September 24, 1998
MARGARETTA M. HANKS, 79, of New Port Richey died Thursday at Community Hospital. A native of Oceana County, Mich., she moved to this area 18 years ago from Grand Rapids, Mich. She is survived by her husband, Harold; a son, Harold Jr. of Tucson, Ariz.; five daughters, Inez M. Hook and Mary E. Duchene, both of Grand Rapids, Karen E. Fitzgibbon of Wyoming, Mich., Joan M. Misner of Montague, Mich., and Nina J. Payne of Kissimmee; two brothers, Frank Hitchcock of Muskegon, Mich., and Grant of Bristol, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
September 24, 1998
LEONARD R. MORTON, 74, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Community Hospital. A native of East Smithfield, Pa., he moved to this area 11 years ago from Ovid, N.Y. He was a retired sewage plant operator for the State of New York in Willard, N.Y., and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Monica Jeanette; three daughters, Jean Wood of Plantation, Joan Dorton of Clearwater, and Judy Ball of Dunedin; four sisters, Elsie Foote of Waverly, N.Y., Gladys Waite of Sayre, Pa., Shirley Strope of Belmont, N.Y., and Phyllis Ludwig of Candor, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
September 24, 1998
