GLENDA M. JOHNSON, 44, of Dade City died Monday at Pasco Community Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Dade City. She was employed by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and was a Baptist. She was a member of St. Johns Missionary Baptist Church in Dade City. She is survived by three sons, Christopher Tomlin, Michael and James Baker all of Dade City; two brothers, Bobby Williams of Dade City, and Horace Johnson; two sisters, Margaret Johnson of Dade City, and Kimberly Smith of Naples; a granddaughter. Milton Funeral Home, Dade City.
December 3, 1998
GREGG M. JOHNSON, 81, of Spring Hill died Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital. A native of Newburgh, N.Y., he lived in the area seven years, moving from Hempstead, N.Y. He was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses South Congregation of Spring Hill. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy A.; and three sisters, Josephine Hurd of Alamagordo, N.M., Ethel Palmer of Pennsylvania , and Corine Zackary of Newburgh. Foster Crematory, Brooksville.
December 3, 1998
EVELYN HESS, 84, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at home. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., she lived in the area 20 years. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill and the Lighthouse for the Blind in Hudson. She is survived by two daughters, Lenore Remley of New Port Richey, and Diane Stagner of Hudson; a sister, Betty Scott of Batavia; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
December 3, 1998
DONALD KESSNER, 67, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at home. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he lived in the area 40 years, moving from Beaumont, Texas . He was a retired salesman for Pyramid Distributing in St. Petersburg, a Navy veteran, Lutheran, and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7845 in New Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Bernice; three daughters, Arlene Schmidt of New Port Richey, Judy Moser of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., and Susan Dyer of Kingston, N.H.; a brother, Neil of Hudson; four grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
December 3, 1998
PAUL WILLIAM LONGERBEAM, 65, of New Port Richey died Wednesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of Linthicum, Md., he lived in the area 10 years, moving from Catonsville, Md. He was a retired draftsman for the National Security Agency in Maryland, a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, and a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. He is survived by two sons, Matthew A. of Lynchburg, Va., and Paul W. Chimleski of Ellicott City, Md.; two daughters, Laura M. Longerbeam of New Port Richey, and Karen A. Nikirk of Frederick, Md.; two sisters, Jean Giordano and Bobbie Warwick both of Punta Gorda; and four grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
December 3, 1998
ALBERTA J. BLAUSER, 86, of Odessa died Sunday at University Community Hospital in Tampa. A native of McKees Rocks, Pa., she moved to this area 36 years ago from Clearwater. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Keystone Civic Club, Fern Garden Club and Keystone United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Orval; a daughter, Beth Ann Walker of Odessa; and a brother, Chester Fisher of LaVale, Md. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 21, 1998
HARRIET BRUBACH, 80, of Cranberry, Pa., died Wednesday at Suburban Hospital in Bellevue, Pa. She was a native of Pittsburgh. She was a retired industrial nurse for Klineschmitt Laboratories, a Protestant and a member of North Boroughs Women's Club in Pittsburgh. She is survived by a son, Dale R. of Holiday; a daughter, Carol Dillenbeck of Fennville, Mich.; two sisters, Wilma Hanson Kraft of Bellevue and Patricia Hanson Marshall of Cranberry Township, Pa.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. North- Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
JAMES FEDERICO, 86, of Holiday died Tuesday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of Johnstown, Pa., he moved to this area 19 years ago from Englishtown, N.J. He was a retired machine maintenance man for Lily Tulip Corp. and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and Tarpon Springs Moose Lodge, both in Holiday. He is survived by a son, James of Holiday; a daughter, Melinda DeGirolamo of Pelzer, S.C.; a brother, Pasquale Federico of Holiday; five sisters, Angela Lapastana, Ann Vallono, Faerena Lorenz, Catherine Varone and Aloia Federico, all of Salerno, Italy; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road, Holiday.
April 21, 1998
SHARON HARRIS, 73, of New Port Richey died Friday at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. She moved to this area 23 years ago from her native Detroit. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Stroyan of New Port Richey; and a brother, William Everson of Scottsdale, Ariz. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 21, 1998
ARNOLD KRUGER, 66, of Brooksville died Thursday at Vencor Hospital in Tampa. A native of Santa Rosa, Calif., he moved to this area several years ago. He was a retired building engineer in the medical industry and an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; a daughter, April Kruger of Tampa; and a sister, Alta Seybold of Eustis. Mark III Funeral Home, Town and Country Chapel.
April 21, 1998
THOMAS ANDREW MICKLO, 51, of Port Richey died Monday at the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic in Port Richey. A native of McKeesport, Pa., he moved to this area 13 years ago from Belle Vernon, Pa. He was a retired school bus driver for Pasco County, a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson and a member of Disabled American Veterans of St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife, Barbara A.; a son, Thomas K. of Port Richey; four brothers, Connie of Connellsville, Pa., Glenn of Herminie, Pa., Raymond of Duquesne, Pa., and Kenneth of McKeesport; and three grandchildren. Arlington Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
MARGARET A. PATERSON, 86, of Port Richey died Sunday at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Leitrim, Ireland, she moved to this area 25 years ago from Franklin Square, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. She is survived by two sons, James and John; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
April 21, 1998
JOSEPHINE A. ROSS, 88, of Holiday died Saturday at Integrated Health Services in Tarpon Springs. A native of Vincennes, Ind., she moved to this area 38 years ago from Indianapolis. She is survived by a son, James Oexman of Holiday; a sister, Orpha Beach of Youngstown, Ohio; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 21, 1998
JAMES MAYHUE SWAIN, 77, of Pisgah Forest, N.C., died Saturday at Asheville Hospital in North Carolina. A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., he moved to this area several years ago from Georgia, and then retired four years ago to North Carolina. He was retired from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, was a court reporter in this area, former partner of Conley and Swain Court Reporting and a World War II Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two sons, Peter Williams and Zachary Williams, both of Fort Pierce; three daughters, Sandra Wigney of Hawaii, Susan Martin of Savannah, Ga., and M. Elizabeth Crawley of Gramling, S.C.; and eight grandchildren. Moody-Connolly Funeral Home, Brevard, N.C.
April 21, 1998
VERONICA C. WEIGAND, 87, of Port Richey died Monday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 23 years ago from Glendale, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey. There are no known survivors. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
April 21, 1998
MARIE WEIGEL, 79, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Windsor Woods Convalescent Center in Hudson. A native of Otter Creek, Mo., she moved to this area 15 years ago from Seaford, N.Y. She was a retired bookkeeper for A&P Food Stores in Massapequa, N.Y., and a Methodist. She is survived by a son, David A. of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Jane Herzog of Oakville, Mo.; and four grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
April 21, 1998
NETA ELIZABETH WIGENT, 92, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at Heartland of Zephyrhills Nursing Home. A native of Hartford, Mich., she moved to this area 27 years ago from Tampa. She was a retired paper maker for Watervliet Paper Co. She is survived by a daughter, Janet of Zephyrhills; a brother, Norman Kabel of Belfair, Wash.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 21, 1998
ALBERTA J. BLAUSER, 86, of Odessa died Sunday. A native of McKees Rocks, Pa., she moved to the area from Clearwater in 1962. She was a bookkeeper and member of Keystone United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Orval W.; a daughter, Beth Ann Walker of Odessa; and a brother, Chester Fisher of La Vale, Md. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 22, 1998
JAMES G. CHALLENGER, 82, of Largo died April 15 at home. A native of Canonsburg, Pa., he moved to the area in 1953. He was a World War II veteran, a Mason and a member of the Reserve Officers Association. He is survived by a son, James G. II of Tampa; a daughter, Amy Linn Peterson of Muscoda, Wis.; a brother, Robert B. of Clearwater; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
JACK N. COOK, 77, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Otterville, Ontario, he moved to the Tampa area in 1954. He was a parts manager in trucking, a Canadian Air Force veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by two daughters, Wendy Crews of Longmont, Colo., and Christie J. Crews of Tampa; three stepdaughters, Judith Dozier and Deborah Hubbard, both of Hurricane, W.Va., and Kathy Johnson of Jacksonville; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
April 22, 1998
JOSEPH B. DONATO, 75, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Cleveland, he moved to the Tampa area 26 years ago. He was a security guard for Carlton Arms, an Army veteran of World War II and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie of Tampa; three daughters, Shirley Evans of Cleveland, Kathy Swain of Clearwater and Susan Jackson of Atlanta; three sisters, Theresa Di Fiore of Tampa and Dolores Smudz and Betty Ventura, both of Cleveland; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
April 22, 1998
M.S. "BABS" FERGUSON, 83, of Crystal River died Monday. A native of Little Rock, Ark., she moved to the area from Charlotte, N.C., in 1990. She was a homemaker and member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Crystal River. She is survived by her husband, Steve J.; a son, Steve J. Jr. of Charlotte; two daughters, Wanda Jean Fay of Tampa and Joyce Ann Yates of Lutz; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.
April 22, 1998
