MILO HUNTLEY SMITH, 47, of Tampa died Wednesday. A lifelong resident, he was owner of Tampa Bay Advertising Agency, member of Ye Mystic Krewe Gasparilla and Episcopalian. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mary and Richard Conover of Tampa; and a sister, Melissa Conover of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 2000
MILDRED E. THOMPSON, 97, of Homosassa, formerly of Palm Harbor, died Wednesday. A native of Palm River, she moved to the area from Ponce DeLeon in 1972. She was a homemaker and Methodist. She is survived by two sons, Bobby and Phillip, both of Clearwater; a daughter, Jean Eppinger of Orlando; a sister, Katie Wiggins of Tampa; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
April 28, 2000
MARK FOSTER WALLACE, 39, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Fort Monmouth, N.J., he moved to the area from St. Augustine in 1989. He was an EMS Helicopter Pilot, Army veteran and member of Christ the King Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; two sons, Mark Jr. and Cameron, both of Tampa; a daughter, Lauren of Tampa; his parents, Barry and Annetta of Dade City; three brothers, Richard III of Dunedin, Bennett of Dede City and Bruce of Tampa; three sisters, Anne Speacht of Sterling, Va., Claire Light of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary Sepik of Sterling, Va.; and his paternal grandfather, Richard of Clearwater. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 2000
JIMMIE L. WHISTIN, 51, of Bartow died Tuesday at home. He moved to Bartow from his native Plant City 35 years ago and worked as a carpenter for Cargill Fertilizer Co. for 33 years. He was Baptist, an Army veteran of Vietnam and member of Chemical Workers Local 39. He is survived by his wife, Brenda N.; three sons, Dewayne, Calvin and Rob, all of Bartow; a daughter, Dionna Griffin of New Caney, Texas ; three brothers, John of Bartow, Marvin Chriswell of Thomasville, Ga., and Bobby; and three grandchildren. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
April 28, 2000
JOSEPHINE WILSON, 73, of Odessa died Monday. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, James; a son, Steven of Brooksville; a daughter, Sharon Reiley of Jacksonville Beach; a brother, George Pullara Jr. of Largo; two sisters, Jennie Pippin of Tampa and Mary Austin of Brandon; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 2000
ANTONINA ADAMS, 92, of Hudson died Tuesday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. A native of New York, she moved to this area in 1991 from Chicago. She was an assembly worker for the former Automatic Typewriter Co. of Chicago and a Catholic. She is survived by two daughters, Loretta Leon and Dolores Schaefer, both of New Port Richey; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
June 15, 2000
GWENDOLYN E. CARLE, 68, of Zephyrhills died Monday in Zephyrhills. A native of Middletown, Conn., she was a longtime resident of this area. She was a factory employee for Marine Hardware Industry, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Zephyrhills and the Grange in Connecticut. She is survived by her husband, George. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
June 15, 2000
JOSEPH FRITZ, 95, of Port Richey died Wednesday at Tandem Health Care Center in New Port Richey. He was a native of Hungary. He was a tailor for B. Kuppenhelmer Clothing and a Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a brother, Dick of Lady Lake; and a sister, Lillian McLain of Chicago. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
June 15, 2000
KEVIN ALAN GENUALDI, 34, of Spring Hill died Sunday at home. A native of Lake Forest, Ill., he moved to this area in 1983 from Scottsdale, Ariz. He was the owner of a jewelry business in Hudson and a Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Michele; a son, Stephen of Spring Hill; a daughter, Celina of Spring Hill; his father, Martin of Scottsdale, Ariz.; his mother, Jackolene Scranton of Hudson; three brothers, Gregg of Scottsdale, Anthony of Phoenix and Timothy of Peoria, Ariz.; two sisters, Kimberlee Lenz of Cave Creek, Ariz., and Carole Shanks of Phoenix. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Hudson Avenue Chapel, Hudson.
June 15, 2000
HEDWIG LINA KNOPF, 92, of Zephyrhills died Sunday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Reutlingen, Germany, she moved to this area in 1971 from Rochester, N.Y. She was a member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Zephyrhills. She is survived by many nephews and several nieces. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Richey Chapel, Zephyrhills.
June 15, 2000
HOWARD RALPH MAYNARD, 73, of Holiday died Tuesday at Morton Plant Mease Hospital in Clearwater. A native of Detroit, he moved to this area in 1983 from Romeo, Mich. He was a professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., a Protestant and a Mason. He is survived by his wife, Bettie M.; a son, Bruce of Michigan; three daughters, Gail Moehlman and Joy Smith, both of Michigan, and Jill Evely of Kentucky; a sister, Shirley Christenson of Michigan; and 12 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
June 15, 2000
FRANK P. NEUMAN, 78, of Holiday died Sunday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. A native of Posnine, Poland, he moved to this area 14 years ago from Jersey City, N.J. He was the owner and operator of Rex TV Store in Jersey City, and a member of Tarpon Springs Moose Lodge 1429 and St. Ignatious Catholic Church of Tarpon Springs. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Dispaltro of Irmo, S.C.; a brother, Leo Neuman of Clearwater; two sisters, Theresa Soha of Seminole and Martha Bogacz of Palisade Park, N.J.; and two grandsons. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
June 15, 2000
KATHLEEN DUNN NORRIS, 27, of San Antonio died Saturday in Tampa. A native of Brooksville, she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a hair stylist for Whack-A-Do Hair Salon in Wesley Chapel. She is survived by her husband, Danny; two sons, Joseph Baisden and Justin Baisden, both of San Antonio; her parents, Tommy and Georgia Dunn of Ridge Manor; a sister, Nina Dunn of Ridge Manor; and her grandmother, Kathleen Rios of Ridge Manor. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
June 15, 2000
CHRIS RIEKE Jr., 83, of Port Richey died Friday at National Healthcare Center in Hudson. He moved to this area in 1983 from his native Barrington, Ill. He was self-employed. He is survived by his wife, Vera. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
June 15, 2000
LOIDA RIVERA, 53, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, she moved to this area three years ago from Grand Prairie, Texas . She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly Church in New Port Richey. She is survived by her husband, Wilfredo; two sons, Marcos Nieves of New Port Richey and Francisco Nieves of Valley View, Texas ; two daughters, Brenda Nieves of New Port Richey and Juliza of New Port Richey; three brothers, Samuel Roman of New York City, Louis of Brooklyn and Santiago of Chicago; six sisters, Venie Roman and Rebecca, both of Puerto Rico, Rody Rodriguez and Myrna Roman, both of East Chicago, Elizabeth Roman of New York City and Rachael of Hartford, Conn.; and six grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
June 15, 2000
GEORGE E. SENECAL, 79, of Spring Hill died Friday at Oak Hill Hospital. A native of Hutchinson, Kansas, he moved to this area 29 years ago from Joliet, Ill. He was a photographer, a machinist, an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a Methodist. He is survived by a son, Mark of Shorewood, Ill.; a sister, Ruth Williamson of Joliet, Ill.; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
June 15, 2000
ROLAND C. STEELE, 67, of Dade City died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. He was a native of Greenville, Mich. He was a Civil Service maintenance worker and a Navy veteran of the Vietname War. He is survived by three sons, Rodney of Monroe, Mich., Roger of Alabama and Randal of Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Deborah Kelley of Wayland, Mich., Denise of Plainwell, Mich., and DaLaura of Otsego, Mich.; his father, Leland of Dade City; five stepsons, Jim Byers and Mark Byers, both of Oregon, Bruce and Brian Byers, both of Michigan, and Robert Byers of Idaho; a stepdaughter, Joan Whitman of Michigan; two brothers, Thomas of Adrian, Mich., and Richard of Greenville; and six grandchildren. Marshall Funeral Home, Greenville.
June 15, 2000
DOROTHEA C. WHORF, 80, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. A native of Providence, R.I., she moved to this area in 1993 from Tarpon Springs. She was a secretary and library technician for Wyman School and Tollgate High School in Warwick, R.I., and a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by three sons, Ronald of New Port Richey, Kenneth of Warwick and Raymond of Fall River, Mass.; a brother, Norman Cockcroft of New Port Richey; a sister, Mabel Shellhorn of Pinellas Park; and six grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel.
June 15, 2000
CHARLES A. WILSON Jr., 82, of Wesley Chapel died Tuesday at home. A native of Staten Island, N.Y., he moved to this area nine years ago. He was an employee for the New York Fire Department, a Fire Captain Navy veteran, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Zephyrhills and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Staten Island. He is survived by two sons, Gary of Simi Valley, Calif., and Bruce of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a daughter, Linda Vogel of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a brother, Edward of Andover, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City.
June 15, 2000
BUELAH M. BRAGG, 86, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Tazewell County, Va., she moved to the area from Annapolis, Md., in 1992. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by four daughters, Virginia Ritter of Green Springs, Va., Lorraine Kay of Slanesville, W.Va., Ann Bowman of Annapolis and Phyllis Seward of Tampa; a brother, Ernest French of Richlands, Va.; a sister, Eula Gilbert of Richlands; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
June 15, 2000
ELIZABETH M. CARDINALE, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Catskill, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1969. She was a homemaker and Methodist. She is survived by six sons, Frank, Jeffrey, Richard, Joseph Jr. and Rodney, all of Tampa, and Robert of Catskill; a brother, Robert Cooper of Tryon, N.C.; 21 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
June 15, 2000
