JUNETTE M. PATON, 82, of Zephyrhills died Friday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Ironwood, Mich., she moved to this area 17 years ago from Chicago. She worked for the Salvation Army and served as a missionary in Jamaica for four years. She was Protestant. She is survived by her husband, David; a daughter, Nancy McDougall of Zephyrhills; two sisters, Dorothy Anderson of Edgerton, Wis., and Violet Livingstone of Mobile, Ala; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
August 8, 2000
WANDA "JERI" SMITH, 83, of Port Richey died Thursday at home. A native of Wyandotte, Mich., she moved to this area 13 years ago from Canton, Mich. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas A.; two sons, Nicholas E. of Green Oak Township, Mich., and Michael of Franklin, Tenn.; a brother, Robert Keil of Detroit; a sister, Regina Thomas of Port Orange; and three grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
August 8, 2000
MARGUERITE KEEGAN URISH, 87, of Holiday died Sunday at Tarpon Bayou Center in Tarpon Springs. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to this area in 1972 from Queens, N.Y. She was an accounting clerk from Abraham & Strauss Department Stores in Brooklyn, member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Father Farrell Council 6476, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary all in Holiday. She is survived by a son, Daniel J. Keegan of Marietta, Ga. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
August 8, 2000
WILLIAM L. WALKER, 86, of New Port Richey died Tuesday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1978 from Long Island, N.Y. He was an inspector for the city of New York Water Department, a Navy veteran of World War II, Catholic, life member of American Legion Post 1008 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, both in New York, and past member of the Tarpon Springs Memorial Volunteer Ambulance Service. He is survived by his wife, Mildred C.; a son, Bill of Holiday; a daughter, Florence DeBardelebon of Princeton, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, Holiday.
August 8, 2000
BURKE, Gail, 42, of Ben Hill County, Ga., died July 28. Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, Ga.
August 8, 2000
CHANDLER, Lawrence B., 61, of Port Richey died Thursday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
CROSS, Ruth Viola, 80, of Holiday died Friday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.
August 8, 2000
HAYS, J. Stephen, 54, of Hudson died Friday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
ICE, Goldie E., 96, of Zephyrhills died Friday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Zephyrhills.
August 8, 2000
KIDNEY, Thomas, Sr., 70, of New Port Richey died Friday. North/ Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
McCONNELL, Margaretta L., 78, of New Port Richey died Thursday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
MAY, Martha A., 86, of Hudson died Sunday. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
August 8, 2000
MUSGROVE, Mable W., 88, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Whitfield Funeral Home Inc., Zephyrhills.
August 8, 2000
POWELL, Owen L., 72, of Dade City died Friday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
August 8, 2000
ROSENBERG, Ada Jonatzke, 89, of New Port Richey died Saturday. no funeral input by pasco
August 8, 2000
SPENCER, John A., 42, of New Port Richey died Wednesday. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
UTRUP, Arthur G., 80, of Zephyrhills died Friday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
August 8, 2000
WILSON, Irving J., 82, New Port Richey died Friday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
YOUNGMAN, Daniel, 93, of New Port Richey died Thursday. North- Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
ZORN, Elnor J., 78, of Raleigh, N.C., died Thursday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
August 8, 2000
BRIANNE, Carlton J., 68, of Largo died Saturday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
August 8, 2000
LONGAIR, Stephen H., 96, of Sebring died Saturday. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, Sebring.
August 8, 2000
SCHNEIDER, Wilma R., of Clearwater died Saturday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
August 8, 2000
VILARDI, Lucia, 73, of Largo died Friday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
August 8, 2000
GAIL BURKE, 42, of Ben Hill County, Ga., died July 28 at Tift General Hospital in Tifton, Ga. A native of Dade City, she moved to Ben Hill County in 1987 from Lacoochee. She was owner/manager of Larry & Gail's Pawn and Gold Shop, former manager in the floral department of Winn-Dixie in Fitzgerald, Ga., and an adviser for the Boy Scouts. She is survived by her husband, George; a son, Corey of Ben Hill County; a daughter, Chanda Merkel of Ben Hill County; her mother, Barbara Johnson of Ben Hill County; and a brother, Jimmy Dale Stripling of Dade City. Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, Ga.
August 8, 2000
LAWRENCE B. CHANDLER, 61, of Port Richey died Thursday at home. A native of Atlanta, he moved to Port Richey from Rincon, Ga., in 1987. He was a retired engineering assistant for CSX Railroad, an Air Force veteran, Protestant and past member of the Mid-State Antique Bottle Collectors of Florida. He is survived by two sons, Scott of Americus, Ga., and Stacy of Port Richey; a daughter, Cristi of Savannah, Ga.; his mother, Frances of Jacksonville; and a sister, Ann Railsback of Jacksonville. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
RUTH VIOLA CROSS, 80, of Holiday died Friday at Life Care Center of Ocala. A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, she moved to Holiday from Inverness in 1982. She was a homemaker and a life member of Citrus County Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce Trull of Page, Ariz., and Jayne K. Smith of Anthony; a stepdaughter, Debra Frankowiak of Baileys Harbor, Wis.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Holiday.
August 8, 2000
J. STEPHEN HAYS, 54, of Hudson died Friday at home. A native of Seattle, he moved to the area 20 years ago from Port Charlotte. He was a commercial truck driver, a new home sales agent and a member of Land O' Lakes Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Frances; a daughter, Erin; his mother, Orailla of Port Charlotte; and a brother, Edward of Greenville, Miss. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
GOLDIE E. ICE, 96, of Zephyrhills died Friday at the Sunbelt Health Care Center. A native of Lansburg, Pa., she moved to the area 30 years ago from Muskegon, Mich. She was a saleswoman in a clothing store and a member of the Moose Lodge in Zephyrhills. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Oakley Funeral Homes, Zephyrhills.
August 8, 2000
THOMAS "CORKY" KIDNEY SR., 70, of New Port Richey died Friday at Community Hospital. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he moved to the area from Ithaca, N.Y., in 1974. He was a brick mason, a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda; two sons, Thomas of Friendsville, Tenn., and John D. of Ithaca; two daughters, Patricia Bower of Spring Hill and Anna Zimmermann of Redfield, N.Y.; three brothers, James of Ithaca, Charles of New Port Richey and Edward of Houston; and 11 grandchildren. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
MARTHA A. MAY, 86, of Hudson died Sunday at home. A native of Walsenburg, Colo., she moved to the area 16 years ago from Midway, Texas . She was a homemaker, Catholic and member of the ladies auxiliary of the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II. She is survived by her husband, Clarence . Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
August 8, 2000
MARGARETTA "PEGGY" L. McCONNELL, 78, of New Port Richey died Thursday at home. A native of Pittsburgh, she moved to New Port Richey from Cleveland in 1987. She was a United Airlines employee and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs in New Port Richey. She is survived by her husband, Henry; a daughter, Judith of Los Angeles; and a granddaughter. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
MABLE W. MUSGROVE, 88, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at Heartland Nursing Home. A native of Nashville, Tenn., she moved to the area from Columbus, Ga., in 1945. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a daughter, Ruth Crew of Zephyrhills; and a grandchild. Whitfield Funeral Home Inc., Zephyrhills.
August 8, 2000
OWEN L. POWELL, 72, of Dade City died Friday at home. A native of Big Prairie, Mich., he moved to the area 41 years ago. He was a retired truck driver, an Army veteran, a member of Trilby United Methodist Church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife, Betty; his mother, Mildred of Howard City, Mich.; five brothers, Warren of Howard City, Ken and Arvin, both of Morley, Mich., Basil of Montague, Mich., and Dale of Minneola; and six sisters, Leona Bennett and Hazel Baker, both of Howard City, Norma Rogers of Wellton, Ariz., Arlene Beebe of Kalkaska, Mich., Gladys Fredenburg of Middleville, Mich., and Linda Weeks of Stanwood, Mich. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
August 8, 2000
ADA JONATZKE ROSENBERG, 89, of New Port Richey died Saturday at home. A native of Baroda, Mich., she moved to the area in 1973 from Dowagiac, Mich. She was a traffic analyst and a member of Cornerstone Community Church. She is survived by three sons, Robert Jonatzke, Gary Jonatzke and Douglas Jonatzke, all of New Port Richey; a daughter, Nancy Burkett of Baroda; 13 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
August 8, 2000
JOHN A. SPENCER, 42, of New Port Richey died Wednesday in Tampa. He moved to this area 35 years ago from his native Detroit. He was a purchasing manager for the MetLife Southeast regional office in Tampa, a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey and the National Association of Purchasing Managers. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; two daughters, Kristen and Karlie, both of New Port Richey; his father, Frank of Tampa; a brother, Frank of Tariffville, Conn.; and two sisters, Joan M. of Brandon and Mary Spencer-de la Torre of Tampa. Trinity Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
August 8, 2000
ARTHUR G. UTRUP, 80, of Zephyrhills died Friday at home. A native of Ottoville, Ohio, he moved to the area 14 years ago from Dowagiac, Mich. He was a farmer and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; six sons, Frederick Mitchell of Auburn, Wash., William Mitchell of Niles, Mich., James of Dade City, Robert of Lansing, Mich., Ronald of Tucson, Ariz., and David of Newago, Mich.; a daughter, Mary Shane of Portage, Mich.; two brothers, Orville of Sedona, Ariz., and Robert of Albuquerque, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
August 8, 2000
