U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014PETERSON, Norman D., 67, of Lakeland died Sunday. Choice Cremation & Funeral Care, Lakeland.
August 1, 2000
QUINN, Melba E. Cox, 68, of Lake Wales died Thursday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
August 1, 2000
ROBINSON, Clara Sue, 37, of Bartow died Saturday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
August 1, 2000
SHULL, Dora M., 58, of Wahneta died Sunday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
August 1, 2000
SLATTERY, Dorothea E., 85, of Lakeland died Friday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
August 1, 2000
TUCKER, Hugh R., 77, of Lakeland died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
August 1, 2000
WALLING, Bertha, 89, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
August 1, 2000
BETTY ANN ALLINDER, 69, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Owensboro, Ky., she moved to the area in 1970 from Atlanta. She was a day care director and Baptist. She is survived by three sons, Craig of Lakeland and Charles and Tom, both of Tampa; a brother, Hugh Montgomery of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
CHARLES RICHARD APPLE, 65, of Zephyrhills died Friday at home. A native of Tampa, he was a press operator in telephone manufacturing, served in the Army Reserve and was Pentecostal. He is survived by five sons, Matthew, Timothy and Michael of Zephyrhills, Charles of Indianapolis and David of Tampa; four brothers, Paul of North Carolina, David of Colorado, Phillip of Texas and Frank of Indiana
; and 11 grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
July 31, 2000
ROMARIO DANIEL ARANGO, 74, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Cuba, he moved to the area 10 years ago from New York. He was a custodian for the Hillsborough County school district and Catholic. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
FERNANDO BONIS Jr., 79, of Tampa died Saturday at Vencor Hospital-Central. A native of Key West, he was a longtime resident. He worked in military sales, was a World War II Navy veteran and Catholic. He is survived by two brothers, Sergio and George; and a sister, Sofia Gonzalez. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
DORIS MARIE COLLINS, 81, of Plant City died Friday at home. A native of Johnson City, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1970 from California. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Emmet; 17 grandchildren; and 32 great- grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 31, 2000
MARY C. EHRHARDT, 78, of Brandon died Wednesday at Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Center of Brandon. A native of Chicago, she moved to the area in 1974 from Elkhorn, Wis. She owned and operated a child care center and was Catholic. She is survived by two sons, William of Lake Geneva, Wis., and Dale of Coats, N.C.; two daughters, Jackie Ericson of Brandon and Sally Sullivan of Palatine, Ill.; and eight grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Homes, Brandon.
July 31, 2000
VADA PEARL CULLEY FARIS, 87, of Wesley Chapel died Thursday. A native of Zionsville, Ind., she moved to the area in 1972 from Indianapolis. She was a homemaker and member of First Church of God. She is survived by a son, Ronald of Wesley Chapel; a daughter, Lois Lastinger of Wesley Chapel; and six grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
CHARLES JOSEPH GANTER, 68, of Valrico died Saturday at home. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1978 from Hollywood, Fla. He was an accountant for Peoples Gas, a Navy veteran and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; two daughters, Kathy Schetina and Kelly Wilson, both of Valrico; a sister, Mary Van Order of Petersburg, Va.; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 31, 2000
RUTH GOLDENBERG, 68, of Sun City Center died Saturday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Hamburg, Germany, she moved to the area three years ago. She was a retired bookkeeper and Jewish. She is survived by her husband, Harry; two sons, Robert of South Hadley, Mass., and Steven of West Springfield, Mass.; and three grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
July 31, 2000
FRED H. GRUBEN, 90, of Spartanburg, S.C., died Thursday. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1975. He was a contometer repairman and member of Calvary Lutheran Church of Apollo Beach. He is survived by his wife, Helen; four daughters, Marie McCann of Warne, N.C., Katherine Tasch of Spartanburg, S.C., Patricia Zimmerman of Ruskin and Christine Cascio of Fort Lauderdale; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home.
July 31, 2000
BRIAN HOPKINS, 76, of Tampa died Saturday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Dallas, he moved to the area in 1955 from Chattanooga, Tenn. He was a cemetery sales representative and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Alice; three sons, Charles of Tampa, Artie of Sandwich, Mass., and Kenneth of Concord, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
July 31, 2000
ERMELINDO IRIZARRY, 96, of St. Cloud died Thursday. A native of Puerto Rico, he owned a restaurant and pool hall, served with the auxiliary police in New York and was Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Edwin of Tampa and Freddy of New York; two daughters, Evelyn Rivera of St. Cloud and Helen Musco-Foreman of Orlando; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 20 great- great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
July 31, 2000
RUSSELL KLINE KINDT, 82, of Ruskin died July 24 at Sun Terrace Health Care Center. A native of Lebanon, Pa., he moved to the area in 1955. He was a truck driver and Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Russel of Alabama and Thomas of Brooksville; two daughters, Barbara Young of Temple Terrace and Alice Freeman of Ruskin; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home.
July 31, 2000
LAUCHLAN "JIM" MAROCKI, 66, of Tampa died July 24. A native of Superior, Wyo., he moved to the area in 1955. He worked part time at Tampa Bay Hardware, retired from Cargill Fertilizer and Barnett Bank and was a member of Church of Christ-Nebraska Avenue. He is survived by his wife, Laura; a son, James of Tampa; a daughter, Mary of Tampa; a brother, Merwin of Pinedale, Wyo.; three sisters, Donetta Paravicini of Green River, Wyo., Gilda Canestrini of Murray, Utah, and Judy Borino of Diamondville, Wyo.; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
FILOMENA "FLORENCE" MULEY, 89, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A lifelong resident, she was a seamstress and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Nicholas of Sleepy Hollow, Ill.; a brother, Gaetano Sabella; two sisters, Angelina Coniglio and Rosalia Betancourt; and two grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
MARY LOUISE PATTERSON, 74, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Evansville, Ind., she moved to the area in 1956. She was a legal secretary for the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and member of Wellswood Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Jack of Kissimmee; a daughter, Grace Franklin of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes & Cemeteries, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
July 31, 2000
PEGGY O. PUGH, 91, of Lakeland died Saturday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Zolfo Springs, she was a longtime resident. She was an insurance sales representative and member of Westwood Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Harold of Lakeland and Gerald of St. Cloud; two brothers, Morris Crawford of Limeville, Ala., and Manuel Crawford of Old Town; three sisters, Vida Harrell of Auburndale, Loveda Whatley of Auburndale and Vergie Foxx of Plant City; eight grandchildren; 11 great- grandchildren; and nine great-great- grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
July 31, 2000
MARY RESCH, 76, died Friday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Johnstown, Pa., she moved to the area in 1988 from Warren, Mich. She was a homemaker and member of St. Clement's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Ed; a son, Paul of Lafayette, Colo.; a daughter, Nancy Hill of Safety Harbor; a brother, Andrew Andryco of Clarkston, Mich.; two sisters, Helen of Garden City, Mich., and Josephine Polak of Johnstown. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
July 31, 2000
SAMUEL W. RINGLED Jr., 63, of Temple Terrace died Saturday under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Perth Amboy, N.J., he moved to the area in 1976. He was a truck driver for Hydraulic Machinery Inc. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; a son, Robert of Tampa; two daughters, Cindy Mainellis and Paula Hernstrom of Temple Terrace; a brother, Harold Ringled of New Jersey; six sisters, Marion Anderson, Eva Anthony, Florence Barber and Vicky Vanderstine, all of New Jersey, Ida Meehan of New York and Betty Gattuso of Pennsylvania ; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
July 31, 2000
