U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014LAVANIA LUCILLE WILLIAMS, 84, of Hudson died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. A native of North Carolina, she moved to this area five years ago from Uniondale, N.Y. She was Baptist. She is survived by a son, Rudolph Jones of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Dorethia Sachs of Hudson; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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WILLARD M. AKE, 91, of Clearwater died Saturday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Sandusky, Ohio, he moved to this area in 1970 from Detroit. He was a tax consultant and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Ethel E.; two sons, Charles F. of Altamonte Springs and James H. of Detroit; two daughters, Ruth E. Weber of Concord, Calif., and Margaret R. Musgrove of Long Beach, Miss.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
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VERA BLAZIC, 67, of St. Petersburg died Thursday. A native of Yugoslavia, she moved to this area in 1968 from Chicago. She was owner-operator of motels and apartments and a member of St. Sava Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church. She is survived by her husband, Roy; a son, Zoran of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Ann Moser of Miami and Zorica Afjari of San Diego, Calif.; and four granddaughters. Anderson- McQueen Funeral Homes, Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
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RUTH M. CASEY, 81, of Palm Harbor died Sunday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Constable, N.Y., she moved to this area in 1973 from Cleveland. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, George F.; a daughter, Patricia Bricker of Palm Harbor; and a grandson. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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DORIS M. COBURN, 76, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Leominster, Mass., she moved to Tampa in 1966 from Greece. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Karl of Tampa; three daughters, Mary Stewart of Miami, Cindy Jednaszewski of Palm Harbor and Joan of Rye, N.H.; three brothers, Roland Ouellette of Canyonville, Ore., Robert Ouellette of Conyers, Ga., and Charles Ouellette of Leominster; a sister, Lucille Casavoy of Leominster; and seven grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
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WILLIE D. DIXON, 65, of St. Petersburg died Friday at home. A native of Franksville, Ala., he moved to this area in 1967 from Tampa. He was a retired truck driver for Littrell Lumber Co. and member of Reach the Unreached Church of God in Christ. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, Elijah Abson of Franksville, Anthony of St. Petersburg and Ernest of Langley Air Force Base, Va.; three daughters, Linda Williams, Bonnie Green and Vera, all of St. Petersburg; a stepson, Willie Johnson of Fort Lauderdale; a stepdaughter, Earlie Mae of St. Petersburg; two brothers, Jimmie of Franksville and Elderq Scott of St. Petersburg; two sisters, Crezell Sellers of Joliet, Ill., and Lee Helen Braidwood of Ill.; and 21 grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, Seventh Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
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ANGELIN A. ERBACH, 85, of Tarpon Springs died Friday at Wildflower Inn in Dunedin. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area in 1974 from Prospect, Ill. She was a retired secretary for an architectural firm and a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She is survived by three sons, Gerald G. of Casablanca, Morocco, David W. of Las Vegas, Nev., and Edward A. of Solon, Ohio; a brother, Chester Spyhalski of Phoenix, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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GONZALO GARCIA, 77, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was retired from Nebraska Printing, a member of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Universal Lodge 178 and a volunteer with the American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by a son, Gonzalo C. of Tampa; a daughter, Norma Wright of Largo; a brother, Rafael of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
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NEUOMA R. GREENE, 68, of Clearwater died Sunday at home. She moved to this area in 1961 from her native Lansing, Mich. She was a waitress and past president of Largo Elks Lodge 2159 Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Glenn A.; two sons, Roger D. Ketchum of Pinellas Park and Lyle V. Ketchum of Largo; a daughter, Donna J. Murch of Largo; four brothers, Yale Cummings of Dowagiac, Mich., Sharon Canfield of Gulfport, Noah Canfield of Clearwater and Lawrence Turrell of Largo; a sister, Ann Blizzard of Ridge Manor; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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MARIAN H. JOHNSON, 79, of Seminole died Saturday at home. She moved to this area in 1977 from her native Chicago. She was a retired legal secretary for Illinois Central Railroad and Protestant. She is survived by a cousin, Dorothy Luker of Danville, Ill. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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FRANCES J. KEENE, 60, of Clearwater died Saturday at Columbia Largo Medical Center. A native of Jewell Ridge, Va., she moved to this area in 1964 from Richlands, Va. She was a retired factory worker for Square D Corp. and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, John Sr.; a son, John Jr. of Seminole; a daughter, Carlene of Largo; a brother, James Van Dyke of Richlands; four sisters, Rosetta Harmon and Joan Cole, both of Largo, Frankie Absner of Pounding Mill, Va., and Nancy Wise of Roanoke, Va.; a grandson; and 25 nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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JULIA KENNEDY, 81, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Passaic, N.J., she moved to this area in 1968 from Ridgewood, N.J. She was a homemaker and a member of the Exxon Annitiant Association and St. Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Mathew of Tampa; two daughters, Kathleen Smolinsky of Miami and Sara Piatek of Inverness; two sisters, Edna Bokor of Tampa and Marcella Mark of Morro Bay, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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HILDEGARD HELENE KROL, 78, of Dunedin died Sunday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Germany, she moved to this area in 1984 from Atlanta. She was a retired inspector for a cup manufacturing company and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Dunedin Chapter. She is survived by her husband, Frank; a son, Karl Jaeger of Chicago; two daughters, Anna Davis of Denver and Angelica Burke of Palm Harbor; two sisters, Gertrude and Elizabeth, both of Germany; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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FRED F. LAYO, 78, of Tampa died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Lilly, Pa., he moved to this area in 1987 from Niagara Falls, N.Y. He taught social studies for 31 years, was an assistant varsity coach and junior varsity coach for 10 years and athletic manager for 20 years, all at Trott Vocational High School in Niagara Falls. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Rose Mary; a daughter, Janice A. Bartlett of Tampa; two brothers, Edward and Henry, both of Portage, Pa.; and three sisters, Stella Grecek of Portage, Marie Dispennett of Franklin, Ky., and Louise Malopy of Chicago. Memorial Park Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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CLYDE "BILLIE" LEAVELL, 84, of Temple Terrace died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Bonifay, she was a longtime resident of the area. She was office manager for Gulf Life Insurance Co. and a member of Temple Terrace First Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Gregory L. of Lutz; two brothers, Wilburn and Alvin Rushing, both of Seminole; a sister, Clara Dayton of St. Petersburg; and three grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Tampa.
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EUGENE H. LOOK, 92, of Safety Harbor died Saturday at Mease Hospital Countryside. A native of Pulaski, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1969 from Rome, N.Y. He was a mechanic, an Army veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by a stepson, George Crawford of Oak Hill; a brother, William of Rochester, N.Y.; and a sister, Lucy Shephard of Fairbanks, Alaska. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
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HETTIE MAIN, 86, of St. Petersburg died Thursday at Crown Nursing Home in South Pasadena. A native of Quincy, she moved to this area in August from Havana, Fla. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Antioch Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Roger Conyers of St. Petersburg; a brother, Theodore Smith of Chicago; a sister, T. Wider of Quincy; six grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, Dr. Martin Luther King Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
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JAMES E. McKNIGHT, 52, of Indian Rocks Beach died Saturday at Arbors at St. Petersburg. A native of Pittsburgh, he moved to this area in 1986 from Edgewater, Md. He was a salesman for the Beacon Group in Tampa and a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in Largo. He is survived by his wife, Georgia; a sister, Maureen Jerkin of Pittsburgh; and several nieces and nephews. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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RUTH V. McLEOD, 89, of Clearwater died Friday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. She moved to this area in 1924 from her native Scottsville, Ky. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by four nephews and four nieces. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
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SHIRLEE M. PALMI, 69, of Largo died Friday. A native of Valparaiso, Ind., she moved to this area in 1971 from Milwaukee, Wis. She was owner of a gift shop in Belleair Bluffs, president of the Abilities of Florida Guild in Clearwater, charter member and member of the board of directors of Florida Gulf Coast Art Center and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Arthur; and several cousins. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
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ROBERT D. SKINNER, 88, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday at home. A native of Millen, Ga., he moved to this area in 1959 from Hendersonville, S.C. He was a retired presser. He is survived by a daughter, Harriett S. Dunbar of Richton, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, Seventh Avenue Chapel, St. Petersburg.
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ANN M. TURNER, 65, of Largo died Wednesday at Columbia Largo Medical Center. A native of Rogers City, Mich., she moved to this area in 1986 from Sterling Heights, Mich. She attended the First Assembly of God Church in Largo. She is survived by her husband, Harold; two sons, Jim of Marysville, Mich., and Jeffrey of East Point, Mich.; two daughters, Carol Berardo of Warren, Mich., and Sue Sluck of Lake, Mich.; two sisters, Marge Funke of Pembroke Pines and Jean Gargano of East Point; a brother, Arthur Kucharski of East Point; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Evergreen Cremation Society, Clearwater.
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