JANICE M. PIEROTTI, 78, of Zephyrhills died Friday at Heartland of Zephyrhills. A native of East Hickory, Pa., she moved to this area 15 years ago from Bradford, Pa. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Silver Oaks Golf Association. She is survived by her husband, Leo F.; a son, Joseph L. of Allegany, N.Y.; two daughters, Judith A. Perkowski of Spofford, N.H., and Janet L. Pierotti-Rush of Atlanta; a sister, Isabell Wilson of Pittsburgh; and five grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From January 1997)
DOROTHY SEMON, 88, of Zephyrhills died Saturday at Heritage Park Specialty Care Center. A native of New Jersey, she moved to this area 25 years ago. Oakley Funeral Home, Dade City.
(From January 1997)
DAVID RAY STANTON, 37, of New Port Richey died Friday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital from automobile accident injuries. He moved to this area 20 years ago from his native Saginaw, Mich. He was a self-employed carpenter and attended St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Tarpon Springs. He is survived by his wife, Vicki; a daughter, Rachel of New Port Richey; his mother, Elizabeth of Saginaw; three brothers, Jimmy, Rick and Charlie, all of Michigan; and a sister, Deborah Baase of Saginaw. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
MICHAEL WALKER, 81, of Port Richey died Monday at North Bay Medical Center in New Port Richey. A native of Ansonia, Conn., he moved to this area 17 years ago from Westhaven, Conn. He was a retired salesman for Swift Premium, an Army veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Eve; a daughter, Joyce Anquillare of Westhaven; a brother, Theodore; two sisters, Elizabeth Nelson of Oregon and Arlene Jakupkovic of Stratford, Conn.; and two grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
SEBASTIAN J. WALTER JR., 89, of North Carolina, formerly of Port Richey, died Sunday in North Carolina. He was a native of Grafton, W.Va. He was president of Grafton Baking Co. and a member and former eucharist minister at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson. He is survived by two sons, Father Charles S. of Chicago and George R. of Southern Pines, N.C.; two sisters, Mary Catherine of Grafton, W.Va., and Rosemary Marshall of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren. Arlington Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From January 1997)
CLARENCE J. WHEATCRAFT, 65, of Zephyrhills died Friday at Columbia Dade City Hospital. A native of Galion, Ohio, he moved to this area 16 years ago from Knoxville, Tenn. He was a retired maintenance worker at Zephyr Haven Nursing Home. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two daughters, Jacqueline Elliott of Lakeland and Catherine A. Payne of Zephyrhills; and a grandchild. Suncoast Cremation Society.
(From January 1997)
PATRICK ZIELSDORFF, 70, of Holiday died Sunday at home. A native of Riverside, Pa., he moved to this area 18 years ago from Somerville, N.J. He was a factory worker for General Motors Delco Battery Division, an Army veteran of World War II, Baptist, member of the Republican Party, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10167 in Holiday and American Legion Post 12 in Sommerville. He is survived by his wife, Grace; a son, William of Hillsboro, Ore.; two daughters, Rebecca Camenzind of Frenchtown, N.J., and Marsha Wyss of Kingwood, N.J.; four sisters, Ethel Moser of Alpha, N.J., Eleanor Rohback of Yardley, Pa., Rita Butka of Lambertville, N.J., and Ruth Peifer of Millville, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
(From January 1997)
EDWARD LYNN BATEMAN, 79, of Clearwater died Friday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Dexter, Mo., he moved to this area in 1985 from Cleveland. He was a business agent for Teamsters Local 337 in Detroit. He is survived by his wife, Jennie H.; two daughters, Sharon Macri of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Janice Finn of Harper Woods, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
GERTRUDE H. BROWNE, 90, of Quail Hollow died Saturday in Dunedin. A native of Roxbury, Mass., she moved to Quail Hollow in 1970 from Tampa. She was a homemaker and member of Jehovah Witness of Lutz Kingdom Hall. She is survived by a son, Paul of Quail Hollow; a daughter, Gwendolyn G. West of Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From January 1997)
ROBERT W. DAVIS, 70, of Palm Harbor died Sunday at Palm Garden of Clearwater. A native of Calumet City, Ill., he moved to this area in 1986 from Monee, Ill. He was an operating engineer of heavy construction equipment for Engineers Union Local 150, an Army veteran of World War II, a former member of the Lions Club and a member of Countryside Baptist Church in Clearwater. He is survived by his wife, Willadean; a son, Daniel W. of Kankakee, Ill.; a daughter, Linda L. Rance of Alsip, Ill.; a brother, John Goodrich Venning of Homosassa; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
ELEANOR M. DZENDZEL, 78, of Clearwater died Sunday at Oak Cove Nursing Center. A native of Duryea, Pa., she moved to this area in 1970 from Jersey City, N.J. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Gerard Fedorczyk of Indian Rocks Beach; a daughter, Jean Hynes of New Hope, Pa.; two brothers, Stanley Stryeski of New Jersey and Edward Stryeski of Pennsylvania ; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
JAMES O. GAMBLE, 93, of Largo died Saturday at Mariner Health of Belleair. A native of Ozone, Tenn., he moved to this area in 1986 from Gadsden, Ala. He retired as a steel worker for Republic Steel after 46 years of service and Protestant. He is survived by a son, Zaron "Bud" of Largo; and a daughter, Sylvia Paul of Seminole. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
(From January 1997)
GEORGE DAVID HOWELL, 49, of Plant City died Sunday at Tampa General Hospital. A lifelong resident of Plant City, he was an insurance agent, a Navy veteran, Baptist and member of Plant City Civitan Club. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons, Preston and Grady, both of Plant City; a daughter, Katrina of Plant City; and two brothers, Paul of St. Petersburg and Bobby Welch of Ohatchee, Ala. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
(From January 1997)
KATHARINA SOPHIA KOPP, 91, of Palm Harbor died Friday at Jacaranda Manor in St. Petersburg. A native of Germany, she moved to this area in 1979 from Bellmore, N.Y. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Andrew M.; a daughter, Ann Gribbon of Bellmore; two sisters, Marie Fath and Ann Seipel, both of Germany; six grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
(From January 1997)
WILLIAM KROH, 75, of Palm Harbor died Saturday at Mease Hospital Countryside in Safety Harbor. A native of Perth Amboy, N.J., he moved to this area in 1980 from Maspeth, N.Y. He was a retired watch maker, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Watch Institute. He is survived by his wife, Bertha R.; two sons, William Jr. of Castle Rock, Colo., and Richard of New Jersey; a brother, Andrew of Colonia, N.J.; two sisters, Katherine Kreucher of West Palm Beach and Elizabeth Smith of St. Petersburg; and four grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
DORIS T. LAMBERT, 83, of Largo died Saturday at home. A native of Hagerstown, Md., she moved to this area in 1986 from Bradenton. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in Bradenton. She is survived by a daughter, Judith E. of Largo; a sister, Lucille Bender of Hagerstown; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
JOHN FRANCIS LEAHY, 79, of Tarpon Springs died Wednesday at home. A native of Haverhill, Mass., he moved to this area in 1977 from Braintree, Mass. He was a retired accountant, a World War II veteran of the Coast Guard,e Purple Heart recipient and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Eva; a son, John F. Jr. of Austin, Texas ; two daughters, Kathleen Curran of Acton, Mass., and Eleanor Winston of Boston; five stepdaughters, Jean Hickey of Quincy, Mass., Blanche King of Palm Harbor, Lorraine Legg of Duxbury, Mass., Pat Carlino of Braintree and Kathleen Carroll of Walpole, Mass.; two brothers, Edward of Dorchester, Mass., and William of Arlington, Mass.; three sisters, Pat Loveridge of Tampa, Margaret Edmonds of Waltham, Mass., and Esther McGurn of Boston; three grandsons; 10 step- grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
HERBERT E. LEE, 90, of Ozona died Saturday at Mease Hospital Countryside in Safety Harbor. A native of Cleveland, he moved to this area in 1972 from Garfield Heights, Ohio. He was a road building equipment mechanic and a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Clearwater. He is survived by a son, Jack of Hamburg, N.Y.; a brother, Robert of Independence, Ohio; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From January 1997)
WOODROW "BOB" MILLER, 73, of St. Petersburg died Saturday at Bayfront Medical Center. A native of Dothan, Ala., he moved to this area in 1938 from Tampa. He retired in 1986 as a welder for the Pinellas County Schools Maintenance Department after 31 years of service, was an Army veteran and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; two sons, Don Griffin of Austin, Texas , and Ronald Taylor of Tolland, Conn.; three daughters, Shirley Houston, Davrye Green and Nicole McCluster, all of St. Petersburg; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
(From January 1997)
RUTH G. MOSHER, 87, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines. A native of North Branch, Minn., she moved to this area in 1968 from Minneapolis. She was a registered nurse, a Army Nurse Corps veteran of World War II, a volunteer for Swanholm Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and a member of Central Christian Church. She is survived by a stepson, Kenneth L. of Myrtle Creek, Ore.; a stepdaughter, Jerolyn Hurd of Flint, Mich.; a brother, Eugene Elmgren of Bloomington, Minn.; and a sister, Edith Hersey of Lake Nebagamon, Wis. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
(From January 1997)
BRENDON PITTMAN, 26, of Fort Lauderdale, formerly of Largo, died Sunday at Broward Medical Center. He was a native of Plymouth, Mass. He was a laborer and Catholic. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Jerome and Diane of Largo; his mother, Marie of Hawaii; and a son, Jerome Jr. of Cleveland. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
EMMA RICHARDSON PURDUE, 95, of Clearwater died Sunday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Montgomery, Vt., she moved to this area in 1971 from Kingston, R.I. She was a private duty registered nurse and a member of Faith United Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Joseph O.; a daughter, Linna) Marie McIntyre of Randallston, Md.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
(From January 1997)
