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BERNICE P. NEWKIRK, 66, Penn Road, Titusville, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mrs. Newkirk was a homemaker. Born in Chicago, she moved to Central Florida in 1988. She was Roman Catholic. Survivors: husband, Harold D.; son, Danny, Germany; brothers, Ronald Frank Donlan, Chicago, Frank Donlan, Fort Myers; four grandchildren. North Brevard Funeral Home, Titusville.
ANDREW J. POWERS, 85, 2700 Croton Road, Apt. 1-18, Melbourne, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. Mr. Powers was a retired accountant. Born in New York, he moved to Central Florida in 1999. He was a member of Ascension Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Nora; daughter, Louise DeBrino, Melbourne; son, Andrew, Mahopac, N. Y. Brownlie & Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne.
ANNE RATNER, 70, 1119 Ben Hope Drive, Leesburg, died Friday, Aug. 18. Mrs. Ratner was employed in retail arts and crafts. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1998. Survivors: husband, Robert; sons, Steve, California, Scott Jones, Orlando; daughter, Donna Jones, Orlando; three grandchildren. Steverson -- Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral Home, Tavares.
PAUL L. ROY, 63, Eli Street, Orlando, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. Mr. Roy was a cook. Born in Salem, Mass., he moved to Central Florida in 1976. He was Roman Catholic. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 766, Orlando. Survivors: wife, Marion; son, Phillip Wyman, Sturbridge, Mass.; daughters, Rolanne Martin, Phyllis McCarthy, both of Lynn, Mass.; brother, Ernie Godfrey, Madisonville, La.; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Dove Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Winter Park.
OWEN N. SOLOWEY, 51, Tarrytown Trail, Longwood, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. Mr. Solowey was a computer support engineer for Convergys and a former owner/operator of Funtime USA Amusements in Daytona Beach. He moved to Central Florida in 1981. He was Jewish. Survivors, wife, Marla; son, David. Levitt-Weinstein Mt. Nebo Kendall Memorial Gardens, Miami.
FREDERICK ERNEST STAFF, 56, 1718 Indian Trail, Leesburg, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mr. Staff was a technician for a critical care hospital. Born in Erie, Pa., he moved to Leesburg from Zellwood in 1978. He was Baptist. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors; brother, Eric D., Erie; sister, Beverly Kuhar, Fruitland Park. Page-Theus Funeral Home, Leesburg.
C. JAMES "JIM" STICKLEY, 64, Stuart Street, Apopka, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mr. Stickley was a landscaper. Born in Hornell, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1985. He was Christian. He was a member of American Kennel Society, Central Florida Saluki Club. He was a Marine veteran. Survivors: sisters, Josephine McAndrews, Andover, N.Y., Wilmina "Billie" Castagnasso, Jackie Goodwin, both of Fort McCoy, Sandra Bickford, Apopka; several nieces and nephews. Dove Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Winter Park.
TORSTEN SVENSSON, 90, North Waycross Circle, Deltona, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mr. Svensson was a retired master carpenter. Born in S{aumlau}ffle, Sweden, he moved to Central Florida in 1972. Survivors: sons, Leif, Deltona, Eric, Arvika, Sweden; daughter, Kerstin Simpson, Leicester, Mass.; sister, Asta Lindblom, S{aumlau}ffler; 16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren. Tri-County Cremation Service, Longwood.
LENA HARVEY TORAYA, 94, Sweetwood Boulevard, Kissimmee, died Friday, Aug. 18. Mrs. Toraya was a homemaker. Born in Kissimmee, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Kissimmee. She was a member of the first graduating class of Osceola High School, Kissimmee. Survivors: husband, Mateas; daughters, Jackie Mikell, Jo Ann Bass-Hulton, Joyce Meinecke, all of Kissimmee; six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee.
JAMES BARRY THOMPSON, 59, Wind Drift Road, Belle Isle, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, of a heart attack. Mr. Thompson was a retired personnel specialist for the federal government. Born in Oxford, Pa., he moved to Central Florida in 1980. He was a member of Bumby Street Church of Christ. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Carolyn; sons, Don, Dan, both of Brandon; daughter, Jeanne Thompson-Basile, Orlando; brother, Charles, Oxford; four grandchildren. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando.
BARRY WOOD, 59, Orange Blossom Drive, Melbourne, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mr. Wood was a warehouse manager for the Cocoa Brevard Paper Co. Born in Spartanburg, S.C., he moved to Central Florida in 1944. He was Methodist. Survivors: wife, Kathryn Parrish; daughters, Linda Watford, Donna DiDomenico, both of Melbourne; mother, Helen Sander, Orlando; sisters, Barbara Fair, Orlando, Marlene Norman, Grand Prairie, Texas. David Funeral Home, Melbourne.
FILIP ZALEWSKI, 90, Cascade Circle, Casselberry, died Thursday, Aug. 17. Mr. Zalewski was a building maintenance worker for an apartment complex. Born in Poland, he moved to Central Florida in 1976. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Deltona. Survivors: sons, Peter, Lake Mary, Paul, Manassas, Va.; daughter, Lia Z. Salva, Winter Park; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren. Deltona Memorial Funeral Home, Orange City.
GLADYS VANEVERY JONES, 69, North Easy Street, Kissimmee, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, of cancer. Mrs. Jones was a beauty consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics. Born in Albuquerque, N.M., she moved to Central Florida in 1977. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Kissimmee, and life member of the American Business Women`s Association. She was a former Honored Queen of Jobes Daughters. Survivors: daughters, Catherine Schefer, Oviedo, Amy Louise, San Francisco; sons, David A., Aspinwall, Pa., Kenneth W., Wilmington, Del.; brother, Ernest A. Polanski, Albuquerque; 10 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Conrad & Thompson Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
WILMA KOCH, 93, North Dillard Street, Winter Garden, died Tuesday, Aug. 15. Mrs. Koch was a homemaker. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1978. She was Lutheran. Survivor: nephew, Harold Wilhelm, Port Orange. Woodlawn Memorial Funeral Home, Orlando.
MARTHA TENNANT KREIGSMAN, 79, 1221 Tyringham Road, Eustis, died Wednesday, Aug. 16. Mrs. Kreigsman was a retired vice president for the Eustis Barnett Bank. Born in Pentress, W.Va., she moved to Central Florida in 1963. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Eustis. Survivors: husband, George C.; son, Bradley Tennant, Nashville, Tenn.; daughter, Brenda Tennant Walls, Gainesville; stepdaughters, Rita McLaughlin, Longwood, Grace Johnson, Astor; stepson, Ray, Saudi Arabia; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Hardin/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
GEORGE DAVID MATTHEWS, 66, 89 W. Bay Drive, Cocoa Beach, died Tuesday, Aug. 15. Mr. Matthews was an electrical engineer. Born in Long Island, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1957. Survivors: wife, Ida; sons, Kirk, Merritt Island, Philip, Kissimmee. Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home, Cocoa Beach.
FLORENCE A. MEUNIER, 90, Westchester Avenue, Winter Park, died Tuesday, Aug. 15. Mrs. Meunier was a former secretary. Born in New Bedford, Mass., she moved to Central Florida in 1977. Survivors: daughter, Barbara Francis, Winter Park; stepdaughter, Pauline Gadbois, Lakeville, Mass.; stepson, Maurice, New Bedford; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
