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William Gaffney Underwood, 86, of Brooksville, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002 at his home.
He was born in LaGrange, Ga., and moved to this area 77 years ago. He was a prominent businessman and civic leader. He worked with his father and brothers at R.W. Underwood & Sons, Inc., which was organized by his father in the mid-1920s. He served as president of R.W. Underwood; and as a general partner, he was involved in the development of a number of subdivisions in Hernando County. He was an active member of the Brooksville community and served as city commissioner for 11 years, as mayor of Brooksville for three terms, and was one of the founders of the First National Bank and served on the board for 20 years. He was an active member of the Kiwanis and Rotary Club and was a member of First United Methodist Church, Brooksville, for over 60 years, having served on the official board and taught Sunday School.
Survivors include his daughter, Gaye of Brooksville; two sisters, Mamie Boyette of Tarpon Springs and Margaret Dawson of Auburn, Ala.; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes and Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.
Oscar E. "Dutch" Ehlers, 87, of Brooksville, died Sunday, March 1, 2003 at Brooksville Regional Hospital.
He was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, and moved to this area 60 years ago from Punta Gorda. He was a retired superintendent for Florida Rock Industries, a World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and a Methodist by faith.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Rodick and Beth, both of Brooksville; and a granddaughter, Amy White.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Larry G. Heathcoe, 68, of Brooksville, died Saturday, March 1, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
He moved to this area 15 years ago from his native Richmond, Ind. He was a retired captain firefighter for Richmond, a Korean conflict U.S. Army veteran, and a Lutheran by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Rose; a daughter, Cheryl Wombolt of Ansonia, Ohio; his mother, Marie Schwab of Greenville, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Hazel Louise Heibeck, 80, of Spring Hill, died Saturday, March 1, 2003 at her home.
She was born in St. John's, Mich., and moved to this area 22 years ago from Lansing, Mich. She was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Robert; a son, Richard of Spring Hill; a daughter, Marilyn Coons of Good Hope, Ill.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Donald Booth Wentzel, 83, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003 at Spring Hill Regional Hospital.
He was born in North Charleroi, Pa., and moved to this area 21 years ago. He graduated from Clemson College in 1941 as a commissioned 2nd lieutenant and retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel in 1974 after 33 years of military service including service in Africa during World War II, parachute training in Rome, joined the OSS under "Wild" Bill Donovan, trained in Washington, D.C. and was assigned to China for a year, and attended the Command and General Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. He then returned to Falls Church, Va. to work with the CIA, was stationed in Japan for three years, returned to Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., studied French at the Army Language School, Monterey, Calif., and was assigned to NATO in Paris, France for three years. He returned to West Point, N.Y. to teach French at the U.S. Military Academy, assigned to Assistant Military Science and Tactics at Loyola College, Baltimore, Md. He went to Ft. Meade, Md. to lead training and later returned to Military Attache work in Ankara, Turkey. After his retirement from the military, he received his MA in math education from Bowie State College and taught mathematics at the middle school level for eight years before retiring and moving to Spring Hill. He was a member of the DAV, VFW, Military Officers Association of America, formerly TROA, Oak Hill Senior Center, Enrichment Center-Lykes, Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County, Senior Friends and recently renewed his membership in AOPA (Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association) and was a student pilot.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia A.; three daughters, Dr. Mary C. of Newburyport, Mass., Kathleen S. of Spring Hill and Sarah E. Kroeker of Hamilton, Mass.; two sons, Christopher J. of North Hollywood, Calif., and Joseph D. of Lusby, Md.; a sister, Irene Rankin of Washington, Pa.; and two grandchildren, James A. and Leigh Rose Kroeker of Hamilton, Mass.
Arrangements by National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
Grace Emogene Hayes, 85, of Brooksville, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003 at Heron Pointe Health & Rehab.
She was born in Mattoon, Wis., and moved to this area 28 years ago from Calumet City, Ill. She was a retired secretary from Guarantee Reserve Insurance Company, Illinois, and a member of Mariner United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his son, Michael R. of Calumet City; two brothers, John Swanson of New York and Duane Swanson of Green Bay, Wis.; four sisters, Florence Fredrick of Fort Myers, Dorothy May of Clarksville, Ga., Erna Thomski of Kempster, Wis., and Naomi White of Chicago Ridge, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Santos Morales, 83, of Spring Hill, died Sunday, March 2, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville.
She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to this area 14 years ago from Centereach, N.Y. She retired from Bridal Manufactures of New York, was a member of Lapena Bridal Gowns Union, and a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Maximo; two sons, Lorenzo Lopez of Holiday and Fermin Lopez of Farmingville, Long Island, N.Y.; a daughter, Yvonne Farrel of Bayside, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Seven Hills Chapel, Spring Hill.
Dr. Stanley A. Rudnicki, 74, of Weeki Wachee, died Monday, March 3, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to this area three years ago from New Mexico. He was a retired New York police detective, a chiropractor, a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of VFW Post 10209, Disabled American Veterans, Albuquerque, N.M., DEA Endowment Association, and New Mexico Chiropractic Association, and a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Lee of Tool, Texas, and William B. of New York; a daughter, Carol of Jorgensen, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Arrangements by Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Mariner Boulevard Chapel, Spring Hill.
Concepcion Nieves, 82, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 at Heron Pointe Health & Rehab, Brooksville.
She was born in Puerto Rico and moved to this area 18 years ago from Philadelphia, Pa. She was a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include two sisters, Matilda Nieves and Maria D. Vaccaro, both of Brooksville; three nephews; and two nieces.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral & Cremation Center, Spring Hill.
Elie C. Hood, 95, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 at Heron Pointe Health & Rehab, Brooksville.
She was born in Coffee County, Alabama, and moved to this area 56 years ago. She was a homemaker, a charter member of Northside Baptist Church, and a Sunday school teacher for 10-year-old girls at First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Jack E. Hood of Ferguson, N.C.; two daughters, Hilda Dale of Belton, Texas, and Evann Overstreet of Brooksville; a brother, James A. Bryant of Brundidge, Ala.; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes and Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.
Allen Williams, 58, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 at Oak Hill Hospital.
He was born in Brooksville and was a lifelong resident.
Survivors include three daughters, Yulonda Mathis and Angela Dionne Thompson, both of Brooksville, and Allena Williams of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, John D. Williams of Los Angeles, Calif.; a sister, Curlie Williams of Buford, S.C.; and eight grandchildren.
Arrangements by Cason Funeral & Cremation Services, Brooksville.
Geneva Johnson Smith, 70, of Tampa, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa.
She was born in Brooksville and moved to Tampa 49 years ago.
Survivors include a son, Harold Smith of Hawaii; two daughters, Sherrell Compton and Lisa Patterson, both of Crestview; two brothers, Melvin Johnson and John Wallace, both of Brooksville; three sisters, Hilda Willis, Beulah Willis and Edith Land, all of Brooksville; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements by Cason Funeral & Cremation Services, Brooksville.
Janice Barbara Larson, 63, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003 at Oak Hill Hospital.
She was born in New Haven, Conn., and moved to this area 12 years ago from Cheshire, Conn. She was a retired secretary for Paramount Pictures, New Haven, and a member of the Sunshine Club of Spring Hill and St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, James; and a daughter, Victoria B. Larson and Karel Guibert Delgado of New York, N.Y.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Joan E. Jones, 76, of Spring Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Kindred Hospital Central, Tampa.
She was born in Passaic, N.J., and moved to this area 13 years ago from Bloomsbury, N.J. She was a retired administrative assistant, a member of the Weeki Wachee Quilting Club and an Episcopalian by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Jack; three sons, Jack D. III of Bothell, Wash., Robert McKay Jones of Sterling, Mass., and Lawrence Andrew of San Pablo, Calif.; a brother, Augustus Pingree Stager of Ann Arbor, Mich.; her twin sister, M. Jean McClintick of Charleston, W.Va.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Vera J. Lewis, 80, of Brooksville, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
She was born in Eaton Rapids, Mich., and moved to this area 20 years ago from Tennessee Ridge, Tenn. She was a factory worker in airplane manufacturing and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include a son, Charles Millican of Brooksville; a daughter, Laquita Hayley of Taylor, Mich.; a brother, James Wright of Brooksville; two sisters, Hildred Stone and Viva Chesney, both of Pinellas Park; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Louis Wayne Barrs, 92, of Bushnell, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Tampa. He was a retired cabinetmaker, having worked for Tropicana Mobile Homes, St. Petersburg, an avid woodworker, and was a Protestant by faith.
Survivors include two brothers, Mert of St. Petersburg and George of Florida; a sister, Eve of Florida; and three nieces, Glenda Stuart of Inverness, Dorca Rader of Greenfield, Ind., and Donna McCawley of St. Petersburg.
Arrangements by Memorial Chapels Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hernando, Fla.
Hernry Michael Barthle Jr., 32, of Crystal River, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at Seven Rivers Hospital.
He was born in Tampa. He was a Star Trek devotee and an avid reader of science fiction.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Sue and Jerry Gaskin of Dunnellon; maternal grandparents, Cotton and Nelda Blanchard of Cookson, Okla.; two stepbrothers, Sean Gaskin and Nolan Gaskin, both of Zephyrhills; two stepsisters, Dawn Gaskin of Winter Haven and Michele Gaskin of Virginia; and an uncle, Jay Lee Blanchard of Cookson.
Arrangements by Memorial Chapels Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hernando, Fla.
Cinda E. Prather, 56, of Brooksville, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at Royal Oak Nursing Center, Dade City.
She was born in Monessen, Pa., and moved to this area 23 years ago. She collected clowns and was a Presbyterian by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Edgar; a daughter, Marcie Prather Alford of Floral City; a son, Edgar II of Middleburg, Fla.; a brother, Richard Waite of Sturbridge, Mass.; three sisters, Yvonne Kalie of Monessen, Louise Fedora of Tionesta, Pa., and Pamela Malush of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and a granddaughter, Sarah Elisabeth Alford of Floral City.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville Chapel.
Robert N. Teschko
Robert N. Teschko, 68, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at his home.
He was born in Camden, N.J., and moved to this area 10 years ago from Kirkwood, N.J. He was a timekeeper for RCA Victor Corp. and a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, Spring Hill.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; two sons, Robert of Blenheim, N.J., and Thomas of Bellmawr, N.J.; a stepson, James Pacifico of Clementon, N.J.; a sister, Estelle Mentz of Pine Hill, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Julianna Lorincz
Julianna Lorincz, 73, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, July 5, 2001 at her home.
She was born in Hungary and moved to this area nine years ago from Lodi, N.J. She was a homemaker and attended St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Spring Hill.
Survivors include her husband, John; a son, Frank of Walnut Creek, Calif.; a daughter, Marianna Zilizi of Spring Hill; a grandson; and three granddaughters.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Everett Paul Jones
Everett Paul Jones, 81, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at his home.
He was born in Haverstraw, N.Y., and moved to this area 12 years ago from West Paterson, N.J. He was a retired machinist with General Electric, a Mason and Shriner, a U.S. Navy veteran, and a Methodist by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Anna; two sons, Duane Floyd Tompkins of Estero, Fla., and Fred James Tompkins of Winston Salem, N.C.; three daughters, Judith Ann Cronk of Cody, Wyo., Evelyn Annette Rubino of Little Falls, N.J., and Janet Lynn Jones of Treasure Island, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Erwin 'Erv' Petzold
Erwin 'Erv' Petzold, 79, of Masaryktown, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at his home.
He was born in Milwaukee Township, Wis., and moved to this area 11 years ago from Tampa. He was post commander, general manager and bartender of VFW Post 8713, Brooksville, a U.S. Army staff sergeant in Asiatic-Pacific Theater of War, and a member of American Legion Post 138, Tampa, Elks Lodge, Tampa for over 30 years, Moose Lodge Chapter 229, Brooksville, and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; and several grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.
Margaret 'Betty' Cosgrove
Margaret 'Betty' Cosgrove, 78, of Brooksville, died Thursday, July 5, 2001 at Brooksville Regional Hospital.
She was born in Freemantle, Western Australia, and moved to this area 29 years ago from Sandwich, Mass. She traveled with her husband until 1968, and retired to Cape Cod, Mass. She was a Methodist by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Retired U.S. Navy Captain Thomas A.; two daughters, Joan Swain and Judith Raymond, both of Brooksville; a brother, William McLaren of Western Australia; a sister, Joan Blake of Queensland, Australia; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer Memorial Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.
