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Charles Paul Probst, 73, of Brooksville, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003 in Brooksville.
He was born in Jamaica, N.Y., and moved to this area 23 years ago from Boutte, La. He was a retired telephone technician and a 51-year member of Queensboro Masonic Lodge 892, New York.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne S.; two daughters, Susan Willis of Brooksville and Carol Colombo of Crystal Beach; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements by Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.
John J. Collins, 77, of Spring Hill, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003 in Florida.
He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and moved to this area seven years ago from Addison, Ill., where he resided for 32 years. He was a foreman for the Sewer Department, retired from the village of Addison in 1990 after 20 years of service, and was the former owner of D & J's Restaurant in Addison.
Survivors include his wife, Donna; four daughters, Donna Reynolds of Lombard, Ill., Kathy Schrimsher of Elk Grove Village, Ill., Helen Loconte of Cary, Ill., and Colleen Koch of Crystal Lake, Ill.; three sons, John Jr. of Florida, Terry of Crystal Lake, and David Jones of Springfield, Fla.; three brothers, Earl, Joe and Pat; three sisters, Mary Bernard, Agnes Meyers and Lois Collins; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Humes Funeral Home, Addison, Ill.
Clarence "Kenny" Castetter Jr., 66, of Brooksville, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003 at Oak Hill Hospital.
He was born in Indianapolis, Ind., and had moved to the Tampa area in 1951 before moving to Brooksville. He was a self-employed subcontractor, a National Guard veteran and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; a son, Wayne Castetter of Tampa; four daughters, Marsha LaBrie of Brooksville, Susan White of Tampa, Carrie Thacker of Wesley Chapel and Stacie Busch of Morris, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
Clara DeMaria, 87, of Spring Hill, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003 at Spring Hill Health and Rehab.
She was born in West Virginia and moved to this area 10 years ago from Levittown, N.Y. She was a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include her son, Ken DeMaria of Spring Hill; and a grandchild.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Seven Hills Chapel, Spring Hill.
Patrick J. Trainor, 66, of Spring Hill, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003 at Spring Hill Regional Hospital
He was born in Manhattan, N.Y., and moved to this area 10 years ago from S. Ozone Park, N.Y. He retired from the U.S. Post Office, was a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; a stepdaughter, JulieAnne Dennis of Spring Hill; a stepson, William Dennis of Middle Village, N.Y.; a brother, John Trainor of Northport, Long Island, N.Y.; a nephew, John Charles Trainor; and two stepchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Seven Hills Chapel, Spring Hill.
Martha M. Tadler, 87, of Ridge Manor West, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and moved to this area 14 years ago from Hallendale. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, Ridge Manor.
Survivors include two grandchildren, James Lee of Ridge Manor West and Jason Lee of Orlando; a niece, Dolores Woods of Fort Pierce; and a nephew, John Anderson of Melbourne.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville Chapel.
Carol Ann Habeeb, 62, of Brooksville, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Oak Hill Hospital.
She was born in Boston, Mass., and moved to this area 16 years ago from Carver, Mass. She was a medical transcriptionist and a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Anthony J.; three sons, Joseph R. of Sagamore, Mass, Robert A. of Palm Harbor and Christopher G. of Spring Hill; a daughter, Eleanor C. McNally of Port Richey; her mother, Eleanor O. Waidner of Brooksville; a brother, Fredrick G. Waidner of Sagamore; a sister, Sally M. Shaw of Medfield Mass.; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Salvatore "Sal" Biondollo, 75, of Cloverleaf, Brooksville, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
He was born in Nutley, N.J., and moved to this area 27 years ago from Maryland. He was the owner of East Coast Truck Repair, Pompano Beach, and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marion; a son, Salvatore Jr. of Annville, Pa.; two brothers, Frank of Tunkhannock, ,Pa., and David of Fort Lauderdale; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Brooksville Chapel.
Frances Brownlee, 75, of Brooksville, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at Oak Hill Hospital.
She was born in Paterson, N.J., and moved to this area several years ago from Maywood, N.J. She was a retired communications supervisor.
Survivors include a niece, Susan Struss; and three great-nephews, Joseph, Daniel and Robert Marino, all of Westwood, N.J.
Arrangements by Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Cortez Boulevard Chapel, Brooksville.
Clinton W. Read, 75, of Spring Hill, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at his home.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to this area 18 years ago from Staten Island, N.Y. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion and an Episcopalian by faith.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen; two sons, Thomas of Perkasie, Pa., and William of Spring Hill; a daughter, Joan Stevenson of Beaverton, Ore.; four brothers, Richard Read of Babylon, Long Island, N.Y., and Leslie, Gary, and Rodney Read, all of California; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Seven Hills Chapel, Spring Hill.
Joseph A. Peterson, 90, of Spring Hill, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Oak Hill Hospital.
He moved to Tampa 44 years ago from his native Philadelphia, Pa., and then to Spring Hill 23 years ago. He was the retired owner/operator of a dairy farm. He was a volunteer at ARC of Hernando County and a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, Spring Hill.
Survivors include a son, James Peterson of Largo; three daughters, Ann Marie Peterson of Spring Hill, Maureen Hicks of Clinton, Md., and Sheila Buxton of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; a brother, Arthur Peterson of Colorado; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Wellwood-Grace Funeral Home and Cemetery, Hudson.
Robert Franklin Donley, 80, of Spring Hill, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at his home.
He was born in Benton Township, Iowa, and moved to this area 17 years ago from Brunswick, Maine. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was the owner of Donley Driving School, Brunswick, a life member of American Legion Post 202, Topsham, Maine, past department commander of the State of Maine American Legion, Commissioner of Baseball for the American Legion in Maine, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Maine, and a Catholic by faith.
Survivors include two sons, Franklin R. Jr. and Charles C. Donley, both of Spring Hill; two daughters, Geraldine S. Hardin of Brunswick and Mary Jo Darling of Auburn, Maine; a brother, Larry Donley of Ashland, Neb.; and six grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Fred D. Fox, 86, of Brooksville, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at his home.
He was born in Fayette County, W.Va., and moved to this area 43 years ago from Sandusky, Ohio. He was a retired heavy equipment mechanic for J.W. Conners and a Baptist by faith.
Survivors include two sons, Michael L. Fox of San Lorenzo, Calif., and Jerry A. Fox of Longwood; two daughters, Sue Hill Stoinski and Edna Duffey, both of Brooksville; a sister, Opal Renick of Cocoa; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Melville Augustus Nickerson, 89, of Falmouth, Mass., formerly of Ridge Manor, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at Falmouth Hospital.
He was born in Swampscott, Mass. He was a computer programmer for the State of Vermont, a graduate of Lynn English High School, worked for General Electric Company for 30 years, provided nighttime patrols on the coastline in Boston, Mass., and was a machinist for ship turbines at Lynn River Works Plant.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; a daughter, Diane L. Churchill of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; and a son, Brian Nickerson of Falmouth.
Arrangements by Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Homes, Bourne, Mass.
Archie P. Hague, 86, of Timber Pines, Spring Hill, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville.
He was born in Pulaski, Va., and moved to this area 21 years ago from Trenton, N.J. He retired from New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, Trenton. He was a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Army and National Guard and was also a World War II veteran, a member of the Society of Property and Casualty Underwriters (SPCU), Government Committee of New Jersey Auto Insurance, and Advisory Council for New Jersey Auto Reporting Reform Act, director of Delaware Valley United Way, president and director of Atlantic Coast Carriers Inc., and attended Grace Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Doris M.; three sons, Alan of Phoenix, Ariz., Stephen of Cohasset, Mass., and Douglas of New Orleans, La.; a daughter, Meryl Amato of Croydon, Pa.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Spring Hill Chapel.
Carl "Uncle Buddy" Roark, 86, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003 at his home.
He was born in Delphi, Ind., and moved to this area 21 years ago from Blufton, Ind. He was a retired minister for the Wesleyan Church, Indiana District, a member of the WBCA (Wesleyan Bible Conference Association) and Brooksville Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maureen Joy; a son, Carl David Roark of Swayzee, Ind.; a daughter, Ruth Evangeline Armes of Gas City, Ind.; a sister, Ruth Cooper of Weeki Wachee; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Georgia C. Kinner, 77, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003 at Shands Hospital, Gainesville.
She was born in Soldier, Kan., and moved to this area 31 years ago from Hialeah. She was a real estate broker, past president of the Woman's Club of Brooksville, past president of the ABWA (American Business Women's Association), both Miami and Brooksville, a member of the Pilot Club, past president of Hernando County Extension Group and United Methodist Woman's Club, active in crafting group on Tuesday and First United Methodist Church of Brooksville.
Survivors include her husband, Luke R.; six sons, Michael G. Westbrook of Lakeland, Paul Westbrook, Larry Kinner, Ron Kinner, Charles and John Wick; a daughter, Ruth Wick; a sister, Raola C. Chastain of Sumter, S.C.; and 11 grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.
Marie C. McConnell, 85, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003 at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
She moved to this area 23 years ago from her native Chicago, Ill. She was a clerk for over 40 years for Consumer's Grocery Store. She was a Eucharistic Minister and a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church Women's Guild and Happy Hearts.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia A. McConnell of Spring Hill; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Leonard L. Ruszczyk, 68, of High Point, Brooksville, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003 at his home.
He was born in Lackawanna, N.Y., and moved to this area 20 years ago from Eden, N.Y. He was an electrician and retired after 30 years from Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna and after moving to Florida, he again retired after 10 years from Florida Crushed Stone. He attended St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine; three sons, Stephen Ruszczyk of Eden, Thomas Ruszczyk of Gainesville and James Ruszczyk of Wilkesboro, N.C.; a daughter, Ann Parker of Machais, N.Y.; two sisters, Emily Janca and Theresa Pluta, both of Hamburg, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Luke T. Tortorello, 72, of Spring Hill, died Sunday, Feb. 1, at Brooksville Regional Hospital.
He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and moved to this area 10 years ago. He retired as a supervisor from Crouse Hinds in 1993 and was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Florence; three daughters, Joyce Mickelsen of New Port Richey, Judy Mace of Roy, Utah, and Jean D'Ambra of Norfolk, Va.; a son, John Tortorello of Cicero, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Reil of Syracuse, N.Y.; three brothers, Joseph Tortorello and Peter Tortorello, both of Syracuse, and Lawrence Tortorello of Wells, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Commercial Way, Spring Hill Chapel.
John D. Sellers, 41, of Spring Hill, formerly of Deer Park, N.Y., died Sunday, Feb.1, 2004, at Spring Hill Regional Hospital.
He was born in Rockville Center, N.Y., and moved to this area eight years ago. He was a member of New Beginnings Life Center.
Survivors include his wife, Donna; two daughters, Tanisha and Joan; a son, Cory; his mother, Joan Sellers; and a granddaughter.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Commercial Way, Spring Hill Chapel.
Edna Root, 96, of Brooksville, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
She was born in Rushford, N.Y., and moved to this area 34 years ago from Kenmore, N.Y. She was the owner and operator of a novelty shop.
Survivors include five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Pinecrest Funeral Chapels, Cortez Boulevard Chapel, Brooksville.
Jean A. Weber, 69, of Spring Hill, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Unit, Chatman Boulevard, Brooksville.
She was born in Bayshore, N.Y., and moved to this area 13 years ago from Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii. She was a retired bookkeeper and was a Presbyterian by faith.
Survivors include her husband, Kurt G.; a son, Edward K. of Lynnwood, Wash.; and a grandson.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.
Hugh "Chet" Aument, 94, of Cloverleaf, Brooksville, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004, at Brooksville Regional Hospital.
He was born in Strasburg, Pa., and moved to this area 20 years ago from Stroudsburg, Pa. He was an aeronautical engineer for 20 years for Bendix-Gruman-Fairchild Aviation Companies. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati, made polished stone jewelry, was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, serving as Lt. Commander on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, an avid model train engineer, and a Christian by faith.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Sandy Aument of Naperville, Ill.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes and Crematory, Brooksville Chapel.
