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Henry S. Hankins
Bradenton
Henry S. Hankins, 69, of Bradenton, died Nov. 11, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2200 26th St. W., with the Rev. Dr. Bobbie Blackburn officiating. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 43rd Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 2200 26th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Duluth, Minn., Mr. Hankins came to Manatee County from Clintonville, Wis., in 1994. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Lions Club, and the Rotary Club, and he was a Sea Scout leader with the Boy Scouts, all in Clintonville.
Survivors include his wife, Susan; two daughters, Katy Helstern of Race Lake, Wis., and Mary, of LaVerne, Calif.; two sons, Michael, of Clintonville, and Paul, of Plymouth, Wis.; his stepmother, Jewel, of Duluth; six sisters, Margaret, of Ely, Minn., Jane Haglund of Minneapolis, Shirley Hoggatt of Los Angeles, Elizabeth, of Duluth, Lois Anderson of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Kate, of Key West; a brother, Wallace Jr., of Severna Park, Md.; and nine grandchildren.
Charles V. Lambert
Bradenton
Charles V. Lambert, 47, of Bradenton, died Nov. 11, 2001, in Palmetto.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 5624 26th St. W., Bradenton. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Max E. Smith officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, Manatee County Chapter, 2905 59th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34209.
Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., Mr. Lambert came to Manatee County from there in 1980. He was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Bitsy; a daughter, Kate M., of Bradenton; two sons, Charles V. Jr., of Fort Wayne, and Eric P., of Bradenton; his mother, Joann, of Sarasota; two sisters, Vickie Michaels of Alabama and Cindy Kehoe of Winter Haven; a brother, Paul, of North Carolina; his paternal grandmother, Gertrude, of Bradenton; and two grandchildren.
Christine Ann Marble
Palmetto
Christine Ann Marble, 44, of Palmetto, died Nov. 8, 2001, in Palmetto.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Palmetto, 330 11th Ave. W., with the Rev. Rafael Vigil officiating. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Marble came to Manatee County from there in 1977. She was a licensed practical nurse. She attended First United Methodist Church of Palmetto.
Survivors include her husband, James B.; a daughter, Annetta, of Sarasota; a son, Nathan, of Savannah, Ga.; her mother, Rita Mae Fritzmeier of Ellenton; a sister, Cathy J. Gaccioni of West Fork, Ark.; and a brother, William T. Fritzmeier of Sarasota.
Chan L. Riegle
Parrish
Chan L. Riegle, 72, of Parrish, died Nov. 11, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. with a rosary said at 7 p.m. today at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1400 36th Ave. E., in Ellenton. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Saint Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, 12001 69th St. E., Parrish, with the Rev. Janusz Jancarz officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33742.
Born in Three Rivers, Mich., Mr. Riegle came to Manatee County from Lansing, Mich., in 1992. He was a retired state trooper from the Michigan State Police Department after 26 years of service and sergeant-at-arms with the Michigan State House of Representatives. He attended Saint Francis Cabrini Catholic Church. He was a member of the Michigan State Trooper Association, and Elks Lodge No. 2449 of Palmetto. He was acting grove caretaker of Falkner Farms in Myakka City.
Survivors include his wife, Mary "Beth"; two daughters, Chana Sue Martin and Ronda Lou Sears, both of Paw Paw, Mich.; three stepdaughters, Linda Wright of Bradenton, and Kathy Cerven and Lecia Falkner, both of Decatur, Mich.; a son, Rick, of Paw Paw; three stepsons, John Falkner III of Myakka City, Chris Falkner of Parrish, and Tom Falkner of Bradenton; 23 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
John Fuller Smith
Bradenton
John Fuller Smith, 87, of Bradenton, died Oct. 20, 2001, at home.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, with the Rev. Edward Fibke officiating. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Cortez Road Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie E. Wells
Bradenton
Marjorie E. Wells, 81, of Bradenton, died Nov. 10, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Wood Park Condominium Clubhouse, 600 30th Ave. W., Bradenton, with the Rev. Harvard Warren officiating. Inurnment will be in Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Medina, N.Y., Mrs. Wells came to Manatee County from Akron, Ohio, in 1964. She was a licensed practical nurse. She attended First United Methodist Church. She was a member and past president of the Bradenton Garden Club and the LPN Association.
Survivors include four daughters, Patricia Szwakop of Tucson, Ariz., Nancy K. Boehm of Miami Lakes, Linda S. Johnson of Ellenton, and Cheryl A. White of Heath, Ohio; three sons, Donald, of Louisville, Ky., Robert, of Fairfax, Va., and Gary Johnson of Bradenton; 12 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Wilfred "Willie" Buhr
Bradenton
Wilfred "Willie" Buhr, 63, of Bradenton, died Nov. 8, 2001, in Bradenton.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. today at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1400 36th Ave. E., Ellenton. Service will be 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gary Byram officiating. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton. Memorial contributions may be made to Camp Tracey, c/o Bible Baptist Church, 2113 Morgan Johnson Road, Bradenton, Fla., 34208.
Born in Elma, Iowa, Mr. Buhr came to Manatee County from Goldfield, Iowa, in May. He was self-employed in the tree service business. He was Protestant.
Survivors include his former wife, Deon of Bradenton; two daughters, Michelle Peters and Monique, both of Bradenton; a son, Mark of Jefferson, Md.; a stepson, Lanny Lentz of Bradenton; two sisters, LaVonne Holman of Cassville, Mo., and Pamela Lewis of Goldfield; five brothers, Weldon and Dallas, both of Eagle Grove, Iowa, DeWayne of Manning, Iowa, Allan of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Ivan of Jackson, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Sonia M. Burden
Baltimore
Sonia M. Burden, 34, of Baltimore, formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 10, 2001, at home.
There will be no service. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Mansion Chapel, Ellenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross/Manatee County Chapter, 501 15th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Sycamore, Ill., Miss Burden came to Manatee County from there in 1971. She was a waitress. She was Lutheran.
Survivors include a daughter, Tiffany Dawson of Bradenton; a son, Charles Dawson of Bradenton; her mother, Alice Dhen of Bradenton; her father, Russell Sr., of Jeffersonville, Ind.; two sisters, Tonia Bailey and Lynn Lample, both of Bradenton; and a brother, Russell Jr., of Bradenton.
Michael Caldwell
Bradenton
Michael "Mike" Caldwell, 26, of Bradenton, died Nov. 10, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at the Palmetto Point Civic Association, 637 43rd St. Blvd. W., in Palmetto, with the Rev. Larry Pritchett officiating. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Mansion Chapel, Ellenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Palm View First Baptist Church, 415 49th St. E., Palmetto, Fla. 34221.
Born in Miami, Mr. Caldwell came to Manatee County from there in 1980. He was a chef at Macaroni's Grill and a server at T.K. O' Shea's Sports Bar in Palmetto.
Survivors include his parents, Susan K. and Geoff B. of Palmetto; a brother, Kevin, of Palmetto; his maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Jackie and Mike Bell of Bradenton; his paternal grandmother, Connie M. Lowe of Bradenton; and his paternal great-grandmother, Evelyn Burroughs of Argos, Ind.
William E. "Bill" Frick
Lapel, Ind.
William E. "Bill" Frick, 82, of Lapel, Ind., formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 11, 2001, in the Extended Care Unit of Community Hospital in Anderson, Ind.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 N. Main St. in Lapel. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel, with the Rev. Evan Lash officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery in Anderson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Life Center Building Fund, c/o Trinity United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 606, Lapel, Ind. 46051.
Born in Falls Creek, Pa., Mr. Frick came to Manatee County from Lapel in 1980. He was a retired office manager from Brockway Glass Co. in Lapel. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; three daughters, Jane Warfel of Indianapolis, Sally Groves of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Patty Johnson of McCordsville, Ind.; a son, William Jr., of Carmel, Ind.; two brothers, John, of Johnstown, Pa., and Homer, of Waterloo, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
