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Manatee County, Florida Obituary Collection
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Nicholas Tuit, Bradenton
Nicholas Tuit, 78, of Bradenton, died Feb. 21, 2003, at home.
Memorial services will be 7 p.m. today at Palma Sola Community Church, 8604 Ninth Ave. N.W., Bradenton. Covell Cremation and Funeral Center of Bradenton is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Palma Sola Community Church, 8604 Ninth Ave. N.W., Bradenton, Fla. 34209, or Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Prospect Park, N.J., Mr. Tuit came to Manatee County in 1988. He was a retired painter for Morgan Guarantee Trust Co. of New York City. He attended Palma Sola Community Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, flying in missions as a radio operator with the 337th Bomber Squadron and the 446th Bomb Group. He was a volunteer for Prospect Park, N.J., Boys Club, serving 20 years as assistant treasurer. He served on the Holmes Beach Code Enforcement Board for four years.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma G.; a daughter, Linda Bruno of Vernon, N.J.; three sons, Nicholas Jr., of Suriname, South America, Kenneth, of Wantage, N.J., and David, of Bradenton; two sisters, Alice Bartholf of Alabama, and Agnes Covello of New Jersey; two brothers, John, of North Carolina, and Gus, of Washington; and nine grandchildren.

John C. Rivers Sr., Turtletown, Tenn.
John C. Rivers Sr., 74, of Turtletown, Tenn., and formerly of Manatee County, died Feb. 22, 2003.
Service is 3 p.m. today at Akin Funeral Home in Copperhill, Tenn. Burial will be in Turtle Creek.
Mr. Rivers was born and raised in Bradenton. He was retired.
Survivors include his wife, Laura; four daughters, Carol Mason, Sharon, Juanita Rickets and Cindy Logan; three sons, John Jr., Charles, and John Holton; a sister, Kathy Hughes; a brother, Bill; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Raymond R. Ludwiczak, Jamestown, N.Y.,, and Palmetto
Raymond R. Ludwiczak, 68, of Jamestown, N.Y., and a winter resident of Palmetto, died Feb. 22, 2003, at home in Palmetto.
Visitation will be 3-4 p.m. today at Brown & Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. Service will be 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Lakewood, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 600 U.S. 301 Blvd. W., Suite 136, Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Jamestown, Mr. Ludwiczak started wintering in Manatee County in 2000. He attended Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 556 in Frewsburg, N.Y.; Lakewood Rod & Gun Club in Lakewood; Elks Lodge in Palmetto; and Eagles in Jamestown.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn; a daughter, Linda Sena of Cordova, Tenn.; two sons, Craig, of Moore, S.C., and Mark, of Orangevale, Calif.; three sisters, Helen, Dorothy, and Alice, all of Jamestown; two brothers, Edward, of Kauai, Hawaii, and John Walker of Jamestown; and four grandchildren.

Ruth L. Vanderpool Locke, Bradenton
Ruth L. Vanderpool Locke, 97, of Bradenton, died Feb. 22, 2003, in Bradenton.
Visitation will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1400 36th Ave. E., Ellenton. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. K. Wayne Brown officiating. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Fisk, Mo., Mrs. Locke came to Manatee County from Michigan in 1959. She was a homemaker. She attended First Christian Church of Bradenton. She was a member of the Sunshine Club of Wood Park.
Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Ledger of Ormond Beach, and June Vanderpool of Bradenton.

Donna Jean Mahler, Bradenton
Donna Jean Mahler, 74, of Bradenton, died Feb. 21, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be private for family. There will be no service. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Manasota Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33612.
Born in Benton Harbor, Mich., Mrs. Mahler came to Manatee County from Coloma, Mich., in 1962. She was a retired comptroller. She was Methodist.
Survivors include her husband, Osro S. Scott; two sons, Keith W., of Bradenton, and Ken W., of Hartford, Conn.; a sister, Cheri A. Corbin of Bradenton; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Marie Elizabeth Bickimer, Bradenton
Marie Elizabeth Bickimer, 70, of Bradenton, died Feb. 9, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Skyway Memorial Park, 5200 U.S. 19 N. Palmetto, with Dr. Thurl Mann officiating. Covell Cremation and Funeral Center of Bradenton is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Cleveland, Mrs. Bickimer came to Manatee County from Brunswick, Ohio, in 1992. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Christine M. Moehle of Chippewa Lake, Ohio; a son, John M., of Brunswick; a sister, Clara Yakobic of Cleveland; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Sarah M. Crocco, Anna Maria
Sarah M. Crocco, 64, of Anna Maria, died Feb. 10, 2003, in Our Island Home of Anna Maria.
Memorial service will be at a later date in Massachusetts. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 43rd Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Golden Pond Retirement Residence, Activities Dept., 450 67th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34209.
Born in New York City, Miss Crocco came to Manatee County from Sarasota in 1990. She attended the Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota.
Survivors include a stepsister and a stepbrother, both of California; her aunt, Gladys Strasser of Austin, Texas; and many cousins.

Michael Drabik, Bradenton
Michael Drabik, 74, of Bradenton, died Feb. 8, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3100 26th St. W. The Good Earth Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 2975 Bee Ridge Road, Suite B, Sarasota, Fla. 34239; or to the Humane Society of Bradenton, 2515 14th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Glassport, Pa., Mr. Drabik came to Manatee County from Pittsburgh in 1996. He retired as a steel worker after 40 years from McKeesport U.S. Steel National Tube of McKeesport, Pa. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Kirby Stewart Post 24.
Survivors include his wife, Anna; a daughter, Maryanne, of Bradenton; and a brother, Pete, of Glassport.

Stuart Grout, Bradenton
Stuart Grout, 78, of Bradenton, died Feb. 10, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Memorial service will be private for the family. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 43rd Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to The Seeing Eye, P.O. Box 375, Morristown, N.J. 07963.
Born in Buel, Mich., Mr. Grout came to Manatee County from Morristown, N.J., in 1993. He was the founder of Escom in Sarasota. He was a trustee of Southeastern Guide Dogs in Palmetto, a trustee of Dean Junior College of Franklin, Mass., a trustee of Emeretus Morris Animal Foundation in Colorado and a member of the Rotary Club in Longboat Key.
Survivors include his wife, Jean; a son, Doug, of Lee, N.H.; a sister, Shirley French of Clinton, Mich.; a brother, Robert, of Croswell, Mich.; and a grandchild.

Floyd Kirby, Bradenton
Floyd Kirby, 86, of Bradenton, died Feb. 9, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
There will be no service. Burial will be in Woodhill Cemetery, Franklin, Ohio. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Manasota Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Franklin, Mr. Kirby came to Manatee County from there in 1981. He retired from Hoover Ball Bearing Co., Middletown, Ohio, after 10 years. He was a member of Town Boulevard Church of God in Middletown.
Survivors include his wife, Emma M.; three daughters, Darlene Hayes of Nancy, Ky., Shirley G. Mato of Franklin, and Joan D. Pipkin of Bradenton; a son, F. Kenneth, of Somerset, Ky.; a sister, Ruby Wells of Middletown; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

William J. Kline, Bradenton
William J. Kline, 97, of Bradenton, died Feb. 9, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. today at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 3904 Cortez Road W. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Clarence Pillsbury and Brad Schleif officiating. Burial will be in Palma Sola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238; or to Seventh Day Adventist Church Bradenton, 2106 17th Ave. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Bradley, Ark., Mr. Kline lived most of his life in Manatee County. He was a maintenance worker with Asbury Towers and Bradenton Manor. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bradenton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his sister, Eva M. Drake of Mount Dora; and a brother, Robert, of Bradenton.

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