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Charles Melvin Swindle, Bradenton
Charles Melvin Swindle, 67, of Bradenton, died Feb. 10, 2003, at home.
Service will be in Alabama. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery in Spanish Fort, Ala. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 600 U.S. 301 Blvd. W., Suite 136, Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Mr. Swindle came to Manatee County from Spanish Fort in 2002. He owned and operated a service station and worked at service stations in Spanish Fort. He was Baptist. He was a 32nd Degree Shriner of the Spanish Fort Lodge.
Survivors include his daughter, Kathy, of Bradenton; and a brother, Jimmy, of Tuscaloosa.
Margaret R. Weiner, Bradenton
Margaret R. Weiner, 89, of Bradenton, died Feb. 8, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be at a later date. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements.
Born in Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Weiner came to Manatee County from Chicago in the 1930s. She was a homemaker. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church. She volunteered with Welcome Wagon.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Underhill of Sarasota; two sisters, Babe Curry, and Mary Jane, of Omaha; and two grandchildren.
George D. Williams, Telogia
George D. "Junior" Williams, 71, of Telogia, formerly of Manatee County, died Feb. 7, 2003, in Telogia.
Service will be 10 a.m. today at Skyway Memorial Gardens Chapel, 5200 U.S. Highway 19 N., Palmetto, with the Rev. Greg Darst officiating. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Houston, Ala., Mr. Williams lived in Manatee County for 33 years before moving to Telogia. He was a carpenter. His religious affiliation was Holiness. He served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley H.; three daughters, Angela Samanie of Tallahassee, Sheri Creel of Bristol, and Teresa Vinson of Grand Ridge; two sisters, Lucy Currnette of Fort Pierce, and Edna Burke of Daleville, Ala.; a brother, John, of Hosford; and four grandchildren.
Frank A. Medeiros, Bradenton
Frank A. Medeiros, 44, of Bradenton, died Feb. 7, 2003, at home.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Palmetto. Memorial contributions may be made to AIDS Council of Manatee Inc., P.O. Box 1014, Bradenton, Fla. 34206.
Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y., Mr. Medeiros came to Manatee County from Mystic, Conn., in 1992. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his partner, Ken Schneider; his father, George Wilson of Bradenton; his mother and stepfather, Rose and Bruce Cerretani of San Diego; four sisters, Sherry Galucci and Rachel Kier, both of Santee, Calif., Annie Meyer of Coronado, Calif., and Lorie, of Woodland, Calif.; and two brothers, Joseph, of Eureka, Calif., and Jimmy, of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Albert F. Schmaltz, Bradenton
Albert F. Schmaltz, 84, of Bradenton, died Feb. 8, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hope Lutheran Church, 4635 26th St. W., with the Rev. David Hindman officiating. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church, 4635 26th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34207, or H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33612-9497.
Born in Cleveland, Mr. Schmaltz came to Manatee County from Commerce Township, Mich., in 1980. He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Diane R.; a daughter, Lisa Wells of Bettendorf, Iowa; a stepdaughter, Kathy Adams of Commerce Township; a son, Richard, of Commerce Township; two stepsons, Irv Burnett of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Jim Burnett of Wixon, Mich.; a sister, Jeanne Thole of Murrieta, Calif.; three brothers, Frank, of Orlando, Herman, of Parma, Ohio, and Richard, of Sagamore Hills, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
John William Stroud, Bradenton
John William Stroud, 79, of Bradenton, died Feb. 7, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 6.to 8 p.m. today at Shannon Funeral Home, 1015 14th St. W., Bradenton. A memorial service will be at noon Monday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Roland Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Skyway Memorial Gardens in Palmetto with Military Honors to be rendered by the Funeral Honors Detail for the U. S. Navy. Memorial contributions may be made to American Alzheimer's Association, Manatee/Sarasota Chapter, 1230 South Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 34239.
Born in Ewing, Va., Mr. Stroud came to Manatee County from Morristown, Tenn., in 1965. He was retired from Tropicana, where he worked as a juice extractor for more than 26 years. He was Protestant. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy L.; two daughters, Carolyn Vann of Bradenton, and Phyllis Chamberlain of Lake Placid; five sisters, Barthenia Dyer of Blairsville, Ga., Margie Coleman of Morristown, Syble Dyer of Smithville, Tenn., Ellamae Roberts of Morristown, and Gladys Vorhess of Marietta, Ga.; four brothers, Richard, J.C., Robert and Earl, all of Morristown; six great grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Ramon "Ray" Carroll, Palmetto
Ramon "Ray" Carroll, 81, of Palmetto, died Feb. 6, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Piney Point Mobile Home Estates Recreation Hall, 8624 29th Ave. E., Palmetto. Kicliter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be at Bay Pines National Cemetery in Bay Pines. Memorial contributions can be made to American Lung Association of Gulfcoast Florida Inc., 2201 Cantu Court, Suite 119, Sarasota, Fla. 34232.
Born in Chicago, Mr. Carroll came to Manatee County from Tampa in 1985. He retired 30 years ago from the U.S. Air Force, where he worked as a historian with the Office of Information and served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was Catholic. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Joset; a daughter, Roberta L., of San Francisco; four sons, Ramon P. Jr., of Augusta, Ga., Christopher L. and Terrance J., both of Tampa, and Timothy J., of Canton Ohio; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
James J. Botts, Bradenton
James J. Botts, 77, of Bradenton, died Jan. 28, 2003, in Integrated Health Services of Braden River.
A memorial service for James J. Botts will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, 833 Magellan Drive, Sarasota.
Joseph B. Kertesz, Bradenton
Joseph B. Kertesz, 81, of Bradenton, died Feb. 7, 2003, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1221 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, 833 Magellan Drive, Sarasota, with the Rev. Joseph Connolly officiating. Burial will be at Manasota Memorial Park in Bradenton. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Kertesz came to Manatee County from there in 1986. He was a retired auto service representative. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers.
Survivors include his wife, Angela M.; a daughter, Jeannette Brown of Waterville, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Shirley J. Koehler of Dundee, Mich.; two sons, James S., of Swanton, Ohio, and Joseph P., of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two stepsons, Lynnwood F. Koehler of Venice, and James D. Koehler of Caro, Mich.; two brothers, John, of Holland, Ohio, and Robert, of Toledo; five grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; 18 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great grandchildren.
Dorothy Regensburg Rosinski, Bradenton
Dorothy Regensburg Rosinski, 78, of Bradenton, died Feb. 7, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 2- 4 p.m. today at Toale Brothers Funeral Home, 912 53rd Ave. W., Bradenton. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, South Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Waterbury, Conn., Mrs. Rosinski came to Manatee County from Pinckney, Conn., in 1979. She was a homemaker. She was Methodist. She served in the U.S. Navy Waves during during World War II. She was a member of Naval Air Transport Service.
Survivors include her husband, Leon J.; a daughter, Paula Cox of Indianapolis; a son, Richard Edward Regensburg of Manchester, Mich.; a brother, Donald Bellinger of East Berlin, Conn.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Victor Allen Watkins, Bradenton
Victor Allen Watkins, 48, of Bradenton, died Jan. 23, 2003, at home.
A Celebration of Life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at the home of his sister, Carol Everson, 1009 41st St. Court W., Bradenton. Good Earth Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Watkins was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an auto mechanic.
Patrick A. Neal, Palmetto
Patrick A. Neal, 49, of Palmetto, died Feb. 7, 2003, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1400 36th Ave. E., Ellenton. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donald P. Hanna officiating.
Born in Passaic, N.J., Mr. Neal came to Manatee County from Homestead in 1983. He was a general contractor with F.S. Builders of Sarasota. He was Methodist. He was a member of Manatee County Home Builders Association, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and Southern Building Code Congress International.
Survivors include his wife, Nancie; a son, William Patrick, of Palmetto; a sister, Michele Adams of Alva; and his mother, Norma Scott of North Fort Myers.
