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VALLEE, Paul E.57, of Largo, died June 17,2008. Survived by son;daughter; 5 siblings; wife.

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BEHRENS, Donna L.54, of St. Peters-burg, died Friday,May 30. Survivedby daughter,Christina Thomas,

of Largo; a sister, RosemaryCampbell, and brother, ButchMason, both of Nobleton, FL.Celebration of Life at 11 am,July 6, at Demen’s Landing.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

BLUE, Leeander41, of St. Petersburg,died June14. He is survived by relatives& friends. Memorial Saturdayat 3 pm at Abundant HarvestWorship Center.

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BUSH, Gregory46, of St. Peters-burg, died at homeon June 15. He issurvived by 3daughters, Sha-

toya, Shatina and Shakiya; 2sisters, Janice Merrill andTammy Maher; 4 brothers,Johnny, Steven and MichaelWhaley and Tony Merrill.Visitation will be Friday, June20 from 6-8 pm at MorningGlory Funeral Chapel. Funeralservices will be Saturday,June 20 at 11 am at UnionMissionary Baptist Church at1100 49th Street.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

CANTOR, Rose Ellen Long time Gulfportresident, passedaway at the age of87 on May 26,2008. Rose was a

trailblazer as a career woman;she worked for the SarahCoventry Jewelry Company asdistrict manager creating theNew England Territory. Thenshe became a head-hunter forthe employment firm ofSnelling and Snelling inConnecticut. After retiring,Rose enjoyed launching newproducts as a supermarketdemonstrator. Her mission inlife was to unite and stand byher family. She was marriedfor 65 years to William Abra-ham Cantor, who died July 10,2007. Their grandson Benja-min provided loving care tillthe end of their lives. Rosewas devoted to her identicaltwin sons Philip and Franklinand her youngest son James,and she joyfully celebrated thelives of her 9 grandchildrenand 6 great-grandchildren.Her family and friends willalways remember her playfulsense of humor. She wouldhave appreciated leaving thislife on Memorial Day; as sheused to say on her way to theemergency room, "I’ll do any-thing to get attention." Shewill be cremated, in accord-ance with her wishes; but"please," she told her family,"make sure I’m dead first…"There will never be anotherRose.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

DUBUQUE, Charles P.61, of Rogersville, TN, diedJune 12, 2008, in Yankestown.Survivors include his wife,Sara, Rogersville, TN; hismother Theresa Dubuque,Rhode Island; stepdaughterMary Jane Flake, North Caroli-na; stepson Ed Skinner, Flori-da; grandchildren Shannon E.Skinner, Heather Skinner,Jackson D. Flake and specialgranddaughter Alex Geiser;brothers, Michael, Fran andBill Dubuque, of RhodeIsland; sisters Mary AnnConlan, Florida and Bette Call-ahan, Massachusetts, and sev-eral nieces and nephews. Hewas preceded in death by hisfather, Charles. Charlie was aUS Army veteran, havingserved in Vietnam and was acommercial fisherman out ofMadeira Beach. He died doingwhat he loved best, fishing.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

DAWSON, Javon Maurice"Holly Hood"

17, of St. Peters-burg, died Satur-day, June 7, 2008.He was a junior at

Gibbs High School and attend-ed New Shiloh Primitive Bap-tist Church. Survived by hismother Yolanda Baker; hisfather David Dawson; stepfa-ther Eddie Joiner; stepmotherOllie Godfrey; 4 sisters, (twin)Jameshha Dawson, TasharDawson, Cierra Joiner andCammie Dawson; 7 brothers,Davontae, Devin, Keon, Dean-gelo, David, and KameronDawson, and Eddie KeyshawnJoiner; paternal grandmotherJanie Mae Leshore; maternalgrandparents Charlie BakerJr. and Vera Baker; paternalgreat-grandmother RuthDawson, all of St. Petersburg;maternal great-grandmothers,Katie Mae Thomas of Tampaand Bennie Williams of St.Petersburg. Visitation Friday4-8 pm at the Mortuary.Funeral services 1 pm Satur-day at All Nations Church ofGod By Faith.

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DURHAM, Marcus35, of St. Petersburg, diedJune 15, 2008. Survived bymother, Cheryle Durham ofIndiana.

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EMMERICH, Edgar J.85, formerly of St.Petersburg, passedaway Monday,June 16. Born inFoley, MN, he

moved here in 1962 fromMinneapolis. He was aplant manager for FederalStamping, St. Petersburg anda WWII veteran, MerchantSeaman. He is survived by2 daughters, Janet Willis, JeanHouston; 3 sons, Michael,Patrick and Dale Emmerich;2 sisters, Fritzy Swan, ZitaPeak; a brother, Max Emmer-ich; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren, The family willreceive friends Friday from 6-8pm at the funeral home. Therewill be a mass celebrated Sat-urday 10 am at Sacred HeartCatholic Church, Pinellas Park.Memorial donations may bemade to Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, Florida Gulf Coast 9365US Hwy 19 N, Suite B, PinellasPark, FL 33782.

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FILLMON, Fred AllenDevoted husband,father and grandfa-ther passed awayJune 17, 2008, inDallas, TX. Born

July 29, 1940, in St. Peters-burg. Fred was a general con-tractor in the constructionbusiness. He had true sinceri-ty, always had a zest for lifeand gave great hugs. Fred’sloves in life were his wife,daughters and their families,nature, animals, and his cock-atiel, Kuiipo. Preceded indeath by mother, MaxineTownsend and sister, BettyAdamek. Survived by wife,Gloria; daughters, KimberlyFillmon-Smith and husbandLarry, Cindy Thompson andhusband Jeffrey; brothers,Donald Fillmon and RobertTownsend; grandchildren,Zachery Wilson, Tiger Smith,Rory Smith, Casey Thompson;niece, Sherry Adamek; andnephews, Stan Adamek,Donnie Fillmon and RobbieFillmon. Visitation will be from6-8 pm, Thursday, June 19,2008 at Restland FuneralHome. Service will be held at3:30 pm, Friday, June 20,2008, at Restland WildwoodChapel. Pallbearers will beLarry Smith, Jeffery Thomp-son, Tiger Smith, ZacheryWilson, Tom Mooney, Jr., andJohn Cortelyou.

Restland Funeral Home972-238-7111

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FEATHER, George86, passed away June 16,2008 at Kindred Hospital.There are no known survivors.

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HARDING, Terry49, of Dunnellon, died, June16, 2008, in Lecanto under theloving care of her family andCitrus County Hospice. Terrywas preceded in death by hersister, Andrea Harding and issurvived by her children, RyanReavis, of Red Level, ReneéArnett of Lecanto, Evan andBrooke Parmenter ofCitronellel; mother, GinnyHarding of Homosassa, andher companion of many years,William Parmenter. Privatecremation will take placeunder the direction of BrownFuneral Home & Crematory inLecanto.

Brown Funeral Home andCrematory 352-795-0111

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MUNDORFF, Douglass66, of St. Petersburg, diedMay 15, 2008. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the Vietnamwar. Graveside service June18 at 12:45 at Bay PinesNational Cemetery.

PERRY, Anthony J. "Tony"57, born in Geneva,NY. Lived in Floridamost of his life.Passed away inTexas on June

14th. He was loved by manyand a very generous man.Survived by his son Tony Joe;mother Eleanor Dorgan;brother Dominick Perry Jr.;sisters Sandra Baldwin & LindaSylvester and grandchildrenAlexia & Joseph. Visitation willbe held at Reese FuneralHome June 20 between 4-6pm, services to follow at 6 pm.

E. James Reese Funeral HomeSeminole, FL 391-9954


PITTMAN, Jean-PierreAntonin, 59, of St. Peters-burg, died June 11, 2008 athome. He was in the US Army.There are no known survivors.

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POWERS, Harry D.87, died on Tues-day June 17, 2008at Bay Pines VAMedical Center.Mr. Powers was

born in Martville, NY on July 4,1920. He served his countryproudly and sacrificially as aTech Sgt. during WW II in theU.S. Army Air Corps; 1942-1945. His B-17 was shot downover Schweinfurt, Germany onOct. 14, 1943, and he wastaken prisoner by Hitler Youth.After spending 19 months inStalag 17B in Krems, Austria,and being marched 350 kmwithout food or shelter, he andhis fellow POW’s were freed byGeneral George Patton’s army.He returned to the U.S. inJune, of 1945, and marriedVirginia Foster. He worked asa carpenter out of CarpentersUnion Local 747, Oswego, NYfor 40 years. He was a 50 yearmember of Hannibal, NYMasonic Lodge 550. Harryretired in 1982, to St. Peters-burg, where he was active inthe FL Gulf Coast ChapterAmerican Ex-POW serving asCommander and ending asChaplain for many years. Inaddition, he was a longstand-ing member of ClearviewMethodist Men. He is survivedby his wife of 63 years Virgin-ia; 4 children Gloria (Jack)Scott, John (Bonnie) Powers,Shirley Baldwin (Mike Gu-thrie), Thomas (Joan) Powers;8 grandchildren, John & JasonScott, Alan & Kelly Powers,Jennifer Marriner & Sara Bald-win, & Sondra & David Powers.He also is survived by 3 great-grandsons, Grant & GriffinMarriner, and Caleb Scott.Friends and family are invitedto gather for a Memorial serv-ice on Monday, June 23rd at1 pm at Clearview UnitedMethodist Church located at38th Ave & 45th St, St.Petersburg.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

RODGERS, Elizabeth B.87, of St. Petersburg, passedaway peacefully on Sunday,June 15, 2008, at 9 am,surrounded by her loving fami-ly in Plum Boro, PA. Beloveddaughter of the late Jacob andCatherine Kress Bissert; lovingwife of the late Sheldon Rodg-ers; mother of Judith Meyer,John Sheldon Rodgers, JoanneGibson and Sr. Jeanne Rodg-ers; sister of Fred Bissert.Also survived by 8 grandchil-dren; 9 great-grandchildren;numerous nieces and nephewsand great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends received 1-8pm Friday at the John SykaFuneral Home, 833 Kennedy Drive,Ambridge, PA 15003 . Funeralservice will be Friday at 6:30pm at the funeral home.Private entombment will takeplace in the Royal Palms Cem-etery Mausoleum, St. Peters-burg. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to Sistersof St. Joseph DevelopmentFund, 1020 State St., Baden,PA 15005 or Forbes Hospital,115 South Neville St.,Pittsburgh, PA 15213.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

ROONEY, GladysAug. 8, 1930/June 7, 2008Our beloved mother passedaway after a brief illness atHospice at Woodside. She issurvived by 4 children, Karen,Therese, Bobby and Kelly. AFuneral Mass will be held inher honor at St. John VianneyCatholic Church at 11:30 amon July 12th. The family asksin lieu of flowers that all dona-tions be sent to Hospice atWoodside. She was a grandlady and will be sorely missed.View Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obitsView Guest Book at www.tampabay.com/obits

STRANG, MargaretClements"Maggie," 66, ofNorth RedingtonBeach, passedaway suddenly at

home June 14, 2008. A lovingmother and grandmother,Maggie was born in Lakeland,on Oct. 1, 1941, and was agraduate of Lakeland HighSchool and Converse College.Maggie was an educator inNorth Carolina, a model andfashion buyer in Lakeland, anda Realtor. After raising herdevoted daughters, she wasable to fulfill her lifelongdream of living at the beach.Maggie was predeceased byher father, Ray Clements, for-mer tax collector of Polk Coun-ty, and her mother, MargaretClements. She is survived byher daughters Margaret TaylorCourtney (Patrick) and Court-ney Clements Hoening (Eric),all of Tampa; her grandchil-dren Margaret Grace Courtneyand William Charles Hoening;her sister Patricia Lasher ofScotts Valley, CA and herbrother Ray Clements Jr. ofTulsa, OK. Maggie always hada sparkle in her eye and willbe deeply missed by thosewho knew her. "Life should notbe a journey to the grave withthe intention of arriving safelyin an attractive and wellpreserved body, but rather toskid in sideways, chocolate inone hand, martini in the other,totally worn out and screaming’WOO HOO, what a ride!’" Inlieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the charity of yourchoice in her name. A privatebeachside service will be held.

Taylor Family Funeral Home(727) 545-9858


TOMPKINS, Richard A87, of St. Peters-burg, passed awayon Tuesday, June17 at the LexingtonHealth and Rehabili-

tation Center. Born in PresqueIsle, ME, he relocated to SouthMeridan, CT, in 1949 and toSt. Petersburg in 1988. Heserved 4½ years in the U.S.Navy during WWII. He is sur-vived by his wife of 61 years,Millicent Thompkins; daughter,Christine Gura of Wallingford,CT; sister, Zelma Wright ofHaines City; 3 grandchildren;6 great-grandchildren. Pre-deceased by his son, RichardD. Tompkins.

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SHANER, Edward J.93, passed away on June 12,2008 in St. Petersburg, FL.Dearly beloved husband of thelate Ethel Helen, and father ofthe late Harry. Survived by hischildren, Frances, Jon, Ed-ward, and Ethel Mae, and byhis grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A printer bytrade, a proud member of theBig Six Typographical Unionand an equally proud memberof the American Civil LibertiesUnion; a past Commander ofthe Floyd Bennett AmericanLegion Post, Brooklyn, NY;and a member in good stand-ing of the Andy Anderson Post(American Legion), Gulfport,FL. Ed’s integrity, intelligence,concern for others, and hissense of humor endeared himto all. A private memorialservice is planned for earlyJuly in St. Petersburg. Contri-butions in his memory may bemade to The Hospice of theFlorida Suncoast, Clearwater,FL. (www.thehospice.org).

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STIFFLER, Larry J.55, of St. Peters-burg, passed awayThursday, June 12,2008 in St. Peters-burg. He was born

in Wichita, KS and moved tothe area in 2003 from Wichita.He was employed at Auto WayChevy in Clearwater, andworked for Boeing in Wichitafor 15 years. Larry was aloving family man and issurvived by his wife, Dorothy;daughters, Shelly Williams ofTexarkana, TX, Candy Williamsof Gulfport; mother, AnnaBelleStiffler of Wichita; brother,John Stiffler of Wichita.Services will be held Sunday,June 22, 2008 at 11 am with agathering of family and friendsbeginning one hour prior toservices at Beach Memorial Chapel, St. Pete Beach, FL

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YOKOM, Mark Raymond57, of Gulfport, died June 16.Survived by brother Scott,sister Diane and many niecesand nephews. Obit/Guestbookat davidcgross.com

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clout. In return, Trump would get half the profits.

But as SimDag pressed bankers and investors for a $200-million loan, the Florida condo market was collapsing. Construction deadlines passed, and buyers, many of them spec-ulators keen on quick returns, began to drop off.

The partnership fractured in May 2007 when Trump, frus-trated by unpaid licensing fees, sued SimDag. The parties are in mediation.

Tuesday’s bankruptcy filing listed creditors with the 20 larg-est claims, but a more exhaustive list is due in about two weeks. SimDag has already refunded half of some buyers’ deposits.

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3-alarm fire rips through Largo condosuating residents, who cried as their homes went up in flames.

More than 60 firefighters bat-tled the fire for nearly two hours, cutting a trench in the roof to stop the blaze from spreading. Wallace said the fire, presumably started by a discarded cigarette, spread through a common attic that did not have fire walls.

The building, constructed in 1970, was up to code and was not required to have sprinklers, Wallace said. Each unit had fire alarms.

One resident, 81-year-old Wilma Bayer, suffered a bro-ken shoulder, hurt her back and breathed in smoke during the fire. She was taken to Sun Coast Hospital in Largo.

No one else was hurt. But five units were destroyed, Wallace said, and the 16-unit building won’t be habitable for months.

“It appears that the building will end up being demolished and … will have to be rebuilt,” said Debbie Reinhardt, an owner of Resource Property Management, which manages the complex.

Times staff writer Jon Abel contrib-uted to this report. Jackie Alexan-der can be reached at [email protected] or (727) 445-4167.

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Crist recovering after operation on ailing kneeand had an MRI, which revealed he had torn some cartilage in his knee, his father said.

On Wednesday morning, Dr. William Lowry of All Florida Orthopaedic Associates examined Crist’s knee and decided he need-ed surgery immediately. They headed for Columbia Center for Special Surgery in St. Petersburg.

Doctors removed “tears in both his medial and lateral meniscus,” according to the gov-ernor’s press office. The menis-cus is the cartilage in the joints that buffer bones that join at the knee. It distributes body weight across the knee joint.

“The doctor told us he antic-ipates a very expeditious recov-ery,” said Crist spokeswoman Erin Isaac.

Times Staff Writer Steve Bousquet contributed to this story.

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