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Dorothy Marie Hodgkinson
Bradenton
Dorothy Marie Hodgkinson, 88, of Bradenton, died Dec. 19, 2001, in Bradenton. Visitation will be held privately. Service will be held privately Thursday. Burial will be in Orange Park. Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Presbyterian Church, 4455 30th St. E., Bradenton, Fla. 34203, or to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Mary Lou Alflen
Bradenton
Mary Lou Alflen, 75, of Bradenton, died Dec. 20, 2001, in Surrey Place Convalescent Center of Bradenton.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton. Mass will be Dec. 28 at Saint Therese Catholic Church, South Main Street, Wayland, Mich. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Mich. Memorial contribution may be made to Saints Peter and Paul The Apostles Catholic Church, 2850 75th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34209, or to Saint Therese Catholic Church, South Main Street, Wayland, Mich. 49348.
Born in Grand Rapids, Mrs. Alflen came to Manatee County from Wayland in 1986. She was a retired bookkeeper for the family business and she was a homemaker. She was a member of Saints Peter and Paul The Apostles Catholic Church. She was a member of the Women's International Bowling Congress, and the Bradenton Sewing Guild, and she was active in school organizations in Wayland.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon Joseph; two daughters, Mary Jo Connor of Palmetto, and Mary Therese Tanner of Dorr, Mich.; two sons, Stephen Paul, of Hastings, Mich., and Gregory Vernon, of Wayland; seven sisters, Rose Marie Saladin of Pentwater, Mich., Jacqueline Trubiroha of Wayland, Gertrude Corbett, Diana Walker, Suzanne Embree and Frances Walker, all of Grand Rapids, and Madeline Meinke of Northern Michigan; two brothers, Roger C. Walker of Hopkins, Mich., and John Walker of Grand Rapids; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
C. Norman Beall
Bradenton
C. Norman Beall, 85, of Bradenton, died Dec. 18, 2001, in Freedom Village Nursing Center in Bradenton.
Service will be held privately. Burial will be in Manasota Memorial Park in Bradenton. Bradenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Bradenton, 1306 Fourth Ave. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Palmetto, Mr. Beall came to Manatee County from Moultrie, Ga., in 1960. He was a retired civil service employee from Hawthorne School of Aeronautics and manager of Beall's Department Stores, where he was a buyer of men's and boy's clothing. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bradenton, where he served as a deacon. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and a charter member of the Exchange Clubs of America.
Survivors include a son, Carlton N., of Royal Palm Beach; and three grandchildren.
Henry S. Covington Jr.
Bradenton
Henry S. Covington Jr., 80, of Bradenton, died Dec. 20, 2001, in Manor Care Health Services of Sarasota.
Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Bradenton Funeral Home, 5827 14th St. W. Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ronald A. Hazlett officiating. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens in Palmetto. Memorial contributions may be made to Bayshore Baptist Church, 6502 14th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34207, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 1230 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 34239.
Born in Danville, Va., Mr. Covington came to Manatee County from Sarasota in 1983. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Sarasota. He attended Bayshore Baptist Church. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He served in the 3rd Infantry in the African and Mediterranean Theaters. He served during the invasion of Italy and Sicily, and in Northern Italy. He was a member of the Elks, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion, all in Sarasota.
Survivors include two daughters, Jerry L. Cockerham of Julian, N.C., and Sandra C. Sweeney of Bradenton; a son, Henry S. "Jack" III, of Sarasota; a sister, Peggy Foushee of Aberdeen, N.C.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Eleanor Rosemond Bailey Ferguson
Sarasota (Manatee County)
Eleanor Rosemond Bailey Ferguson, 85, of Sarasota (Manatee County), died Dec. 16, 2001, in the Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.
Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Saint Wilfred's Episcopal Church, 3773 Wilkinson Road, Sarasota. Inurnment will be in Saint Wilfred's Memorial Garden at the church. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238, or to Saint Wilfred's Episcopal Church, 3773 Wilkinson Road, Sarasota, Fla. 34233.
Born in New York City, Mrs. Ferguson came to Manatee County from St. Petersburg in October 1987. She was a professional secretary at advertising agencies in Detroit and New York City. She was Episcopalian.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen M., of New Jersey; a son, James Randall Berenter, of Sarasota; and two grandchildren.
Alice Lomans
Bradenton
Alice Lomans, 85, of Bradenton, died Dec. 20, 2001, in Summerfield Retirement Residence of Bradenton.
Visitation will be held privately for the family. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, with the Rev. Douglas Aldrink officiating. Burial will be in Fogartyville Cemetery. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 43rd Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Manatee/Sarasota Counties Chapter Inc., 1230 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 34239.
Born in Hoboken, N.J., Mrs. Lomans came to Manatee County from Middleburg, N.Y., in 1990. She was a homemaker. She attended Bradenton Christian Reformed Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Patricia, of North Sutton, N.H., Sandra Skeens of Hydeville, Vt., and Alyce Findore of Jefferson, N.Y.; a son, John, of Middleburg; two sisters, Helyne Pastor of Bradenton, and Harriet Maurer of Sun City, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Sandra Mae Maniscalco
Bradenton
Sandra Mae Maniscalco, 65, of Bradenton, died Dec. 20, 2001, in Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.
Memorial visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 5624 26th St. W., Bradenton. Memorial service will be in New York state at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Women's Center Unit 3 North, Blake Medical Center, 2020 59th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34209.
Born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Mrs. Maniscalco came to Manatee County from North Chili, N.Y., in 1991.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph A.; a daughter, Tammy Kocher of Caledonia, N.Y.; two sons, Todd, of Wauwatosa, Wis., and Timothy, of Rochester, N.Y.; her mother, Gwendolyn Nicolosi of Belgrade Lakes, Maine; a sister, Michele Cooper of Belgrade Lakes; a brother, Wayne Nicolosi of Auburn, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren.
Mary Elizabeth Rankin
Bradenton
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Rankin, 77, of Bradenton, died Dec. 19, 2001, in Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.
There will be no service. Inurnment will be in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Central Christian Church, 926 15th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Pittsburgh, Mrs. Rankin came to Manatee County from Ridley Park, Pa., in 1980. She was a homemaker. She attended Central Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Lynn, of Pennsylvania; two sons, Roy Russell, of Lake Harmony, Pa., and Bill, of Paoli, Pa.; a sister, Martha Eckel of Pittsburgh; a brother, Lloyd A. Charlier of Bradenton; and six grandchildren.
Jessie W. Richmond
Bradenton
Jessie W. Richmond, 85, of Bradenton, died Dec. 14, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.
Service will be 5 p.m. Saturday at the south end of Coquina Beach. Covell Cremation and Funeral Center, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 600 U.S. Highway 301 Blvd. W., Suite 136, Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mrs. Richmond came to Manatee County from Orlando in 1998. She was employed as a seamstress.
Survivors include a daughter, Leona Helmerci of Bradenton; two sons, Robert Decker and Frank Decker, both of Bradenton; a sister, Gladys Magnani of Texas; two brothers, John Brandt of Poughkeepsie, and Walter Brandt of Florida; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Gordon Lawrence Schild II
Palmetto
Gordon Lawrence Schild II, 47, of Palmetto, died Dec. 18, 2001, at home.
There will be no service. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, Ocala, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Staten Island, N.Y., Mr. Schild came to Manatee County from Ellenton in 1997. He was a contractor in the construction industry. He was Protestant.
Survivors include a daughter, Amber, of Pennsylvania; his parents, Gordon L. and Marian, of Ocala; and a sister, Linda Efstalhiou of Tuckahoe, N.Y.
