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Iva Jean Edge
St. Pauls, N.C.
Iva Jean Edge, 58, of St. Pauls, N.C., formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 14, 2001, at home.
Visitation will be 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday at Highland Funeral Service and Crematory, 610 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, N.C. Graveside service will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Matthews Family Cemetery in Fayetteville, with the Revs. Earl Swinson and James Saxon officiating. Burial will be in Matthews Family Cemetery.
Mrs. Edge was retired from Tropicana Products in Bradenton after 24 years of service.
Survivors include her husband, Larry L. Williams; a son, Mark Anthony Hamilton of Bradenton; a brother, John A. Fish of Fayetteville; two sisters, Cornelia A. Smith of St. Pauls, and Beulah Marie Searcy of Fayetteville; and a grandchild.
Helen Marguerite
Richwine Fernald
Chesnee, S.C., and North Fort Myers
Helen Marguerite Richwine Fernald, 90, of Chesnee, S.C., and North Fort Myers, formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 9, 2001, in Chesnee.
Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Manasota Memorial Park, 1221 53rd Ave. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Richard Gantz officiating. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Manasota Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Charles T. Freeman
Ellenton
Charles T. "Charlie" Freeman, 56, of Ellenton, died Nov. 12, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be in Rock Hill, S.C. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Freeman came to Manatee County from there in 1982. He was manager of the Bullseye Indoor Pistol Range in Ellenton. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly J.; a stepdaughter, Kathleen Van Horn of Venice; three stepsons, Theodore Tschantre of Bradenton, Brian Tschantre of Charleston, S.C., and Matthew Tschantre of Anchorage, Alaska; his mother, Ruth G., of Rock Hill, S.C.; two sisters, Marsha Brown of Rock Hill, and Martha Whitworth of McConnells, S.C.; two brothers, James, of Panama City, and Sonny, of California; and nine grandchildren.
Lena J. Gleba
Bradenton
Lena J. Gleba, 81, of Bradenton, died Nov. 14, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
There will be no service. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Senior Friendship Centers, 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, Fla. 34236.
Born in Utica, N.Y., Mrs. Gleba came to Manatee County from Quincy, N.Y., in 1984. She was a former seamstress. She was a member of the Senior Friendship Center of Sarasota.
Survivors include a son, Joseph V., of Bradenton; two sisters, Helen Shaker of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Janet Younis of Hyde Park, Mass.; and a grandchild.
Mary M. Hoopingarner
Bradenton
Mary M. Hoopingarner, 79, of Bradenton, died Nov. 14, 2001, in Integrated Health Services at The River in Bradenton.
Service will be 9 a.m. today at Manasota Memorial Park Chapel, 1221 53rd Ave. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Robert J. Green officiating. Burial will be in Manasota Memorial Park. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Manasota Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Bluffton, Ind., Mrs. Hoopingarner came to Manatee County from Zanesville, Ind., in 1952. She was a homemaker. She was Protestant. She was a member of the Sweet Adelines.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda L. Rollyson of Myakka, and Dixie Schmidt of Bradenton; a son, Nolan II, of Clover, S.C.; a sister, Betty Petzel of Mount Dora; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Clyde "Paul" Miller II
Bradenton
Clyde "Paul" Miller II, 43, of Bradenton, died Nov. 13, 2001, in Bradenton.
There will be no service. The Good Earth Crematory, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Miller was born in Bradenton. He was a waiter.
Survivors include his father, Gene Sr., of Las Vegas; his mother, Joanne, of Bradenton; two sisters, Susan Brown of Bradenton, and Martha Varner of Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, David, of Gainesville, and Gene Jr., of Bradenton.
Roland Paul Palumbo
Palmetto
Roland Paul Palumbo, 79, of Palmetto, died Nov. 13, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Service will be 9-11 a.m. today at Palm View First Baptist Church, 415 49th St. E., in Palmetto, with the Rev. Larry Pritchett officiating. Burial will be Monday in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Kicliter Funeral Home, Palmetto, 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 Malden, Mass., Mr. Palumbo came to Manatee County from Wakefield, Mass., in 1974. He owned Palumbo Shoe Repair in Melrose, Mass., for 27 years. He attended Palm View First Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2488 in Palmetto.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor; a son, Wilfred Pinkhan of Goshen, N.H.; a sister, Jeanette Vananse of Peabody, Mass.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Helen M. Sager
Tumwater, Wash.
Helen M. Sager, 66, of Tumwater, Wash., formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 11, 2001, in Tumwater.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Betz, Rossi and Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave., in Amsterdam, N.Y. Service will be 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Main Street in Amsterdam, with the Rev. Anthony Gulley officiating. Burial will be in Saint Joseph's Cemetery in Fort Johnson, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Betz, Rossi and Bellinger Family Funeral Home Inc., 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, N.Y. 12010.
Born in Cherry Valley, N.Y., Mrs. Sager came to Manatee County from Amsterdam approximately 20 years ago. She was a certified nurse's aid. She was Roman Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Charles; a daughter, Lori Jason of Bradenton; a son, John Paul, of Olympia, Wash.; a sister, Rose Seaman of Richfield Springs, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Bernice I. Smith
Palmetto
Bernice I. Smith, 74, of Palmetto, died Nov. 13, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Terra Ceia Manor Clubhouse, 5619 Bayshore Road, Palmetto. Inurnment will be in Michigan Memorial Park in Flat Rock, Mich. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Poke-A-Dots Inc., 8515 U.S. Highway 41 N., No. 106, Palmetto, Fla. 34221.
Born in Trenton, Mich., Mrs. Smith came to Manatee County from there in 1980. She was a retired administrative assistant from the Florida Department of Children and Families. She was Protestant. She was a volunteer for Poke-A-Dots Inc., and a member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Manatee and North Sarasota.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy A. Hicks of Monroe, Mich.; two sons, James Walter McVicker of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Danny Charles McVicker of Ecorse, Mich.; a brother, Everett Hedke of Gibralter, Mich.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Thomas Edward Sumpter
Port Deposit, Md., Palmetto
Thomas Edward "Newt" Sumpter, 80, of Port Deposit, Md., and winter resident of Palmetto, died Nov. 11, 2001, in Calvert Manor Healthcare Center in Rising Sun, Md.
Memorial service was at Lee A. Patterson and Son Funeral Home, P.A., in Perryville, Md., at an earlier date, with the Rev. Dr. Vernon L. Schmid officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Northern Chesapeake Hospice, c/o Lee A. Patterson and Son Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 766, Perryville, Md. 21903-0766.
Born in Blythedale, Md., Mr. Sumpter was a winter resident of Manatee County. He retired in 1977 as a machinist and a welder from Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Md. He served as a tech sergeant in the U.S. Army 99th Infantry Division from 1943-46. He was a member of Joseph L. Davis Post No. 47 American Legion; and Havre de Grace Elks Lodge No. 1564, both in Havre de Grace, Md.; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7687 in Chesapeake City, Md.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen L. Sumpter Hiser; three stepdaughters, Patricia M. Chance, Katrina Smith and Charlotte E. Gibson; two stepsons, James T. McAteer and Joseph J. Smith; a brother, Joseph Ralph, of Port Deposit; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
