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Wilbur Carroll Falcone
Ellenton
Wilbur Carroll Falcone, 65, of Ellenton, died Oct. 9, 2001, at home.
Memorial service will be private. The Good Earth Crematory in Bradenton is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Akron, Ohio, Mr. Falcone came to Manatee County from Three Rivers, Mich., in 1999. He was a retired paper worker. He was Baptist. He served in the U.S. Marines. He was a member of the Colony Cove Wood Workers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Margret; a daughter, Cheryl Ann Heiss of Des Moines, Iowa; two sons, Terry Dean, of Bandon, Ore., and Michael James, of San Bernardino, Calif.; a sister, Ruth Ann, of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Larry, of Akron; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Cleta K. Hopkins
Bradenton
Cleta K. Hopkins, 80, of Bradenton, died Oct. 10, 2001, in Casa Mora Rehabilitation and Extended Care.
There will be no service. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Muncie, Ind., Mrs. Hopkins came to Manatee County from Philadelphia in 1996. She was a retired lab assistant from Smith-Kline and Beecham Laboratories in Philadelphia.
Survivors include a daughter, Pat A. Speece of Bradenton; a sister, Mary C. Kerr of Bradenton; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Armand Arthur Lessard
Southborough, Mass., and Bradenton
Armand Arthur Lessard, 78, of Bradenton, died Oct. 10, 2001, in Natick, Mass.
Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Monday at John P. Rowe Funeral Home Inc., 57 Main St., in Marlborough, Mass., with the Rev. Douglas Peltak officiating. Burial will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Marlborough. Memorial contributions may be made to the Intensive Care Unit at Leonard Morse Hospital, c/o Beth Donnelly, 67 Union St., Natick, Mass. 01760.
Born in Marlborough, Mr. Lessard came to Manatee County from there in 1985. He was a retired supervisor from the former New England Telephone Co. in Massachusetts. He was Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, H. Lois; two daughters, Jill L. Brennon of Southborough, Mass., and Jacqueline A. Simpson of Salem, Mass.; a son, Armand A. Jr., of West Kennebunk, Maine; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Ceaser Nathaniel Allen III
Bowie, Md.
Ceaser Nathaniel Allen III, 29, of Bowie, Md., formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 4, 2001, in Bowie.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Westside Funeral Home, 704 11th St. W., in Palmetto. Service will be noon Saturday at First Community Church of God in Christ, 1107 29th St. E., in Palmetto, with the Rev. Jesse Smalley officiating. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto.
Mr. Allen was born in Bradenton. He was the manager of a dry cleaning business. He served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his mother, Sandra Kay Neal of Bradenton; a sister, Karen Renee, of Bowie; his grandmother, Floryda Murray of Palmetto; and his grandfather, Earnest Murray of Rubonia.
Doshia S. Arendt
Palmetto
Doshia S. Arendt, 48, of Palmetto, died Oct. 8, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
A gathering of family and friends will be 5-7 p.m. with a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Coach House Recreational Hall, 4907 28th Ave. E., in Palmetto. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Family Services, P.O. Box 1624, Bradenton, Fla. 34206.
Born in Breathitt County, Ky., Mrs. Arendt came to Manatee County from Rogersville, Ala., eight years ago. She was a snack bar manager at a courthouse.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph R.; three sons, Butch Marlar and Gary Lee Marlar, both of Rogersville, and Jerry Wayne Marlar of Chicago; four stepsons, Thomas, Theodore and Terrence, all of Elkhart, Ind., and Timothy, of Stuart; five sisters, Hannah Williams of Orlando, Serena Miller and Carol Harless, both of Palmetto, Lee Ann Chellman of Lebanon, Tenn., and Dorothy Mullins of Jackson, Ky.; three brothers, Blake Sizemore of Palmetto, Buster Sizemore of Lost Creek, Ky., and Charles Sizemore of Jackson; and eight grandchildren.
Alan Charles Lofsten
Bradenton
Alan Charles Lofsten, 70, of Bradenton, died Oct. 8, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 604 43rd St. W. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Alex M. Knight officiating. Inurnment will be in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Lofsten came to Manatee County from Amityville, N.Y., in 1991. He was a retired aeronautical engineer from Grumman Aerospace Corp. in Bethpage, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Amityville Masonic Lodge No. 977, the Free and Accepted Masons in Amityville and the American Society of Mechanic Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary E.
Crystal K. McDowell
Bradenton
Crystal K. McDowell, 85, of Bradenton, died Oct. 9, 2001, in Integrated Health Services of Braden River.
There will be no service. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements.
Mrs. McDowell came to Manatee County from Michigan in 1952. She was a homemaker. She was Protestant.
Elaine Snodgrass Ramirez
Aurora, Ill.
Elaine Snodgrass Ramirez, 64, of Aurora, Ill., formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 3, 2001, in Provena Mercy Center Hospital in Aurora.
Service was at The Daleiden Lake Street Mortuary in Aurora at an earlier date, with Chaplain Steven May officiating. Interment was in Lincoln Memorial Park in Oswego Township, Ill.
Born in Muncie, Ind., Mrs. Ramirez was a former resident of Manatee County.
Survivors include her husband, David M.; three sons, Charles and Michael Snodgrass, both of Bradenton, and Robert McDonald of Indiana; several stepsisters and stepbrothers; and 12 grandchildren.
Ivy Lee Simmons
St. Petersburg
Ivy Lee Simmons, 50, of St. Petersburg, formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 7, 2001, in Dolphins View Nursing Center in St. Petersburg.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 525 Dr. Martin Luther King Ave. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. James Roberts officiating.
Ms. Simmons was born in Bradenton. She was a bus driver. She was Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Jimmie Davis of St. Petersburg; her father, Albert Barnes of Sarasota; her stepfather, Wilbert Jenkins of Bradenton; two sisters, Charlene Davis of Bradenton, and Loretta Oliver of Palmetto; four brothers, Norman Davis and Gerard Jenkins, both of Bradenton, and Albert Barnes and Marvin Barnes, both of Sarasota; and five grandchildren.
Marvin Simmons
Bradenton
Marvin Simmons, 63, of Bradenton, died Oct. 5, 2001, at home.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Adams-Fogartyville Cemetery in Bradenton.
Mr. Simmons was born in Bradenton. He was a retired roofer.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Doris; three daughters, Deborah Davis and Daisy Coles, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Donna Woods of Bradenton; two sons, Terrence, and Alphonso Miller, both of Bradenton; five sisters, Clytha Mae Cromartie of Bradenton, Dorothy M. Hall of Rochester, N.Y., Meldor S. Balkman of Palmetto, Alice M. Prothro of St. Petersburg, and Modeyither S. Jones of Montgomery, Ala.; three brothers, Glenn, of Palmetto, Leroy, of Rochester, and Pringle, of Orlando; and six grandchildren.
