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Lena Coker, Jacksonville
Lena Coker, 98, of Jacksonville and formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 21, 2002, in Jacksonville.
Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Manasota Memorial Park, 1221 53rd Ave. E. Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, Jacksonville, is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include three sons, Donnie J. Jr., Jack D. and James; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret E. Felt, Bradenton
Margaret E. "Mimi" Felt, 91, of Bradenton, died Oct. 21, 2002, in Mariner Health of Palmetto.
There will be no visitation. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1221 53rd Ave. E., with the Rev. Bob Armstrong officiating. Inurnment will be at Braden River Cemetery, Bradenton.
Born in Hopkinsville, Ky., Mrs. Felt came to Manatee County from Johnson City, Tenn., in 1933. She worked for Bradenton Laundry for 40 years. She was Baptist.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Peggy Damron of Wimauma; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Guido Florio, Bradenton
Guido Florio, 87, of Bradenton, died Oct. 22, 2002, in Integrated Health Services of Bradenton.
There will be no service. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Middlevillage, N.Y. Riggins & Daughter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Florio came to Manatee County from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., in 1983. He was a paymaster/time keeper at the Port of New York. He was Roman Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant during World War II in the Pacific.
Survivors include his wife, Betty; and a brother, Mario, of Englewood Cliffs.
Powell W. Holbein, Bradenton
Powell W. Holbein, 85, of Bradenton, died Oct. 22, 2002, in Blake Medical Center.
There will be no visitation. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Dec. 28, 2002 at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 3904 Cortez Road W. Inurnment will be at Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Baltimore, Mr. Holbein came to Manatee County from Syracuse, N.Y., in 1990. He worked with Standard Oil in New Jersey and was a commercial real estate broker in Syracuse. He was Presbyterian. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a major in the U.S., Pacific Theater and with the occupation forces in Japan. He was a member and a former president of the Jamesville-DeWitt School District; and a volunteer at Manatee Memorial Hospital and Blake Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy B.; a daughter, Tina H. MacDonald of Syracuse; two sons, Bruce E., of Newton, Mass., and Gordon F., of Lexington, Ky.; a sister, Anne Rosseau Bakke of Rockport, Mass.; and eight grandchildren.
Frances S. Hopkins, Bradenton
Frances S. Hopkins, 100, of Bradenton, died Oct. 21, 2002, in Bradenton.
There will be no visitation. Memorial service will be today at The Shores, with the Rev. Gary Batey officiating. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, South Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Born in New York, Mrs. Hopkins came to Manatee County from Monmouth Beach, N.J., in 1970. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was a volunteer at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include two daughters, Madelyn Jean Sessler of Cary, N.C., and Dorothy, of New York; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Annie Lou M. Jones, Melbourne
Annie Lou M. Jones, 83, of Melbourne and formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 19, 2002, in Melbourne.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Friday at Bradenton Funeral Home, 5827 14th St. W. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Warren Ruby officiating. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto.
Born in Adairsville, Ga., Mrs. Jones came to Manatee County from Rome, Ga., in 1952. She was the retired vice president and branch manager of the former Manatee River Bank & Trust in Bradenton for 33 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Bradenton. She was a member of Pilot Club of Bradenton and the National Association of Bank Women.
Survivors include four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Julius Clinton Moore Jr., Bradenton
Julius Clinton Moore Jr., 57, of Bradenton, died Oct. 20, 2002, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Robarts Family Funeral Home, Inc. Garden Chapel, Wauchula. Services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Wauchula. Burial will be in Wauchula Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Christopher Reeves Paralysis Foundation.
Born in Washington, D.C., Mr. Moore was a resident of Manatee County for the past three years. He was a radio engineer and announcer, electronics technician and a helicopter pilot. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his mother, Elna G., of Wauchula; and a brother, Gary, of Wauchula.
Judith C. Najjar, Sarasota, (Manatee County)
Judith C. Najjar, 57, of Sarasota (Manatee County), died Oct. 20, 2002, at a relative's home.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 7461 Prospect Road, Sarasota, with the Revs. Wayman L. Still and Rossetter Leavitt officiating. Burial will be in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Prayer Garden. Wiegand Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Prayer Garden, 7461 Prospect Road, Sarasota, Fla. 34243.
Born in Paoli, Pa., Mrs. Najjar came to Manatee County from Miami in 1975. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dan; three daughters, Shannon, Erin Bekkering and Laura, all of Sarasota; and two sisters, Gail Weaver and Jan Ryan, both of Sarasota.
Trudy C. Sample, Bradenton
Trudy C. Sample, 73, of Bradenton, died Oct. 20, 2002, in Ellenton Hospice House.
Memorial service will be later. The Good Earth Crematory is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238 or to Arthritis Foundation, 6221 14th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34207.
Born in Rockaway, N.Y., Mrs. Sample came to Manatee County from Englewood, N.J., in 1972. She was a special education teacher and a general contractor. She was a member of Garden Community Church. She was a member of Sarasota Sailing Squadron and the Arthritis Foundation; and a trustee for Garden Community Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack; two sons, Jeffrey Halpern of Annapolis, Md., and Richard Halpern of Bonita Springs; two brothers, Jerry Werner of Fort Lauderdale, and Irwin Werner of Los Angeles; and a grandchild.
Elizabeth Evelyn Scholz, Sarasota
Elizabeth Evelyn Scholz, 85, of Sarasota and a former resident of Bradenton, died Oct. 21, 2002, in Sarasota.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Church of the Palms, Sarasota, with the Rev. Fred Marsh officiating. Burial will be private. Packer Funeral Home, Sarasota, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 1750 17th St., Suite A., Sarasota, Fla. 34234; or to American Heart Association, 2975 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Fla. 34239.
Born in New Castle, Pa., Mrs. Scholz came to Manatee County from Stuart in 1992. She was a homemaker. She was Presbyterian.
Survivors include four sons, Charles Graig of Lake Orion, Mich., John Eric, of Mexico Beach, Timothy VanAscha of Frankenmuth, Mich., and Clifford Merritt of Sarasota; a brother, John G. McConahy of New Castle; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Arthur M. Tessier, Ellenton
Arthur M. Tessier, 68, of Ellenton, died Oct. 19, 2002, in Hospice House of Palmetto.
Service will be 10 a.m. today at St. Frances X Cabrini, 12001 69th St. E., Parrish, with the Rev. Jancarz officiating. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Woonsocket, R.I., Mr. Tessier came to Manatee County from Pawtucket, R.I., in 1992. He was a CPA. He was Roman Catholic. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 921-Past Exaulted Ruler, American French Geneological Society and LeFoyer Club in Pawtucket.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; two daughters, Debra Audette of Barrington, R.I., and Donna Hall of Putnam, Conn.; a son, Marc, of Manchester, N.H.; two sisters, Claire Duffy of Millville, Mass., and Claudette Vuhamel of North Smithville, R.I.; and nine grandchildren.
James Kenneth Walker, Braddock, Texas
James Kenneth Walker, 67, of Braddock, Texas and formerly of Bradenton, died Oct. 20, 2002, in a nursing home in Braddock.
Private inurnment will be in the family orchard in Braddock. Shannon Funeral Home Town Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Mr. Walker was born in Manatee County. He was a plumber in the Sarasota area for over 15 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Oneco.
Survivors include four daughters, Debbie and Diane, both of Nebraska, and Denise and Dorean, both of Washington; a son, David Mark, of South Dakota; a sister, Lorain Ebby of El Paso, Texas; three brothers, Freeman Alan and Harold Loren, both of Sarasota, and Charles Robert, of Bradenton; his mother, Irene Viola, of Sarasota; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
