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Barbara A. Easton, Ellenton
Barbara A. Easton, 65, of Ellenton, died June 2, 2002, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Manasota Chapel, 1221 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Burial will be in Manasota Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross, 2905 59th Street West, Bradenton, Fla. 34209.
Born in Summitville, Ind., Mrs. Easton came to Manatee County in 1969. She was a bookkeeper. She was Methodist.
Survivors include, two daughters, Martha L. Jenkinson of Palmetto, and Cheryl A. Lopez of Bradenton; three sons, Jeffrey D. Clark of St. Marys, Ga., Robert D. Clark of Palmetto, and Roger L. Clark of Bradenton; two stepsons, William W., of Bradenton, and Robert L., of Jacksonville; a sister, Jane O'Haver of Swazee, Ind.; 24 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Edmund J. Farrell, Bradenton
Edmund J. Farrell, 83, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 504 26th St. W., Palmetto. Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Christopher Senk officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kicliter Funeral Home, Palmetto, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Vincent DePaul Society of Holy Cross Catholic Church, 504 26th St. W., Palmetto, Fla. 34221.
Born in Grand Rapids, the Rev. Farrell came to Manatee County from there in 1984. He was ordained a priest in 1943 at Saint Andrews Cathedral Catholic Church in Grand Rapids. He attended Holy Cross Catholic Church. He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include a sister, Gerarda Plese of Bradenton.
Florence M. Holes, Bradenton
Florence M. Holes, 80, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Toale Brothers Funeral Home, 912 53rd Ave. W. Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Chris Akers officiating. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 2201 Cantu Court, Suite 119, Sarasota, Fla. 34232.
Born in Ambridge, Pa., Mrs. Holes came to Manatee County from Bethel Park, Pa., in 1985. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church of Bradenton.
Survivors include her husband, Wilson F.; a son, Wilson Wesley, of Houston; a sister, Betty Jane Goodrow of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Martin H. Knudstrup, Bradenton
Martin H. Knudstrup, 86, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Blake Medical Center.
Memorial service will be in Ludington, Mich., at a later date. Inurnment will be in Pere Marquette Cemetery in Ludington. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Manatee Avenue Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Danish Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 193, Manistee, Mich. 49660.
Born in Manistee, Mich., Mr. Knudstrup came to Manatee County from Ludington in 1956. He owned D & D Wholesale Sandwich Co. in Manatee County and was employed by the State Highway Department in Lansing, Mich. He attended Our Savior Danish Lutheran Church. He was a lifetime member of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 736 of Ludington.
Survivors include his wife, Clara "Judy"; two sons, Martin J., of Bradenton, and Michael C., of Orange Park; and three grandchildren.
Joe Masias, Bradenton
Joe Masias, 39, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Shannon Funeral Home Town Chapel, 1015 14th St. W. Service will be 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Private family committal services will be in Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton.
Born in Miami, Mr. Masias was a lifelong resident of Manatee County. He was a waterproofer for the former Spec-Tech in Bradenton for 10 years. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela; two daughters, Josephine of Riverview and Cynthia of Bradenton; two sons, Joe Jr. and Jerry, both of Riverview; his parents, Julia and Fidel Cardona, of Bradenton; three sisters, Angela Sanchez, Sally Cardona and Diane Cardona, all of Bradenton; a brother, Victor Cardona of Bradenton; grandparents, Julio and Sally, of St. Paul, Minn.; and five grandchildren.
Inez Jones Miles, Bradenton
Inez Jones Miles, 95, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Casa Mora.
There will be no memorial service. Inurnment will be in White Pigeon, Mich. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements.
Born in Princeton, Ind., Mrs. Miles came to Manatee County from Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1959. She was a beautician in Fort Wayne and Longboat Key. She was Protestant. She was a member of Moose Lodge No. 2188 of Anna Maria.
Survivors include a son, John Paul Jones of Bradenton; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pattie L. Miller, Bradenton
Pattie L. Miller, 75, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Bradenton.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 3904 Cortez Road W. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Richard Graves officiating. Entombment will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens in Palmetto.
Born in Franklin, Pa., Mrs. Miller came to Manatee County from Willowick, Ohio, in 1993. She was a cashier at Pick and Pay Grocery Store in Willowick for 27 years. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, George D.; a daughter, Debbera Bittinger of Bradenton; two sons, Donald Lee, of Madison, Ohio, and Thomas Duane, of Perry, Ohio; a sister, Phyllis Spuzzillo of Mentor, Ohio; a brother, James B. Shirey Jr. of Perry; and five grandchildren.
Mary R. Wright, Bradenton
Mary R. Wright, 85, of Bradenton, died June 2, 2002, in Kensington Manor Nursing Home, Sarasota.
A Memorial Liturgy will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Martha's Catholic Church. Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, N.Y.
Born in New York City, Ms. Wright came to Manatee County in 1991. She was a professional secretary for the City of New York. She was Catholic.
There are no known survivors.
James Whited
Bradenton
James Whited, 79, of Bradenton, died April 19, 2002 at home.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave. W. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Cortez Road Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital.
Born in Logan W.Va., Mr. Whited came to Manatee County from Dallas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa, the Sahib Shrine Center of Sarasota, third vice president of the Gulf Shrine Club, member of the Sahib Provost Guard, Elks BPOE Lodge No.1511 and the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; two stepdaughters, Meg Eastman and Mary Kay White; a brother, Robert, of Dallas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Verna M. Hensch
Bradenton
Verna M. Hensch, 83, of Bradenton, died April 21, 2002, in Blake Medical Center.
Services will be private for the family. Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 43rd Street Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Kirkwood Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 6101 Cortez Rd., Bradenton, Fla. 34210.
Born in Owatonna, Minn., Mrs. Hensch came to Manatee County from Coldwater, Mich., in 1978. She was a retired library clerk for Coldwater High School. She was a member of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold W. "Barney" ; a daughter, Janet Ann Lindeman of Tallahassee; two sisters, Melva Gundlach of Phoenix and Phyllis Woolridge of Scottsdale, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Grace L. Mancillas
Bradenton
Grace L. Mancillas, 83, of Bradenton, died April 6, 2002, in Integrated Health Services of Bradenton.
Private services will be held for family and friends. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1239 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, Fla. 34239.
Born in Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Mancillas came to Manatee County from Bridgeview, Ill., in 1980. She was a homemaker. She was Catholic. She was a member of the Social Club at Catholic Church in St. Petersburg.
Survivors include a daughter, Marlene M. Breibach of Bradenton; a sister, Donna Lockwood of St. Petersburg; two brothers, Milton R. Smith Jr. of Bridgeview and David R. Smith of Roanoke, Va.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
