Obituaries

LEONID ABOVSKY, 94, of St. Petersburg, d ed Jan. 31. Born n the Ukra ne, he worked as a tax dr ver for many years. Surv vors nc ude a daughter, Be a, of Israe ; n ece, Laura LaBrock, New York. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

MICHAEL BARON, 66, of St. Petersburg, d ed Feb. 11. He was born

n Brook yn, NY and worked as a food broker for many years. He s surv ved by h s daughter and son- n- aw, E sa and Scott Wagner; mother, Sy v a; brother and s ster- n- aw, A ex and Barbara Baron; and one granddaughter. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

FANNY BERNSTEIN, 90, of Clearwater, d ed Feb. 10. She was born n Beaver Fa s, PA. Surv vors nc ude her sons and daughters- n- aw, Dav d Bernste n and An ta Tre ser and Jay and Evvy Bernste n; daughter and sonn

aw, L sa and Kerry Ka man; three granddaughters. The fam y suggests memoras may be made to NYU Lang Med ca Center & Schoo , Dept. of Oto aryngo ogy or to Mass Genera Hosp ta Cure D abetes Now Fund. (Metz Funera Home)

LEWIS DOSIK, MD, 73, of St. Petersburg, d ed Feb.1. Born n Brook yn, NY he was a rad o og st. He was a U.S. A r Force veteran, serv ng dur ng the V etnam War. He was a member of Temp e Beth-E n St. Petersburg. Surv vors

ncude hs wfe of 44 years, Marjore; three sons, M chae , Thomas and Peter; four grandch dren. The fam y suggests memoras may be made to the Hatan Re ef efforts. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

DR. FRANCIS N. DUKES-DOBOS, 89, of Clearwater, d ed Feb. 14. Surv vors ncude hs wfe, Caro Dukes- Dobos; ch dren; Chana Leah Dukes- Stenge and Rabb Moshe Stenge of New York and Jordan Rub n of C earwater. The fam y suggests memoras may be made to Greater Tampa Bay B’na Br th. (So Lev nson & Bros. Inc.)

ADELE EINSTEIN, 86, of South Pasadena, d ed Feb. 2. A ongt me commun ty res dent, she was a customer serv ce representat ve at the fam y bus ness, Sunsh ne Se tzer, n Gu fport. She was a former member of Congregat on B’na Israe , Congregat on Beth Sho om and attended Temp e Beth-E . She was a member of Hadassah and ORT. Surv vors nc ude her husband of 63 years, Samue “Sam”; son, M chae ; two daughters, She y Johnson and L sa Cohen; seven grandch dren and two great-grandch dren. The fam y suggests memoras may be made to Hadassah, Temp e Beth-E or the A zhe mer’s Assoc at on. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

DIANE MILLER, 86, of Safety Harbor, d ed Feb. 17. She moved to the area n 1981 from Detro t, MI. She was a homemaker. Surv vors nc ude her daughter, Max ne Laven, of C earwater; two sons, Dr. Loren M er, of C earwater and Fred M er, of Pa m Harbor; seven grandch dren. The fam y suggests memoras may be made to Suncoast Hosp ce or the Amer can Cancer Socety. (Sy van Abbey Memor a Park and Funera Home)

HARRY ROER, 82, d ed Feb. 10. He was born n Me n ngen, Germany and

mm grated to New York n 1940 w th h s parents and s sters. He was a Ho ocaust surv vor and the day he arr ved n Woodsde, NY he had hs Bar Mtzvah. He was a graduate of Queen’s Co ege and the Detro t Co ege of Law. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked at Ford Motor Company

n the Fore gn Serv ce department for decades. He was a found ng member and past-pres dent of Temp e Ko Am

n West B oomfie d, MI. He p ayed the harmon ca and p ayed w th the Gu fport Senor Ctzens’ Harmonca Cub. Surv vors ncude hs wfe, Dorothy; two sons, Dav d and Laurence; two s sters, Ursu a and E en; four grandch dren. The fam y suggests memor a s may be made to the Ho ocaust Surv vors Foundat on. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

JUNE E. ROTH, 91, of Clearwater, d ed Feb. 9. She was born n Youngstown, OH and worked for the Youngstown State Un vers ty unt ret r ng n 1978. She moved to C earwater n 1994 from Margate. Surv vors nc ude her daughter, Karen; sons and daughtersn

aw, Jay and Mar e and Robert and Jody; s ster and brother- n- aw, Betty and E Shu man; brother, W am Hoffman. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

FRAN RUBIN, 79, of Bayonet Point, d ed Feb. 14. She was born n Brook yn, NY and moved here n 1979 from Long Is and, NY. Prev ous y she had worked for many years for Tr co ator Corp. n New York. She was a vo unteer for the v sua y mpa red and Hosp ce. Surv vors nc ude her son and daughtern

aw, Rchard and O ca Karpees, of Cora Spr ngs; daughter, Joan Karpe es and partner Jo Harwood, of At anta; four grandch dren. (Grace Memor a Gardens)

HOWARD ALEXANDER SCALA, 57, of Tarpon Springs, d ed Jan. 30.He was or g na y from Ph ade ph a, PA. He was a member of Temp e B’na Israe n C earwater.Surv vors nc udeh sw feof 30 years, Laur e; two sons, Matthew and Jeffrey; h s parents, S nc a re and En d Sca a; brother R chard Sca a; s ster Susanna Wood. The fam y suggests memor a s may be made toTemp e B’na Israe or Suncoast Hosp ce. (Cur ew H s Memory Gardens)

MICHAEL SCHLANGER, 82, of South Pasadena, d ed Feb. 11. He served n the Korean War where he earned seven serv ce meda s. He a so worked as a

thographer for many years. Surv vors

ncude hs wfe of 55 years, E a; sons and daughter- n- aw, Dav d Sch anger and Tom and Inez Sch anger; two grandch dren. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

LOUIS ALBERT “LLOYD” VERNER, 84, of Palm Harbor, d ed Feb. 8. Born nPassa c,NJ,he ssurv vedbyh s w fe, Les e; ch dren, Robert, of C ayton, NC, Scott, of Park and and Jordan, B ake and Brooke, of Pa m Harbor.

CATHERINE WEXLER, 83, of St. Petersburg, d ed Feb. 10. She was born n Bronx, NY and moved here n 1981 from Metuchen, NJ. She was an eng neer n the ndustr a pump ndustry. Surv vors nc ude her nephew, Mark Jacoby and n ece, An ta C ark. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )

ABRAHAM “AL” YANCHUCK, 92, of St. Petersburg, d ed Jan. 31. A nat ve of Brook yn, NY, he moved to St. Petersburg n 1942 and worked as a bu d ng deve oper n add t on to many other endeavors. He was a member of Congregat on B’na Israe n St. Petersburg, the Bayou C ub and Countrys de Country Cub. Survvors ncude hs ch dren; Joe , Marsha and L nda; a grandson; and compan on L a Lawrenc The fam y suggests memor a s may be made to Congregat on B’na Israe , Menorah Manor or the F or da Ho ocaust Museum. (Dav d C. Gross Funera Homes, Beth Dav d Chape )