Bradenton, FL Obituaries

Brenda C. Palmer

Apr 3, 2016

Brenda C. Palmer, 43, of Bradenton, passed away on April 3, 2016.

She is survived by her loving family and friends.

Brenda will be laid to rest in El Paso Texas.

No Local Services will be held. All services will be held out of State. Shanon Funeral Home Westview Chapel 5610 Manatee Ave. W....

Zula Jean Jolley

Apr 1, 2016

Zula Jean Jolley, “Jean”, a longtime resident of Manatee County, passed away April 1, 2016.

Born on July 16, 1934 to the late Dozier and Olive (Murphy) Starling in Everglades City, FL. Jean was a graduate of LaBelle High School. She will be remembered as having a spitfire spirit and her love to laugh and dance.

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Stanley D. Shaull

Mar 31, 2016

Stanley D. Shaull, of Holmes Beach and West Bloomfield MI, passed away on March 31, 2016.

He is survived by his loving wife and family.

Stanley proudly served in the Army Air Corp, now know as the U.S. Air Force.

No local services will be held. All services will be held in Michigan....

Janice Hartshorn

Mar 31, 2016

Janice (Habeski) Hartshorn wife of David Hartshorn, of Parrish, Florida passed away suddenly at her home on March 31, 2016. Born and raised in Bristol, CT, Jan was a 1969 graduate of Bristol Eastern High School, and worked in Human Resources at Quality Coils, Inc. for 32 years. She and David retired to Florida in 2000. Married in 1972,...

Jean R. Meinhardt

Mar 31, 2016

Jean R. Meinhardt, 92, Bradenton, passed away March 31, 2016.

Jean was born on August 17, 1923 in Chicago, IL to the late John and Adeline (Rog) Konopka. She was a member of the V.F.W. Post 2791 of Tinley Park, IL.

She moved to Bradenton in 1984 coming from Tinley Park, IL. Locally she was...

John G. Davidson Jr.

Mar 30, 2016

John G. Davidson, Jr was freed from the bonds of dementia on March 30, 2016. He was born in Tampa, FL on January 5, 1927.

John graduated from Plant High School in 1945 and joined the US Army Air Corp. After his discharge, he attended University of Florida and graduated as a mechanical engineer. He worked at...

Lucy Thompson Zegota

Mar 30, 2016

Lucy Thompson Zegota, 96, of Bradenton, passed away March 30, 2016.

She was born December 2, 1919 in Redwine, KY to the late Charles H. and Grace (Ward) Thompson. Lucy moved to Bradenton in 1950 coming from Philadelphia, PA.

Locally, she along with her late husband Theodore, formerly owned and operated the Nationwide Paint Store...

Laura L. Frees

Mar 21, 2016

Laura L. Frees, 73 of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on March 21, 2016 at Doctors Hospital in Sarasota.

Laura was born on March 23, 1942 in Racine, Wisconsin to the late William and Marie (Knudsen) Heidenreich. She came to Sarasota many years ago from Racine and was a member of the Bahia Vista Mennonite Church in Sarasota....

Ruthena Mae Bruss

Mar 21, 2016

Ruthena Mae Bruss, 79, of Bradenton, passed away on March 21, 2016.

She is survived by her loving family.

No public services will be held.

No services to be held Westminster Presbyterian Church 3011 19th Ave W Bradenton FL 34205

Dr. Richard Harvey Blankshain

Mar 21, 2016

Dr. Richard Harvey Blankshain, 86, of Parrish, Florida, passed away on March 21, 2016.  He was born November 8, 1929, in Chicago, the only child of Grace Elizabeth (Lundberg) Blankshain and Harvey William Blankshain.  He graduated from Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Illinois (1947), Elmhurst College (1951) and the University of Illinois College of Medicine (1955).  While in...

Everett Gene Hutchings

Mar 20, 2016

Everett Gene Hutchings, 80, Orange City, FL passed away peacefully March 20, 2016 in Bradenton, FL.

Gene was born January 10, 1936 in Paris, IL to the late Aaron and Mamie (Avery) Hutchings. He, at a young age, moved to the Griffith, IN area where he grew up. He served with the U.S. Army during Peacetime.

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Gary Alan Ingram

Mar 14, 2016

Gary Alan Ingram, 62, Bradenton, passed away March 14, 2016.

Gary was born on March 15, 1953 in Bradenton to the late John Walter and Lucille (Babston) Ingram. He grew up in Bradenton, graduating from Manatee High School in 1971. He worked for over 27 years with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in IT and later on...

Paul Burton Pfeiffer

Mar 13, 2016

Paul Burton Pfeiffer, 62 of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his residence.

Paul was born on March 14, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He spent the first few years of his life living in Wisconsin before moving to Florida in 1971. Locally he worked as a powder coat painter for a local outdoor...

Lawrence T Bastien

Mar 9, 2016

Lawrence T. Bastien, 52 of Palmetto, Florida, passed away on March 9, 2016 at his residence.

Lawrence was born on October 23, 1963 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to George L. and Nancy (Snow) Bastien. He moved to Manatee County seven years ago coming from Fitchburg.

Locally he worked as a construction worker for Whitehead Construction in...

Terrie Louise Wankowski

Mar 7, 2016

Terrie L. Wankowski, 53, of Bradenton was called home to Heaven on March 7, 2016, surrounded by family and friends.

Terrie was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Hubert G. Horne & Hazel Herbert.

She grew up in Bradenton and graduated from Bayshore High School in 1980. On August 22, 1987 she married...

Ellen Richelieu Lopez

Mar 1, 2016

Ellen Richelieu Lopez, 63, passed away on March 1, 2016, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center in Bradenton. Ellen was born June 21, 1952, in St Petersburg to Charles and Betty Richelieu. The second of five children, and, despite being stricken with polio at 16 months old, Ellen had a wonderful childhood growing up, developing lifelong friendships throughout school, church,...

Kenneth D. Izard

Feb 26, 2016

Kenneth D. Izard Jr, 74, of Bradenton, passed away on February 26, 2016.

No public services will be held.

No services to be held St. Joseph Catholic Church 3100 26th Street West Bradenton FL 34205

Robert Francis Thaxton

Feb 25, 2016

Robert Francis Thaxton, 79, of Bradenton, Florida and Westlake, Ohio, passed away on February 25, 2016 at the TideWell Hospice House in Bradenton.

Robert was born on April 24, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Perry O and Mary (Hart) Thaxton. He worked for many years as a truck driver for the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper...

Teresa Ann Jamieson

Feb 24, 2016

Teresa A. Jamieson, 51, of Bradenton, passed away on February 24, 2016.

She survived by her brother, sister and mother.

No public services will be held.

No services to be held Shanon Funeral Home Westview Chapel 5610 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton FL 34209

Stanley L. Kuhl

Feb 19, 2016

Stanley L. Kuhl, 91, Bradenton, passed away February 19, 2016 at the TideWell Hospice House in Bradenton.

Stanley was born on August 3, 1924 in Manchester, Michigan to the late Irving and Esther (Trolz) Kuhl. He was the former owner of Kuhl Industrial Mill Supply in Michigan for many years. He moved to Bradenton coming from Adrian,...