Ruth D. Allen
Ruth D. Allen, 106, died under hospice care on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Sun Terrace in Sun City Center.
She was born in Blakesburg, Iowa, on August 4, 1909. Ruth graduated from the University Hospital in Chicago in 1938. She married William Allen in 1932. They retired to Sun City Center in 1963.
Ruth volunteered with the SCC Emergency Squad for 20 years, first as an EMT and later as a dispatcher. She was an avid bridge player. Her husband Bill died in 1972.
Ruth moved to Sun Towers 19 years ago, keeping busy with bridge and volunteering in the General Store until December 2015.
Ruth is survived by a niece and other relatives, and a host of friends in Sun Towers. There will be a memorial service there at a later date.
Joan E. Chaille
Joan E. Chaille, age 93, of Sun City Center, Fla., died April 1, 2016. She was born on March 22, 1923, in Lebanon, Ind. She had two brothers, Briant Edwards Jr. and Albert Edwards, and one sister, Mary Edwards, all of whom preceded her in death.
Joan graduated from Lebanon High School in 1941 and from Career Institute, a business school in Chicago. She also attended Northwestern University.
She was married to First Sgt. Jack Chaille in 1945, and they enjoyed 71 years together. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are still living: Andrew Chaille of Indianapolis and Rebecca Renner of Sun City Center.
Joan was the busy housewife raising the children while Jack ran a sales business selling various types of transportation vehicles.
She had two grandchildren, John Hoover Chaille and Amelia Elizabeth Chaille, both of Indianapolis.
Jack and Joan retired to Sun City Center in 1988, where they were members of Caloosa Golf and Country Club. Joan was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
There will be a grave side service for Joan at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Ind., at a date yet to be announced.
Raymond Grasser
Raymond F. Grasser
Raymond F. (Ray) Grasser, 88 years old, went to be with our Lord on April 1, 2016. He is survived by his wife Millie, enjoying 64 years of marriage together; daughter Paula J. (Ed) Barrett; son Vincent (Laura) Grasser; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Raymond F. Grasser, and his brother, Ralph Grasser.
Ray joined the Navy in 1945 and was honorably discharged in 1948. In 1952, while attending an engineering school in Washington, D.C., Ray was interviewed by a rep from the National Security Agency and ultimately was hired. He retired from the agency in 1990.
Ray and his wife relocated to Sun City Center, Fla., in 1996. He became a Life Master Bridge Player, loved to dance and play the trombone at home.
He was fun-loving and always had a joke to tell. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2016, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 702 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City Center. Interment will be held at a later date at Quantico National Cemetery.
Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home.
William Raymond Schneider
William Raymond Schneider, 90, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away April 8, 2016. He was born on October 25, 1925, in Hamilton, Ohio, where he graduated from Hamilton High School. He attended Ohio State, where he played basketball for the Buckeyes as a pre-med student.
He volunteered for the paratroopers in World War 2 and fought in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division, earning a bronze star. He also fought in Korea at the Chosin Reservoir as an artillery Officer.
Retiring from the Army in 1965, he started his business, operating a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise (two stores), then real estate, before finally retiring.
He loved life and throughout his years he became an avid golfer, and he always demonstrated a keen sense of humor.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Polly Suzanne Schneider (maiden name Warwick); sons Stephen Lee Schneider and Martin Todd Schneider; daughter-in-law Bonnie Laing Schneider; grandsons Daniel Joseph and Matthew Michael Schneider; granddaughter-in-law Karen Sharp Schneider; and infant great-granddaughter Samantha Rose Schneider.
A memorial service will be held at a later date to be determined, with burial at the Sarasota National Cemetery.
Arrangements by the National Cremation Society.