Area Deaths

Raul Conde, 77, of Hudson, formerly of Spring Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 21, at Orchard Ridge Care & Rehabilitation Center, Hudson. He was born in Puerto Rico and moved to this area 12 years ago from Long Island, N.Y.
Mr. Conde was a U.S. Army veteran, having earned a Purple Heart, and a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence W. Conde of Islip, N.Y.; a daughter, Dolores Danise of Deer Park, N.Y.; a sister, Josefine Naveira of Orlando; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Seven Hills Chapel, Spring Hill.

Harold W. Kruser, 91, of Brooksville, died Sunday, Feb. 22. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and moved to this area 30 years ago from Old Bridge, N.J.
Mr. Kruser was a truck driver with Colonial Sand & Stone. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Teamsters Union, and a former member of the Suncoast Trail Riders of Florida.
Survivors include a son, Keith Kruser of Burbank, Calif.; a daughter, Geraldine Strong of Mattoon, Ill.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.

Rosalie M. Wolfe, 86, of Weeki Wachee, died Friday, Feb. 20. She was born in Rockford, Ill., and moved to this area 20 years ago from Illinois.
Mrs. Wolfe was a retired Registered Nurse and a member of Nativity Lutheran Church, Illinois Club, Stage West and the Oak Hill Enrichment Center.
Survivors include a son, Kris Slinger of Cheltenham, Pa.; a daughter, Kerstin Slinger of Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother, Arn Ogren of Rockford; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home, U.S. 19, Hudson.