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4B THE PALM BEACH POST TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002 Area deaths Philanthropist S. Kaplan, 100, made area institutions possible "TT 71 Pt si Muer. Mrs. Kaplan, who was born in New York, came to Palm Beach in the 1970s, and over the next three decades she and her husband shared their wealth with the community. In 1985, they launched the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts building campaign with a SI millinn rlnnatinn.

and a war By Ron Hayes Palm Beach Post Staff Writer PALM BEACH Sylvia Kaplan lived an unusually long and generous life. Mrs. Kaplan, who died at 100 in her Palm Beach home Thursday, will be remembered by the countless men and women who benefit from the many area institutions that bear her name. With her late husband, Harold, Mrs. Kaplan's philanthropy endures nhitnarv through the Harold and uuiiuary Sylvia jkplan Cancer Cen.

ter at St. Mary's Medical Center, the Harold and Sylvia Kaplan Pavilion at the Joseph L. Morse Geriatric Center and the Harold and Sylvia Kaplan Jewish Community Center in suburban West Palm Beach and Kaplan Park in Palm Beach. "Sylvia Kaplan was a kind woman who gave generously to many Jewish organizations, and we are honored that she chose to include the Jewish community center in her philanthropic endeavors," said Tom Marion, the center's executive director. "She will be dearly missed." Mrs.

Kaplan also was a co-founder, with Emanuel G. Rosenblatt, of the Israel Cancer Association-USA, which is based here and has raised millions of dollars for Israeli health charities. Harold Kaplan, who died at age 93 in 1990, was the co-owner of Chuck Harold's restaurant in Palm Beach and Charley's Crab restaurants in Palm Peach and Jupiter with his partner, the late Chuck Mrs. Kaplan later they established Kaplan Park at Hammon Avenue and South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach. The International Year of the Child statue at the West Palm Beach Public Library was underwritten by the Kaplans.

In 1986 they gave $1 million to start a cancer center at St. Mary's Medical Center, followed by another million-dollar gift to the Joseph Morse Geriatric Center. The Jewish community center, completed in 1991, benefited from a $2 million donation from Mrs. Kaplan. Mrs.

Kaplan is survived by her son, Harold "Bud" Kaplan Jr a daughter, Irene Leiwant; and grandchildren including Barry, Charles and David Leiwant. Contributions in Mrs. Kaplan's memory may be made to the Israel Cancer Association-USA, 230 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, Fla. 33480. ronhayespbpost.com Lake Worth.

Funeral Wednesday. White, Jeanette, 65, of West Palm Beach, died Saturday. Stevens Brothers Funeral Home, West Palm Beach. Wiener, Rubin, 84, of Delray Beach, died Sunday. Joseph Rubin Memorial Chapel, Delray Beach.

Funeral today. Wiles, Olive, 84, of Boynton Beach, died Sunday. Palm.Beach Memorial Park Funeral rHome and Cemetery, Lantana. Wolfson, Max, 86, of Delray Beach, died All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth. Martin County Bernardo, Shirley C.

Brownie, 80, of Jensen Beach, died Saturday. Aycock Funeral Home, Jensen Beach. Visitation and service today. Bubnar, Emma 91, of Michigan, formerly of Palm City, died Thursday. Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City.

Funeral Mass Wednesday. Danzer, William 84, of Jensen Beach, died Sunday; Aycock Funeral Home, Jensen Beach. Edenfield, Pauline 83, of Hawaii, formerly of Stuart, died Friday. Wallace White Funeral Home, Stuart. Visitation and service Saturday.

well, Dorcas 90, of Indiantown, died Sundayv Wallace White Funeral Home, Stuart. St. Lucie County Brown, Willie Nathaniel, 67, of Fort Pierce, died Wednesday. Stone Brothers Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. Funeral today.

Corns, Lester James, 65, of Port St. Lucie, died Wednesday. Young Prill Funeral Home, Port St. Lucie. Visitation Saturday, i Rossetti, Josephine, 83, of Port St.

Lucie, died Sunday. Yates Funeral Home, Port St. Lucie. Funeral today. Sheppard, James T.

82, of Port St. Lucie, died Saturday. Young Prill Funeral Pome, Port St. Lucie. Visitation and funeral today; funeral Mass Wednesday.

Swanson, Albert 77, of Port St. Lucie, died Saturday. Aycock Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. Funeral Wednesday. Boynton Memorial Chapel, Boynton Beach.

Lieberman, Bruce Roger, 52, of Delray Beach, died Sunday. A Cremation Service of the Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach. McCranie, Ralph 46, of Lox-ahatchee, died Sunday. Palms West Funeral Home, Royal Palm Beach. Visitation and funeral Friday.

McNiece, Mary, 82, of Boynton Beach, died Saturday. A Cremation Service of the Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach. Millar, Leonora 73, of North Palm Beach, died Sunday. Wm. N.

Howard Funeral Home, North Palm Beach. Mondesir, Valery "Val," 19, of Boynton Beach, died Saturday. Boynton Memorial Chapel, Boynton Beach. Visitation Friday; funeral Saturday. Nottage, Lorenzo "Sandy," of West Palm Beach, died Sunday.

Coleman Funeral Home, West Palm Beach. Paolo, Arthur 62, of West Palm Beach, died Saturday. Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Lake Worth. Visitation today; funeral Wednesday.

Parker, Barbara, 66, of Boynton Beach, died Wednesday. Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Hollywood. Funeral today. Poteat, Obediah, 62, of Palm Beach Gardens, died Saturday. Shuler's Memorial Chapel, Delray Beach.

Visitation Friday; funeral Saturday. Rappaport, Bernice, 75, of Lake Worth, died Sunday. Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapel, West Palm Beach. Funeral in Farmingdale, N.Y. Rosenberg, Sue, 79, of Boca Raton, died Sunday.

All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth. Ruvo, Eleanor, 72, of Boynton Beach, died Saturday. Lome and Sons Funeral Home, Delray Beach. Funeral Mass Wednesday. Spears, Deborah, 52, of Palm Springs, died Saturday.

Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Lake Worth. Tocci, Theresa, 69, of Loxa-hatchee, died Friday. Palms West Funeral Home, Royal Palm Beach. Valenza, Anthony, 84, of Lake Worth, died Saturday.

All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Palm Beach County Block, Howard, 90, of Jupiter, died Sunday. Aycock Funeral Home, Jupiter. Funeral Saturday. Brown, Alandee infant son of Shakira S. Neal of Delray Beach, died Sunday.

Shuler's Memorial Chapel, Delray Beach. Funeral Thursday. Bryan, James 76, of North Palm Beach, died Saturday. All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth. Carollo, Elizabeth, 91, of Lake Worth, died Saturday.

Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Lake Worth. Visitation today. Ehlenberger, Fred 63, of Delray Beach, died Thursday. Lome and Sons Funeral Home, Delray Beach.

Funeral Thursday. Federigo, John 61, of Boca Raton, died Sunday. Robert J. Babione Funeral Home, Boca Raton. Ford, Alafair 68, of Delray Beach, died Sunday.

Shuler's Memorial Chapel, Delray Beach. Funeral Saturday. Fraser, Mary, 65, of West Palm Beach, died Friday. Palms West Funeral Home, Royal Palm Beach. Visitation and funeral today.

Friedman, Ruth 76, of Lake Worth, died Monday. Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Chapel, West Palm Beach. Funeral Wednesday. Garcia, Nina, 92, of Royal Palm Beach, died Saturday. Palms West Funeral Home, Royal Palm Beach.

Visitation Wednesday; funeral Mass Thursday. Garcia-Gonzalez, Ciro, 34, of Lake Worth, died Wednesday. All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth. Garcia-Ramirez, Trinidad, 78, of Delray Beach, died Sunday. All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Lake Worth.

Gauzens, Robert 82, of Boynton Beach, died Saturday. A Cremation Service of the Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach. Gendvill, Anthony 85, of Lantana, died Monday. Babione-Stephenson Funeral Home, Lantana. Funeral in Farmingdale, N.Y.

Hutson, Mac 28, of Glen Ridge, died Friday. Quattlebaum-Holleman-Burse Funeral Home, West Palm Beach. Funeral Wednesday. Justice, Veronica, 86, of Boynton Beach, died Sunday. Full moon to help lobster divers scratch their itch for bugs in 2-day sport season Measuring lobster Spiny lobster (crawfish) must measure more than 3 inches in the carapace, or head section, to be legal.

Lobster must be measured underwater and landed whole. No egg-bearing lobster may be taken. Measuring the carapace Between Crawfish Rear edge of the the horns carapace carapace i 1 I VI By Willie Howard Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Now is the time for all smart lobsters to find good hiding places. The ferocious 48 hours of underwater bug-chasing activity known as the two-day sport lobster season begins at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday and continues until midnight Thursday.

The two-day season, a tradition for many Florida families, is intended to give recreational divers a shot at the season's antennae-waving crustaceans before commercial lobster fishermen begin soaking their traps Aug. 1. Night diving is likely to be popular this year because the full moon falls on Wednesday. Lobsters come out from hiding places to feed at night, and they tend to be more active during a full moon. But night diving also brings more risks because divers can be harder to find in the dark if ocean currents sweep them away from boats and dive partners.

Last year, the Coast Guard rescued 21 divers off the coast of Palm Beach County during the first day of the sport lobster season. Many dive boats are booked for Wednesday and Thursday, and several dive shops are planning special events. Scuba Quest in West Palm Beach is having its annual big-bug contest. Blue Planet Dive Source: Florida Marine Research Institute TIM BRITTONStaff Artist sters, their harvest and their preparation. Basic lobster rules include carrying a gauge and measuring lobster underwater to make sure the head section exceeds 3 inches.

williehowardpbpost.com Surf Shop in Port St. Lucie is collecting lobsters from its customers for donation to the Victory Children's Home. The Jupiter Dive Center will have a marine biologist, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and a chef on hand Wednesday to explain spiny lob- FUNERAL NOTICES VALERY "VAL" MONDESIR Age 19, of Boynton Beach, died Saturday, July 20, 2002. He was born in Miami, Florida and had resided in Boynton Beach since 1969. Val was a student at Palm Beach Community College.

He is survived by his mother, Marie Rose Sylvain and family of Boynton Beach; father, Innocent Mondesir and family of Delray Beach; and his best friend, Jonathan Wittington and family of Boynton Beach. Visitation will be Friday, July 26, 2002, from 5 P.M. to 9 P.M., at Boynton Memorial Chapel, 800 Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 27, at First Baptist Church of Delray, 16333 S. Military Trail, Delray Beach, FL Burial will follow at Boynton Beach Memorial Park.

BOYNTON MEMORIAL CHAPEL Family Owned and Operated (561)734-5600 Boca man faces extradition on scam charges Online more. Nina Roca Garcia Age 92, of Royal Palm Beach, FL passed away July 20, 2002. She was formerly of Guines, Havana, Cuba. Nina Is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Mario T. Garcia, daughter, Mercedes Garcia; son, Mario (Irene) T.

Garcia 3 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; and sister Isaura DeCastro. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday July 25. 2002, at Our Lady Queen of Aposfles. 100 Crest-wood Blvd. Royal Palm Bch, FL.

A Visitation will be held 2 and 7 Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at the Funeral Home. Interment will follow af Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery. Palms West Funeral Home 110 Business Park Way (S.R.7) Royal Palm Beach (561)753-6004 HOWARD GREENWALD 87, Boynton Beach, died July 20, 2002. Loving husband of Terry; father of Ted Greenwald and Jeanne Greenwald McNufl; Grandfather of Eden and Camilla; brother of twin Harold, Robert (deceased) and Ethel Borodkin. He served in the U.S.

Navy in Rehabilitation Services. After earning a Master's Degree in Counseling from Columbia he worked in N.J. schools for 30 yrs and co-owned and directed a residential children's camp. Howard was an avid and accomplished athlete ana gardener, and enjoyed 26 summers in Bndgton, ME. Because of Howard's legacy of enriching the lives of children, donations in his memory can be made to Every Child, Inc.

6401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15206 Arthur J. Paolo "De De" 62, of West Palm Beach, died July 20, 2002. DeDe was formerly of Bronx, NY. He is survived by his brother, William Paolo of W.P.B. FL; close friend and aunt, Joan Barrett of W.P.B., FL; uncle, Joseph Calhoun of W.P.B., FL and cousins.

Family will receive friends Tuesday, July 23. 2002 from 6-8 pm at DORSEY-E. EARL SMITH MEMORY GARDENS FUNERAL HOME. 561-964- 3772, Funeral Service will be Wednesday. July 24, 2002 at 11:00 am also at the funeral home.

Internment will follow to Lake Worth MemPry Gardens. Dorsey. E. Earl Smith Memory Gardens N. Funeral Home (rJigyO3041 Kirk Road Lake Worth FL 33461 www.dignitymemorial.com IS Visit The Palm Beach Post's Web site to: search for obituaries print maps and driving directions of local funeral homes and cemeteries learn how to obtain a death certificate locate bereavement support groups place a death notice in The Post By Michelle Mundy Palm Beach Post Staff' Writer A Boca Raton man was in Palm Beach County Jail Monday awaiting' extradition to Canada, where he is charged with 68 counts of theft, forgery and fraud.

Canadian authorities have charged Darren Cecil Frank, 37, of 5858 Windsor Terrace with scamming more than 300 victims out of $3 million, said FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela. The investigation started after Frank initiated bankruptcy proceedings for his company, Toronto Office Systems in February 1996. One year later, a warrant was issued for Frank's arrest because he failed to comply with the bankruptcy act rules, said a Royal Canadian Mounted Police official. The ensuing investigation revealed a number of office equip-' ment frauds, said the official, who did not want to be named. The counts listed in court records cite 'at least 40 thefts of copier ma-1 chines.

One of the thefts happened at the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. In 1999, a judge found Toshiba of Canada Ltd. liable for a Markham dealer, Darren Frank, who took the photocopier back to his shop for servicing and then went out of business, according to a July 2, 1999, story in the Toronto Star. Pentecostal Assemblies was awarded $25,000 in damages plus court costs from Toshiba of Canada, the story said. Frank's extradition hearing is scheduled for Aug.

30. Staff writer Eliot Weinberg and staff researchers Sammy Alzofon and 'Michelle Quigley contributed to this story. michellemundypbpost.com ELEANOR RUVO 72, of Boynton Beach passed away on July 20, 2002. She is survived by son Daniel Gallagher of Manhattan, NY, daughter Mary Buckley of Salem, NH. sister Dorothy Peterson of Bronxvilfe.

NY, brother Robert Kennedy of Islip, NY, 3 grandchildren Siobhan, Keith Shane Gallagher. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, 10AM at Emmanuel Catholic Church, 15700 N. Military Trail, Delray Beach. Interment will be held at Florida National Cemetery. Bushnell, FL.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Alzheimer Association. LORNE SONS FUNERAL HOME, Delray Beach in charge ol arrangements. MAC ROBINSON HUTSON "ROB" "KICKER" Mac Robinson Hutson, 28 years old. of Glen Ridge, FL, died accidentally at his home on Friday, July 19, 2002. Born in West Palm Beach, Rob attended Christ Fellowship Church, North Palm Beach, FL.

He was the lead vocalist for the local band "Black River and owned and operated the Major Audio Creations Music Production Studio. Rob was currently attending Palm Beach Atlantic College as a Music Major, under the director of Dr. Ray Robinson and Dr. Lloyd and Marilyn Mims. He is survived by his parents, Dr.

Darrel and Carol Hutson of Glen Ridge, FL; a brother Tony Hutson and his wife Anne of West Palm Beach, FL; a sister, Kim Alvarez and her husband Ken of Woodrulf, South Carolina; his girlfriend. Lindsay Worsham of West Palm Beach; and several nephews, aunts and cousins. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 from 1:00 until 3:00 P.M. and from 6:00 until 9:00 P.M. at Quattlebaum-Holleman-Burse Funeral Home, 1201 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday July 24. 2002 in the Vera Lee Rinker Hall School of Music and Fine Arts on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic College, 326 Acacia Road, West Palm Beach, Florida. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Rob's memory to: Palm Beach Atlantic College, Department of Music, 901 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. You are invited to visit, sign Rob's Remembrance Registry Gueslbook, and share a memory at the web site of www.Quattlebaum.org.

QUATTLEBAUM-HOLLEMAN-BURSE FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED www.Quattlebaum.org MARY MCNEICE (Nee Fox) ol Boynton Beach, FL formerly of Amityville, NY. Beloved wile of the late John McNeice; devoted mother of John of Kings Park, NY; Kelly McCarthy of Baldwin, NY, Kevin McNeice of Boynton Beach; Michael McNeice of Massapequa, NY; cherished grandmother ol John Cafferty; Erin Mormile; Michael and Shaun McNeice. Cremation private. Services will be at a later dale. TONY VALENZA Age 83, born in Brooklyn NY on 51518.

passed away Saturday July 20, 2002. He is survived by his son Anthony Valenza (Mary) 2 grandchildren; Tony Ray and Heather. Services will be held Wednesday. July 24, 2002 from 2-4PM and 6-8PM at All County Funeral Home, Lake Worth. FL.

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