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Dorothy V. Armstrong

Dorothy V. Armstrong, 87, of Bradenton and formerly Holmes Beach, died March 6.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Armstrong moved to Manatee County from Brecksville, Ohio, in 1983. She was a homemaker. She was a former member of O.E.S. She attended Roser Memorial Community Church, Anna Maria City.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota FL 34238. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Manatee Avenue Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by daughters Merry of Spokane, Wash., Barbara Gearhart of Lawrence, Kan., and Lucy Harrison of Alliance, Ohio; sister Margaret Pritsch of Bradenton; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Marilyn Clark Grenzebach

Marilyn Clark Grenzebach, 88, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and formerly Anna Maria Island, died Feb. 27.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Grenzebach was a graduate of Lafayette High School and the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts in Newark, N.J. She was a commercial artist. She was a longtime member of the Island Players of Anna Maria Island.

Memorial services will be March 26 at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Ill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Island Players, P.O. Box 2059, Anna Maria FL 34216, or to the UI Foundation for the Center for Macular Degeneration, P.O. Box 450, Iowa City IN 52244.

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