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      Ann F. (Beneski) Cikacz, 89

LAWRENCE, MA

Ann F. (Beneski) Cikacz, 89 of St. Petersburg Florida died Friday, March 14, 2008 at Bay Front Medical Center.

Born in Lawrence Massachusetts, she moved to St. Petersburg in 1983 from Salem NH. She graduated from Lawrence High School in Lawrence Massachusetts. She worked at the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and Jordan Marsh Company.

Her husband Walter J. Cikacz 85 also of St. Petersburg who died July 4, 2005 preceded her in death. He attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence Massachusetts. During World War II, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, owned and operated Walt's Sunoco in Lawrence, Mass., and retired after 30 years. He was a member of the DAV in Salem, N.H.; they were both volunteer at the Sunshine Center, members of Holy Family Catholic Church and avid bowlers. They were preceded in death by a son Walter J. Cikacz Jr. Survivors include a son Michael A. Cikacz and his wife Christine and a granddaughter Molly A Cikacz, all of Chester NH.

Friends and family are respectfully invited to attend a memorial Mass on Saturday, April 26 at St. Anne’s Church, 26 Emerson Ave. Hampstead, NH at 10:30 AM. Memorial donations may be made in their names to The Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd. Clearwater, FL 33760.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home