Howard L. Volgenau Jr.
Howard L. Volgenau Jr., 91, of Sun City Center, Fla., died on Sept. 10, following a long illness.
A resident of Sun City Center for 24 years, Volgenau was a Korean War Air Force Veteran who flew 155 missions as a radio operator, had a 35-year career as an IBM Sales and Marketing executive and was active in the community.
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Volgenau went to high school in Scarsdale, N.Y. and soon after joined the U.S. Air Force. He pooh-poohed the danger of the early eight-score missions over enemy territory in a scout plane that flew low with only a top speed of 130 mph. This was easily in rifle range for a North Korean solider. “But we did have some exciting times,” he said, “including spotting a North Korean troop train.” He radioed in and F-86 fighters made a run.
Following his service, he graduated from Central Missouri University, joined IBM and married Imo Jean Newton. They had four children, and like many IBMers, the family moved constantly – Chicago; Kansas City; St. Louis; Springfield, MO; and Tampa. She died of cancer in 1986.
In 1989 he married Dorothy Carroll, an IBM executive secretary. They moved from Tampa to Sun City Center in 1997.
Volgenau loved to be in on the action. In high school he played tackle on the football team, later water skied, played tennis and became a racquetball whiz.
At age 75, he took a hot air balloon ride, at 80 he made a parachute jump, at 85 flew in a glider. In between he swam with dolphins and went airborne again to fly in the same type of plane he flew in Korea. His true joy was taking his dog Daisy on a golf cart run every day.
In Sun City Center, he was on the SCC Emergency Squad for 13 years and captain of Team 7 for 5 years, on the Security Squad for three years, the Life Line administrator through the Men’s Club and worked at the Information Center for six years.
He is survived by his four children – a son, Geoffrey, of Campbell, Calif.; three daughters, Tracy, of Sun City Center, Fla., Shari, of Charlotte, N.C., and Sara, a traveling nurse; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Sept. 30, at the United Methodist Church in Sun City Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or Save the Manatees.
<h2>Frankie T. Peña</h2>
<img class="wp-image-33867 alignleft" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2021/09/Frankie-T.-PenaRESIZED.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="149" />Frankie T. Peña, 31, of Ruskin, Fla., passed away Sept.16, 2021. He was self-employed, owner (jefe) of a metal recycling business. Survivors include his parents, Tirzo and Laura Peña Julian; his sister, Jackie (Alberto) Aguilar; his brother, Adam Peña; maternal grandparents, Natalia and Carlos Enrique Leal; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins; and his faithful canine companion Penny.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. with the funeral service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.
A resident of Sun City Center for 24 years, Volgenau was a Korean War Air Force Veteran who flew 155 missions as a radio operator, had a 35-year career as an IBM Sales and Marketing executive and was active in the community.
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Volgenau went to high school in Scarsdale, N.Y. and soon after joined the U.S. Air Force. He pooh-poohed the danger of the early eight-score missions over enemy territory in a scout plane that flew low with only a top speed of 130 mph. This was easily in rifle range for a North Korean solider. “But we did have some exciting times,” he said, “including spotting a North Korean troop train.” He radioed in and F-86 fighters made a run.
Following his service, he graduated from Central Missouri University, joined IBM and married Imo Jean Newton. They had four children, and like many IBMers, the family moved constantly – Chicago; Kansas City; St. Louis; Springfield, MO; and Tampa. She died of cancer in 1986.
In 1989 he married Dorothy Carroll, an IBM executive secretary. They moved from Tampa to Sun City Center in 1997.
Volgenau loved to be in on the action. In high school he played tackle on the football team, later water skied, played tennis and became a racquetball whiz.
At age 75, he took a hot air balloon ride, at 80 he made a parachute jump, at 85 flew in a glider. In between he swam with dolphins and went airborne again to fly in the same type of plane he flew in Korea. His true joy was taking his dog Daisy on a golf cart run every day.
In Sun City Center, he was on the SCC Emergency Squad for 13 years and captain of Team 7 for 5 years, on the Security Squad for three years, the Life Line administrator through the Men’s Club and worked at the Information Center for six years.
He is survived by his four children – a son, Geoffrey, of Campbell, Calif.; three daughters, Tracy, of Sun City Center, Fla., Shari, of Charlotte, N.C., and Sara, a traveling nurse; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Sept. 30, at the United Methodist Church in Sun City Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or Save the Manatees.
<h2>Frankie T. Peña</h2>
<img class="wp-image-33867 alignleft" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2021/09/Frankie-T.-PenaRESIZED.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="149" />Frankie T. Peña, 31, of Ruskin, Fla., passed away Sept.16, 2021. He was self-employed, owner (jefe) of a metal recycling business. Survivors include his parents, Tirzo and Laura Peña Julian; his sister, Jackie (Alberto) Aguilar; his brother, Adam Peña; maternal grandparents, Natalia and Carlos Enrique Leal; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins; and his faithful canine companion Penny.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. with the funeral service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.