Carmine Ranieri Zinn, 71, of 6998 16 Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fla., died at 6:10 a.m. March 25, 2007, in her daughter's residence.
She was born June 26, 1935, in Orange, N.J., to Frederick and Louise Bocchino Ranieri. On Dec. 27, 1959, in St. Petersburg, she married James Richard Zinn, who died in December 2000.
A 60-year resident of St. Petersburg, she was a foreign language educator at Pinellas Co. Schools and supervisor of World Language. She was a member of St. Jude Cathedral Catholic Church, St. Petersburg. She was a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor's and master's degree in Spanish.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Lisa) Zinn, Warsaw; and two grandchildren, Jimmy and Jake Anderson, both of Warsaw. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister.
A memorial service will be at a later date. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials to ALS Association of Indiana; ALS Association of Florida; or Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Southern Care Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
