Lorayne Margaret Manko

Manko, Lorayne Margaret, 80, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday November 23, 2004 at home. Born in Summit, NJ, she moved to Florida in 1954-55, settling in St. Petersburg in 1956. She was active in local community organizations including Suncoast Classical Clowns, of which she was a founding member, Coquina Key Association, Girl Scouts of America, PTA and School Advisory Council, the local garden club, and many others. She was a medical receptionist at Suncoast Medical Clinic for fifteen years and a professional clown known as ?Kasue.? Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Joseph P. ?Joe;? and two daughters: Karen E. Manko, Naples, Italy; and Susan Manko Busch, St. Petersburg. Anderson-McQueen Funeral & Cremation Centers-N.E. St. Petersburg.