Individual Details
Lucille Jarvis
(April 16, 1921 - December 4, 2001)
TREE FARMS NUTURE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Dec 11, 1988; RICK ROUSOS;
DADE CITY - If you're in the mood for a fresh-cut Christmas tree - and maybe a little fun in the process - you may want to consider two Northeast Pasco tree farms.
They'll provide the saws.
At Lucille's , you'll find owner Lucille Barthle sitting near 50 acres of big Virginia Pines and Florida Red Cedars. And at Ergle's Christmas Tree Farm, there's Mary Ellen Ergle tending to 35,000 Virginia Pines, Sand Pines, Eastern Red Cedars, Spruce Pines and Leyland Cypress trees.
For these two women, tree farming is a year-round labor of love.
Mrs. Barthle has been tending and selling trees for 39 years. She's an energetic woman who claims ``nobody can beat my trees.``
People come from as far away as Naples to buy a tree at Lucille's. She encourages people to bring a blanket and a picnic lunch, to make finding a tree fun rather than a chore.
Mrs. Barthle prunes all of her trees by hand. ``I just don't see the idea of using a machine,`` she said. To her, the trees assume near human qualities. ``You plant 'em all the same, but they all come out different,`` she said.
If you have a big staircase, Mrs. Barthle will sell you a 40-foot Florida Red Cedar. She's already sold several that tall.
Mrs. Barthle will help you cut and pack your tree. She may also offer to give you pine cones and mistletoe, and show how to make decorative Christmas displays with cedar branches and flour.
``Christmas is a time of love and happiness,`` she said.
To find Lucille's, travel State Road 52 to County Road 581, which is two miles west of I-75. Go north on 581 for six miles to Johnston Road, then turn right. Go slightly more than a mile, then turn left when you see the Lucille's sign. Follow the two-track road back to where you'll see Mrs. Barthle sitting with a few saws, a cat and a dog. She's open from 7 a.m until dark.
BARTHLE, Lucille Jarvis, 80, of St. Joseph, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, 2001.
She is survived by one daughter, Martha E. Carpenter of St. Joseph; two sisters, Jeanette Head and Elta Whilden, both of Homosassa, Fla.; three grandsons, Guy, Dean and Jason Osceola, all of Naples, Fla.; and one great-grand- daughter. A native of Homosassa, she moved to this area 50 years ago from Miami. She was the owner of Lucille's Christmas Tree Farm, was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was (The Tampa Tribune, 519 words.)
St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Dec 11, 1988; RICK ROUSOS;
DADE CITY - If you're in the mood for a fresh-cut Christmas tree - and maybe a little fun in the process - you may want to consider two Northeast Pasco tree farms.
They'll provide the saws.
At Lucille's , you'll find owner Lucille Barthle sitting near 50 acres of big Virginia Pines and Florida Red Cedars. And at Ergle's Christmas Tree Farm, there's Mary Ellen Ergle tending to 35,000 Virginia Pines, Sand Pines, Eastern Red Cedars, Spruce Pines and Leyland Cypress trees.
For these two women, tree farming is a year-round labor of love.
Mrs. Barthle has been tending and selling trees for 39 years. She's an energetic woman who claims ``nobody can beat my trees.``
People come from as far away as Naples to buy a tree at Lucille's. She encourages people to bring a blanket and a picnic lunch, to make finding a tree fun rather than a chore.
Mrs. Barthle prunes all of her trees by hand. ``I just don't see the idea of using a machine,`` she said. To her, the trees assume near human qualities. ``You plant 'em all the same, but they all come out different,`` she said.
If you have a big staircase, Mrs. Barthle will sell you a 40-foot Florida Red Cedar. She's already sold several that tall.
Mrs. Barthle will help you cut and pack your tree. She may also offer to give you pine cones and mistletoe, and show how to make decorative Christmas displays with cedar branches and flour.
``Christmas is a time of love and happiness,`` she said.
To find Lucille's, travel State Road 52 to County Road 581, which is two miles west of I-75. Go north on 581 for six miles to Johnston Road, then turn right. Go slightly more than a mile, then turn left when you see the Lucille's sign. Follow the two-track road back to where you'll see Mrs. Barthle sitting with a few saws, a cat and a dog. She's open from 7 a.m until dark.
BARTHLE, Lucille Jarvis, 80, of St. Joseph, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, 2001.
She is survived by one daughter, Martha E. Carpenter of St. Joseph; two sisters, Jeanette Head and Elta Whilden, both of Homosassa, Fla.; three grandsons, Guy, Dean and Jason Osceola, all of Naples, Fla.; and one great-grand- daughter. A native of Homosassa, she moved to this area 50 years ago from Miami. She was the owner of Lucille's Christmas Tree Farm, was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was (The Tampa Tribune, 519 words.)
Events
| Birth | April 16, 1921 | ||||
| Marriage | November 21, 1964 | Leo John Barthle | |||
| Death | December 4, 2001 | 33523 Dade City, Pasco, FL |
Families
| Spouse | Leo John Barthle (1918 - 1989) |
| Child | Martha E. Barthle |
| Sibling | Leona Jarvis (1902 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Eveline Jarvis (1908 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Elta Jarvis |
| Sibling | Jeanette Jarvis |