RAMONA NARANJO, 83, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Cuba, she moved to the area 20 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Vicente; a son, Alfredo of Tampa; two sisters, Delia Ballate and Antonia Ballate, both of Cuba; two brothers, Felix Ballate and Emilio Ballate, both of Cuba; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A. P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
November 18, 1998
ERNEST A. RICCIO, 75, of Tampa died Monday at Vencor Hospital. A native of New York, he moved to the area in 1979. He was a retired manager for Saks Fifth Avenue and worked for Tampa Tile. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, member of American Legion, American Association of Retired Persons and St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mercedes. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 18, 1998
ALICE P. SMITH, 96, of Plant City died Tuesday at National Health Care Center. A native of Alamo, Ga., she moved to the area in 1923. She was a homemaker and member of Bethany Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Moena Bryant of Lake Worth; a brother, Dewey Cox of Florida; three sisters, Leona Malone and Clemmie Thomas, both of Plant City, and Eva Holbrook of Dover; three grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 18, 1998
MICHAEL EDWARD STARK, of Dallas, Ga., formerly of Tampa, died Monday. A native of Louisville, Ky., he work for a heating and air conditioning company and was Catholic. He is survived by his parents, Ron and Ruth of Dallas; a brother, Craig of Douglasville, Ga.; two sisters, Kellie Mounce of Seffner and Renee of Tampa; and his maternal grandmother, Leona Naville of Clarkesville, Ind. Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home, Dallas, Ga.
November 18, 1998
LORAINE VELASQUEZ, 75, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Loveland, Colo., she moved to the area from Tucson, Ariz., eight years ago. She was a registered nurse and member of Christ of King Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Alec of Tampa; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Service.
November 18, 1998
KENNETH G. WHITMORE, 61, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he moved to the area in 1965. He was a mechanic wrecker driver. He is survived by his wife, June; four sons, Jeffrey of Tampa, Billie of St. Petersburg, and Gary and Kenneth, both of Land O' Lakes; two daughters, Debra and Maggie, both of Land O' Lakes; his mother, Alice Cody of Perrysburg, Ohio; four sisters, Mary Philo of Waterville, Ohio, Edith Thompson and Regina Richter, both of Perrysburg, and Kay Leimonstoll of Florence, N.J.; and eight grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz- Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
November 18, 1998
LAVERNE H. WILLHITE, 67, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Covington, Ky., she moved to the area in 1957. She worked for the school board and was Baptist. She is survived by her husband, James; four daughters, Carolyn Snyder and JoAnn Wingo, both of Tampa, Brenda McMurray of Louisville, Ky., and Shari Escobar of Lutz; a sister, Winnie of Tampa; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 18, 1998
HEATHER RENEE ZEIGLER, infant daughter of Mathew and Barbara of Tampa, died Friday at University Community Hospital. She is survived by a sister, Kristin Haun of Wesley Chapel; her paternal grandparents, Joseph and Ruth Gough of Tampa; and her maternal grandmother, Donna Porter of Tampa. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Service.
November 18, 1998
THELMA CROSS, 92, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Tuscumbia, Ala., she moved to the area in 1959. She was a member of Nebraska Avenue Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Francis; three sisters, Nell Daniel Schmucky of Tampa, Gloria Ann Cawthon of Orlando and Dorothy Dean Haines of Stone Mountain, Ga.; a brother, Carlyle Daniel of Nashville, Tenn. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
EURAH R. DENNIS, 96, of Tampa died Monday at Harborside Health Care of Tampa. A native of Florence, Ala., she moved to the area from Montgomery, Ala., in 1999. She was a clerk for a hospital and Presbyterian. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy D. Vines of Tampa; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
August 24, 1999
J. REX FARRIOR Jr., 72, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident, he was a lawyer, Protestant and a Navy veteran. He is survived by four sons, J. Rex III, Hugh and Preston, all of Tampa, and Robert of Beverly Hills, Calif.; two sisters, Anne Preston King of Hilton Head, S.C., and Jennie Finley Cornelius of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Fu neral Homes, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
BETTY I. FRENCH, 61, of Riverview died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Endicott, N.Y., she moved to the area 23 years ago from Vestal, N.Y. She was a bookkeeper and Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Donald; two sons, Keith of Tampa and Donald Jr. of Brandon; a brother, Clyde Pierce Jr. of Brackney, Pa.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
August 24, 1999
LUCIA GUNDERSON, 72, of Ruskin died Sunday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Lindfurt, Germany, she moved to the area in 1969 from Milwaukee. She was a secretary and Catholic. She is survived by three sons, Arnold of Germany, Robert of Muskego, Wis., and Michael of Tempe, Ariz.; three brothers, John, William and Harry, all of Wisconsin; and five grandchildren. Zipper's Agape Mortuary & Crematory, Ruskin.
August 24, 1999
MARGARET J. HANST, 83, of Tampa died Sunday at John Knox Village of Tampa Bay. A native of Charleroi, Pa., she moved to the area from Pittsburgh in 1956. She was a homemaker and member of Temple Terrace Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sons, Donald of Summerville, S.C., and Michael of Tavares; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. CE Prevatt Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
PETER ALBERTAS JAMES, 80, of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Ashville, N.Y., he moved to the area from Jamestown, N.Y., in 1962. He was a mechanic, Protestant and an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; two daughters, Dollieann Forth of San Pedro, Calif., and Brenda Hull of Tampa; two brothers, Charles of San Fernando, Calif., and Harvey of New Port Richey; one sister, Mable Whitaker of New York; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial, Brandon.
August 24, 1999
HAZEL JOLLIE, 93, of Tampa died Thursday. She was a housekeeper and member of Tyer Temple United Methodist Church. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
ALBERTA L. "BOBBIE" JONES of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Greensburg, Pa., she moved to the area from Ithaca, N.Y., in 1948. She was a registered nurse and Lutheran. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
VIRGINIA KEGLEY, 91, of Tampa died Friday at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg. A native of Richmond, Va., she moved to the area in 1948. She was a homemaker and Methodist. She is survived by a sister, Annie Fox of Richmond; and three grandsons, William Stellges and Richard Stellges, both of Tampa, and Robert Stellges of Sarasota. Mark III Funeral Home, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
ARNOLD C. KOTLER, 80, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident, he was co-owner of Tropical Garment Manufacturing, a member of Temple Schaarai Zedek and an Air Force veteran. He is survived by a son, John of Kensington, Md.; a daughter, Nancy Brereton of Tampa; a sister, Lucille Falk of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Beth Davis Chapel, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
HARRY LYTLE, 77, of Sun City Center died Friday at South Bay Hospital. A native of San Francisco, he moved to the area from Denver, N.C., in 1996. He was a manager for Lockheed-Martin, a Mason, member of Scottish Rite and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Sara; four sons, David Sinclair of Memphis, Tenn., Tom Sinclair of Seattle, Bill Sinclair of West Covina, Calif., and Max of Georgia; three daughters, Linda Bradley of Georgia, Laurie Moore of Charlotte, N.C., and Leslie Gregory of Tallahassee; a brother Charles of California; and 11 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
August 24, 1999
JOSEPH H. SCHACHTER, 77, of Sun City Center died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1985. He was a postal worker and Army Air Corps veteran. He is survived by his wife, Esther; three sons, Keith of West Barnstable, Mass., Howard of Orange, Conn., and Mark of Hamden, Conn.; three stepsons, Stanley Freedland of Tampa, Donald Freedland of Boca Raton and Joel Freedland of Lutz; a sister, Bette of Bronx, N.Y.; and six grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
August 24, 1999
HELEN LOUISE SEGER, 88, of Brooksville, formerly of Floral City, died Sunday at Oak Hill Hospital. She was a Tampa native and member of Living Waters Christian Fellowship. She is survived by four daughters, Mildred Glisson of Huntsville, Ala., Patricia Lundy of Tampa, Shirley Fredrickson of Tampa and Sylvia Spivey of Brooksville; three sisters, Carolyn York of Inverness, Marjorie Henderson of Melbourne and Doris Edmondson of Tampa; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.
August 24, 1999
