JACOB MCCLELLAN, infant son of Brian and Sue of Valrico, died Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base Hospital. He is also survived by two brothers, Daniel and Michael; his maternal grandmother, Margaret Carmona of Goodrich, Mich.; and his paternal grandmother, Mildred of Ogdon, Utah. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 26, 1999
GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, 79, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Havana, he moved to the area more than 70 years ago. He was a law enforcement officer and a member of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Henrietta; two sons, George and Mark G., both of Tampa; a daughter, Rosalie Frances of Melbourne; a brother, Reynor of Virginia; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
September 26, 1999
JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ, 21, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, he moved to the area in 1980 from Philadelphia. He was a window manufacturing assembler and a Christian. He is survived by his parents, Juan Jose and Enid; two brothers, Alex and Javier; a sister, Ericka; his maternal grandparents, Guillermo Cosme and Josefina Franceschi; and his paternal grandfather, Benito. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 26, 1999
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, 65, of North Redington Beach died Thursday. A native of Tampa, he was a retired colonel, a Vietnam veteran and a member of American Legion. He is survived by two sons, Raymond Robert II of Gulfport and Richard Ronald of Treasure Island; a daughter, Michelle Sears of Mary Esther; his mother, Mary Adams of Tampa; and four grandchildren. North American Cremation Society, Deerfield Beach.
September 26, 1999
VIRGINIA R. SUCARICHI, 79, of Lutz died Friday at Lakeshore Villas Health Care Center. A native of Brownsville, Pa., she moved to the area 49 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Robert and David, both of Tampa; two daughters, Diana Pischel of Coral Springs and Rita Faltus of Brooksville; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
September 26, 1999
HARVEY SWINEHART, 83, of Sun City Center died Sept. 19 at South Bay Hospital. A native of Seville, Ohio, he moved to the area in 1980 from Atlanta. He was a food salesman, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. He is survived by a brother, Irvin of Hemet, Calif.; and a sister, Marie Rehm of Wooster, Ohio. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
September 26, 1999
ROBERT BOCKENEK, 91, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Elizabeth, N.J., he moved to the Tampa area three years ago. He was a liquor store owner and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by three sons, Jim of Tampa, Howard of Cranford, N.J., and Richard of Concord, Mass.; and six grandchildren. Beth David Chapel, Tampa.
September 27, 1999
TOMASA N. CAPOTE, 92, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Matanzas, Cuba, she moved to the Tampa area in 1977. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a daughter, Neri Garcia of Tampa, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 27, 1999
DAVID FRANK CORTEZ, 49, of Valrico died Friday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of San Antonio, Texas , he moved to the Tampa area in 1992. He retired from the Air Force as a major, was president of David F. Cortez Professional Consultants and was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Adriana; four sons, Patrick, Marston and Joaquin, all of Valrico, and Adrian of Fort Benning, Ga.; a daughter, Amaris of Valrico; his father, Frank of San Antonio; two brothers, Donald of San Antonio and Daniel of Stafford, Va.; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 27, 1999
MARY LOUISE HOLT, 79, of Ruskin died Friday at home. A native of Marietta, Ga., she moved to the area in 1989. She worked for A.C. Nielsen Co. of Sarasota and was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Carlos; two sons, William of Tampa and James of Ruskin; a sister, Helen Holbrook of Ohio; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
September 27, 1999
JEAN EGGERT HOWLETT, 74, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Perth Amboy, N.J., she moved to the Tampa area in 1960 from Edison, N.J. She was a registered nurse. She is survived by her husband, Robert; two daughters, Ellen of Tampa and Kathleen Hawk of New York City; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
September 27, 1999
CHARLENE MOFFATT JONES, 85, of Tampa died Friday at Woodbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Montreal, she moved to the Tampa area in 1972 from Cleveland. She was a registered nurse and a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. She is survived by her husband, Richard; a son, Dennis of Savannah, Ga.; a brother, George Moffatt of Vermont; and a grandchild. Mark III Funeral Home, Town 'N Country Chapel.
September 27, 1999
RICHARD KAPLAN, 77, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Cleveland, he moved to the Tampa area in 1974 from Hollywood, Fla. He was a pharmacist, an Army veteran of World War II and Jewish. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son, Thomas Ford of Tampa; two daughters, Sharon Barb of Spring Hill and Susan O'Neil of California; and seven grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
September 27, 1999
DOREEN TRIMMER, 78, of Sun City Center died Saturday at home. A native of Jersey City, N.J., she moved to the Tampa area in 1980 from Vermont. She was a motel owner and a member of United Community Church. She is survived by her husband, John; a daughter, Constance Lucy of Littleton, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Mary of Trenton, N.J., and Elizabeth Fay of Plainfield, N.J.; and a brother, H. James Toffey of Palm City. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
September 27, 1999
CURTIS TENCH WEAVER SR., 72, of Plant City died Sunday at Lakeland Regional Hospital. A lifelong resident, he was owner of a pest control company, a Navy veteran and a member of First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son, Curtis Jr.; and a daughter, Jean Ann Davenport. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
September 27, 1999
MICHELLE BACHAN, 34, died Sept. 7 at Tampa General Hospital. She was a native of Indiana
. Florida Mortuary and Cremation Services, Tampa.
September 29, 1999
GRACE LORAH CARPENTER, 91, of Plant City died Monday at home. A native of Basket, Pa., she moved to the area from Philadelphia in 1958. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church. She is survived by three sons, Norman of San Antonio, Texas , Milton of Nashville, Tenn., and Richard of Moorestown, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
September 29, 1999
HELEN ARONOVITZ COHEN, 83, of Indianapolis, formerly of Tampa, died Sept. 14 at home. She was a teacher and member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. She is survived by her husband, Gabriel; three sons, Larry, Ted and Ben; five daughters, Debbie, Jennie, Hermine, Rena and Miriam; a brother, Alfred Arnold; a sister, Shirley Zeimer; 25 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Meridian Hills Mortuary, Indianapolis.
September 29, 1999
RAYMOND ALDEN CONNER JR., 88, of Sun City Center died Friday at home. A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., he moved to the area from St. Petersburg in 1990. He was a research analyst for a federal aviation agency and an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Wilora; a son, Raymond Alden III of Largo; a daughter, Linda King of Clearwater; a sister, Lavern Nowland of Wyoming, Mich.; and three grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
September 29, 1999
TILLIE FERNANDEZ, 78, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident, she was a retired receptionist for the state attorney's office and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Elio; a son, Raymond Taylor of Bradenton; a brother, Raymond Garcia of Odessa; a sister, Carmen Guerra of Odessa; and a grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A.P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
September 29, 1999
HELEN RUTH FITT, 84, of Sun City Center died Monday at home. A native of Johnstown, Pa., she moved to the area in 1933. She was a retired accountant and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Larry of Sun City Center; a daughter, Roxana of Sun City Center; and two grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
September 29, 1999
VIRGINIA OMOHUNDRO FORD, 84, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Bentonville, Ark., she moved to the area from Kennett, Mo., in 1952. She was a retired teacher for Plant High School and Baptist. She is survived by a brother, Thomas Omohundro of Mesa, Ariz.; and two sisters, Betty Johnson of Tampa and Caroline Foster of Apollo Beach. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed- Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 29, 1999
MARVIN DAVID GINSBERG, 72, of Tampa died Sept. 17. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to the area from Winter Springs four years ago. He was a teacher and Jewish. He is survived by a son, Howard of Peachtree City, Ga.; a daughter, Jenny Mercurio of Patchogue, N.Y.; a sister, Dorothy Levinson of Green Valley, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his companion, Carole Mehlman of Tampa. Beth David Chapel, Tampa.
September 29, 1999
WALTER C. HUGHES JR., 79, of Brandon died Tuesday at home. A native of Worcester, Mass., he moved to the area in 1949. He was an inventory control clerk for Tampa Electric Co., Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and member of First Baptist Church, Brandon. He is survived by his wife, Frances; a son, Kenneth of Stockton, Calif.; a daughter, Janet Brandon of Riverview; a brother, Robert of Tavares; a sister, Pauline Smith of Largo; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 29, 1999
