JOHN A. AMBUTE, 60, of Brandon died Monday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., he came to the area from Port Charlotte in 1993. He was a cabinetmaker for Ain Plastics and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Penelope of Plant City; three sons, Adam of Brandon, Jason of Plant City and Scott Ambutavicz of Grand Rapids; two daughters, Michelle of Longmont, Colo., and Amanda of Australia; a brother, Robert of Grand Rapids; and five grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 28, 2000
WILLIE M. BROWN, 87, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of Monticello, she moved to the area many years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is survived by a daughter, Minnie Howard; a brother, Grover Brooks; five grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
GERTIE COLLINS, 84, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Clarksville, Ark., she moved to the area from Michigan in 1954. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by four sons, Doyle Eggers and Michael, both of Tampa, Johnny and Sean; five daughters, Avis Rayo of Tampa, Bessie Vrondran of Michigan, Carolyn Summers of Valrico, Kay Christman of St. Petersburg and Patricia Pelaez of Miami; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 28, 2000
ROBERT OTIS DAVIS, 72, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, he was a land surveyor and a member of Hillsborough United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Eloise; three sons, Robert of Tampa, Ronald of Valrico and Michael of Clifton, Va.; a daughter, Donna Donley of Seffner; a brother, Cecil of Seffner; four sisters, Opal Bohannon of Temple Terrace, Wanda Kelly, Imogene Beach and Dorothea Caldwell, all of Tampa; and six grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
TAMARA LEGEIA DeBERRY, 23, of Tampa died Friday in Punta Gorda. A native of El Paso, Texas , she moved to the area from Tallahassee in February. She is survived by her mother, Beverly; and her grandmother, Georgia Eubanks. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
VARIE WATERS GASKINS, 79, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Village Nursing Center. A native of Waycross, Ga., she moved to the area in the 1920s. She was a beautician and a member of Tampa Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Patti Jones of Land O' Lakes; her mother, Queen Waters of Waycross; three brothers, D.C. Waters of Eustis, Darrell Waters of Union, S.C., and Denver Waters of Brunswick, Ga.; a sister, Vilma Hendrix of Waycross; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
JEFFREY L. ``GOLDY" GOLDSBY, 39, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of California, he moved to the area in 1987. He was a real estate manager. He is survived by his father, Larry of Carrollton, Mo., his mother and stepfather, Kay and Wade Lieder of Houston; and a sister, Elizabeth of Omaha, Neb. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
KATHERINE E. HAASE, 67, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Linton, Ind., she moved to the area from Michigan in 1970. She was a manager for John Knox Village and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, George; a son, Donald of St. Simons Island, Ga.; two brothers, Richard Earles of Charlevoix, Mich., and Phillip Earles of Bushnell; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
DOROTHY A. KNAPP, 87, of Zephyrhills died Friday at home. A native of Detroit, she moved to the area from Plymouth, Mich., in 1979. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by two sons, Dennis of Lutz and George of Spokane, Wash,; a sister, Anna Jean Parmenter of Belleville, Mich.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. American Heritage Cremation Society, Clearwater.
September 28, 2000
ALBERT KOZAK JR., 64, of Tampa died Tuesday at home. A native of Brockton, Mass., he moved to the area from Sumter, S.C., in 1974. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a member of the Moose and American Legion and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Anna; a son, Steven of Tampa; a daughter, Cynthia West of Chandler, Ariz.; a brother, Richard of Squantum, Mass.; a sister, Rita McCarthy of Braintree, Mass.; and five grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
September 28, 2000
RAY C. LEAMON, 87, of Land O' Lakes died Sunday. A native of Calhoun, Tenn., he moved to the area from Tarpon Springs 20 years ago. He was a dairyman and Pentecostal. He is survived by a son, Donald of Plant City; seven daughters, Joyce White of Cleveland, Tenn., Justine Johnson and Darla Young, both of Land O' Lakes, Judith Crawford of Bentonville, Ark., Jeanette Bloom of Ashford, Wash., Janice Kuhn of Brandon and Deborah Sexton of Tampa; a sister, Mildred Dugan of Cleveland, Tenn.; 21 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren; and three great- great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
KENNETH L. MILLER, 55, of Brandon died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. A native of Pridgen, Ga., he moved to the area 45 years ago. He was a welder and an Army veteran of the Vietname War. He is survived by a son, Ivan of Tampa; a daughter, Joyce of Brandon; his mother, Lois Tom of Leominster, Mass.; two brothers, O.J. and Willie, both of Tampa; three sisters, Shelby MacDonald of Kalamazoo, Mich., Christine Beaudoin of Lunenburg, Mass., and Betty Beasley of Tampa; and a grandchild. Abbey Affordable Cremation & Funeral Services, Largo.
September 28, 2000
BRUCE PERRY, 63, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Richford, Vt., he moved to the area from Costa Rica 30 years ago. He was a judo instructor, an Army veteran and a member of Trinity Assembly of God. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a son, Alonso of Costa Rica; two daughters, Vanessa of Freemont, Mich., and Melanie of Land O' Lakes; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
September 28, 2000
ANTHONY QUINONES, 43, of Tampa died Friday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1975. He was a university student and Catholic. He is survived by his mother, Norma Velez of Puerto Rico; five brothers, Rueben Sotero-Velez, John, Tony, Elliot and Hector, all of Tampa; six sisters, Ada Pacheco and Janet, both of Puerto Rico, Eva Pacheco, Glany Mesa, Waleska Cruz and Lucy, all of Tampa; and his grandmother, Grisalda Antonmattei of Tampa. Florida Mortuary & Cremation Services, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
DOMENICO RADOSTI, 87, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Italy, he moved to the area from Toronto in 1952. He was a tile setter, grocer and real estate entrepreneur. He is survived by a daughter, Anna of Dade City. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
FELICIDAD ``HAPPY" SAN MARTIN, 84, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Robert of Chicago, Ronald of Atlanta and Richard of Tampa; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
OTIS SINGFIELD SR., 79, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Savannah, Ga., he was a longtime area resident. He was a supervisor for Tampa Electric Co., an African Methodist Episcopal minister, a Mason, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Bethel AME Church. He is survived by his wife, Emma; two sons, Otis Jr. and Shawn, both of Tampa; two daughters, Jemmi English of Cincinnati and Patricia Williams of Tallahassee; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
GENEVIEVE VASQUEZ SINGLETON, 43, of Riverview died Sept. 21 in Santa Maria, Calif. A native of Santa Barbara, Calif., she moved to the area in 1996. She was a homemaker and a member of South Brandon Worship Center. She is survived by her husband, David; a daughter, Reagan of Riverview; her parents, William and Catalina Cavalli of Santa Maria; a brother, Chris Cavalli; two sisters, Denise Teague and Diana Jehle, both of Santa Maria. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview.
September 28, 2000
EDWARD DANIEL SMITH, 82, of Zephyrhills died Monday. A native of Ashburn, Ga., he moved to the area in 1930. He was supervisor of a produce warehouse and Baptist. He is survived by three sons, Edward of Brooksville, G. Russell of Waynesville, N.C., and John of Dahlonega, Ga.; two daughters, Beverly of Zephyrhills and Shirley Keesee of Cleveland, Tenn.; two sisters, Ethel Woolley of Plant City and Louise Murray of Tampa; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
DAVID WAYNE TOUPIN, 59, of Tampa died Monday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Worcester, Mass., he moved to the area from Franklin, N.H., 35 years ago. He was a sales representative for a cosmetics company, an Air Force veteran of the Vietname War and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He is survived by three brothers, Virgil of Nokomis, Ronald of Laconia, N.H., and Gary of Franklin; a sister, Kathleen Fender of Tampa; and a companion, Robert Valinoto of Tampa. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
JULIANNE WHELAN, 73, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of New York, she moved to the area from Englewood, N.J., in 1987. She was a company administrator and a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
September 28, 2000
DeFOREST ``FROSTY" WHITCOMB of Brandon died Tuesday at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Franklinville, N.Y., he moved to the area 50 years ago. He was manager of a family-owned insulation business and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Mozelle; three sons, Frank of Punta Gorda, Vern of Bradenton and Rick of Louisiana; two daughters, Judy Schroeder of West Palm Beach and Joy Johnson of Brandon; a sister, Faye Lively of Live Oak; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
September 28, 2000
HENDERIKUS ``HANK" WILBRINK, 69, of Sun City Center died Monday at home. A native of Borger, Netherlands, he moved to the area from Spokane, Wash., in 1998. He was an industrial machinist, a veteran of the Netherlands Air Force and a member of Bradenton Christian Reformed Church. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; two daughters, Agnes McGowen of Spokane and Sandra Carrasco of Tangent Oaks, Ore.; a brother, Klaas Kloosterhof of Sun City Center; and five grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
September 28, 2000
