OBITUARIES
Regina Konsker
Apr 12, 2019
KONSKER, Regina (Rywka), age 96, of Tampa passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Konsker was born in Poland and was a survivor of the Holocaust. She emigrated to The U.S. moving to Kansas City, MO. and came to Tampa from Atlanta, GA where she had resided for many years. She was preceded in...
Christina Clark
Apr 10, 2019
Clark, Christina Nicole, 33 of Tampa, passed away suddenly on April 10, 2019. Christina was preceded in death by her Mother, Donna and her Father Michael. Christina leaves behind her three children, Michael, Cayden and Ariana, her brother Michael, her aunt Lisa and uncle Frank, uncle Jimmy, and lots of nephews and nieces. Christina was a beautiful person inside and out....
Isabel Perri
Apr 8, 2019
PERRI, Isabel (Garcia) 89, a life-long resident of Tampa, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019. She was born on December 8, 1929, and was married to Joe Perri for 49 years when he preceded her in death in 1997. As a younger woman, she owned Isabel’s Beauty Salon on Henderson but eventually turned to real estate and was...
Henry "Bob" Troner
Apr 8, 2019
TRONER, Henry Robert “Bob”, age 92, of Tampa, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019, surrounded by friends & family. Bob was born in New York, NY on March 28, 1927, and spent his youth in the Bronx, before enlisting in the Navy at the age of seventeen, during World War II. He served as a medical and dental corpsman and...
Betty Kopelman
Apr 6, 2019
Kopelman, Betty Jane, 80, of Tampa, passed away on April 6, 2019. Born in Springfield, Illinois, on May 7, 1938, Betty lived in many places while growing up, but always considered Little Rock, Arkansas to be her home. She was an amazing woman who cherished and loved her family dearly; she will be sorely missed. She is preceded in death...
Sharon Balber
Apr 3, 2019
BALBER, Sharon Lynn, age 43 of Tampa died Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Survivors include her husband, David, cherished sons, Jake & Brett, parents, Abert & Sheila Goodman, brothers, David & Carl Goodman and sister, Lori Vingot. Graveside services were held.
Sandi Sylver
Apr 1, 2019
Sandi Sylver was reunited with her sweet Mother and loving dog Apache (Patches) on April 1st 2019. She had suffered a difficult illness over the last year. She was born to Sheldon and Lillian Sylver and spent her first 13 years in Mount Vernon New York. Her father had an opportunity to relocate to NMB Florida where she graduated Miami Norland Senior High School. Sandi had a sense of...
Irene Rubenstein
Mar 28, 2019
RUBENSTEIN, IRENE BERGER passed away, Thursday, March 28, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. A long time resident of Tampa, Irene came originally from Baltimore, Maryland. She was a graduate of Towson State Teacher’s College, Maryland, and taught fifth grade at B.C. Graham School in Tampa. She and her husband, Paul, had the well-known cinematography business, Photomart,...
Jack Perman
Mar 23, 2019
PERMAN, Jack, age 73 of Lutz died March 23, 2019. Dr. Perman served proudly in the US Army and was a chemist, assistant director of the state lab and Adjunct Professor at USF. He was a member of Congregation Beth Am. Survivors include his beloved wife of nearly 40 years, Linda Ann, son and daughter-in-law, Jason & Audrey Perman,...
Alexandra Spears
Mar 12, 2019
SPEARS, Alexandra B. "Ali" passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, while surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Ali was a willful and feisty kind of girl with a personality that could light up any room. She was a people person and loved baking, taking charge, and the Indianapolis Colts. Like most young girls, Ali enjoyed...
Alma Greenberg
Mar 11, 2019
GREENBERG, Alma Beck, age 88, of Tampa, died Monday, March 11, 2019. Mrs. Greenberg came to Tampa six years ago from her native New York and was a former member of Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick. She was endlessly devoted to her family; her children and grandchildren were her greatest gift. Alma is preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Howard Greenberg. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Steven Haubenstock, and...
Barbara Friedman
Mar 10, 2019
FRIEDMAN, Barbara, age 68, of Tampa, passed away March 10, 2019. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she enjoyed traveling and making the most out of life. Above anything else, Barbara loved her family and spending quality time with them as often as possible. She was the director of social work at Menorah Manor and a bereavement counselor for Suncoast Hospice....
Dr. Judith Szentivanyi
Mar 9, 2019
SZENTIVANYI, Dr. Judith (Szasz), age 90, of Lutz, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019. Born in Miskolc, Hungary on April 4, 1928, Judith was a Holocaust survivor and immigrated to the USA after the Hungarian Revolution. In 1952 she finished medical school and specialized in internal medicine in 1956. She went on to finish her residency in dermatology at the...
Hilda Steinberger
Mar 9, 2019
STEINBERGER, Hilda Rosen, age 95, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2019. Born in Hazleton, PA on May 8, 1923, Hilda lived her adult life in Pottsville, PA before moving to Miami, Pembroke Pines and Tampa, Florida. She was the loving wife of the late Irving Steinberger and is survived by her children, Terry (Les) Freedman, Mark (Ann) Steinberger, and Ellen...
Eli Bobo
Mar 6, 2019
BOBO, Eli Abraham, age 30 of Tampa passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Eli was a lifelong resident of Tampa. He graduated Tampa Prep where he participated in gymnastics and was a notable diver, later graduating Wharton School of Business. He had an affinity for the arts, enjoying theater and music and he, himself a painter and sculptor....
Robert Rodriguez
Mar 4, 2019
RODRIQUEZ, Robert (age 87), of Tampa, passed away on March 4, 2019. Robert was born in Tampa on January 20, 1932 to Julio and Grace Rodriguez. He was a fireman for the City of Tampa for 20 years and owned and operated Emerald Pools for over a decade. In 1951 he married Nancy Gigilo and together they had two...
Lauren Mandel
Feb 18, 2019
Our hearts are broken with the sudden loss of Lauren Silver Mandel, age 63, who passed away on February 18, 2019. Lauren grew up in Bradenton, FL attended Manatee High School and graduated from the University of South Florida in 1977. Lauren was a devoted wife, loving mother, sister, aunt and a dear friend to many, who always put...
Barry Burt
Feb 18, 2019
After many years of a complexity of health issues, Barry Middleton Burt succumbed to physical frailties and Spirit’s call to home. As a devoted son, husband, and brother, sweet gentle Barry was the essence of integrity, compassion, generosity of self and spirit, kindness and humility. Always optimistic, he lived in an expression of gratitude and joy; an inspiration of resilience and...
Stephen Weiser
Feb 13, 2019
WEISER, Stephen M., age 67, of Leesburg, passed away February 13, 2019. A native from Philadelphia, Stephen owned and operated Temdee Collectibles for 40 years in Turnersville, NJ and enjoyed collecting stamps, coins, sports cards, and comics. He was an avid sports fan and would go to any Philadelphia games whenever he got a chance and got very emotional over the...
Evelyn Cuervo
Feb 9, 2019
CUERVO, Evelyn Roberto, passed away February 9th, 2019, at the age of 75. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, to Edna Sanchez Lima and Robert Lima on May 9th 1943, and was a loving wife of 58 years to Eduardo Cuervo. Survivors include her two children, 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. She was a beautiful, vivacious woman who will be...