OBITUARIES

May 26, 2018

ROJAS, Geo, age 83 of Tampa died Saturday, May 26, 2018. Mr. Rojas came to Tampa in 1979 from his native Chile. He was an engineer and technician with Lockheed Martin Corporation for 30 years and a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek. Survivors include his beloved wife of over 40 years, Susan Rojas, son, Miguel Lob, daughters, Monica Fishman...

May 24, 2018

Salomon (Sam) Pila, of Tampa, completed his life May 24, 2018.  He was born on July 20, 1925 in Charcznitza, Poland to Kalman and Kresla Pila.  Salomon was the youngest of five sons.  He was interred in concentration camps as a teenager during the Holocaust and, for a time, he was a worker in the Oskar Schindler factory.  He survived...

May 20, 2018

Murillo, Jose 84, of Tampa died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, May 20, 2018. Mr. Murillo was born in Barcelona, Spain and emigrated to Cuba to continue competing as a professional Jai-Lai player. He played in Miami and Tampa in the early 60's before retiring after 17 years, then joined the family bakery business, United Bakeries of Florida. Survivors include his beloved wife of 54 years, Paula; sons, Michael...

May 19, 2018

ZYNDORF, Henry, age 92 of Tampa died Saturday, May 19, 2018. Mr.. Zyndorf was born in Poland and was a Holocaust survivor. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of f 70 years, Sylvia. Survivors include his daughter, Bernice Saxon of Odessa, sons and daughters-in-law, Sol & Naomi Zyndorf of Toledo, Ohio and Andy & Ann Zyndorf of Tampa and eight cherished grandchildren,...

May 16, 2018

Born June 5, 1934 Wauwatosa Wisconsin of Clyde L Stauff and Florence (Kelly) Stauff. Graduated from Portage High School in Wisconsin. Graduated from Prospect Hall in Milwaukee Wisconsin. First job was at Ogden and Company. She lived in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin for 15 Years before moving to Cape Coral, Florida in 1978. Diane was a well respected Realtor for over 30 years and was...

May 12, 2018

Ruth “Cookie” Neuman, age 81, of Tampa passed away May 12th, 2018. She was born in Columbia, Mississippi in 1936 and moved to Tampa in 1941 where she attended Robert E. Lee elementary school, George Washington Jr. High and Thomas Jefferson High School. After graduating in 1954 Cookie attended University of Florida, Jackson memorial Hospital of Nursing and completed...

May 6, 2018

STONE, Mitchell Scott, age 42 of Tampa died Sunday, May 6, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife Lilian, his 3 children Gabriel, Sophia and Julian, parent's Mark and Terri Stone, brother Jason (Kim), cousin's John and Eddie, his Aunt Barbara and Uncle Norman.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday, 11:00 AM at Gan Shalom Cemetery. Please omit flowers.

May 5, 2018

Oo, Thant Zaw, age 19, of Tampa passed away unexpectedly on Saturday May 5th, 2018. Thant was a native from Myanmar in Southeast Asia and came to the United States in December of 2016 to further his education at the University of South Florida. In his early education, he attended Pride International School of Myanmar from 2006 to 2016...

May 3, 2018

SHAINWALD, Samuel, age 86 of Tampa passed away May 3rd.  Mr. Shainwald was born in Chicago in 1931 and moved to Tampa in 1994 with his wife Lucille. Funeral services were held in Chicago. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Lucille of Tampa, son, Mark Shainwald of Skokie, IL, daughter, Naomi Brooks (Joel) and grandson Joseph Brooks of...

Apr 23, 2018

Ronald A. Fried, 58, a highly regarded leader of the American Hospice movement and an inspiration to all he touched, died Monday, April 23, at his home in Tampa, FL, with his wife Cheryl Hamilton Fried at his bedside and surrounded by close friends and faithful pets. A former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Hospice...

Apr 14, 2018

SEIDEN, Martin Leonard, age 79 of Apollo Beach, passed on Saturday, April 14th 2018. Martin, known by his family and friends as Marty, was born in Bronx, New York, and resided in Florida for the past 38 years. Marty served in the U.S. Army as an intelligence officer, while stationed in Turkey. Marty was an avid sports enthusiast, and...

Apr 9, 2018

TRAVIESO, Susan, age 56 of Tampa, FL. Transitioned in peace on April 9th, 2018. Susan came to Tampa recently from Clermont, FL.  Her greatest desire was to be a mother & she accomplished that role with fervor. She was the "Target lady" with laughter & the neighbor with spunk, exemplifying love, joy, & generosity with no expectations. Cancer couldn’t...

Apr 8, 2018

WYATT, Dennis A., age 68 of Brandon died Sunday, April 8, 2018. Mr. Wyatt was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough County and worked for the Hillsborough County Property Appraisers Office for 35 years and was a member of Congregation Beit Shuvat Tzion. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Diana Ashley Wyatt. Survivors include his beloved wife of...

Apr 2, 2018

RABINOWITZ, Joyce, age 81 of Tampa, Florida, formerly Atlantic City, New Jersey died April 2, 2018. Mrs. Rabinowitz was born in Philadelphia, PA and came to Tampa last year from Atlantic City, New Jersey where she had resided for nearly 35 years. She was known from the care she gave customers at Kidrageous for many years, had a passion...

Mar 28, 2018

SALADINO, Rosalie, age 77 of Tampa died Wednesday, March 28, 2018.  Rosalie was born in Buffalo, New York in 1940 and then moved to Tampa in 1953. In Tampa she attended Franklin Junior high and then graduated from Hillsborough High School (Go Terriers!) in 1959. She worked for the Tampa Tribune for 15 years during which time she met...

Mar 24, 2018

OSTER, Estelle "Bootsie", age 93, of Tampa died Saturday, March 24, 2018. Mrs. Oster was born in Atlanta, Georgia and came to Tampa in 1944 and along with her husband, owned Hillsborough Plumbing Supply which they operated until 1980. Bootsie was a long time member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, member and past president of the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood and...

Mar 11, 2018

PLOWDEN, Esther Jean, "Jeannie", age 83, lifelong resident of Tampa, died Sunday, March 11, 2018. Jeannie has left for her next adventure, having had her last one here on earth. Her life included 51 years as a pharmacist, lots of ski trips, and volunteering in the school system, the Judeo Christian Clinic, and the Suicide and Crisis Prevention Center....

Mar 7, 2018

Bessie Lederman Schaffel Selevan passed away peacefully at 97 years old in Tampa, Florida on March 7, 2018.  Bessie was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1921 shortly after her parents, Sheva and Chaim Lederman, arrived in the United States from Eastern Europe.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Milton Schaffel, who died...

Mar 2, 2018

Donald Stanley Golden, age 87 passed on March 2, 2018 at Melech Hospice House. Donald, known by his family and friends as Don, was born in Philadelphia, PA and resided in Tampa, FL for the past 28 years. Don served in the US Coast Guard during the Korean War. Don loved his Philadelphia sports teams, hoagies and TastyKakes.  The...

Feb 23, 2018

MOTZNE, Ziv Ziskin, age 52 of St. Pete Beach, died Friday, February 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Ester Motzne. Survivors include his loving father, Josef Motzne, devoted sisters and brothers-in-law, Ofina & Kerry Raduns and Mira & Michael Steinberg and cherished nieces, Jacklyn Steinberg, Sarah Steinberg, Ester-Kay Steinberg and Dr. Erica Von stein....