OBITUARIES

Marylin Goldner

Marylin Goldner

Mar 29, 2014

GOLDNER, Marylin Frances, age 69 of Tampa died Saturday, March 29, 2013. Ms. Goldner was born in Montreal, Canada, had resided in Cresskill, New Jersey before coming to Tampa recently from Coral Springs, FL. She was a member of Congregation Kol Ami. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn & Matthew Fink, cherished grandchildren, Jason, David & Michael and...

Irving Hill

Irving Hill

Mar 22, 2014

HILL, Irving H., age 89, of Tampa died March 22, 2014. Mr. Hill was born in New York and came to Tampa 35 years ago. He was a combat veteran having served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a fitness enthusiast and was a body builder during the 1970's. Survivors include his longtime companion, Frances Emerson, daughters,...

Joel Breitstein

Joel Breitstein

Mar 16, 2014

BREITSTEIN, Joel Martin, age 68 of Tampa died Sunday, March 16, 2014. Mr. Breitstein was born in Staten Island, New York but resided alternately in Baltimore, Maryland and Tampa, Florida before permanently settling in Tampa in 2002. He was an attorney but practiced law for a very short time before pursuing his passion and using his talents in establishing...

Arthur MD

Arthur MD

Mar 10, 2014

age 72 of Tampa died Monday, March 10, 2014. Dr. Forman was born in Mt. Vernon, New York and came to Tampa 38 years ago. He served in the Public Health Service Corps of the Uniformed Services and later practiced psychiatry for many years in private practice. His patients knew him as not only a competent physician but as...

Barbara Lurie

Barbara Lurie

Feb 26, 2014

LURIE, Bobbie, age 83, of Springfield, MO, passed away on February 26, 2014. Bobbie was born in Atlanta, GA, grew up in Tampa, FL and attended the University of Florida studying education. Bobbie was a mother, an artist, a community activist and a politician. She is survived by her son, David Lurie of Kansas City, MO, daughter and son-in-law,...

Priscilla Dennis

Priscilla Dennis

Feb 24, 2014

DENNIS, Priscilla V., 62, resident of Ashley Oaks in Tampa, FL, died on February 24, 2014, She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael & Eleanor Dennis. She is survived by her brothers, Barry and Bruce Dennis both of NY, sister and brother-in-law, Patricia & (Emmett) Dennis-Brown of CA, nephews, Gregory & Jeremy Dennis, aunt and uncle, Marilyn...

Richard Carlisle

Richard Carlisle

Feb 23, 2014

CARLISLE, Richard Wilbert, age 71 of Tampa died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at his home. He was born in Enterprise, Alabama and was a machine operator at an auto salvage yard for many years and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his sons, Richard Carlisle, Christopher Carlisle, Aaron Carlisle and Demetrius Carlisle, daughters, Sherry Carlisle-Smith, Phyllis Carlisle, Carol Carlisle-Bradford...

Shirley Adaskes

Shirley Adaskes

Feb 20, 2014

ADASKES, Shirley, age 87 of St. Petersburg died Thursday, February 20, 2014. Ms. Adaskes was born in Brooklyn, New York and came to Tampa eight years ago from Orlando. She is survived by her daughter, Robi Adaskes of Tampa. Graveside services and interment were held at Gan Shalom Cemetery.

Lawrence Lempert

Lawrence Lempert

Feb 18, 2014

LEMPERT, Lawrence Alexander, age 77 of Odessa died Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Mr. Lempert was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was an attorney in Tampa for 47 years in private practice. Larry was a Traffic Magistrate and also could be heard for many years on WFLA where he was a radio show host. Prior to his professional career, he...

Pross Ruth

Pross Ruth

Feb 16, 2014

PROSS, Ruth ,age 100 of Weinberg Village in Tampa died Sunday, February 16, 2014. Mrs. Pross was born in Brooklyn, New York and came to Tampa four years ago from Pembroke Pines, FL. She was a member of Congregation Kol Ami, a life member of Hadassah and formerly was among the founding members and past president of the Hebrew...

Irving Essrig Jr

Irving Essrig Jr

Feb 14, 2014

ESSRIG, Irving Jr., 60, native of Tampa, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014. Mr. Essrig spent most of his adult life with family and friends in New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Irving Essrig Sr., and his brother, Martin Essrig. He is survived by his loving wife, Susan Essrig, of four years, mother,...

Susan Valitutto

Susan Valitutto

Feb 6, 2014

VALITUTTO, Susan C., of Tampa, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Survivors include her loving sons, Paul, Philip & Peter, her mother, Leona Boyea of Naples, brothers, Allan Boyea of Malone, NY, and Mark Boyea of Hampton, NJ, and two cherished grandchildren, Autumn & Angelina. She fought cancer courageously, just as she lived...

Frederick Neusner

Frederick Neusner

Feb 5, 2014

NEUSNER, Frederick, age 89 of Tampa died Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Mr. Neusner was born in Springfield, Massachusettes, resided in Hartford, CT and came to Tampa in 1998 from Washington, D.C.. Fred was an attorney and during his professional career he was in private practice, served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut and later was...

Leon Stone

Leon Stone

Jan 30, 2014

STONE, Leon, age 98 of Tampa died after a brief illness on January 30, 2014. Mr. Stone was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 12, 1915. He received both undergraduate and law degrees from Ohio State University and came to Tampa in 1946. He was a co-owner of Florida Cleaning Service and later built the TraveLodge at USF. Into...

Richard Weiss

Richard Weiss

Jan 28, 2014

Weiss-Richard David, 52, of Tampa, FL died January 28, 2014, of complications from Cystic Fibrosis. He was a loving husband of Lisa Kassak Weiss, devoted brother of Anthony (Nancy), and the late Arthur (Jan) and beloved son of Mary and Harry Weiss of Palm Beach, FL and Montreal, Canada. Richard is survived by his three nieces Whitney and Lacey...

Morton Gould

Morton Gould

Jan 14, 2014

GOULD, Morton, age 95 of Tampa died, Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Mr. Gould was born in Worchester, Mass on September 15, 1918. Mr. Gould was educated at Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass and Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Married to his beloved wife, Zoe, of seventy-one years, they had two children; Hebert and Wendy, three grandchildren, Kelly Clarson, Daniel Gould...

Rosaura Maneiro

Rosaura Maneiro

Jan 13, 2014

MANEIRO, Rosaura, age 87 of Tampa died Monday, January 13, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Maneiro came to Tampa 15 years ago from her native, Salinas, Puerto Rico. She was a long standing member of the Iglesia Refugio Eterno Church where she was a Missionary and shared her talents in serving as a church bookkeeper. She was...

Janet Stern

Janet Stern

Jan 13, 2014

STERN, Janet, age 94, died Monday, January 13, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she lived in Silver Spring and Rockville, Maryland from 1950 until October, 2013. Janet spent her career as a teacher and speech therapist, primarily for the public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was a co-president and woman of the year of...

Kenneth Welsh, Jr

Kenneth Welsh, Jr

Jan 10, 2014

Kenneth Allen Welsh, Jr. was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 5th, 1928. He passed peacefully on January 10th. He is survived by his 3 daughters, Kay Welsh of Ft. Lauderdale, June Welsh of Mountain View, CA, and Kim Hajaistron of Tampa. He is also survived by 3 grandchildren, Roseann Scott, Michael, Jr. and Hunter Hajaistron, and 2 great...

Daniel Deutsch

Daniel Deutsch

Jan 10, 2014

DEUTSCH, Dr. Daniel, age 95 of Tampa died Friday, January 10, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Deutsch came to Tampa over 20 years ago from his native, New York. He served proudly in the US Army during WWII and continued his military service in the Army National Guard and US Army Reserve eventually achieving the rank of...