OBITUARIES

Aug 28, 2012

"Bunny", age 89 of Tampa, died on August 28, 2012. Mrs. August came to Tampa in 2007 from her native New York, where she was a graduate of NYU and later taught home economics in the East Meadow School district for over 23 years. Bunny was an advocate for the developement of "life skills" for children and promoted cooking,...

Aug 15, 2012

age 68 of Tampa died Wednesday, August 15, 2012. After earning a degree in political science, Neal served as a captain in the US Army. Later, Neal began his pursuit of a law degree, but opted, instead, to leave his native New York and with the support of his wife open several retail greeting card stores upon moving to...

Aug 14, 2012

age 92, of Tampa died August 14, 2012. Mr. Pilet came to Tampa seven years ago from his native, New Orleans, LA. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps, having served druring WWII and was the owner of the A.J. Pilet Insurance Agency & Surety Underwritters for over 40 years. Survivors include, his beloved wife of...

Aug 13, 2012

age 91, formerly of Brandon and Tampa, died on August 13, 2012. Lillian was born in New York and raised her family in Queens and Long Island where she and her husband, Harold, were restaurateurs and ran a successful Baskin and Robbins ice cream store in Cedarhurst, Long Island. Lillian and Harold followed their son, David, to Tampa in...

Jul 30, 2012

TIPPS, Cassie S., age 88 of Brandon died on July 30, 2012 at the Carrollwood Care Center. She was a 1941 graduate of Era High School in Era, TX and a 1962 graduate of University of Tampa. She was a teacher in the Hillsborough County School System for 20 years. She was a long standing member of the First...

Jul 26, 2012

BLOCK, Seymour (Sy) David, 88 born March 9th, 1924 in New York, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2012 at home. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Barbara Block; three children, Dr. Jeffrey (Michelle), Stephen (Suzanne),Karen (Marc) Blumenthal; and eight wonderful grandchildren. Son of Julius and Helen (Rudin) Block, "Sy" grew up in Brooklyn, NY, served...

Jul 26, 2012

BUTLER, Marcella, 89, of Tampa, died July 26, 2012. She was born in Chicago and moved to Tampa in 1974. She was a dedicated volunteer for SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) and counseled her peers on Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance questions. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Melvin; daughter and son-in-law Judi Iglesias and Stephen...

Jul 24, 2012

68, of Tampa, died on July 24, 2012. She is survived by her loving husband, Arnold. She was buried at Florida National Cemetery on Friday, July 27. A private service was held at Segal Funeral Home.

Jul 21, 2012

age 100, was born on April 1, 1912 and passed away on July 21, 2012. She is survived by 3 sons, Carl, Edward and Barney, 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed. Contributions may be made to Weinberg Village.

Jul 19, 2012

age 88, passed away July 19 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace. Graveside services were held July 22 at Garden of Memories in celebration of her life. With a gift for nurturing and caring, Annabelle worked as a registered nurse for 35 years and gave her time as a loving caretaker of plants and animals all of her...

Jul 10, 2012

TREHY, Mary John, born August 2, 1925 died abruptly on July 10, 2012 after living with a kidney transplant for 15 years and eventually developing metastatic skin cancer. Her husband of 67 years, Daniel J. Trehy, and their son, Daniel L. Trehy, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons; Michael L. Trehy (Rebecca) of St. Louis,...

Jul 10, 2012

WATSON, William Q., born on December 17, 1930 and passed away on July 10, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Rose Watson, four children; Carol Lynn Watson Upshaw, Marque Watson, Tom Watson, Todd Watson, 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He was in the telecommunications business during his career and spent his retirement years golfing, traveling and enjoying...

Jul 9, 2012

HOFFER, Ruth 88, of Tampa, died on Monday, July 9, 2012. Mrs Hoffer was born and raised in New York City and came to Tampa in 2005. She was dedicated to her family and was a life-long lover of animals. For many years she was an elementary school teacher at the Yeshiva of Central Queens. She was preceded in...

Jul 8, 2012

Suzanne "Suzy" Lichtman (Hausmann), Loving and Loved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend

Suzy Lichtman passed away on July 8, 2012, at the age of 72. She was born in Strasbourg, France. Within moments of being born, Suzy was placed in a picnic basket and evacuated from the hospital just before it was bombed. She came to...

Jul 4, 2012

Marcia S. Lipschutz

LIPSCHUTZ, Carl S., age 87 of Tampa, died Monday, July 2, 2012. LIPSCHUTZ, Marcia S., age 84 died Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Married 65 years, Mr. & Mrs. Lipschutz are together once again and as in memory, will be together for eternity. Mr. and Mrs. Lipschutz came to Tampa recently from their native Philadelphia, PA....

Jul 2, 2012

LIPSCHUTZ, Carl S., age 87 of Tampa, died Monday, July 2, 2012. LIPSCHUTZ, Marcia S., age 84 died Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Married 65 years, Mr. & Mrs. Lipschutz are together once again and as in memory, will be together for eternity. Mr. and Mrs. Lipschutz came to Tampa recently from their native Philadelphia, PA. He was a U.S....

Jun 30, 2012

Roberta "Bobbie" Silver passed away on June 29, 2012 at the age of 93. She was born June 27, 1919 in Idaho and came to Tampa in 1950, where she owned a successful beauty salon. She was the loving wife of Cyril Silver, mother of Everett Nicks who preceded her in death. She is survived by Cyril, her sister...

Jun 28, 2012

MIDULLA, Mary Ellen, was a resident of Tampa from 1945 until June 28th when she went to be with her Lord. She was born on Jan 10, 1922 in Hillsboro, North Dakota. She attended North Dakota State University. Mary was married for 56 years to Joe, who predeceased her. Mary is survived by her son Bill and his wife...

Jun 12, 2012

GRAHAM, Michael R., 62, passed away on June 12, 2012 in Tampa. Michael is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Graham, loving children, Kristene Gregory, James (Alishia) Graham, Gary (Faye) Graham, Jason (Shaye) Neal, Amanda (fiance Christopher Caskie and his childern, Ashlyn & Haelyn) Neal and Michelle Graham, loving mother, Mary Lou Graham, loving grandchildren, Victoria Gregory, Megan Gregory,...

Jun 10, 2012

DORFMAN, Abraham M. "Abe", 84, of Tampa, died on June 10, 2012. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Tampa in 1989. Mr. Dorfman was employed with GE for over 25 years in quality control and designed and implemented a very special product for the NASA Space Program. He was a veteran of the US ARMY in...