OBITUARIES

Mar 14, 2011

Stanley T. Cairns, age 89, of Tampa, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011. He was born in Albany, New York to Stanley and Frances Cairns. He and his family moved to Florida in 1970 and they were active members of St. Cecelia Catholic Church where Stanley was the organist, choir member and Eucharistic Minister for many years. He was...

Mar 11, 2011

PONOROFF, Edna, age 88 of Tampa, FL died Friday, March 11, 2011. Mrs. Ponoroff was born in Brooklyn, NY and came to Tampa recently from Altemonte Springs, FL where she had resided for nine years. Survivors include her beloved husband, Raymond, sons and daughters-in-law, Paul & Fern Ponoroff of Long Beach, NY, and Alan & Lori Ponoroff of Tampa,...

Mar 10, 2011

Harriet M. Lavey, age 87, of Tampa died March 10, 2011. She was a lifelong resident of Chicago and came to Tampa in 2008. Mrs. Lavey was a member of Chabad of Tampa Bay and Hadassah. Preceded in death by her husband David, she is survived by 3 sons and daughters in law Elliott and Marcia Lavey of Walnut...

Mar 6, 2011

Aaron Kraselsky, 98 years young of Tampa, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. He was born February 1, 1913 to Loeb and Bayla Kraselsky in Abbieville, Alabama. Mr. Kraselsky proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a retailer in Dothan, AL and Albany, GA for over 60 years. Survivors include his loving wife of 68 years, Kathryn...

Mar 4, 2011

KALTER, Dr. Sanford M. "Sandy" Kalter, age 74 of The Villages, FL., died Friday, March 4, 2011 in Tampa. Dr. Kalter moved to The Villages recently after residing in Hollywood, Tamarac and Delray Beach, FL where he lived for the past nine years. He was a US Army veteran, was a Dentist, practicing in Cooper City, FL and a...

Feb 27, 2011

Margaret D. McGraw, age 83 of Tampa died February 27, 2011 suddenly. Mrs. McGraw was born in Tulsa, OK, and came to Tampa 35 years ago after residing in New Orleans for many years. She was a member of the Sunset Park Garden Club, the Boxer Rescue of Florida, having rescued several dogs, enjoyed cooking and was an avid...

Feb 25, 2011

GORNBEIN, Ruby Feldman, age 83 of Tampa, formerly of Palm Harbor died Friday, February 25, 2011. Mrs. Gornbein was born in Toronto, Canada and came to the Bay Area in 1983 after residing in Buffalo, NY for 20 years. She was an accountant, a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, life member of Hadassah and...

Feb 24, 2011

Doris J. Hyman, age 82, of Tampa died Thursday, February 24, 2011. Born in Stanford, CT, she was a lifelong resident of Tampa; a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek, an avid Mahjong player, and the former owner of The Club Cafeteria. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 29 years, Milton. Survivors include her son and...

Feb 24, 2011

Evelyn Blackburn, age 85 of Clearwater, died Thursday, February 24, 2011. She was born in New York City to Harry and Mary Swick. Evelyn was a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Janet Blackburn, two grandsons, Jeremy and Bryan, great granddaughter, Ruby and her sister. A graveside service will be held Monday,...

Feb 23, 2011

Howard Greenberg, 90, of Tampa, died Wednesday February 23, 2011.

A Memorial Service will take place at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa.

Feb 20, 2011

WEINBERG, Thelma G., age 89 of Land O'lakes died Sunday, February 20, 2011. Mrs. Weinberg came to Land O'Lakes six years ago from her native, New York. She was a graduate of Hunters College and owned her own catering business for many years. She enjoyed playing Scrabble, stringing beads and was a member of Brandeis Women's Club. Survivors include...

Feb 19, 2011

Lillian Bernstein Gushin, 96, was born in Brooklyn, NY, but grew up and lived most of her life in Roselle, NJ. She moved to Palm Harbor, FL, in 1999. She was a graduate of Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, NJ and Kean University in Union, NJ where she earned both her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Education. A...

Feb 19, 2011

BAYER, Effie, age 83 of Tampa died Saturday, February 19, 2011. Mrs. Bayer came to Tampa in 1996 from New Jersey, resided at Weinberg Village for the past two years and was a member of Congregation Kol Ami. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of over 25 years, Irving and her son, Marshall. Survivors include her...

Feb 10, 2011

KAUFMAN, Hilda, age 95 of Tampa died Thursday, February 10, 2011. Mrs. Kaufman was born in New York and came to Tampa 9 years ago from Tamarac. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, Ephraim. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Stuart & Debra Kaufman of Tampa and Len & Lisa Kaufman of...

Feb 7, 2011

JANUS, Dr. Samuel Shep, age 80 of Tampa died Monday, February 7, 2011. Dr. Janus came to Tampa 10 years ago from New Jersey and was a physcologist. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Janus, sons, Jeffrey Janus of New York and Lazar Janus of Tampa, daughter, Beth Newfield of New York, sister, Ethel Fisher of New Jersey, eight grandchildren...

Feb 7, 2011

DAVIS, Shoshana, age 96 of Tampa died Monday, February 7, 2011. Mrs. Davis was born in Poland resided at Weinberg Village having come from North Miami Beach. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband , David. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Alan & Mimi Aaron of Tampa, son, Gideon Davis of Staten Island, NY and her...

Feb 7, 2011

ABRAMSON, Arnold M., age 79 of Sun City Center, FL died Monday, February 7, 2011. Mr. Abramson was born in Chicago, Il. and lived in Indiana and Illinois his entire life before moving to Florida permanently in 2003. He was a US Army veteran and was a member of the Jewish War Veterans and was an active member of...

Feb 6, 2011

SLESNICK, Teresa "Terri", age 86 of Tampa died Sunday, February 6, 2011. Mrs. Sleznick was born in England and moved to Tampa in 2004 from Laguna Hills, CA. She taught ballroom dancing for many years. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 49 years, Charles "Bill" and sister, Norma Buckler. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law,...

Feb 5, 2011

Cutler, Roseline A. "Ro", 94, of Tampa Florida, died at home on February 5, 2011. Born September 11, 1916 in Philadelphia to Aaron and Matilda Adams, Ro married Edward I. Cutler in 1938, and they lived in Philadelphia until 1944, when they moved to Tampa, where Ro became very active in the community as a member of the Tampa...

Feb 1, 2011

LACHS, Dr. Gerard, age 76, of Temple Terrace, died February 1, 2011. Dr. Lachs was born in Essen, Germany and moved to Florida over 25 years ago from Pennsylvania. He was a professor of electrical engineering at Penn State and USF and was a Master Bridge Player and loved golf. Survivors include his loving wife of 53 years, Sandy...