OBITUARIES

Dec 15, 2008

Rita Patz, 91, of Tampa, died Monday, December 15, 2008. Interment at South Hill Hebrew Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania.

Dec 14, 2008

Morris Ringer, 85, of Sarasota, died Sunday, Decemb er 14, 2008. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon, Massachusetts.

Dec 12, 2008

Harold Leon Ziegler, 69, of Wesley Chapel, died Friday December 12, 2008. Preceded in death by daughter Deborah Gillespie, he is survived by his wife of 57 years Meg Ziegler; daughters Elizabeth Ziegler of New York, NY, Heather Peres and husband Chase of West Sabel, NY, and Rebecca Marchese and husband Joseph of Bethlehem, PA; son William G. Ziegler...

Dec 12, 2008

Betty Klepack, 89, of Palm Harbor, died Friday December 12, 2008. She is survived by her husband Abraham Klepack. Interment took place at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.

Dec 9, 2008

Vicki Santa, beloved former station manager of WMNF in Tampa, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at St Joseph's Hospital. We will provide further details as they become available.

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Dec 8, 2008

Elliott Morton Osiason passed away on December 8, 2008 at the age of 82. Born in Fall River, MA and a graduate of Boston University, his family moved to Tampa FLA in the early 1950's to open Stanley Chair Company, a furniture manufacturer still run as a family business. Elliott retained his thirst for knowledge, especially science, history and...

Dec 6, 2008

Dan T. Daniels, 57, of Tampa, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008. Dan requested no memorial service and his partner, Larry Boudreau, asks that memorial contributions in Dan's name be sent to the charity of the donor's choice.

Dec 2, 2008

Edward H. Weisman, 83, of Tampa, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Mr. Weisman was a lifelong resident of Tampa and a graduate of Hillsborough High School. He was manager of Edwards Juvenile Children's clothing store for over 25 years and a member of Temple David. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Phyllis, and son Spencer...

Nov 30, 2008

Nadine L. McMahon, 51, of Wesley Chapel, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Her loving family survives her. A memorial service will take place 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Segal Funeral Home, 3909 Henderson Blvd, Tampa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to the American Cancer Society.

Nov 24, 2008

NEWMAN, Beatrice Britt, graced the world with her presence for 93 beautiful years and is now at peace with her two children, Fredric Alan Britt and Jackie Sue Britt. Born on October 18, 1915 in New York City and passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at home surrounded by her loving family. Grandma Bea was a loving and...

Nov 23, 2008

FELSENTHAL, Albert Edward "Bud", age 88 of Tampa died Sunday November 23, 2008. Mr. Felsenthal was born in Chicago, IL. And came to Tampa in 1962 from Wisconsin. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in the South Pacific during WWII, was a citris broker with the William Manis Company in Tampa, a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek...

Nov 22, 2008

Lena Argintar Coolik, 93, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Wilmington, NC. Funeral services will take place Noon Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 2713 Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa. Interment at Rodeph Sholom Cemetery, Tampa.

Nov 21, 2008

ARGHITTU, Frank, age 81, of Sun City Center died Friday, November 21, 2008. He is survived by his sister, Sr. Mary Arghittu OSF, of Tampa. A Catholic Mass for the repose of his Soul will be held Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 11:00 AM at the Franciscan Center, Tampa. The family will receive friends prior to the Mass beginning at...

Nov 19, 2008

Dr. Robert Dressler was born May 5, 1925, earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in New York City, and received his honorary Doctor of Science, SCD, from USF.

After serving in the Navy in World War II, Dr. Dressler was involved in electronic research in television, color television, military electronics, and satellite...

Nov 14, 2008

Doris Ann Reichert, 82 of Clearwater, went home to be with her Lord, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Norman and by her devoted companion and pet "Bear." and is survived by her step-son Gary Reichert of New Jersey and her many friends who were her treasured family members. In lieu of...

Nov 9, 2008

John F. Burnie, 88, of Tampa, Florida, passed away November 9, 2008, after a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Jeanne M., his children, Ellen Burnie, Jane Zeld, James Burnie and his wife Veronica, Martha Angelosante and Meg Burnie, his brother, James W. (Bill) Burnie and his wife Betty, step children, Chip Keener and Sarah Keener,...

Nov 2, 2008

Eddie Pacheco, 88, of Tampa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Coraeda; daughters Victoria, Damares, Mirella, Carmen, and Connie Pacheco; sons Eddie Pacheco, Jr., Luis Pacheco, and Eddie Francisco; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He moved to Tampa from his native Puerto Rico in October. The family will receive friends from 6 to...

Oct 31, 2008

HIRSCH, Les, age 75 of Tampa died Friday, October 31, 2008. Les was a 50 year resident of Tampa where he loved living his adult life. He is survived by his caring and loving wife of 51 years, Gail, who stood by his side their entire married life; his sons, Rabbi David Hirsch and his wife Margot of Jerusalem,...

Oct 19, 2008

Dr. Samuel C. Bukantz, 97, of Tampa, died Sunday, October 19, 2008. Preceded in death by his wife Jewell in August, 2008, he is survived by daughters Dorothy Bukantz and Jessica Blueberry; and granddaughter Emily Claire Blueberry. Dr. Bukantz was the first director of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine at USF...

Oct 18, 2008

Graveside services will take place at 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 20, 2008 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Largo, Florida