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Eugenia A. Pichette
Mar. 26, 1936 - Nov. 21, 2017
Eugenia A. Pichette, 81, passed away November 21, 2017. She was born March 26, 1936 in Guayaquil, Ecuador to the late Leopolo and Angela Amador. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her 1st husband, Daniel W. Alarcon; her 2nd husband, Edward Pichette, Sr; and several...
Roberta "Ellen" Oberle Story
Oct. 16, 1942 - Nov. 16, 2017
Roberta Ellen Oberle Story, 75, passed away November 16, 2017. She was born October 16, 1942 in Riverview, Florida to the late Oland and Roberta (Braidwood) McMillan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Benny H. Story. Ellen was a lifelong resident of the Tampa...
Lydia Rose Montney
Jun. 01, 1954 - Nov. 11, 2017
Lydia Rose Montney, 63, passed away November 11, 2017. She was born June 1, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother Jay McAdams and her sister Reba. She and her husband Stanley came to the Tampa area in 2010 from Panama City, Florida. She...
Seyed M Moghadasi
Nov. 26, 1928 - Nov. 08, 2017
Seyed M. Moghadasi, 88, passed away November 8, 2017. He was born November 26, 1928 in Borojourd, Iran to the late Reza and Batool Moghadasi. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters, Ashraf and Molouk. Seyed came to Florida in 2011 from Iran. He spent his career as a...
Bernardo Fuentes Cruz
Jun. 05, 1929 - Nov. 07, 2017
Bernardo Fuentes Cruz, 88, passed away November 7, 2017. He was born June 5, 1929 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico to the late Bernardo Fuentes and Candida Cruz. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his daughter, Lucy. Bernardo came to Tampa last month after the devastation from...
Walter Alexander Kowerduck
May 11, 1917 - Nov. 07, 2017
Walter (Rush) Kowerduck, age 100, passed away on November 7, 2017 in Spring Hill, Florida. Rush was born May 11, 1917 in St. Joseph, Michigan to Lydia and Dimitri Kowerduck. He married Geraldine Conklin in 1937. They were short of 75 years of marriage when Geri passed away at the age of 91 in...
Peter O. Akintola, 62, was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Florence; daughter, Yomi Akintola; and son, Toby Akintola, all of Brandon. There will be a graveside service Monday, October 30, 2017 at 12pm at Sunset Memory Gardens, 11005 N. US Highway 301, Thonotosassa,...
Frances F. Ballard
Jul. 12, 1938 - Oct. 28, 2017
Frances F. Ballard, 79, passed away October 28, 2017. She was born July 12, 1938 in Enegma, Georgia to the late Claude and Rebecca (Stewart) Fletcher. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers, Frank, Robert and Jack; and sisters, Owedia and Gladys. As a young bride,...
Margaret Zoe Edmondson Frey
Mar. 13, 1942 - Oct. 27, 2017
Margaret "Candy" Frey, 75, passed away October 27, 2017. She was born March 13, 1942 in Syracuse, New York and later adopted by the late James and Elizabeth (Malie) McKinnon. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her 3 sons, Ronald, Randy and James Edmondson. At just a year old,...
Amaro Moises Torres
Oct. 20, 2017 - Oct. 20, 2017
Amaro Moises Torres passed away shortly after he was born October 20, 2017. He is survived by his parents, Cameron Watie and Kayla Torres; maternal grandparents, Ana and Carlos Paz; Aunts Layla Martinez and Nayla Nival; cousins, Edwin Xavier Martinez, Carlos G. Martinez and Edgard Jeliyah...
Arthur H. Britt
Jan. 25, 1932 - Oct. 19, 2017
Arthur H. Britt, 85, went peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior on October 19, 2017. He loved his family, friends and Jesus. He enjoyed fishing and playing his guitar. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 64 years, Dorothy; daughters, Sherry (Richard) and Vicki; grandson, Chris; and...
Alejandro Pedro Martinez
Feb. 22, 1926 - Oct. 18, 2017
Alejandro Pedro Martinez, 91, passed away October 18, 2017. He was born February 22, 1926 in El Perico, Matanzas, Cuba to the late Alejandro Martinez and Zoila Lima. Alejandro came to Tampa back in 1960 from Cuba. He was a supervisor for a cigar factory here in Tampa. He was Catholic and enjoyed...