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Manuel Escobio Jr.
Dec. 10, 2013
ESCOBIO, Manuel Jr., 81, of Tampa passed away on December 10, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Della; 4 sons, Michael , Kenneth (Marcia), James (Margie), John (Sandy); 6 grandchildren, Kristen, Kayla, Kimberly, Steven, David, Robert and 1 future great-granchild. He was a radioman and...
Richard M. Fernandez
Dec. 06, 2013
FERNANDEZ, Richard M., 61, of Palm Harbor, FL, native of Tampa, FL, passed away Dec. 6, 2013. Richard was a former employee of A. P. Boza Funeral Home, Olympia Bakery and Maas Brothers Tampa, FL. Professionally Richard was the model customer service representative always trusted by his many...
Rentilio Dominguez
Dec. 02, 2013
DOMINGUEZ, Rentilio, passed peacefully on December 2, 2013. He was born on February 2, 1919 in Cuba. He is survived by his loving wife Teresa Dominguez; three daughters Ruth Fuentes, Rita Companioni and Rina Uruena; two sisters Ilsa Ferret and Ivia Junco, two brothers Radames and Ivo Dominguez,...
Ralph B. Van Fleet Jr.
Dec. 02, 2013
VAN FLEET, JR, Ralph B., , 84, of Tampa, FL died Monday December 2, 2013. Ralph was born in Clearwater, FL to Ralph, Sr and Flossie Stirrett Van Fleet. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 35 years Vivian. Ralph is survived by his son, R. Bruce III (Dawn); brother, Donald (Imelda) and...
Shirley D. Blanco
Dec. 01, 2013
Blanco, Shirley D. , 81 ot Tampa passed away on December 1, 2013. She is survived by 2 daughters, Mary E. Miley (Tom), Violet N Blanco; a son, Joe A Blanco (Marty); 4 grandchildren, Ronnie Perez, Joey Blanco, JoAnna Edwards, Nickole J. Blanco; 3 step grandchildren, Shawnda Miley, Tommy Miley,...
Florence Pullara
Nov. 26, 2013
PULLARA, Florence Lazzara, 93, a native and lifelong resident of Tampa, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning. She was the youngest of nine children and was preceded in death by her loving husband, Anthony L. "Tony" Pullara; son, Anthony L. Pullara, Jr; her sister, Lily Spoto and her 7...
Dorothy "Dottie" Fonte
Nov. 21, 2013
Dorothy (Dottie) Sue Fonte expired quietly surrounded by her family on November 21, 2013. She was born on July 10, 1936 in Cairo, GA to the proud parents, Annie Pearl and Frank Williams. At a very early age, she moved to Tampa, FL were she remained until her death. She was a loving wife and...
Lazaro A. Nunez
Nov. 17, 2013
Lazaro A. Nunez, 87 of Tampa passed away on October 17, 2013. He is survived by a sister, a brother and numerous nieces and nephews. He was of the Catholic faith. He was always a sharp dresser and liked to travel. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 am at the Garden of...
Enrique L. Riestra
Nov. 14, 2013
RIESTRA, Enrique L, 73, of Tampa passed away on November 14, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Elcilia; 2 sons, Eduardo (Ivette), Enrique (Patricia); 5 grandchildren, Alex, Amanda, Eddie, Briana, Ivana and a brother, Luis (Olympia). He was of the Methodist faith and was a loving husband and a...
Angelo "Shorty" Collura Sr
Nov. 06, 2013
COLLURA SR, Angelo "Shorty", 85, passed away on November 6, 2013. He was born September 24, 1928 in Dade City, Florida, a graduate of Hillsborough High School, and resided in the community of Wellswood in Tampa Fl the majority of his life. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...
Magaly Arevalo Avant
Nov. 05, 2013
AVANT, Magaly Arevalo, 59, of Tampa, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Avant; daughter, Jenny; stepdaughter Angelina (Chris); sons, Carlos (Tami), Louie (Lauren); 9 grandchildren, Zhane, E.J., Zack, Tatiana, Josie, Yanitza and Cassandra, Hanna...
Rosa Molina
Nov. 03, 2013
MOLINA, Rosa, 91, of Tampa, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 68 years, Juan Molina Sr. and her son Jose Molina. She is survived by sons, Frank Molina (Amelia), Juan Molina Jr. (Nelida); grandchildren, Melissa Caballero (Marcos), Juan Carlos...