William Edward Skelly's Obituary
SKELLY, William Edward, 73, of Riverview, FL, passed away Aug. 19, 2016. William was born in Lakeland, FL. He served in the US Army in Vietnam and was a Purple Heart recipient. After 20 years of service William retired as a firefighter with the Temple Terrace Fire Department. He loved building and selling wood furniture, coaching baseball, fishing and the great outdoors but most of all he loved his family. Survivors include his wife, Barbara L. Skelly, son, Kevin E. Skelly, daughters, Karen M. Skelly, Pamela Jansen, Tina Ivie and grandson, Bryan Alvarez, brothers, Gene Mitchell (Francis), Charles Mitchell (Beverly) and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends for a Memorial Visitation on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 between 6 and 8 PM at Boza & Roel Funeral Home 4730 North Armenia Avenue, Tampa.
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