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Dade City and Zephyrhills, Florida and surrounding areas
Theresa A Frese
Feb 25, 2021
FRESE, Theresa A., 86, of Dade City, Florida, died Thursday, February 25, 2021.
A former resident of Pinecrest, Florida, she was a dedicated educator who retired from Miami-Dade County Schools in 1996. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a friend to many. She will be deeply missed by all those whose lives she touched.
...Paul Vincent Rogers
Feb 25, 2021
Paul Vincent Rogers, 88, of Lacoochee passed away Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at James A. Haley V.A. Hospital.
A native of Luverne, Alabama; he was the son of Joe Rogers and Clara Rogers.
Paul was a veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War.
Paul was the Business Owner of the...
Edward R. Ferguson Sr.
Feb 25, 2021
Edward Randolph Ferguson, Sr. 82, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at the Rucki Hospice Care Center. He was born March 18, 1938, in Lexington, VA to Edward Oliver & Claudia Aileen Ferguson. He grew up in the Natural Bridge/Glasgow, Virginia area and graduated from Natural Bridge High School. He served in both the United States...
Mary "Jeanette" Crisp
Feb 24, 2021
Mary "Jeanette" Crisp, daughter of the late Edward and Ersa Mason was born September 12, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was one of the eight children.
She was united in marriage to Gerald Crisp Sr. in November of 1963. This union was blessed with three children, ten grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Jeanette was a member...
Ronald "Ron" Francis Bodine
Feb 23, 2021
Ronald Francis Bodine, Ron, 74, formerly of Livonia, NY passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at his home in Dade City, Florida. He is predeceased in death by his parents William, Sr. and Cora A. Bodine, brother Bill, and nephew Scott. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Elizabeth (Tombrink), his sister, Laura (Woodruff), his four...
Toncy Lamar Miller
Feb 23, 2021
Toncy Lamar Miller 70, of Brooksville, FL, went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021. He was born January 10, 1951, in Dade City, FL to Toncy & Helen Miller and was a longtime area resident of Trilby, FL. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for well over 20 years and then worked as...
Sherman Blanton Christian
Feb 22, 2021
Sherman Blanton Christian son of Verner and Pervie Christian went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2021. He was born in Gregory, Arkansas on August 28, 1942. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Verner and Pervie Christian, his brother, Carl Christian, and his sister Hazel Tidd. He is survived by his brother William...
Hector Cotto
Feb 22, 2021
Hector Cotto, 74, of Tampa, went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2021. He was a beloved husband and father, and a dedicated officer of the law.
Born on September 7, 1946 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, to Luciano Cotto & Julia (Escalera) Cotto, Hector was one of 4 siblings, Miguel Sanchez, Paul Cotto, and Rachel...
Earl Hobbs
Feb 20, 2021
Robert Earl Hobbs, 83, left this earth and went straight to the arms of Jesus on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 9:11am at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 28, 1938 to Estus and Laverne Hobbs in Colquitt, Georgia and came to Dade City in 1944 at the age of 6.
He...
Kay Francis Peterman
Feb 19, 2021
In Loving Memory Kay Francis Peterman 2/26/1942 2/19/2021
Kay Francis Peterman, 78, of Zephyrhills, Florida, went to be with her Savior on Friday, February 19, 2021, after her long battle with Alzheimers and dementia.
Born February 26, 1942, in Goshen, Indiana, she was the daughter of Weldon and Kathleen Alleshouse.
Kay always wanted...
Daniel O'Connell Culliton Jr.
Feb 18, 2021
Our family is sad to announce the passing of Daniel OConnell Culliton Jr, Daddy, Papa Dan, Brother, Uncle, Friend to Many on February 18, 2021.
He was born the 2nd child of Daniel OConnell Culliton Sr and Ruth Rita Powers Culliton on October 8, 1939 in Marlborough, Mass. He is preceded in death by his parents, his...
Elijah Bryant Kersey Jr.
Feb 17, 2021
Elijah Bryant Kersey, Jr., 91, of San Antonio, Florida, moved to his forever home in heaven on 2/17/2021. He was born in Palmetto, Florida, on 12/2/1929 to Elijah Bryant Kersey, Sr. and Cecil Mae Kersey, where he and his brothers, Coy and Henry, worked the family farm, "wrestled alligators" and hunted rabbits. He graduated from Palmetto High School in 1947...
Betty Lee Swoffer
Feb 16, 2021
Betty Lee Swoffer, 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Zephyrhills, Florida. Betty Lee Wagner was born on January 16, 1933 in Imlay City, Michigan to the late Blair & Zola Wagner and grew up in Port Huron. She met and married her childhood sweetheart, Floyd Swoffer, on November 25, 1950.
Betty was a wonderful...
Marian Heidinger Steffek
Feb 14, 2021
Marian Heidinger Steffek passed away on February 14, 2021 after a long struggle with dementia. She was born March 9, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph Heidinger and Cecelia Lombard Rogers. She was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army. She met Joseph Steffek while both were on active duty and they were married November 22, 1945. After...
Michael Gordon Fernandes
Feb 14, 2021
Michael Gordon Fernandes, 77, of Zephyrhills, Florida left this world for eternal rest on Sunday, February 14, 2021.
Michael was born on October 12, 1943 in Georgetown, Guyana to Maurice V. Fernandes and Elaine (Cummings) Fernandes. He is the youngest of their three children. When Michael was a child, the family moved to New York. It was...
Charles "Chic" Louis Davis Jr.
Feb 13, 2021
Charles L. "Chic" Davis was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 13th, 2021 after a long battle with heart disease.
Chic was born near New Rochelle, New York on January 17, 1940, where he lived until the age of 10. His family then moved to Clearwater, FL to start a new life...
Richard W. Schultz
Feb 13, 2021
Richard W. Schultz, age 75 of Brooksville, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Rick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to parents Stanley and Evelyn (nee Beckett) Schultz.
He grew up in Clearwater Beach (Baltimore) and attended Glen Burnie Sr. High School, class of 63. He went on to graduate summa cum laude receiving a B.S....
Sandra Lee Kuhns
Feb 11, 2021
Sandra Lee Kuhns, 76, of Zephyrhills passed away 02/11/2021. Sandra was born in Warren, PA to parents, William and Josephine Nelson.
Sandra is now joined with her father, William E. Nelson.
She leaves behind her mother, Josephine Nelson; 3 sisters, Billie Peder, Valerie Cannon and Lisa Paige. She was always a loving mother to her...
Patricia Ann Doyle
Feb 9, 2021
Patricia Ann Doyle November 25, 1942 - February 9, 2021 Patricia Ann Doyle, age 78, of Zephryhills, passed away February 9, 2021. Patricia was born in Boswell, Pennsylvania on November 25, 1942 to parents, Kenneth and Mary (Fleegle) Schrock. Patricia was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth; and mother, Mary; her son, Christopher Tipton; and brothers, Harold, William, Robert,...
Rita G. Lay
Feb 9, 2021
Rita G. Lay 78, of Webster, FL (formerly of Dade City) passed away Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 in Valdosta, GA. She was born March 16, 1942, in Selma, NC to Oscar Waylon Brown & Ola Edna Stout Brown and was a longtime area resident of Dade City. She was a production manager for Multi-Line Can Company and enjoyed spending...
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