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Juana S Rosales

Juana S Rosales

Dec 26, 2020

Juana S Rosales better known as Wela to family and friends, was born April 7, 1945 to Petra Blanco & Joaquin Serrato. Welita married Rosendo Rosales In 1962 which preceded her in death in 1998. Juana is survived by her four children Maria, Rosa, Ana and Rosendo; 14 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren. Wela was a Genuine, Caring, Hard working,...

Jean M. Matala

Jean M. Matala

Dec 25, 2020

Jean M. Matala March 8, 1931 - December 25, 2020

A former resident of Ridge Manor has passed on this Christmas holiday. She was known by some as their bus driver for the Hernando County School System, and by others as Miss Jean, the bar manager at the Holiday Inn in the late 80's and...

Ada Mae Smith

Ada Mae Smith

Dec 25, 2020

Ada Mae Smith. 89, of Dade City, FL passed away peacefully Friday, December 25th, 2020 in Zephyrhills with her daughter by her side. She was born March 18, 1931 in Arab, AL to Artis & Essie Roberts. She moved to Florida 60 years ago. She was a member of the Dade City Church of Christ. As the manager &...

Richard Kevin Holt

Richard Kevin Holt

Dec 25, 2020

Holt, Richard Kevin, 60, of Dade City, passed away on December 25, 2020. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Florida National with Marine Military Honors.

Memorial Service

Florida National Cemetery

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:00 PM 6502 SW 102nd Avenue Bushnell, Florida 33513 Directions

Valerie Mae Baker

Valerie Mae Baker

Dec 24, 2020

Valerie Mae Baker Horsley born to Barbara and Stanley Horsley Jr. On November 3, 1956, has laid her troubles and burdens down of this life on December 24, 2020 @ 6:04 p.m. in Zephyrhills, Pasco, Florida, USAShe left behind her one and only son Jimmy Dean Stewart Jr. Wife Jean Stewart and her 7 grandchildren Jennifer Nicole, Justine Alexandra,...

Mary Lou Metcalfe

Mary Lou Metcalfe

Dec 24, 2020

October 9, 1927 - December 24, 2020

Mary Lou Sutherin Metcalfe, 93, of Zephyrhills, FL, passed away on Dec. 24, 2020. Mary Lou was born to Paul and Esther Sutherin on October 9, 1927 in Negley, Ohio. In 1952 she married Robert E. (Bob) Metcalfe and the two sang professionally together for many years. One of the...

Allene Asher Blevins

Allene Asher Blevins

Dec 23, 2020

BLEVINS, Allene Asher, 93, passed away quietly on December 23, 2020 at AdventHealth Hospital, Zephyrhills, Fl. Allene was born in White Star, KY. March 15, 1927. She is preceded in death by her husband Wilmer Blevins, son Charles "David" Blevins and parents Robert and Mary Noe Asher.

She is survived by her sons...

Martha L Peifer

Martha L Peifer

Dec 23, 2020

Martha L. Peifer, 85, passed away Wednesday, December 23rd. She was born August 30,1935 in Hundred, West Virginia and lived on a farm with her parents Clarence and Mary, sisters Jean, Patricia, and Ginger, and her brother Charles. Marty and her siblings knew the value of hard work and had many stories to tell about their childhood adventures. Marty was...

Lawrence T Sessoms

Lawrence T Sessoms

Dec 23, 2020

Lawrence T Sessoms, 78 of Zephyrhills passed away in the care of The Rucki Hospice Care Center on December 23, 2020. Born September 21, 1942 in Havana, FL. He is preceded in death by his parents, George Trenton and Dollie Sessoms and brothers Lamar and Jimmy. At the age of 22, he enlisted in the US Army during the...

Lawrence T. Sessoms

Lawrence T. Sessoms

Dec 23, 2020

Lawrence T Sessoms, born September 21, 1942 in Havana, FL. He is preceded in death by his parents, George Trenton and Dollie Sessoms and brothers Lamar and Jimmy. At the age of 22, he enlisted in the US Army during the Vietnam War where he served as a helicopter mechanic. In 1967, he returned home to Zephyrhills, FL where he...

Crystal Gail Shelton Clements

Crystal Gail Shelton Clements

Dec 21, 2020

Crystal Gail Shelton Clements passed away at home surrounded by her family and friends on December 21, 2020. She moved to Dade City from Pickens, SC at the age of 8.

She is survived by her husband, Alton "Buddy" Clements, sons: Tyler (Savannah) and Nate (Destiny), granddaughters: Haven, Hazel, and Mayvis, her parents, George and Gail Shelton,...

Dr. John William Foster Ph.D

Dr. John William Foster Ph.D

Dec 21, 2020

Dr. John William Foster Ph.D. age 78, of Zephyrhills passed away Monday, December 21st, 2020.

He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 16,1942, to parents Harry and Navida (Wolf) Foster who preceded him in death. Dr. Foster was a pastor for over 45 years serving in several churches, with First Missionary Baptist Church of Crystal Springs...

Carol E. Gee

Carol E. Gee

Dec 20, 2020

Carol E. Gee (August 24, 1942 - December 20, 2020) GEE, Carol E., age 78, passed away in Zephyrhills, FL on December 20, 2020. She was born August 24,1942 in Attica, IN to parents Karl Kurz & Elsa (Sihler). Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years, Don Gee; two children: Karl Gee and Laurie (Buckingham), Marsha and Robbie Filimon;...

Charles David Near

Charles David Near

Dec 20, 2020

On Sunday, December 20, 2020 Charles David "Chuck" Near Sr. passed away at the age of 64. Chuck was born August 9, 1956 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Chuck was a simple, hardworking man with a kind and generous heart. He was always among the first to help anyone who needed it, regardless of who they were...

Bryan Lavern Dietrich

Bryan Lavern Dietrich

Dec 20, 2020

DIETRICH, Bryan LaVern, age 62, of Zephyrhills, passed away at his home on December 20, 2020. He was born on July 24, 1958 in Flint, MI. Loving survivors include his mother, Mari Jane Woodruff of Morongo Valley, CA; five sisters: Marijane Hampton of Wesley Chapel, FL, Carolyn Whitted of Jonesboro, GA, Florence Cook of Griffin, GA, Cynthia Wagner of Hemet,...

Arnold Ray Buhl

Arnold Ray Buhl

Dec 19, 2020

Arnold Ray Buhl, age 87, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the AdventHealth Hospital in Zephyrhills, Florida. Surviving is his wife, Ethel Buhl; daughter, Rae Ann Buhl of Sturgis, MI; son, Bruce Buhl of Sturgis, MI; step-children: Robert Deter of Orem, UT, Paul Deter of Cocoa, FL, and Rene Welch of Middleville, MI. Also surviving are his seven...

Kathleen Schwitalla

Kathleen Schwitalla

Dec 19, 2020

Kathleen E. Schwitalla, 84 Dade City , FL formerly of Sauk Rapids, MN May 7, 1936 - Dec. 19, 2020 Kathleen was born in Rockville, MN to the late Norbert & Theresa (Chirhart) Neis. She was a 1954 graduate of Cathedral High School in St. Cloud and a 1957 graduate of the College of St. Benedict with a degree in...

Gloria Frances Wagner

Gloria Frances Wagner

Dec 19, 2020

Gloria Frances Wagner 11/7/1939 - 12/19/2020 Gloria F. Wagner, 81, of San Antonio Florida, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 19, 2020. Born in Lansing, Michigan she was a resident of Michigan for over 60 years and moved to Tampa Bay golf and country club in 2002 to enjoy the sunshine, warm weather and...

Sharon Louise Clark

Sharon Louise Clark

Dec 16, 2020

Clark (House), Sharon Louise, 77, of Dade City, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. She was born in Elmira, New York on January 20, 1943 and grew up in Odessa, NY. She is survived by 2 children, Brian and Charles; 3 brothers, Allen, Charles, and Leslie; and sister, Linda Cooper. She was predeceased by her brothers Larry...

Sharon Evelyn Mathis

Sharon Evelyn Mathis

Dec 14, 2020

Sharon Evelyn Mathis

(February 14, 1951 December 14, 2020)

Sharon Evelyn Mathis of Dade City, Florida, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020. The eldest of three girls, Sharon was born February 14, 1951, in Dade City, Florida to Clinton "Lucky" Crawford and Nancy Llewellyn Crawford.

Sharon graduated from Pasco High School in 1969...

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