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Dade City and Zephyrhills, Florida and surrounding areas
Patricia "Pat" Ann Tompkins Chumas
Apr 29, 2020
Patricia (Pat) Ann Tompkins Chumas, beloved Mother, Aunt, and Grandmother, passed away April 29, 2020 in Dade City, Florida. She was born to James Bradford (JB) Tompkins and Annie Faye Sport Kepp in Luverne, Alabama on July 2, 1947. Pat, or Patty as her late husband John called her, graduated from Groveland High School in Groveland, Florida in 1965....
Alta M. Sparks
Apr 27, 2020
Sparks, Alta M., 89, of Dade City, Florida, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020. She was born in Irvine, Kentucky on April 25, 1931. She is survived by 8 children, Donna Tillis, Danny Sparks, Larry Sparks, Linda Mitchell, Anita Jaminez, Carol Moreno, Debbie Cunningham, and Judy Lazaro; 27 grandchildren; 61 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren. Family...
Jody Paul Ross
Apr 27, 2020
Jody Paul Ross born March 2nd, 1960 in Zephyrhills, FL died April 27, 2020 Monday night at 11: 17pm. He was 60yrs old.
He died peacefully in his home where he wanted to be. He is survived by his ex wife, Sandra Fay Jordan; 4 biological children, and 1 adopted son, Jodie Faye Ross (deceased), Sabrina Lee...
Gary L. Myer
Apr 25, 2020
Gary L. Myer 74, of Zephyrhills, FL and Anderson, IN, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 after a briefbattle with pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by parents Charles and Helen Myer, and brotherTerry Myer.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Linda and their daughter Cathy, He is also survived by co-workers Andrew, Jamie, and...
Joan Embrey
Apr 25, 2020
Joan M. Embrey, age 73, of Dade City, Fl passed away on April 25, 2020. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Gray, and her brothers, Melvin, Norman, and Richard Gray. She is survived by her loving husband of nearly 55 years, Richard W. Embrey Sr., her...
Robert Stevens
Apr 25, 2020
Stevens, Robert, 79, passed away on April 25, 2020 in Brooksville, Florida. He was born on October 27 1940 in Sky, Kentucky. Robert was a member of Crooma Coochee Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Stevens; and 2 stepsons, Brian and Jerry Ballou; daughter, Betty Sue Jones; one granddaughter, and one great grandson, and lots of...
Walter Klymenko
Apr 25, 2020
Walter Klymenko, 75, of Dade City, passed away Saturday, April 25th, 2020. He was born in Vienna Austria, to parents Gregory and Paraska (Masuk) Klymenko on May 3, 1944.
Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years; Nina (Vasko) Klymenko and children: Debbie Klymenko of Dade City, Florida and Andy (Jennifer)...
Peter Whittier
Apr 25, 2020
Whittier, Peter, 80, of Dade City, Florida, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Lynn; and 3 stepchilden, Weston Vogel, Holly Glenn, and William Vogel. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements by Hodges Family Funeral Home.
Douglas "Doug" Lael Mccullough
Apr 25, 2020
MCCULLOUGH, Douglas Lael, "Doug", age 46, of Dade City, FL passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020. He was born on March 18, 1974 in Tampa, FL and raised by his mother Elaine (Carney) McCullough, along with his father D. Patrick McCullough and stepmom Eva (Boatright) McCullough in Lakeland, FL. In 2002 Doug met a wonderful Pastor for the...
Bernadine "Bernie" Lunka Geis
Apr 24, 2020
Bernadine "Bernie" Lunka Geis passed away at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center on April 24, 2020 after very recently being diagnosed with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
Bernadine was born on June 23, 1941 in Neillsville, WI to parents Frank and Margaret (Petrich) Lunka who ran a dairy farm in nearby Willard. They later moved to Eveleth, MN where...
Otis R Jackson
Apr 24, 2020
Otis Ralph Jackson, 85, of Dade City, FL passed away in Advent Hospital Dade City on April 24, 2020. He was born in McLemoresville, Tennessee on October 17, 1934. He also resided in St. Louis, Missouri and St. Petersburg, Florida before moving to Dade City. He had proudly served in the U. S. Coast Guard and retired from the U....
Mary Elizabeth Plazewski
Apr 24, 2020
PLAZEWSKI, Mary Elizabeth (ne Midili). 87, of San Antonio, FL passed away peacefully in Zephyrhills surround by family on April 24, 2020. A lifelong resident, she was born in San Antonio on August 21, 1932 to Italian immigrant parents, the seventh of eight children. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Anthony School, and a 1950 graduate of Holy Name...
Martha "Lynn" Madaras
Apr 23, 2020
MADARAS, Martha "Lynn", age 68, of Wesley Chapel, FL passed away at the Rucki Hospice Care Center on April 23, 2020. She was born on August 17, 1951 in Frankfurt, Germany to parents Carl George Buttke & Dorothy Rose (Purbrick). Lynn was an all around amazing person with a tremendous sense of humor. She was caring and compassionate, willing...
Joy Brewer
Apr 22, 2020
Joy Brewer 69, of Dade City, FL passed away Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 in Zephyrhills. She was born August 21, 1950 in Effingham, IL to Kenneth Wayne & Henrietta Shaffer Lindsay. She was a Real Estate Broker for many years and a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Joy is survived by her husband of 51 years: Gary G....
Trina Nelson O'Shea
Apr 22, 2020
Trina Esther Nelson OShea of Fort Myers, Florida passed away on April 22nd 2020 at the early age of 53 after battling cancer. She was born in Lakeland, Florida on November 1st 1966. Preceded in death by father, Terrell Nelson Sr. Also survived by her son, Garrett Nelson OShea; mother, Donna Messick-Kaufmann; brothers, Terrell Nelson Jr. and Tracy Nelson;...
Theresa Marie Townshend
Apr 20, 2020
Theresa Marie "Teri" (Patnaude) Townshend, a longtime resident of Lowell, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2020, at her home in Zephyrhills, Florida. Teri was born in Troy, NY on August 9, 1938, and was raised in Bellows Falls, VT, and Newport, NH. She married her husband of nearly 59 years, B. Douglas "Doug" Townshend on August 19, 1961....
Ronnie Alvarez
Apr 20, 2020
Ronnie Alvarez, age 72, of Ridge Manor, passed away Monday, April 20th, 2020 in Brooksville.
Ronnie was a native of Florida having been born in Tampa and living there the earlier years of his life. He was born to parents Mike and Flossie (Hartsell) Alvarez who preceded him in death.
Ronnie was a military veteran...
Ethel "Dale" Crews
Apr 20, 2020
CREWS, Ethel "Dale", age 73, of Wesley Chapel, FL passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2020. She was born on October 6, 1946 in Lynn, MA to mother Mary Alice Frasca. Dale loved her family dearly and will be truly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of nearly...
Shirley Theo Gostinger
Apr 20, 2020
Shirley Theo Gostinger, 82, a longtime resident of Zephyrhills, Florida and previous resident of Port Huron, Michigan, passed away April 10, 2020. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1938.
Shirley retired from Woodland Elementary in Zephyrhills and later enjoyed volunteering there several days a week. She loved God, she loved people and especially loved spending...
George Constantine
Apr 18, 2020
George A. "Rusty George" Constantine 89, of Zephyrhills, FL passed away Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at his home. He was born July 9, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts to George & Helen Juba Constantine. He was a retired Electrician and a U.S. Navy Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Elaine; 2 children: Erik and Leslie;...
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