Obituaries

Oct 14, 2017

Michael Stephens 64, of San Antonio, FL passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017. He was born September 12, 1953 in Dade City, FL to Roland L. & Margaret Smith Stephens and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a graduate of Pasco High School in Dade City and a long time area resident. Michael is survived by his siblings: Mark...

Oct 12, 2017

Gustave Bartels of Land O Lakes passed away October 12, 2017. He was born January 26, 1932 in Pontiac, MI to Gustave Sr. and Lucille Bartels. From 1952-1953 Gus was a decorated Army Combat Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a forward observer with the 160th Artillery Battalion of the 45th division. He received the Bronze Star for...

Oct 11, 2017

CARR, Gary, L. 72 of Dade City, FL died on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at his residence. The family extends heartfelt gratitude to HPH Hospice for their compassionate care of Gary. Gary was born in Cleveland, OH to Charles & Sue (Hruska) Carr. Gary and his wife, Linda, retired to Dade City FL in 2009 from Toledo, OH. Gary was...

Oct 8, 2017

Louis Giella 54, of Dade City passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017 in Tampa. He was born February 8, 1963 in Dade City to Saverio Spartico and Olivia Brooks Giella. He was a proud longtime resident of Dade City, a father, a husband, a son, a coach and a Seminole. Louis is survived by his wife: Lenore Burnsed Giella; 3...

Oct 8, 2017

SWIFT, Kenneth O. 87 of Wesley Chapel, FL died on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 at Gulfside Hospice in Zephyrhills. Mr. Swift was born in Belize City, Belize, Central America to Hugh & Susan (Davis) Swift. Kenneth's love of mechanics and the sea correlated with his career as an accomplished and well respected Chief Engineer. He was a merchant mariner traveling...

Oct 7, 2017

John Kean, 72, passed away Saturday October 7th at his home surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Johns long career was in the clothing industry before he became a handyman after retirement. He was a volunteer firefighter for many years in his home town of Port Jervis NY, also here for Pasco County Fire/Recuse Volunteers...

Oct 7, 2017

Frank Leslie Bessenger, Jr. (78 years old) of Dade City, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 7th. Frank was born on December 5, 1938 in Dade City, the son of Leslie and Pearl Bessenger. He graduated from Pasco High School in 1956 and attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis MD, graduating in the Class of 1960. As an active...

Oct 6, 2017

Gaston, Robert O., "Bob", of Dade City, FL, 96, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017. His beloved wife, Patricia Campbell Gaston, "Pat", 90, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017. Both Bob and Pat were graduates of Wadsworth High School, Wadsworth, Ohio. Pat continued her education at the University of Akron and graduated with a degree in education. Bob was...

Oct 5, 2017

McBATH, Brittney Marie 27 of Dade City. Brittney was born in Pembroke Park, FL to Dr. Daniel & Brenda (Scharber) McBath. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, where she was an altar server. She attended St. Anthony Catholic School from kindergarten through the 8th grade, and then attended high school at the Academy of the...

Oct 4, 2017

Nadine Southerland, 76, of Wesley Chapel, FL passed away October 4, 2017 at Lakeland Regional Hospital surrounded by family. She was born May 3, 1941 in Moultrie, GA to Joseph and Sarah Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Southerland; daughter, Debbie Summers; brother, Robert Mitchell. Survivors include 3 daughters, Sharon (Dennis) Jaworek; Cindy (Scott) Clapp; Lori...

Oct 4, 2017

KEITH, Gertrude Delilian 97 of Dade City died on Wednesday, October 04, 2017 in Dade City. She was born on Aug 22, 1920 in Four Oaks, NC to William & Lila (Buffkin) Eaddy. She has been a resident of the Dade City area for the past 78 years, coming from Holder, FL. Mrs Keith was a member of the First...

Oct 3, 2017

Donald R. Bruce Jr. 72 of Dade City lost his battle with cancer Tuesday Oct 3,2017. He was born in Millersburg, Ohio Oct 10, 1944 to Donald R. and Blanche Bruce Sr. He moved to this area 12 years go. He was as veteran of the US Army National Guard where he served as a firefighter in both Iraq wars...

Oct 2, 2017

Margaret Kovachik, 96, of Zephyrhills died October 2, 2017. Born in Hoguetown, PA, she was the 4th child of 11. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert. Survivors include daughters, Margy and Mary Ann; son, Hugh; 10 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren. Margaret was a successful real estate broker for many years. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 AM Friday,...

Oct 2, 2017

Sylvester Stewart 78, of Dade City passed away Monday, October 2, 2017. He was born November 28, 1938 in Brooksville, FL to James Belton & Ruby Mae Rhodes Stewart and moved to this area 10 years ago from Tampa, FL. He was a retired Roofer and loved to fish. He is survived by: niece Rose Reed, Ridge Manor, Florida, niece...

Oct 1, 2017

Lucille M. Shewmake, 87, of Dade City passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Born the third daughter of eight children to Peter and Lena Graber at Crawfordsville, Iowa on September 6, 1930. She attended Bluffton College in Ohio and then started her teaching career in Iowa in a one room schoolhouse. She married Ben Lehman in Berne, Indiana...

Sep 29, 2017

William "Bill" Goebel 82 , of Dade City, FL passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at his home. He was born August 20, 1935 in Syracuse, NY to George H. & Mary (Peltz) Goebel Jr and graduated from Valley Academy in Syracuse, NY. He worked at General Electric for 38 years, retiring in 1992 and served as President of the...

Sep 28, 2017

Harold "Fat Daddy" Sasser 78 , of Dade City, FL passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017. He was born October 25, 1938 in Trilby, FL to Livigor Hillard & Pauline Hines Sasser and was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Pasco High School in 1957. He worked for West Coast Growers (Lykes Pasco Packing Co.) for 37 years before...

Sep 27, 2017

MORA, Raul L. 98 of Dade City, FL died on Wed., Sept 27, 2017. Mr. Mora was born in Habana, Cuba on Jan 1, 1919 to Raul Mora Aranguren and Josefa Suarez-Galban Hernandez. While growing up in Cuba, Mr. Mora was fortunate to live a privileged life, traveling outside of Cuba frequently and furthering his education at some of the...

Sep 25, 2017

Maria Lazaro 67, of Dade City passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home. She was born February 3, 1950 in Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico and is survived by her loving family including: 6 children: Martina Campos, Maria T. Lazaro, Santos Lazaro, Marcos Lazaro, Raymundo Lazaro, Carlos Lazaro; and 3 grandchildren: Daisy Lara, Yazmim Santos and Jesus Lazaro. Funeral Services...

Sep 24, 2017

Earl Harrington, 79, of Zephyrhills, FL & Ticonderoga, NY, died Sept. 24, 2017, at Gulfside Hospice in Zephyrhills, FL.

He was born April 26, 1938 to Clayton Earle & Harriett (Howe) Harrington in Ticonderoga, NY.

Lynn is survived by his wife of 58 years, Deann (Wakeman) Harrington; two sons, Dale (Sheila) Harrington of Ticonderoga, Steve...