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Dade City and Zephyrhills, Florida and surrounding areas
Virginia Flecha Cortez
Oct 6, 2014
Virginia F Cortez, 81 of Zephyrhills, passed on October 6th 2014. A visitation will be held at Hodges Family Funeral Home 301 chapel from 5:00pm to 9:00pm on Thursday October 9th and from 1:00am to 12:00pm on Friday October 10th. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 on Friday the 10th. Virginia will be laid to rest in Chapel...
Jack B. Youmans
Oct 6, 2014
YOUMANS, Jack 88 of Zephyrhills, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 at HPH Hospice. Jack was born in Barberton, OH to Lester & Mary Barber Youmans and has lived in the Zephyrhills area since 1956, moving here from Kent, OH. He was an Army veteran and served in Pearl Harbor. Jack worked for Barber Block Concrete for many years. He was...
Marc J. Vigue
Oct 5, 2014
After an extraordinary life dedicated to his family, friends and his community, Marc J. Vigue passed away on October 5, 2014. in Zephyrhills, Fla., after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was 80 years old.Born in a log cabin at Churchill Lake to Clarence and Emile Veilleux, in what many would consider unpromising circumstances, Marc lived a disciplined and...
Rita Holland
Oct 5, 2014
Holland, Rita (Schramm) 80, of Zephyrhills passed away 10/5/2014. She was born 4/16/1934 in Trenton, MI and raised on a farm near Trenton. In 1952 she graduated from Trenton High School. In 1987 she retired after 31 years of service at the Federal Reserve Bank. She was a Volunteer Instructor and Local Coordinator for AARP Tax- Aide program for over...
Melvin Lee Cook
Oct 4, 2014
Melvin Cook, 40 of Dade City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 4, 2014. He was born on January 10, 1974 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Charles and Lucinda Cook. He is survived by his wife, Christy Cook, his children, Garret Cook (15) and Gavin Cook (6), his father Charlie Cook, brother Glenn Cook,...
Dorothy Gene Britton
Oct 3, 2014
Dorothy Gene Britton, of Wesley Chapel, Florida died peacefully Friday, Oct. 3 at the age of 81. Dorothy was born on August 15, 1933 to Henry and Dorothy Lowrey in Little Rock, Arkansas where she was raised and attended the Methodist Church.After the Korean War Dorothy met and married Harry Britton Sr. and they moved to Tampa, Florida in 1956...
Paula-Faye Kruzell Welch
Oct 1, 2014
Kruzell Welch, Paula-Faye, 81 of Dade City, Passed away October 1, 2014 at Gracewood Nursing Home in the Care of Suncoast Hospice, She was Widowed by Lester Kruzell of Lutz, in 1988 , She Married Herbert Welch in 1993, She is Survived by Him, Her Brother Larry Coppetelli of Seabring, and Sons, Roger Kruzell of Tampa, Richard Kruzell of Zephyrhills,...
Starr Ann Sorensen
Oct 1, 2014
Starr A. Sorensen, 78 of Spring Hil, passed on October 1st, 2014. A committal service will be held on Tuesday, October 14th, at 1:00pm at Floral Memory Gardens cemetery in Dade City.
Talmage William Nelson
Oct 1, 2014
Mr. Talmage (Buddy) Nelson ) age 68 of Dade City passed away October 1, 2014 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents Roland Nelson, Ellen Morie (Nellie) Baker and a sister Daryce Dunn. Survivors include (sisters) Alla Mae Groover and Rose Jones, (brothers) Gene, Charles and Noil Nelson and the love of his life Linda Deering....
Karen Gruenhagen
Oct 1, 2014
GRUENHAGEN, Karen (b. 4 April 1959) followed her parents Eppler Gruenhagen and Kathleen Gruenhagen (Hartelius) to heaven on 1 Oct. 2014. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her sisters and their families Amy Nugent (Binghamton, NY) and Jane House (Coral Springs, FL). Born in Springfield,OH, she spent 28 years in Tampa working to protect the environment. A...
Bernice M. Leverenz
Sep 30, 2014
Bernice M. Leverenz (Bernie), 89, of Dade City passed away Sept. 30, 2014. She was born Jan. 8, 1925 and served in the USN as a Wave in WWII. She is survived by her children Rich, Sandy, and Joan, 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband Richard who she will join at FL National Cemetery in...
Samuel Martinez
Sep 29, 2014
MARTINEZ, SAMUEL of Wesley Chapel, passed away on the night of Monday, September 29, 2014. He was born in New York City on April 9, 1937. He is survived by his wife, Iris D. Martinez, 7 children, 20 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren, 1 brother, and his dog, Rocky. Samuel was preceded in death by 4 brothers, 1 sister, and...
Patricia Sheets
Sep 29, 2014
Patricia Sheets age 68, of Dade City, FL died September 29, 2014.She was born on March 22, 1946 in Miami FL to Richard Guy and Sophie WoodsonShe is survived by her husband Wilson, her son Kenneth, her daughters Karen, Cheyenne and Shannon. Her grandchildren: Brittney, Ashley, Stewart Jr, Spencer and Sarah, her great grandchildren Kayden and Connor. Her brothers Richard...
Margie C Nealey
Sep 28, 2014
Margie (Childers) Nealey, 83 of Dade City, Fl. passed from this world on Sunday morning the 28th of September. Margie was a lifelong resident and 4th generation East Pasco native. She was a class alum of Pasco High School 1949. The love of her life was George.George and Margie hand in hand at last, together, once againShe is survived by...
Ethel Nichols
Sep 28, 2014
Flora, Ethel of Plant City passed away September 28, 2014. Survived by daughter, Lauretta Sanford; son, Earnest Nichols; 18 grandkids; 41 great grandkids; 22 great great grandkids; 2 great great great grandkids. Visitation will be 11-12 noon Friday, October 3rd at Hodges Family Funeral Home, Zephyrhills with burial to follow at Geiger Cemetery.
Vincent J Leotta
Sep 28, 2014
Vincent J. Leotta, 92 passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Dade City, FL. Vincent was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Anthony Leotta and Agatha Patane Leotta. Vincent was a proud WWII POW Veteran serving in the US Army from 1942 -1945. Vincent is survived by his sister Angela, brother-in-law Anthony Di Benedetto, daughters Marie Leotta...
Joyce Irene Townsend
Sep 27, 2014
Joyce I Townsend, 76, of Tampa passed away on September 27th at the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care in Zephyrhills. Joyce was born on May 6th, 1938 in Rodney, Ohio. She is survived by 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Wanda Jean Rogers
Sep 27, 2014
Rogers, Wanda J., 68, of Dade City passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014 at her home. She is survived by her loving husband, Roy H. Rogers; 3 children, Roy H Rogers II (Jolea), Jeffrey S. Rogers (Teresa) and James H Rogers (Christie); 9 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. A Visitation will take place from 10-11 AM Monday, September 29th at Hodges...
Walter Clarence Howe
Sep 27, 2014
Walter Clarence Howe, 75, a resident of Zephyrhills, Florida, passed away on September 27, 2014 in the care of Golfside Hospice after a period of failing health. He is predeceased by his beloved wife Lillian Howe, and is survived by three sons; Christopher and his wife Kelly of Boxford, MA., Brian and Travis of Pflugerville, Texas; a daughter Julie Howe...
Thaddius P. "Ted" Plazewski
Sep 24, 2014
95, of Dade City, passed away on the evening of September 24, 2014 in Zephyrhills after a brief illness. He was born on June 29, 1919 in Chicago, the seventh of eight children, to Polish immigrant parents. He attended Carl Schurz High School until 1937 and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938. In his 4 years in the...
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