DALIA BETANCOURT, 91, of San Diego, formerly of Tampa, died Thursday. A native of Key West, she moved to California from Tampa. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by three sons, Orlando Valdez, Roberto Valdez and Steven, all of Tampa; three daughters, Alexandrina Borja of San Diego, Candita Munez and Betty Perez, both of Tampa; 21 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and one great- great-grandchild. Blount Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
FERNANDO CASTRO JR., 88, of Tampa died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a lifelong resident, real estate agent for Tampa Realty and retired district freight agent for Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad and member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a son, Nolan of Tampa; a brother, Max of Tampa; and a granddaughter. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
MATTHEW COMATI SR., 69, of Tampa died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Birmingham, Ala., he was a Mason and Army veteran. He is survived by a son, Danny of Orlando; a daughter, Corby Tisdall of Wisconsin; two stepdaughters, Valerie Harding of Tampa and Victoria McRoberts of Atlanta; and eight grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home.
November 25, 1998
MARTHA ANN FRANKLIN, 50, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Bennettsville, S.C., she moved to the area 13 years ago. She was a nurse's aide and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Lennon; a son, Charron of Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; her father, R.C. Bland of Bennettsville; two brothers, Anthony Bland of Rochester, N.Y. and John Bland of Pennsylvania ; and two sisters, Mary Byrd of Long Island City, N.Y., and Yolanda Bland of New York. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Service.
November 25, 1998
WENDELL HAYES, 78, of Tampa died Monday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Indianola, Pa., he moved to the area from Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1950. He was an accountant for Continental Can Co., Army veteran of World War II, member of American Legion and parishioner of Incarnation Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Helen; five sons, Wendell Jr. of Texas , Jim and Tim, both of Tampa, Pat of Jacksonville and Mike of Pennsylvania ; three daughters, Judy Cheshire of St. Petersburg, Peggy VanVliet of Tampa and Helen Saunders of Odessa; three brothers, Alton of Huntsville, Ala., John of Signal Mountain, Tenn., and Bob of Steinhatchee; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
ROBERT HERALD, 65, of Shannon Hills, Ark., died Thursday. He was a home appliance repairman, veteran of the Korean War, member of Parkway Place Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; two sons, Robert and Michael, both of Shannon Hills; four daughters, Cheryl of Shannon Hills, Sandra Suarez of Tampa, Cathy Isterling of Sarasota, Brenda Magnatta of Lakeland; a sister, Mary Enderle of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, Little Rock, Ark.
November 25, 1998
ANNIE MAE HOWELL, 88, of Plant City died Sunday at Charleston Memorial Center. A native of Cork, she was a lifetime resident, homemaker and member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Jolly Dull of Plant City and Gail Miller of Duck, W. Va.; two sisters, Ruth Gregory and Louise Nagel, both of Plant City; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 25, 1998
MICHAEL A. JAMES, 73, of Tampa died Monday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Nashua, N.H., he moved to the area from Virginia in 1959. He was a retired railroad contractor an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Claire; a son, Arthur of Tampa; and a daughter, Abby of Tampa. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview/ Brandon.
November 25, 1998
JOHN KESTELL, 88, of Tampa died Thursday at Rehabilitation Healthcare of Tampa. A native of Tacoma, Wash., he moved to the area in 1943 from Portland, Ore. He was chief marine engineer for the merchant Marines. He is survived by a niece, Jerrilee Williams of Arlington, Va., and a cousin, Dorothy Sampert of Portland. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
RUTH E. KLEIBER, 92, of Sun City Center died Nov. 16 at Palm Gardens Nursing Home. A native of Hammond, Ind., she was mayor of Daytona Beach Shores for four years, member of Eastern Star and Methodist. She is survived by a son, Charles; a brother, Phillip Breillatt of California; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
November 25, 1998
TIMOTHY JAMES LACEY, 35, of Lutz died Saturday. A native of Philadelphia, he was a carpenter and Catholic. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy of Land O' Lakes; a brother, Bernard of Tampa; and four sisters, Eileen Kammer of Stroudsburg, Pa., Mary LeCornu of Lutz, Terri Pesta of Land O' Lakes and Ruth Baker of Hobbs, N.M. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Service.
November 25, 1998
LINDA ROBERTS LAMB, 54, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Tampa, died Sunday at Johnson County Regional Hospital. A native of Crossett, Ark., she was a teacher for Dover High School and member of Central Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, Phil; two sons, Phillip and Deven, both of Knoxville; and her mother, Louise Roberts of Knoxville. Shinn Funeral Service, Inc, Russellville, Ark.
November 25, 1998
ELLA LASHER, 85, of Tampa died Nov. 13. A native of Bethel, Pa., she moved to the area 54 years ago. She was a steel worker for American Can Co. She is survived by four sons, Arthur Jr., David, Roy Caseber and Larry Caseber, all of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Frances Winkler of Tampa; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
ROY LOPEZ, 83, of Tampa died Oct. 14 at University Community Hospital. He was a lifelong resident. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Services.
November 25, 1998
BETTY J. LYNCH, 73, of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Lafayette, Ind., she was a homemaker and member of Most Holy Redeemer. She is survived by her husband, Alvin; a son, Mike Leaman of Indiana
; a daughter, Mida Porazinski of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Molly of Ohio; and several grandchildren. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home.
November 25, 1998
MARK LEE MEDERO, 28, of Clearwater died Saturday. A native of Tampa, he moved to Clearwater in 1980. He was a plumber. He is survived by his father and stepmother, LeeRoy and Anita, both of Tampa; his mother and stepfather, Erayne and Anthony Carvell, both of Clearwater; and a brother, Anthony of Clearwater. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Clearwater.
November 25, 1998
LORENE H. MERCER, 77, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Concord, N.C., she moved to the area from Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 1997. She was a bookkeeper for a furniture company. She is survived by a daughter, Cynthia of Tampa; and an aunt, Virginia Trivette of Winston-Salem, N.C.
November 25, 1998
GLADYS DALE RIDDLE, 89, of Waldorf, Md., formerly of Riverview, died Sunday. A native of Buncombe County, N.C., she was a government secretary and member of First Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Leon of Maryland; a daughter, Wanda Fogle of Waldorf; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
November 25, 1998
ANTHONY RUSSO, 80, of Tampa died Oct. 14 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of New York, he moved to the area many years ago. He was a Catholic. Florida Mortuary Funeral and Cremation Services.
November 25, 1998
LORRAINE F. SILVERI, 76, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Manchester, N.H., she moved to the area from California 17 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of Incarnation Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Dante; a daughter, Laura of Toms River, N.J.; two sisters, Fern Nassoura and Lucille Dann, both of Manchester; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
DAVID E. STROUD, 72, of Apollo Beach died Saturday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Detroit, he moved to Sun City Center in 1968. He was a Navy veteran and Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Kaye; a son, Robert of Riverview; three daughters, Willie Baughman and Marcella, both of Ruskin, Pamela Beck of Shiloh, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care.
November 25, 1998
WILLIAM H. TOMPKINS, 76, of Clearwater died Monday at Mease Hospital. A native of Harvey, Ill., she moved to Pinellas from Buffalo, N.Y., in 1978. He was retired district director for the IRS, member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church and St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; four sons, Bill of Tyrone, Ga., Bob of Walton, Kan., Jack of Tampa and Mark of Spring Hill; two daughters, Pamela Salvatore of San Francisco and Carolyn Carey of Safety Harbor; two brothers, Jack of Redlands, Calif., and Jim of Arizona; a sister, Pat Kitcherside of Palm Desert, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
November 25, 1998
JOHN RAFAEL TORRES, 50, of Tampa died Monday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. A native of New York, he moved to the area in 1982. He was a teller for NationsBank and Pentecostal. He is survived by two sons, John and David; and his mother, Santa Nieves. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 25, 1998
