ANN DICKEY ROBERTS, 82, of Holiday, formerly of Tampa, died Monday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. A native of Hammond, Ind., she was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Melvin of Farmington, N.M.; two daughters, Nancy Bowen of Palm Harbor and Lois Armstrong of Tampa; 17 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
April 14, 1999
GEORGE SEBETZKI, 57, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Preslau, Germany, he moved to the area from Missouri in 1979. He was a printer and Protestant;. He is survived by two sons, George of Riverview and Michael of Seminole; a daughter, Charlotte Cass of Palm Harbor; a brother, Charlie Floyd of Kansas City, Kan.; and three grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
BETTY JEAN SHIRK, 83, of Apollo Beach died Thursday at Palm Garden of Sun City Center. A native of Wilmette, Ill., she moved to the area from West Palm Beach in 1979. She was a homemaker and past president of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara J. of Apollo Beach. International Mortuary Service, St. Petersburg.
April 14, 1999
SYLVIA SILKE, 37, of Tampa died Monday. A lifelong resident, she was a waitress. She is survived by her husband, Allen; two sons, John Allen and A.J., both of Tampa; her mother and father, Margaret Lopez Gonzalez and Johnny Gonzalez of Tampa; a stepbrother, John Songia of Tallahassee; and a stepsister, Lucy Oaks of Alaska. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A.P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
SALVADORE "SAM" TESTA, 90, of Tampa died Monday at Vencor Central Hospital. A native of Italy, he moved to the area from Oyster Bay, N.Y., in 1975. He was an estimator for Long Island Lighting Co., member of Knights of Columbus and Incarnation Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Rose; a daughter, Donna Ochipa of Miami; a sister, Rose Mazzota of Port Jefferson, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
April 14, 1999
PATRICIA ANN WOODLEE, 61, of Tampa died Tuesday at home. A native of Pomeroy, Ohio, she moved to the area from Akron, Ohio in 1956. She was Protestant. She is survived by by two sons, Frank of Tampa and Jeff of Brandon; a daughter, Tamera Smith of Tampa; a brother, George Hicks of Ohio; two sisters, Aunda Klein and Vicki Walburn, both of Ohio; and seven grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 14, 1999
ELSA LEON WORKMAN, 64, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Bogota, Colombia, she moved to the area from Chattanooga, Tenn., a week ago. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a brother, Alvaro Leon of Bogota, and a sister, Doris Bueno of Tampa. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
MARGARET THERESA LONGO ANDERSON, 39, of Port Richey died Friday at home. She moved to this area a year ago from her native Melrose, Mass. She was employed by Kenny Rogers Roasters and Tilly's restaurants, and was Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Eric; two daughters, Michelle and Danielle, both of Port Richey; a brother, Robert Longo of Tampa; and three sisters, Donna Forrest of Norway, Maine, Cathy Munro of Ossippe, N.H., and Inez Scruton of Ayer, Mass. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
April 21, 1999
ALFRED JAMES BALL, 27, of Clearwater died Sunday. A native of Tampa, he was an aircraft technician and Baptist. He is survived by his parents, Alfred of Wimauma and Annette Canonics of Ocala; and a sister, Jessica of Camp Hill, Ala. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
April 21, 1999
HERMAN BARBER, 87, of Plant City died Monday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Alma, Ga., he moved to the area from High Springs in 1960. He was a retired farmer and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son, Robert of Sarasota; two daughters, Linda Hayes of Fort Worth, Texas , and Ellen Brown of Lake City; four stepsons, Jim Ridgen of Gainesville, Andy Eaton of Lithia, Clifford Eaton of Dover and Ricky Eaton of Plant City; five stepdaughters, Katrina Weaver and Margaret Sweat, both of Dover, Libby Morrow of Ashford, Ala., Linda Lucas of Ocala and Claudia Alderman of Plant City; two brothers, E.M. of High Springs and Litho of Bonifay; four sisters, Inez Carnley of Dundee, Dora Gartley of Dunnellon, Cora Bass of Fanning Springs and Lucille Wilder of Cedar Key; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 21, 1999
MARTHA ANN "MARTI" BECK, 51, of Peoria, Ill., formerly of Tampa, died Saturday at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. A native of Dade City, she was a secretary for Roosevelt Magnet School and a member of Paris Avenue Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, David; two sons, David of Finley, Ohio, and William of Peoria; two daughters, Tracy Kinney of Lake Wales and Christina Elliott of Peoria; her mother, Louise Tyler of Tampa; two brothers, Frank Tyler and John Tyler; two sisters, Susan Catlett of Plant City and Nancy Zwiscka of Tampa; and nine grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.
April 21, 1999
BILL B. BODNAR, 84, of Sun City Center died Tuesday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Irvington, N.J., he moved to the area from Michigan in 1974. He was a metals engineer for General Motors, Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and Catholic. He is survived by a daughter, Cheryl Boger of Pinckney, Mich.; a sister, Anne Adams of Hazel Park, Mich.; five grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
April 21, 1999
OSCAR C. BOOTH, 74, of Tampa died Monday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Webster, he was a lifelong resident, contractor and Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; a stepson, Dale Vied of Tampa; two daughters, Sandra Kizlik of Boca Raton and Carolyn Hoffman of Winter Park; two stepdaughters, Donna Johnson of Lakeland and Debra Hartley of Australia; a sister, Josephine Payne of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 21, 1999
MARGARET L. BUCHANAN, 73, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Rockmart, Ga., she moved to the area from New Mexico in 1970. She was a member of West Hillsborough Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, David; a son, David of Winter Haven; a daughter, Vicky Bilhourse of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.
April 21, 1999
IDA L. CHADWICK, 74, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Michigan, she moved to the area in the 1940s. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Lee Sr. of Riverview and Nelson of Tampa; two daughters, Leslie McGrath of Bonifay and Betty Heslin of Plant City; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 21, 1999
ANNIE B. DePRIEST, 92, of Plant City died Tuesday. A native of Gibson County, Tenn., she moved to the area from Plymouth, Mich., in 1978. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by two sons, Jerry of Santa Maria, Calif., and Gene of Plymouth; a brother, Jerald Kernodle of Detroit; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 21, 1999
MAY FOSTER, 88, of Sun City Center died Monday at Sun Terrace Nursing Home. A native of Racine, Wis., she moved to the area from Woodbridge, Va., in 1977. She was a homemaker and member of Eastern Star and St. Andrews United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, William of Brandon and Thomas of Chesterfield, Va.; a daughter, Elizabeth Kent of Beaver Falls, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview/ Brandon.
April 21, 1999
ROBERT W. GANNETT, 72, of Seffner died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
April 21, 1999
SYDNEY C. GOOD, 66, of Tampa died Saturday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Tampa, she was a lifetime resident, a homemaker and a member of Palma Ceia United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, Dan III of Tampa; two daughters, Donna Meyers of Tampa and Denise Good-Epp of Pinellas Park; a sister, Pat Insco of Tampa; and a grandchild. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
April 21, 1999
STEPHEN JOSEPH KOLLAR, 89, of Plant City died Tuesday at Arbors of Brandon. A native of Lemont Furnace, Pa., he moved to the area in 1998. He was a tool and die maker for Anchor Hocking Glass and member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He is survived by a daughter, Anna Harris of Plant City; and a brother, Frank of Lemont Furnace. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview/ Brandon.
April 21, 1999
FRANCES LEONE, 94, of Tampa died Tuesday at Highlands Lake Nursing Home. A native of Italy, she was Catholic. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Comparetto of Lakeland; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
April 21, 1999
MARY ALICE MASSEY, 83, of Tampa died Sunday at Palm Garden of Tampa. A native of Enterprise, Ala., she was a retired nurse and Protestant. She is survived by a son, John of Lutz; a daughter, Margie Tolliver of Tampa; a sister, Margaret Paisley of Atlanta; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 21, 1999
