CHRIS J. GANGWISCH, 15, of Orlando died Wednesday. A native of Tampa, he moved to Orlando in 1994. He was a member of Tuscawilla United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents, Ed and Colleen of Orlando; a brother, Brad of Orlando; his paternal grandmother, Evelyn of Orlando; and his maternal grandmother, Marian Hartman of Pittsburgh. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Homes, Winter Park.
September 30, 2000
RUBY STELLA GOTWALT, 87, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Erwin, Tenn., she moved to the area from West Palm Beach in 1994. She was a teacher and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Deborah Gotwalt-Dickson of Tampa; a brother, Frank Stultz of Erwin; a sister, Dolly Burns of Fort Lauderdale; and two grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Services, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
MILLER HAAGSTROM, 37, of Tampa died Sept. 14 at University Community Hospital. He was a lifelong resident and chief technical adviser for 3rd Planet.com. He is survived by his mother, Violet VanLeeuwen of Ocala; four brothers, Michael of Tallahassee, Danny of Tennessee, David of Sarasota and Jerry of Crystal River; and a sister, Karen Shields of Tampa. All County Cremation, Lake Worth.
September 30, 2000
KATHLEEN REID HAYES, 40, of Riverview died Wednesday. A native of Newark, N.J., she moved to the area from Taylorville, N.C. in 1975. She was Episcopalian. She is survived by two sons, Joshua Hayes and William Parks, both of Riverview; her mother and stepfather, Regina Reid and Tom Wagner of Valrico; a brother, Edward Reid Jr. of Brandon; and three sisters, Regina Newton of Conover, N.C., Gloria Deneen of Riverview and Dianna Harrington of Tampa. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 30, 2000
HAROLD COY HORNE, 80, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Polk County, N.C., he moved to the area in the 1950s. He was Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Winifred; three sons, J.R. of Atlanta, Wayne of Land O' Lakes and Bruce of Sebring; a daughter, Lyn Redwood of Atlanta; two sisters, Bernice Tompkins of Tryon, N.C., and Clara Evans of Tampa; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
September 30, 2000
ROSA MARRERO, 95, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, she moved to the area from New York in 1974. She was a seamstress and Catholic. She is survived by three daughters, Roxana Velasco of Tampa, Daisy Rodriguez of Miami and Lydia of Cuba; a sister, Zoraida Lopez of Flushing, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
JOHN E. NELSON, 70, of Sun City Center died Thursday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Elizabeth, N.J. he moved to the area from Staten Island, N.Y., in 1997. He was a telephone repair foreman, a Navy Reserve and Air Force veteran, a member of the Sun City Center rescue squad and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Marie; a son, Paul of Staten Island; a daughter, Catherine of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and one granddaughter. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
September 30, 2000
XIOMARA NERRO, 53, of Tampa died Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Las Tunas, Cuba, he moved to the area from St. Augustine in 1985. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Nelson; a son, Jack of Tampa; a daughter, Kathia Guzman of Tampa; her mother, Elvia Rodriguez of Tampa; two brothers, Tomas Salgado of Destin and Oscar Salgado of Tampa; a sister, Omara Salazar of Tampa; and one grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
PATRICK LAWRENCE O'BRIEN, 72, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Boston, he was a longtime area resident. He was a Marine veteran of World War II. He is survived by his close friends, Fred and Darlene Holbrook and Sheila and George Trinchet; and three grandchildren. Cornerstone Cremation Services, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
ANGELO PAGAN, 50, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Puerto Rico, he moved to the area from Chicago in 1999. He was a silk screener and Catholic. He is survived by two daughters, Gloria and Theresa, both of Chicago; his mother, Florentina of Tampa; four brothers, Amalio, John and Samuel, all of Chicago, and Elizar of Colorado; three sisters, Margarita and Maria, both of Tampa, and Elizabeth of Oklahoma; and two grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Services, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
ABRAHAM SALARY, 82, of Haines City died Sunday at Arbors in Winter Haven. A native of Comer, Ala., he moved to the area in 1939. He was a member of New Beulah Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons, Arthur of Winter Haven and Abraham of Miami; two daughters, Bessie Whitehead of Miami and Cheryl of Kissimmee; four brothers, Archie and Lloyd, both of Haines City, Artis of Comer and John of Birmingham, Ala.; four sisters, Virginia Nathan and Addie, both of Columbus, Ga., Lillie Fountain and Joyee Webb, both of Cleveland; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Charlow Funeral Home, Plant City.
September 30, 2000
ROSEMARY SAVAGE, 47, of Ocala, formerly of Tampa, died Sept. 18. A native of Big Rapids, Mich., she was a longtime Tampa resident. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Britt Jr. of Thonotosassa; her mother, Betty Dixon of Ocala; three brothers, Don Sweet of Ocala, Jerry Sweet and Gary Sweet, both of Tampa; a sister, Connie Zern of Big Rapids; and two grandchildren. Florida Cremation Society, Ocala.
September 30, 2000
JOSEPH SCOTT, 92, of Plant City died Sept. 20, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Atlanta, he moved to the area 60 years ago. He was a bank porter, a Hillsborough County schools crossing guard, an Army veteran, a Mason and a member of St. Luke Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Daisy; four sons, Spencer of Trentwood, Ohio, Selyn of Tallahassee, Robert Brown of New Orleans and Vonzell Harrell of Plant City; a daughter, Helen White of Miami; three sisters, Bessie Jackson of Miami, Beatrice Osborne of Fort Pierce and Dorothy Ambrose of Eatonton, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Charlow Funeral Home, Plant City.
September 30, 2000
TULA C. SNOW, 82, of Valrico died Thursday. A native of Canton, Ohio, she moved to the area in 1969. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Clarence; a son, Rick of Valrico; a daughter, Teena of Valrico; a sister, Bea Vallos of Canton; and three grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
September 30, 2000
LEONARD LAWRENCE SOLOMAN, 84, of Temple Terrace died Thursday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Bronx, N.Y., he moved to the area from Arlington, W.Va., in 1982. He was an appliance salesman, an Army veteran of World War II and Jewish. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; and his sister, Bernice Zackman of Freeport, N.Y. Beth David Funeral Chapel, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
IDELLA TAYLOR STEPHENS, 78, of Tampa died Sept. 21 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Tampa, she was a cosmetologist and a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons, Earl Lawton, Hinton Jr. and Adali, all of Tampa; three daughters, Eartha Hills, Willie Tharpe and Deborah Cooper, all of Tampa; a brother, William Taylor of Winter Garden; a number of grandchildren. Everett-Derr & Anderson Funeral Home, Tampa.
September 30, 2000
ANNIE L. WILLIAMS, 65, of Plant City died Sept. 20. A native of Blakely, Ga., she moved to the area 63 years ago. She was a Hillsborough County schools dietitian and a member of St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons, Theodore Sr., Andre and Mark, all of Plant City; three sisters, Lucille Crawford of Morristown, N.J., Everlina Hutchins of Blakely and Rosa Griffin of Decatur, Ga.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Charlow Funeral Home, Plant City.
September 30, 2000
ALBERT M. WITT JR., 64, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Bedford, Va., he moved to the area from Roanoke, Va., in 1963. He worked for Progressive Insurance. He is survived by his wife, Anastasia; a son, Tim of Tampa; two brothers, Billy and Wayne, both of Bedford; two sisters, Rachel Fielder and Jeanean Hogan, both of Bedford; and five grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
September 30, 2000
BASILE, Lorenza, 71, of New Port Richey died Thursday. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
September 30, 2000
BRZOSTOWSKI, Joe, 79, of Hudson died Wednesday. Prevatt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hudson/Bayonet Point.
September 30, 2000
CRISE, Leverette C., 86, of Bayonet Point died Thursday. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
September 30, 2000
DONNER, Clarence A., 88, of Port Richey died Thursday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
September 30, 2000
FERDIG, Mamie Ruth, 94, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Oakley Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
September 30, 2000
GRANBERRY, James B., 84, of Odessa died Wednesday. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
September 30, 2000
KESSLER, Rose M., 82, of Port Richey died Thursday. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
September 30, 2000
SANTOS, Lena, 84, of Zephyrhills died Thursday. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
September 30, 2000
SEAVER, Naomi Wright, 85, of Dade City died Thursday. Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City.
September 30, 2000
STRAUCH, Emily F., 90, of Holiday died Thursday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
September 30, 2000
FOREMAN, Grace M., 85, of Tarpon Springs died Wednesday. National Cremation Society, New Port Richey.
September 30, 2000
