VITA MARIE WEIL, 84, of New Port Richey died Thursday. A native of New York City, she moved to this area from New York City in 1968. She was Catholic and a retired statistician with the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. North/Meadowlawn, New Port Richey.
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FREDERICK J. CAROLAN II, 62, of Palm Harbor died Saturday at Helen Ellis Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1990 from Deer Park, N.Y. He was a machine shop foreman and chef, Catholic and a member of the Italian-American Club of Clearwater. He is survived by his wife, Ginger; a daughter, Debra; a son, Frederick J.; two brothers, John of Orlando and Edward of New York; and three sisters, Grace Petrara of Marlboro, N.J., Kitty Novack of West Babylon, N.Y., and Rosemary Stallone of Lindenhurst, N.Y. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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VIRGINIA B. HALL, 80, of Dunedin died Sunday at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. A native of Bath, Mich., she moved to this area in 1975 from Lansing, Mich. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Dunedin and the Society of Mayflower Descendants. She is survived by two sons, Richard D. of Indian Harbor Beach and Robert D. of Lansing; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Dunedin Chapel.
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PAULA D. JONASSON, 88, of Clearwater died Friday at Dunedin Care Center. A native of Rendsburg, Germany, she moved to this area in 1960 from Wantagh, N.Y. She was a salad chef at Bill Irle's, formerly known as Gay's Restaurant, and a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Clearwater. She is survived by three daughters, Edith M. Pallmann of Beaver Dams, N.Y., H. Kathe Sheppard of Clearwater and Carol Thompson of Mesa, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 10 foster children. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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FILOMENA MANCUSO, 81, of Palm Harbor died Friday at Palm Garden of Clearwater. A native of Hoboken, N.J., she moved to this area in 1988 from Lindenhurst, N.Y. She was a seamstress and member of All Saints Catholic Church in Palm Harbor. She is survived by two nieces, Frances Profeta of Palm Harbor and Natalie Farrish of Englewood; and two nephews, John Campanella of Palm Harbor and Anthony Campanella of North Babylon, N.Y. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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WILLIAM R. SHAW, 63, of Palm Harbor died Friday at Mease-Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor. A native of Forest Hills, Pa., he moved to this area in 1979 from Pittsburgh. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post 400 in Dunedin. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; four daughters, Karen Sansone and Laura Costello, both of San Diego, Linda L. Breck of Murray, Ky., and Colleen Shaw-Ebeling of Gardnerville, Nev.; his mother, Ruth L. Shaw- Reitsma of Holiday; a sister, Judith Hainley of Baltimore; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Palm Harbor Chapel.
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KENNETH STREHLE, 82, of Clearwater died Friday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to this area in 1991. He was a retired major with the Salvation Army. He is survived by his wife, Hanwah; a son, Kenneth of Palm Harbor; a daughter, Janet Green of Chicago; a sister, Lillian Broadbent of Philadelphia; and two grandchildren. Moss Feaster Funeral Homes, Clearwater Chapel.
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AMBER KENDRALL SWINTON, 18 months, of St. Petersburg died Nov. 8 at All Children's Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Matthew and Tracie; a brother, Matthew Jr.; a maternal grandmother, Ella Holmes; her paternal grandparents, Roosevelt and Daisy; her maternal great-grandparents, Willie and Alice Holmes of Warwick, Calif.; and her paternal great-grandmother, Rosa Walker. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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MILFORD L. BAILEY, 82, of Dundee died Saturday at Brandywyne nursing home. A native of Dayton, Ohio, he moved to the area in 1991. He was a retired inspector for General Motors. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte L.; three stepdaughters, Shirley Harvell of Miamisburg, Ohio, Betty Howell of Springfield, Ohio, and Patty Rogers of Staton, Ky; a son, Robert W. of Huber Heights, Ohio; two brothers, Albert and Robert of Dayton; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
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JOHN J. BENNETT, 86, of Frostproof died Saturday at Winter Haven Hospital. A native of Starke, he moved to this area in 1950. He was a fruit harvester and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Essie Mae, and a sister, Ruby Ostteen of Myakka City. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
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WILLARD G. HEATH SR., 73, of Babson Park died Saturday at Clover Ridge Adult Care Living Facility in Lake Wales. A native of Michigan, he moved to this area in 1977. He was the retired owner of Heath Corp. of Lake Wales. He was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Ada; a daughter, Michelle Allnatt of Houston; a son, Willard G. Jr., of Lake Wales; two brothers, Robert of Zapata, Texas , and Roland of Lanham, Md., and five grandchildren. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
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DOROTHY GORDIER PENCE, 86, of Lakeland, died Saturday at The Arbors of Lakeland nursing home. A native of Detroit, she moved to the area 26 years ago. She was a homemaker and a hospital volunteer. She is survived by her brother, Elbert M. of South Bend, Ind. Heath Funeral Home, Lakeland.
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PAUL LAMAR PHELPS, 82, of Auburndale, died Saturday at home. A native of Moultrie, Ga., he moved to this area 68 years ago. He was a retired federal produce inspector and member of the First Baptist Church of Auburndale. He is survived by two daughters, Joan P. Bolender of Auburndale and Judith P. Laing of Leesburg; four brothers, James and Donald of Valdosta, Ga., and M.T. of Astor and Raymond of Jacksonville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
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BEULAH MAE VINSON, 101, of Eagle Lake, died Friday at Palm Garden Nursing Home in Winter Haven. A native of Irwin County, Ga., she moved to the area in 1932. She was a homemaker and member of the Eagle Lake First Assembly of God Church. She is survived by seven daughters, Grace Shumate, Ruby Barfield, Odessa Davis, Kathleen Hancock, Pauline Rockey and Barbara Hutchinson, all of Winter Haven, and Eloise Phillips of Tampa; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
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MILDRED V. ATWATER, 84, of Tampa died Sunday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Bridgeport, W.Va., she moved to Tampa in 1952 from Arcadia, Calif. She was a homemaker, member of Peninsula Christian Church and Sunset Park Garden Club. She is survived by a son, Al of Tampa; three daughters, Nina Graham of Tampa, Dee Ann of Atlanta and Elaine Nemeth of Fort Lauderdale; a brother, Jim Riley of Bridgeport; two sisters, Ernestine McMann of Warrenton, Va., and Janis Bucy of Clarksburg, W.Va.; and six grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
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JAMES R. BUTLER, 83, of Tampa died Sunday at Wellington Manor. A native of Brooke, Ga., he moved to Tampa in 1972 from Orange Park. He was an aviation mechanic for the U.S. government, Baptist, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and retired from the Navy and the civil service. He is survived by a son, Billy C. of Tampa; a brother, Sonny of Nashville; six sisters, Ruth Partin of Atlanta, Virginia Collins and Mary Harding, both of Jacksonville, Iris Bledsoe of Macon, Ga., Phillyis Veozey of Brandon and Kipling Miester of Tampa; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
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DORIS M. COBURN, 76, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Leominster, Mass., she moved to Tampa in 1966 from Greece. She was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Karl of Tampa; three daughters, Mary Stewart of Miami, Cindy Jednaszewski of Palm Harbor and Joan of Rye, N.H.; three brothers, Roland Ouellette of Canyonville, Ore., Robert Ouellette of Conyers, Ga., and Charles Ouellette of Leominster; a sister, Lucille Casavoy of Leominster; and seven grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
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TIFFANY MARIE COGGINS, 8, of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A lifelong Tampa resident, she was a student at Lanier Elementary and member of Manhattan Baptist Church. She is survived by her mother, Pamela, a sister, Jennifer, and her grandparents, Harold and Frances, all of Tampa. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Bay To Bay Chapel, Tampa.
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NORA SUE DANSER, 98, of Georgia died Sunday in Stone Mountain, Ga. A native of Hunt County, Texas , she was a retired seamstress from Tampa General Hospital and Protestant. She is survived by a daughter, Glenda Anne Harwell of Stone Mountain; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
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ANKE EISENFELLER-SANDOVAL, 35, of Tampa died Sunday at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A native of Gissen, Germany, she moved to Tampa in 1980 from Venezuela. She was a lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service and member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Jorge Sandoval; a son, Christin Sandoval of Tampa; two daughters, Anette and Morgan Sandoval, both of Tampa; and her parents, Wilfried and Marianne Eisenfeller of Germany. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
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ROBERT WALTER ELB, 72, of Norman, Okla., died Thursday. A native of New York, he was a former resident of Tampa. He was a retired chiropractor, a reserved deputy for the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department and a Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Georgia; a son, Robert Walter Jr. of Chicago; two daughters, Anne Carroll of Edmond, Okla., and Kathie of Oklahoma City; a sister, Vera Adams of Mattoon, Ill.; and three grandchildren. Havenbrook Funeral Home, Norman.
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GONZALO GARCIA, 77, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong Tampa resident, he was retired from Nebraska Printing, a member of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Universal Lodge 178 and a volunteer with American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by a son, Gonzalo C., and a brother, Rafael, both of Tampa; a daughter, Norma Wright of Largo; and two grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
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