MARIA E. MILLAN, 64, of Tampa died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, she moved to Tampa in 1995. She was a homemaker and member of Church of God of Riverhills. She is survived by a son, Hector Martinez of Puerto Rico; a daughter, Rosa Martinez of Tampa; her father, Pedro of Puerto Rico; several brothers and sisters; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
(From January 1997)
WALTER F. O'CONNELL, 73, of Tampa died Sunday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Lynn, Mass., he moved to Tampa in 1987 from Lowell, Mass. He was a salesman for a tire company, an Army and Air Force veteran and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; a son, Daniel of Tampa; and a daughter, Nancy Sharpe of Ontario. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
GAETANA PERRONE, 92, of Tampa died Monday at Transitional Hospital. A native of Italy, she moved to Tampa in 1944. She was a cigarmaker for City Cigar Factory and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Dominick of Tampa; a brother, Tony of Lakeland; a sister, Mary Santo of Tampa; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
JOHN HENRY "JEFF" QUARTERMAN, 63, of St. Petersburg died Saturday at St. Anthony's Hospital. A native of Florida, he moved to this area in 1955 from Palmetto. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Twentieth Street Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Ruthie; four daughters, LaFredia Small and Ethel Peeples Robinson, both of St. Petersburg, Elois Richardson of Tampa and Carolyn Richardson of Immokalee; a brother, Edmon) of Largo; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
(From January 1997)
RUSSELL M. STEEL, 88, of Sun City Center died Saturday at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A native of Newark, N.J., he moved to the area in 1988 from Fort Myers. He was a district manager for Prudential Insurance Co., Presbyterian, a Mason and Shriner. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy L.; two sons, Henry W. of Towsen, Md. and Russell M. Jr. of Roswell, Ga.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
JESSE JULIEN TOMLINSON, 66, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Fort Myers, he moved to Tampa in 1994. He was a co-pastor at Full Gospel Assembly Church of Tampa and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; three sons, Mark D. of Minneola, Ethan Jesse of Tampa and Darryl Stephen; two brothers, Ernest of Orlando and Gus of Ft. Myers; five sisters, Annie Holcomb of Oklahoma City and Marie Johnson, Faye McDaniel, Lenor Williamson and Lorene Hancock, all of Tampa; and one grandchild. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
(From January 1997)
DURLLIE A. VICKERS, 82, of Clearwater died Sunday. A native of Trenton, she was a former resident of Tampa. She was a retired purchasing agent for Tampa General Hospital and member of Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Linda V. Russ of Grove City; a brother, Elmer E. Henley of Lake City; a sister, Eleanor McMeans of Robertsdale, Ala.; and one granddaughter. Garden of Memories- Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
VICTOR "LEE" WATSON, 45, of Riverview died Monday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Nashville, Tenn., he moved to the area in 1976. He was a regional sales manager for Cushion Cut Inc. and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; a son, Jonathan of Brandon; a daughter, Kristi Michelle Turner of Seffner; his mother, Dorothy H. Jennette of Brentwood, Tenn.; a brother, James of Nashville; a sister, Linda Lloyd Griffin of Huntsville, Ala.; and one granddaughter. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From January 1997)
MADELYN LEWIS ALEXANDER, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Gadsden, Ala., she moved to Tampa 50 years ago. She was a homemaker, a musician, founder of Madelyn's Boots and Saddle Band and member of the Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Michael C. of Tampa; three sons, Lewis, Marty and Tim Capitano, all of Tampa; a sister, Eunice Smith of Wimauma; and five grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
DANIEL J. ANCONA III, 47, of Lithia died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Cincinnati, he moved to the area in 1986. He was a salesman for Superior Label Systems in Cincinnati and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Lin; a daughter, Amy Lin Verble of High Point, N.C.; his parents, Daniel J. Jr. and Betty Rutherford, both of Cincinnati; three brothers, Tom, Mark and Shane, all of Cincinnati; two sisters, Norlean Frank of Bethel, Ohio and Josie Lindner of Cincinnati; and a grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From January 1997)
GEORGE E. BLACKSHEAR JR., 70, of Thonotosassa died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Lakeland, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a retired Tampa police captain, a Navy veteran of World War II, member of VFW Post 424 and FOP. He is survived by his wife, Ruby S.; a son, George E. III of Utica, N.Y.; two daughters, Cathy Strawser of Lutz and Edwena J. Kimmons of Cairo, Ga.; a sister, Dorothy Jean Nores of St. Petersburg; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
(From January 1997)
GEORGE H. BROWN, 84, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Oaks, Pa., he moved to Tampa in 1923. He was a teacher for Hillsborough County, Protestant, a member of John Darling Masonic Lodge and Tampa Amateur Radio Operators. He is survived by a son, George T. of Tampa. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
MARGARET E. BUTLER, 68, of Tampa died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital. A native of North Little Rock, Ark., she moved to Tampa in 1967 from Alabama. She worked in data entry processing for the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office and was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. She is survived by her husband, Raymond; and a son, Kenneth J. of Tampa. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Bay To Bay Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
PATRICK JOSEPH CERRE, 80, of Lutz died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Johnsonburg, Pa., he moved to the area 20 years ago from Richwood, W.Va. He was the retired owner of a Western Auto Store in West Virginia, a Navy veteran of World War II and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy W.; a stepson, Douglas C. Day of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a brother, Tony of Pontiac, Mich.; three sisters, Phyllis Sparks of Barberton, Ohio, Carmella Veltri of Detroit and Theresa Darovec of Denver; and a stepdaughter. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
HERBERT MORNINGAR COLLINS, 82, of Dover died Monday in Brandon. A native of Thomasville, Ga., he was a longtime resident of the area. He was a machinist in the cigar industry and member of Plant City Moose Lodge 1668. He is survived by two daughters, Jean Marston of Gates Mills, Ohio and Marie Avant of Lake Placid; a sister, Rebecca Boatright of Tampa; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
D. RICHARD D'ALESSANDRO, 69, of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to Tampa in 1959 from Detroit. He was a general surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital, member of Hillsborough County Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Florida Association of General Surgeons, American Medical Association, Society for the Study of Breast Cancer, American College of Surgeons, Hillsborough County Division of American Cancer Society Board of Directors, North Hillsborough Rotary Club and was Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida. He is survived by his wife, Janet; a son, Beatty of St. Louis; two daughters, Bee Hayes and Bobbi Taman, both of Tampa; two sisters, Grace Bucci of Philadelphia and Gloria Bilotta of Forest City, Pa.; and seven grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
WILLIAM B. DAVIS SR., 85, of Lutz died Monday at home. A native of West Haven, Conn., he moved to the area 13 years ago from New York City. He was a retired mechanic and Catholic. He is survived by two sons, Robert L. of New York City and William B. Jr.; a daughter, Maxine Darcy of New York City; eight grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. American Family Cremation Society, Lakeland.
(From January 1997)
CHERYL ANN DeVLIEG, 16, of Valrico died Sunday. A native of Lawton, Okla., she moved to the area in 1992 from Monterey, Calif. She was a student at Brandon High School. She is survived by her parents, Robert Jack and Johanna of Valrico; a sister, Amy Lee of Valrico; her paternal grandparents, Jack and Evelyn of Seagrove Beach; and her maternal grandparents, Adrian and Anna Van Dort of Mijdrecht, Netherlands. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From January 1997)
L. DOMINGO DIAZ, 84, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Havana, he moved to Tampa in 1955. He was a retired meat cutter for Cacciatore Bros. and Catholic. He is survived by two sons, Domingo Jr. and Frank, both of Tampa. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
VERNON T. ENGSTROM, 86, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Bavaria, Kan., he moved to Tampa in 1972. He was a chief warrant officer for the Navy, member of Greater Tampa Showmens Association, Millwood Lodge 288 and Hillsborough Lodge F & AM, Honor Patrol and Egypt Shrine Temple. He is survived by a sister, Irene Shearer of Kansas City, Mo.; one grandchild; and four great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
EVANGELINA "EVA" ESTEVEZ, 74, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Havana, she moved to Tampa in 1972. She was the owner of Eva's Clothing Shop in Cuba and member of Iglesia Bautista Latino-Americana. She is survived by a daughter, Lillian Brunet Molina of Tampa; two brothers, Virginio Aguiar of Tampa and Luis Aguiar of Miami; five sisters, Soledad Aguiar, Sixta Mulkay and Aracely Diaz, all of Tampa and Patricia and Julia Aguiar, both of Havana; and two grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
MARY KATHERINE "KAY" FENELEY, 76, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Lock Haven, Pa., she was a homemaker and member of Idlewild Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert B.; three daughters, Judy A. Govin, Karen F. Daves and Nancy I. Carneal, all of Tampa; two sisters, Frances Jackson of Sun City, Ariz. and Lucille Burlison of Largo; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
(From January 1997)
