Valentine Ulakovits

October 26, 2012

Ulakovits, Valentine Jr., 85, born in Tampa on February 8, 1927, died on October 26, 2012. He is preceded in death by his children, Belinda Empsall, Charleen Mabry, Michael Ulakovits and Shelia Creel; and brothers, Morton, John and Kelvin Ulakovits. Valentine is survived by his loving family, wife, of 66 years, Alma Ulakovits; children, Elaine Payne (Bill), Cathy Aldridge and...

Marion L Downie

October 26, 2012

Downie, Marion L., 92, of Brandon, passed away on October 26, 2012. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alexander; and son, John. Marion is survived by her loving family, daughters, Geri, Jeannie and Barbara; brothers, Frank and James; sister, Dorothy; 12 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. There will be a funeral service on Sunday, November 4, 2012...

Oscar A Alballero

October 23, 2012

Alballero, Oscar A., 38, of Seffner, passed away October 23, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Amy; daughter, Melina Lynn; parents, Oscar and Dinorah Alvallero; sisters, Rosemary (Ronald) Sorg and Nancy Alvallero; niece, Lindsey and nephew, Joshua. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be today, Friday, October 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm, at Serenity Meadows.

Ada Echevarria

October 23, 2012

Echevarria, Ada, 85, of Valrico, passed away on October 23, 2012. She enjoyed spending time at the Brandon Senior Center. Ada was the loving wife of SPC Agripino Aurraffat-Ruiz; the beloved mother of Alberto Rivera, Freddie Mendoza, Pedro Mora, Miguel Mora, Jose Rodriguez and Ada Rodriguez; the beloved grandmother of Freddie Mendoza, Jr, Skyar Mendoza, Madison V. Mendoza, Sonya Mora,...

Catherine Mcnamara

October 22, 2012

McNamara (Nielsen), Catherine; born on April 4, 1948, Cathy concluded her courageous 7 year battle with cancer on 10/22/12. She joins her mother, father, aunts and uncles with the Lord. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Ed; two sons, Brett and Kevin; her brother Bob, (Linda); brothers in law Greg (Lisa), Thomas (Karen) and sister in law...

Helen L Ancora

October 21, 2012

Ancora, Helen L., 78, of Riverview, FL (formerly of Pompton Lakes, NJ) went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2012. She was born on December 20, 1933 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Thomas) Lynch. Helen was the beloved wife of Gino M. Ancora with whom she shared 54 years of...

Cathy L Driggers

October 21, 2012

Driggers, Cathy L., 56, of Mango, passed away on October 21, 2012. Cathy is survived by her loving family, daughter, Martie (James) Sullivan; son, Stephen (Angel) Belflower; brothers, Lester (Louise) Driggers, Ralph (Sandy) Aycock and August Pontiff; sister, Mollie (Donald) Vickery; companion, Phillip Sipple; grandchildren, Desiree, Dustin, Seth and Stephen; 3 step-grandchildren; and an extended loving family. There will be...

Beatrice E Carpenter

October 19, 2012

Carpenter, Beatrice E. (Schrader), also known as Mrs. "C",went home to Jesus on October 19, 2012, at the age of 91. She is survived by her son, Dennis J. Carpenter, and his wife Alicia and their two daughters, Sarah Sheffield and Jessica Simonds, all of Seffner; her daughter Debbie Hatcher, and her husband Ray Hatcher, of Lakeland; one sister, Alice...

Samuel Ortiz

October 18, 2012

Ortiz, Samuel, 100, of Valrico, passed away on October 18, 2012. Samuel is survived by his loving family, son, Richard Ortiz and his wife Maria; sister, Nora Hidalgo; grandchildren, Cindy, Becky, Damaris and Janelle; and great-granddaughter, Alexandria. There will be a funeral service for Samuel on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, with a...

Marvin Fletcher Burgin

October 16, 2012

Marvin Fletcher Burgin, age 88, went to his heavenly place of rest on October 16, 2012 while at his home in Plant City, Florida. Born in Crooked Creek, North Carolina, November 29,1923 to Thomas and Nancy (Gilliam) Burgin. He is survived by his wife Virginia (Katzenmoyer), with whom he just celebrated 63 years of marriage. Fletcher Burgin was a veteran...