OBITUARIES

Estelle Oster

Mar 24, 2018

OSTER, Estelle "Bootsie", age 93, of Tampa died Saturday, March 24, 2018. Mrs. Oster was born in Atlanta, Georgia and came to Tampa in 1944 and along with her husband, owned Hillsborough Plumbing Supply which they operated until 1980. Bootsie was a long time member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, member and past president of the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood and...

Esther Plowden

Mar 11, 2018

PLOWDEN, Esther Jean, "Jeannie", age 83, lifelong resident of Tampa, died Sunday, March 11, 2018. Jeannie has left for her next adventure, having had her last one here on earth. Her life included 51 years as a pharmacist, lots of ski trips, and volunteering in the school system, the Judeo Christian Clinic, and the Suicide and Crisis Prevention Center....

Bessie Lederman Schaffel Selevan

Mar 7, 2018

Bessie Lederman Schaffel Selevan passed away peacefully at 97 years old in Tampa, Florida on March 7, 2018.  Bessie was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 5, 1921 shortly after her parents, Sheva and Chaim Lederman, arrived in the United States from Eastern Europe.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Milton Schaffel, who died...

Donald Golden

Mar 2, 2018

Donald Stanley Golden, age 87 passed on March 2, 2018 at Melech Hospice House. Donald, known by his family and friends as Don, was born in Philadelphia, PA and resided in Tampa, FL for the past 28 years. Don served in the US Coast Guard during the Korean War. Don loved his Philadelphia sports teams, hoagies and TastyKakes.  The...

Ziv Motzne

Feb 23, 2018

MOTZNE, Ziv Ziskin, age 52 of St. Pete Beach, died Friday, February 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Ester Motzne. Survivors include his loving father, Josef Motzne, devoted sisters and brothers-in-law, Ofina & Kerry Raduns and Mira & Michael Steinberg and cherished nieces, Jacklyn Steinberg, Sarah Steinberg, Ester-Kay Steinberg and Dr. Erica Von stein....

Marilyn Baskin

Feb 22, 2018

Marilyn (Lyn) Joan Baskin (nee Weiss), of Tampa and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on Thursday February 22, 2018 at age 84. She was surrounded by her beloved husband of 66 years Norton (Norty), daughter Janice (Jan), son Scott, and cherished granddaughter Alexandra (Avi). She was predeceased by son, Craig. Lyn is also survived by beloved grandson Joshua, his...

Olympia LaFuente

Feb 21, 2018

LAFUENTE, Olympia Diaz,( known to most as Petie) , 98, of Tampa, peacefully passed away the morning of February 21, 2018. She was born in Ybor City ( Tampa ), attended V.M. Ybor Elementary, George Washington Junior High, and Hillsborough High School. After graduation from Hillsborough she attended Georgia State College for Women where she received her Bachelor's degree....

Esther Bascombe

Feb 19, 2018

Services for Esther Bascombe will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 23 at Segal Funeral Home {3909 Henderson Blvd. Tampa, FL 33629}

Dr. Arthur Waltzer

Feb 17, 2018

WALTZER, Dr. Arthur, age 81 , lifelong resident of Tampa died Saturday, February 17, 2018. After graduating, Gorrie Elementary, Wilson Middle and Plant High School's, Dr. Waltzer attended Vanderbuilt University and Medical School and was a member of AEPi fraternity. He completed his Chief Surgical residency at the University of Cincinnati and served as a MASH Surgeon in Vietnam as a Captain in the U.S....

Lawrence Fleischer

Feb 13, 2018

FLEISCHER, Lawrence Jack, age 93 of Tampa died Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Mr. Fleischer was born in New York and served proudly in the Army Air Corps during WWII where he was the recipient of the Purple Heart for his service. He resided in San Antonio Texas and as a civilian he worked as a Civil Engineer on military...

Marvin Barkin

Feb 7, 2018

Marvin E. Barkin

November 9, 1933 – February 7, 2018

Marvin Barkin, 84, died peacefully at his home in Tampa on February 7, 2018, in the presence of his family. He is survived by Trudy, his wife of 58 years, his children, Thomas Barkin (Robyn) of Atlanta, Michael Barkin (Chantal) of Ottawa, Canada, Pamela Vargo (Daniel) of Falls...

Susan Berbrick

Feb 5, 2018

BERBRICK, Susan A., age 63, of Tampa, passed away Monday, February 5th , 2018. She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Bob Berbrick, children Michael and Katy Berbrick and Helen Koons and her partner Chris, siblings Judy Heinmen, and Larry and Karen Lachow, and one granddaughter, Suvaun. Private burial services will be held by the family....

Edward DeCambra

Feb 3, 2018

DeCambra, Edward F., age 86 of Tampa died Saturday, February 3, 2018. Mr. DeCambra was born in Somerset, Massachusettes and came to Tampa in 1968 while serving in the U.S. Air Force. He retired after 23 years of service as a SMSGT and an aircraft mechanic and remained in Tampa. He was preceeded in death by nine siblings. Survivors include his...

Esther McCall

Jan 23, 2018

McCALL, Esther Jessica 93, passed peacefully to her Savior’s arms on Jan. 23, 2018.  Born July 15, 1924 in Tampa to John E. and Vera Hendrix Jessica, she matriculated at Sacred Heart Academy, where she played guard on their state-champion girl’s basketball team.  At 9 yrs old, she drove her dad’s LaSalle while he delivered milk and at 16 yrs old was the ticket girl at the Rialto...

Beatrice Hymes

Jan 22, 2018

HYMES, Beatrice, age 97 of Tampa died Monday, January 22, 2018. Mrs. Hymes came to Tampa in 1986 from her native New York. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Bernard. She was a member of Congregation Kol Ami and was active in Brandeis Women's. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Susan & Ron Pross...

Glenn Selig

Jan 21, 2018

SELIG, Glenn Lawrence, age 50 of Tampa died January 23, 2018 in Kabul, Afghanistan as a result of a siege on the Intercontinental Hotel by Taliban terrorists. Glenn was born in New York but spent his formative years in Valley Village, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.A graduate of New York University, Glenn's broadcast journalism career took him to...

Cantor William Hauben

Jan 20, 2018

HAUBEN, Cantor William, age 95 of Tampa passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his home. Cantor Hauben was born in Cracow, Poland and was a survivor of the Holocaust. He emigrated to the U.S. and achieved his cantorial degree from the Chicago Institute of Jewish Studies. He was Cantor at Congregation Beth Am in Los Angeles, California from...

Carrie Dempsey

Jan 14, 2018

DEMPSEY, Carrie, age 42 of Lutz passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. Mrs. Dempsey came to the Tampa Bay Area in 1985 from her native Cleveland, Ohio, She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dempsey. Survivors include her children, Megan & Chad Dempsey, her parents, Jules & Renee Deutsch of Tampa, sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie & Jeffrey...

Doris Johnson

Jan 4, 2018

JOHNSON, Doris P., age 88, of Tampa, formerly Jacksonville, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Tampa. Mrs. Johnson was born in Hazelhurst, Georgia and came to Tampa in 2006 from Jacksonville where she had resided for many years. She was a former member of the Greyhound Women's Auxillary and the Lake Forest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...

Willie Hopkins

Dec 27, 2017

Services will be held Wednesday, January 3rd, 11 AM at Segal Funeral Home.