OBITUARIES

Ruth Edelman

Ruth Edelman

May 25, 2013

EDELMAN R. Ruth, July 3, 1922 - May 25, 2013. A beloved mother and sister, has passed away. A native of Baltimore, MD, Ruth received her R.N. from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1944 and her B.S. from Queens College in 1948. She later attended UNC-CH, receiving her Certificate in Public Health in 1951. Ruth served as a...

Lucille Oster

Lucille Oster

May 25, 2013

OSTER, Lucille Baker, passed away on May 25 at the age of 93. Mrs. Oster was born in Jacksonville and grew up in Orlando and eventually settled here in Tampa. She was married on June 1941 to her loving late husband, Irving who has preceded her in death in 2003. She was also preceded in death by her parents;...

Rabbi Sundheim

Rabbi Sundheim

May 22, 2013

SUNDHEIM, Rabbi Frank N., age 81 of Tampa died Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Rabbi Sundheim was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He graduated the University of Pennsylvania in 1953, received his Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters from the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1958 and was ordained as a rabbi and was granted an...

Mortimer Goldman

Mortimer Goldman

May 9, 2013

GOLDMAN, Mortimer "Mort" D., age 92 of Tampa died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mr. Goldman came to Tampa in 1948 from his native, New York. He served proudly in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. Mort had many talents and although he was a general contractor, he tried his hand in many other enterprises including owning a restaurant...

Gussie Saperstein

Gussie Saperstein

May 7, 2013

SAPERSTEIN, Gussie L, 94 of Land O' Lakes passed away May 7, 2013, she is survived by two sons, Stephen (Joan) and William (Cora), 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of Citrus County. Graveside services will be Thursday, 12:00 noon, May 9, 2013 at Beth Israel...

Jillian Miller

Jillian Miller

May 4, 2013

MILLER, Jillian Blyth, age 29, of Miami died Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Tampa after a courageous battle with cancer. Jillian was born in Denver, Colorado and lived all over the world as a "military brat". She had a natural wander lust and traveled abroad frequently. She graduated the University of Miami earning her nursing degree and was a...

Paul Rosner

Paul Rosner

May 1, 2013

ROSNER, Paul E., age 56 of Bushnell died Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Mr. Rosner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and came to Tampa in 2003 from Orlando. Paul was disabled but in despite of his limitations lived a very productive life. He attended and graduated from the Seminole Community and Volusia Community Colleges. He was employed as a data...

Joel Fishman

Joel Fishman

Apr 28, 2013

FISHMAN, Joel "Jaye" of Tampa died Sunday April 28, 2013. Mr. Fishman came to Tampa over 30 years ago from his native, New York. He was an entrepreneur and owned several floor covering businesses in addition to working most recently for Bob's Carpet Mart. Survivers include his beloved wife of 18 years, Kathryn, sons, Ken Fishman and Keith Fishman,...

George Karpay

George Karpay

Apr 8, 2013

KARPAY, George Bernard, 83, of Tampa, passed away on April 8, 2013. Mr. Karpay was born in Brooklyn, New York and came to Tampa over 50 years ago from Westbury, New York. He graduated from Indiana University and returned to New York to work in real estate. He was a visionary who came to Florida with his wife and...

Geraldine Linsky

Geraldine Linsky

Apr 3, 2013

LINSKY, Geraldine "Gerry", age 91, of Tampa died Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Mrs, Linsky came to Tampa in 1950 from her native, Chicago, Illinois. She was a longtime, active member of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Michael A. & Karen Linsky, Benjamin A. & Mireya Linsky and Elliott J. Linsky, eight grandchildren and spouses, Francie...

Harold Berman

Harold Berman

Apr 1, 2013

BERMAN, Harold, 85 of Largo, passed away on April 1, 2013. Mr. Berman was born in Irvington, NJ and was an optometrist in private practice for many years in Cranford, NJ. He retired to Boca Raton in 1994. He was a United States Army Veteran during the Korean conflict. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Arthur...

Gusta Mellinger

Gusta Mellinger

Mar 23, 2013

MELLINGER, Gusta, age 93 of Tampa died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Mellinger was born in Romania and was a Holocaust survivor. She was a member of Congregation Ahavat Shalom in Palm Harbor. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of over 50 years, Steven. Survivors include her daughter, Diane Tindell of Tampa, grandchildren...

Albert Frank

Albert Frank

Mar 23, 2013

FRANK, Albert, age 87, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in West Palm Beach. Mr. Frank came to Tampa in 1950 from his native, Burlington, Vermont. He proudly served during WWII in the U.S. Army and graduated from the University of Vermont. He was owner of the Albert Frank Realty, selling and managing commercial real estate in Tampa for over...

Barbara Eisen

Barbara Eisen

Mar 17, 2013

Barbara "Bobbe" Eisen, 91, has died peacefully of natural causes at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida, on March 17, 2013. Barbara Schnapp Eisen was born June 5, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, to Tess and Anton Schnapp. Her family moved to Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County when she was a young teenager. A graduate of Hendrick Hudson High School and...

Francine Donoho

Francine Donoho

Mar 11, 2013

DONOHO, Francine Roselyn (Lasky), age 50 of Tampa, died Monday, March 11, 2013. Francine was born in Plattsburgh, New York and came to Tampa in 1970 from Georgia. She was a graduate of Plant High School and was a sales manager with a number of Audio/ Visual companies including the former Blumberg Communications. She was preceded in death by...

William Carr

William Carr

Mar 8, 2013

CARR, William (Bill), 89, of Tampa, passed away on March 8, 2013. Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 19, 1923. Survivors include his beloved wife, of 63 years, Marian Shelia (Heller) Carr, daughters, Beverly Lee Carr, Bette Adrienne Carr, and son, Louis Howard Carr. He was preceded in death by his son, Daniel Harry Carr. Bill served...

Israel Howard

Israel Howard

Mar 7, 2013

HOWARD, Israel L., Sr., age 77, of Tampa died on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Mr. Howard was born in Valdosta, GA and lived in Tampa most of his life. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a bus driver with Hartline for over 30 years. He was a member of the Westshore Baptist Church and was a...

Blanche Goldstein

Blanche Goldstein

Mar 5, 2013

GOLDSTEIN, Blanche Winnifred, "Winn", age 83 lifelong resident of Tampa died, or as she would say was "promoted" on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Mrs. Goldstein was a devoted wife, mother and cherished grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husbands, B.C. Cordell of 25 years and then her beloved companion and husband for over 20 years, Irving Goldstein....

Frederick Frankel

Frederick Frankel

Feb 22, 2013

FRANKEL, Frederick Maximillian, age 71 of Apollo Beach, died February 22, 2013. Mr. Frankel was born in Norwalk, CT. He lived in Fairfield, CT for 27 years, moved to Sarasota for a number of years until settling in Apollo Bach in 2007. After graduating Norwalk High School he attended Norwalk Community College and earned his bachelor degree from the...

Verlin Miller

Verlin Miller

Feb 20, 2013

MILLER, Verlin F., was born September 16, 1917 in Howard County Indiana to Isaac and Hazel Miller. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Frieda J. and 3 remaining children, Marc F. Miller (Jackie), Joel C. Miller (Susan) and Christine Miller (Dawn). He was preceded in death by, Jon R. the second child of their marriage, sister...