OBITUARIES

Mary Grizzell

Apr 1, 2011

Mary Jane Grizzell, age 91 of Tampa died Friday, April 1, 2011. Mrs. Grizzell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and came to Tampa over 25 years ago from southern Illinois. She was a musician and received national recognition as a pianist at the age of 18, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and was a music professor...

Jeffrey Zazulia

Mar 31, 2011

Jeffrey S. Zazulia, age 51, of Plant City, died Thursday March 31, 2010. Mr. Zazulia Came to Apollo Beach in 1979 from his native, New Jersey and moved to Plant City in 1986. He enjoyed reading and was employed at his family's business, AES Industries for over 30 years. He is survived by his father and step-mother Arnold and...

Armand M.D.

Mar 31, 2011

Armand A. Cardoso, MD, 85, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011. Dr. Cardoso was a native of Tampa. After graduating from Hillsborough High School, he served with the U.S. Navy during WWII, and later obtained his BS degree at the University of Tampa. He then attended medical school at the University of Havana. Dr. Cardoso had a successful family...

Ronald Greenfield

Mar 18, 2011

Ronald Greenfield, age 68, of Lutz died Friday, March 18, 2011. Mr. Greenfield moved to Florida ten years ago from Monument, CO. Survivors include his beloved wife of 17 years, Jennifer Greenfield, son, Adam Greenfield of Los Angeles, CA and daughter, Lindsay Plotkin, also of Los Angeles. Jennifer describes her husband as "the best husband she could have ever...

Anita Hyatt

Mar 18, 2011

HYATT, Anita, age 98 of Tampa died Friday, March 18, 2011. Mrs. Hyatt was born in Newark, New Jersey and came to Tampa 20 years ago from Long Boat Key. Survivors include her sons, Henry Hyatt of Tampa and Michael Hyatt of New York. Graveside services will be held Today, (Monday) 11:00 AM at Beth Sholom Cemetery in Sarasota....

Stanley Cairns

Mar 14, 2011

Stanley T. Cairns, age 89, of Tampa, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011. He was born in Albany, New York to Stanley and Frances Cairns. He and his family moved to Florida in 1970 and they were active members of St. Cecelia Catholic Church where Stanley was the organist, choir member and Eucharistic Minister for many years. He was...

Edna Ponoroff

Mar 11, 2011

PONOROFF, Edna, age 88 of Tampa, FL died Friday, March 11, 2011. Mrs. Ponoroff was born in Brooklyn, NY and came to Tampa recently from Altemonte Springs, FL where she had resided for nine years. Survivors include her beloved husband, Raymond, sons and daughters-in-law, Paul & Fern Ponoroff of Long Beach, NY, and Alan & Lori Ponoroff of Tampa,...

Harriet Lavey

Mar 10, 2011

Harriet M. Lavey, age 87, of Tampa died March 10, 2011. She was a lifelong resident of Chicago and came to Tampa in 2008. Mrs. Lavey was a member of Chabad of Tampa Bay and Hadassah. Preceded in death by her husband David, she is survived by 3 sons and daughters in law Elliott and Marcia Lavey of Walnut...

Aaron Kraselsky

Mar 6, 2011

Aaron Kraselsky, 98 years young of Tampa, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. He was born February 1, 1913 to Loeb and Bayla Kraselsky in Abbieville, Alabama. Mr. Kraselsky proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a retailer in Dothan, AL and Albany, GA for over 60 years. Survivors include his loving wife of 68 years, Kathryn...

Dr. Sanford Kalter

Mar 4, 2011

KALTER, Dr. Sanford M. "Sandy" Kalter, age 74 of The Villages, FL., died Friday, March 4, 2011 in Tampa. Dr. Kalter moved to The Villages recently after residing in Hollywood, Tamarac and Delray Beach, FL where he lived for the past nine years. He was a US Army veteran, was a Dentist, practicing in Cooper City, FL and a...

Margaret McGraw

Feb 27, 2011

Margaret D. McGraw, age 83 of Tampa died February 27, 2011 suddenly. Mrs. McGraw was born in Tulsa, OK, and came to Tampa 35 years ago after residing in New Orleans for many years. She was a member of the Sunset Park Garden Club, the Boxer Rescue of Florida, having rescued several dogs, enjoyed cooking and was an avid...

Ruby Gornbein

Feb 25, 2011

GORNBEIN, Ruby Feldman, age 83 of Tampa, formerly of Palm Harbor died Friday, February 25, 2011. Mrs. Gornbein was born in Toronto, Canada and came to the Bay Area in 1983 after residing in Buffalo, NY for 20 years. She was an accountant, a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, life member of Hadassah and...

Evelyn Blackburn

Feb 24, 2011

Evelyn Blackburn, age 85 of Clearwater, died Thursday, February 24, 2011. She was born in New York City to Harry and Mary Swick. Evelyn was a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Janet Blackburn, two grandsons, Jeremy and Bryan, great granddaughter, Ruby and her sister. A graveside service will be held Monday,...

Doris Hyman

Feb 24, 2011

Doris J. Hyman, age 82, of Tampa died Thursday, February 24, 2011. Born in Stanford, CT, she was a lifelong resident of Tampa; a member of Congregation Schaarai Zedek, an avid Mahjong player, and the former owner of The Club Cafeteria. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 29 years, Milton. Survivors include her son and...

Howard Greenberg

Feb 23, 2011

Howard Greenberg, 90, of Tampa, died Wednesday February 23, 2011.

A Memorial Service will take place at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, Tampa.

Thelma Weinberg

Feb 20, 2011

WEINBERG, Thelma G., age 89 of Land O'lakes died Sunday, February 20, 2011. Mrs. Weinberg came to Land O'Lakes six years ago from her native, New York. She was a graduate of Hunters College and owned her own catering business for many years. She enjoyed playing Scrabble, stringing beads and was a member of Brandeis Women's Club. Survivors include...

Lillian Gushin

Feb 19, 2011

Lillian Bernstein Gushin, 96, was born in Brooklyn, NY, but grew up and lived most of her life in Roselle, NJ. She moved to Palm Harbor, FL, in 1999. She was a graduate of Abraham Clark High School in Roselle, NJ and Kean University in Union, NJ where she earned both her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Education. A...

Effie Bayer

Feb 19, 2011

BAYER, Effie, age 83 of Tampa died Saturday, February 19, 2011. Mrs. Bayer came to Tampa in 1996 from New Jersey, resided at Weinberg Village for the past two years and was a member of Congregation Kol Ami. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of over 25 years, Irving and her son, Marshall. Survivors include her...

Hilda Kaufman

Feb 10, 2011

KAUFMAN, Hilda, age 95 of Tampa died Thursday, February 10, 2011. Mrs. Kaufman was born in New York and came to Tampa 9 years ago from Tamarac. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, Ephraim. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. Stuart & Debra Kaufman of Tampa and Len & Lisa Kaufman of...

Arnold Abramson

Feb 7, 2011

ABRAMSON, Arnold M., age 79 of Sun City Center, FL died Monday, February 7, 2011. Mr. Abramson was born in Chicago, Il. and lived in Indiana and Illinois his entire life before moving to Florida permanently in 2003. He was a US Army veteran and was a member of the Jewish War Veterans and was an active member of...