Obituaries

Gordon Bednarcik Sr.
Gordon G.Bednarcik Sr., 54, of St. Petersburg, FL died at the Shands at The University of Florida Hospital, Gainesville, FL on June 23, 2008 from complication of a lung implant. A native of Derby, CT and a local resident since 1979, when he moved here fro

Margaret Strauss
Margaret Estel Thomas Strauss, 88, of Clearwater, FL, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 22, 2008 at Mease Countryside Hospital. "Tommie" was born in Nowata, Oklahoma on June 10, 1920 to Daniel and Alice Thomas. She moved to the Tampa Bay area from Balt

Mark Davis
Mark O. Davis, 60, passed to Glory on June 22, 2008 of cancer at Bay Pines Hospice. Mark was a native of St. Petersburg. He attended Boca Ciega High School and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany from 1967-1968. He was a loving son and

Matthew Manner
Matthew Kyle Manner, I8, of Gulfport, FL. was killed in a bicycle/auto accident on 66th Street North in Saint Petersburg on Friday June 20, 2008. He was born in Sylmar, CA. and moved here with his family in September, 1997. He is survived by his mother

Charles Taylor
Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor, 71, of Lakeland, FL passed away at the James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL on June 18, 2008 from complication from lung cancer, COPD and Acute Myocardial Infraction. A native of Monticello, KY and a local resident of Lakeland

Thomas Risley
September 30, 1947 - June 14, 2008 -Thomas Frank Risley affectionately called ’RIZ’ and his sister Kathy grew up in Sayville on Long Island, New York. The family lived on the Island until relocating to Florida while Tom was serving in Vietnam.

Manuel Aparicio III
APARICIO, Manuel, went to be with his Lord on June 13, 2008, surrounded by his family at home. Manuel was born May 30, 1926, in Tampa where he lived his entire life. He was the son of Manuel and Milagros Venazet Aparicio. He is survived by his beloved wif

John Henry
John Francis Henry, son of the late Charles J. and Josephine Henry nee Enick, born August 7, 1935, passed away on Thursday June 12, 2008 in Vineland, NJ. He was born and raised in Randall Manor, Staten Island, NY. John is a graduated of St. Peter’

Lorraine Wallace
Lorraine E. Wallace, 82, of Thonotosassa, FL died on June 12, 2008 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL of natural causes. A native of Chicago, IL and a local resident since 1952, when she moved here from Chicago, IL; she was a life insurance agent with