In Loving Memory
Ken Delarbre, 82, of Clearwater and McIntosh, FL died June 23, 2025 Born in Cincinnati to Alfred & Gladys Berry Delarbre, he came to Plant City in 1948 where he met Carolyn and they were high school sweethearts. He pursued an engin      								
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									Donald George Heselton, a beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025, at St. Joseph's Hospital North in Lutz, Florida. Born on November 30, 1930, in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Donald lived a rich and fulfilling life that sp      								
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									Lewis L. “Lew” Barger, Jr., a forty-year resident of Lakeland, went to be with his Lord
and Savior at the age of 83. Lew was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After
graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga he married the love of his
      								
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									Mary Ann Rice, age 86, of Clearwater, Florida, passed away on June 21, 2025. Born on August 13, 1938, in New York, NY to Helen Galas Rice, Mary Ann was raised on Long Island before later relocating to Clearwater.
She will be lovingly remembered by her li      								
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									Bonnie E. Verro was born on October 7, 1953, and passed away on June 19, 2025, of pancreatic cancer with her family by her side.
Bonnie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Gordon, daughter Karen Martin of St. Pete      								
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									Charles Christopher Plouf, age 64, of Pinellas Park, Florida, passed away on June 13, 2025, after a courageous four-month illness. Born on August 18, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Charles was the beloved son of Mary Jo Blink and David Plouf.
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									Robert F. (Bob) Palmer, 81, passed away peacefully in Largo, Florida on Saturday, June 14th of natural causes.
The man who could build a house from the ground up and an automobile from the wheels up was a 1962 graduate of Lancaster (Ohio) High School.       								
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									Rowland J. Lee, aged 98, passed away on May 25, 2025, in Tampa, FL. Born on October 29, 1926, she led a life marked by a spirit of curiosity and adventure.
Rowland attended East Texas State College, where she cultivated a foundation that would support       								
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									It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stephanie Cabral Sheppa, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, who left this world on June 14, 2025, at the age of 78. Stephanie was born on October 3, 1946, in New London, Connecticut, t      								
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									Edward I. Wirtemburg, Jr., affectionately known as "Skip," was born on March 5, 1953, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He left this world on June 10, 2025, at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center in North Pinellas, after bravely battling an extended illness. His l      								
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