Obituaries

  • Jean DeFrain June 06, 1958 ~ October 04, 2024

    Jean DeFrain, 66, passed away at home in Odessa, Florida on October 4, 2024 under hospice care on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.  She was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin and later moved to Miami before moving to the Tampa Bay area.  One of Jean’s favorite things about living in Florida […]

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  • Andrew E Knudsen July 24, 1926 ~ October 03, 2024

    Survived by wife Marjorie; son Steven; daughter Constance; 4 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren

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  • Elisa Legrano Zsiga June 05, 1965 ~ October 03, 2024

    Elisa Legrano Zsiga, 59, of Port Richey, passed away on October 3rd, 2024. She is survived by her sons Nicholas (Gina) and Zachary (Rebekah); sister Lynette; nieces and nephews Nicole, John. Anthony, and Rosa; great-nieces Danica, Peyton, and Bailey; as well as beloved family and friends. She was predeceased by brother John Legrano. Her legacy […]

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  • Jewell A. Weldy April 03, 1943 ~ October 03, 2024

    Jewell Ann (James) Weldy of Tarpon Springs Florida went to heaven on October 3, 2024.  Born in Hazel Green Kentucky on April 3, 1943, to Benjamin Franklin and Cora Alice (Russell) James. Preceded in death by her parents, siblings and her beloved husband, (Elwood) Lee Weldy Jr.  She leaves behind her 2 “beautiful girls” (as she would always say) […]

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  • Stanley Kwiatkowski August 04, 1946 ~ October 01, 2024

    Stanley Kwiatkowski, 78, of New Port Richey, Florida, passed  away on October 1st, 2024. He is survived by his wife Kathy Kwiatkowski; children Diane (Kurt) Baker, Amy (Jamie) Luce, and Keith (Sarah) Kwiatkowski; as well as grandchildren Brennan, Kayla, Madison, Kyle, and Sadie. He is preceded in death by two older brothers, Thomas and Joseph […]

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  • Elissa M. McLean October 13, 1945 ~ September 30, 2024

    Elissa Marie McLean, 78, of Hudson, Florida, passed away on September 30th, 2024. She is survived by her children Michael McLean and Kimberly McLean; as well as siblings Lawrence Blanken and Veronica Blanken.

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  • Leonard Michael Moritz Jr. October 25, 1947 ~ September 30, 2024

    Leonard Michael Moritz Jr., aged 76, passed away peacefully at home, with his wife Judith by his side on September 30th, 2024, in Holiday, Florida. Leonard is survived by his wife, Judith Moritz; his brother, Michael Moritz (wife, Beth); his stepdaughter, Julie Watson, her husband Julio Gomez, and their child, Leonardo. He was preceded in […]

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  • Elizabeth (Beth) Phillips June 03, 1949 ~ September 30, 2024

    On Monday, September 30, 2024, Elizabeth (Beth) Phillips, 75, of Tarpon Springs, was carried on angel’s wings to heaven. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald; her daughter Kerriann Young; her son Kristopher; and her brother Clifford Bartow of Roswell, Georgia. Dear grandmother to Alex Young. […]

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  • Dietta Edith (Eskin) Barelski March 19, 1929 ~ September 29, 2024

    Dietta Edith (Eskin) Barelski, 95, passed peacefully from this life on September 29, 2024, at the Marliere Hospice House in New Port Richey after an illness. She was surrounded by family and friends during her last days. A Celebration of Life will be held at Dobies Funeral Home, 8825 Old CR 54, Trinity on Sunday, […]

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  • Goldie H. Roberts September 01, 1934 ~ September 29, 2024

    Goldie H. Roberts was born in Athens, Greece on September 1, 1934. When Goldie and her siblings were young girls, the family moved to the United States. They settled in Cross City, Florida where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Dixie County high school class of 1952. Her father opened Henry’s restaurant. […]

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