Bernard “Bernie” Bartlett entered into rest on Saturday August 27th, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. One of four children, originally from Niagara Falls, New York, Bernie relocated to Florida in 1985, often saying he had now lived in Florida longer than he had lived in his “hometown.” He spent his childhood with friends […]
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Theodore N. “Ted” Wheeler, 95, of Pinellas Park, passed away on August 25, 2022, at HCA Hospital in St. Petersburg. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He is survived by a son, Derrick Wheeler of Pinellas Park. A daughter Anne Blackwell and son-in-law Bill Blackwell of Pinellas Park. Another son Jimmie Archer of Hawaii […]
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John E. Smith 94, of Largo, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the Hospice Woodside. He was born September 13, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York the son of the late John F. and Julia (Kinsella) Smith. John was a retired State Trooper for the State of New York and worked in law enforcement in […]
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Donald “Poppy” Sowards, 88, of Pinellas Park, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022. He was born November 30, 1933 in Williamsport, Ohio to Henry and Grace Sowards. Donald was a veteran in the United States Air Force and worked as an Air Police in the K-9 Unit. He also worked as a Truck Driver, Bus […]
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“I lost my dad on Saturday night. He outlived all the doctors and experts that gave him 3 months to live, way back when… he was resilient and tough! We had to make a big life change recently moving him in with me to Florida; he handled it like a champ! He was looking forward […]
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Paulette Sharada Carmen, 77, of Pinellas Park, passed away early Monday morning July 25, 2022, at St. Petersburg General Hospital. Paulette was born October 30, 1944, to Willis and Mary (Halliday) Carmen in Beardstown, Illinois. She attended the Mennonite School of Nursing in Bloomington, Illinois, where she graduated with her LPN license and later went […]
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Irmgard Schmedt, 87, of St. Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022. She was born in Graudanz, Poland. She met her future Husband, Rudolf Schmedt in Gamsen, Germany and on July 12, 1957, they were married. In 1960 they immigrated to Toronto, Canada, before moving to Miami, and eventually settled in St. Petersburg to […]
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Cheryl R. Gumm, age 77, left this life on July 22, 2022, in Largo, Florida. Cheryl was born April 3, 1945, to Howard and Eva Gumm in Houston, Texas, her hometown. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Music Therapy. She practiced that profession for several years at Milwaukee County Behavioral […]
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Barbara Ann Steffek, 90, of St. Petersburg, Florida passed away Friday, July 15, 2022. Barbara was born and raised in Harvey, Illinois. Barbara and George moved to Florida in 1988. She was a homemaker with several interests. They enjoyed traveling here and abroad. One of her main interests was playing bridge. She was an active […]
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