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Frank Carmen Gigantelli
Aug. 07, 2025
Frank C Gigantelli May 13, 1936 – August 7, 2025 Frank C Gigantelli, 89, of Tampa, Florida, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025. Born in Syracuse, New York, to the late Vito Sr. and Fanny (Mandarino) Gigantelli, Frank proudly served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sargent before...
Milford Acer
Aug. 06, 2025
An obituary is forthcoming. Please check back at a later date for further information. Afterglow: I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times...
Gary William Hunter
Aug. 05, 2025
We thought of you today But that is nothing new We thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow too We think of you in silence And make no outward show For what it meant to lose you Only those who love you know Remembering you is easy We do it everyday Its the heartache of losing you That will...
Lisa Shuttera
Aug. 05, 2025
It is my sad duty to inform you that the world has lost one of its greatest explorers. Lisa Shuttera passed quietly on August 5, 2025 while forcing her husband of almost 25 years to endure the soundtrack to Pride & Prejudice for at least the 100th time (a clear violation of the Geneva...
Teresa Forero
Aug. 05, 2025
An obituary is forthcoming. Please check back at a later date for further information. Afterglow: I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times...
Tapan Padhya
Aug. 05, 2025
Tapan Ashvin Padhya was born November 12, 1966, in Eugene, Oregon to Rekha and Ashvin Padhya. Growing up in Clarksville, Indiana, he excelled academically and graduated high school as valedictorian. After undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, Tapan completed medical school, residency...
James Howard Collier Sr.
Aug. 03, 2025
James Collier Sr., 78, of Hudson, Florida, passed away on August 3, 2025. He was born on August 27, 1946, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Richard and Joyce Collier. After receiving his college degree and serving his country as a member of the United Stated Army, James made his career as an accountant....
Joe Deschenes
Aug. 02, 2025
Joseph “Joe” Deschenes Jr. died in Tampa, FL, on Saturday, August 2 at the age of 94. Joe was born in Lynn, MA, on May 16, 1931. He was the son of Ernest Joseph and Elizabeth Rose (Daigle) Deschenes. Following his Air Force Service in England during the Korean War, he and his wife Pat (Hines)...
Frank Donald Vitacco
Aug. 02, 2025
Frank Donald Vitacco, a devoted family man, Korean War veteran, and successful entrepreneur, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2025, at the age of 95. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 11, 1930, to Rose and Anthony Vitacco, Frank served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army Cavalry during the...
Samuel Karkenny
Aug. 02, 2025
An obituary is forthcoming. Please check back at a later date for further information. Afterglow: I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times...
James Buchanan
Jul. 30, 2025
James “Jim” Buchanan, 87, of Odessa, Florida, passed away on July 30, 2025. He was born on February 12, 1938, one of five siblings with his brother and three sisters. After graduating from high school, Jim began his 42-year-long career in carpentry. He was a union carpenter from 1957 until his...
Antonio G Novio
Jul. 30, 2025
An obituary is forthcoming. Please check back at a later date for further information. Afterglow: I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times...