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Kristina Kay Smith
Dec. 18, 2021
Kristina Kay Smith (44) was called home on December 18, 2021, peacefully and surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Schenectady, NY on April 24, 1977. She moved to Florida in April of 1978 and spent the rest of her days in the Sunshine State. Kristina was a lover of reading, music, animals,...
Arlene D. Larkin
Dec. 18, 2021
Arlene Donat Larkin, 90, of Largo, FL passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL. She was born June 3, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN to Leo and Gladys (Newstrom) Donat who preceded her in death. Arlene’s career culminated as a Cardiac Medical Device Sales...
Jose A Mijares MD
Dec. 14, 2021
Dr. Jose A. Mijares, MD. Passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Clearwater, Florida. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, September 16, 1920. He was preceded in death by his wife Adolfina (Nena) He is survived by daughters Ada M. Gregg (Bill) and Margarita Almorza (Jose Ramon, deceased). When the...
William E Ralston
Dec. 13, 2021
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and coach, died peacefully on Dec. 13th in Clearwater, FL with his wife of 46 years Cindy by his side. Born January 2nd 1951 at Bayfront hospital St. Petersburg. He is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Valentyne Ralston. Bill was an advid...
Teresa D. Craft
Dec. 13, 2021
Teresa "Terry" Craft, 77. of Seminole, FL passed away Monday, December 13, 2021. She was born August 4, 1944 in Dayton, OH to John J. and Doris (Locher) McColpin who has preceded her along with a sister, Patricia Samples and husband David. Terry graduated Largo High School and worked for the...
Dawn Hall
Dec. 12, 2021
Dawn Hall passed away peacefully on December 12, 2021. Dawn was born in Wilshire, England and moved to Syracuse New York in 1972. She met her husband Lloyd in 1979 where they owned a restaurant together before moving to Florida in 1980. She worked as cafeteria manager in the public school system...
Dawn Charyl Marker
Dec. 12, 2021
It is with broken hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Dawn Charyl Marker, 47, in Palm Harbor, FL due to natural causes. Many of us called her “Dee” as shorthand since the Jersey way of saying Dawn, as her older sister Stacy learned it, required two syllables (Daw-wuhn)....
Claudia M Curtis
Dec. 12, 2021
Claudia M Curtis was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on January 24,1946 to parents A. Lincoln and Edna Barrett German. Claudia was a dedicated nurse who worked for over 30 years, with many of those years helping patients in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital. Claudia and her husband of 31...
Patricia Anne (Roth) Erickson
Dec. 11, 2021
Patricia R. Erickson, 82, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2021. She was born on October 3, 1939 in St. Paul, MN to parents George and Eleanor Roth. She graduated from Northwestern University, where she met her future husband, Sven Erickson. They initially lived in Evanston, Il before...
Jerold Joseph Sofran Sr.
Dec. 10, 2021
Jerold Joseph Sofran Sr., 82, of Dunedin, Florida passed away on December 10th, 2021, in Safety Harbor. He was born on January 22nd, 1939, in Freeport, IL to the late George and Leona (Zahorjanski) Sofran. He moved from Freeport to the Dunedin area is 1981. While in Freeport, Jerold worked for...
Jerry Lee Kidwell
Dec. 10, 2021
Jerry Lee Kidwell was called home on the 10th of December, 2021. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 25, 1952 to Jesse Lee Kidwell and Jane (O’Connell) Kidwell. From Chattanooga, Jerry and his family moved to Knoxville, TN, Conway, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, and finally settled in...
Linda T. Saad
Dec. 08, 2021
Linda T. Saad, 62, of Clearwater, Florida passed away on December 8th, 2021, in Safety Harbor, Florida. She was born in Monrovia, Liberia on March 2nd, 1959, to Wageh Saad & Jebbeh Kamara. Linda moved to the area in May of 2004. She worked as a nurse’s assistant for Highland Pines Rehab and...