All Obituaries

Sibounlith, Thorn 71, of St. Petersburg passed away on March 18th, 2019. Services will be held Saturday, March 23rd 1:00pm-3:00pm at Sorensen Funeral Home.

Sivoravong, Daopheth 74, of St. Petersburg passed away on Sunday, March 17th 2019. There will be a visitation on Sunday, March 24th from 1:00pm-3:00pm followed by cremation at 3:00pm.

Dr Anderson, Charles Lynn, 67, of Treasure Island Passed away March 15 surrounded by loved ones. Lynn dedicated over 35 years to healing veterans and warriors as a physician at the Bay Pines VA hospital. He bravely fought his own battle with cancer until his last day. He had a golden heart, and a beautiful mind. After graduating with a BS in engineering from Purdue, he studied medicine Indiana University, specializing in emergency, internal, sleep, and pulmonary medicine, and critical care....

Ives, Shirley M., 94, of St. Petersburg, died on March 14, 2019.  She was born in Norfolk, VA to Joseph and Beatrice Midgett on November 13, 1924.  She was predeceased in death by her husband Julian Larry Ives, Jr.; sons Julian L. Ives III, and Randolph L Ives (Randy) and a grandson, James L. Ives.  She is survived by her son Joseph E. Ives and his wife, of Inverness, FL, and her sister, Joan M. Rakoski, Milton, FL; grandson Dana Ives and granddaughter Denice Esther.  In...

88, of St. Petersburg passed away March 8, 2019. She will be laid to rest with her husband Richard at Florida National Cemetery.

Tirado, Loretta 77, of St. Petersburg passed away on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at home. She is survived by her children Laura Geary, Lucille Tirado, Larry Tirado and Loretta Ann Tirado; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. There will be a viewing at the funeral home on March 13th from 3:00pm-6:00pm followed by a service at 6:00pm.

Kowa, Christel Irmintraut, 90, of St. Petersburg, FL, and Weaverville, NC, passed peacefully and gracefully on March 4th, after a brief illness.  She was born in Dessau, Germany on Christmas Eve, 1928. She and her deceased husband, Karl-Heinz Kowa, immigrated from Germany after WWII, coming to America with empty pockets and lived their American dream.  They raised their family in Michigan and Florida before building their retirement home in North Carolina.  They...

Johnson, Rachel A. 73, passed away February 25, 2019. The daughter of Raleigh Lee and Vellar Johnson graduated from Seminole High school in 1963. She is survived by her brother Luther sister Nellie;  daughters Robin and Annette;  grandchildren Taylor, Ashlee and Brock and her companion of over 30 years Frank. As the senior secretary at FAMU college of pharmacy for the last 7 years she was highly respected and enjoyed working and socializing with both students and...

Ayer, Robert 65, of Pinellas Park passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at his home. There will be a memorial service on Friday, March 8th 7:00pm at the Christian Service Center 4800 37th St N St. Petersburg 33714.

Phillips, Margaret Ann 86, of Pinellas Park passed away on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 at her home. There will be a gathering in the Sorensen Chapel on Saturday, March 16th from 11:00am-12:00pm followed by a memorial service at 12:00pm.