| Nancy Bowers, pictured here in 2006, offered many homemade Italian foods including Italian sausages and imported foods from Italy. Bowers was known as "Mama," by her regular customers and friends. [Times (2006)] |
| If you knew Nunziata "Nancy" Bowers, you probably called her Mama. Bowers died March 11 at 72 from lung cancer. She owned A&N and Felice Italian Deli in Clearwater. Her celebration of life will be at Felice Deli on Sunday, May 7. That's a fitting tribute because the native of Italy loved feeding people. Food was a way of showing love and connecting with community, said one customer who bought food from Felice for christenings, baptisms and family events. “She just wanted to feed you." You can read about Bowers here. |
| Here are some obituaries from the past week that I found in the obits section of the Tampa Bay Times, in the news and from local funeral homes. If you see any with great details, please share them.
• Jerry Springer (yes that Jerry Springer), 79, loved living in Sarasota.
• Nathaniel "Cigar" Washington, 93, of Wimauma "served in the United States Army where he fought in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged after serving many years. He went on to work for the International Longshoremen Association Local 1402 in Tampa Florida and later retired to spend some quality time fishing, playing checkers, and hanging out with friends."
• Sonia Esther Fernandez, 79, of Tampa "enjoyed sewing, arranging flowers, crafting and decorating. Her mother taught her to sew and she made a lot of her own clothes as well as many dresses and outfits for her daughters. Many a Saturday morning was spent at the fabric stores with her sister-in-law, children in tow."
• Josephine Brown, 78, lived in Tampa. "Thank you for teaching us the value of a handwritten note, the importance of empathy, and the meaning of love," her obituary reads.
Thanks for reading, hug your people,
Kristen
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