Funeral services for Mrs. Marcella J. Van De Warker, age 75, of 7001 Interbay Blvd., will be held at 10:00 o'clock Friday morning at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. Rev. Paul R. Neal, pastor of the Westshore Christian Church, will officiate. Cremation will follow. A former resident of Streator, Ill., Mrs. Van De Warker had lived in Tampa for 12 years and was a member of the Westshore Christian Church and the Port Tampa Chapter No. 178 O.E.S. Survivors include her husband, Leo H. Van De Warker; son, Leo J. Van De Warker, Streator, Ill.; sister, Sister Mary Stephanie, Cinn., Ohio; brother, Francis J. Ahrens, O'Dell, Ill.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-children. The family will be at the funeral home between 7:00 and 8:00 o'clock Thursday evening with an Eastern Star Service starting at 7:30 conducted by Port Tampa Chapter No 178, O.E.S.
Source: Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL: 15 Feb 1979
In her 1920 census, at age 15, it says Marcella was a "Servant for a Private Family." In 1948, she worked for Reliable Rug Cleaners, Streator, IL. & in 1953, she was a Cook at Kresges.
Marcella died from cardiac arrest.
One photo of Marcella and obituary Courtesy of Judy Ahrens. Other photos from Leo J Van De Warker.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marcella J. Van De Warker, age 75, of 7001 Interbay Blvd., will be held at 10:00 o'clock Friday morning at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. Rev. Paul R. Neal, pastor of the Westshore Christian Church, will officiate. Cremation will follow. A former resident of Streator, Ill., Mrs. Van De Warker had lived in Tampa for 12 years and was a member of the Westshore Christian Church and the Port Tampa Chapter No. 178 O.E.S. Survivors include her husband, Leo H. Van De Warker; son, Leo J. Van De Warker, Streator, Ill.; sister, Sister Mary Stephanie, Cinn., Ohio; brother, Francis J. Ahrens, O'Dell, Ill.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-children. The family will be at the funeral home between 7:00 and 8:00 o'clock Thursday evening with an Eastern Star Service starting at 7:30 conducted by Port Tampa Chapter No 178, O.E.S.
Source: Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL: 15 Feb 1979
In her 1920 census, at age 15, it says Marcella was a "Servant for a Private Family." In 1948, she worked for Reliable Rug Cleaners, Streator, IL. & in 1953, she was a Cook at Kresges.
Marcella died from cardiac arrest.
One photo of Marcella and obituary Courtesy of Judy Ahrens. Other photos from Leo J Van De Warker.
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