Area Deaths

Virginia T. Ziemba, 85, of Spring Hill, died Friday, Dec. 19, at Oak Hill Hospital. She was born in Depew, N.Y., and moved to the area 24 years ago from Miami.
Mrs. Ziemba was a homemaker and a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edward; son, Mark, of Miami; daughter, Louise Reilly, of Miami; and 11 grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Spring Hill Chapel.

Helen Catherine Filliator, 65, of Brooksville, died Friday, Dec. 19, at Brooksville Regional Hospital. She was a native of Brooksville.
Mrs. Filliator was a member of Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edmund; sons, Stephen and Matthew Tyre, both of Brooksville; daughter, Susan St. Hilaire, of Brooksville; brothers, Joseph and Kenneth Budowski, both of Brooksville; sisters, Aileen Adams and Josephine Welch, both of Brooksville, Mary Fanning, of Dade City, and Sophia Powel, of Lake Wales; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.

Geraldine Hartmann, age not released, of Spring Hill, died Dec. 19, at Hernando Care Center in Brooksville.
Survivors include her daughters, Colleen, Cindi and Aritha; stepsons, Scott and Travis; brothers, Elgen and Rick Hornbeck; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Brewer and Sons Funeral Home, Spring Hill Chapel.