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Swilley Funeral Home

1602 W Waters Ave

Tampa, Florida

UPCOMING SERVICE

Celebration Of Life

Dec. 6, 2025

3:00 p.m.

Bay Hope Church

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Bronwen Ridgeway Obituary

Ridgeway, Bronwen "Boni"

67, of Tampa, FL, passed peacefully on November 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, after a brave battle with COPD. Born August 17, 1958, in Brockton, MA, to Edith and Francis Doyle, Boni was one of five children. She grew up in Tampa, attending Tampa Bay Tech, where she studied cosmetology. She wed her soulmate, Mark Ridgeway, August 20, 1983. They shared forty-two years and five kids: Marie (Shane), Brandon, Garrett (Meghan), Caitlin, and the late Bryan, along with five grandchildren. A celebration of life, 3 pm, December 6, 2025, at Bay Hope Church.

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Published by Tampa Bay Times on Nov. 16, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Bronwen Ridgeway

Dec

6

Celebration of Life

3:00 p.m.

Bay Hope Church

FL

Funeral services provided by:

Swilley Funeral Home

1602 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33604

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Jayne Hitchcock

November 15, 2025

My beautiful cousin! You will be dearly missed!

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