Kenneth Percy Sopher

Kenneth Percy Sopher obituary, Holiday, FL

Kenneth Percy Sopher

Kenneth Sopher Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home & Crematory - Tarpon Springs on Jan. 17, 2025.

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It is with great sadness that the family of Kenneth Percy Sopher announces his passing on January 15, 2025, at the age of 88. Kenneth was born on May 19, 1936, in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada to Percy and Ruth Sopher.
Kenneth moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1951. In 1962, he married Evelyn Wolff his wife of 55 years in Sarasota. His job at the National Cash Register took their family to Dayton, Ohio for 6 years before moving back to Florida where Kenneth joined his father's automotive paint business. Together, the couple raised their four children Mary, Regina, Evelyn, and Kenneth in Pinellas County.
He is preceded in death by his late wife. He is survived by daughters, Mary Williams (Darrin), Regina Mixon (John), Evelyn Luke (John); son, Kenneth A. Sopher; 5 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Sunday, January 19th from 4pm-6pm at Dobies Funeral Home, 701 E. Tarpon Avenue, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. The Funeral Mass will be on Monday, January 20th at 11 am at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 715 Orange St., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. Interment will follow immediately after the Funeral Mass at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, 2860 Sunset Point Rd, Clearwater, FL 33759

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