YOVINO, Barbara Lee “Bobbie”, 86, a Tampa native, passed away January 6, 2019. She was a Realtor prior to working 26 years as a Merchandise Clerk for Maas Brothers. Bobbie was a talented seamstress, enjoyed traveling, gardening and creating stained glass art and stepping stones.
She was preceded in death by loving husband, Stephen Vincent Yovino, parents, Lucille and Oscar “Buck” Hukle, and grandson Travis Hatton. Bobbie is survived by children; Kathleen Gail Russell, John Anthony Mateo, Jr (Jeannie), David Lee Mateo, Mary Anne Hatton, and Stephen Glenn Mateo, brother Alvon Roy “Buster” Hukle (Cheryl), 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 8 step children.
A visitation will be held 6 pm -8pm, Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Blount & Curry Funeral Home @ Garden of Memories, 4207 E Lake Ave, Tampa, FL 33610. A funeral mass will be celebrated 1 pm, Friday January 11, 2019 at St Patrick Catholic Church, 4518 S Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FL 33611, interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa.
A special thank you to; Doctor Edgerton, her longtime Physician, the staff at Brighton Gardens and LifePath Hospice, who took such good care of her. Those who wish may make memorial donations to Children’s Cancer Research or St Joseph Children’s Hospital.
