Helga Johanna Maria Estep, 84, born July 11, 1934 in Linz, Austria peacefully passed away May 17, 2019. She was predeceased by her parents, Matthaus and Anna Lehner, brothers Karl and Ludwig Guttenbrunner, a son-in-law, Richard Coughenour, and a grandson, Wesley Owen. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Colonel Ronald Charles Estep, (U.S. Army, Retired), daughters Patricia Coughenour of Delray Beach, Florida, Kathy (Robert) Merry-Ship of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Elizabeth (Edward) Owen of Lutz, Florida; grandson Edison (Shaleigh) Owen, granddaughter, Michelle Merry-Ship; and great granddaughter, Elise Owen. Helga had a passion for life and an entrepreneurial spirit. She graduated from beautician school in Austria, then managed a chandelier business in Germany and owned a property management business, Helgaron Services, in Boca Raton, Florida. Helga and her husband moved to Tampa, Florida in 2005 to be near their youngest daughter, Lizz. Helga loved culinary arts, classical music, shopping, movies, growing orchids, eating out, and grooming her loving poodle, Cavalry Trooper III. She will be greatly missed by her devoted family. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23rd at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, 9724 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33647. A Funeral Mass will begin at 2:00 p.m., with a reception immediately following in the adjoining St. Mark’s Venetian Event Center. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations be made in her honor to Lifepath Melech Hospice House, 11125 N. 52nd Street, Temple Terrace, Florida 33617, where she was treated with dignity, love and compassion during her final days. Auf Wiedersehen Helga!
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