RODRIGUEZ, Belia Acosta, 98, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 in Tampa. She was a life-long resident of Tampa and a member of St Lawrence Catholic Church. Belia was a retired Cigar Maker and loved to collect coins and stamps, watching baseball and playing BINGO. She was a regular at the Phyllis H. Busansky Senior Center on W. Spruce St. Belia was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Ernest Rodriguez, and is survived by her daughter, Sandra Pendino (Ed), granddaughters, Stacey Penzato and Shannon Foster, great-grandchildren, Marissa and Nicholas Penzato, and many friends. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11 am with family to accept friends from 10-11 am at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, Tampa. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900 or LifePath Hospice at 866-204-8611
