Cathy A. Tkacs, 56, of Plant City, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Brandon Regional Hospital.
Ms. Tkacs was born in 1958 in Ohio and moved to Florida in 1973. She was a preschool teacher at First Baptist Learning Center, where she started working in 1985. Over 30 years, she has taught several generations of families. She loved all her kids as they were own and enjoyed watching each kid grow up. Ms. Tkacs had a song for every type of situation at school, whether it be for new shoes or a new haircut, she would come up with a song for her kids to sing. Her students loved and adored her, and they were her second family. Although she never had children of her own, she helped raise her twin nieces Linda and Brenda, and her great-niece, Kali. She loved dogs, going to the beach, and collecting seashells and sand dollars. She will be deeply missed as she had an impact on many lives.
She is survived by her sisters, Susan, Carol, Loraine, Barb; brothers, John, Carl, Joe, Paul, Dennis; many nieces, great-nieces, nephews, great-nephews, brothers- and sisters-in-law. Ms. Tkacs is preceded in death by her mother, Mertice Tkacs; father, Paul Robert Tkacs; brothers, Gary and Jim Tkacs; and sister, Chris Tkacs.
The family received friends Saturday, May 30, at Wells Memorial, followed by a funeral service. A burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at WellsMemorial.com.