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Kenneth L. Howard
Sep. 06, 2015
Kenneth L. Howard, age 72, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born August 1, 1943 in Taylorville, IL and moved to Tavares in 2003 from Decatur, IL. He was a retired safety director, having worked for Firestone and Bodine Electric. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
Donald J. Human
Sep. 05, 2015
Donald J. Human, age 82, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015. He was born January 2, 1933 in Buffalo, NY. He was a retired building permit acquisition specialist in the oil industry and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his brother, Robert Human of Tavares, FL; and...
Richard Donald Beck
Sep. 04, 2015
Richard Donald Beck of Astatula, Florida passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the age of 51 years. He was born in Gainesville, Florida. He worked as a manager for US Walls and Ceilings. His passion in life was riding his motorcycle. He loved the freedom of the road, the wind in his face,...
Kelly Renne Thomas
Sep. 03, 2015
Kelly Renee Thomas, age 53, of Mt. Dora passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was born April 9, 1962 in Murray, KY. She was a bartender and a waitress. She is survived by her father, Colen Thomas of Tavares, FL; daughters, Lacey Carter of Winter Park, FL and Kami Carter of Mt. Dora, FL....
Clifford J. Nolen Jr.
Aug. 29, 2015
Clifford J. Nolan passed away on Saturday Aug. 29th 2015 at the age of 90 years. He was born on Mar. 18 1925, the son of Helen and Clifford Nolan in Ridgewood NJ. After High School he joined the Navy and WWII, where he worked rebuilding Pearl Harbor and then Midway Island. Using the GI bill he...
Lawrence Michael "Larry" Joanis
Aug. 28, 2015
Lawrence (Larry) Michael Joanis, age 75, of Tavares, Florida passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 surrounded by his family. Larry was born on September 16, 1939 in Hartford, Connecticut to Lawrence Alfred Joanis and Mary Callan Joanis. He was a 1959 graduate of Hartford High School and joined the...
Annie Lou Holbrook
Aug. 25, 2015
Annie Lou Holbrook of Tangerine, Florida passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the age of 75 years. She was born in Palatka, Florida and has lived in Florida her entire life. Annie worked for many years as a secretary in offices, for the sheriff’s department and in the citrus industry until...
Morton Dickinson Tiley
Aug. 21, 2015
Morton Dickinson Tiley of Tavares passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at the age of 94 years. He was born in New London, Connecticut. Morton served his country honorably in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. In 1949 he relocated to south Florida and in 1953 opened Morton Pump &...
Dr. Edwin Merle Odor
Aug. 21, 2015
Dr. Edwin Merle Odor, age 74, of Tavares passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015. He was born September 1, 1940 in Mason, KY and moved to Tavares in 2011 from Georgetown, DE. He graduated college from Auburn University. He was a retired veterinarian and a pilot. After retiring from the regular...
Frances W. Peterson
Aug. 20, 2015
Frances W. Peterson, age 93, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was born December 19, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN and moved to Tavares in 1980 from Altamonte Springs, FL. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Eustis, FL. She is survived by her son, Jeffrey Lee (Robin)...
Pearlie K. "Pearl" Mast
Aug. 19, 2015
Pearlie K. "Pearl" Mast, longtime resident of Astatula, Florida passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the age of 70 years. She was born December 8, 1944 in Avon Park, FL. She worked at Alice’s Diner and Lake Internet. She was a member of Astatula Baptist Church. She loved cooking, yard...
Dorothy Mae Wolf
Aug. 16, 2015
Dorothy “Dot” Mae Wolf (1914-2015), of Tavares, Florida, peacefully passed away at her home early Sunday morning, August 16, 2015, after a brief illness. She was 101. Dot was born May 18, 1914 to Cyrus William and Alta Mae DeLauder Kershner. Dot was born on a farm near Hagerstown, Maryland. In...