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Paul Ernest Smith
Mar. 23, 2023
Paul Ernest Smith, 73, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2023. Paul was born on April 30, 1949, in Eustis, FL to his parents: Elbert Lee and Opal Leona Gertrude (Durham) Smith. Paul worked at Zellwood Station for over 20 years and part of that time he also worked at First Baptist Tavares as...
Judith Geiger Horner
Mar. 23, 2023
Judith Geiger Horner, age 78, of Tavares, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2023. She was born February 23, 1945 in Eustis, FL. Judith retired from the telecommunications industry after nearly 30 years and volunteered for several charitable organizations during her retirement years. She is...
Carol Irene Holsworth
Mar. 22, 2023
Carol Irene Holsworth, 86, of Tavares, FL, passed away on March 22, 2023, in Wildwood, FL. She was born on November 29, 1936 in Elkhart, IN, to her parents: Kenneth and Wilma (Moore) McNeely. Carol was a factory worker, baker and worked in the healthcare industry as a CNA. She attended Living...
Alice Jean Vorachek
Mar. 22, 2023
Alice (Alley) Jean Vorachek, 85, of Lake Frances Estates, Tavares, Florida, passed away March 22, 2023 in Tavares, Florida. Alley was born on June 27, 1937 in Naubinway, Michigan, the daughter of Clifford and Lydia Miller. On November 29, 1958, she married Richard Vorackek of Menominee, Michigan...
David Arthur Crossmier Jr.
Mar. 18, 2023
David Arthur Crossmier, Jr., age 88, of Sanford, FL passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He was born on October 14, 1934 in Elyria, OH and moved to Florida in 1977. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel, having served in both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. He was also a member of the...
Jean Ellen Suggs
Mar. 16, 2023
Jean Ellen Suggs, 81, of Tavares, FL, passed away on March 16, 2023. She was born on February 9, 1942, in Elba, AL, to her parents: Jesse and Katie (Willis) Smith. Jean moved with her family to Apopka, FL in the 1950’s. She was the Secretary, Treasurer and Controller of Hi-Acres Corporation...
Ronald Raymond Lewis
Mar. 15, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ronald (Ron) Raymond Lewis, Sr., beloved husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. Ron passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023, with family and friends at his side. Ron was born on December 4th, 1938, in Miami, Florida, where he...
Lawrence Eugene Nesmith
Mar. 14, 2023
Lawrence Eugene Nesmith, age 86, of Grand Island, FL passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. He was born on September 1, 1936 in Chicago, IL. He moved to Florida in 2005 from North Carolina. He was a retired Crime Analyst and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was also a member of the Grand...
Nancy Carolyn Reinhart True
Mar. 14, 2023
Nancy Reinhart True, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, attended by her family. She was born May 3, 1933, in Cranford, New Jersey to James and Marion Rudd and was one of four children. In 1954 she married her husband, the late Donald H. Reinhart and lived in NJ for most of...
Christina Katherine Villano
Mar. 12, 2023
We are sad to announce that our loving mother, Christina Katherine Villano, peacefully passed away on March 12, 2023. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Sanders. She is survived by her father, Richard Wilson; her sister, Cindy Tockey (Tim); her brother, Terry Darga; and her two...
Weldon Gene Shealy
Mar. 09, 2023
Weldon Gene Shealy was born June 8, 1933 to John and Ester Shealy in New Washington, Ohio, Weldon died at the age of 89 in Leesburg, FL peacefully on March 8, 2023. Weldon was married to Carol Kent Shealy and had four sons together. Weldon later happily married Vi Shealy March 20, 1975. Weldon...
Lyndsay DiAnne Gussler-Cecil
Mar. 08, 2023
Lyndsay DiAnne Gussler-Cecil, age 75, of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on March 8, 2023. She was born in Eustis, FL on April 13, 1947. DiAnne was preceded in death by her husband of twenty five years, Donald Gussler, of Columbus, Ohio and Raymond Cecil of two years from Texas. She is survived...