Robert William Thompson, 72, of Grand Island, FL, passed away on November 5, 2022. He was born on February 17, 1950, in Sioux City, IA, to his parents: William "Bill" and Janice (Quintard) Thompson. He was retired from the United States Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. He is survived...

Sherry Lynn Simon of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022. She was 72. Sherry was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on January 11, 1950, to her parents: Sanders and Ruby (Christian) Wheeler. Her family moved to Florida in 1958. She graduated from Tavares High School, where she met...

Robert L. “Bob” Richards, 81, of Tavares, FL passed away on October 26, 2022. He was born November 11, 1940, in Fall River, MA. Bob, along with his wife, Nina, were business owners of Gator Inlet and Smiley’s Gator Pub in Tavares. He was a lifetime member of AMVETS and the VFW. Bob enjoyed...

William H. Gribben Jr. (Mr. Bill), 82, passed away October 25, 2022. He was born on August 22, 1940, to William and Helen (Gust) Gribben in Jersey City, New Jersey. He served in the Army in Germany as a Radio Operator for three (3) years in the United States Armed Forces with honorable service....

Clara Amelia Alms of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. She was 96. Clara was born in Elberta, Alabama and resided there until July 2012, when she relocated to Tavares. Clara was a homemaker but also continued to work the farm after her husband passed away. She still had...

Krista Elizabeth Janego of Sorrento, Florida passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022. She was 55. She was born in Toronto, Canada. Krista moved to Orange County Florida in 1974 and lived in Apopka and then moved to Lake County in 1995 to start a family. She and her husband owned Janego...

Jacqueline Carter, 75, of Leesburg, FL, passed away on October 22, 2022, in Tavares, FL. She was born in Wilmington, DE, on March 2, 1947, to her parents Horace and Florence (Green) O’Neal. Jackie was a God fearing woman and would always promote Gods love to everyone. She was an office manager at...

Anne T. Romano of Mount Dora, FL, age 94, passed away on October 22, 2022. She was born Anne Lucille Tryon in Philadelphia, PA on April 17, 1928. She graduated from West Catholic Girls high School, and worked as a bookkeeper for Bell Telephone until 1951, when she married her loving husband,...

Tilman “Wayne” Sheppard, 85, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 21, 2022, in Tavares, FL. He was born on April 16, 1937, in Moultrie, GA, to his parents: Tilman and Lizzie (McMickle) Sheppard. Wayne was a theater manager for many years and a retired Disney cast member, a veteran of the United...

Theresa Marie Candeloro, 67, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 21, 2022. She was born on January 2, 1955, in Brooklyn, NY, to her parents: Henry and Jacquelyn (Freedon) Olszewski. She was a homemaker and of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. She is survived by her loving husband: Michael...

Margaret Ann (Haines) Samples was born in Ancon, Panama, Canal Zone, on March 1, 1932. Our beloved mother was called home to our Lord and Savior on October 20, 2022. She is predeceased by her parents Franklin and Elizabeth Haines, her sisters and brothers, her son-in-law Arthur Mandel, and her...

Ann Waldron, 88, of Tavares, Florida, passed away suddenly in her home on October 16, 2022. Ann was born on September 17, 1934 in Portland, Michigan to Peter and Gertrude (Feldpausch) Trierweiler. She graduated from Portland High Schoool (MI) and went on to marry and moved to Eaton Rapids,...