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Jacqueline L. Lesperance
Feb. 20, 2019
Jacqueline L. Lesperance, age 67, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. She was born April 6, 1951 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and moved to Tavares in 2002 from Marietta, GA. She retired as a service order administrator with AT&T. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lesperance...
Yvonne Marie Gardner
Feb. 19, 2019
Yvonne Gardner, age 91, passed away peacefully in her home in Florida on February 19, 2019. Yvonne was born on November 26, 1927 in Tupper Lake, NY. Her mother and father were Rose and Reule Beausoliel and life time companion Frank Merlino. Yvonne was the only girl of 5 brothers; Brainard...
Virginia "Jenny" Lynn Adkins
Feb. 18, 2019
Virginia Lynn Adkins 72, of Tavares, passed away on February 18, 2019. She was born in Logan, West Virginia and moved to Tavares from Orlando in 2017, she had lived in Orlando since 1970. Jenny was a retired lab technician, she was a Christian and active in her church's prayer groups. Jenny was a...
John Clyde McLendon
Feb. 18, 2019
JC McLendon, age 68, of Howey-In-The-Hills, FL passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. He was born October 18, 1950 in Birmingham, AL and moved to Lake County in 1998. JC loved his family, his country, golfing and Alabama football- Roll Tide Roll! He enlisted in the Air Force for officer...
Rita Pearl Denniston
Feb. 16, 2019
On Saturday, February 16, 2019 Rita P. Denniston a loving wife and mother to four, grandmother to nine, greatgrandmother to thirteen, and great-greatgrandmother to one, sadly passed away at age 85. Born and raised in Lockport, NY to Orville and Rita Pencille. She was employed at the GM Harrison...
John J. Whittaker II
Feb. 16, 2019
John J. Whittaker II of Sorrento, Florida passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the age of 76 years. He was born in Pennsylvania. John proudly served his country in the US Navy. He worked for Sorrento Cheese in Buffalo, New York for 20 years. Later, he went to work as a truck driver. John...
Kathryn B. Williams
Feb. 16, 2019
Kathryn B. Williams of Clermont, Florida passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Andalusia, Alabama. Kathryn and her husband, Esker moved to Clermont from Ft. Lauderdale in the early 1990’s. She worked as the bookkeeper for Esker’s residential...
Charles Frederick Gilchrist
Feb. 15, 2019
Charles Frederick ‘Chuck’ Gilchrist of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the age of 85 years. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. Charles was a retired Engineer and worked on the Space Coast with the Mercury and Apollo projects. Later, he became a business owner as an...
Ernesto Mejias
Feb. 11, 2019
Ernesto Mejias, age 59, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. He was born November 6, 1959 in Manhattan, NY. He worked as a carpenter for most of his life. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares,...
Robert Michael (Mike) Robinson
Feb. 09, 2019
Robert Michael Robinson, age 61, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019. He was born June 9, 1957 in Decatur, GA and moved to Florida in 2004 from Boise, ID. He worked for many years as a maintenance craftsman. He is survived by his father, J.C. Robinson of Dahlonega, GA; wife,...
Sandra Gifford Wolsch
Feb. 07, 2019
Sandra Gifford Wolsch Born 06/19/1956 Died 02/07/2019 Survived by her precious husband of 38 years Ricky D Wolsch, our sweet toy poodle Benny, Sisters Anne Pfahler & Patricia Faust, Brother Mike Gifford, her adopted mother Bettye Roberts, Nephew Troy Pfahler, Niece Brandi Pfahler Bryant and...