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Ruth Jane Marsh
Mar. 08, 2019
Ruth Jane Marsh of Lady Lake, Florida, formerly of Tavares, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the age of 90 years. She worked in retail sales for Sears for many years in Pennsylvania and in Leesburg. Ruth moved to Tavares from Elton, Pennsylvania in September 1988 and settled in...
Marguerite Mills
Mar. 07, 2019
Marguerite ‘Marge’ Mills of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the age of 95 years. She was born in Carrolton, Michigan and moved to Tavares in 1971. Marge was a member of the Union Congregational Church in Tavares. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American...
Edward Lewis Wiltsee
Mar. 06, 2019
Edward Lewis Wiltsee of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the age of 91 years. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ed proudly served his country in the US Navy in World War II. He worked as a mason and also owned and operated a sand blasting company until he retired....
Carolyn J. Cope
Mar. 01, 2019
Carolyn J. Cope, age 77, of Shelby Township, Michigan, passed away March 1, 2019 in Tavares, Florida. Carolyn was born on April 6, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to Leo and Irene (Sosnoski) Koroleski. Carolyn married the love of her life Donald E. Cope on October 24, 1959. Carolyn was a devout member...
Marguerite Daniel Layne
Feb. 28, 2019
Marguerite Daniel Layne, age 95, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was born May 29, 1923 in Charlottesville, VA and moved to Florida in 2016 from Wilmington, NC. She loved her family and in her spare time she loved to sew. She is survived by her sons, Harold A. Layne, Jr....
Janise "Jan" M. Barrowclough-Kerr
Feb. 21, 2019
Janise "Jan" M. Barrowclough-Kerr, age 77, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 after fighting a valiant 2 year battle with Emphysema. She fought for her independence and to stay on earth for her family and close friends as long as she could. She was born December 24, 1941 in...
Sandra E. Batte
Feb. 20, 2019
Sandra E. Batte, age 74, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. She was born March 7, 1944 in Paterson, NJ and moved to Florida 12 years ago from Pennsylvania. She was a salesperson in the retail business. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society. She is survived by her...
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...