Judith M. “Judy” Bublitz of Tavares, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the age of 72 years. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan and moved to this area in 2004 from Grand Blanc, Michigan. Judy was a Disney fanatic. She adored her grandchildren. Judy was talented with cross stitch....

Robert A. Fowler of Las Colinas in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the age of 80 years. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Robert proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp. in Vietnam. He retired as Vice President of Aon Corporation in Manhattan, a...

Vicki K. Smith of Leesburg passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the age of 65 years. She was born in Muncie, Indiana and moved to Florida as a child. Vicki was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with and taking good care of her family, especially her grandchildren and great...

Michael H. “Mike” Nowak of Tavares passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the age of 58 years. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Brenda, moved to this area in September 1997 from St. Charles, Illinois. Mike and Brenda started dating in high school. They have been married...

Regina Theresa “Jeanne” Morrison of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the age of 94 years. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Jeanne” proudly served in the US Navy in WWII as a nurse’s aide. Shortly after the war ended she met William R. “Bill” Morrison,...

Donald Derrick Crawford 53, of Tavares, passed away on October 24, 2018. He was born in Eustis and lived in this area all his life. He was a builder and affiliated with the Church of God. Survivors include his father, Donald Crawford of Tennessee; His sister Alesa Conrey of Tavares and brothers...

Shirley Ann Miller of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the age of 82 years. She was born in Madison, Illinois. Shirley was a graduate of Southern Illinois University, SIU, and was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority. She moved to Bradenton, Florida from Orange County,...

Thomas Lee “Tom” Willey of Mount Dora passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the age of 55 years. He was born in Miami Beach. Tom was in scouting as a young man and achieved Eagle Scout. He loved computers and became a computer programmer working in the airline industry. Tom also enjoyed...

Fernand Yvon Phoenix was born in the small town of Derby, Vermont on March 22nd in 1932. He grew up on a hardscrabble farm four miles from the Canadian border in a French speaking family and was the youngest of several children. Fernand, often called Whitey due to his mop of pale straw blond...

Mary Lee Pruitt, age 78, of Altoona passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018. She was born April 6, 1940 in Apopka, FL. She and her husband were owners of several different businesses throughout their lives. She is survived by her son, Steven Rodgers of Paisley, FL; brothers, James Larry Floyd...

Lorine Patricia Gilliard, age 82, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. She was born September 11, 1936 in Winter Garden, FL. In her spare time, she loved gardening and traveling. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl Dobbs of Astatula, FL, Barbara Newman of Tavares, FL;...

Daniel Joseph Callahan 42, a resident of Amarillo, Texas, died after a short battle with cancer on October 15, 2018 at his family home in Mount Dora, Florida. Dan is survived by his parents; Michael and Rosanna Callahan, his brother; Lt. Col. Sean (Liz) Callahan; his sisters; Rebecca (Ken)...