Nancy B. Alsing, age 85, of Tavares, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018. She was born April 6, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Aden A. And Mary (Cocker) Bushee. Nancy married Raymond C. Alsing on October 15, 1953. They celebrated 50 years of marriage before his passing. She was a...

Mildred (Edwards) Phay, age 93, of Mt.Dora, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018. She was born in Mt. Dora, Florida, on May 23, 1925, the daughter of James Arthur and Lottie Myrtle (Green) Edwards. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mt. Dora High School in 1943, mastering 5 languages. She...

Cleo Eva Laney, age 93, of Howey-In-The-Hills passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018. She was born December 4, 1925 in Macon, GA and moved to Howey-In-The-Hills in 1986 from Huntsville, AL. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and puzzle books. She is survived by her sons, Carl Fredrick...

Richard K. Barnes, age 81, of Tavares, passed away, Friday, December 14, 2018. He was born January 1, 1937, in Waynesboro, Pa., the son of Robert W. and Ann (Sullivan) Barnes Wilson. Mr. Barnes was a veteran of the US Army and was a member of the Astatula Baptist Church. He was devoted to his...

Betty Lou Stellutto, age 75, of Tavares passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018. She was born August 2, 1943 in Youngstown, OH and moved to Lake County in 2006 from Austintown, OH. She worked for many years as a proof operator in the banking industry. She and her husband, Louis were members of...

Garland Eugene Rakes of Gainesville, formerly of Eustis, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the age of 81 years. He proudly served his country in the US Navy, serving in Germany. Garland moved to central Florida in 1950 from Hawkinsville, Georgia. He was a retired independent truck...

Margaret Anne Sands, age 92, of Leesburg, Florida, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018. She was born March 13, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Rueben and Gertrude (Anderson) Barnea. She was a member of The Unity Church in Orlando and the Sunlake Fellowship Church in Sun Lakes...

Margaret A. Kremin, age 87, of Tavares, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. She was born June 19, 1931 in Homestead, Pennsylvania. She was a registered nurse and loved working to help others. She is survived by her sisters, Ardith McElwee of Tavares and Elizabeth Gervais of...

Jack B. Weir, age 91, of Tavares, passed away December 11, 2018 at his home. He was born January 30, 1927, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the son of Willard and Faye (Lacey) Weir. Mr. Weir was a Navy Veteran. He worked as a line supervisor for the Electric Company for many years. He was an avid...

Linda Marie Tanner was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 14, 1952. Two years later, she moved with her family to Mount Dora. She was the daughter of the late Fred F. Tanner and Marian G. Tanner. Linda went home to be with the Lord on December 10, 2018. Linda graduated from Mt. Dora High...

Thomas Arthur Freeman 79, of Tavares, passed away on December 7, 2018. He was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Florida in 1996, in 2016 he came to Tavares from Ocala. Thomas was born on a farm, he was very mechanically inclined and could fix anything. His working career was as an...

Carl Michael Duncan Born May 12, 1945, Died December 6, 2018 Michael Duncan, known to his friends as Mike, was born on May 12, 1945, in Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida, the son of Carl Edwin Duncan and Ann Lee (Farmer) Duncan of Tavares, Florida, and the grandson of one of Lake County’s...