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Garland Eugene Rakes
Dec. 13, 2018
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
Dec. 13, 2018
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
Dec. 13, 2018
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
Dec. 11, 2018
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
Dec. 10, 2018
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
Dec. 07, 2018
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
Dec. 06, 2018
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...
Martha J. Josefczyk
Dec. 05, 2018
Martha J. Josefczyk, age 84, of Tavares, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. She was born June 29, 1934, in Umatilla, Florida the daughter of George R. and Lena (Register) Gastfield. Mrs. Josefczyk was a Nurse Practioner for many years specializing in geriatric medicine. She loved her...
James Abbott
Dec. 04, 2018
James Abbott, age 84, of Tavares, passed away Tuesday December 4, 2018. He was born June 2, 1934, in Fowler, Indiana, the son of Ford and Clara Abbott. Mr. Abbott worked for many years as an administrator for UPS. Survivors include his son Jim (Annetta) of Mewalla, Ok. and daughter Roxann (Lee)...
LaDawn Woodall
Dec. 04, 2018
LaDawn E. Woodall, age 58, of Tavares, Florida was called home on December 4, 2018. She was born February 21, 1960, in Heidelberg, Germany, the daughter of Julius and Mildred (Smith) Woodall. She worked many years for the Orange and Seminole county schools. Survivors include her children, Denise...
Alejandro Torres-Carrillo
Dec. 03, 2018
Alejandro Torres-Carrillo, age 85, of Tavares passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. He was born March 17, 1933 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steverson Hamlin Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778. (352)343-4444. Online...