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Loretta Leah Rush
Jul. 06, 2018
Loretta L. Rush of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at the age of 77 years. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Loretta moved to Leesburg one year ago from Deer Creek, Illinois. She was an active member of New Life Baptist Church in Leesburg, where she met several...
Cora Mae Summerall
Jul. 06, 2018
Cora Mae (Notz) Summerall, 95, slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus Friday, July 6, 2018. She was a Proverbs 31 woman who leaves behind a legacy of Christ-like love, unyielding faith and many fond memories that will continue to bless those who love her. Born on February 2, 1923, to Christian...
Dr. Bernard James Yokel
Jul. 04, 2018
Dr. Bernard (Bernie) Yokel passed July 4, 2018 in his home at Osprey Lodge, in Tavares Florida, at the age of 88. He passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. Bernie is preceded in death by his wife, Fran and daughter, Susan Yokel Deliduka. Bernie is survived by his brother Richard Yokel, son...
Margaret E. Belew
Jul. 04, 2018
Margaret E. Belew, age 89, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. She was born July 14, 1928 in Towamencin, PA. She was a church secretary and a member of life Church assembly of God, Fruitland Park. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Mitchell of Tavares, FL, Carol Hayes of PA,...
Virginia A. Morgan
Jul. 03, 2018
Virginia A. Morgan, age 88, formerly of Tavares, FL and Castle Creek, NY died in Hudson, FL July 3, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Ed Morgan in 2014. She is survived by her sons: Roger (Tammy-to whom the family will be forever grateful for all that she has...
Betty J. Dalton
Jul. 02, 2018
Betty J. Dalton, age 87, of Sorrento passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018. She was born October 21, 1930 in Fordsville, KY and moved to Lake County in 1996 from Evansville, IN. She worked for many years as a manager at K-Mart. She is survived by her son, Robert Harrison and his wife, Kathy of...
James Sanford Lloyd
Jun. 30, 2018
James S. Lloyd, 79, passed away on June 30, 2018 in Tavares, Florida, after suffering from heart disease for many years. Jim was born on May 10, 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Lester James Lloyd and Vivian Janet (Roest) Lloyd. He is predeceased by his parents and also by his daughter Jennifer....
Franklin E. Cole
Jun. 30, 2018
Franklin E. Cole of Tavares passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the age of 82 years. One of ten children, he was born in Wildwood and has lived in this are his entire life. Frank or F.E., as he was known to his family and friends, was a retired business owner. He was a member of the...
JoAnn T. Trybulski
Jun. 29, 2018
JoAnn T. Trybulski of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018 at the age of 67 years. She was born in Kingston, New York. JoAnn was a licensed Nurse Practitioner. She recently retired from Chamberlain College of Nursing, where she was the Director of the Doctor of Nursing...
Chester P. Wojcikiewicz
Jun. 26, 2018
Chester P. Wojcikiewicz, age 88, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. He was born October 2, 1929 in Chicago, IL to Jacob and Anne Wojcikiewicz. He was a retired manager of a plant department for the telephone company and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of St....
Rebecca Marlowe Kirkley
Jun. 23, 2018
Rebecca Marlowe Lee Kirkley, age 76, of Fruitland Park passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11:32PM in Shands Hospital. She was born October 17, 1941 in Gainesville, FL. She graduated from Tavares High School in 1959. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Carey Kirkley; son,...
Mildred Virginia Waddell
Jun. 21, 2018
Mildred Virginia Waddell, age 72, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born December 30, 1945 in Cincinnati, OH and moved to Florida in 2003. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Waddell in June of 2015. She is survived by her daughters, JoAnn Amore of...