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Lonnie Roy Breitweiser
Sep. 17, 2018
Lonnie Roy Breitweiser of Tavares, Florida passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the age of 57 years. He was born in Bunker Hill, Indiana and grew up in Peru, Indiana. He attended First Christian Church in Peru. Lonnie proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp. He moved to Volusia...
Patricia Anne Lee
Sep. 17, 2018
Patricia Anne Lee passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the age of 84 years. She was born in Miami, Florida. Patricia was a very independent woman her entire life. After raising her children, she decided to go back to school at the age of 36. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in...
Francis W. "Frank" Hebscher, Jr.
Sep. 16, 2018
Francis W. “Frank” Hebscher, Jr., of Tavares, Florida passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the age of 74 years. He was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Frank proudly served his country in the US Army in the Vietnam War, working with the Seabees to install communication lines. He moved...
Carol Anne Beerwort
Sep. 12, 2018
Carol Anne Beerwort of Tavares, Florida passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the age of 75 years. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Carol was a retired medic with the State of Connecticut Department of Corrections. After her retirement, she and her husband, Lawrence, moved to...
Shelby G. Atchison
Sep. 11, 2018
Shelby G. Atchison of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the age of 80 years. He was born in Murray, Kentucky and moved to this area from Detroit in 1969. Shelby proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp from 1955-1959. He worked many years for Central...
Thomas R. Maloney
Sep. 09, 2018
Thomas R. Maloney, age 66, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018. He was born November 19, 1951 in Pawtucket, RI and moved to Tavares in 2010 from Rhode Island. He worked for the State of Rhode Island for 33 years and was a veteran of the National Guard. He is survived by his wife,...
Carl Robert Johnson
Sep. 07, 2018
Tavares, Fl. - Carl Robert Johnson 82 passed away from a brief illness on Friday September 7, 2018 while under hospice care at Lake Eustis Nursing Home/Rehabilitation Center. Carl was born in Stow Creek Twp. NJ to the late Orville and Emma Land Johnson. He served in the United States Army from...
Janice Leona Cullison
Sep. 03, 2018
Janice Leona “Jan” Cullison of Tavares, Florida passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at the age of 85 years. She was born in Principio Furnace, Maryland. Jan moved to Tavares in 2012 from the Orlando area, where she lived for many years. She was a member of the Quest Church in Ocoee. Jan was...
Blair Leigh Barrett
Sep. 01, 2018
Blair Leigh Barrett of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the age of 62 years. She was born in Waco, Texas and moved to this area in the 1970’s. She was a homemaker and a member of the Moose Lodge in Eustis. Blair is remembered and will be dearly missed by her...
Doris S. Shortt
Aug. 31, 2018
Doris S. Shortt, age 85, of Tavares passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018. She was born February 14, 1933 in Dover, DE to C. Lester Slaughter and Bessie Mae (Lurty) Slaughter. She moved to Florida in 1970 from California. Doris was a member of the Lake County Ladies Chorus. She is survived by...
Effie Dee Young
Aug. 30, 2018
Effie Dee Young, age 82, of Astatula passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018. She was born December 15, 1936 in Danville, KY. She worked for many years at Disney World training Cast Members. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Blackie L. Young of Astatula, FL; sisters, Martha Harvell of...
Linda M. Schmitt
Aug. 30, 2018
Linda M. Schmitt of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at the age of 77 years. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to this area from there in 1992. Linda was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Leesburg. She enjoyed sewing and donating some of her creations...