Bruce Franklin Slane passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the age of 74. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hughie and Jean Slane. Bruce is survived by the love of his life, Bobbie McRoberts (They shared a great life together in Grand Island, FL with their dog, Miss...

Eleanor Elizabeth Vehmeier, age 95, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017. She was born October 13, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Florida in 1978. She was a member of St. Philip Lutheran Church, Mt. Dora. She is survived by her son, Robert C. (Cynthia) Vehmeier of Tavares, FL;...

Jerry A. Michaels, age 73, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017. He was born July 22, 1943 in Chippewa Lake, OH and moved to Florida from Cleveland, OH. He was a retired Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician in the Steel Mill industry. He was also veteran of the U.S. Navy....

Violet Juett, age 95, of Sorrento passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017. She was born February 22, 1922 in Chillicothe, OH and moved to Florida in 1979 from Lexington, KY. She worked for many years in the grocery business and was an artist. She was a member the First United Methodist Church...

Horace Chapman Kilgore, Sr., 88, passed away on Feb. 25, 2017. He served his country in the U.S. Army National Guard for 37 years, retiring as an E-7 Sergeant and he served in the Lake County Schools for 31 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Tavares, and was a...

Vanessa Renee Beaumont, 52 of Tavares, FL went to be with The Lord on Wednesday February 22, 2017. Vanessa was born on July 20, 1964 in Eustis, FL to Ernest and Rheta Ross. Vanessa was a member of Saint Philip Lutheran Church, of Mount Dora, FL. She was an avid Florida Gator fan and enjoyed...

Leatha Eileen Arnold, age 100, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was born August 14, 1916 in Blissfield, OH. She was Valedictorian at Blissfield High School, a member of Warsaw Homemakers Club, and Warsaw UMC. She truly enjoyed life. She was a loving mother, grandmother,...

Arthur William (Art) Turner, 89, died February 16 at Waterman Hospital. Mr. Turner is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth, and four sons: Stephen Darling, El Paso, TX; James Turner, Black Rock, CT; Mark Turner, Wilmington, DE; Brian Turner, Chicago, IL; Seven grandchildren and seven great...

Darrel R. Renner, age 84, of Anchorage, Alaska passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017. He was born April 7, 1932 in Hudson, Michigan. He was a self-employed commercial fisherman. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 E. Burleigh...

Joe Roy McCartney, age 92, Mt. Dora, Florida, slipped peacefully away on Thursday, February 16, 2017, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Joe Roy was born on August 30, 1924 to Rosa Rebmann McCartney and John Wesley McCartney in Boyd, Oklahoma. Soon afterward his family moved to Texas,...

Florine (FLO) Mary Belliveau, age 91, of Tavares, FL passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 surrounded by her Niece, Marie Gionet, the loving caretakers at Osprey Lodge Tavares and the angels of Cornerstone Hospice. She was born August 16, 1925 in Newburyport, MA to Placide Alphonse Belliveau and...

Helen Marie (Wilson) Flanagan passed away suddenly at home in Lake City, FL on February 12, 2017. The daughter of William and Myra Wilson, Helen was born on January 20, 1929 in Glassboro, NJ. She graduated from Glassboro High School and completed her nurse’s training at West Jersey Hospital in...