Sue Miller, 84, died peacefully on September 5, 2016 after a short hospital and hospice stay. For many years she battled pulmonary fibrosis, but remained very active until her final days. Sue was a Registered Dietician and served as a clinical dietician for decades. Her email tagline was...

Ofelia Ines Pecora Gutierrez, age 82, of Astatula passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016. She was born November 27, 1933 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778,...

Ethel M. Jones of Leesburg, FL passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the age of 92 years. She was born in Pennsville, Pennsylvania. Ethel worked as a teacher’s aide for the Byron Union Elementary School in Byron, California prior to her retirement. She moved to Leesburg from Brentwood,...

Betty Marie Fillbach was born January 20, 1936 in Springfield, Illinois, to Lucille Morgan and Clifford Eskew. She graduated nursing school from Rockford College (Rockford, Illinois) in 1956. Betty returned to college in 1988, earning her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Leo’s College (St...

Word has been received of the death of James C. McMahon Sr, of Leesburg, Fl., formerly of Naugatuck. Mr. McMahon leaves his wife Joan (Hotchkiss) McMahon of Fl., One son James C.Jr. of Valrico, Fl., five daughters, Mrs. Patrick (June) Nichols of Walpole, Ma., Mrs. Charles (Joan) Doback Jr. of...

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free, I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard his call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work, to play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I've found that peace at the close of...

Samuel Dennis Cosgrove, age 78, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016. He was born December 3, 1937 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He grew up in Weehawken, NJ and attended Holy Family High School in Union City, NJ. He moved to Leesburg in 1993 from Windham, ME. He was a retired...

“Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are...

Mary Elizabeth Joy, formerly of Mount Dora, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the age of 96 years. Family and friends are invited to gather on Sunday, August 28 from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm with a funeral ceremony starting at 1:30 pm in the funeral home chapel. Condolences, memories and photos...

Emilienne E. Mulford of Mid-Florida Lakes Yacht Club, Leesburg, FL, passed away on August 18, 2016, at the age of 92 in the loving arms of her husband. Emmy was born on July 11, 1924, in Yale, MI to Emile and Rachel Lemaire, and grew up in Rensselaer, NY. In 1938, when Emmy was 14, she met her...

For every burden that we bear, for every sorrow, every care- there's a reason. For every grief that bows the head, for every teardrop that is shed- there's a reason. For every hurt, for every plight, for every lonely painracked night- there's a reason . But if we trust God as we should, all must...

Juan Rivera, 58, of Tavares, FL passed away on Wednesday August 17, 2016. Juan was born on November 22, 1957 in Lares, Puerto Rico to the late Juan and Francisca Rivera. Juan was a proud veteran of the United States Army and the United States Navy. Juan was an Operating Room Technician and a...