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Regina Lee DeLong
Jan. 12, 2016
Regina Lee DeLong, age 84, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. She was born April 5, 1931 in Lancaster, OH and moved to Lake County in 1999. She was a retired glass selector with Anchor Hocking Glass and was a member of Adventure Christian Church, Tavares. She is survived by her...
Kenneth Lee Williams
Jan. 10, 2016
Kenneth Lee Williams of Tavares, Florida passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the age of 69 years. He was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Ken proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. He was a Christian and was very involved in his church. Ken was a retired sales manager....
Joseph Donald Kartye
Jan. 08, 2016
Joseph Donald Kartye, age 85, of Lady Lake passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016. He was born December 22, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH and moved to Florida in 1989. He was a retired hotel manager a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his grandson, Daeton; great-grandson, Cannon; and...
Dorothy Phyllis Johnson
Jan. 08, 2016
Dorothy Phyllis Johnson (Perkins) was born in Jasper, Florida to James Willie and Ollie Mae Perkins. She was a resident of Mt. Dora, Florida when she passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the age of 88. She moved to Maryland in 1946 when she married her husband George F. Jones, who preceded...
Ray A. Ericksen
Jan. 07, 2016
Mr. Ray Alexander Ericksen, 79, passed away at home on Thursday, January 7, 2016. He was born in Spokane, Washington to Joyce and Alexander Ericksen on February 2, 1936. He attended North Central High School where he played football, basketball and ran track. He was awarded a full athletic...
Barbara Franki
Jan. 07, 2016
Barbara Franki, age 68, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016. She was born October 28, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Tavares in 2006 from NJ. She was a retired cosmetic chemist and a realtor. She was the Past Exalted Ruler of the East Brunswick Elks. She also owned a DJ company...
Clark H. VanMeter
Jan. 04, 2016
Clark H. VanMeter, age 88, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, January 4, 2016. He was born February 6, 1927 in Pattonsburg, MO and moved to Lake County in 1996 from Seffner, FL. He was an equipment repairman and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in WWII. He was a member of the First...
Virginia Gaylord Clark
Jan. 03, 2016
Virginia Gaylord Clark, age 93 of Tavares, Fl, entered into eternal rest on Sunday 3 January, 2016 at The Cove with her loving family by her side. Born in Bridgeport, CT on 13 December, 1922, where she spent her early years. She was the daughter of the late Marguerite (Gaylord) and Frederick J....
Alexa Danielle Burke
Jan. 02, 2016
Alexa Danielle Burke ~ Our Lovely ~ January 11, 1991 – January 2, 2016 Alexa Danielle Burke died unexpectedly while sleeping peacefully at home in the arms of her beloved mother, on January 2, 2016 in Oviedo, FL. at the age of 24. Alexa is survived by her mother, Jeanne Rene’ Burke, her beloved...
Ida Belle Pharis
Jan. 02, 2016
Ida Belle Pharis, age 90, of Howey-In-The-Hills passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016. She was born April 23, 1925 in Winter Garden, FL and moved to Howey-In-The-Hills in 1950 from Clewiston, FL. She was a homemaker and a sales representative for Avon. She is survived by her sons, Johnny S....
Lorain L. Goodman
Jan. 02, 2016
Lorain L. Goodman, age 89, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016. She was born January 18, 1926 in Sullivan, IN and moved to Tavares in 1973 from Orlando, FL. She was a business owner in the mobile home industry. She was a member of the Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Lake...
George Bradley Anderson, III
Jan. 02, 2016
George Bradley Anderson, III, age 70, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was born July 27, 1945 in Herington, KS and moved to Lake County in 2004 from Canandaigua, NY. He was a retired Department Manager in the chemical industry and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having...