Charles L. “Charlie” Sprauer of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the age of 83 years. He was born in Maspeth, Queens, New York. Charlie proudly served his country in the US Army in the Korean War, leaving his new wife seven days after their wedding to serve two years...

Jean Baptiste Gaston Elie Bignon of Tavares, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the age of 94. Jean was born on July 6, 1921 to Noemie Constance Bignon (nee Lebranchu) and Jean Baptiste Victor Francois Bignon (deceased May 24, 1921) in Yvignac, France. He grew up the youngest of...

Carl H. Brinkman, 88, of Tavares, Florida. Born on December 6, 1927, in Milwaukee, WI, passed away on February 26, 2016. Carl retired from Orlando Utilities Commission in 1986 after 37 years of service. Most of all he loved his family. The memories are many and one of his favorite things to do...

BETTY ANN ROEMER BOWERSOX of Leesburg, FL, formerly of New Bethlehem PA, and mother of a local man passed away in her sleep on Friday, February 26, 2016 at the age of 98. Born on May 4th, 1917 in Struthers OH, she was the sixth child of James Paul Louis Roemer and Alice Eleanor Gough Roemer. Mrs....

Sandra Joy Swaffar, age 74, of Mt. Dora passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. She was born May 7, 1941 in Hollis, OK and was a long-time resident of Lake County. She was a retired code enforcement officer, having worked for Lake Co., Orange Co., City of Apopka, and the Town of Astatula....

Helen S. "Dee" Russell 73, of Tavares, passed away on February 23, 2016. She was born in Palestine, Arkansas and moved to Tavares in 1996 from Millington, Tennessee. She was a member of Harmony Community Church of Mount Dora. She was a former manager of telephone operators for South Central Bell...

Raymond Laliberte, age 87, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016. He was born March 9, 1928 in New Bedford, MA and moved to Lake County in 1996. He worked for 42 years with Goodyear and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in WWII. He was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes...

Robert M. White, formerly of Essexville, Michigan, died suddenly on February, 21, 2016, at Florida Waterman Hospital in Tavares. He was 80 years old. Robert was born September 9th, 1935, in Bay City, Michigan. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marjorie White. Also surviving him are his...

Mary Elizabeth Anthony of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the age of 79 years. She was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on October 15, 1936 to the late John Spencer and Kathryn Mae Jones. She moved to the Tavares area in December 1972 from Chesterfield,...

Richard D. Vine, age 70, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at his winter home in Tavares, FL. He was also a resident of Adams Center, NY. Mr. Vine was born May 5, 1945, the son of Grant and Dora LaBreck Vine in Watertown, NY. He graduated from Watertown High School and joined the U.S....

Arlene H. Statts of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the age of 78 years. She was born in Binghamton, New York. She and her husband, Jim, moved to Tavares from Binghamton in 2004. Arlene worked for the Chenango Forks Schools in New York for 30 years. She was a member...

Robert Klein, age 92, a resident of Leesburg, FL, previously of Marblehead and Bellevue, Oh, died on Feb 8, 2016. He was born September 5, 1923, in Bellevue, Ohio, to Carl Phillip and Marguerite Hergert Klein. Bob passed away due to the body wearing out before the mind gave up. He graduated...