Olive (Ollie) B. Wheeler, age 92, of Tavares, FL passed away October 28, 2015, at Lexington Park an assisted living facility in Lady Lake, FL. She was born May 2, 1923 in Tecumseh, Michigan the daughter of Leon and Esther (Peotter) Gurtzweiler. She married Charles O. Wheeler January 17, 1947, he...

Fosselius, Marian L. (nee Schmittgen) passed away on October 28 in Leesburg, FL at the age of 101. A former resident of Elyria, she and husband Bob moved to Florida in 1973. She is survived by sons Richard (Joyce) of Tavares, FL and Thomas (Pat) of Osteen, FL, nine grandchildren, 21...

John W. Pearsall of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the age of 83 years. He was born in Elroy, Wisconsin. John was a manager of an automobile transportation company the moved cars for the manufacturers. He was a Christian and a member of the Moose Lodge. He moved to...

Rosa L. McCoy, age 83, of Leesburg passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was born August 24, 1932 in Henderson, KY and moved to Lake County in 2009 from Saint Peters, MO. She is survived by her sons, Wayne (Trisha) Shelton of Sorrento, FL, Lloyd (Regina) Munday of Leesburg, FL, Bruce...

Frances Ann Norris, age 67, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015. She was born August 26, 1948 in Hico, WV. She was a retired L.P.N. She is survived by her sons, Donald Wright of Leesburg, FL, Harvey Wright of Umatilla, FL, David Wright of Tavares, FL, Michael Wright of Mt. Dora,...

Brenda J. Goetschius, age 62, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015. She was born October 6, 1953 in Walton, NY and moved to Tavares in 2002 from Bushnell, FL. She was a legal medical transcriptionist. She loved cats, stock car racing, and NASCAR. She is survived by her sister, Betsy...

Grace Irene Cocciemiglio, age 93, of Leesburg passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. She was born December 21, 1921 in Cortland, NY. She was a retired nurse’s aide. She is survived by her son, Jeffery Young of Saucier, MS, and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to...

Rosa Lee Cannon of Eustis, FL passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the age of 83 years. She was born in Geneva, AL. Rosa moved to Tavares in the 1950’s. She also lived in Deland for many years as well as Crystal River before moving back to Lake County. She was a member of Stetson Baptist...

George Washington Keen of Tavares, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the age of 82 years. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Lake Wales, Florida then moved with his family to Lake Jem, FL at a young age. He grew up on his parents' cattle ranch and was a true cowboy. George...

Ellwyn E. “Wyn” Brown of Mount Dora passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the age of 81 years. He was born in Astatula, FL and has lived in this area his entire life. Wyn proudly served his country in the Korean War. After his return to the states he went to work in sales, working in the...

Ruth V. Petty of Summerfield, Florida passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the age of 94 years. Ruth lived in Tavares for 30 years before moving to Summerfield in 2007. She was born in Saginaw County, Michigan. Ruth was a homemaker and a member of the Eustis Assembly of God. She enjoyed...

Shawn Kelly Phalen of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the age of 57 years. He was born in Elmhurst, Illinois to Michael J. and Dolores Phalen. Shawn proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp. He moved to Florida in 2011, staying in Tampa for a short time and then...