Stanley was the youngest of seven children of the late Edward Branch Sr. and the late Dorothy L. Wright. He was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl. He is preceded in death by four sisters. Stanley graduated from Killian High School in Miami, Florida in 1978. He received a BA...

Clifford J. Gardner, age 83, of Sorrento passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015. He was born September 21, 1931 in Allagash, ME and moved to Florida in 2005 from New Milford, CT. He was a paver operator in the heavy equipment/construction industry and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a...

Benny Terryl Cain, age 67, of Tavares passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015. He was born July 15, 1948 in Cumberland County, NC and moved to Florida in 2004 from White Oak, NC. He was a retired supervisor with DuPont and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during Vietnam. He loved the...

Donna Sue “Suzy” Pittman of Sorrento, FL passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the age of 62 years. She was born in Davin, West Virginia to Orville Lee and Betty Jane Redmond. Her family moved to this area in the early 1960’s when Suzy was a child. She was a homemaker. Suzy loved the...

Captain Hans Jørgen Hjelde 11.16.1936 - 09.07.2015 Hans Jørgen Hjelde, born in Oslo​,​ Norway on November 16, 1936, grew up in Trondheim, where his family still resides. ​​In addition to Ellen, his wife of 45 years, surviving family members are daughters Lise Brylle and her husband, Jens, Lone...

Mervin Lee “Merv Stutzman of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at the age of 78 years. He was born in Kent, Ohio. In 1943, at the age of 6 years old, he moved to this area and attended the Mount Dora Christian Home & Bible School. In 1955 Merv moved to Maryland where...

Linda Sue LaRue, age 57, of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was born December 18, 1957 in Gibson County, IN. Arrangements have been entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares, FL 32778, (352)343-4444. Online...

Kenneth L. Howard, age 72, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015. He was born August 1, 1943 in Taylorville, IL and moved to Tavares in 2003 from Decatur, IL. He was a retired safety director, having worked for Firestone and Bodine Electric. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army,...

Donald J. Human, age 82, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015. He was born January 2, 1933 in Buffalo, NY. He was a retired building permit acquisition specialist in the oil industry and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his brother, Robert Human of Tavares, FL; and...

Richard Donald Beck of Astatula, Florida passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the age of 51 years. He was born in Gainesville, Florida. He worked as a manager for US Walls and Ceilings. His passion in life was riding his motorcycle. He loved the freedom of the road, the wind in his face,...

Kelly Renee Thomas, age 53, of Mt. Dora passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was born April 9, 1962 in Murray, KY. She was a bartender and a waitress. She is survived by her father, Colen Thomas of Tavares, FL; daughters, Lacey Carter of Winter Park, FL and Kami Carter of Mt. Dora, FL....

Clifford J. Nolan passed away on Saturday Aug. 29th 2015 at the age of 90 years. He was born on Mar. 18 1925, the son of Helen and Clifford Nolan in Ridgewood NJ. After High School he joined the Navy and WWII, where he worked rebuilding Pearl Harbor and then Midway Island. Using the GI bill he...