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Judith L. Crossmier
Apr. 29, 2015
Judith L. Crossmier, age 77, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. She was born December 18, 1937 in Toledo, OH and attended Bowling Green University. She was employed by Hancock and Oregon City Schools in Ohio, Orange County Schools (FL) and Murray City Schools (GA) as a speech...
Wilma Gale Mortensen
Apr. 27, 2015
Wilma Gale Mortensen, age 65, of Dade City passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015. She was born March 4, 1950 in Gainesville, GA. She is survived by her son, Paul Mortensen of Dade City, FL; daughters, Lori Platt of Yalaha, FL, Athena Ramey of Lakeland, FL; brothers, Skipper Anderson of GA, James...
Harold Fay Miller
Apr. 21, 2015
Harold Fay Miller, 81, a resident of Tavares, Florida passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Florida Hospital Waterman of lung cancer. Born July 11, 1933 in Pittwood, Illinois, his parents were Maude Marie Mayes and Ellsworth Colfax Miller. Harold and his wife, Sue, were married in Hoopeston,...
Robert Dale Wehrly - "Bob"
Apr. 21, 2015
Robert D. Wehrly of Tavares. FL. formerly of Lima, OH, died April 21, 2015 surrounded by family at his home. Robert was born near Pandora Ohio on January 5th, 1940 to the late Carl and Vera Wehrly. Robert retired from UPS in 1995 and began spending his winters in Tavares in 1998 and became a full...
Peggy Auciello
Apr. 20, 2015
Peggy Auciello age 61 passed away Monday evening in Tavares, Florida after an extended illness. Peggy was born in Norwood, Massachusetts and moved to the Leesburg/Tavares area in 1996 from Attleboro, Massachusetts. She was a supervisor in the banking industry for over twenty years working for...
Eleanor Marie Iwuc
Apr. 20, 2015
Eleanor Marie Iwuc age 92 passed away Monday evening in Tavares, Florida. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to the Tavares area in 2011 from Merritt Island, Florida. Eleanor was pre-deceased by her devoted husbands - Louis Kresney, and Frank Iwuc; sister- Margaret Dixon; and brother...
Esther V. Jemiola
Apr. 19, 2015
Esther V. Jemiola age 91 passed away early Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Tavares, Florida. She was born in Harvey, Illinois and moved to the Tavares area in 2008 from Citrus Hills, Florida. She was pre-deceased by her husband of over 58 years Raymond and her son Ronald. Before she retired to Florida...
Beulah H. Faltus
Apr. 13, 2015
Beulah H. Faltus, age 101, of Tavares passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born September 13, 1913 in Gainesville, NY and moved to Lake County in 1970 from Rochester, NY. She retired from Eastman Kodak. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Eustis. She is survived by her...
Malcolm A. McCrerey
Apr. 12, 2015
Malcolm A. “Mack” McCrerey of Tavares, FL, formerly of Reynoldsburg, OH, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the age of 80 years. He was born in Claysville, PA to Harold A. and Anne L. McCrerey, who preceded him in death. Malcolm proudly served his country in the US Army from 1957-1959. He...
Daniel Eugenio
Apr. 12, 2015
Daniel Eugenio, age 71, of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was born August 26, 1943 in New Bedford, MA and moved to Leesburg two months ago from Marathon, FL. He was a retired carpenter and loved fishing. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Eugenio of Leesburg, FL; son, Robert...
Richard Charles Minick
Apr. 12, 2015
Richard Charles Minick, age 90, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was a former resident of Kirtland, OH. He was born April 5, 1925 in Cleveland, OH, the son of Glen Orlo and Garnet Edney Minick. He grew up in Windsor, OH and graduated from Windsor High. He served in World...
Donald Allen Grimes
Apr. 11, 2015
Donald Allen Grimes, age 79, of Tavares, FL, (formerly of Sarasota, FL) passed away peacefully on April 11, 2015. He was born in Cincinnati, OH in 1935, and raised his family there. He is survived by his daughter Connie (Chris) Hendy of Tavares, FL, daughter Jeanne (Frank) Stanton of Cincinnati,...