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Rodney E. Ridley
Nov. 02, 2015
Rodney E. Ridley 69, of Grand Island passed away on November 2, 2015. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and moved to Grand Island in 2001 from Casselberry, Florida. He was a Baptist and a Veteran having served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Rodney was a member of V.F.W....
Steven L. "Steve" Frost
Nov. 01, 2015
Steven L. Frost (Steve) of Deltona, FL .has gone on to that glorious Celestial Lodge having passed away on November 1, 2015 at his home in Deltona. He was born in Jackson, MI. December 27, 1946. After high school he enlisted in the Army, and was honored to have served his country in Viet Nam....
Eileen J. Williams
Oct. 31, 2015
Eileen J. Williams, age 83, of Howey-In-The-Hills passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. She was born February 8, 1932 in Wheelersburg, OH. She was a retired retail clerk. She is survived by her brothers, Kenneth Fraley, Sr. of Brooklyn Heights, OH, Robert Fraley of Kingsville, TX; sisters,...
Edith Josephine Davis
Oct. 31, 2015
Edith J. Davis 95, of Tavares passed away on October 31, 2015. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Tavares in 1987. She worked as a bookkeeper at the Samuel Davis auto dealership in Chicago and was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church of Leesburg. She is survived by several...
John Joseph Hayes
Oct. 29, 2015
John Joseph Hayes of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Whitegate, County Clare, Ireland. John served in the US Marine Corps. He worked as a banker in New York City until his retirement. He moved to Leesburg in the early...
Olive B. Wheeler
Oct. 28, 2015
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...
Marian L. Fosselius
Oct. 28, 2015
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
Oct. 27, 2015
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
Oct. 27, 2015
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
Oct. 26, 2015
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
Oct. 25, 2015
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
Oct. 21, 2015
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...