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William Edward "Bill" Carte
Sep. 17, 2015
The Reverend William "Bill" Edward Carte, 60, of Mt Dora, Florida, passed away, Thursday, September 17th, 2015. William was preceded in death by his father Bill Carte Sr. and his youngest brother, Kevin Carte. William is survived, by Geneva Carte, his lovingly devoted wife of 38 years, his three...
Sylvia A. Colburn
Sep. 17, 2015
Sylvia A. Colburn of Eustis, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the age of 67 years. She was born in Orlando to Isaac Daniel and Audrey Mae Sapp and has lived in central Florida ever since. Sylvia was an Accountant as well as a homemaker. She loved all kinds of crafts. She enjoyed...
Daniel J. Turay
Sep. 14, 2015
Daniel J. Turay, age 68, of Tavares passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015. He was born February 12, 1947 in Milwaukee, WI and moved to Florida in 1973. He was a Vice President with Delta Business Systems, which became IKON and later went on to become the owner/operator of Hytec Dealer...
Stanley A. Branch
Sep. 13, 2015
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 Gardner
Sep. 12, 2015
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
Sep. 11, 2015
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
Sep. 08, 2015
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
Sep. 07, 2015
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
Sep. 07, 2015
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
Sep. 06, 2015
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
Sep. 06, 2015
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
Sep. 05, 2015
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...