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Jesse Ray Coan Jr.
Oct. 21, 2014
Jesse Ray Coan, Jr., age 81, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. He was born February 1, 1933 in Sycamore, IL. He was a retired Vice President with Solvay and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Phillip Lutheran Church, Mt. Dora, FL and was a member of SCORE....
Edward E. "Ed" Morgan
Oct. 21, 2014
Edward Morgan, 84, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 21st, 2014. He is survived by Virginia, his wife of 55 years, sons, Roger Morgan, Jim Poyer, daughters, Carol Greer, Cindy Parrotte, 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. At his request, no services will be held. Condolences may be...
Donald R. Bump
Oct. 19, 2014
Donald R. Bump, age 70, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014. He was born February 1, 1944 in Sayre, PA to Dewey and Eva Bump. He lived in Towanda, PA and Waverly, NY for many years. He worked at Paxar in Sayre, PA as a printer for 40 years before retiring. He enjoyed camping...
Robert L. "Bob" Maxey
Oct. 18, 2014
Robert L. “Bob” Maxey of Grand Island, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the age of 80 years. He was born in West Virginia. Bob worked in Real Estate, buying, selling and managing properties. He was a member of the Grand Island Baptist Church. Bob is remembered and will be...
Robert A. Shell Jr.
Oct. 16, 2014
Robert A. Shell, Jr., age 60, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014. He was born July 25, 1954 in Baltimore, MD and moved to Lake County in 1982 from NC. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his father, Robert A. Shell, Sr. of Leesburg, FL; wife, Lynn Shell of Tavares, FL; son,...
Ian N. Shrock
Oct. 14, 2014
Ian N. Shrock of Mount Dora, FL passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the age of 22 years. He was born in Gainesville, FL on March 31, 1992. Ian moved to Carlton Palms Education Center in Mount Dora in 2006 and completed high school there. He was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church...
Barbera Dode Schmidt
Oct. 14, 2014
Barbera Dode Schmidt of Tangerine, Florida passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the age of 76 years. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to this area in 1968 from Evanston, Illinois. Barbera was a retired bookkeeper after may years of service for Key Group Insurance Company. She is...
Carl Ray Lee
Oct. 10, 2014
Carl Ray Lee, age 65, of Tavares passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014. He was born March 17, 1949 in Mineral Wells, TX to Alfred and Ruby Lee. Carl was an Administrative Librarian, working in many university libraries, the last being Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI. Upon retiring to...
Linda L. Spafford
Oct. 06, 2014
Linda L. Spafford, age 74, of Sorrento passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014. She was born April 8, 1940 in Laconia, NH and moved to Florida in 2003. She was a retired waitress. She is survived by her sons, Roger Gray of NH, Brian Gray of Sorrento, FL, Mike Bell of Sorrento, FL; daughter, Dianne...
Jack Mancuso
Oct. 02, 2014
Jack Mancuso of Tavares, FL passed away on Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at the age of 84. He was born in Enfield, CT. Jack moved to Tavares, FL after retiring. Jack met Dee in 1974 and they married on New Year’s Day in 1981. He is remembered and will be dearly missed by his wife, Dee; his...
Carolyn S. Schmidt
Sep. 29, 2014
Carolyn Sue Gonzalez Schmidt, aged 77, died peacefully the morning of September 29, 2014 under the care of Hospice and her two daughters in her home at 2330 Barons Ct. Tavares, Florida 32278 after a brief yet aggressive struggle with cancer. Carolyn was born August 30, 1937, at Ball Memorial...
Charles "Chuck" Willis
Sep. 22, 2014
Charles S. “Chuck” Willis 51, of Leesburg, passed away on September 22, 2014. He was born in Orlando and moved here from Ft. Lauderdale in 1983. Chuck was a Christian. He is survived by his son, Kevin Willis of Eustis, mother Sally Brown of Mt. Dora, step son, Shannon (Michelle) Parrish of...