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Ralph Gardner Simons of Tavares, FL, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the age of 81 years. Ralph was born in Detroit, Michigan to Loomis Wescott and Beulah Simons. He was the founder of Gardener-Westcott Co. in Northville, Michigan. Ralph was an entrepreneur and co-founder of several...

Lee T. Bokman of Tavares, Florida passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the age of 78 years. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Lee served in the Merchant Marines for several years. He later went to work as a longshoreman working the docks and eventually became treasurer in the office...

Garnet C. Smith of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the age of 88 years. She was born in Smithers, West Virginia. Garnet was a homemaker, raising and taking care of her family. She and her husband, Kenneth moved to Leesburg from South Carolina. She was a member of...

Barbara Elaine Hansen, age 88, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015. She was born September 19, 1926 in Coulter, Iowa and moved to Lake County in 1989. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Coulter, IA. She is survived by her husband, Sherwood B. Hansen of Leesburg,...

James Lee “Jim” King of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 73 years. He was born in Bassett, Virginia. Jim served eight years in the US Coast Guard. He worked as a dispatcher in the trucking industry for over 30 years until his retirement. He and his wife,...

Ernest Anthony Gallo, age 84, of Mt. Dora passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was born September 10, 1930 in Tuckahoe, NY and moved to Mt. Dora in 2007 from Port St. Lucie, FL. He was a retired firefighter with the Eastchester Fire Department and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served...

Florence Elaine Engelhardt, age 90, of Tavares passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015. She was born July 24, 1924 in Clarksville, OH. She was a member of the Lake Square Presbyterian Church, Leesburg and a member of the Red Hat Society. She was also very active over the years in Lake Frances...

Doris Taylor Burrows, age 86, of Tavares, FL passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her home in Lake Dora. She was born July 15, 1928 in Pitman, NJ to the late Ralph and Edith Taylor. She graduated in 1947 from Pitman High School. Doris loved sports and was a varsity hockey player and a...

Helen L. Nichols, age 79, of Tavares passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born June 24, 1935 in Clarion County, PA and moved to Tavares in 1990 from Avon Park, FL. She was a member of the Mount Dora Church of God. She is survived by her sisters, Thelma Henderson of PA, Harriet Davis...

Margaret A. Whyte 98, of Tavares, passed away on February 7, 2015. Margaret was born on February 1, 1917 in Sheffield Lake, Ohio to Margaret and James Kilpatrick. She had two brothers, Robert and Joseph Kilpatrick. She wed William Whyte, of Lorain Ohio, on July 19, 1940, where they raised their...

Roi W. Young of Tavares, Florida passed away on Friday, February 6th, 2015 at the age of 75 years. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the US Air Force. Roi was always on the go and had many hobbies and adventures. He raised horses, raced Indy cars...

Della F. Luck, age 67, of Sorrento passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was born April 14, 1947 in Jonesboro, AR. She is survived by her husband, David W. Luck, Jr. of Sorrento, FL; daughter, Deanna Bryson Mabry of Gainesville, FL; grandchildren, Kody Bruner and Selena Bryson Sarmiento....