Henry John Kaufmann, III, age 83, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014. He was born September 18, 1930 in Baltimore, MD and moved to Lake County 15 years ago from Denton, MD. He was a retired postal clerk and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a...

Denise T. Kuja, age 65, of Mt. Dora passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. She was born December 25, 1948 in Newton, MA. She was a retired telephone dispatcher. She is survived by her husband, Paul J. Kuja of Mt. Dora, FL; step-son, Steven Kuja of Sorrento, FL; step-daughter, Donna Johnson of...

Daniel W. “Bill” Mason of Tavares, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the age of 90 years. He was born in El Dorado, KS. Bill proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp. in World War II. After his discharge in 1945, he joined the National Guard and served until 1950. On March 11,...

Edward Kenneth Fleischman, age 69, of Mt. Dora passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014. He was born November 5, 1944 in Bronx, NY and moved to Lake County in 2010 from San Diego, CA. He was a construction worker and was a member of the Celebration Church, Tavares. He is survived by his wife, Maricel...

Peggy M. Kilgore, age 72, of Tavares, FL, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2014. She was born January 20, 1942 in North Wilkesboro, NC. She is survived by husband of 30 years, Horace; daughter, Rebecca Malynowsky; son, James McKenzie, Jr.; stepdaughter, Gloria Merrill; stepson, Horace C. Kilgore,...

James Neil Eastwood, age 59, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2014. He was born May 7, 1955 in Ogden, UT and moved to Lake County in 1982 from Salt Lake City, UT. James was a musician and had a love for music and the bands that he played in. He also loved motorcycles and was a member of...

Margaret J. Wood, age 88, of Tavares passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2014. She was born February 7, 1926 in Tuscola Co., MI and moved to Lake County in 1990. She was a homemaker and a volunteer at the Eustis Senior Center for many years. She is survived by her son, Robert Wood of Tavares, FL;...

Randy Lee Nicholson of Tavares, FL passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the age of 60 years. He was born in Erie, PA and moved to Tavares from there in December on 2013. Randy was a retired truck driver. He was a volunteer fireman in Wattsburg, PA for many years. In his free...

Carol A. Walker of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the age of 67 years. She was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to George H. and Theresa Ann Walker, who preceded her in death. Carol moved from Scranton to central Florida in 1985. She was a retired cosmetologist. Carol...

Emma J. “Bunny” Rapalje of Tavares passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 at the age of 92 years. She was born in Vineland, New Jersey and moved to this area in October of 1949 from Chicago. Bunny worked as a teacher’s assistant at Tavares Elementary School many years ago. After her career with the...

Richard R. Petitt, Jr., age 58, of Mount Dora passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. He was born March 20, 1956 in Tucson, AZ and moved to Lake County in 1989 from VA. He was a retired Human Resource Manager with the City of Lake Mary and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of St....

Lawrence John Miceli, born, August 17th, 1931 passed away quietly on the morning of June 18th, 2014. He is survived by his loving children Deborah (Gary) Mayhew of Gainesville, Florida, Matthew (Jennifer) Miceli of Umatilla, Florida, Mark Miceli, Lawrence G. (Susan) Miceli, and John (June) Miceli...