Patricia Durocher, age 63, of Tavares, FL and Marquette, MI passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. She was born October 12, 1950 in Marquette, MI. She was a retired medical office manager. She attended St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis. She is survived by her husband, Steve Durocher...

Brian Louis Smith, age 41, of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014. He was born July 30, 1972 in Orlando, FL. He is survived by his parents, Garry and Vicki Smith; brother and sister-in-law, Otis and Kandy Smith; niece (love of his life), Kitty Jo and Christopher Bridges; great-nieces,...

Mike Leo Skiba of Tavares, Florida passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at the age of 93 years. He was born in Chardon, Ohio. Mike proudly served his country in the US Army Air Force in World War II. He worked 33 years in manufacturing for Euclid, Inc. in Euclid, Ohio. Mike moved to Tavares in...

Joseph W. “Bub” Knight of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the age of 69 years. He was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana to the late Charles and Margie Knight. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corp. Reserves. Bub moved to central Florida in the early 1970’s from Memphis,...

Daniel Hubert Drake, age 86, of Leesburg passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014. He was born January 7, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He moved from Chicago in 1973 to St. Petersburg, FL and then in 1993 to Leesburg. He was a retired orthodontist and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in the Korean...

Chad Daniel VanProoyen of Leesburg, FL, went to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the age of 32 years due to a heart attack. He was born in Traverse City, MI. Chad attended the Evergreen Bible Baptist Church in Kalkaska, MI and was a graduate of Kalkaska High School, class of...

Ronald Lee Leeman, age 71, of Cooksburg, PA passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was born January 6, 1943 in Upper Burrell Township, PA. He was a retired security guard. He enjoyed traveling to FL, motorcycles and model airplanes. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Leeman of Cooksburg, PA;...

Evelyn Hohn Dickinson 88, of Leesburg, passed away on April 17, 2014. She moved to Leesburg in 1999 from Connecticut. She was Catholic and a Volunteer with Cornerstone Hospice and Florida Hospital Waterman. Evelyn was a member of the New Abbey Club of Scottish Highlands of Leesburg. She is...

Lothar Thomas, age 73, of Apopka died at home on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from pancreatic cancer. Born in Altenburg, Germany he was the son of the late Herbert and Elsa (Kretzschmar) Thomas. He spent his early childhood in Germany and immigrated to the U.S. with his family after the war. His...

Dennis C. “Lefty” Kruger of Tavares, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the age of 67 years. He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Dennis served his country in the US Army Reserves. He married Cecile on December 17, 1976. Lefty retired after 26 years as a supervisor, working for Uniroyal...