Richard H. “Dick” Smyser of Canton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at the age of 85 years. He was born in Wooster, Ohio. He and his wife, Lois, spend their winters in Tavares, FL from Canton. Dick retired from the Timken Company in Canton after 41 years of service. He was a member...

Margaret “Kay” Semesco Brandon, age 72, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014 in Tavares, Florida. Kay was born on April 1, 1942 in Bartley, West Virginia and she moved to the Daytona Beach, Florida area in 1962 from Belle, West Virginia. Kay’s first career was that of “Wife and Mother” and if...

Robert L. “Bob” Barlament, 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. He was born in Milwaukee, WI. He proudly served his country in the US Army in the Korean War. Bob moved to Northern Wisconsin in 1979. He retired from the Wisconsin Masons Union after 40 years as a tile setter. Bob was a...

Babatunde Oyinlade, of Mount Dora, FL, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the age of 39 years. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and served in the US Army. A graveside ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 3:00 pm at Lakeside Memory Gardens in Eustis, FL. Condolences may be left on...

Marion Florence (nee Stern) Baker, age 90, of Tavares passed away on March 31, 2014 at Sterling House in Tavares, Florida. She was born Sept. 14, 1923 in Princeton, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Hugo Henry Stern and Adeline Anna Asenbauer. She married John W. Baker Sr. on June 26, 1940 in...

Alene Nelson Sturtz, 86, of Tavares, Florida, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Alene was born in Miami, Florida on September 29, 1927, and moved with her husband, Philip Altman, Jr., to Lake County in the mid-50’s. Upon Phil’s death in 1970, Alene worked for Bank of Tavares, and then Royal...

Ruby Laura Brewer, age 73, of Lake Jem passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. She was born July 4, 1940 in Steele, MO. She was the owner/operator of a fruit harvesting business for many years. She was a member of Astatula Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, Billy Joe Brewer of Lake...

Earl Lucian Gilbert, age 94, of Leesburg, FL and North Pomfret, VT passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014. He was born November 22, 1919 in Pomfret, VT. He was a retired accountant with Blue Cross Blue Shield and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in WWII. He attended the Lake Eustis...

Howard Sheppard, Sr., age 62, of Deltona passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014. He was born December 14, 1951 in Camden, NJ. He was a retired factory worker in the glass industry. He is survived by his sons, Howard Sheppard, Jr. of Deltona, FL and Michael Sheppard of Dubois, PA; daughter, Deborah...

Andrew Allen Ferestad 45, of Tavares, passed away on March 22, 2014. He was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota and moved to Tavares in 2011 from Fishers, Indiana. He worked as a Manager in the information technology industry; he was Lutheran, a Veteran having served in the United States Army and...

Patricia “Patty” Ann Brantley, age 70, of Eustis passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014. She was born December 10, 1943 in Shoals, IN and moved to Lake County in 1992 from Dade County, FL. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother with a quirky sense of humor and mischievous side. She is...

Roxanne Mae Leach of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the age of 48 years. She was born in Bloomington, Illinois and moved to Florida more than 25 years ago. Roxanna was a caretaker, helping anyone she could and would do anything for anyone. She will be missed by many...