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Shannon Marie Ratliff, age 42, of Tavares passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. She was born March 19, 1972 in Eustis, FL. She worked as a cashier. She was a member of New Life Church of God, Tavares. She is survived by her father, Eddie Dean Ratliff, Sr. of Eustis, FL; and sister, Dee Ann...

August H. Parker, age 92, of Tavares passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. He was born August 15, 1921. He was a retired salesman in the aluminum siding industry and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in WWII. He was a member of the AMVETS. He is survived by his son, Robert August...

Judith Caroline Basnett, aged 79, died peacefully on July 13th, 2014 at her home in Tavares, FL. Judy was born February 4th, 1935 in Norwich, CT, the daughter of William Edward Rush and Maude Helen Smiley. She was raised in Ware Shoals, South Carolina by her beloved stepmother Irene Rush and...

Margaret Jane Martin 93, of Tavares, passed away on July 12, 2014. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved here in 1979. She was Catholic and a member of the Tavares Women’s Club and had been honored as the Women’s Club Women of the year in 2011. Margaret had volunteered for the Red...

Omerine Vera 89, of Leesburg, passed away on July 12, 2014 in Mount Dora, Florida. Omerine was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Alfred and Rose Marasse on January 5, 1925. She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1942. She married her high school sweetheart Julien Morel in 1948 and moved to...

Billie Jo Thomas, age 83, of Tavares passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014. She was born August 30, 1930 in Waynoka, OK and moved to Lake County in 1967 from TX. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She enjoyed rock collecting, gardening, and Elvis. She is survived by her daughter, Kelly...

Owen Nielsen Olsen, age 76, of Leesburg passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He was born April 19, 1938 in Winter Haven, FL and moved to Leesburg in 2004. He was a retired supervisor for Polk County. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Leesburg. He loved gardening...

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,...