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James Neil Eastwood
Jun. 29, 2014
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
Jun. 29, 2014
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
Jun. 25, 2014
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
Jun. 25, 2014
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 M. "Bunny" Rapalje
Jun. 20, 2014
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.
Jun. 18, 2014
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
Jun. 18, 2014
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...
William Joseph Hallman
Jun. 13, 2014
William Joseph Hallman 65, of Anchorage, Alaska passed away on June 13, 2014. He was visiting family in this area. He was a computer programmer and analyst in the banking industry and a Veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife Lina, son...
Robert E. Thibault
Jun. 12, 2014
Robert E. Thibault, age 72, of Mt. Dora passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014. He was born June 17, 1941 in Skowhegan, ME and moved to Lake County in 1988 from CT. He was a member of the N.R.A. and the Monroe Rod & Gun Club. He loved hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 50...
Maria Idalia LaPorte
Jun. 12, 2014
Maria Idalia LaPorte, age 81, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 in Tavares, FL surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Aguas Beunas, Puerto Rico and moved to the Tavares area in 2007 from Queens, NY. She was a retired Medical Records Supervisor with over 20 years of service with the...
Grace P. Johns
Jun. 11, 2014
Grace P. Johns, age 74, of Leesburg, FL passed away on Wednesday June, 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Proffitt, and her father, Theodor Proffitt Sr. She is survived by her loving husband, Bob E. Johns; and two sons, Bryan L. Johns of Leesburg, FL and Bradley D. Johns...
Donna Jean Dancer
Jun. 10, 2014
Donna Jean Dancer, age 55, of Tavares passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. She was born September 11, 1958 in Jackson, MI and moved to Tavares in 2009 from Lansing, MI. She was a pharmacist and an active member and past president of the National Lambda Kappa Sigma fraternity. She is survived by...