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Barbara J. Hipsley
Sep. 27, 2013
Barbara J. Hipsley, age 74, a resident of Lakes of Leesburg passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013. She was born October 16, 1938 in Cleveland, OH and moved to Leesburg in 2001 from Naples, FL. She was a retired administrative assistant. She loved to play Bridge and was an avid golfer. She is...
Kimberly Renae Moore
Sep. 27, 2013
Kimberly Renae Moore, age 33 of Leesburg, FL passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013. She was born January 13, 1980 in Leesburg, FL. She worked in the insurance business and loved arts and crafts. She is survived by her parents, Pamela and Danny Ferguson of Leesburg, FL; grandmother, Theresa...
Richard R. Burke Jr.
Sep. 22, 2013
Richard R. Burke, Jr., age 93, of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013. He was born February 21, 1920 in Cadillac, MI. He was a retired electrician and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served in WWII. He was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Leesburg. He is survived by his...
Ann W. Bruner
Sep. 20, 2013
Ann W. Bruner of Eustis, Florida passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the age of 79 years. She was a lifelong resident of Eustis. Ann was a retired teacher. A graveside ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 5 at 10:30 am at the Greenwood Cemetery in Eustis. Please bring a chair if...
Donald R. "Don" Pursell, Sr.
Sep. 20, 2013
Donald R. "Don" Pursell, Sr. of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the age of 74 years. He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to Donald R. and Ada Pearl Pursell, who preceded him in death. Don served in the National Guard for 2 years as a Navy Corpsman, stationed with...
Landon Harvey McBride
Sep. 19, 2013
Landon Harvey McBride, age 82, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013. He was born December 14, 1930 in Clay Co., TN. He worked in the automotive industry and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Korea. He was a member of Union Congregational Church, Tavares. He loved...
John George Reger Sr.
Sep. 19, 2013
John George Reger, Sr., age 82, of Tampa, FL passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013. He was born September 11, 1931 in Wheeling, WV and moved to Tampa in the late 1960’s from Pittsburgh, PA. He was a professional football player in the NFL, having played 9 seasons with the Steelers and 3...
Helen Pugh
Sep. 18, 2013
Helen Pugh of Tavares, Florida passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the age of 93 years. She was born in New York and moved to Tavares in November of 2012 from Cape Coral, Florida, where she lived for 30 years. Helen was a retired secretary and worked in the hospital supply industry....
James Julius Klein
Sep. 16, 2013
James J. Klein of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and moved to Mount Dora from there in July of 2006. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW in Northwood, Ohio. Jim retired from Sunoco as a...
Eleanor L. King
Sep. 16, 2013
Eleanor L. King of Tavares, Florida passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 80 years. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL from Valley Stream, Long Island, NY in 1976 and finally settling in Tavares in 2003. She was a homemaker and retired from Liberty...
Winifred B. "Winnie" Steinbeck
Sep. 15, 2013
Winifred B. Steinbeck passed away on her Lord’s Day, Sunday, September 15, 2013 in Mount Dora, FL. Winnie was born May 28, 1925 in Charleston, WV, the daughter of the late Althea Bradley Patteson. She was a graduate of the St. Francis School of Nursing in Charleston. During her training, as a...