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William Dean Kelley, Sr.
Oct. 16, 2011
William Dean Kelley, Sr., 52 of Leesburg Florida passed away on October 16, 2011 at his residence under the loving care of his family. Mr. Kelley was a former Steel Worker in the Pre-Cast Concrete Industry. He was born on February 28, 1959 in Vincennes, Indiana and was of the Christian faith. He...
Lucy Marie Schnepper
Oct. 14, 2011
Lucy Marie Schnepper was born in Noble, Illinois on September 1, 1916 and was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie E. Schnepper. She passed away in Tavares, FL October 14, 2011 at the age of 95. She is survived by her brother, J. Harold Diel, two daughters, Linda Kessler and Carol Sue...
Donnie L. Prevatt
Oct. 12, 2011
Donnie L. Prevatt, of Leesburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at the age of 52 years. He was born in Clermont and has lived in Lake County all of his life. Donnie attended school in Groveland and graduated from Groveland High School. He worked as an A/C Technician for Lake...
Becky Leonard
Oct. 10, 2011
Becky Leonard, age 71, of Tavares passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011. She was born January 29, 1940 in Eustis and was a life-long resident of Lake County. She is survived by her husband, Paul R. Leonard, Sr. of Tavares; son, Paul “Bo” Leonard, Jr. of Astatula; daughter, Tina Dawson of...
Pete F. Rush
Oct. 09, 2011
Mr. Pete F. Rush, of Leesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at the age of 72 years. He was born in New York, New York and grew up in Maine. He was a retired Food Broker. He and his wife, Barbara moved to Central Florida from Columbus, Ohio in 2004. He was a member of St. Paul...
Mr. Gale L. Graves
Oct. 07, 2011
Mr. Gale L. Graves, of Tavares, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the age of 75 years. He was born in Minneapolis, MN. Living in Des Moines, IA for many years he was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Waveland Park Lodge # 654, Des Moines and the Shriners International, Za-Ga-Zig Shriners,...
Mary Elaine Lloyd
Oct. 07, 2011
Mrs. Mary Elaine Lloyd, of Tavares, FL, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011 at the age of 94 years. She was born in Glennville, Georgia and moved to the Orlando area around 1940. Mary retired from Ivey’s (Dillard’s) Department Store in the Winter Park Mall after 24 years of service. She...
Robert W. Andersohn
Oct. 06, 2011
Robert W. Andersohn, 90, Tavares, FL. Passed away on October 6, 2011 in Mt. Dora, FL. Mr. Andersohn was born on March 24, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, and was of the Presbyterian faith. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service as a Letter Carrier and was a veteran of World War II serving in the...
Gary A. Golien
Oct. 05, 2011
Gary A. Golien, age 78, of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was born June 30, 1933 in Mason City, Iowa. He was a retired miller in the cement industry. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; daughter, Lisa Golien; son, Ronald A. Golien; step-daughters, Diana Stone and Deborah...
Helen H. Thorn
Sep. 23, 2011
Helen H. Thorn, 80, of Tavares, FL passed away on Friday, September 23. She was born in Canastota, NY on September 2, 1931, the oldest daughter of Alma (Lynch) and Elmer Hanna. Helen graduated from Hartford High School and Rochester Business Institute. She married Charles Thorn and they settled...
Norman Francis Nicholas
Sep. 14, 2011
Norman Francis Nicholas, age 83, of Mt. Dora, FL passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. He was born October 1, 1927 in Huntington, WV. He retired from CSX Railroad and was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp, having served in WWII. Mr. Nicholas was a member of the First United Methodist...
Betty J. Hayes
Sep. 13, 2011
Betty J. Hayes, age 90, of Tavares, FL passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Betty was born April 29, 1921 in Red Key, IN and moved to Tavares in 1981 from Orlando. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith. She is survived by her son, Jack (Cheri) Hayes of Astatula, FL; daughter,...