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Eva Eunice Laishley
May 25, 2011
Eva Eunice Laishley, age 89, of Howey-In-The-Hills, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. She was born January 11, 1922 in Crestline, OH to Clarence and Bertha (Danals) Duffner. She resided in Howey-In-The-Hills for 33 years and volunteered at the school and library. She attended Community...
Russell E. Moore
May 23, 2011
Russell Eugene Moore, 90 of Astatula, FL passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 23, 2011. He was born September 12, 1920 in Jersey Township, Licking County, Ohio. A beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, will be missed by his wife, Doris Moore; daughter and...
Richard William Boylston
May 21, 2011
Boylston, The Honorable Richard William, 55, of Leesburg, died May 21, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born Dec. 4, 1955 in New York, New York, Richard moved to Central Florida at the age of one, but he always considered himself a “Yankee.” He took pride in giving private tours of “his”...
Vera E. Sawyer
May 17, 2011
Mrs. Vera E. Sawyer, of Tavares, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the age of 94 years. She was born in Ohio and moved to Central Florida from there in the 1940’s. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Tavares and the Order of the Eastern Star-Daughter’s of the...
Julie Sophie Reckell Walker
May 16, 2011
Julie Sophie Reckell Walker, age 86, of Tavares, FL passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011. She was born June 19, 1924 in South Bend, IN and moved to Tavares in 1968. She was a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge and the AMVETS. She is survived by her husband, Paul S. Walker; son, David P. Reckell;...
Grayden Howard Deats
May 15, 2011
Grayden "Butter" Deats passed away on Sunday May 15th, 2011 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Shippen,PA to Farnham and Helen Cook Deats. Grayden Deats was an Army Veteran of WWII. He retired from the Ingersoll Rand Local 313. He lived in Addison for over 40 years and spent numerous years...
Albert Stanley Bowerman
May 13, 2011
Mr. Albert “Stanley” Bowerman of Scottish Highlands in Leesburg, FL passed away on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at the age of 83 years. He was born in England and served in the Royal Air Force. Stanley retired from the Internal Revenue Service. He was preceded in death by both of his children,...
James S. Hoy
May 11, 2011
Mr. James S. Hoy, of Leesburg, FL, passed away on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at the age of 74 years. A graveside inurnment will be held at a later date at Tavares Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, Tavares, 352-343-4444.
Carla Taylor
Apr. 27, 2011
Carla Taylor, age 60, of Ocklawaha, FL passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She was born October 10, 1950 in Miami, FL and moved to Lake County in 1984 from Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, Adria Underwood of Tavares, FL; brother, Michael Thomas of Eustis, FL; sister, Valarie Thomas of...
Lisa Renee Hargrove
Apr. 26, 2011
Lisa Renee Hargrove, 43, of Tavares, FL, born July 25, 1967, in Jersey City, NJ, ended her journey of life on April 26, 2011, after her arduous fight with lung cancer. She was predeceded in death by her father Maxye Hargrove. She is survived by her daughter, Chelsey Pearl Hargrove; mother,...
Anthony C. Stoeveken
Apr. 24, 2011
Anthony C. Stoeveken, age 72, of Mt. Dora, FL passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2011 with his wife and children at his side after a long, slow decline due to Alzheimer’s disease. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree from UWM in 1960 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. In 1964 he returned to earn...
Colleen Rae Henry
Apr. 23, 2011
Colleen Rae Henry affectionately known as “Snooks” died on April 23, 2011 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Florida. Daughter of Evelyn LaRue Smith and Kenneth Star she was born September 28, 1930 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker, small business owner and accomplished artist...