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Tilman Wayne Sheppard
Oct. 21, 2022
Tilman “Wayne” Sheppard, 85, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 21, 2022, in Tavares, FL. He was born on April 16, 1937, in Moultrie, GA, to his parents: Tilman and Lizzie (McMickle) Sheppard. Wayne was a theater manager for many years and a retired Disney cast member, a veteran of the United...
Theresa Marie Candeloro
Oct. 21, 2022
Theresa Marie Candeloro, 67, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 21, 2022. She was born on January 2, 1955, in Brooklyn, NY, to her parents: Henry and Jacquelyn (Freedon) Olszewski. She was a homemaker and of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. She is survived by her loving husband: Michael...
Margaret Ann Samples
Oct. 20, 2022
Margaret Ann (Haines) Samples was born in Ancon, Panama, Canal Zone, on March 1, 1932. Our beloved mother was called home to our Lord and Savior on October 20, 2022. She is predeceased by her parents Franklin and Elizabeth Haines, her sisters and brothers, her son-in-law Arthur Mandel, and her...
Ann Marie Waldron
Oct. 16, 2022
Ann Waldron, 88, of Tavares, Florida, passed away suddenly in her home on October 16, 2022. Ann was born on September 17, 1934 in Portland, Michigan to Peter and Gertrude (Feldpausch) Trierweiler. She graduated from Portland High Schoool (MI) and went on to marry and moved to Eaton Rapids,...
Nina Margaret Richards
Oct. 07, 2022
Nina Margaret Richards, 78, of Tavares, FL, passed away on October 7, 2022. She was born on September 18, 1944, in Mount Vernon, OH, to her parents: Edgar Lee and Florence Donna (Gallagher) Oakes. Nina, along with her husband Bob, was a business owner of Gator Inlet and Smiley’s Gator Pub in...
Kenneth John Antos
Oct. 06, 2022
Kenneth John Antos, 66, of Eustis FL, passed away on October 6, 2022, in Tavares, FL. He was born on May 17, 1956, in Perth Amboy, NJ, to his parents: John and Kathryn (Ferchie) Antos. Ken was a member of Saint Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife...
John Russell Eiler
Oct. 01, 2022
John Russell Eiler, age 76, passed away October 1, 2022. John was born July 8, 1946 to John and Catherine (Rohn) in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Buchtel High School and the University of Akron, and he was a member of St. John/St. Paul Lutheran Church. John is survived by his sister Dorothy...
Judith Gross Lee
Oct. 01, 2022
Judith Gross Lee, 80 of Tavares, Florida went home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2022. She died peacefully of complications with Alzheimer's. Judy was born September 2, 1942 in Puerto Rico. She leaves behind her husband, Carroll Lee, her son, John Pedraja, her daughter Karen Grace Pedraja,...
Hildegard G. Brown
Sep. 29, 2022
Our beloved Mother, Hildegard, sadly passed away to be with the Lord on September 29, 2022, at the age of 91. She had many loving relatives and friends. She was an active member of her church and the Eustis Moose for many years. As a child she arrived in America from Germany after WWII. She...
Harry Lee Whitehill III
Sep. 29, 2022
Harry Lee Whitehill III, 77, died Thursday, September 29, 2022. Born near Alexandria, Kentucky, he was the son of Harry Lee Whitehill Sr. and Elizabeth Gray Whitehill. Harry lived most of his life in the Northern Kentucky area before moving to Tavares, Fl. and then Eustis, Fl. He was an avid...