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Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Tuesday, March 7th at Steverson, Hamlin and Hilbish Funeral in Tavares, FL. Funeral Mass for Elena will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, March 8th at St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church in Eustis, FL. Burial will follow at the Florida National Cemetery in...

Kathleen Joan Zimmerman, 67, of Tavares, FL, passed away on February 19, 2023. She was born on January 12, 1956, in Amsterdam, NY, to her parents: Daniel and Eleanor (Hemstreet) Papierniak. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who worked as a community association manager. She is...

Kenneth Alpaugh (Kent), 76 of Tavares, FL and formerly of Manassas, VA and Baltimore, MD went to be with the Lord on February 18, 2023. He was born in Washington, DC on December 6, 1946 to the late Woodrow Alpaugh and Mary Louise Carter Alpaugh and grew up at Lake Jackson in Manassas, Virginia....

Cora Jean “CJ” Case was born on September 27, 1963, in Niles, Michigan. She passed away on February 16, 2023. She was pre-deceased by her grandparents, Sadie and Howard Johnson and her dad, Ed Schwarz. She is survived by her mother, Judie Schwarz, of Fruitland Park, Florida; her sweetie or GEG,...

Melvin “Oscar” Helms of Astatula, FL made his way to heaven February 16, 2023. Born in Eustis, Florida and growing up in Tavares, FL, Oscar will always be remembered as a loving husband, wonderful brother, amazing father, and dear friend. Anyone that knew Oscar would say that having him in their...

Tom died February 16, 2023 after a brief struggle with cancer. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 18,1943 and grew up in the St. Phillip Neri Parish community that he so loved. He followed in his father's footsteps and graduated from Cathedral High School and later attended Marian...

Larry William Singer beloved Father went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2023. He was born to the late William Singer and Mary (Bradley) Singer in Lafayette, Indiana on December 28, 1943. Larry proudly served in the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Anchorage, AK as a...

Joseph Vincent Lewandowski, 74, formerly of Marysville, WA, passed away on February 14, 2023, in Tavares, FL. He was born on September 4, 1948, in Pittsburgh, PA, to his parents: Frank and Katherine (Zintarsky) Lewandowski. Joseph served in the United States Army and fought for our freedom during...

Earl Shelburne, 82, of Howey in the Hills, FL, passed away on February 11, 2023. He was born on October 24, 1940, in Lebanon, IN, to his parents: Lester and Eunice (Woodard) Shelburne. He was the owner and operator of a powder coating business and served in the United States Air Force Reserve....

Tracy Ann Bashak, 54, of Tavares, FL, passed away on February 9, 2023. She was born on October 27, 1968, in Elyria, OH, to her parents: Denver and Karen (Bashak) Greer. Tracy was the bar manager and member of the Golden Triangle Moose Club. Tracy loved everyone and she had many friends! She loved...

John Joseph Marzuolo, age 72, of Tavares Florida, formerly of Walpole Mass passed away February 9, 2023. He was a graduate of Walpole High School in 1968. John was the son of the late John Marzuolo, his mother the late Dolly Purpura-Marzuolo and her husband Robert Purpura of Walpole. John was...

William Dixie Purser, 101, of Tavares, FL, passed away on February 5, 2023. He was born on January 23, 1922, in Vanceboro, NC. In 1938 he finished high school and went on to work for Newport News in VA after high school. He entered apprentice school for the Newport News Shipyard in 1939 and...