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David Sixten Berglund
Sep. 18, 2022
David Sixten Berglund passed away at home in the company of his longtime partner, Carolann Downey, in Tavares, Florida, September 18th, 2022. He was eightytwo years old. The cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis. Dave was born August 18th, 1940, in Waltham, Massachusetts, the son of Sixten...
James Ernest Taylor
Sep. 10, 2022
James Ernest Taylor, 85, of Tavares, FL passed away on September 10, 2022. He was born on October 1, 1936, in Terre Haute, IN, to his parents: Ernest and Waneta (Walden) Taylor. James was a United States Navy veteran and was a long-distance truck driver. He was a member of the Grand Lodge Ancient...
Annearle Isom Schilling
Sep. 09, 2022
Annearle Isom Schilling, 88, of Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, passed away on September 9, 2022. She was born on February 6, 1934, in Hawks Nest, WV, to her parents: Milburn and Glenna May (Hiser) Isom. She was a retired teacher in education. She is survived by her children: Laura (Ronald) Guthrie and...
Malissa Betterton Haben
Sep. 05, 2022
It's not the quantity of life but it's the quality of life. That sure is the case with the special life of Mrs. Malissa Betterton Haben, affectionately known as Mickey to all who knew her. Mickey was loved by all she knew, with such an effervescent personality and radiant smile it was impossible...
Sean Christopher Murphy
Sep. 03, 2022
Sean Christopher Murphy (Murph) 39 of Altoona, FL, passed away on September 3, 2022. Sean was born in Eustis, FL, on August 15, 1983, to Jeff and Ann Murphy, He grew up in Altoona, FL. Sean graduated from Eustis High School and worked in construction as a general laborer. He had a passion for...
Jon Anton Anderson
Sep. 02, 2022
Jon Anton Anderson, 84, of Tavares, FL, passed away on September 2, 2022. He was born on December 28, 1937, in Miami, FL, to his parents: John and Vivien (Baum) Anderson. Jon worked in sales in the telecommunications industry and was a proud United States Air Force veteran. He is survived by his...
John Robert Sonietz
Aug. 31, 2022
John Robert Sonietz, loving husband and father, was born in March 1949, and left this world at the age of 73, on the last day of August 2022. John was born in Chelsea, MA, the only child of John and Kathryn (Tate) Sonietz. When he was little they moved to a farm in southern New Hampshire, God's...
Marjorie Grace DeMott Dow
Aug. 28, 2022
Marjorie Grace DeMott Dow, 95, of Ocoee, FL, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, in Tavares, FL. She was born on November 19, 1926, in Granton, NY, to her parents: Isaac and Helen (O’Keefe) DeMott. She worked as a secretary in the insurance industry. She is survived by her children: Debbie...
Carol Ann Smale
Aug. 26, 2022
Carol Ann Smale, 87, of Leesburg, FL, passed away on August 26, 2022. She was born on September 25, 1934, in Mount Vernon, NY, to her parents: Elmer Danforth and Evelyn Ruth (Huntsinger) Colcord. Carol was a school librarian and media specialist in education for 45 years and set up 27 libraries...
Reba D. Mahaney
Aug. 25, 2022
Reba D. Mahaney, age 104, of Tavares, FL passed away on 8/25/2022. Reba was born on 2/4/1918 in Palmetto, Florida. Her family moved to Tavares in 1927 where her father worked as a section foreman for the railroad. She graduated from Tavares High School in 1935 then attended business school after...
Clarence Conrad Bennett Jr.
Aug. 25, 2022
Clarence Conrad Bennett, Jr., age 73, of Eustis, FL died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from a brief illness. He was born on March 26, 1949 in Conneaut, OH. He is survived by his brother, Conrad (Cindy) Bennett of Englewood, FL; a nephew, nieces; and many great and great-great nieces...