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Elizabeth Jane Sissenstein
Jul. 09, 2020
Elizabeth Jane Sissenstein, age 75, of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020. She was born July 19, 1944 in Scranton, PA and moved to Lake County in 2001 from Meshoppen, PA. She was a retired seamstress. In her spare time, she loved to play bingo and do crafts. She is survived by her...
Sylvia Louise Briney
Jul. 06, 2020
Sylvia Louise MacKenzie Briney 71 of Tavares FL entered into rest on July 6, 2020. She was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on March 26,1949; Sylvia was a free spirit with an infectious laugh and generous heart. She enjoyed riding as a passenger on the back of a motorcycle, the ocean, especially...
Ralph E. Enix
Jul. 03, 2020
Ralph E. Enix, 84, of Tavares passed away July 3rd, 2020. He was born on November 5, 1935 in Cawood, Kentucky and after many years in Lake City, Tennessee, moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1953. There he married Angelene Enix Rogers on June 25, 1955. Ralph retired from Libby Owen Ford Glass Company in...
Elizabeth Marie Wright
Jul. 02, 2020
Elizabeth Marie Wright, 64, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 2, 2020. She was born in Canastota, New York on May 3, 1956 to Charles and Margaret Baldwin. Elizabeth was a member of the Salvation Army of Leesburg, Florida. She was predeceased by her husband David Lee Wright who passed on...
Roger D. Wilson
Jul. 02, 2020
Roger D. Wilson, age 59, of Astatula passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020. He was born August 8, 1960 in St. Louis, MO to Clarence and Norma Wilson and moved to Lake County in 1981 from Missouri. He was a retired roofer. In his spare time, he loved to go fishing and hunting and was a huge...
Rickey J. Miller
Jul. 01, 2020
Rickey J. Miller, 57, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020. A native Floridian, born and raised in Eustis, Florida on June 11, 1963 to Herman and Willa Miller. Rickey is survived by his son, John Kevin Miller and Mother Willa Leonard, both of Leesburg, Florida, granddaughter...
Helen Marie Rickard
Jun. 30, 2020
Helen Marie Rickard, 95.5 years young, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Helen was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania to William and Gertrude Elder on January 29, 1925. Helen was an educator and taught school in Tavares for 30 years. She was also a longtime member of First Baptist...
Gary "Doc" Burnham
Jun. 29, 2020
Gary “Doc” Burnham was born on December 18, 1947 in Ironton, MO to Melvin and Rose Burnham. He passed on June 29, 2020 surrounded by his daughters and two of his grandsons. Doc was a larger than life personality and loved to tell a good story as much as everyone around him loved to hear them. He...
Marie DeMarco Matthews Welch
Jun. 25, 2020
Marie was born on August 3rd, 1930, and raised on the North End of Boston in a cold-water flat across the street from St. Stephen’s Church. Her parents paid $15 dollars a month for the upstairs apartment. In the early ‘90s, the two-story brick was up for sale at almost a million dollars. She...
Robert John Claffy
Jun. 24, 2020
Robert J. Claffy, 62, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida passed away on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 in Eustis Florida. Bob was born July 19, 1957 in Tampa, Florida to Dora Claffy (Mathewson) and John Robert Claffy. Bob Claffy graduated from Nova High School in Davie, Florida and went on to graduate...
Pearl G. Town
Jun. 22, 2020
Pearl G. Town of Eustis, Florida passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the age of 84 years. She was born in Webster Springs, West Virginia to Earl and Lerlyn Hamrick. Pearl worked as a bookkeeper for Carter Brothers Go Kart Manufacturers for 26 years. She retired in 2009. Pearl moved to central...
Homer "Curley" Reese
Jun. 21, 2020
Homer C. "Curley" Reese, of Homosassa, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at the age of 83. A native of Florida, born in Bushnell to Floyd and Mary Reese on June 5, 1937. Curley had his own business for several years; Curley Reese Land Clearing and was a member of Astatula Baptist Church. He...