Lawrence Gardner Beerwort

January 28, 1941 - February 5, 2021

Lawrence Gardner Beerwort, 80, of Tavares, FL passed away On February 5, 2021 at AdventHealth Waterman Hospital, Tavares, FL. Larry, son of Gardner Charles Beerwort and Margery Siri Anderson-Beerwort, was born in Rockville, CT on January 28, 1941. He worked in the supermarket & food retail business from the time he was a teenager until he retired at the age of 62. Larry enjoyed playing cards at the Royal Harbor Community Clubhouse, boating, and fishing. He especially enjoyed sharing his love of fishing with his sons, and other youth that visited. He will be missed by all who knew him. He is predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Carol Ann Beerwort, and leaves behind his two sons: Lawrence James Beerwort of Enfield, CT and Matthew Beerwort of Winter Garden, FL., his sisters-in-law: Rosemary Ray of Tavares, FL, and Marsha Dilk of Cape Cod, MA. His brother Paul Beerwort of Philadelphia, PA. And his cousins: Mike Tillander of Villages, FL., Steven Tillander of Enfield, CT., Robert and hard Lohr of Southampton, MA and their sister Diane in Vermont, and Ralph Kruck Jr. of Washington, DC. Visiting hours for Lawrence will be held Wednesday, February 10, 2021, from 2pm - 4pm at Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funeral and Cremations, 226 East Burleigh Boulevard (Hwy 441), Tavares, FL 32778. You can leave a message for the family at: www.SteversonHamlinHilbish.com A Mass of Christian burial will be held at ST. Patrick Catholic Church, 6803 Old Highway 441, Mount Dora FL, 32757 on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 9:00am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Larry’s memory may be made to American Heart Association (www2.heart.org) or American Lung Association (action.lung.org)