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Carol L. Hawkes 83, of Grand Island, passed away on September 9, 2017. She was born in Buffalo, New York and came here from Exton, Pennsylvania in 2006. She was a Christian. Carol was predeceased by her husband James W. Hawkes in 2015, they had been married for 62 years. She is survived by her...

Carmen Hutsel 90, passed away on September 8, 2017. A private family gathering is planned in celebration of her life on this earth and now in Heaven. She was born in Herman Nebraska, on March 25, 1927, the daughter of Vernie O. Bolles and Virginia F. Gibson Bolles. Carmen grew up in Nebraska,...

Joyce Mae Hamer 86, of Mount Dora, passed away on September 2, 2017. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved here in 2003 from Reading, Massachusetts. She was a Seventh Day Adventist. Joyce will be deeply missed by her husband John, they were married for 68 years. Also surviving are her...

Jimmy J. Horner 76, of Tavares, passed away on September 2, 2017. He was born in Greenville, Tennessee and moved to Eustis in 1949. Jimmy was a Retired Colonel with the Lake County Sheriff's Department and a Veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam era. He is survived by...

Geraldine B. Fowler – known to everyone in her life as Jerri – died August 28 at the age of 96 in Stuart, Florida, where she had lived since 2014. Jerri was the daughter of Clarence and Jennie (nee Welsh) Hooper and was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She met her husband, Carl, while working at...

William J. "Bill" Kennedy 59, of Eustis, passed away on August 28, 2017. He was born in Eustis and lived here all his life. He was self employed in the lawn care business. He will be dearly missed by his wife Rhea Ann. Also surviving are his children; Billy Kennedy of Gainesville, Florida and...

Gary F. Kennedy 56, of Sorrento, passed away on August 19, 2017. He was born in New Jersey and moved to Florida originally from Staten Island, New York, he came to Sorrento from Lake Mary, Florida in 2014. He was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis and had worked as an...

Lynda F. Darnell 75, of Umatilla, passed away on August 15, 2017. She was born in Oxford, Alabama. Lynda graduated from Tavares High School and returned to the area to live in Umatilla in 1997. She was a Christian and a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband James R. Darnell Sr. in 2011....

James A. Bryant Sr., 89, of Mount Dora, passed away on August 13, 2017. He was born in Columbia, Kentucky and moved here in 1992 from Cincinnati. James was a Christian, a member of the Mount Dora Golf Club an avid golfer, bowler and fisherman. He was a retired pipe fitter and welder in the...

Herbert Ginsberg, 83, of Grand Island, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. He was born in 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, and relocated to Florida in December 2015. He proudly and honorably served in the US military during the Korean War. Post-service, Herb worked as a traveling salesman for...

Sharon J. Ingraham 78, of Grand Island, passed away on August 10, 2017. She was born in Mt. Clemons, Michigan and moved here in 1974 from Miami. She was a retired secretary for Golden Gem Growers in Umatilla. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis. Sharon bred and...