Van Ichabud Sage 79, of Eustis, passed away on December 31, 2016. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and moved here in 1969 from Vallejo, California. He retired from the United States Navy and then worked for many years in the electronics industry. He was a member of the Church of Jesus...

Hilmer Marshall Gaard 81, of Eustis, passed away on December 29, 2016. He was born in Chicago and moved here in 1974, he was a member of the Church of the Nazarene of Tavares and a Gideon. Marshall was a Veteran having served in the United States Air Force and a retired Postman. He is survived by...

Reverend Doctor Richard P. Don of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the age of 74 years. He was born in the Bronx, New York. Reverend Don moved to Florida from northern Illinois in 2010 to serve as Pastor of the Congregational Church of Mount Dora. He was a member of...

Beatrice M. “Bea” Blanke of Grand Island, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the age of 94 years. She was born in Oostburg, Wisconsin. Bea was a retired teacher, teaching in Christian schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emery in 2000. Bea is remembered and will...

Bernita McMahon Hudson, 92, passed away on December 22nd at her home in Eustis, FL surrounded by her family. Bernita was born on March 8, 1924 in Durand, Illinois to Stuart and Verna Baker. She is preceded in death by her parents as well as her only brother, Leighton. When Bernita was young she...

Thelma R. ‘Samie’ Pasill of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the age of 90 years. She was born in Richmond, Indiana. Samie moved to central Florida in the late 1970’s. She retired from Sprint Telephone Company. Samie was a 50-year member of the Ladies Oriental...

Darlene F. "Dolly" Kirk 85, of Eustis, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. She was born in Riley, Kansas and moved here in 2004 from Arizona. She was Catholic. Darlene is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Melanie and Frank Fornari of Umatilla, granddaughter Shannon Fornari and her...

Elaine L. Munsinger 88, of Eustis, passed away on December 6, 2016. She was born in Orleans, Vermont to Merl and Vera Mason Springer. Elaine was a retired staff manager for New England Telephone Company and of the Catholic faith. She will be transferred to Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral...

Dr. Luigi A. Principato 96, of Mount Dora, passed away on December 6, 2016. He was born in Rogiano Gravino Provincia, Di Cosenza, Italia to Roberto and Guiseppina Pepe Principato. Luigi moved here from Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1993. He was a retired physician having practiced internal medicine....

Charles E. "Charlie" Lyons of Alexandria, Virginia, a snowbird of Eustis, Florida passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the age of 89 years. All services will be handled through Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22302; (703) 998-9200; www.everlywheatley.com

Jesse Wendell Castleberry died Saturday, November 19th, in Eustis, Florida. He was 92. He was born Oct. 17, 1924, in Straughn, Alabama, to James Newton and Nellie Robbins Castleberry, the second of four sons. He grew up in Prattville, Alabama and graduated from Autauga County High School in 1942....

Kenneth H. “Buddy” Whiting of Eustis, Florida passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the age of 58 years. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey and moved to Eustis from Wanamassa, New Jersey in 1975. Buddy was a carpenter by trade but also was an excellent handyman and mechanic. He worked...