Steve D. Hathaway 60, of Tavares, passed away on March 8, 2016. He was born in Athol, Massachusetts and moved here in 1994. He was a trucker and a protestant. Survivors include his brothers; David Hathaway of Tavares, Duane Hathaway of Bradenton, Florida and Ronald Ferguson of Athol, Massachusetts.

Anthony J. "Tony" Silvia 69, of Umatilla, passed away on March 7, 2016. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and moved here in 1967 from North Miami. He was Catholic and a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Tony is survived by his daughters; Cheryl Silvia and...

Olga Helena Lucas, 58, of Eustis, passed away on March 4, 2016. She was born in New York City and came to the Eustis - Mount Dora area in 2013 from Manassas, Virginia. She was Catholic. Olga was a retired Federal Civil Service employee with 35-1/2 years of service to our country. She retired as a...

Roy Kent Faulkner 84, of Leesburg, passed away on March 3, 2016. He was born in New York City and moved here in 1996. He was a retired Manager for IBM in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, New York and a Veteran having served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Roy is survived by and will be...

Captain Joseph Wilfrid Eugene Pratte U.S.M.C. (Ret.) 86, of Mount Dora, passed away on March 2, 2016. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire and moved to Mount Dora in 2000 from Altamonte Springs. Captain Pratte was a highly decorated Veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Joseph is survived...

Dolores J. Stadler 82, of Sorrento, passed away on March 2, 2016. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and came to Sorrento from Orlando in 1980. Dolores is survived by and will be dearly missed by her husband Peter, they were married for 50 years. Also surviving are her nieces; Vicky (Bill) Bunk...

Clifford J. Ruffing 72, of Altoona, passed away on February 29, 2016. He was born in Daytona Beach and came here in 1990 from Bradenton. He worked in the manufactured housing industry and was a Veteran of the United States Navy. Clifford was a member of the Order of the Eagles 4491 of Umatilla,...

Huey L. Lambert 87, of Umatilla, passed away on February 29, 2016. He was born in Alabama and moved here over fifty years ago. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughter Doris (Clarence) Burrell of Deland, step daughters; Shirley (Ron) Shuttlesworth and Mary (Jerry) Carter all of Altoona and...

Margie B. Alexander 93, of Lady Lake, passed away on February 28, 2016. She was born in Anderson, South Carolina, moved to the Orlando - Winter Park area in 1944 and to Lady Lake in 2007. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Alexander Sr. in 1984. Margie is survived by her children; Joseph...

Frances Crane Duprez Schulman Age 94 of Eustis Florida Daughter of Bernard Chatman Crane and Maude Angele Knepper. Frances was born in Pueblo, Colorado on June 10, 1921. She moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado at age 7 and graduated from Colorado Springs High School where she was a cheerleader....

David M. Woods 66, of Leesburg, passed away on February 21, 2016. He was born in Houston, Texas to Joseph E. and Evelyn Farmer Woods. David was a Christian and the Regional Manager for Wood Craft Supply of Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was a Veteran having served in the United States Navy during...

Dennis D. Funkhouser 76, of Mount Dora, passed away on February 20, 2016. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served in the Vietnam War, a member of the Lake Veterans, Amvets, Eustis Moose Lodge and the Honor Guard of V.F.W. Post 8087 of...