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Joan M. Lamb
Jul. 28, 2014
Joan M. Lamb 92, of Wildwood, passed away on July 28, 2014. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and was a teacher. She is survived by her grandson Christopher Sizemore and was predeceased by her husband Delbert Lamb in 1989. The final resting place will be Florida National Cemetery.
Hector Garcia
Jul. 25, 2014
Hector Garcia 97, of Sorrento, passed away on July 25, 2014. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico and moved here in 1995 from Long Island, New York. He founded Amerford International Corporation in 1946 and was a leader in the international freight forwarding business, but more importantly, he was...
Linda D. Green
Jul. 22, 2014
Linda D. Green 67, of Eustis passed away on July 22, 2014. She was born in Danbury, Connecticut and lived in Lady Lake for 28 years prior to moving to Eustis in 2012. She is survived by her son Jamie (Venessa) Green of Eustis, brother, Edward Eyes of Haines City, Florida and her sister Allene...
Lucille M. Danahy
Jul. 20, 2014
Lucille M. Danahy 73, of Leesburg, passed away on July 20, 2014. She was born in Millbury, Massachusetts and moved here in 2000 from South Florida. She was Catholic. She is survived by her husband Ronald, they were married for 51 years. Also surviving are her daughter Denise Cerkan, brothers;...
Ethel Lenora Overton
Jul. 20, 2014
Ethel Lenora Overton 88, of Sorrento, passed away in Mount Dora on July 20, 2014. She was born in Akron, Ohio and had lived in Altamonte Springs for many years prior to moving to Sorrento in 1986. She was a member of the Sorrento Baptist Church. She had worked for the General Electric Factory in...
Barbara Jean Curtis
Jul. 14, 2014
Barbara Jean Curtis 77, of Eustis, passed away on July 14, 2014. She was born in Greenville, Michigan, the daughter of Otto and Vivia Rasmussen, and moved here in 2003. She was Lutheran. She is survived by her husband Jack of Eustis, they were married for 46 years. Also surviving are her...
Florence Ann Sykes
Jun. 29, 2014
Florence (Flo) Brown Sykes, of Ocoee, Florida went to be with the Lord on Sunday June 29, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Orville and Mae Brown, of Roan Mountain, Tennessee Flo was a graduate of Cloudland High School. She married Samuel J. (Jack) Sykes in January of 1953, in Elizabethton,...
Mary Ann Hartenstein
Jun. 23, 2014
Mary Ann Hartenstein 76, of Wildwood, passed away on June 23, 2014. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina and moved to this area from Lake City in 2000. Mary Ann was a member of the Lady Lake Seventh Day Adventist Church and had worked as a Hallmark Greeting Card Representative. She was a...
James W. Tweeddale
Jun. 22, 2014
James Walter Tweeddale, Sr., 76, of Altoona, passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2014 with his family by his side. Jim was born on November 29, 1937 in Bellerose, New York as the fifth child of Percy and Mabel (Reinhard) Tweeddale. He received both his BS and MEng from the University of...
Charles "Irish" Gaskill
Jun. 22, 2014
Charles R “Irish” Gaskill 85 of Eustis, Florida died June 22, 2014. Irish was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 14, 1929. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joy-Carol Tomlin Gaskill, of Eustis, and two brothers, Russell and Raymond, both of New Jersey, New Jersey. He leaves...
Leonard J. "Lenny" Praisler
Jun. 19, 2014
Leonard J. “Lenny” Praisler of Tavares passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the age of 88 years. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Lenny proudly served his country in the US Army in World War II. He was a Purple Heart recipient and also received the French Legion of Honor medal for his brave...
Eugene Robert Setti
Jun. 16, 2014
Mr. Eugene Robert Setti of Deland, Florida passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the age of 49 years. He was born in Miami, Florida. Eugene lived in Florida most of his life except for a 10 year period when he lived in New York. He had a passion for singing and enjoyed karaoke. He...