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Steve J. Zabetakis
Jan. 19, 2014
Steve J. Zabetakis 87, of Clermont, passed away on January 19, 2014. He was born in Bertha, Pennsylvania and moved to this area in 2010 from Melbourne. He was a retired window manufacturer for the U.S. Military and a Veteran, having served in the United States Marine Corp during WWII. He was a...
Gertrude R. Beebe
Jan. 18, 2014
Gertrude R. Beebe 84, of Grand Island, passed away on January 18, 2014. She was born in Owego, New York and moved here in 1997 from Frostproof, Florida. She had attended the First Baptist Church of Eustis; she was the retired President of Groton Savings and Loan of Groton, New York and a member...
Gene Peacock Baer
Jan. 18, 2014
Gene Smith Peacock Baer 93, of Eustis, passed away on January 18, 2014. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania and made Eustis her lifelong home. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Eustis, the Anna Miller Circle, Eustis Moose Lodge, Post 8087 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Eletha Davis
Jan. 18, 2014
Eletha Davis, age 86, of Umatilla passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. She was born March 21, 1927 in Guilderland, NY and moved here in 1978. She was a legal secretary, a homemaker, and was a Baptist. She is survived by her children, Bonnie (Rich) Richardson of Leesburg, FL, Sandy Davis of...
Evelyne Bushnell
Jan. 18, 2014
Evelyne Bushnell, age 90, of Eustis passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. She was born May 18, 1923 in Mentor, OH and moved here in 1968 from Madison, OH. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She is survived by her children, Jim (Mary) Bushnell of Eustis, FL, Arlene (Charles) Mullins of...
Simeon Bryon
Jan. 17, 2014
Simeon Bryon 79, of Leesburg, passed away on January 17, 2014. He was born in Aruba and moved to Leesburg from Apopka 9 years ago. He was Catholic and a retired chemist. Simeon is survived by his lifelong partner, Hope Maddix, five children and 2 step children. Funeral services will be held...
Paul McLean
Jan. 16, 2014
MCLEAN, RAYMOND PAUL - The passing of Paul McLean of Eustis, FL occurred peacefully Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care facility in Tavares Florida following a brief illness. In the days prior he was surrounded by his loving Sister and Brother-n-Law Patricia...
Olga Cubinski
Jan. 15, 2014
Olga Cubinski 94 of Lady Lake passed away on January 15, 2014. She was born in Philadelphia and moved to Lady Lake from Eustis. She originally came to this area from Carmel, New York in 1995. She was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church of Lady Lake and Columbiette of Carmel, New York. she is...
Richard Henry Saville
Jan. 08, 2014
Richard Henry Saville 92, of Mount Dora, passed away on January 8, 2014. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts and moved here 20 years ago. He was a retired technician and manager for New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Richard served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. He was...
Brenda Joy Birn Knowles
Jan. 06, 2014
Brenda Joy Birn Knowles, 66 of Apollo Beach, Florida, passed away at home on January 6, 2014 after a brief struggle with cancer. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 3pm on January 18th at Ruskin United Methodist Church. After the service, friends and family will be welcomed...
Roger D. Ezell
Jan. 04, 2014
Roger D. Ezell 64, of Eustis, passed away on January 4, 2014. He was born in Dothan, Alabama and moved here in 1961. He was a forklift operator for Shasta Beverages and a member of Saint Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis. He is survived by, and will be dearly missed by his wife Diana,...
Timothy William Heiser
Jan. 03, 2014
Timothy W. Heiser 36, of Bristol, Indiana passed away on January 3, 2014. He was visiting Grand Island and caring for his grandmother. On Monday December 30th he began having gran mal seizures; they continued and eventually led to his death on Friday, January 3. His last selfless act was to...