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Helen W. Geisler 97, of Leesburg, passed away on May 13, 2011.  She was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and moved here in 1980 from St. Joseph, Michigan.  She was Methodist.  Helen is survived by her son Warren of Leesburg, six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.  Helen was predeceased by...

Elinor Ruth Cain 92, formerly of Eustis and Mount Dora passed away on May 9, 2011.She was a beloved wife, mother, teacher and friend.  Elinor was the daughter of George G. and Alice Mulder Wieland and was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She was an educator and the retired Chairman of the...

Michael D. Schaffer 53, of Leesburg, passed away on May 9, 2011. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and moved here in 2001 from Warden, Illinois. He was a welder boilermaker. Michael is survived by his parents Beverly and Russell Schaffer of Grand Island, brother Brian S. Schaffer of Grand Island...

Zigmund J. Krafchek 68, of Grand Island, Florida passed away on May 6, 2011.  He was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and moved here in 2007 from Cleveland, Ohio.  He was a retired custodian for the Rocky River (Ohio) Public School System, a member of the Eustis Moose Lodge and a Veteran having...

Mr. Gerald Siegel, of Eustis, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2011 at the age of 84 years.  Gerald was born in Baltimore, Maryland.  He served his country in the military in World War II, the Battle of the Bulge.  Gerald was a retired attorney.  He and his wife Lona, moved to central Florida 20...

Claribel B. Ghrist 88, of Eustis, passed away on April 5, 2011.  She was born in Troy, Michigan and moved here from Miami in 1991.  She was retired from Burdines Department Stores in Dade County after 32 years of service. Claribel was a member of  Eustis Lodge 1578 B.P.O.E. and is survived by her...

Sandra J. Vaughan, of Zellwood, Florida passed away Monday, May 1, 2011.  Born in Hopewell, Virginia on April 5, 1947, she is survived by her parents, Harry Jr. and Jean Vaughan; a brother, Harry III; two nieces, Amie Vaughan and Jennifer Balazadeh (Saum) and their two children.  After receiving...

Cleve Lewis Atkins 86, of Eustis, FL, passed away on April 30, 2011, with his loving wife and family at his side. Born Dec 6, 1924. Cleve served proudly in the US Army Air Corp during WWII as a Bombardier on the B-24 Liberator named Appassionata flying five missions on D-Day over Normandy, 24...

Mrs. Adele E. Hill, of Deltona, FL, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at her home with her family by her side.Adele Elaine Sturm was born in Buffalo New York on August 22nd, 1928 to parents, Howard and Ada.  She worked as an accountant and credit manager for Whitehead...

Margaret Valdes 93, of Eustis, passed away on April 27, 2011.  She was born in Lares Puerto Rico and moved here in 1971 from Brooklyn, New York.  She was a retired seamstress and a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church of Eustis.  Mrs. Valdes was predeceased by her husband Jose in 2010,...

Charlotte D. Peterson, 83, of Leesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She was born in Frost, Minnesota and moved here in 1980 from Pompano Beach, Florida. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lake Square Presbyterian Church of Leesburg.Charlotte was predeceased by her husband of...

Wendy W. DeForest, 62, of Eustis, passed away on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011. She was born in Stanford, Connecticut and moved to Florida in 2001 from Massachusetts.She is survived by her daughters, Laurie DeForest of Summerville, Massachusetts and Sandy Townsend of Eustis.Memorial services were...