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David DeLa Cruz
Feb. 07, 2024
David DeLa Cruz of Umatilla, Florida passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. He was 54. David was born in Findlay, Ohio to Alfredo and Ana Maria DeLa Cruz. David met the love of his life, Julia and they fell in love. They were married on November 6, 1998. David and Julia moved to Umatilla in...

John L. McGowin
Feb. 07, 2024
Born to Bernard and Mae McGowin in Dade City, Florida on August 30, 1941. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a disabled veteran. He moved to Orlando, Florida in 1965, and married Diana Friel Wyrick in 1967. He was a 34-year retiree of Lockheed Martin...

Doris Smith Barrell
Feb. 05, 2024
Doris Smith Barrell Obituary Prepared: 2/7/2024 Doris Smith Barrell passed peacefully on Monday, 2/5/2024, after a six month battle with ovarian cancer. Born on September 29, 1936 in Washington DC, Doris was a joyful adventurer, a sharp business woman, an avid community builder, a dedicated...

Karen Susan Maberry
Jan. 31, 2024
Karen Susan Maberry of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Wednesday January 31, 2024, at the age of 56. She was born in Sanford, Maine on February 28, 1967, to her parents Michael and Carlene Roy. She moved to the Leesburg area in 2022 from Maine with her husband. Karen and Scott were married in...

Maria Oliva Rodriguez
Jan. 26, 2024
Oliva Rodriguez of Eustis passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024. She was 96. She was born in Gachancipá, Colombia, South America. Living in New York, she moved to Miami, Florida in 1976. She relocated to Eustis in 1981 and was most recently living in Tavares. Oliva was a seamstress in New York...

Cody Drew Hurley
Jan. 20, 2024
Cody Drew Hurley of Fort McCoy, Florida passed away on Saturday January 20, 2024, at the age of 31. He was born to his parents Danny Hurley and Theresa Walton on December 30, 1992, in Eustis, Florida. Cody was known for his passion for art. He loved to draw and aspired to be a tattoo artist. He...

Grable Parker
Jan. 19, 2024
While celebrating his life and cherishing his memories, we regret to announce the passing of Donald Grable Parker, 81, surrounded by family, in his hometown of Eustis, FL. Grable transitioned to Heaven on January 19, 2024. As a watermelon farmer and broker, he continued working throughout the...

Raoul Stanley Barker
Jan. 10, 2024
Raoul Stanley Barker, 91 of Mt. Dora, FL died on January 10, 2024, the day after celebrating the 89th birthday of his wife of 68 years, Betty. Raoul was born on July 2, 1932 in Antibes France to his American parents, William J. Barker III and Margaret Daly. When Raoul was 7 years old, his mother...

Oswald A. Melchiorre III
Jan. 08, 2024
Oswald Andrea Melchiorre III. Better known by his family and friends as "GRANDPOP" passed away on January 8th, 2024. He was born January 14, 1938 in Wildwood, New Jersey to Oswald Melchiorre II and Jeane Anne Meyers. Ossie is survived by his beloved wife Ialene Howell Melchiorre whom he married...

Kenneth "Ken" Darrow
Jan. 07, 2024
Kenneth Darrow of Eustis, Florida passed away on Sunday January 7, 2024, at the age of 83. He was born to his parents Roscoe and Dorothy Darrow on July 4, 1940, in Belding, Michigan. The family will provide a full obituary soon, please check back in for more information. Condolences, memories,...

Alan "Al" Law Farwell
Jan. 07, 2024
Alan “Al” Law Farwell of Umatilla, Florida passed away on Sunday January 7, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born to his parents Theodore and Anna Farwell on October 24, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan. Al lived in Sebastian, Florida from 1986 till last year. He was a member of the United States Army...

Diana L. Ezell
Jan. 06, 2024
Diana L. Ezell of Eustis, Florida passed away on Saturday January 06, 2024, at the age of 71. She was born in Buffalo, New York on May 29, 1952, to her parents Leo and Idella Palys. She has lived in the Eustis, Florida area since the age of 9. Diana was also an active member of St. Mary of the...