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Patricia P. Hamlin
Apr. 25, 2023
Patricia “Patti” P. Hamlin, 82, of Eustis, FL, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Patti was born and raised in Orlando. She was just 13 months older than her brother, Sidney, and the two were very close. Since she was not able to travel during her last few years, Sidney and his wife, Nancy,...

Jimmie "Jim" C. Payne
Apr. 25, 2023
Jimmie “Jim” C. Payne of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Tuesday April 25, 2023, at the age of 81. Jimmie was born in Junction City, Kentucky on August 22, 1941, to his parents Roscoe and Lola Mae Payne. Jim moved from Burgin, Kentucky to the Central Florida area in 1957. He was a member of...

Sixta "Capri" Myrtha Solares Wessolossky
Apr. 23, 2023
Sixta "Capri" Myrtha Solares Wessolossky of Tavares, Florida passed away on Sunday April 23, 2023, at the age of 94. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela to her parents Agustin and Maria Teresa Castro de Wessolossky on August 6, 1928. She moved to New Orleans from Venezuela in 1960 with her...

Gertrude Dorothy Chichetti
Apr. 10, 2023
Gertrude Dorothy Chichetti of Winter Park, Florida passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023. She was 81. Gertrude was born in Brooklyn, New York. Gertrude was a medical receptionist for the late Dr. Pal’s private practice in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY. She moved to Florida in 2014, only to return to...

Julius H. Kramer
Apr. 10, 2023
Julius H. Kramer, son of Margaret (Borst) and Julius Kramer, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2023 at Cornerstone Hospice House in The Villages, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn (Brennan) Kramer, his daughter Carolyn Altinbasak, his sister Marjorie Smith, his eight grandchildren...

Jane M. Bennett
Apr. 07, 2023
Jane M. Bennett of Grand Island, Florida passed away on Friday April 7, 2023, at the age of 91. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky on November 2, 1931, to her parents Luther and Martha Morgan. She moved to the Central Florida area in 1989 from Waynesboro, Virginia. She is of the Greek Orthodox...

Raymond Arthur Charest
Apr. 05, 2023
Raymond Arthur Charest of Tavares, Florida passed away on Wednesday April 5, 2023, at the age of 92. Raymond was born on August 8, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Florida in 1971 and has lived in many different locations within the state. He was a veteran of the United States Military...

Carol V. LaBelle
Mar. 25, 2023
Carol V. LaBelle of Paisley, Florida passed away on Saturday March 25, 2023, at the age of 90. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Emanuel and Iva Nielson on May 4, 1932. Carol has lived in the Central Florida area for 50 years. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes in Eustis, Florida. Carol...

Richard Glenn Clark
Mar. 24, 2023
Richard Glenn Clark of Grand Island, Florida passed away on Friday March 24, 2023, at the age of 66. Richard was born on February 2, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to the Central Florida area 30 years ago. He is a member of Impact Paisley Christian Church. Richard was also a member of the...

Margaret P. Tisdale
Mar. 22, 2023
Margaret P Tisdale of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Wednesday March 22, 2023, at the age of 94. Margaret was born to Mason and Alice Peebles in Sumter, South Carolina on September 9, 1928. She moved to the Leesburg area from Jacksonville, Florida in 1977. She was a Navy wife and lived in many...

James Michael Scharstein
Mar. 21, 2023
James Michael Scharstein of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2023, at the age of 86. He was born on July 21, 1936, to his parents Walter and Helen Scharstein in Bellevue, Kentucky. James moved to Leesburg 31 years ago, from Virginia. On February 15, 1960, he married the love of...

Mavis Irene Rose Shanklin
Mar. 21, 2023
On March 21, 2023, Mavis Irene Rose Shanklin, loving wife, and mother of two, passed away at the age of 93 in Mount Dora, Florida. Mavis was born June 14, 1929, in Plunkett, Saskatchewan to Albert and Irene Farkas. She completed her high school education in Plunkett and then became a hygienist in...