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Robert Reginald "Bob" Adams
Jan. 17, 2023
Robert Reginald “Bob” Adams of Eustis, Florida passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. He was 73. Bob was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He proudly served his country in the US Army from 1972 - 1975, during the Vietnam War. He continued his service in the Army Reserves from 1975 – 1994,...
Ap Edward Hurley Jr.
Jan. 17, 2023
Ap Edward Hurley Jr. passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in Tavares, Florida. He was 88. He was born on Saturday, November 17, 1934, to his parents Ap and Margaret Lucille Hurley in Kitts, Kentucky. Junior moved to the Lake County area in 1977. He was a retired member of the United States...
Elizabeth Joanne Eichelberger
Jan. 16, 2023
Elizabeth Joanne Eichelberger of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Monday January 16, 2023, at the age of 91. Joanne was born on January 25, 1931, to her parents Charles and Nellie Wheat in Sabetha, Kansas. In 1950, she married the love of her life Wilbur Eichelberger. In 1992 after retiring...
William B Ray
Jan. 15, 2023
William B. Ray of Eustis, Florida passed away on Sunday January 15, 2023 at the age of 80. He was born on August 7, 1942 to his parents Orval and Josephine Ray. Bill was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan in the Forties. His dad taught him to be tough and self-sufficient and Bill passed that...
Shirley May Tootell
Jan. 10, 2023
Shirley May Tootell of Eustis, Florida passed away on Tuesday January 10, 2023, at the age of 87. Shirley has lived in Eustis since 1966 with her family. She was a member of the Central Christian Church of Mount Dora. She taught at Seminole Springs Elementary as well. Shirley is predeceased by...
Melva Lou Birkich Carrera
Jan. 07, 2023
Our dear mother, Melva Lou Birkich Carrera, of Delray Beach, Florida, passed away on January 7, 2023, at the age of 81. Born in Ritchie County, West Virginia, she is predeceased by her father, Steven Brent Birkich; stepfather, Theodore Arden; and mother, Ethel Maxine Hughey Arden; and ex-husband,...
Joan L. Henns
Jan. 07, 2023
Joan L. Henns of Mount Dora, Florida passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the age of 89. Joan was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, November 20, 1933, to Michael and Josephine Lazor. In 1956, she married the love of her life, Dr. Robert Henns in Orlando, Florida. She moved to...
Linda Crowder Saunders
Jan. 06, 2023
Linda Crowder Saunders, much-loved wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and mother-in-law passed away on January 6 at the age of 83. She will be missed and celebrated by her husband Jim Saunders, sister Carolyn (Ralph) Levy, daughters Kimberly Miller and Laura Wright, son-in-laws Brian Miller...
Gregory Lewis Carpenter
Jan. 04, 2023
Gregory Lewis Carpenter (Greg), age 62, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones at home. He was born October 2nd, 1960, in Winter Garden, Florida, to Jacob Lewis Carpenter and Marlene M. Strickland (Trotter). Greg lived a life full of fishing and...
Elise Adele Maina
Dec. 30, 2022
Elise Adele Maina of Eustis, Florida passed away on Friday December 30, 2022, at the age of 68. Elise was born on September 30, 1954 to her parents Angelo and Marjorie Maina in Hollywood, Florida. Elise is survived by her son Frank Arata of Knoxville, Tennessee and her sisters. Condolences,...
Duane Edgar Dean
Dec. 30, 2022
Duane Edgar Dean Grand Island, Florida passed away on Friday December 30, 2022, at the age of 93. He was born in Lansing, Michigan to his parents Edgar and Majel Dean on June 17, 1929. On August 23, 1954, he married the love of his life Evelyn Joy Dean. Duane was a member of the United States...
Dorothy "Dot" Anne Sarah Siddons
Dec. 28, 2022
Dorothy “Dot” Anne Sarah Siddons of Grand Island, Florida passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022, at the age of 82. Dot was born on April 8, 1940, to her parents Barney and Dorothy Haynes in Orlando, Florida. She has lived in Florida all her life and was a member of the VFW. Her hobbies...