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Alfred Joseph Forsythe
Sep. 21, 2019
Alfred Joseph Forsythe 84, of Tavares, passed away on September 21, 2019. He was born in Syracuse, New York and moved to Lake County in 2004 from South Hill, Virginia. He was a member of the Church of Christ and worked as a District Manager for General Motors and served as a Florida Highway...
Vera I. Huffman
Sep. 17, 2019
Vera I. Huffman 88, of Umatilla, passed away on September 17, 2019. She was born in Wabash, Indiana and moved here several years ago from Roann, Indiana. She was a member of Lake Eustis Christian Church and the Ladies Group at her church. She was a water aerobics instructor. Vera will be deeply...
Alva "Deanna" Kelsey
Sep. 17, 2019
Alva Deane "Deanna" Kelsey 95, of Eustis, passed away on September 17, 2019. She was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and moved here from South Dakota in 1952. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Eustis and was a retired paralegal having worked with Gaylord and Rogers...
Clifford Gerald St. Louis Sr.
Sep. 17, 2019
Clifford Gerald St. Louis, born November 10, 1936 in Umatilla, Florida passed away of September 17, 2019 at the age of 82. He established his own business, St. Louis Heating And Air Conditioning in the 1960’s. After 50 years of running his very successful Lake County business he retired. He...
Virgil F. Claar
Sep. 11, 2019
Virgil F. Claar 96, of Eustis, passed away on September 11, 2019. He was born in Coldwater, Michigan and moved here in 1997. He retired from Union Pump Company of Battle Creek, Michigan as a machinist and retired as a methods engineer, he was also a farmer. Virgil served in the United States Army...
Judith Ann Ballard
Sep. 10, 2019
Judith Ann (Judy Preavy) Ballard was called home on September 10th 2019 at the age of 74. After a brief but fierce battle with cancer. Her love and devotion to Jesus was ever present to the end as she continued to pray and serve His will for her with a relentless heart. Judy's greatest...
Rhonda Jean Slagle
Sep. 10, 2019
Rhonda Jean Slagle 61, of Tavares, passed away on September 10, 2019. She was born in Leesburg and made Lake County her home all her life. She enjoyed attending the First Baptist Church of Umatilla and worked at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Lake County. Rhonda will be deeply...
George R. Conn Jr.
Aug. 29, 2019
George R. Conn Jr. 91, of Eustis, passed away on August 29, 2019. He was born in Dania, Florida and moved here in 1973 from Ft. Lauderdale. He was the owner of a plastering business. George was a member of the First Baptist Church of Umatilla and had served as a Deacon at a church he previously...
Larry D. Dunbar
Aug. 28, 2019
Larry D. Dunbar of Eustis, Florida passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the age of 84 years. He was born in Lansing, Michigan. Larry was the owner/operator of Dunbar Drilling, specializing in elevator shaft drilling and construction. Through his career, he worked in Georgia, Florida and...
Rozelda 'Dolly" R. Cooksey
Aug. 23, 2019
Rozelda R. ‘Dolly’ Cooksey of Leesburg passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the age of 78 years. She was born in Price, Utah. Dolly was the owner of Tommy’s Diner in Tennessee for 11 years. She moved to Okeechobee, Florida from Watertown, Tennessee in 1999 and relocated to the Leesburg area...
Joyce H. Jordan
Aug. 21, 2019
Joyce H. Jordan 77, of Eustis, passed away on August 21, 2019. She was born in Darlington, South Carolina and moved to Eustis from there in 1982. She was a courier for Honey Transport. Joyce is survived by her husband Charles, they were married for 56 years. Also surviving are her son Terry...
Gloria Kuiper-Yonkers
Aug. 21, 2019
Gloria Kuiper-Yonkers 75, of Leesburg, passed away on August 21, 2019. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved here in 2014. She attended Lake Eustis Christian Church. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband Russell Yonkers, they were married for 19 years. Also surviving are...