Robert "Bob" Johnston III 89, of Aalst, Belgium and Mount Dora, Florida, passed away on Mar 4, 2019. Born December 18, 1929 in New York City, he was the son of Robert Johnston Jr. of Newburgh, New York and Katharine Ballard Hyde Johnston of New York City. His early years were spend in suburban...

Evelyn Joy Dean 87, of Grand Island, Passed away on March 2, 2019. She was born in Helena, Montana and moved to Grand Island in 2018 from Lake Placid, Florida. She was a retired Educator having taught in public and private schools in Owosso, Michigan. Joy also worked as the Director of the Red...

Charles R. ‘Chuck’ Wilburn of Eustis passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the age of 80 years. He was born in Sunshine, Kentucky. Charles proudly served his country in the US Army. He moved to the Tavares / Eustis area in 1988 and purchased Temco Pipe & Supply Services in Umatilla and...

Saundra L. Harley 76, of Sorrento, passed away on February 26, 2019. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Sorrento from Longwood in 1996. She was predeceased by her husband Kinney Harley in 2017. Saundra is survived by her son Erik Lazier of Sorrento and his father Gilbert Lazier...

Madeline Morales Rodriguez 49, of Grand Island, passed away on February 26, 2019. She was born in Puerto Rico and came here from South Florida in 2013. She was a hairdresser and attended St. Patrick Catholic Church of Mount Dora. Madeline is survived by her husband Hector, her children;...

Marian Hope Pals 100, of Mount Dora, passed away on February 23, 2019. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Ethel (VanKirk) Clarke and Edward Clarke. Marian was the mother of three, a career woman, working as a Court Reporter for the Circuit Court of Vermilion County in Danville, Illinois. She...

James L. Hlavin 63, of Grand Island, passed away on February 23, 2019. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved here from Berea, Ohio in 2017. He was a Christian and a member of American Legion Post 91 of Berea and the American Legion Riders motorcycle group. James retired after working 46 years...

Gary Jay Conkel, born January 10, 1960 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Gary was loved by many and will be remembered by all for many reasons. One of the reasons was being a standout athlete... 5-time Letterman in both football and track at Pompano Beach High...

Nila L. Carrera of Eustis passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at the age of 72 years. She was born in Ecuador and moved to this area from Chicago in 2001. Nila was the owner of Nila’s Professional Alteration Shop in downtown Eustis for 18 years and was well known in the Eustis business...

William Dean Mansbridge, Sr. of Eustis passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the age of 71 years. He was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Fort Lauderdale. He moved to the Lake County area in the early 1970’s. William started in the construction business and later went to work as a...

William R. Kolz Jr., 80, of Mount Dora, more commonly known as Capt. Billy, had spent the majority of his life on the water piloting large private yachts. He was born in Buffalo, New York and starting at the young age of 13, he was put in charge of running a marina. When he was 22 he acquired his...

Neil E. Reed 61, of Fruitland Park, passed away on February 16, 2019. He was born in New London, Connecticut and moved here in 2014. Neil was Catholic. He is survived by his significant other; Jewel Benson, his children; Joseph Edgeworth and Christina Edgeworth both of Florida and Matthew...