William H. ‘Bill’ Shaw, Jr. of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2018 at the age of 69 years. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. Bill proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. After his Navy service, Bill attended college and graduated with a degree...

Mark W. Branton 57, of Sorrento, passed away on January 31, 2018. He was born in Eustis and lived in this area all his life. Mark was affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Umatilla and worked as a nurseryman in the agriculture industry. He will be deeply missed by his wife Phoebe Bradshaw,...

Phyllis W. Phillips 84, of Grand Island, passed away on January 29, 2018. She was born in Argos, Indiana, she moved here in 2007 from Tennessee. She was a retired bookkeeper in the electrical contracting industry. She was Presbyterian. Phyllis will be deeply missed by her husband Ralph, they were...

Marie A. Mazzini 92, of Eustis, passed away on January 27, 2018. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved here from Homestead, Florida in 2014. Locally she attended St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mount Dora and St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church in Eustis. She was also affiliated with...

Donald B. Chase 79, of Grand Island, passed away on January 25, 2018. He was born in Waterboro, Maine and had made Florida his winter home for over ten years. Donald was a member of the American Legion and worked as a long distance truck driver. He is survived by his companion; Lillian Madura,...

Berniece A. Wiley of Tavares passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the age of 87 years. She was born in Eustis. She and her husband Bill, moved to Ohio for 3 years and returned to Tavares in 1963. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Wiley in December 2009. Bernice is...

Andreottola, Joseph R. “Joe”, loving husband of Jim Valentino of Mount Dora, devoted son of the late James Andreottola and the late Helen (Teneriello) Andreottola of Revere, MA. Joe is also survived by his brother James “Jimmy” Andreottola and his wife Charlene of Ipswich MA, his nieces and...

Bradley Paul "Brad" Brown 53, of Eustis, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018. He was born in Eustis and returned here from Colorado in 1997. Brad was a Veteran having served in the United States Air Force, had worked as a paramedic with Lake Sumter Emergency Services and was the former...

Reba Lee Gartee Reba Gartee was born May 14, 1917 in Jonesville, Virginia. She moved with her family to Monroe, Michigan where she met and wed Carey (Ted) Gartee. They were married for 35 years. During World War II, she helped with the war effort, working with her husband at Woodall Industries in...

Gennaro "Gene" DeMarie 77, of Mount Dora, passed away on January 14, 2018. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas, moved to Sorrento in 2001, then to Mount Dora in 2015. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and of the Vietnam War. He was a retired City Manager and the former owner of the...

Shannon Ray Simmons 29, of Umatilla, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018. He was born in Eustis and lived in this area all his life. He was a construction worker. He is survived by his mother and step father; Candy Pritchard and Billy Kelley of Umatilla, his son; Gage Simmons of Tennessee,...

Darlene B. Garner of Leesburg passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the age of 67 years. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to the Lake County area in 1959. Darlene, with her husband Ernie, are the owners of Garner Jewelers in Leesburg. Darlene, affectionately known to her...