Local Florida Obituaries
James Henry Johns Jr.
Mar 21, 2023
James Henry Johns, Jr., 84, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Tavares, Florida, he graduated from Tavares High School class of 1957 and was a lifelong resident. He retired from Florida Power as a foreman. James was a car enthusiast and was a member of several classic car clubs. He is survived by his wife of...
Joel C. Braswell
Mar 20, 2023
Joel C. Braswell, 81, of Tavares, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023. Born in Cullman, Alabama to J. E. and Lottie Braswell, he moved to Tavares in 1950 as a child and graduated from Tavares High School. Joel served his country in the US Army during Vietnam and worked as a police officer at Eustis Police Department in the early...
Laura Eilene Briggs
Mar 19, 2023
Laura Eilene Briggs, 73, of Tavares, Fl., passed away at home on Sunday, March 19, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Laura's final days were spent surrounded by family whose lives she had touched in so many special ways throughout her memorable life. She was happiest when spending time with her family, and will always be remembered as a...
John Edward Carroll Sr.
Mar 13, 2023
John Edward Carroll of Mount Dora died on Monday, March 13, 2023. Born in Bronx, New York, John first became a Patrolman in Middletown, Connecticut in 1970 then moved to Florida in 1974. He started as a patrol deputy for PBSO, retiring as a captain in 2010. He was the first Deputy of the Year in 1983 and received over...
Dorothy Lillian Sywenki
Mar 13, 2023
The beloved Dorothy (“Dottie”) Lillian Rudd Sywenki, 89, of Mount Plymouth, FL, went to heaven in the early hours of Monday, March 13, 2023. She was born on October 7, 1933 in Summertown, GA, and is survived by her son, Steven Earl Sywenki; daughter, Teresa Star Ruggiero Agress (Keith); brother, Michael Rudd (Candy); and four grandchildren, Jacob Paul Sywenki, Kate...
Ernest George Engelhardt
Mar 12, 2023
Ernest George Engelhardt, 88, of Umatilla, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he moved to Mount Dora in 1975 from Myrtle Beach, SC. He retired from the US Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant after service in both Korea & Vietnam. Following his military career he worked and later retired again fro Coca Cola. Ernest...
Leon Hamilton
Mar 9, 2023
Leon Hamilton, 90, of Grand Island, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he moved to Leesburg in 1969 from Miami, Florida. Leon was the Principal of Eustis High School from 1969-1974 and later former Director for MIS (Management Information Systems) for the Lake County School Board. He was the former 2 time president of the Eustis...
Robert "Bob" E. Miller
Mar 8, 2023
Bob was born in Ashford, Alabama, one of seven children to Albert and Nettie Miller on February 11, 1935. Realizing that farm life wasn’t for him, he left Alabama at age 17 to explore his future. Bob began in his career in the citrus industry working in the mailroom at Minute Maid. He promptly caught the attention of management, but...
Patricia Gayle Spradlin
Mar 6, 2023
Patricia Gayle Garrett Spradlin, 76, of Umatilla, Florida, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023. Born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Sycamore, GA where she graduated from Turner County High School in 1964. She was a military wife and moved around until she settled in 2019 in Umatilla, FL to be closer to family. She was a Tax Preparer/District Manager...
Walter George Roberts II
Feb 25, 2023
Walter George Roberts, 82, of Eustis, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he moved to Lake County in the early 1990's from Seminole County. Walter was a Maintenance Supervisor for Triangle Construction of Tavares, FL. Walter was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and the “Family Protector”. He had a strong work ethic and...
Harry Peter Yorgensen Jr.
Feb 25, 2023
Harry Peter Yorgensen Jr passed away peacefully at the age of 93, on Saturday, February 25,2023. Harry was born on October 1, 1929, in Hartford, CT, to Harry Sr. and Ellen (Killard) Yorgensen, just months after the collapse of the long-running economic expansion known as the Roaring Twenties and the onset of the Great Depression. Owing to the hard times...
Carolyn Anne Martin
Feb 25, 2023
Carolyn Anne Martin, 65, of Eustis, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. Born in Leesburg, Florida. She raised her family in Alexandria, VA for 35 years, moving to Eustis, FL in 2020. She was a loving wife, mother and Nana to her family and grandchildren, who enjoyed gardening and unique ways of making her personal touch to each project....
Lester Alvin Denton
Feb 24, 2023
Lester Alvin Denton, 85, of Mount Dora, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023. Born in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, he has been a winter resident of Mount Dora since 2000 moving here permanently in 2022 from Bolton, North Carolina. He worked as a woods foreman for a Paper company, was a member of the Mount Dora Seventh Day Adventist...
Hugh Franklin "Sonny" Johnson
Feb 24, 2023
Hugh Franklin "Sonny" Johnson, 89, of Eustis, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023. Born in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Curley Washington & Savannah Johnson, Sr., he moved to Eustis in October 2022 from Asheville. He was a owned and operated Johnson’s Janitorial Service in Asheville. Sonny was a member of Better in the Spirit Ministries of Asheville. He...
John Tyler Bryan
Feb 24, 2023
John Tyler Bryan, 29, of Umatilla, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023. Born in Leesburg, Florida, he was a lifelong resident of Umatilla, graduating from Umatilla High School class of 2012. He was a journeyman lineman for Service Electric. Tyler was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 222, the Vice-President of the BSC Hunting Club, as...
James Paul Tomkowski
Feb 23, 2023
James Paul Tomkowski, 73, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Eustis in 2018. He worked as a driver & supervisor for UPS. James was Catholic. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathleen A. Tomkowski, Eustis, FL; and his Australian Shepherd, Savannah Georgia; as well as other extended family...
Gregory T. Allen
Feb 23, 2023
Gregory T. Allen, 70, of Tavares, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023. Born in Rensselaer, Indiana, he moved to Tavares in 1985 from Medaryville, IN. He was a Home Builder and was a member of the Haines Creek Baptist Church, Leesburg, FL. Gregory is survived by his Son, Jeremy Allen of Knox, IN; Brother, Earl R. Allen of Tavares,...
Rev. Melvin J. Kisser
Feb 23, 2023
Rev. Melvin J. Kisser, 81, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023. Born in Stites, Idaho, he moved to Eustis in 2019 from Las Vegas, Nevada. He was an Assembly of God Pastor, serving in North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Alaska, Hawaii, Minnesota, Texas & Nevada. Melvin is survived by his wife of 56 years, Beverly Kisser, Eustis, FL;...
Edward Faria
Feb 21, 2023
Edward Faria, 88, of Fall River, MA and Eustis, FL, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023. He was born and lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, until he started traveling back and forth to Eustis in 2018. Edward served in the U.S. Navy and was of Catholic Faith. He was a free spirit and lived his life on his own terms....
Candy Jo Chapman
Feb 19, 2023
Candy Jo Chapman, 52, of Leesburg, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023. Born in Brownsburg, Indiana, she was a lifelong resident, moving here as an infant. Candy absolutely loved to shop, get her nails and hair done. She also loved going to the beach and always called it her happy place. She loved spending time with her family. Her grandchildren...
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