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Robert Earl "Rob" Newton

Robert Earl "Rob" Newton

Mar 21, 2022

ROBERT EARL (Rob) NEWTON, 68, of The Villages passed away peacefully at Leesburg, FL. Rob was born to Robert I. Newton Jr. and Georgia Lee Francis in Kansas City, MO. He lived with his family in Prairie Village, Kansas until they moved to Sunrise Beach at the Lake of the Ozarks in 1965 and moved to Central Florida in the...

Randy Earl Dunham

Randy Earl Dunham

Mar 21, 2022

Randy Earl Dunham, 74, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Born in Everett, Washington, he moved to Mount Dora in 2018 from Sacramento, California. He was a Real Estate Broker. Randy served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He is survived by his 3 sisters, Candace Susan Stuke of Kansas, Cynthia Kathleen Bogard of Edgewater,...

Betty Cochrane

Betty Cochrane

Mar 20, 2022

Betty Cochrane, 72, of Tavares, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022. Born in Hackensack, NJ, she moved to Tavares in 1986 from Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a Computer Programmer and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Betty was also a member of the Elks Lodge as well as the Women's Guild at St Patrick's. She is survived by...

Darleen M. Petersen

Darleen M. Petersen

Mar 19, 2022

Darleen M. Petersen was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 21, 1931, the adoptive daughter of Chris E. and Elsie M. Holm. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hampton, Nebraska, graduating from Hampton High School in 1949. Darleen attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska for one year, then transferred and graduated from the University of...

Fara Lee Carpenter

Fara Lee Carpenter

Mar 19, 2022

Fara Lee Carpenter, 90, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born in Bushnell, North Carolina, she moved to Eustis in the early 1950's from Franklin, North Carolina. She was a Homemaker and was a member of Bay Street Baptist Church, Eustis. She is survived by her son, Joel Michael (Kaye) Carpenter, Umatilla, FL; 2 daughters, Carolyn (John) Cain,...

Margorie Iris Hawkins

Margorie Iris Hawkins

Mar 19, 2022

Marjorie (Marge) Iris Hawkins, 97, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born in Brainerd, Minnesota to Ira and Ina Tomlinson. She was preceded in death by her two younger brothers, Leon and Alton. She was very close to her cousins, Bunnie and Dorothy (and many other cousins) many nieces and nephews. In her early twenties Marge was a...

Roberta Ruth Green

Roberta Ruth Green

Mar 15, 2022

Roberta Ruth Green, 87, of Mount Dora, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Miami, FL at 12 years old, then relocated to Mount Dora in 2010 from Apopka, Florida. She was an administrative assistant at Miami Dade Jr. College and was a member of the Elks Lodge of Orlando, Moose, Reos-Lockheed Martin,...

Dorothy Ann Harden Granger

Dorothy Ann Harden Granger

Mar 15, 2022

Dorothy Ann Thomas Harden Granger, 88, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born in Apopka, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of the Central Florida area. Dorothy and her late husband, Clarence founded Layton-Harden Funeral Home (now Harden/Pauli Funeral Home) in Eustis in 1958. Dorothy worked for a time helping her husband out with the funeral home but...

Richard Arlen McKibbin

Richard Arlen McKibbin

Mar 12, 2022

Richard Arlen McKibbin, 82, of Eustis, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home of 50 years on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Born in Goshen, Indiana, he graduated in the Class of 58 from Goshen High School, where he made lifelong friends. Here he also started dating Geraldine "Jeri" Swinehart, who became his loving wife of nearly 60 years. After high...

Leo Thomas Gilbert Sr.

Leo Thomas Gilbert Sr.

Mar 9, 2022

Leo Thomas Gilbert, Sr., 91, of Fruitland Park, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Born in Colquitt, Georgia, he moved to Florida in 1951. He was a grower for ferneries and was a member of the Eagles Nest Baptist Church, Fruitland Park. Leo loved the outdoors and fishing was his passion. He was loved by everyone who's lives he touched....

Brenda Leavitt-Saunders

Brenda Leavitt-Saunders

Mar 9, 2022

Brenda Leavitt-Saunders 61 of Leesburg Florida and Ellsworth Maine, passed away peacefully at Waterman Advent Hospital in Tavares Florida, on March 9th 2022; with her husband, mother and her son by her side. Brenda was born on June 22, 1960 to Gerry and Jackie Leavitt. Brenda graduated Ellsworth High School in 1979, then went on to study Social Services at...

Robert Elmer "Bob" Barde

Robert Elmer "Bob" Barde

Mar 7, 2022

Robert Elmer (“Bob”) Barde, Colonel USMC (ret) March 3, 1925 to March 7, 2022 Bob AKA Dad was the son of Major Elmer Eric Barde and Beatrice House Barde, born in Haiti, where his father was part of the Marine occupation force. He was joined in the household by his younger sister, Beatrice “Bea” (Joe Shaver.) Later, he became a...

Fletcher David Smith

Fletcher David Smith

Mar 5, 2022

Fletcher David Smith, 69, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born in Lake City, Florida, served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam. Fletcher then attended and graduated from Auburn University. Following that, he moved to Eustis in the mid 1970’s from Auburn. Fletcher was a volunteer for Boy Scouts America and was a scout leader for 7...

Bessie E. Deese

Bessie E. Deese

Mar 5, 2022

Bessie E. Deese, 83, of Leesburg, FL passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born in Washington, DC, to the late Adolphus G. Farmer and Mary Ruth Plummer. In October 2011 she and her husband Bill moved to Leesburg. She worked in customer service for Sothern Maryland Oil, La Plata, MD until her retirement. Bessie was an...

Aliesha Marleen Sawyer

Aliesha Marleen Sawyer

Mar 3, 2022

Aliesha Marleen Sawyer, 26, of Summerfield, FL, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born in Orlando, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was a Waitress and was of Baptist Faith. Aliesha enjoyed riding motorcycles, and loved pitbulls and dolphins. Aliesha is predeceased by her father, Allen Lee Sawyer. She is survived by her Daughter, Baylee Marleen...

Bernard L. Welch

Bernard L. Welch

Mar 3, 2022

Bernard L. Welch, 83, of Zellwood, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Bernie spent his early years in the northwest Indiana area. Bernie graduated from Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame, Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and was a former Josephite priest. From an early age, Bernie was all about being a voice for...

LaNette Hinchliffe Carl

LaNette Hinchliffe Carl

Mar 2, 2022

LaNette Hinchliffe Carl, 83, of Tavares, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022. LaNette was born in Gorman, Texas, and resided in Mexia, TX until moving to Charleston, SC in 1960. In 1965, she moved to Central Florida where she raised 3 children and worked as an accountant until retiring in 2008. She loved to sew, do crafts and spending time...

Carl David Stiner Jr.

Carl David Stiner Jr.

Feb 28, 2022

Carl David Stiner, Jr., 79, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Mount Dora in 1980 from Ohio. He was a handyman working in retail and was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lake County. Carl served in the US Airforce for eight years including the Vietnam War. He...

James "Jim" Mack Dural Wilkerson

James "Jim" Mack Dural Wilkerson

Feb 27, 2022

James “Jim” Mack Dural Wilkerson, 81, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 peacefully in his home. Jim was a strong and loving leader of his family, always giving great advice and direction, up until his last moments with us. He was born on September 5, 1940 in Clio, Alabama. Jim was a veteran in the US Army, and served during...

Natalie Rose Petitti

Natalie Rose Petitti

Feb 26, 2022

Natalie Rose Petitti, 68, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she moved to Eustis in 2021 from South Florida. Natalie was very open and friendly to those around her. She was very giving and often offered gifts to take with you, it was her way of showing she cared. She had an immense love...

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