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Rosemary Harrison LeRoy

Rosemary Harrison LeRoy

Mar 23, 2019

Rosemary Harrison LeRoy, 81, of Eustis, Florida passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019. She was born in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Sanford Judson Harrison and Winnie Mae (McDaniel) Harrison. She attended Brenau University, and was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She graduated from the University of Georgia, and began teaching fourth grade in Eau Gallie Florida, where she...

Mary Louise Hohman

Mary Louise Hohman

Mar 22, 2019

Mary Louise Hohman, 87, of Eustis, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019. Born in Leesburg, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of Lake County graduating from Leesburg High School Class of 1949. She was a service & repair manager for Florida Telephone. Mary was a member of the Junior Women's Club of Eustis, Sodality and St. Mary of the Lakes...

Judith A. Saunders

Judith A. Saunders

Mar 22, 2019

Judith A. Saunders, 79, of Leesburg, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she was a winter resident to Leesburg since 1994 moving here permanently in 2003 coming from Liverpool, New York. She was a Homemaker and was a member of the Moose Lodge. Judith attended First Baptist Church, Umatilla. She is survived by her 3 sons,...

Carla Dale Gnann-Thompson

Carla Dale Gnann-Thompson

Mar 13, 2019

Carla Dale Gnann-Thompson, 64, of Eustis, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Born in Eustis, Florida, she was a life-long resident of Lake County, FL and a 1973 graduate of Eustis High School. Carla was an Educator and was a Eustis City Commissioner. A graduate of Tift College in Forsyth, GA, Carla taught 32 years in Lake County Schools at...

Nellie C. Finke

Nellie C. Finke

Mar 12, 2019

Nellie C. Finke, 98, of Tavares, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. She was born June 18, 1920 in Lamar, Indiana. Nellie married Leeroy Fink on April 19, 1941. They moved to Tavares in 1983 from Evansville, Indiana. Nellie was a member of the Eastern Star and Union Congregational United Church of Christ, Tavares. Nellie was preceded in death by...

Betty F. Beard

Betty F. Beard

Mar 10, 2019

Betty Flippo Beard, 88, of Eustis, FL passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019. She was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a graduate of Stetson University in the Class of 1952. Betty married Laurier A. Beard in 1952. They moved back to Central Florida in 1954 from Fort Gordon, Georgia. Betty was a teacher in the Lake County Public...

Truman Edward McCall

Truman Edward McCall

Mar 9, 2019

Truman Edward McCall, 71, of Altoona, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019. Born in and a lifelong of Altoona, Florida. He was a supervisor with Golden Gem Growers for 35 years and a bus driver with Lake County Public Schools for 15 years. Truman loved to flower and vegetable garden, freshwater fishing, riding in his golf cart and taking care...

Ruth M. Frerking

Ruth M. Frerking

Mar 8, 2019

Ruth M. Frerking, 90, of Tavares, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 18. 1928. She moved to Tavares in 1971 from Cincinnati. She, with her late husband, Herbert E. Frerking , co-owned Lake Dora Realty, Inc., in Tavares and then later she worked as a Sales Agent with Tyre and Taylor Coldwell...

Leon Tunnell

Leon Tunnell

Mar 7, 2019

David "Leon" Tunnell, 62, died on March 7, 2019. Born in New Mexico, a long time resident of California, and most recently from Leesburg, FL, he is the son of the late Thomas Tunnell and Erma Mobley. He is survived by his partner of 29 years Tom Greene, sisters Mary Horne and Beverly Webb, brothers Danny, Ronnie and Tony Tunnell,...

Linda Lou Adkison

Linda Lou Adkison

Mar 6, 2019

Linda Lou "Bonnie" Adkison, 68, of Mount Dora, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Born in Samson, Alabama, she moved to Mount Dora in 1952 from Alabama. She is survived by her Mother, Gladys Mauldin of Mount Dora; Sons, Robert Rigdon of Lake Waccamaw, NC, and Kevin Rigdon of Evergreen, NC; Daughter, Shelly Roberts of Tellico PLains, TN; Brother, Horace...

Edward J. Gaspari

Edward J. Gaspari

Mar 5, 2019

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Donald A. Simmons

Donald A. Simmons

Mar 4, 2019

Donald A. Simmons, 55, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, March 04, 2019. Born in Milton, Florida, he moved to Mount Dora and was a Life Long Central Florida Resident. Donald was an Electrician for both Residential and Commercial Properties and was also a member of the Mount Dora AMVETS Post 1992. He is survived by his, Mother, Jewel J....

Celeste L. Haman

Celeste L. Haman

Mar 4, 2019

Celeste L. Haman, 86, of Eustis, FL passed away Monday, March 04, 2019. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, she moved to Eustis in 1992 from St. Louis, Missouri. She was a Veterans Administration Claims and was a member of the Maplewood Baptist Church of Maplewood, Missouri. She is survived by herTwo Sons, Michael R. Williams of Destin, FL and David...

Joy A. Ellis

Joy A. Ellis

Mar 2, 2019

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Joseph Gerald Phelps

Joseph Gerald Phelps

Feb 22, 2019

Joseph Gerald Phelps, 76, of Eustis, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019. Born in Covington, Kentucky, he moved to Eustis in 1977 from Fort Lauderdale. He was a butcher and was a member of the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He is survived by his wife of 42 years,...

Andrea Sasso-Hoergnik

Andrea Sasso-Hoergnik

Feb 21, 2019

Andrea Sasso-Hoergnik, 61 of Mt. Dora Florida, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale and North Reading, passed away February 21, 2019. Andrea moved to Florida over 30 years ago and worked in the yachting industry. She traveled from Florida to the Bahamas, Hilton Head, Nantucket, Booth Bay Harbor and many other portside towns. During her teen years she spent summers on The...

Donald E. Rupe

Donald E. Rupe

Feb 18, 2019

Donald E. Rupe, 89, of Cookeville, TN, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 at his home in Heritage Point. Born in Logansport, Indiana to John and Pauline (Carman) Rupe on April 17, 1929. He married his high school sweetheart, Jean Northrop at the age of 19, who preceded him in death on January 11, 2017. He was a Designing Engineer...

Carole B. Weisman

Carole B. Weisman

Feb 17, 2019

Carole B. Weisman, 81, of Leesburg, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she moved to Leesburg in 1985 from Harrison, Ohio. She was a civil service secretary for the US Navy. Carole was actively involved and was a member at St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis. She is survived by her 3 sons, David...

Billy Joe "BJ" Harrison

Billy Joe "BJ" Harrison

Feb 14, 2019

Billy Joe "BJ" Harrison, 76, of Mount Dora, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019. Born in Ellisville, Mississippi, he moved to Mount Dora in 1987 from Port Orange, Florida. He had lived in the Central Florida area since the 1960's. BJ worked for DC Waters Ford and was the youngest General Manager in the Ford Motor Company at that time....

Frances Nichols Gardner

Frances Nichols Gardner

Feb 13, 2019

Frances Nichols Gardner, 91, of Peachtree City, GA formerly of Tavares, FL passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Born in Umatilla, Florida, she moved to Tavares in 1990 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and then to Peachtree City, GA. Prior to her retirement she was a Registered Nurse. Frances was a member of the and Union Congregational United Church of Christ...

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