OBITUARIES

Jan 8, 2018

Paul Palmer, 91, formerly of Clermont, FL passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 at his residence in Ocala, FL. Please check back for complete obituary.

Jan 7, 2018

Louise Marie Skipper passed peacefully on Sunday, January 7, 2018 in Minneola, Florida at the age of 93. She is survived by two sons; James Martin Skipper and Daniel Joseph Skipper. Nan Skipper, wife of Daniel Skipper. Seven grandchildren; Preston, Sterling, Zachariah, Shannon, Matthew, Heather, and Daniel, 15 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is predeceased by her...

Jan 4, 2018

Mildred M. Altholz, 102, of Clermont, FL passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018.  Mildred was born on January 14, 1915 in Irvington, New Jersey, daughter of Max and Monia (nee Fradkin) Glass.  She worked for many years as an office manager at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. Mildred is survived by her loving daughters, Carol...

Jan 4, 2018

Clarence David Johnson died peacefully on 4 January 2018 in Southlake Memorial hospital in Clermont, Florida.  He was born to OB and Pansy Johnson on 1 April 1931.  He was preceded in death by his wife Henrietta Johnson.  He is survived by his brother Clyde Johnson and sister, Mary Wanda Thurmond and four children; Ronald Johnson, Brenda Knowles, Patricia...

Jan 4, 2018

(Helen) Jean Durkee, 90, died Thursday, January 4th, at the South Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She was born November 1, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Jerome and Frances Bolter. Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years Garry Miles Durkee. She leaves behind her siblings Phyllis Doornbos, Richard (Rita) Bolter, Patricia (Theodore) Siereveld, daughter Susan...

Jan 3, 2018

Gwendolyn "Gwen" R. Puryear, 85, native of Groveland where she lived the majority of her live, and most recently from the Orchard Heights community in Clermont, FL, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Mike Conley Hospice House.  Gwen was born on August 3, 1932 in Groveland, FL, daughter of Marvin L. and Maude (nee...

Jan 2, 2018

Annie Lois Wall Moore, age 81, Clermont, passed away January 2, 2018 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born April 8, 1936 in Enterprise, AL daughter of the late Thelma Gertrude Brock & Frank Gillis Wall. On February 10, 1950 she was united in marriage to Melvin Wallace Moore and was a central Florida resident since 1963. She...

Jan 2, 2018

Patricia L. Haglund (Pat), age 78 of Minneola FL went to be with our Heavenly Father on January 2, 2018. Known for her courage, strength , and unconditional love, she was a devoted wife, Mother, and Grandmother, and will be truly missed by each and every life she touched. She was an angel on earth and now an angel in...

Jan 2, 2018

Dominick P. Scarangella, age 86, of Clermont, passed away January 2, 2018.

Dec 31, 2017

Jeffrey Charles Frame, 57, of Clermont, FL passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017.

Dec 31, 2017

Our beloved wife and mother Sarah Mae Beechler, a Dexter, Michigan and Clermont resident, passed away December 31 st , 2017.  She was born August 15 th , 1934 in Saginaw Michigan.  On July 23 rd 1955 she married the love of her life, Duane and was happily married for 62 years.  Sarah received a bachelor's degree in Nursing...

Dec 31, 2017

Melvin Franklin Lynch, 63, of Clermont, FL passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017.  Melvin was born in Spartanburg, SC, son of the late Joseph and Cora Lynch. Melvin is survived by his sister, Wanda Walker of Orlando, FL.

Dec 29, 2017

Geraldine Mae Brown, age 83 of Montverde, Florida, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017. She was born January 30, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret McClintock. My Mom was the most courageous, loyal mother a family could hope for. She would welcome anyone and everyone into our home. We were not blessed with riches money...

Dec 28, 2017

Lois Addlene Vance Lakey, age 92, of St. Augustine, Florida and former Clermont resident, passed away December 28th, 2017 at Bailey's Hospice Center. She was born March 7th, 1925 in Iager, West Virginia. She was predeceased by parents, Sara and Greenway Vance, 4 sisters, 2 brothers, a beloved niece, Peggy Keoppel and her loving husband of 58 years, Cecil E....

Dec 26, 2017

Patricia Ann Judy, age 76, Groveland, passed away December 26, 2017 at the Mike Conley Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born July 6, 1941 in Palm Harbor, Florida daughter of Mittie Ione Portervint & Jodie Paul Rogers. She and her family moved to Montverde when she was in the 5th grade. She attended Clermont High School graduating with...

Dec 26, 2017

Jeanette Mae Travers, 63, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017.  Jan was born on August 22, 1954 in Orlando, FL, daughter of the late James and Ruth Richardson.  She grew up in Pine Hills, graduated from Evans High School and became a beautician. Jan loved music, her soap operas and chocolate.  She was a bird watcher and...

Dec 25, 2017

Our father, Captain Raymond H. Schmidt, US Air Force retired, age 97, formerly of Clermont, took his final flight to his heavenly home on December 25, 2017. He was born August 12, 1920 to Jacob A. Schmidt and Anna J. Schmidt in Enid, OK where he grew up. He married Eva C. Barker (Katy) on September 7, 1941 and they...

Dec 25, 2017

Irma Caloca de Otero, age 91, of Clermont, passed away December 25, 2017.

Dec 22, 2017

Vivian Lillian Cox Henderson was born on November 9, 1933 in Montverde, Florida, to James Edwin Cox and Pauline Gideons Cox. She passed away in Clermont, FL on December 22, 2017. Her daughters were blessed to be with her when she said goodbye. Vivian was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene "Bud" Henderson; her sister Virginia Roane of Clermont;...

Dec 22, 2017

Luvenia Rechell Hart, 54, passed on Thursday, December 21, 2017, in her home in Clermont, Florida. She was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on January 1, 1963 to McCauley Hart and Helen Plummer Hart. Luvenia's parents preceded her in death along with her brothers, Donice Garrett Jr., Joshua Garrett, Jimmy Garrett, and Bernard Garrett.

Luvenia spent her life...