OBITUARIES
Patrick David Kennedy
Mar 31, 2015
Patrick David Kennedy, age 68 of Groveland, FL died March 31, 2015 after a long illness at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born in Proctor, VT on November 8, 1946, son of Berniece Kellogg Kennedy and Joseph E. Kennedy. Pat lived in the Rutland, VT area until moving to Florida in 1991 to satisfy his love of golf....
Frances Lorraine "Rainy" Meyer
Mar 30, 2015
France Lorraine (Rainy) Meyer of Clermont passed away Monday March 30. Rainy was born July 31, 1945 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was an Elementary school teacher in Miami, Dade County for 30 years, the she worked for Walt Disney World merchandising for eight years. She was an amazing woman who spent her time volunteering at the South Lake Animal League...
Della M. Byrd
Mar 29, 2015
Della Mae Byrd, 78, of Mascotte, passed away March 29, 2015 in Clermont, Florida. Della was born in Tennessee to Johnnie and Arena Richardson on January 11, 1937. She was one of 10 children. She moved to Florida with her husband, Charles Byrd, in 1963. She worked as a CNA for 38 years. She was dearly loved by all she...
James Vincent Mirabile
Mar 28, 2015
Minneola, Florida James V. Mirabile, 70, Minneola, passed away March 28, 2015 at home with family at his side and under the care of hospice. He was born September 20, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY, son of Jean and Charles Mirabile. He served in the U.S Army in the early 1960s; had been a longtime employee of the Port Authority of...
Audrie S. Cottrill
Mar 28, 2015
Audrie S. Cottrill, 85, of Clermont, FL passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at home under the care of Hospice. Audrie was on born March 16, 1930 in Piney Point, MD, daughter of James B. and Helen Stephens. She worked for U.S. Government in Civil Service before retiring and had lived in Clermont since 1994. Audrie is survived by her...
Floy Helen Laforce
Mar 27, 2015
Clermont, Florida Floy Helen Reynolds Kruse LaForce, 83, was ushered into the presence of the Lord on Friday March 27, 2015, surrounded by her family. Floy was born in Utica, New York on October 8, 1931 to John and Gertrude Reynolds. She grew up in South Trenton, New York. She graduated from Hartwick College as a registered nurse in 1953....
Ralph O. Draper
Mar 27, 2015
Orlando, Florida Ralph O. Draper, 88, formerly of Clermont, FL passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. Ralph was born on February 17, 1927 in Farmington, DE, the son of Oscar and Anna Draper. He served in the U.S. Army and following worked for and retired from Libby''s and the Campbell Soup Company as an agriculturalist. Ralph was a member of...
Effie B. Smith
Mar 23, 2015
Effie B. Smith, 88, of Clermont, Fl., died March 23, 2015 from complications of pneumonia. She was born in Stilson, Georgia and lived most of her adult life in Brunswick, Georgia. She became a registered nurse in 1947 and served proudly in the profession for over 55 years. She was a beloved member of First Baptist Church of Clermont for...
Bryan Rex Everett
Mar 21, 2015
Bryan Rex Everett, 49, of Clermont, FL passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 21, 2015. Bryan was born on February 28, 1966 in East Chicago, IN. He graduated in June 1989 from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He resided in Florida since 1989 and worked at the Buena Vista Palace for the past 20 years, where...
Deborah Rogers Evans
Mar 20, 2015
Deborah "Deb" Rogers Evans went home to be with Jesus at 5:05 PM on March 20, 2015 at the Mike Conley hospice house in Clermont, Florida. She had just celebrated her 62nd birthday. She was born on March 18, 1953 in Orlando, Florida to Pete and Gladys Rogers. She grew up in the Orlando area and made a career as...
Archie Franklin Pyles
Mar 18, 2015
Archie Franklin Pyles, 81, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Archie was born on June 21, 1933 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of William F. and Virginia P. Pyles. He served in the U.S. Army after graduating high school. Archie was employed by Weirton Steel Mill for 19 years...
Thomas Ray Beckius
Mar 16, 2015
Thomas Ray Beckius "Tom", age 75, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother passed away Monday March 16, 2015. Tom was born in North Platte, Nebraska on August 7, 1939 to the late Paul and Cecilia Beckius. Following high school, Thomas joined the United States Navy in Omaha, Nebraska on February 28, 1958, he served our country proudly and majored...
Glenn Olsen
Mar 16, 2015
Glenn Olsen, Jr., 67, of Clermont, FL passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. Glenn was born on July 26, 1947 in Boston, MA, the son of the late Glenn and Helen (nee Langdon) Olsen, Sr.. He was a resident of Clermont for the past 31 years and worked in landscaping before retirement. Glenn is...
Michael William Morris
Mar 10, 2015
Michael William Morris, 70 died Monday March 11 at the Hospice House in Clermont Florida of lung cancer. He leaves his Sisters Patricia and Deborah Wisne (Joe) , is brothers John (Judy), Don, Steve and Greg (Amanda) , his nieces Colleen Krebs (Bill) , Emily, Madelyn and Delaney, and his nephews Robert (Diane) , Peter (Jennifer) and Lee and several...
Sandra Ellen Baillet
Mar 10, 2015
Sandra Ellen Baillet, 59, of Winter Haven, FL passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL. Sandra was born in Omaha, Nebraska and had lived in the Central Florida area for the past 43 years. Sandra is survived by her children, Miranda (Edward) Arostegui of Antioch, TN, Justin (Dana) Baillet of Groveland, FL,...
John "Jackie" J. Hinds
Mar 7, 2015
JOHN J. HINDS, 60, DIED SATURDAY MARCH 7, 2015, AT HOME. HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS WIFE OF 30 YEARS, WILHELMINA HINDS, HIS SON ALBERTO F. RIVERA, HIS BROTHER, WILLIAM HINDS AND HIS WIFE THERESA, HIS SISTER-IN-LAW(S), CATHERINE SYPER, CONNIE SYPER, THEA SYPER, AND ROSEANNA CAPOZZI. HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW(S), MICHAEL CAPOZZI AND CHRISTIAN PEREZ. HIS NEPHEW(S), CHRIS HINDS, NICK HINDS, MATT HINDS,...
Gloria T. Lloyd
Mar 6, 2015
Gloria T. Lloyd, born July 23, 1927 in Holland, Michigan. Raised in Orlando, Florida. Gloria is survived by sons, Rick (Pam) Adams of Clermont and Scott (Francine) Lloyd of Orlando; daughter, Cathy Kelly of Blufton, South Carolina; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Leonard Adolph Hamel
Mar 6, 2015
Clermont? Leonard A. Hamel, 91, died Friday March 6, 2015at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL. He leaves his wife of 19 years, Joanne Zaccagni Hamel; his daughters, Susan Hamel-Miller (Ron) and Amy Ann Rooney (Edward); and daughter-in-law Sandra Hamel. His son Christopher Hamel predeceased him, as did his wives Lucille of 30 years and Corrine Bischoff Hamel...
Peter Bernardo Moreno
Mar 5, 2015
Peter Bernardo Moreno was born August 25, 1923 in Key West Florida. His family moved to Miami when he was 5. He was one of 8 children; he had 6 brothers and 1 sister. After graduating from Miami Jackson High School he worked for a local furniture store and then for Amaco Oil driving a tanker truck. Then WW II...
Arie Lee Godwin
Mar 2, 2015
Arie Lee Godwin, age 89, Minneola, passed away March 2, 2015 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born January 25, 1926 in Tuscanooga, FL daughter of Rhoda Lee Wilson & Walter Scott Merritt. A lifelong area resident, she was owner/operator of Aries Beauty Shop in Minneola and was a member of Tuscanooga Baptist Church & Eastern Star. In...
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