OBITUARIES
Virginia Olive Arnault
Jan 4, 2015
Virginia Olive Arnault, age 84, Montverde, passed away January 4, 2015 at home. She was born July 3, 1930 in Revere, MA daughter of Beatrice Comeau & Henry DeVeau. On May 5, 1951 she was united in marriage to Warren Joseph Arnault in Saugus, MA and was a central Florida resident since 1990 from Raymond, NH. She was a member...
Florence L. Waters
Jan 4, 2015
Florence L. Waters, 85, of Clermont, FL passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at South Lake Hospital. Florence was born on March 16, 1929 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Philip and Clara (nee Duffy) Lucas. She had lived in Clermont since 1979, previously living in Chicago, IL. She was a Catholic and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church,...
Chad William Elliott
Jan 1, 2015
Chad William Elliott, age 23, Groveland, died January 1, 2015. He was born January 3, 1991 in Canton, OH son of Dee Anne Speicher & William Roosevelt Elliott and was a central Florida resident since 1992. He was a concrete cutter for DeWitt Excavating and attended Hope International Church. Chad was a hard worker. He was a good hearted person...
Louis Paul Zezza
Dec 30, 2014
Louis Paul Zezza, age 83, Clermont, passed away December 30, 2014 at home. He was born August 10, 1931 in Rankin, PA son of the late Pauline Scuilli & Pasquale Zezza. After serving in the US Army, he retired from Rankin School district where he was a school teacher and relocated to Florida in 1989. He was a member of...
Elsie Ann Rayner
Dec 26, 2014
Elsie Ann Rayner, 92, of Clermont, Florida passed away on Friday December 26, 2014 at South Lake Hospital due to complications from a fall. Elsie was originally from Braxton County, West Virginia. Born to Katherine and Hayes Perkins, an was the fourth out of ten siblings. She married Robert Rayner in 1955 and remained so until his death in 1979....
George H. Newton
Dec 24, 2014
George H. Newton, 78, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at his home under Hospice care. George was born on May 11, 1936 in Montague County, Texas. He had lived in Florida for the past 50 plus years, and was a rancher. George was a Baptist and served in the U.S. Air Force. George is survived by...
Ruby J. Purdom
Dec 24, 2014
Ruby J. Purdom, 87, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at her home in Clermont. Ruby was born on May 15, 1927 in Roselawn, Indiana, the daughter of Max and Florence (nee Wiggins) Bryant. She had resided in Florida since 1979, moving from Kokomo, Indiana. She was a homemaker and a protestant. Ruby is survived by her...
Dennis Allen York
Dec 20, 2014
Dennis Allen York, age 54, Mascotte, passed away December 20, 2014 at the Lane Purcell Hospice House in Sumterville. He was born July 24, 1960 in Jamestown, TN son of Winona Mangold & Alvin York and was a local resident since 1969. His father & sister Janice Bates preceded him in death. Surviving are his mother Winona York of Lake...
Rondall Woodrow Ronnie Mcentyre
Dec 20, 2014
Rondall "Ronnie" W. McEntyre, age 70, of Groveland, passed away December 20, 2014 at South Lake Hospital. He was born May 10, 1944 in Lowell, FL son of Eula Mae Barrett & Woodrow McEntyre. He worked as a lather for many years and was a member of Bay Lake Missionary Baptist Church. He loved his family, hunting, fishing and gardening....
Thomas Edward Manley
Dec 18, 2014
Thomas Edward Manley, 81, of Clermont, FL passed away Thursday December 18, 2014 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. Thomas was born on December 26, 1932 in Charlestown, MA the son of Raymond and Anna (nee Baker) Manley. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After serving in the military Thomas worked and retired from the...
Marilyn Sandra Pilon
Dec 17, 2014
Marilyn Sandra Pilon, age 66, Clermont, FL passed away December 17, 2014. She was born December 8, 1948 in Buffalo, NY daughter of the late Alice Wajtkus & Walter Rucinski. On September 25, 1971 she was united in marriage to William Charles Pilon in Lyndonville, NY. She was a registered nurse and retired from Orleans County Nursing Home in Albion,...
Gladys C. Nordstrom
Dec 15, 2014
Gladys Nordstrom, 92 of Clermont, FL passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014. Gladys was born in Revere, Massachusetts on February 27, 1922. She had lived in Florida since 1974, and in Clermont for the past 14 years. Gladys was a homemaker and widowed after 45 years of marriage. She and her late husband Elmer enjoyed dancing, traveling, and were...
Linda K. Lendzian
Dec 9, 2014
Linda K. Lendzian, 56, of Bushnell, FL passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at home. Linda was born on May 30, 1958 in Miami, FL, the daughter of the late Robert and Nancy Kelley. She lived in Bushnell for the past 10 years, previously living in West Palm Beach, FL. She was a homemaker. Linda is survived by her daughter,...
Charles Bill Rincker
Dec 8, 2014
Charles "Bill" Rincker, age 72, Clermont, passed away December 8, 2014.Beloved husband for 50 years of Brenda (nee Scallion); devoted, loving father of Libby (Jim) Grant and Jay (Kristy) Rincker; dear grandfather, "Pops", of Chad, Ryan, and Nicole; cherished brother of Patricia Hesse, Georgia Bainer, and Ginger Bruns. Visitation followed by funeral on Wednesday, December 17, 9-11a.m. at Humes Funeral...
Janet Marie Levitt
Dec 8, 2014
Janet Marie Levitt, 76, Clermont, FL passed away December 8, 2014 at home. She was born February 14, 1938 in Hartford, CT daughter of Marie Dinardo & John Daleb. She was owner of John Anthony' Restaurant at Brainerd Airport in Hartford prior to relocating to central Florida in 2002. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Her husband...
Thomas C. Gove
Dec 7, 2014
Thomas C. Gove , aged 64 of Davenport FL, hometown of Alexandria Bay NY passed away on December 7, 2014 at Cornerstone Hospice of Clermont FL. Preceded in death by his brother Peter, parents Margaret and Carlton Gove. He is survived by his wife Peggy, 2 sisters Cindy and Candy, children Ashlie, Carmel, Michael, and Hollie, 4 grandchildren and 2...
Jeannie Barbara Olkowicz
Dec 5, 2014
Jeannie Barbara Olkowicz, 60, of Groveland, FL passed away Friday, December 5, 2014. Jeannie was born on October 19, 1954 in Warsaw, Poland. She lived in Florida since 1978, previously living in St. Louis, MO. Jeannie was a waitress and also was a licensed real estate agent. Jeannie is survived by her children, Isabelle Kowalczyk of Clermont, FL, Diana Schultz...
William A. Shoaf
Dec 4, 2014
William A. Shoaf, age 93, Clermont, passed away December 4, 2014. He was born August 24, 1921 in Lash, PA son of Hanna Bell Budd & Nathaniel A. Shoaf. He served in the US Air Force and retired from Conrail as a field terminal supervisor after 36 1/2 years. He was a Florida resident since 1987 from West Newton, PA...
John Thomas Blemker
Dec 4, 2014
J. Thomas Blemker (Executive Vice President, Rebwood, Inc.) age 66, of Clermont, FL died December 4, 2014. He was born May 7, 1948 in Huntingburg, IN. His wife Jami Blemker preceded him in death on November 9, 2011. Surviving are his fiancé Cindy L. Carissimi; brothers Charles A. Blemker and David E. Blemker & aunt Sarah Phillips. In lieu of...
Charles Clarence Wheeler
Dec 1, 2014
Charles Clarence Wheeler, 87, Mascotte, passed away December 1, 2014 at South Lake Hospital. He was born October 27, 1927 in Truman, Arkansas son of Cora Blackwell & Luther Wheeler. He served in the US Army and was a central Florida resident since 1952, retiring from B&W Juice Plant in Groveland where he was a machine operator. Surviving are his...
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