OBITUARIES
Gerald "Jerry" J. Ptak
May 18, 2014
Gerald J. Ptak (Jerry) Born in Cleveland, OH April 10, 1941, age 73. Lived in Mentor, OH 19 years before moving to Heritage Hills in Clermont, FL. He passed away May 18, 2018 at home. Jerry was a volunteer firefighter and rescue worker, enjoyed boating, and loved his Harley, pool & yard. He loved Bridge, cards & chess. He had...
Charlie Buck Duke
May 16, 2014
CHARLIE BUCK DUKE, Passed away peacefully by his wife' side at Cornerstone Hospice in Clermont at the age of 72. He was born on Sept. 19, 1941 at his family home in FuquayVarina, NC. He moved to the Central Florida area in the 70' to pursue his career as a Acoustical Ceiling Installer after a 40 year career in ceilings....
Sherman Mahmed Sidkey
May 15, 2014
Sherman Mahmed Sidkey, 84, Davenport, FL passed away May 15, 2014 at home. He was born September 28, 1929 in Chicago, IL son of Sophie Zubchevich & Emin Sidkey. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked a number of years in his parent's supermarket in Calumet City, IL, Sidkey's Supermarket, as a butcher prior to...
Betsy Bonjorn Heath
May 13, 2014
Betsy BonJorn Heath, 66, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. Betsy was born on June 2, 1947 in Benton Harbor, MI, the daughter of the late Joseph and Dora (nee Robinson) BonJorn. She was a lifelong resident of Clermont and a graduate of Clermont High School. She worked as a bartender...
Marion Wilma Meyer Fleming
May 13, 2014
Age 90, of Clermont, FL, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, Key Biscayne, FL, and Winter Garden, FL, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Wife of the late John W. Fleming; beloved mother of Lou Ann Fleming, and Robert R. Fleming; grandmother of Amy Jo Fleming Grey; sister of Fred W. (Marian) Meyer of Bethel Park, PA; preceded in death by her sisters...
Deirdre Chapple "Dee" Mullican
May 10, 2014
Deirdre Chapple Mullican, 36, Senior Underwriter for Hartford Life Insurance, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 10th 2014. A Mass of Catholic Burial is planned 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 720 12th Street, Clermont with Very Reverend Robert E. Webster as Celebrant. Friends may visit the funeral home on Wednesday on 5-8 PM. Entombment...
James "Scotty" Hugh Schultz
May 7, 2014
James "Scotty" Schultz, born on Friday, October 30, 1942 in Bronx, New York and passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in Clermont, Florida. Employment: Walt Disney World, retired: Bell South/American Telephone and Telegraph, retired; US Navy/US Navy Reserve, retired. Passions: His family and friends, Game Night with his sons, Moonlight Players Warehouse Theater, Clermont-Minneola Little League Baseball, Online...
Donald Melvin Kemp
May 3, 2014
Donald Melvin Kemp, age 82, Hobe Sound, Florida and former Clermont & Orlando resident passed away May 3, 2014 at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, FL. He was born August 18, 1931 in Adams, MA son of Hazel Sears & Melvin Kemp. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict & retired from UPS where he was a...
John Richardson Cook
Apr 27, 2014
Will be held Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Real Life Church,
Cynthia Irene Lono
Apr 24, 2014
Cynthia Irene Lono, 58, Clermont passed away April 24, 2014 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born October 17, 1955 in Leesburg daughter of Hilda Lucile Lowry & Marvin Larry Styles. She was an accountant . Her husband of 37 years, Wally Hussey Lono preceded her in death on April 11, 2013. Surviving are her mother Lucile Styles;...
James Stanley Phillips
Apr 24, 2014
James(Jimmy)Phillips, 62, died Wednesday, April 24, 2014, peaceful at his home. He was a kind and loving husband and grandfather. He worked 35 years as a skilled carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Linda Phillips of Clermont; brothers, Claudie Randolf Phillips of Winfield, Alabama and Donald Phillips of Maryland. Preceded by sister Linda Phillips of Maryland. To friends and...
John Joseph Kompara
Apr 21, 2014
John Joseph Kompara, 78, Clermont, FL passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014. John was born April 12, 1936 in Canton, OH to the late Albert & Mary Kompara. John was a star athlete at McKinley High School in Canton. He received a full scholarship to the University of South Carolina. After graduation, he was drafted by the New York...
Philomena Claire Raffaele
Apr 19, 2014
Philomena Claire Raffaele, 96, Clermont, passed away April 19, 2014 at Ocoee Health Care Center. She was born February 6, 1918 in New York, NY daughter of Dorietta & Salvatore Cinque. A homemaker, she was a central Florida resident since 1971 & a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Her husband of 62 years, Frank Raffaele, preceded her in death...
Dorothy Jean Campbell
Apr 19, 2014
Dorothy Jean Campbell, 89 of Largo, Florida (formerly from Lima, Ohio) died April 19, 2014 following a long-term illness. She was born February 5, 1925 in Gallia, Ohio to Dan and Pearl (nee Slagle) Alban who preceded her in death. She was a 1943 graduate of Cadmus (Ohio) High School. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Franklin...
Robert Howard Rolfes
Apr 16, 2014
Robert Howard Rolfes, 96, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. Robert was born on January 3, 1918 in Toledo, OH, the son of Arnold and Charlotte (nee Egger) Rolfes. He resided in Clermont since 1980 previously living in Michigan and was retired from real estate sales. Robert served in the U.S....
Cornelius John "Pat" Comber
Apr 15, 2014
Cornelius J. Comber Lt. Col USAF (Ret.) May 11, 1922 - April 15, 2014 On April 15, 2014, Jesus called his son Cornelius J. Comber home to be with him in Heaven. Cornelius, known as "Pat" to many was the loving husband of Florence Elizabeth Comber who has been watching over Pat and the entire family since May 27, 1968...
Rosario Anthony "Tony" Mancuso
Apr 9, 2014
Rosario Anthony "Tony" Mancuso, age 92, Montverde, passed away April 9, 2014 at South Lake Hospital. He was born March 14, 1922 in Syracuse, NY son of Rosa & Rosario Mancuso. He served in the US Army during WWII & the Korean Conflict and was a local resident since 1942. He was a block mason. A member of Blessed Sacrament...
Newton Lee Sayers
Apr 6, 2014
Newton "Lee" Sayers Jr., 83, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 after struggling with dementia for ten years. Lee was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on January 23, 1931. He entered college at the young age of 16, and subsequently graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Architecture. He joined the Navy and spent time in the Philippines,...
Sophie Narkus
Apr 5, 2014
Sophie Butkus-Pelegrimas-Narkus of Clermont FL passed away peacefully under the care of Cornerstone Hospice and in the presence of her family the morning of April 5, 2014 following a battle with cancer. She was born in Lithuania on November 21, 1921 to Juozos and Marcele Petraityte-Butkus. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Stasys Narkus who passed away January...
Gary L. Ward
Apr 2, 2014
Gary Lee Ward, 71, of Clermont, Florida, passed away in the presence of family on April 2, 2014. He was born in Los Angeles, California on September 23, 1942. Gary and and his late brother, William Ward, were raised by their grandparents, Chester and Lottie Rhodes, in Nokomis, Illinois. Gary graduated from Nokomis High School in 1960 and married his...
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