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Iris Lama

Iris Lama

Jan 20, 2013

Iris Lama was born in the small hamlet of Bijaru; in Olguin a Province of Cuba on May 23rd, 1930. Iris was descended from a long line of strong, powerful and persuasive women, the kind that knock you over with a feather. Iris immigrated to the United States in May of 1956, with her husband Manuel and infant daughter, Susy.  ...

Ricky Lee Livesay

Ricky Lee Livesay

Jan 19, 2013

Ricky Lee Livesay, 53, Clermont, passed away January 19, 2013 at South Lake Hospital. He was born January 23, 1959 in Pennington Gap, VA son of Eula Leigh Thomas & John Wesley Livesay. On June 11, 1978 he was united in marriage to Robin Goss in Jonesville, VA and was a Clermont resident since 1994 from Miami. He was a...

Robert Ray Haymes

Robert Ray Haymes

Jan 18, 2013

Robert Ray Haymes, 77, a Clermont, FL resident, since December 2012 and a former Milford, OH resident, passed away at his home on January 18, 2013 with his family at his bedside. He was born August 6, 1935 in Benton, KY; son of Delza Darnell & Benjamin Haymes. He served in the US Army and on November 6, 1965 was...

Douglas Allan Johnson

Douglas Allan Johnson

Jan 16, 2013

Douglas Allan Johnson, 55, Winter Garden, passed away January 16, 2013. He was born August 15, 1957 in Flint, MI son of Catherine Dolores Logsdon & Robert Arthur Johnson. On April 12, 1980 he was united in marriage to Patricia A. Norleen in Garden Grove, CA. He was an accountant and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Rita M. Clemente

Rita M. Clemente

Jan 15, 2013

Rita M. Clemente, 82, Davenport, passed away January 15, 2013 at Florida Hospital Orlando. She was born October 12, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA daughter of Anna Merlino & Frank Egitto. On March 5, 1954 she was united in marriage to Arnold Joseph Clemente in Elkton, MD. A homemaker, she was a central Florida resident since 1993 from Philadelphia and was...

Randy Keith Gordon

Randy Keith Gordon

Jan 14, 2013

Randy Keith Gordon, 56, Clermont, passed away Januray 14, 2013 at Orlando Regionl Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1956 in Manhatten, NY son of Suzanne Thorman & Albert Gordon and was a local resident since 2004 from Long Island. He was owner/operator of a martial arts studio. Surviving are his children Bret Gordon (20); Shannon Gordon (16) &...

Thomas Mason Findlay

Thomas Mason Findlay

Jan 12, 2013

Thomas Mason Findlay, 59, Clermont, and former Boca Raton resident passed away January 12, 2013 in Clermont. He was born October 17, 1953 in Jersey City, NJ son of Mary Mason Black & David John Findlay. He worked in home alarm security. Surviving is his mother Mary Mason Findlay, sister Elaine Sommer & husband Edward & nephews Shawn & Scott...

Elizabeth Helen Beth Vandergrift

Elizabeth Helen Beth Vandergrift

Jan 10, 2013

ELIZABETH (BETH) HUETHER VANDERGRIFT. Beth Vandergrift passed away on January 10, 2013 at her home in Ocoee, Florida. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on February 20, 1943. Formerly of Edison and Bound Brook, New Jersey, Beth graduated from St. Peter's High School, New Brunswick in 1961. She entered the convent of the Sisters of Charity of Convent...

Donald Henry Vallee

Donald Henry Vallee

Jan 10, 2013

Donald Henry Vallee, Jr., 51, Ocala, passed away January 10, 2013 at The Villages Regional Hospital. He was born September 26, 1961 in Worcester, MA son of Karen Brailey & Donald Henry Vallee, Sr. He was a chef formerly employed at WDW and currently at Katie Bells in The Villages. Surviving is his wife Christina Marie Parsley Vallee; children Donald...

Brian Joseph Smith

Brian Joseph Smith

Jan 8, 2013

Brian Joseph "BJ" Smith, 53, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at South Lake Hospital.  Brian was born on April 29, 1959 in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY, the son of the Herbert R. and Veronica (nee Peterson) Smith.  Brian had resided in Clermont for the past 10 years and was a contractor in the building industry. Brian...

Eleanor L. Kaplan

Eleanor L. Kaplan

Jan 8, 2013

Eleanor L. Kaplan, 92, Clermont, passed away January 8, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born March 15, 1920 in Hartford, CT daughter of Celia Shapiro & Max Baumstein. She was a secretary for the State Court of Pennsylvania and a local resident since 1984 from New Jersey. Her husband Harold Kaplan & son Robert Kaplan preceded...

Robert Jerome Neubeck

Robert Jerome Neubeck

Jan 7, 2013

Robert Jerome Neubeck, 66, Celebration, FL passed away January 7, 2013. He was born October 5, 1946 in Minneapolis, MN son of Marion Nelson& Edmond Neubeck. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam era and on May 8, 1976 was united in marriage to Mary Jo Doody in Oak Lawn, IL. After a 31+ year career with ATT...

Melva Minck Santee

Melva Minck Santee

Jan 5, 2013

Melva Minck Santee, 77, of Clermont, Florida passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013. She was born February 9, 1935 in Santa Ana, California to the late Reverend Dr. Franklin H. and Annie Minck. She was a 1953 graduate of Buchtel High School Akron, Ohio and a 1957 graduate of Ohio University where she earned her BA in Elementary Education. She...

Theresa Ann Saylor

Theresa Ann Saylor

Jan 4, 2013

Theresa Ann Saylor, 76, Astatula, FL and former Tampa resident, passed away January 4, 2013. She was born September 23, 1936 in Bronx, NY to the late Catherine Lamoureux & John Armstrong. On March 31, 1961 she was united in marriage to Ted Saylor in Philadelphia, PA. She moved to Tampa in 1963 from Pennsylvania, relocating to Lake County in...

James Anthony Jack

James Anthony Jack

Jan 3, 2013

James Anthony Jack, 72, of Clermont, FL passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Mike Conley Hospice House.  James was born on November 22, 1940 in New York, NY, the son of James E. and Elizabeth Jack.  He was a machinist for the Grumman Corporation.  After retirement he moved to Clermont in October 1994 and worked for Walt Disney...

Elizabeth Dyer

Elizabeth Dyer

Jan 2, 2013

Elizabeth Dyer, of Clermont, FL died peacefully on January 2, 2013, she was 95 years of age.  Formerly resided in Greenwood, IN and preceded in death by her husband, Robert Dyer.  She was a faithful member of the Clermont Church of Christ. She was a loving mother to Karen Reed and Sherry Geraci, grandmother to Angela Redden and Brian Primm...

Donald Edwin Ryan

Donald Edwin Ryan

Jan 2, 2013

Donald Edwin Ryan, 78, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at South Lake Hospital.  Donald was born on April 19, 1934 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Edwin Charles and Ida (nee Huelhorst) Ryan.  He was retired from the insurance business and a member the Open Door Baptist Church. Donald is survived by his loving wife,...

Salvatore Emil Scarola

Salvatore Emil Scarola

Jan 2, 2013

Salvatore Emil Scarola, 73, Clermont, passed away January 2, 2013 at home with family by his side & under the care of hospice. He was born October 27, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY son of Geneieve DeVita & Emil Scarola. On May 9, 1964 he was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth O'Donnell in Brooklyn. He was an insurance underwriter and...

Michael John Scarangella

Michael John Scarangella

Jan 1, 2013

Michael John Scarangella, 84, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at South Lake Hospital.  Michael was born on January 1, 1929 in New York, the son of Peter and Christina Scarangella.  He worked as a printer, before becoming a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, which is where he retired from.  He moved to Central Florida...

Audrey M. Harris

Audrey M. Harris

Dec 31, 2012

Audrey M. Harris, 89, Clermont, passed away December 31, 2012 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. She was born February 22, 1923 in Washington County, Florida daughter of Sally Marie Brock & Robert Bigelow Miner. She was raised in the "sure nuf country" of Florida's panhandle and the elegance of Cora and Cecil's home. Audrey graduated from Florida State College...

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