Mary Alice Kocielko
Jun 15, 2012
Mary Alice Kocielko, 66, of Montverde, FL passed away Friday, June 15, 2012. Â Mary was born on April 24, 1946 in Evergreen Park, IL, the daughter of Falvey and Alice (nee Kaiser) Rodskier. Â She was a resident of Montverde since 1988 previously living in Calumet City, IL. Â Mary was a homemaker and a member of Resurrection Catholic Church, Winter Garden,...
Robert Slade Mott
Jun 14, 2012
Robert Slade Mott, 85, Clermont, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012. He was born July 14, 1926 in Griffin, GA and spent his childhood in Savannah, GA. He graduated with an engineering degree from Georgia Tech and worked for Lockheed-Martin for over 30 years until retirement. He raised his family in Clermont, FL. Surviving is his wife of 63...
Willa Ophelia Mayes
Jun 13, 2012
Willa Ophelia Mayes, 91, Groveland, passed away June 13, 2012 at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1921 in Tulia, TX and was a local resident since 2000 from Oklahoma. A homemaker, she also was a "Rosie the Riveter" , an English Nanny & worked as a gray lady in doctor's offices. She was preceded in death...
Joyce Elaine Ambrose
Jun 12, 2012
Joyce Elaine Ambrose, 86, of Leesburg, FL and former resident of Clermont passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Â Joyce was born on January 11, 1926 in Saginaw, Michigan, the daughter of Roy and Gertrude (nee Haist) Zoller. Â She worked as a cash auditor for Woodward and Lothrop before retirement and eventually moved to Clermont in 1984 from Maryland. Â She was...
Gladys Geiger Shelden
Jun 12, 2012
Gladys Geiger Shelden, 86, former Clermont (Clerbrook)Â & Eustis resident passed away June 12, 2012 in Charleston, SC where she relocated to be near her daughter. She was born May 3, 1926 in Greenfield, MA daughter of John Geiger & Dorothy Warfield Geiger. She served in the US Air Force and was a member of Church at the Crossroads in...
Thomas Odell Presley
Jun 9, 2012
Thomas Odell Presley, 68, Lady Lake, FL passed away June 9, 2012 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1943 in Tazewell, VA son of Carl Presley & Geneva Aldridge Presley. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam era. On October 31, 1971 he was united in marriage to Susan Clevenger in Lafayette, OH. A...
Richard Leroy Stevens
Jun 3, 2012
Richard Leroy Stevens, Jr., 64, Clermont, FL passed away June 3, 2012 at Orlando Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born July 9, 1947 in Concord, NH son of Richard Leroy Stevens & Barbara Elizabeth Stoddard Stevens. He served in the US Army and was a retired electric wholesale sales executive & head of security for a...
Arnold Harris
May 25, 2012
Arnold Harris, 88, Clermont, passed away May 25, 2012 at South Lake Hospital. He was born September 6, 1923 in Bronx, NY son of Isadore Harris & Gertrude Pliss Harris and was a central Florida resident since 1968, retiring from law enforcement. His son Gerald Alan Harris preceded him in death in 1993 as did his sister Sandra Kramer. Surviving...
Wayne Possum Varnado
May 22, 2012
Wayne "Possum" Varnado, 66, of Webster, FL passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at South Lake Hospital. Â Wayne was born on December 17, 1945 in Orlando, FL, the son of Wilbur and Billie (nee Howard) Varnado. Â After growing up in Groveland and graduating from high school Wayne served in the U.S. Army and then attended college. Â He was a Boilermaker...
Latchman Singh
May 20, 2012
Latchman Singh, 75, Minneola, passed away May 20, 2012 at home. He was born May 15, 1937 in Guyana son of Udho & Meghbati Singh. On August 3, 1958 he was united in marriage to Routie Manoo in Georgetown, Guyana & was a central Florida resident since 2003 from Bronx, NY. He was preceded in death by his siblings Mohan...
Josephine Douglas
May 19, 2012
Josephine Douglas, 68, Clermont, passed away May 19, 2012 surrounded by her adoring family. She is survived by her devoted husband James Kuryak and two daughters and closest friends Nancy Eckert & Jodi Vermaas. Also among her treasured family are sons-in-law Brian Eckert & Garry Vermaas; step-children James & Kathy Kuryak, Mary Beth Kuryak, Deborah & Art Bradley, Mark &...
Delbert Elmer Forsberg
May 17, 2012
Delbert Elmer Forsberg, 89, Leesburg, died May 17, 2012 at Lake Harris Health Center. He was born July 30, 1922Â in Stoneboro, PA son of Elmer Victor Forsberg & Helen Marie Laving Forsberg. He was a USÂ Air Force Veteran & lifetime Mason. A central Florida resident since 1996 from Arizona, he formerly lived in Boca Raton and was a...
Beverly J. Schmitt
May 15, 2012
Beverly J. Schmitt, 81, of Leesburg, FL passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Clermont Health and Rehabilitation. Â Beverly was born on March 18, 1931 in Saginaw, MI, the daughter of Rudolph C. and Elsie Stoffel. Â She and her late husband, Rudolf were co-founders of the Township Times newspaper in Saginaw Township, MI. Â After retirement they moved to Florida. Beverly...
Mary E. Vaughan
May 15, 2012
Mary E. Vaughan, was born June 29, 1917 in Newburgh, NY and passed away May 15, 2012 in Clermont. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, John "Jack" Vaughan in 1980. Â Also preceding her were 6 half brothers and sisters. Â She and her husband were owner/operators of the Twilite Motel in Ellsworth, Maine for many years. Once her husband...
Bessie Alice Hodgen
May 14, 2012
Bessie Alice Hodgen, 74 September 24, 1937 - May 14, 2012 Bessie Alice Hodgen, daughter of Mable and Julius Hodgen, sister to Ray Hodgen and Nancy Weaver, passed away on May 14, 2012. She leaves behind her three beloved children, daughter Phyllis and husband Curt Temple, daughter Suzanne and husband Jim Gaut and son Steven and wife Tina McCall. As...
Lucile Georgia Hopper
May 13, 2012
Lucile Georgia Hopper, 83, Mulberry, FL passed away May 13, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. She was born November 15, 1928 in Tate, Georgia, daughter of Claude Ray & Emma Blackwell Ray. She was an elevator assembler. A central Florida resident since 1953 from Canton, Georgia, she was a former resident of Union Park, Winter Garden, Clermont,...
James Edward Coleman
May 13, 2012
James Edward Coleman, Sr., 85, Clermont, passed away May 13, 2012 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born October 22, 1926 in Mechlinburg, VA son of Edward Coleman & Rozell Wright Coleman. He served in the US Navy & the US Marine Corp. On October 24, 1948 he was united in marriage to Lillian Harriet Scott in Philadelphia...
Angel Luis Rivera
May 5, 2012
Visitation will be from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the funeral home. The graveside funeral service will be held at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Greenwood Cemetery in Groveland with Deacon Rafael Gonzalez officiating.
Marie Patricia Meoni
May 5, 2012
Marie Patricia Meoni, 72, Minneola, passed away unexpectedly May 5, 2012 at home. She was born May 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY daughter of Vincenzo Pannulla & Ida Florio Pannulla. She was a nurse, retiring to central Florida in 2008 from Homestead, FL and member of Silver Sneakers at Gold's Gym. Her daughter Sueann Baker preceded her in death. Surviving...
Timothy Joseph Kirkpatrick
May 4, 2012
Timothy J. Kirkpatrick, 55, Clermont, Florida, son, brother, uncle &Â friend died May 4, 2012. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 3-4 PM on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the funeral home with a reception immediately following at the home of his mother. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to South Lake Hospital ICU or South...
