OBITUARIES
Claude E. Hopkins
Mar 25, 2011
Claude E. (Hoppy) Hopkins, Jr., 87, of Davenport, FL, formerly of Lansing, passed away March 25th. Â He was retired from the Lansing Post Office and had resided in Florida for the past 20 years. He was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his death. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday, March 30th at the...
Benjamin Jeffrey Fluhart
Mar 25, 2011
Dedicated to country and profession Passionate about life Honorable in character and conduct Intellectually insatiable Committed to family Righteous in the face of injustice Compassionate to those in need Worldly yet never lost his boyish sense of humor Ben freely shared his time and spirit with family, friends and colleagues. Living life from a foundation of honesty and compassion he...
Richard Gary Huling
Mar 24, 2011
Richard Gary Huling, 62, former Lawton, OK resident passed away March 24, 2011 at the home of his son in Clermont, FL. He was born September 16, 1948 in Morris, MN son of Lowell & Dorothy Ruhl Huling. He was a retired US Army Sergeant First Class having served in Vietnam & Desert Storm. Preceding him in death were siblings...
Nita B. Campbell
Mar 21, 2011
Nita B. Campbell of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, Florida at the age of 83. Â She was born November 24, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama. Â Nita was the fourth of five children of William Austin Bryan, Sr. and Elizabeth Amanda Franklin. Â She attended high school in Crestview, FL...
Catherine Mary Maud "Kitty" Klum
Mar 21, 2011
Catherine Mary Maud Klum, affectionately known as "Kitty", age 84 of Clermont, passed away March 21, 2011 at South Lake Hospital. She was born September 5, 1926 in Belize City, Belize daughter of Herbert & Maud Lind. On December 28, 1946 she was united in marriage to Frank Joseph Klum in Guatemala City, Guatemala and was a Florida resident since...
Roy James Nuckoles
Mar 18, 2011
Roy James Nuckoles, 71, Clermont, passed away March 18, 2011 at the Mike Conley Hospice House. He was born July 13, 1939 in Staunton, VA son of Oliver & Catherine Strickler Nuckoles. He served in the US Navy and retired to Florida 22 years ago from Staunton after selling his SavMor Grocery chain. He was united in marriage to Loretta...
Charlotte Elizabeth Agnew
Mar 16, 2011
Charlotte Elizabeth Agnew, 80, of Clermont, FL passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Â Charlotte was born on April 4, 1930 in Rockville Centre, NY, the daughter of Henry C. and Deshia Brown. Â She was a longtime resident of Clermont and had a career in real estate. Â Charlotte volunteered for many organizations including the Pink Ladies at South Lake Hospital, Habitat...
Luke Alexander Fussell
Mar 15, 2011
Luke Alexander Fussell, 3, Clermont, died March 15, 2011 at Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando. He was born April 2, 2007 in Clermont son of Alton Walter Fussell & Sandra Woods Fussell. In addition to his parents he is survived by his brother Jack (11) and sister Erin (7); maternal grandparents Malcolm & Kay Woods, Longwood & Peggy & Jim...
Bestow "Rudy" Reinhold Rudolph
Mar 15, 2011
Bestow "Rudy" Reinhold Rudolph (Col Ret USAF), Clermont, FL, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2011 at the age of 93. Â He was a loving Husband and Father. Â He was born in Geff, IL and attended State College in Cape Girardeau, MO. Â He is an American Hero of World War II and spent 28 years in active service to his...
Edwin Jerome Ceragioli
Mar 15, 2011
Edwin Jerome Ceragioli, 77, of Clermont, FL passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Â Edwin was born on March 9, 1934 in Chicago, IL, the son of Eugene and Leda Ceragioli. Â He worked as an insurance underwriter for Banker's Life and Casualty and resided in Clermont since 1990, previously living in Franklin Park, IL. Â Edwin served in the U.S. Army in...
Virgil "Ike" Dwight Whitten
Mar 14, 2011
Virgil "Ike" D. Whitten, 66, of Astatula, FL passed away at home Monday, March 14, 2011. Â Ike was born on October 8, 1944 in Ethelsville, AL, the son of Alan and Lorene (Nee Richards) Whitten. Â Ike was a lifelong resident of Central Florida and was a salesman. Â He was a member of the Mascotte Church of God of Prophecy. Ike...
Rhoda Lee Clark
Mar 14, 2011
Rhoda Lee Clark, 72, Mascotte, passed away March 14, 2011 at Arbor Village Nursing Center in Wildwood. She was born June 2, 1938 in Mascotte daughter of Fred Thomas & Myrtle Merritt Thomas. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker & member of Mascotte Church of God of Phrophecy. Her siblings Opal Drew & Jess Thomas preceded her in death....
James Murrel Parks
Mar 6, 2011
James Murrel Parks, 87, Polk City, passed away March 6, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 23, 1924 in Davy, WV son of James Franklin Parks and Bessie Beatrice Cummings Parks. He was a US Army WWII veteran and retired from Publix as a store manager. His wife Doris F. Parks preceded him in death in 2004 as...
Lena Ann "Nancy" Caputo Heard
Mar 5, 2011
Lena Ann Caputo Heard, affectionately known as "Nancy" age 77, Clermont, passed away March 5, 2011 at South Lake Hospital. She was born November 26, 1933 in Pennsgrove, NJ daughter of Salvatore Caputo & Carmela Mancinelli Caputo. A homemaker, she was a local resident since 1976 from Key Largo and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Her husband...
Peggy Pauline Cox
Mar 3, 2011
A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, March 7, 2011 in Oak Hill Cemetery. Reverend Ben Bond will officiate. The charity suggested is Mike Conley Hospice House.
Howard Fay Parkes
Mar 3, 2011
Howard Fay Parkes, 84, Clermont, FL passed away Thursday March 3, 2011 at his residence under the care of his wife, Jean, family and Cornerstone hospice. He was born February 6, 1927 in Alma, MI, son of Vernon Parkes & Pearl Gier Parkes. He served in the US Navy during WWII, was a retired mobile home manufacturer and a Florida...
Michael Wesley Northcraft
Mar 3, 2011
The family will have a gathering from 3-4 PM on Monday, March 7, 2011 followed by a memorial service at 4:00 PM in the Becker Chapel. Reverend Dr. William E. Barnes will officiate. Inurnment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Jennie Tomlinson Larkin
Mar 2, 2011
Jennie Lee Larkin, 71, Avon Park, FL passed away March 2, 2011 at Hope Hospice in Sebring. She was born March 30, 1939 in Bay Lake, FL daughter of Joseph Tomlinson & Bertie Mae Crawford Tomlinson. A Florida native, she was a homemaker and member of Church of God of Phrophacy in Mascotte. On September 9, 1995 she was united...
Thomas Osborn Wainwright
Mar 1, 2011
Born October 21 l928 Kalamazoo Michigan the youngest of six children of Ralph Jamison and Clara (Folger) Wainwright. His parents moved the family to Florida in l936 and lived in Miami Springs Fl. until 1944 when family purchased an Avocado Grove of ten acres in the Redlands of south Dade County, near Homestead Florida. He attended Homestead high school where...
John J. Hogan
Mar 1, 2011
A Celebration of Life Service for John Hogan, age 65, of Clermont, Florida will be held on Friday, March 4, 2011, at 11:00 AM at Becker Funeral Home, Chaplain Mary Farah will be officiating. Â Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in Massena, New York at a later date. Â A luncheon will follow the service. John passed away on Tuesday,...
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