Local Florida Obituaries
Robert J. Grayford
Feb 25, 2014
Robert J. Grayford, 80, of Clermont, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, he moved to Lake County in1983 from Boynton Beach, FL. He was owner of Several Automotive Shops and was an active Usher and Eucharistic Minister at St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Mount Dora. Robert served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Robert...
Martin S. Rice
Feb 23, 2014
Martin S. "Marty" Rice, born January 27, 1940 in Nashville, TN, he left this earthly home for better places on February 23, 2014 at home with his family. Marty moved to Akron, OH when he was 2. He graduated from high school there. Before moving to Florida in 1978, he was a truck driver. He was a member of Teamsters...
Holly Mebane Smith-Norman
Feb 21, 2014
Holly Mebane Smith-Norman, Having just celebrated her 56th birthday, Holly Smith-Norman passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014 in the arms of her loving former husband & fiancée Alan D. Norman. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, January 25, 1958 she was raised in Kirkwood, Missouri; graduated from Kirkwood High School with honors and continued her education at Miami University in Oxford,...
Pansy Mobley Timms
Feb 20, 2014
Pansy Mobley Timms, 82, of Umatilla, FL passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 in Leesburg, FL. Born in Pelham, Georgia to Jim and Ann Mobley. Private inurnment will be held at the Umatilla Cemetery Annex, Umatilla, FL. Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis, FL
Mary (Procacci) Gould
Feb 16, 2014
Surrounded by her family, Mary (Procacci) Gould 91, passed away peacefully Sunday February 16, 2014. Born in Camden, NJ, she and her late husband Thomas moved to Leesburg, FL. Mary relocated to Port Orange, FL in 2006. Mary was a homemaker and loved to cook for her family and friends; she enjoyed crocheting, bowling, loved the beach, travel and easily...
Charlyn Mae Banach
Feb 13, 2014
Charlyn Mae Banach, 73, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014. Born in Syracuse, New York, she moved to Eustis in 2008 from Manlius, New York. She was a Assembly Worker for Magnvox, was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Manlius, NY and was Catholic. Charlyn is survived by 2 sons, Thomas J. Nitzke, Sr., Eustis, FL,...
Clarence E. Harden
Feb 12, 2014
Clarence E. Harden, 84, of Eustis, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Born and raised in Montverde, to the late Clarence E. Sr. & Margaret Harden, he was a lifelong resident of Lake County. He attended and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1954. He and Albert Layton co-founded Layton Harden Funeral Home of Eustis in 1958, becoming...
Richard Stephen Johns
Feb 12, 2014
Richard Stephen Johns, 76, of Sorrento, FL passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Born in Raiford, Florida, he graduated from Paxon Highschool in Jacksonville, FL. After spending two years in the US Navy, he returned to Jacksonville, where he worked for 30 years for Jacksonville Electric Authority, where he worked his way from entry level electrician to Assistant Division Chief...
Grace I. Harvey
Feb 11, 2014
Grace I. Harvey, 99, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Born in Parkersburg, Iowa, she moved to Eustis in 1978 from Holland, Michigan. She was a secretary for a chemical company prior to her retirement. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tavares, FL. She is survived by her Daughters, Eileen A. Harvey of Eustis,...
Uliana Attard
Feb 6, 2014
Uliana Attard, nee Lunardi, age 95, passed away on February 6, 2014 at the Spring Oaks Senior Living Community in Brooksville, FL. She was born in Sant’Anna Pelago, Italy on May 20, 1918 to Luigi and Angelina Lunardi. She immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1949 settling in Highwood, IL where she became a long time resident. Before retiring, she worked...
Byron "Jack" Meyer
Feb 5, 2014
Byron "Jack" Meyer, 80, of Eustis, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Born in Eustis, Florida, he worked as a construction supervisor. He was a former member of the Eustis Elks Lodge #1874. He was a Deacon & Trustee of Grand Island Baptist Church. Jack is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nellie A. Meyer, Eustis, FL; son, Byron...
Dolores W. Pirkle
Feb 1, 2014
Dolores W. Pirkle, 84, of Leesburg, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014. Born in South Bend, Indiana, she moved to Leesburg in 1990 from Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a Homemaker. Dolores is predeceased by husband, Flavis Lee Pirkle. Memorial services will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Tavares on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Inurnment...
Betty J. Dunlap
Jan 31, 2014
Betty J. Dunlap, 75, of Altoona, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014. Born in Hampton, Virginia, she moved to Florida in 1961. She was a member of the Women of the Moose of Eustis. She retired after 30 years with Golden Gem Growers. Betty is survived by her husband of 51 years, Donald E. Dunlap, Jr., Altoona, FL; son, Mike...
Noreen D. Granger
Jan 31, 2014
Noreen D. Smith Granger, 85, born February 26, 1928 in New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of the late Ralph B. and Alta M. Smith. As a child, she migrated with her parents to Pontiac, Michigan. She began studying piano at a very young age and became the school pianist of both Junior and Senior High School choirs and choral groups....
Dorothy Rose Parker
Jan 22, 2014
Dorothy R. Parker, 97 of Leesburg, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Born in Cranbury, New Jersey, she moved to Leesburg in 1978 from Robbinsville,NJ. She is predeceased by her husband, Warren Parker, and daughter, Susan Pollack. She is survived by her son, Warren D. Parker of Leesburg, FL; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A gathering of family and...
Frank Gaglione
Jan 22, 2014
Frank Gaglione, 86, of Eustis, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Born in Italy, he came to the United States in 1955 and moved to Central Florida in 1991 from New York. He loved playing golf gardening and planting flowers. He owned his own business as a Landscaping Architect. Frank is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hughes; 4 daughters, Assunta,...
Florence S. Garrick
Jan 18, 2014
Florence S. Garrick, 101, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014. Born in Saint Clair, Michigan, she moved to Eustis in 2010 from East China, Michigan. She was a Homemaker and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Clair, Michigan. Florence is survived by her son, Joseph E. Garrick, Montverde, FL; 2 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren & 4...
Edward F. Holst Jr.
Jan 16, 2014
Edward F. Holst, Jr., 90, of Leesburg, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014. Born in Jeffersonville, IN, he moved to Leesburg in 1992 from New Albany, IN. He was a Ret. Lt. Colonel serving over 30 years in the US Air Force. He was a member of the Elks Lodge & Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Margie...