Local Florida Obituaries
Benjamin Lee Skiba
Apr 6, 2010
Benjamin Lee Skiba, 30, of Tavares, passed away Tuesday, April 06, 2010. Born in Chardon, Ohio, he moved to Tavares in 2004 from Livingston, Tennessee. He was a Construction Site Manager and was a member of the Church Of Christ. Ben is survived by his father, Michael Lee (Mick) Skiba, Tavares, FL; brother, Michael Levon Skiba, Tavares, FL; 3 sisters,...
Ronald C. Harrison
Mar 25, 2010
Harrison, Ronald C., Captain USMC Ret. 75, of Eustis passed away on March 25, 2010 after a short illness. Born in Astatula , Florida on Oct. 14, 1934. He grew up with his family in the citrus industry Harrison Grove Service and attended and graduated from Tavares High. For many years Bill and Jenny Harris his parents lived in Astatula....
Joan M. Marcinko
Mar 24, 2010
Joan M. Marcinko, 77, of Grand Island, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Born in Ferndale, Michigan, she moved to Grand Island in 1981 from Detroit, Michigan. She was a Homemaker and was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis. She is survived by her brother, George P. Lake, Troy, MI; and sister, Nancy Manter, Marine...
Richard H. Kees
Mar 23, 2010
Richard H. Kees, 77, of Tavares, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he & his wife have been winter residents of Tavares since 2004 coming from Blairsville, GA. He was a Personal Insurance Salesman with Liberty Mutual Life Insurance for over 25 years. Richard was a member of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church,...
Jessie Getford Kirkland
Mar 23, 2010
Jessie Getford Kirkland, 94, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was a life long resident of Eustis. She was the owner of the Fountain Inn Beauty Salon of Eustis and an active member of the Lake Eustis Christian Church (Formerly First Christian Church). Mrs. Kirkland was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Eustis,...
Sarah Hannum Smith
Mar 22, 2010
Sarah Hannum Smith, 90, of Mount Dora, formerly of Coleman, passed away Monday, March 22, 2010. Born in Eustis, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was a School Secretary and was a member of the Eastern Star #24 of Wildwood and Bay Street Baptist Church, Eustis. Sarah is survived by her son, Dr. E. Ray (Peggy)...
Ronald Earle Aldrich, Jr.
Mar 20, 2010
Ronald Earle Aldrich, Jr. 69, of Mount Dora, passed away on March 20, 2010, at LRMC. He graduated from Mount Dora High School in 1958 and from the University of Florida in 1962. Ron was a teacher with a career spanning 30 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora and an avid University...
Barbara M. Riles
Mar 18, 2010
Barbara (Morse) Riles, 98, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Sterling House Assisted Living of Tavares, Florida. She was born March 5, 1912, in Lebanon, NH, the daughter of Frank C. Morse and Nellie M. (Vieu) Morse. She was graduated from Lebanon High School in June 1930. On December 28, 1951, she was married to Zelah S. Riles....
Esther M. Kandel
Mar 17, 2010
Esther M. Kandel, 90, of Tavares, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a Homemaker. She is survived by her Son - George A. Kandel, Sr., Eustis, FL; Daughter - Eloise K. Kandel, Astatula, FL; Brothers - Ernie Eldridge, Rootstown, OH and William "Billy" Eldridge, Rootstown, OH; Sister - Betty Ausel, Akron, OH; 8 Grandchildren...
Raymond E. Reid
Mar 12, 2010
Raymond E. Reid, 91, of Tavares, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. Born in Port Hope, Michigan, he moved to Tavares in 1978 from Vasser, Michigan. He was a Truck Driver and was a member of First Baptist Church of Tavares. He is survived by wife, Mildred W. Reid, Tavares, FL; daughter, Connie Ann Sprague, Tavares, FL; granddaughter, Suzanne J....
Albert S. Freytag
Mar 11, 2010
Albert S. Freytag, 91, of Leesburg, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Born in Buffalo, New York, he moved to Leesburg in 1976 from Buffalo, NY. He was a railroad supervisor, was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors, Elks Lodge of Winter Park and St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Eustis. Albert served in the U.S. Army during...
Lubbert William VanDellen
Mar 11, 2010
Lubbert William Van Dellen, 94, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Eustis in 1988 from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a Christian Reformed Church Minister and was a member of the Orlando Oasis Community Church. He served in the US Army in Europe during World War II. He was a member...
Ruth Eleanor Ford
Mar 10, 2010
Ruth Eleanor Ford, 76, of Mount Dora, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Born in Ithaca, New York, she moved to Central Flordia in 1951 from Genoa, New York. She was a Homemaker and was Presbyterian. Ruth was a certified first responder. She excelled with arts and crafts including county fairs. She was Homemaker of the Year in 1986. After...
Lucille H. Kimpel
Mar 9, 2010
Lucille H. Kimpel, 88, of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday, March 09, 2010. Born in Lena, Wisconsin, she moved to Lake County in 1976 from Appleton, Wisconsin. She was a Homemaker and was a member of the Haines Creek Baptist Church, Leesburg. Lucille is survived by her son, James M. Kimpel, Leesburg, FL; daughter, Marlyn J. Johnson, Dowling Park, FL; 4...
Candler P. Beane
Mar 7, 2010
Candler P. Beane, 89, of Apopka, formerly of Eustis passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she moved to Eustis in 1982 from Miami, Florida. She was a Payroll Clerk and was a member of Bay Street Baptist Church, Eustis. She is survived by her son, Willard Alan Beane, Coventry, CT; daughter, Laura Johnson, Apopka, FL; 3...
Richard "Dick" L. Dean
Mar 6, 2010
Richard L. "Dick" Dean, 81, of Mount Dora, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was raised in Alma, AR and spent 4 years in the service before permanently moving to Lake County in 1954. He was a Citrus Grower and was a member of First Baptist Church of Tavares. Dick served in the US Navy...
Diane Dougherty Tyre
Mar 4, 2010
Diane Dougherty Tyre, Grand Island, (Eustis) Florida went peacefully to heaven from Atlanta, GA surrounded by family on March 4, 2010. Diane was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Dougherty. She was preceded in death by her parents and Brother Dr. Mark E. Dougherty. Diane is survived by her husband Glenn Tyre, and four children: Victoria (Robert) Gainey...
Roger Rader Jewett
Mar 2, 2010
Roger Rader Jewett, 79, of Mount Dora, passed away Tuesday, March 02, 2010. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, he was an Antique Art Dealer. Roger served in the US Marine Corps during Korea. Interment will be at Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora. Online Guestbook available at www.hardenpauli.com Arrangements by Harden/Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
Janet M. Hartigan
Mar 1, 2010
Janet M. Hartigan of Tavares FL, died Monday, March 1, 2010. Mrs. Hartigan was born in Goffstown, NH on November 26, 1930, the daughter of Richard M. Leroux & Ruby M. (Lakeman) Leroux. Mrs. Hartigan was a longtime resident of Hillsboro, NH before moving to Florida in 1981. She had been employed for several years at the Hillsboro Pharmacy and...
Catherine "Cookie" Margaret Wiygul
Feb 25, 2010
Catherine Margaret “Cookie” Wiygul, daughter of the late Charlie L. and Lottie Claire Holley Breedlove, was born on July 24, 1928, in Ferndale, Florida. After a long battle with kidney disease, she entered eternal life on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky, being 81 years, 7 months, and 1 day of age at the...
