Local Florida Obituaries
Clara Lee Douglas
Mar 29, 2022
Clara Lee Douglas, 86, of Eustis, Florida, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Born in Lumber City, Georgia, she moved to Central Florida in the early 1970's from Lakeland, Florida and then to Cassia, Florida, where she spent the remainder of her life. She was a Homemaker all her adult life. Clara was a member of the Blackwater Hunting Club...
Irene "Randi" Gaskill
Mar 22, 2022
Irene "Randi" Gaskill, 63, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she moved to Eustis in 1981. She was an Optician and was an animal activist throughout life. Irene also enjoyed working on crafts and cooking. She is survived by her mother, Joy-Carol Gaskill of Eustis, FL; sister, Kathleen Laura of Houston, TX;...
Robert Earl "Rob" Newton
Mar 21, 2022
ROBERT EARL (Rob) NEWTON, 68, of The Villages passed away peacefully at Leesburg, FL. Rob was born to Robert I. Newton Jr. and Georgia Lee Francis in Kansas City, MO. He lived with his family in Prairie Village, Kansas until they moved to Sunrise Beach at the Lake of the Ozarks in 1965 and moved to Central Florida in the...
Randy Earl Dunham
Mar 21, 2022
Randy Earl Dunham, 74, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Born in Everett, Washington, he moved to Mount Dora in 2018 from Sacramento, California. He was a Real Estate Broker. Randy served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He is survived by his 3 sisters, Candace Susan Stuke of Kansas, Cynthia Kathleen Bogard of Edgewater,...
Betty Cochrane
Mar 20, 2022
Betty Cochrane, 72, of Tavares, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022. Born in Hackensack, NJ, she moved to Tavares in 1986 from Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a Computer Programmer and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Betty was also a member of the Elks Lodge as well as the Women's Guild at St Patrick's. She is survived by...
Darleen M. Petersen
Mar 19, 2022
Darleen M. Petersen was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 21, 1931, the adoptive daughter of Chris E. and Elsie M. Holm. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hampton, Nebraska, graduating from Hampton High School in 1949. Darleen attended Dana College in Blair, Nebraska for one year, then transferred and graduated from the University of...
Margorie Iris Hawkins
Mar 19, 2022
Marjorie (Marge) Iris Hawkins, 97, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born in Brainerd, Minnesota to Ira and Ina Tomlinson. She was preceded in death by her two younger brothers, Leon and Alton. She was very close to her cousins, Bunnie and Dorothy (and many other cousins) many nieces and nephews. In her early twenties Marge was a...
Fara Lee Carpenter
Mar 19, 2022
Fara Lee Carpenter, 90, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born in Bushnell, North Carolina, she moved to Eustis in the early 1950's from Franklin, North Carolina. She was a Homemaker and was a member of Bay Street Baptist Church, Eustis. She is survived by her son, Joel Michael (Kaye) Carpenter, Umatilla, FL; 2 daughters, Carolyn (John) Cain,...
Dorothy Ann Harden Granger
Mar 15, 2022
Dorothy Ann Thomas Harden Granger, 88, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born in Apopka, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of the Central Florida area. Dorothy and her late husband, Clarence founded Layton-Harden Funeral Home (now Harden/Pauli Funeral Home) in Eustis in 1958. Dorothy worked for a time helping her husband out with the funeral home but...
Roberta Ruth Green
Mar 15, 2022
Roberta Ruth Green, 87, of Mount Dora, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Miami, FL at 12 years old, then relocated to Mount Dora in 2010 from Apopka, Florida. She was an administrative assistant at Miami Dade Jr. College and was a member of the Elks Lodge of Orlando, Moose, Reos-Lockheed Martin,...
Richard Arlen McKibbin
Mar 12, 2022
Richard Arlen McKibbin, 82, of Eustis, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home of 50 years on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Born in Goshen, Indiana, he graduated in the Class of 58 from Goshen High School, where he made lifelong friends. Here he also started dating Geraldine "Jeri" Swinehart, who became his loving wife of nearly 60 years. After high...
Brenda Leavitt-Saunders
Mar 9, 2022
Brenda Leavitt-Saunders 61 of Leesburg Florida and Ellsworth Maine, passed away peacefully at Waterman Advent Hospital in Tavares Florida, on March 9th 2022; with her husband, mother and her son by her side. Brenda was born on June 22, 1960 to Gerry and Jackie Leavitt. Brenda graduated Ellsworth High School in 1979, then went on to study Social Services at...
Leo Thomas Gilbert Sr.
Mar 9, 2022
Leo Thomas Gilbert, Sr., 91, of Fruitland Park, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Born in Colquitt, Georgia, he moved to Florida in 1951. He was a grower for ferneries and was a member of the Eagles Nest Baptist Church, Fruitland Park. Leo loved the outdoors and fishing was his passion. He was loved by everyone who's lives he touched....
Robert Elmer "Bob" Barde
Mar 7, 2022
Robert Elmer (“Bob”) Barde, Colonel USMC (ret) March 3, 1925 to March 7, 2022 Bob AKA Dad was the son of Major Elmer Eric Barde and Beatrice House Barde, born in Haiti, where his father was part of the Marine occupation force. He was joined in the household by his younger sister, Beatrice “Bea” (Joe Shaver.) Later, he became a...
Fletcher David Smith
Mar 5, 2022
Fletcher David Smith, 69, of Eustis, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born in Lake City, Florida, served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam. Fletcher then attended and graduated from Auburn University. Following that, he moved to Eustis in the mid 1970’s from Auburn. Fletcher was a volunteer for Boy Scouts America and was a scout leader for 7...
Bessie E. Deese
Mar 5, 2022
Bessie E. Deese, 83, of Leesburg, FL passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born in Washington, DC, to the late Adolphus G. Farmer and Mary Ruth Plummer. In October 2011 she and her husband Bill moved to Leesburg. She worked in customer service for Sothern Maryland Oil, La Plata, MD until her retirement. Bessie was an...
Aliesha Marleen Sawyer
Mar 3, 2022
Aliesha Marleen Sawyer, 26, of Summerfield, FL, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born in Orlando, Florida, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was a Waitress and was of Baptist Faith. Aliesha enjoyed riding motorcycles, and loved pitbulls and dolphins. Aliesha is predeceased by her father, Allen Lee Sawyer. She is survived by her Daughter, Baylee Marleen...
Bernard L. Welch
Mar 3, 2022
Bernard L. Welch, 83, of Zellwood, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Bernie spent his early years in the northwest Indiana area. Bernie graduated from Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame, Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and was a former Josephite priest. From an early age, Bernie was all about being a voice for...
LaNette Hinchliffe Carl
Mar 2, 2022
LaNette Hinchliffe Carl, 83, of Tavares, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022. LaNette was born in Gorman, Texas, and resided in Mexia, TX until moving to Charleston, SC in 1960. In 1965, she moved to Central Florida where she raised 3 children and worked as an accountant until retiring in 2008. She loved to sew, do crafts and spending time...
Carl David Stiner Jr.
Feb 28, 2022
Carl David Stiner, Jr., 79, of Mount Dora, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to Mount Dora in 1980 from Ohio. He was a handyman working in retail and was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lake County. Carl served in the US Airforce for eight years including the Vietnam War. He...