Local Florida Obituaries
Constance Agatha Keil
Jan 17, 2017
Constance Agatha Keil, 95, of Eustis, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, she moved to Eustis from Illinois. She was a Church Secretary at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Palatine, IL prior to her retirement and moving to Florida. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church of Eustis and was active in the church until...
James Peter Croughwell
Jan 16, 2017
James Peter Croughwell, 49, of Tavares, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, he moved to Eustis in 1981 from Dalton, Massachusetts. He is survived by his 2 daughters, Michaela Croughwell, Stuart, FL, Candace Croughwell-White, Eustis, FL; brother, Christopher J. Croughwell, Grand Island, FL; sister, Micki M. Miller, Mount Dora, FL; 2 uncles, Dennis T. Croughwell, Dalton,...
Edward L. Pyburn
Jan 15, 2017
Edward L. Pyburn, 76, of Ferndale, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. Born in Maitland, Florida, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. He was a retired Shop Foreman, and loved his work. Edward was a member of the Ferndale Baptist Church. He was an outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and shrimping. He is survived by his wife, Judy...
Jean M. Rupe
Jan 11, 2017
Jean M. Rupe, 87, of Tavares, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Born in Conneaut, Ohio, she moved to Tavares in 1988 from Boca Raton, Florida. She worked as a secretary with a temporary secretarial service prior to her retirement. Jean was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Umatilla, FL. She is survived by her Husband, Donald...
Gina L. Townsend
Jan 8, 2017
Gina L. Townsend, 94, of Eustis, FL, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017. Born in News Swanzy, Michigan, she was a WWII veteran serving in the US Army where she was a nurse to General Douglas MacArthur. Following her time in the military, she worked and retired from Monsanto Chemical Co. Gina later moved to Eustis in 2012, after living...
Shannon L. Thornburg
Jan 6, 2017
Shannon L. Thornburg, 50, of North Aurora, IL passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She was born September 1, 1966, in Leesburg, Florida the daughter of Edward Thornburg and Diane Greene Williams. Shannon enlisted in the United States Army where she served in the Operation Desert Storm. Following her honorable discharge, she completed her...
Charles William Pell Sr.
Jan 5, 2017
Charles William Pell Sr., 91, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born in Donora, Pennsylvania, he moved to Eustis in 1970 from Fort. Lauderdale, FL. He owned a concrete company prior to his retirement. Charles served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He is survived by his Sons, William Barry Pell (Bridget) of St. Cloud, FL, Charles Vernon...
Margaret Jean Stivale
Jan 2, 2017
Margaret Jean Stivale, 48, of Eustis, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. Born in Yonkers, New York, she moved to Eustis in 1992 from Yonkers. She worked in construction and was a member of the Eustis Elks # 1578, Eustis Moose Lodge #874, and LakeVets. Margaret is survived by her 2 sons, Edward Taylor, Eustis, FL, Lakota Warror, Eustis, FL;...
Doerr Wendell Davis
Dec 30, 2016
Doerr Wendell Davis, 83, of Franklin, North Carolina, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 18, 1933 to his parents, the late Christian Doerr Davis and Alberta Luella Scramlin Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Josephine Elizabeth Campbell Davis in 2015 and his son Douglas...
Ruth L. Loehner
Dec 29, 2016
Ruth Louise Loehner, 88, of Eustis, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she moved to Eustis in 1991 from Palatine, IL. Prior to her retirement she was an Administrative Assistant working in the Insurance Industry. Ruth was an avid golfer. She was recently predeceased by her husband, Robert Loehner (August 6, 2016). She is survived by...
Larry K. Heikkinen
Dec 27, 2016
Larry K. Heikkinen, 74, of Eustis, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was born in Toivola, MI, on December 5, 1942 to the late Toivo Aalmer Heikkinen and the late Hulda Kemppa (Heikkinen) Naasko. He was with his loving wife, Mary (Miller) Heikkinen for 30 years. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX....
Patricia Ann Betterton
Dec 19, 2016
Patricia Ann Betterton, 74, of Eustis, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. Born in Pensacola, Florida, she moved to Eustis in 1995 from St. Augustine, Florida. She worked fro Sprint as a telephone operator. Patricia is survived by her husband, Donald W. Betterton, Eustis, FL; 2 daughters, Melissa Stanford, Mount Dora, FL, Deborah Stanford, Eustis, FL; son, Jeffery Kuper, Jacksonville,...
Edward Joseph Luke
Dec 19, 2016
Edward Joseph Luke, III, 70, of Leesburg, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he moved to Leesburg in 1980 from Detroit, Michigan. He owned his own accounting business and was Lutheran. Edward served in the Marine Corps during Vietnam. He is survived by his 2 sons, Edward Joseph Luke, IV, Grand Island, FL, David R. Luke,...
John R. Barcroft
Dec 18, 2016
John R. Barcroft, 93, of Tavares, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he moved to Tavares in 1991 from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a physicist with the US Department of Energy and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Tavares. John served in the US Navy during World War II. He is survived...
