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Moneca Monroe
Jun. 13, 2020
Moneca Monroe, 58, of Leesburg, Florida, passed away on June 13, 2020 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Florida. Moneca was born on September 24, 1961 in Jackson, Michigan to her parents Larry Kenzie and Marilyn (Yochens) McCrory. She moved to Leesburg 10 years ago from Adrian,...
George Anthony Corey
Jun. 10, 2020
George Anthony Corey, 73, from Leesburg, FL., passed away on June 10, 2020. George was born on February 15, 1947 in Bronx, NY, to the late Benjamin and Anna (Kowatch) Corey. George served his country proudly when he joined the United States Army. He was a hard worker and enjoyed a long career as...
Claudie E. Pierson
Jun. 09, 2020
Claudie E. Pierson, age 91, of Barrington and Rochester, NH died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was born in East Liverpool, OH on October 25, 1928 to Jacob and Nellie (Lambright) Melott. Claudie met Charles M. Pierson, Jr. while working at Homer Laughlin China Company and they married January 6,...
Richard E. Roberts
Jun. 07, 2020
Richard E. Roberts, 94, passed away peacefully on June 7, 202 at Osprey Pointe Nursing Center in Bushnell, Florida. Mr. Roberts was born on September 25, 1925 to Theodore and Emma Roberts in Manhattan, New York, here he grew up until moving to the Hudson Valley, NY in the late 1960’s. Mr. Roberts...
Josephine M. Ceglia
Jun. 06, 2020
Josephine M. Ceglia, 93, of Tavares, FL., passed away on June 6, 2020. Josephine was born on February 21, 1927 to the late Rosaria (Michile) Emanuelle and Leonard Emanuelle, in Newark, NJ. Josephine and her late husband will be placed in their final resting place together, at our National...
Rebecca Lynn Carpenter
May 30, 2020
Rebecca Lynn Carpenter, 39, passed away on May 30th, 2020 in Umatilla, FL. Rebecca was born in Leesburg, FL to Jim Sears and Linda Sears on August 5, 1980. She is survived by her two children Kenny and Charlotte, and her father Jim, and predeceased by her mother Linda Sears. Rebecca was an...
Effie Evelyn Todd-Baldwin
May 24, 2020
Effie, Evelyn Todd Baldwin, 87, of Altamonte Springs passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Born to Sara Shaw and John Wesley Smith on October 2,1932 in Kissimmee, Florida. She was a lifelong Floridian. She was raised in Leesburg, Florida by her mother Sara and her adopted...
Helen Ware Linden Baker
May 14, 2020
Helen Ware Linden Baker died peacefully May 14, 2020, at The Villages Hospice House, The Villages, FL, after a two-month battle with glioblastoma. She was born February 22, 1934, in Williamstown, KY, to Maidie (née Vallandingham) and Homer Milton Ware on her father’s 40th birthday. She graduated...
Lauri Ruth Chait
May 14, 2020
Lauri Ruth Chait, 64, of Eustis, Florida, passed away May 14, 2020 in Clermont. Lauri was born on January 6, 1956 in Oklahoma and was adopted by her parents Lee and Esther Chait. Lauri was a librarian and worked for the Dade County Library in Miami for several years. Lauri is survived by her...
Kimberly Dreyer
May 12, 2020
On May 12, 2020 Kimberly Dreyer, 32 years old, passed away from her year and a half battle with leukemia! She was born in Michigan and moved to Florida at a very young age. She was raised in Apopka where she graduated from Apopka High School in 2006. Kimberly had a life long passion for all...
Katherine A. Young
May 10, 2020
Katherine A. Young, 64, of Leesburg, passed away May, 10, 2020. Katherine was born on September 30, 1955 in Orlando, Florida to Charles Edward and Katherine Lorena (Brown) Curtis. Katherine volunteered at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg Food Bank. Katherine also enjoyed fishing and a cold...
Robert Borchardt
May 08, 2020
ROBERT OWEN BORCHARDT August 7, 1942 – May 8, 2020 Robert (Bob) Borchardt, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away on May 8th, 2020. Bob was born in Chicago, IL to the late Raymond and Agnes Borchardt. He is survived by his loving wife Donna Thompson, his children Deborah (Lawrence)...