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Shou Nan Phen, 85, completed her work here on Earth and was called home peacefully to the Lord on Thursday, April 25th, 2019. She was surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on July 25th, 1934 and immigrated twice, first to Pakistan and then to the United States in the 1980s. Words cannot...

Melissa Ann Opanowski, age 56 of Fruitland Park, passed away at her home on April 23, 2019. Melissa was born on June 2, 1962 to James Robert and Margaret Fay (Wright) Anderson in Washington, D.C. Melissa married Richard Opanowski in 2007, and he preceded her in death in 2010. Melissa moved with...

Jonathan Kennon Bolin III "Butch" Butch was born February 14, 1947, in Gainesville, FL, and passed away on April 14, 2019, at Summerfield, FL, at the Brantley House Hospice Center. Butch was a longtime resident of Groveland, FL. Butch served his country proudly in the Vietnam War where he was...

James C. Bradford, Sr., age 78, of Leesburg, FL, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on April 11, 2019. He was the husband of Claire Ann Titus Bradford for nearly 59 years. Born in DE, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lulu Buchann Bradford. He served in the US Marine Corps from ’60 to ’64...

ELAINE GARSON More than a wife, she was my life for near 28 years. My Pittsburg sweetheart struggled mightily against the effects of a heart attack, surrendering only after 3 weeks in hospitals and hospice. She is grievously mourned by her sons, Orrin & Ellis; their wives Bonnie & Rand;...

Pauline E. “Polly” Schrantz, 77, Leesburg, Florida passed away on April 6, 2019 at Tavares Hospice House, Tavares, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Polly was born on December 13, 1941 in Dunkirk, New York to her parents John Jarvis and Dora (Eckert) Jarvis. She was a retired Payroll...

Gary Phillip Geltz, 78 of Summerfield, Florida went to be with the LORD, Thursday, April 4, 2019. He was born in, McKeesport, Pennsylvania on March 17, 1941 to Victor Elmer Geltz and Verna Elizabeth Geltz. He is survived by his wife of 55 ½ years, Nina Louise (Kravtzow) Geltz and their two...

Daniel J. O’Leary, 81, Of Leesburg, FL passed away on April 3, 2019 at Cornerstone Hospice in Tavares, surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born on September 12, 1937 to John and Rita O’Leary in Jersey City, New Jersey. He worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and retired after 35...

Ronald Lee Packer, 77, of Leesburg, Florida, known as Dad, Ron or Ronnie to his family and friends, returned to his heavenly home on April 1, 2019. Ronnie was born to Robert and Charlotte Packer on April 21, 1941 in Binghamton, NY. He was the oldest of four children and graduated from Chenango...

Mickey A. Blackmon, 77, of Umatilla, Florida, went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2019 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Mickey was born on June 8, 1941 in Columbia, South Carolina to John Asko and Jessie (Singletary) Asko. She moved to...

Patrick Gentile, 68, Leesburg, Florida passed away on March 26, 2019 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Florida. Patrick was born on January 3, 1951 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York to his parents Robert Gentile and Virginia (Casey) Gentile. He was a former Construction Worker in...

Rosalie Marie (Valerine) VanHook, age 80, passed away at 1:45 am, March 22, 2019 at her home in Leesburg, Florida. Rosie was born April 29, 1938 in Clinton, Indiana, where her grandparents settled as immigrants from Northern Italy. Clinton became known as the “Little Italy” of Indiana. Her family...