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James Wade Turentine
Jul. 05, 2012
James Wade Turentine, passed away Thursday July 5, 2012 at his home in Plantation. Born June 19, 1938 in Childress, Texas, son of John Carrol and Willie Mae Turentine. James was a member of the US Air Force from 1958-1962. He then graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla with a bachelor’s...
Samuel W Mullinax
Jul. 03, 2012
Samuel W. Mullinax passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the age of 95. Sam was born on February 28, 1917 in Woodburry, TN to the late Levi and Lurae Mullinax. He worked for many years for Dade County Florida as a surveyor. In 1977, after his retirement, he moved to the Lake County area....
Betty Jayne Lausman
Jul. 02, 2012
Betty Jayne Lausman passed away on Monday July 2, 2012 at the age of 85. She was born on January 1, 1927 in Baroda, MI to the late Edward and Hattie Nitz. Betty lived in MI until 1971 when she moved to the Bradenton, FL area, and eventually settled here in Lake County in 1990. Locally she was a...
Clell Upton
Jun. 27, 2012
Clell Upton passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the age of 88. He was born on May 6, 1924 in Shelbyville, KY to the late McClelland and Hallie Upton. Clell served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was the Chief of Police in his home town. For many years he served as a State Fire Marshal...
Larry Charles Evans, Sr.
Jun. 24, 2012
Service: Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 10:00 A.M., Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, FL
Lona Elizabeth Matheny
Jun. 13, 2012
Matheny, Lona Elizabeth 99, loving mother and grand-mother went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 13, 2012. She was born on October 10, 1912 in St. Marks, FL She lived 32 years in Leesburg before moving to Seffner, FL in 1987. She loved being with her family, friends and neighbors and...
Kenneth John Vannucci
May 31, 2012
Now in the arms of his Lord, Kenneth John Vannucci, born on November 18, 1927 (84 years old), passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012 after a short illness. A resident of Arkdale, WI and a snowbird to Leesburg, FL since 1988, Ken was a retired Data Processing Operator for the Harnischfeger...
Henry August Bruder
May 31, 2012
Henry A. Bruder, age 77 passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Florida Hospital South in Orlando, Florida. Henry was born in New Haven, Michigan and moved the Leesburg, Florida area 15 years ago from Armada, Michigan. He spent his entire working life as a farmer. He was a member of St. Paul’s...
John Pitino
May 30, 2012
John Pitino passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the age of 82. He was born on October 23, 1929 in Skaneateles, NY to the late Emmanuele and Rosalia Pitino. John served his country in the U.S. Navy in the Korean conflict, and worked for General Electric Corp. until his retirement. In 1986 he...
Jacob Tyler Smith
May 28, 2012
Jacob Tyler Smith age 15 passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Arnold Palmer’s Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida after a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting. Jacob was born in Orlando but spent his entire life in the Lake County and Eustis areas. He attended Eustis High School where he...
Alfred Homer Arwe
May 16, 2012
Alfred H. Arwe, 84, passed away on May 16, 2012 in Bradenton. Al was born in New Jersey and spent his elementary & secondary schooling years there. In 1946 he went to Hope College in Holland, Michigan and majored in biology with emphasis on microbiology and biochemistry. He earned a BA degree...