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James Michael Scharstein
Mar. 21, 2023
James Michael Scharstein of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2023, at the age of 86. He was born on July 21, 1936, to his parents Walter and Helen Scharstein in Bellevue, Kentucky. James moved to Leesburg 31 years ago, from Virginia. On February 15, 1960, he married the love of...
David Arthur Crossmier
Mar. 18, 2023
David Arthur Crossmier, Jr., age 88, of Sanford, FL passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023. He was born on October 14, 1934 in Elyria, OH and moved to Florida in 1977. He was a retired Lieutenant Colonel, having served in both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army. He was also a member of the...
Lawrence Eugene Nesmith
Mar. 14, 2023
Lawrence Eugene Nesmith, age 86, of Grand Island, FL passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. He was born on September 1, 1936 in Chicago, IL. He moved to Florida in 2005 from North Carolina. He was a retired Crime Analyst and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was also a member of the Grand...
Robert E Miller
Mar. 08, 2023
Bob was born in Ashford, Alabama, one of seven children to Albert and Nettie Miller on February 11, 1935. Realizing that farm life wasn’t for him, he left Alabama at age 17 to explore his future. Bob began in his career in the citrus industry working in the mailroom at Minute Maid. He promptly...
Louie S Litke
Mar. 02, 2023
Louie S. Litke of Eustis, Florida passed away on Thursday March 2, 2023, at the age of 95. Louie was born on July 29, 1927, to her parents Arthur and Bartha DeLidle in Orlando, Florida. “You will live on in our hearts. Gone, but never forgotten”. Louie is preceded in death by Ernest Litke, Louis...
John Henry Upwood
Feb. 02, 2023
John Henry Upwood of Grand Island, FL, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. He was born on December 3, 1947, to his parents William and Clara Upwood. John was originally from Detroit, Michigan but he and his family moved to Saint Louis Park, Minnesota when he was a teenager. There he met...
James Frank Lynch
Jan. 29, 2023
James Frank Lynch, age 74, of Tavares, Florida passed away peacefully at home on January 29th, 2023. He was born on December 20th, 1948 in Miami Florida. Jim served his country for four years in the United States Navy. He continued his service career as a police officer for the Los Angeles County...
Dorothy Jane Howbert
Jan. 26, 2023
Dorothy Jane Howbert, age 91, passed away on January 26, 2023 at Cornerstone Hospice. Born in Elgin Ohio on July 24, 1931, she was the last surviving sibling of seven. She was a single Mom of three children and worked as a waitress to support them. Her work ethic and knowledge of the restaurant...
John Clyde English
Jan. 24, 2023
John C English passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on January 24, 2023 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his devoted wife of 29 years, Cheryl (Guyette) English. He was the loving father of Beatrix Kinn (David Rock) and Leslie (Tony) Selice, and the proud grandfather of Kris Kinn and...
Michael Higginbotham
Jan. 22, 2023
Michael Allen Higginbotham, 48, of Tavares, FL, passed away on January 22, 2023, in Clermont, FL. He was born on May 22, 1974, at Vandenberg AFB, CA, to his parents: Larry Allen and Norma Carlene (Winters) Higginbotham. Michael was a fantastic drummer and singer and could even play guitar and...
Christopher Alan Bender
Jan. 17, 2023
Christopher Alan "Chris" Bender, 39, of Garner, NC, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he had lived in Garner for a couple of years working for Citrix as an Engineer. Chris grew up in Fernandina Beach, FL, graduating from Fernandina Beach High School Class of...
Sebastian Wood Morrison
Dec. 08, 2022
Sebastian Wood Morrison, better known to everyone as “Squish,” 2 years old, passed away Thursday, December 8th, 2022. Born in Winter Park, Florida, August 27th, 2020, he is survived by: his parents, Barton & Stefanie Morrison; his two brothers, Everett (8) and Leo (6); his grandparents, Susan...