Obituaries

May 20, 2013

Helen Mizener, age 89, of Apopka, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013. Born on September 13, 1923 in Coxsackie, NY, she moved to the Central Florida area in 1964. Mrs. Mizener was a member of First Baptist Church of Lockhart, Pirates Square Dance Club, Garden Patch of Ocoee, and Seniors Club of First Baptist Church of Lockhart. She...

May 12, 2013

William R. “Bill” Donehoo, was born November 19, 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia.  He was an Air Force Veteran having spent 20 years in service for our country.  He was married to Anna J. Hunter in March of 1953.  They had four children together Sue, Randy, Kathy, and Billy.  They all moved to Florida in 1965.  His wife Anna passed...

2012

Mount Dora, FL- Marge (Good) (Gibbs) Sacks, a long-time resident of the Apopka and Mount Dora area, peacefully passed away Saturday, the 12th of November at Waterman Village surrounded by her “Heart Family” members.

Marjorie was born in Highland Park, Michigan as the only child of Chester Good and Iva (Clemens) Good. She received her degrees in...

2010

Marie Abigail Louise Bodermann was born on a farm near Elma, Iowa, the oldest of five children. There she learned the womanly arts: knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery, sewing, canning and baking plus she acquired a green thumb for growing almost any edible plant or flower. She went to teacher's college at Cedar Falls, then moved to Mankato, Minnesota to...

2009

Ralph A. Myers, 96, passed January 16, at his home in Orlando. He was born 1918 in Silver Run, MD to Vernon and Annie (Spangler) Myers. He moved to Orlando in 1957 with his family, while with the Glenn L. Martin Co. He was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Catherine (Mitchell) Myers, age 99 in 2009; and...

Dec 17, 2007

Susan Edwards Campbell was born August 04, 1939 in St. Clair City, Michigan to Jesse Goss Edwards of Tennessee and Jean Scott of Michigan. Her father was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard at the time of her birth and followed a career unto retirement in that service. Her mother was a homemaker. Susan fondly called herself a...

2004

Steven D. Haas, Sr., Born in Providence, RI. He was the fourth of seven children born to Erolle Joseph Haas of Deland, FL and Constance Devereaux Haas. He is survived by his wife Joanie Haas who was the love of his life. His two eldest children Lynn Haas Toomey and Steven Haas, Jr. passed away in 2004. His daughter...

2002

Born in 1933, Louise Hager Hoskins grew up in a cabin in rural Kentucky near Hazard. She was the second oldest of her 6 siblings (Martha, Mary, Edie Mae, Billy, Robert Lee and David Lee).  They didn’t have much but they did have an outhouse, a garden, and a cow. Overall, despite the poverty, Louise...

1999

Mary Jane Brown Ketron, 99, passed away peacefully at the Cloisters in Deland. She was born in Franklin, Indiana to James and Edna Brown on June 10, 1917. She married Roy Ketron in Richmond, Indiana on May 15, 1938. He preceded her in death in 1999 after 61 years of marriage. They moved to Apopka, Florida in 1955. Mary...

1996

Ruth was born March 4, 1929 at a house not far from here at her family home on 2nd Street.  This is where she grew up with her parents, Frank and Nellie Burgust, her sister Jean, and her brother Robert.  Frank worked in the State Bank of Apopka, and Nellie took care of the house and kids.  Ruth went...

1983

Edna was born and raised in New York City. Her parents Madeline and Joseph Cunningham raised Edna and her 8 siblings in the Yorkville section of the city. It was there that she met and married the love of her life Jerry D’Anneo and they were married from 1942 until his death in 1983.

After they first...

Nov 28, 1926

Annell Kirkland Meeks – November 28, 1926. Native Apopkan. She never in her 94 years lived anyplace but Apopka and also owned Apopka Wheel and Tire. She was married to her loving husband James Edward (AKA Jimmy) Meeks. They had 5 children; Carolyn Doster, Pat (Esmond) Hilton, Glenda (Steve) Kelly; preceded in death were James Ronald and Lee Wayne....

Marilyn was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 27, 1940, to Stanley and Stephanie Mack. She moved to Florida in the 1950s where she met and married Joseph Butler in 1959 and the couple settled in Orlando. Marilyn and Joe had four sons (Todd, Mark, Luke and Matt), grandchildren (Patrick, Catie, Rebekah, Rachel, Laramie, Timothy and Lydia) and a...

Wife, mother, daughter. sister, grandmother, niece, aunt, cousin and friend. Traveler, nature lover, gardener, hostess, chef, groupie, artist, musician, leader, rescuer, organizer, sailor and more.Joyful, loving, loyal, caring, adventuresome, generous, playful, amusing, spiritual and unique.She loved her family and many friends. Please remember her with love and a smile.

In lieu of flowers, tribute donations would be...

Blanche Emily Ann Richards was born on her mother’s and brother’s birthday in a farmhouse outside of West Point , Nebraska to Anders & Anna Johnson.  She was the youngest of 5 siblings.  She attended school in a one room school house until the age of 12.She then went to high school in Lyons, Nebraska where she graduated at...

Bernice Hope Garrett was born July 5, 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky, where her father was a colporteur district leader in the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference. When just a few months old, her parents moved the family, which consisted of three girls, to Collegedale, Tennessee, where her father enrolled in Southern Junior College. Upon completion of his ministerial course, he was assigned...

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, has gone to be with our Lord. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Darlene Lambert Cobb; daughter, Laura Cobb Ardis and her husband Kenneth Ardis, Sr; son Jeffrey Cobb and his wife Brenda Sue Cobb; daughter Sandra Cobb; 6 grandchildren, Kenneth Jr, Charles Ellis, Sarah Elizabeth, Jeremy Allen, Jeffrey...

Robert Francis Linz was born on 01/20/1931 in in the Bronx, New York. Bob’s early years were influenced by the church, both from his schooling as well as serving as an altar boy. He was a Marine and serviced his country for 2 years. Over the years, as a truck driver, Bob worked with many customers. He worked long...

Kirby Benton Smith Jr. was born in Lou Rae, Virginia in 1937. He moved here in the early 50’s. Kirby was a Truck Driver for over 30 years and had a Lawn Care Service. He was an Auto Broker for Orlando Auto Sales where he bought and sold cars at the auction for over 20 years. Kirby was an...

Cisner Amado was born on March 3, 1941, in Las Tunas, Cuba. Son of Francisco Amado and Antonia Sera. He is survived by wife of 51 years, Nerifina (Molina) Amado; son Francisco and his wife Deidre; daughters, Maura and her husband Kenneth Soler Sr; Nerys and her husband Juany Hernandez; 4 grandchildren , Kenny Jr., Christian, Carrie and Alejandro;...