Pat John was born October 21, 1941 in Pierre, South Dakota. He was raised in Prairie City by Ike and Claire John. He earned his Bachelors Degree in History from Black Hills State College in Spearfish, SD and a Masters Degree in Elementary Administration from Winnona, MN. After working as a school...

Barbara Deloris Fort, age 87, of Wildwood, passed away on August 17, 2018, in The Villages, Florida. Barbara was born on January 28, 1931, to Archie and Myrtle (Spooner) Merritt in Linden, Florida. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband, George A. Fort. Barbara loved the outdoors, she...

Lt. Col. Edward C. Hartwell, Ret., 83, of Summerfield passed away Friday, August 17, 2018. Col. Hartwell was born July 5, 1935 in Manchester Center, VT to Ira and Dorothy (Edgerton) Hartwell. He had served for 30 years in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne and Infantry Divisions. During his career, Ed...

Marjorie A. Bridgewater 87, of The Villages, FL passed away peacefully at The University of Florida Medical Center Hospice on Tuesday, August 14. Marjorie was born on August 16, 1930 in Oak Park, Illinois to Robert John and Dorothea Maria Paulsen. She was a graduate of Pewaukee High...

Lettie Mae (Pinky) Jennings ,a native Floridian, passed away in Leesburg Fl. August 10, 2018.Pinky was born on November 28, 1938 to Harold Rhoden and Sylonia Victoria Rhoden Kea in Jacksonville, Florida. Pinky was a homemaker, with a strong Christian faith. She loved and adored all animals. Her...

Corinne Joyce McQuarrie, 79, of Summerfield passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018. Mrs. McQuarrie was born December 10, 1938 in Detroit, MI to the late Nelson and Agnes Edna (Vanassche) Cadaret. She moved here in 1979 from MI and was a member of Oxford Assembly of God Church. Corinne retired as a...

Dr. Hector Morales joined his forever family on August 3, 2018, as he is now healed in the arms of our Savior. Born December 31, 1927 in Guanajuato, Mexico to Mariano and Victoria Morales, educated at University of Mexico and McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Upon completing Medical School and...

Rabbi John Patrick Smale, 62, of Wildwood passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018. Rabbi Smale was born September 25, 1955 in Toledo, OH to the late Ronald Hugh and Mary Madeline (Griffith) Smale. John had been an Ohio State champion swimmer for his age group from age 10 - 18. After this he was on...

Sharon K. Fore, age 59, of Oxford, passed away at her home on August 2, 2018. Sharon was born on December 2, 1958 to Troy P and Joy K. (Lucas) Fore in Ocala, Florida, but lived most of her life in Oxford, the community she called home. Sharon was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of...

Carolyn A. Castaldo, 70, of The Villages passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018. Mrs. Castaldo was born January 29, 1948 in Barberton, OH to Clifford and Mary (Baker) Getz. John and Carolyn moved to The Villages in 2008 from Broadview Heights, OH. Carolyn was a member of St. Timothy’s Catholic...

John C. Beserock, 66, of Bushnell passed away Tuesday, July 31. 2018. Mr. Beserock was born August 1, 1951 in Wildwood to William and Edith (Williams) Beserock. He was a U.S. Navy, Vietnam Veteran. John has lived in Sumter County all his life and retired from the communications department of the...

Thomas Harry Pickett died Sunday July 29, 2018 at Leesburg, Florida. He was born April 17, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Thomas Andrew Pickett and Margaret Virginia Hammond Pickett. Mr. Pickett joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and retired in 1974. Upon retiring from...