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Jean Thibault Castagno
Jun. 10, 2018
Jean Thibault Castagno, 87, of The Villages passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Castagno was born August 24, 1930 in Saylesville, RI to Albert E. and Muriel (Parkin) Thibault. She was of the Evangelical Lutheran Faith, member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Old Saybrook, CT. Jean served as...
Mary Victoria Langton
Jun. 10, 2018
Mary V. Langton, 68, of The Villages, FL passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Langton was born March 25, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY to Joseph and Christine (Ibelli) Como. She Graduated from Brooklyn College receiving her Bachelors degree with Honors in Art and then earned her Masters degree in...
Erma Lee Wilson
Jun. 10, 2018
Erma Lee Wilson, 94, of The Villages, FL, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 10, 2018. Mrs. Wilson was born April 1, 1924 in Amherstdale, WV, to Dewey A. and Doska J. (Browning) Bailey. She retired from the Logan County Board of Education after a 31year career as a teacher. Erma Lee moved...
Dorothy M. Fender
Jun. 08, 2018
Dorothy M. Fender, 79, of Bushnell passed away Friday, June 8, 2018. Mrs. Fender was born October 15, 1938 in Center Hill, FL to Walter and Cara (Toler) Wells. She was a homemaker and a member of the Independent Free Will Baptist Church in Center Hill. Survivors include her children, Randy &...
Sabine U Preston
Jun. 06, 2018
Sabine U. Preston, 64, of The Villages passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Mrs. Preston was born September 16, 1953 in Bauson, Germany to Georg and Maria (Diessner) Wenke. She moved here in 2017 from Germany. Sabine was noted and well-respected chef in Germany. Her restaurants were known for...
Delores J. Paffrath
Jun. 01, 2018
Dolores J. Paffrath, age 82, of Wildwood, passed away at her home on Friday, June 1, 2018. Dolores was born on August 17, 1935 in Butler, Pennsylvania. She and her late husband moved here 32 years ago from Kane, Pennsylvania. Dolores loved to bowl, enjoyed golfing, and adored and helped raise her...
Nellie B. Skoloda
May 31, 2018
Nellie Skoloda, age 100, passed away at Cypress Care Center on May 31, 2018. Nellie was born to Monroe Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth (Gold) Holloway in Bon Air, Tennessee on July 11, 1917. Nellie married her first husband Goerge Robert Schofield in 1931 and he passed away in 1965. Nellie married...
Evelyn Jean McDaniel
May 30, 2018
Evelyn Jean McDaniel, 62, of Coleman passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Mrs. McDaniel was born November 24, 1955 in Valdosta, GA to Frederick Allen and Lawana Evelyn (Register) Roberts. She has lived here most of her life and retired from Lockheed Martin. Evelyn loved watching Gray’s Anatomy...
Franklin Moody McElrath
May 29, 2018
Franklin Moody McElrath, age 87, passed away May 29, 2018. Franklin was born to James and Mary (Quinn) Brady on March 11, 1931 in Wildwood, Florida. Franklin married Lavonne Walker in Georgia in 1957. Franklin belonged to the Trinity Baptist Church in Coleman. He loved to play the fiddle, listen...
Lloyd Walter Cardone
May 28, 2018
Lloyd Walter Cardone, 93, of The Villages passed away Monday, May 28, 2018. Mr. Cardone was born April 18, 1925 in New York, NY to Salvatore and Ernestine (Diaz) Cardone. He was a WWII Veteran serving as a Corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corp. Lloyd was a retired print contractor and moved to FL in...
Wilma Young
May 25, 2018
Wilma Young, 95, of The Villages passed away Friday, May 25, 2018. Mrs. Young was born November 26, 1922 in Calhoun, Missouri to William Burton and Alma Laticia Levina (Beck) Carnell. She joined the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII and was stationed at Pearl Harbor after the bombing. Wilma had earned...
Rita Ann Houser
May 22, 2018
Rita Ann Houser, 81, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Mrs. Houser was born July 8, 1936 in Ripley, NY to Samuel and Katherine (Rizzo) Castiglia. She was of the Catholic faith. She retired as a Data Processer from the energy field. She moved to Wildwood about a year and half ago from...