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Glen Ray Elfrank
Oct. 04, 2017
Glen Ray Elfrank, 78, of The Villages passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Mr. Elfrank was born August 2, 1939 in Painton, MO to Clyde and Capitola (Willet) Elfrank. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Glen retired from McDonnell-Douglas in 1996 and began wintering here in 2005, then moved here...
Marion June Massa
Oct. 03, 2017
Marion June Massa, 90, of Orange City, FL passed away Tuesday October 3, 2017. Ms. Massa was born April 1,1927 in Freedom, PA to Wade Hampton and Frances Ruth (Jolly) Cox McConnell. She moved to central Florida in 1985 from Hollywood, FL. She loved her job and had retired from the Volusia County...
Shirley Jean Samels Church
Oct. 03, 2017
Shirley J. Samels Church (nee Collins), 81, of The Villages, FL passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017. She was born May 22, 1936 in Jackson, MI. Through her memoir, poems, and her monthly "Samels Scoop" family newsletter, not to mention the monumental achievement of creating a family tree book,...
Martha Mary Meadows
Oct. 02, 2017
Martha Mary Meadows, 72, of Wildwood, FL passed away Monday, October 2, 2017. Mrs. Meadows was born June 18, 1945 in Gregory, MI to Robert R and Isabell J. (McNicol) Johnson. She was a retired nurse and moved to Wildwood in 2008 from Manchester, MI. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul...
Barbara G Israel
Sep. 27, 2017
Barbara G. Israel, 69, The Villages, Florida passed away on September 27, 2017 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Florida. Barbara was born on March 26, 1948 to her parents Dr. Bud Goldzier and Roseanne Wolff. Barbara had worked in the Fire Protection Industry as a Fire Protection...
Alice Marie Beaulieu
Sep. 22, 2017
Alice Marie Beaulieu, 91, The Villages, Florida passed away on September 22, 2017 at Ocala Oaks Nursing Home, Ocala, Florida. Mrs. Beaulieu was born on February 3, 1926 in Van Buren, Maine to her parents Laurent B. Violette and Alma B. (Duperry) Violette. Mrs. Beaulieu attended Ft. Kent Teacher’s...
Catherine G. Wood
Sep. 20, 2017
Catherine G. Wood, 90, of The Villages passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Ms. Wood was born March 26, 1927 in Richmond, VA to George and Constance (nee Meeks) Gregory. She was a retired draftsman and moved here in 1997 from Georgia. Catherine was of the Episcopalian Faith and belonged to...
Karen D Gallego
Sep. 19, 2017
Karen D. Gallego, 59, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Ms. Gallego was born November 8, 1957 in Mesa, AZ. She was a retired telephone operator and had moved here in 2006 from Alabama. Survivors include her daughter, Anna Guy (Scott) of AL; mother, Madelynne French of Wildwood;...
Maudie E. Wyss
Sep. 18, 2017
Maudie Wyss, 91, went to her Lord after a long illness. She is survived by her daughter, Cindi Wyss of Sebring; granddaughter and her husband, Heather and Mark Silver of Sebring and her beloved cat, Bows. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Banks/Page-Theus Funerals and Cremations and...
Catherine Jackson
Sep. 15, 2017
Catherine Jackson, 84, of Wildwood passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. Mrs. Jackson was born the youngest of 14 on May 1, 1933 in Detroit, MI to Joseph and Mary (Protich) Apfel. She was a retired accounting clerk for Textron, Inc. Catherine moved here in 1988 from Warren, MI. Survivors...
Jerry Lee Martin
Sep. 10, 2017
Jerry Lee Martin, 59, of Wildwood passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. Mr. Martin was born September 24, 1957 in Athens, TN to Washington Junior and Barbara Jean (Pueirtt) Martin. He moved here 30 years ago from Athens and was the owner/operator of Jerry’s Auto Repair in Bushnell. Jerry was of...
Russell Martin Thomas Sr
Sep. 09, 2017
Russell Martin Thomas, Sr. of Wildwood passed away September 9, 2017. Mr. Thomas was born December 19, 1951 in Bennettsville, S.C. He worked for Crown Cork & Seal while living in S.C. and was a passionate Bass Fisherman exploring the local ponds in his John Boat. Russell moved to Florida in...