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Donald Ira Harsey
Nov. 16, 2014
Donald Ira Harsey, 77, of Kissimmee, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014. Mr. Harsey was born April 30, 1937 in Wildwood to the late Jacob Archibald and Mavis Mildred (Roberts) Harsey. He graduated from Wildwood High School and has spent most of his adult life in Osceola County. He had served...
Alyce Leland Brink
Nov. 15, 2014
Alyce Leland Brink, 88, of Lake Panasoffkee, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014. Mrs. Brink was born July 2, 1926 in Trenton, NJ to Leland and Aime Kniffin. She was a homemaker and had attended both the Episcopal and Methodist Churches over the years. She picked up on languages easily and...
Bertha M Griffiths
Nov. 13, 2014
Bertha M. Griffiths, 91, Wildwood, FL. went to be with the Lord on November 13, 2014 in Lady Lake, Florida. Mrs. Griffiths was born on November 12, 1923 in Broadhead, Kentucky to her parents John and Lucy McWhorter. She was a Homemaker and was of the Presbyterian faith. She moved to Wildwood in...
Alex Osters
Nov. 11, 2014
Alexander “Alex or Al” Osters, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, meat cutter, boater, polka dancer, and avid driver, died peacefully at Cornerstone Hospice on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in The Villages, FL from complications following a heart attack. He was 98. Alex was born in...
Bill H. Hill
Nov. 08, 2014
Bill H. Hill age 90, passed away early Saturday, November 08, 2014 at The Villages Hospice House, The Villages, Florida. Bill was a lifelong resident of Sumter County and a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. He had a long career as a railroad dispatcher with CSX Railroad. Bill...
William H Nichols
Nov. 06, 2014
William H. Nichols, 85, Lake Placid, FL. went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2014 at his residence under the loving care of his family. Mr. Nichols was born on March 26, 1929 in Kokomo, Indiana to his parents Kenneth H. Nichols and Wanda I. (Fortner) Nichols. Mr. Nichols had been employed as...
George Washington Kraft
Nov. 04, 2014
George Washington Kraft age 67 passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his residence in Wildwood, Florida. George was born in Norfolk, Virgina and moved to the Wildwood area in early 2013 from Jacksonville, Florida. He was an alumni of Embry Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida and...
James J O'Brien
Oct. 28, 2014
James J. “O’Bie” O’Brien, 82, of The Villages, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mr. O’Brien was born January 14, 1932 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph G. and Naomi M. Maroney O’Brien. He was a retired from the U.S. Coast Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer serving in both the Korean and...
Paul G Swanson
Oct. 28, 2014
Paul G. Swanson, 63, of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mr. Swanson was born October 29, 1950 in Springfield, MA. Paul had been a Police Sergeant in South Portland, Maine and was a Foster Parent for many children. He moved here in 2007 from Boynton Beach. Paul was the Commercial...
William J Ford
Oct. 28, 2014
William J. Ford, 94, of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mr. Ford was born April 5, 1920 in Gorham, CO to the late Cecil Ruppert and Lucy Wood Ford. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired Vocational Teacher and a home builder. Mr. Ford moved here in 1994 from...