Doris P. Lantz, 83, of Lake Panasoffkee, went to be with the Lord Saturday, November 16, 2013 under the care of her loving family and the staff of Osprey Point Nursing Center, and Cornerstone Hospice. Mrs. Lantz was born December 29, 1929 in Lancaster, PA to Charles and Lavinia (Terrell) Parrish....

Barbara Ann Hurst Smallwood, loving wife of Major Donald B. Smallwood, U.S. Army Retired, went home to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 9, 2013, at the age of 73. Barbara, a native of Oxford, FL, and resident of Livingston, LA, was a member of First Pentecostal Church – Westbank,...

Mildred Arnold King Fort went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 7, 2013. She was born on October 17, 1929, to Max and Martha Arnold in Live Oak, Florida, where she was the oldest of seven siblings. They relocated to the Citrus and Sumter County, Florida area. Mildred owned King's...

Orlando Merti, 85, of The Villages, passed away Wednesday, November 06, 2013. Mr. Merti was born in Gallatin, PA, December 28, 1927 to Ettore and Mary (Genetazzio) Merti. He had served as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army during the Korean War. He had owned a beer distribution business and retired...

Gloria M. Calkins, 91, of Wildwood, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013. She was born September 21, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio to James L. and Sarah May (Campbell) Tankard. Mrs. Calkins was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian Faith. She moved to Wildwood in 1988 from Mentor, OH and enjoyed needle...

Mamie Lucille Guest, 91, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013, under the care of her loving family and the staff at Osprey Point Nursing Center in Bushnell. She was born on April 7, 1922 in Turkey Lake, FL. She lived and worked most of her life in Sumter County. She was a member of First...

• Joseph James Oros, 83, of Sebring, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Mr. Oros was born September 9, 1930 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Joseph and Rose (Pilinyi) Oros. He was a Korean War Veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp. He retired from Chrysler in Kokomo, Indiana after 35 years...

Eleanor S. Buhrig, 91, of The Villages passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Mrs. Buhrig was born August 21, 1922 in the Bronx, NY, the daughter of Saul and Molly (Rankus) Strachner. She was a retired elementary school teacher at Dutch Broadway School, on Long Island, NY. She moved to The...

Cyrus Howard Pendleton, 78, of The Villages passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013. Mr. Pendleton was born December 15, 1934 in Whitman, MA, the son of Richard E. and Geraldine (Howard) Pendleton. He served in the U.S. Army. He moved to The Villages in 2010 from Ft. Walton Beach and was a retired...

Glenn E. Novinger, 88, of Oxford went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 19, 2013. Mr. Novinger was born in Flemington, FL, December 21, 1924, the son of Earl L. and Gretta (Frint) Novinger. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII he moved to Oxford. He retired from the Sumter County School...

Genevieve M. Cosimano, 84, of The Villages passed away Friday, October 18, 2013. Mrs. Cosimano was born May 11, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of Frank Joseph and Antoinette (Esposito) Re. She moved to The Villages in 2007 from Medford, NY. She was a retired computer operator and a member of...