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Gary Richard Minnich
Apr. 23, 2022
Gary Richard Minnich, 72, of Avon Park, FL passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born November 9, 1949 in Elyria, OH to Richard Anthony and Ruth Ellen (née Hedges) Minnich. He received his B.S. June of 2001 from David N. Myers University in Cleveland, OH. After retiring from Johnson...
Jerry T. Cariel
Apr. 22, 2022
Jerry T. Cariel, 68, of Wildwood, FL passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. He was born August 19, 1953 in Lexington, KY to Allen Cecil and Nellie (O'Neal) Cariel. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Danny Joe Cariel and a sister, Phyllis Rankin. He is survived by his wife, Sandra...
Marguerite M. Alvarez
Apr. 21, 2022
Marguerite M. Alvarez, 75, of Wildwood, FL passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. She was born June 28, 1946 in Washington, DC to Noah Busby and Helen Parker (Bailey) Wilkerson. Marguerite loved her family, but she also loved Poker, Bingo, Uno and Alan Jackson Country Songs. She was preceded in...
Benny G. Strickland
Apr. 21, 2022
BENNY GERALD STRICKLAND passed away peacefully April 21, 2022 in The Villages Hospital at the age of 71. Benny is survived by his wife, Leslie Rawlins Strickland, his siblings, Marianne Thompson (Tommy), Timmy Strickland (Crystal), Larry Strickland (Donna), Darlene Davenport, Robbie Strickland...
Dorothea L. Wood
Apr. 21, 2022
Dorothea L. Wood, 100, of Oxford, FL passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. She was born July 5, 1921 in East Liverpool, OH to Frederich O. and Maud (Harris) Glenn. She loved her family dearly and she also enjoyed embroidery and drawing flowers and birds. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Marian Mae Hart-Gay
Apr. 18, 2022
Marian Mae Hart-Gay, 86, Avon Park, Florida died peacefully in Sebring, FL on April 18, 2022. Born at home on February 19, 1936 in Larkin Twp., MI, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Eva (Altman) Greanya. Marian grew up in Midland, MI, as one of four children. She attended public...
Aleck Fetkavich
Apr. 14, 2022
Aleck “Al” Fetkavich, 86, of The Villages, FL passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022. He was born Dec. 8, 1935 in Merrillville, IN to John and Nancy (Pelipek) Fetkavich. He graduated in 1954 from Merrillville High School. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, John Fetkavich. He was...
Gene Allan Whitaker
Apr. 14, 2022
Gene Allan Whitaker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed peacefully, though unexpectedly, on April 14, 2022 at his residence in The Villages, Florida. Gene was born on April 8, 1940 in Bloomington, Illinois to Virgil Sr. and Lucille M. (Fischer) Whitaker. He married his...
John Morris Nash
Apr. 05, 2022
John Morris Nash, 80, passed away on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022. John was born in Miami, Florida on December 3rd, 1941, to his parents George and Ida Nash. John was one of nine brothers and sisters, three of whom predeceased him. Although John was not married and had no children of his own, he was...
Ruby Arnold Williams
Apr. 01, 2022
Ruby Arnold Williams 85, of Trenton, Fl passed away April 1st, 2022. Ruby was born in Holder, Fl on December 1st, 1936 to Max & Martha Arnold. After graduating from Wildwood High School in 1957, she went on to marry John Williams. They had 1 son, Roy Williams. Ruby was a homemaker while...
Charles Seward Lambright
Mar. 30, 2022
Charles Seward Lambright, 87, of Avon Park, FL passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley M. Lambright, and four sons and their wives, Wayne (Vealda), Ron (Irene), Mike (Connie) and Dan (Karen). He was born in South Daytona, FL on May 6, 1934. He was the...
Dolores Mackey Marciniak
Mar. 28, 2022
Dolores Mackey Marciniak, 89, of The Villages, FL, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2022. Dolores was born in Pittsburgh, PA to Aloysius and Verena Schaum on May 19, 1932. Her passion was her family; she was the true loving matriarch of the Mackey family. She loved and lived for her family....