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Sandra B. Wiecorek
Aug. 26, 2020
Sandra B. Wiecorek, 77, of The Villages, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Mrs. Wiecorek was born March 24, 1943 in Flint, MI to Theodore Piotraczk and Helen E. (Gregus) Piotraczk. She was a retired business owner and moved here in 2007 from Grand Blanc, MI. Sandra was a member of Holy...

Elizabeth Ernestine Kennedy
Aug. 25, 2020
Elizabeth Ernestine Kennedy, 92, of The Villages passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Mrs. Kennedy was born May 12, 1928 in Delco, NC to George Francis Becker and Odessa (Bordeaux) Becker. She retired as an Office Manager at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA. Elizabeth was of the Baptist faith and...

Mary Ellen Hendrickson
Aug. 24, 2020
Mary Ellen Hendrickson of Sebring, Florida passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at the age of 83 years. She was born on Friday, October 2, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Carl W. and Frances (Hayllar) Ness. As a young lady, Mary worked as a secretary for Breyers Ice Cream. She met Robert and...

Julia H Barrett
Aug. 24, 2020
Julia “Julie” H. Barrett, 88, Tavares, Florida passed away on August 24, 2020 at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 3, 1931 in Elwood, Indiana to Harlie and Sophia (Wunder) Harbit. Julie joined the U.S. Navy in August 1951 and began photography training...

Benny Gene Mercer
Aug. 23, 2020
Benny Gene Mercer, 81, of Oxford, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020. Mr. Mercer was born June 6, 1939 in Alma, GA to Arvin Mercer and Inez (Raulerson) Mercer. He served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Benny moved here in 1973 from Jacksonville and worked as a heavy equipment...

Rebecca Christine McCray
Aug. 23, 2020
Rebecca Combs McCray of Sumterville, Florida, 53 passed away surrounded by family August 23, 2020 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Becky leaves behind her fiance and love of her life William Morgan, her mother M. Eileen Ladue and late father Napoleon J. Ladue. Also her brother and best...

Saundra T Tillman
Aug. 21, 2020
Saundra T. Tillman, 70, of Oxford, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 21, 2020. Mrs. Tillman was born January 20, 1950 in Ocala to Lynn Turner and Barbara (Horne) Turner. She has lived here most of her life and had worked as a teacher’s aide in the Wildwood Primary School. Saundra was a...

Marilyn L. Belanger
Aug. 20, 2020
Marilyn L. Belanger, 74, Lady Lake, Florida passed away on August 20, 2020 at Cypress Care Center in Wildwood, Florida. Marilyn was born on August 8, 1946 in Warwick, Rhode Island to her parents Raymond Chaufty and Pauline (Gormley) Chaufty. She and her loving husband Robert moved to Lady Lake...

Jerry D. Green
Aug. 20, 2020
Jerry D. Green, 74, Wildwood, Florida went to be with the Lord on August 20, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born on June 25, 1946 in Wildwood, Florida to his parents Ralph E. Green and Frances (Roberts) Green. He had worked in the Steel Pipe Industry in the...

Albert P Longhi
Aug. 19, 2020
Albert P. Longhi, 82, of The Villages, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Mr. Longhi was born January 11, 1938 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Nickolas and Carmella Longhi. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army. Albert moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1970 then to The Villages several years...

Pastor Jeffrey Diltz
Aug. 19, 2020
Pastor Jeffrey Diltz, 63, of Bushnell, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Pastor Diltz was born June 19, 1957 in Chicago, IL to Kay Diltz and Leah (Warren) Diltz. He has been a Pastor since he was 18 years old and he started an outreach called Firehouse Kidz after his son,...

Martin H Rubin
Aug. 18, 2020
Martin H. Rubin, 95, of Avon Park, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Mr. Rubin was born November 3, 1924 in Staten Island, NY to Jacob Rubin and Bessie (Pearlman) Rubin. He was a WWII Veteran serving our country in the U.S. Marine Corp. Martin accomplished many things in his lifetime and was...