Dr. Gene Cantwell was a resident of Clermont and a member of the First United Methodist Church for over 80 years and a member of Kiwanis for 70 years.
Dr. Cantwell opened his optometric practice in 1950 and, for many...
Robert “Bob” E. Shobe, 77, born April 16, 1944, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
He was born in Cumberland, MD, graduated from South Hagerstown High School in 1962; and received his Associate's degree from Hagerstown Junior College. He spent...
Paul Francis Davis was born March 11, 1949 at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando, Florida. He entered into Eternal Rest September 25, 2020 at his home in Clermont, Florida.
He attended Kaley Elementary, Cherokee Junior High and William R. Boone...
Charles (Charlie) Lovette was born on March 8, 1944, in Kissimmee, Florida to Thomas F. and Alma Lovette. He always said he was born in Kissimmee, raised in Haines City, and went back to Kissimmee to find his wife.
He...
James Gwynn Stearns - May 24, 1937 - November 26, 2018
A Celebration of Life for Jim
Friday, November 30, 2018, at 5 pm
Oakland Presbyterian Church
218 East Oakland Avenue, Oakland, Florida
Jim was born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Gilbert and Doris (nee: Gwynn) Stearns. ...
Leonard H. Baird, Jr. (“Lenny”) passed away on May 16, 2021. Lenny was born August 3, 1946, in Ohio to Lucy and Leonard Baird, Sr. but spent most of his life in Florida.
Lenny received his undergraduate degree and his...
Louis Joseph Formato was born on January 24, 1936, in Philadelphia. He joined the US Marines at the age of 19 and was forever proud of his service. He attended Villanova University for Accounting in Pennsylvania and soon opened...
Mary Hanausek-Peterman, a loving daughter, wife, mother, sister, and friend, received her angel wings on Wednesday, June 15, at her home in Winter Garden. Mary was born on September 1, 1937, in New York, to Rita and Frank Hanausek....
Memorial Service to be Hosted on Tuesday, October 27
It is with sadness that Montverde Academy shares that at the age of 85, Dr. Walter L. Stephens, Trustee and former Chairman of the Board and President of the Academy, passed...
Vytas Sandargas, 45, a life-long resident of Clermont, passed on Friday, February 10.
Visitation was held on Friday, February 17 from 6 pm - 8 pm at Becker Funeral Home, 806 W. Minneola Ave., Clermont.
Mass of the Resurrection was held...
Patricia Battisto of Clermont, passed away on November 18th.
Patricia was one of Sydney’s biggest fans and supporters. She could be seen volunteering at Sydney events across the South Lake area and at Sydney’s Reading and Learning Center. Mrs. Battisto...
Sharon Sutton (January 24, 1943 - May 9, 2021). Sharon was born on January 24th, 1943, in Brazil, Indiana, to Harold Raymond Stearley and Sylvia Noel Stearley. After college, she assisted in new church planting in Elmira, New York,...
November 7, 1934 ~ December 4, 2019 (age 85)
Rosa Marie Gorum Sullivan, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.
Rosa was a P.E. teacher and cheerleader sponsor at Clermont High School for...
Zachary "Zac" Joel Trew, 45, courageously struggled with cancer for eight years and went through multiple surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy treatments. He approached each one of these with an optimistic and positive attitude. He loved and fought to remain...
Carole Anne Reay was born on February 5, 1933, in New York state, the daughter of Leroy and Olive Fuge Reay. While in Florida on a visit to her aunt, Dr. Mildred Reay, she met her future husband, Max...
Judith Swearingin - Hovis, 82, passed away March 10, 2023, in her home in Clermont. She was born May 14, 1940, in Cowan, Tennessee, daughter of the late Harley “Jack” Swearingin and Christine Temple Swearingin. Judith moved to Clermont,...
William “Billy” Byrd, 63 of Winter Garden, FL passed away on December 28, 2018.
Billy was born in Jay, Florida on January 8, 1955, and remained a lifelong resident of Florida. He was a Disney cast member for almost 47 years,...
Franklin Delano Lyon passed away on June 3, 2021 at the age on 84 in the care of Hospice.
Franklin was born to Velma and William Lyon of Owosso Michigan. He grew up a hard-working farmer and married Marylyn Mae Milster....
Ruth Ann Morehouse passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Ruth was born on November 3, 1936 in Geneva, New York to Joseph and Lillian Peisher. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Joseph and...
Irvin Franklin Riffle, age 80, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. He was born on December 23, 1941 in Riverside, California to Jack Washington and Margaret (Caminos) Riffle. He worked as a Harvesting Supervisor for...
Submitted by Lion Nick Jones
The Clermont-Minneola Lions Club held a CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Charlie Neville who passed away this past December after a long illness. The memorial was held at the Lions shooting range on Saturday, February 6, 2021.
Charlie,...
Colonel Harold "Hal" Cummings, born on January 20, 1935, passed away peacefully at his residence in Clermont, Florida on May 17, 2023.
He graduated from Florida State University with his childhood sweetheart, Martha Ann (Seaver) Cummings and furthered his education...
Griffin had been in declining health for several years but finished out his term as a council member last fall after having served 17 years.
In a message informing City of Groveland employees, City Manager Mike Hein said, “In a...
David Lofgren passed away last year on July 11, 2020, at the age of 96. At that time, a service to honor his life was postponed due to the COVID restrictions.
On August 21, 2021, at 11 am, the long-awaited...
Aubree Nicole Dewitt, age 5, passed away on May 17, 2020 at Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Florida due to heart failure caused by Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Aubree was born on July 24, 2014 to parents Kristin Beck...
It has been said that the passing of a leader sears the heart of the community where they served. For this reason, it is with tremendous sadness that the City of Groveland confirms the sudden passing of our community’s...
Marvin "Jake Jacobson was a long-serving member of the Clermont Shuffleboard Club at the Kehlor Recreation Center and Park. He was not only a member of the Shuffleboard Club but one of the top players.
He was also instrumental in...
Long-time Clermont resident Nick Jones peacefully passed surrounded by his beloved wife Betty Sue, daughters, family and friends.
Nick was a Florida State University Alumnus and a local architect specializing in the design of churches. He loved his community and...
Betty Marilyn Meadows, age 87, of Clermont, Florida passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She was born in Lenox, Georgia on December 5, 1931 to Frank and Estelle Cooper. Betty married James “Bud” Meadows, her high school sweetheart...
Michael Allen Jones, born December 30, 1971 in Clermont, Florida passed away on September 3, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael is survived by his mother Barbara Hunt Jones Apodaca, father and step-mother Edward A. and Patty Jones; sisters...
James Henry Hanks, age 75, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020. Since 1955, Jim and his family have served customers at Hanks Electric on Montrose Street in Downtown Clermont.
His family describes him as a man that loved the Lord...
Chester R. Cable of Eustis, passed away on September 13, 2022 at the age of 83. He passed in his home under the care of Hospice. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 15, 1938, the only son...
Cathie Caughell-Bloebaum, a lifetime resident of Clermont, entered Heaven’s gates Sunday evening March 7th and finally reunited with her dear husband Bob and numerous loved ones!
A private family memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 11th at 2:00...
Our loss was Heaven’s gain as E. Tyson “Ty” Matlack, III, 71, of Clermont, entered the presence of our Lord on July 27, 2023, after a diagnosis on July 20, 2023, by the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida...
It was with a heavy heart that the South Lake County Historical Society said “Good bye” to a dear friend and faithful volunteer last week. Joanne Apel and her beautiful smile will be greatly missed by all who knew...
John Christopher Luther passed away on August 26, 2021, age 42, from unknown cause. He was the son of Donna (Casey) Rush of Clermont, Florida and Randy Luther of Palm Bay, Florida. He was the General Manager of Lilly’s...
David (Dave) Andrew Lofgren, Jr. of Clermont, Florida passed away on July 11, 2020. He was 96 years old (and quite proud of that). He was born in 1924 to David and Florence Lofgren (Anderson) in Brooklyn, New York.
During...
Richard "Buddy" Oswalt was born on September 16, 1937 in Clermont, FL. to Vick and Frances Oswalt. Buddy was a lifelong resident of Clermont, graduating from Clermont High School in 1955.
He passed away peacefully on September 26, 2022, surrounded...
Senator Richard H. "Dick" Langley passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, August 9, after a hard-fought battle with brain cancer. Until the end, Dick displayed the strength, courage and tenacity that defined him.
It is impossible to...
Albert (Al) Schlazer, Ph.D., or Dr. Al as he was called, 82 years old, passed away March 10, 2021. He was born July 11, 1938, to David and Charlotte Schlazer in Brooklyn, NY. He left Brooklyn after the Dodgers...
George Edward Hovis was born in Frederickstown, Missouri on June 16, 1934, and peacefully departed at the Mike Conley Cornerstone Hospice House in Clermont, Florida on August 31, 2023.
George, also known affectionately as Hovis, Ed and Coach, was the...
Marilyn George MacLauchlin (nee Goddard) 92, died April 27, 2019, at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, Florida, with her children at her side.
Born December 1, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the oldest child of Julian Cecil and...
Larry Rescoe, philanthropist, inventor, businessman and community leader, was welcomed through heaven's gates on December 9, 2021. If you knew Larry, you know he loved to sing and will be singing in the Heavenly Choir.
Join the family in Celebration of...
The family of Cheryl Fishel announced today that the longtime Pig on the Pond Festival event manager passed away yesterday at South Lake Hospital after a battle with leukemia. She was 57.
“Cheryl is irreplaceable,” said Paul Rountree, president of...
Martha Ann “Marty” Taylor Heinrich, 85, passed peacefully from this earth surrounded by her loving family, on October 15, 2022. Marty was born on August 10, 1937, in Morgantown, WV, to Charles Chilton and Ann Elizabeth Fay Taylor. Her father...
Cataldo Carl Cerilli passed away March 16. Carl was born on December 1, 1929 in Supino, Italy. He will be greatly missed by his wife Sue, son David and wife Sarah, grandchildren Joseph and wife Robin, David, Elizabeth, Benjamin,...
Long-time resident and business/property investor Robert "Bob" Joseph Wade, 76, of Clermont, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
Bob owned or was involved in many of the business development/projects in Clermont beginning over 50-years ago when he opened...
Singer-Songwrite and author Jimmy Buffett died Friday night, September 1, at 76.
Jimmy's devoted fans, known as "Parrotheads" and younger fans "Parakeets" followed him in concert wearing Hawaiian shirts, parrot hats, and drinking beer and margaritas. A Buffett concert is...
Clermont City Councilman Ray Goodgame, 85, passed away on July 28, 2019.
A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, August 10, at the First United Methodist Church of Clermont, 950 7th St., Clermont,...
Bonnie Ray, age 86, passed away on December 10, 2021. On this day, South Lake County lost a beloved, respected and valued community member.
A lifelong learner with a passion for helping others, she dedicated herself to serving the citizens...