Dolores Gano, age 98 of Clermont, was born in Mascotte to Bryan and Opal Gano. She graduated from Groveland High School in 1943. She moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she met and later married Robert (Bob) Walker on 6/04/1944. Robert passed away on 10/21/2003.
Dolores worked with the Clermont Hospital, Apshawa Groves, First United Methodist Church of Clermont and later volunteered as a historian for the Clermont Historical Village, where she was awarded Honorary Historian in 2009 and Resident Historian 2013 by the South Lake County Historical Society. She was inducted into the Lake County Women’s Hall of Fame in 2014, and received a Proclamation of Recognition from the City of Clermont in 2014, signed by Hal Turville.
Dolores enjoyed singing in the church choir, square dancing, sewing, cooking, gardening and her time at the Clermont Historic Village.
She is survived by daughter Sandee and her husband John Steinklauber of Winter Springs; son Rob and his wife, Jan Walker, Clermont. Grandchildren: Shawn, Shannnon, Candace and Courtney. Great-grandchildren: Miles, Mason, Jackson, and Emerson
A Memorial Service will be held at Brewers Funeral Home, 1018 West Ave., Clermont, on April 12th at 2:00 pm, followed by a graveside service at Greenwood Cemetery.
