William Richard McGuire (Bill) was born on April 26, 1947, in Orlando, Florida, (before there was a hospital in Clermont) to John and Rita McGuire. Bill grew up in Clermont, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from...
There will be an empty chair at the Clermont City Council meeting Tuesday night as Clermont remembers Council Member Jim Purvis.
Purvis, 82, died early Monday at the Cornerstone Hospice House following a brief illness.
“It was an honor to know...
Phillip "Jeffrey" Ladd, born in Montpelier, VT on January 7, 1943, passed away peacefully at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL on November 20, 2023.
Jeff grew up in Worcester, VT with his parents Wendell and Lucia (Thorington) Ladd....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dr. James R. Davis, III, 90, of Clermont, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022. He was born February 5, 1932 in Thomaston, GA to the late James R. Davis, Jr., and Hazel Bass.
Dr. Davis proudly served his country as...
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,...
Kenneth Allen Cox, 58, passed away at his home in O' Brien, FL. on August 25th, 2023.
Allen was born in Clermont to Steve and Patti Cox on Dec. 9, 1964. He attended Groveland schools.
Allen worked as a truck...
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,...
Eleanor Lofgren's Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 29 from 1 pm - 2 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 950 7th St., Clermont. (A reception will be held after the service. Location...
Congregation Sinai of Central Florida is sad to announce Lynn S. Goldovitz, 67, of DeBary, Florida passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020. She was born on July 10, 1953, in Wareham, Massachusetts to Frank E. and Patricia J....
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Langley of Winter Park passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 at home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 88. A memorial service will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 388 E. Lyman...
Darrell Ray Reeves, Clermont, Florida, was born on November 12, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky to Patricia Reeves (deceased) and Bobby Reeves. He left this earth but not our hearts on April 19, 2018. He is survived by his father,...
Submitted by the Clermont Historical Society in remembrance of Charlie Konsler
It is with a heavy heart that the Clermont Historical Society is saying, “Goodbye” to its good friend and loyal volunteer, Charlie Konsler. Charlie, who was 97 years old,...
The Lake-Sumter State College community is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Peter F. Wahl, who dedicated his life to service, education, and community improvement. As we remember and honor Pete Wahl, a member of District Board of...
Clermont Historic Society
It is always difficult to say that last “Goodbye” to a dear friend. When it is the third member of a group to pass in one year and when it is someone who fought gallantly to the...
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...
Dominick Molinaro passed away this past weekend on September 28. He just celebrated his birthday earlier in the week and was 92 years old. He was always loved by everyone.
As a proud Korean War Veteran, he was a retired...
William Norval Brown died peacefully on January 15, 2023 at the age of 97. Norval was born May 11, 1925 in Fountain City, Indiana. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and spent over 40 years in...
South Lake County mourns the passing of Aurelia Cole. Aurelia was a life-long resident of South Lake County. She became a teacher following in the footsteps of her parents and left a historic mark on the community by becoming...
Shirley Snyder Sojourner passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 26, 2021. She will be remembered as an inspiration to anyone who knew her. Shirley’s kindness and volunteer spirit will be missed by all.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers to...
Lori Wuchevich, born in Chicago, IL. on September 14th, 1964, crossed over on February 29th 2024. Lori was a wife for 41 years to Michael Wuchevich and, mother of three to Steven, Liz, and Allison. Grandmother of four; Adam,...
Rosemary King Keel, 92, passed away on September 29, 2019 while under Hospice care.
She was a native Floridian and lived in Florida her entire life.
She leaves behind a loving daughter, Suzanne McClure, son-in-law Larry, grandsons; Sam and Steve McClure...
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....
Richard Sweatt, 69, beloved husband of Groveland Councilwoman Dina Sweatt, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 due to COVID pneumonia.
Richard was born in Lockhart, SC on December 26, 1950 to the late Ruby and Clyde Sweatt. He was the...
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...
Andrew Howell Knowles, 50, of Umatilla, FL passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. He was born in Gainesville and raised in Clermont. He was a member of the Catholic Church and was the City of Minneola Public Works Director.
Andy...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
Toby Keith, country singer, songwriter, actor and record producer passed peacefully at his home on Monday, February 5th, at the age of 62.
Born in Clinton, Oklahoma on July 8, 1961, Toby Keith Covel has been battling stomach cancer since...
Gretchen Elizabeth (Heinrich) Nolen, 53, of Clermont, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Clermont, FL to the late Dr. Werner and Martha “Marty” (Taylor) Heinrich. She graduated from...
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...