Obituaries

Apr 21, 2021

Matilde Hinojosa De Melendez, 78, of Orlando, Florida passed away on April 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 23, 2021, 1:30pm, at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home.

Apr 17, 2021

Noemi Almocera, 82, of Orlando, Florida passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 5-8pm at the funeral home.  A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 22,2021, 10am at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Cuando mi día llegue estaré con mi Señor y Salvador. He vivido mi vida en mis...

Apr 17, 2021

Ramon Pacheco Aponte of Ocoee, Florida passed away on April 17, 2021. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 16, 2021

Maxine Sanders of Apopka, Florida passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021. She was born February 15, 1941 in Diamond Town, PA to Maxium and Margaretta Maychack and grew up in Cohoes, NY.   She worked as a factory operator and a toll booth operator. She enjoyed gambling and spending time with her family.

She is survived by...

Apr 13, 2021

Geraldo Sergio Barbosa Teixeira, 78, of Windermere, Florida passed away on April 13, 2021. He was born in Brazil and was a Doctor of Plastic Surgery.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Teixeira; children, Bernardo Teixeira (Annika), Camila Cruz (Edmilson), Deldy Teixeira (Vitor), Nelly Teixeira, and Tiago Teixeira; and grandchildren, Edmilson Cruz Neto, Marina Cruz, and...

Apr 13, 2021

Manuel Vazquez of Orlando, Florida passed away on Apr 13, 2021. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 10, 2021

Gladys D. Helmlinger, 89, passed away  at home in Apopka, FL April10, 2021. She was born December 2, 1931 in Andover Township, NJ to Raymond T Dare and Agnes E Prunier Dare.  She was a 1949 graduate of Newton High School. She graduated from Newark Presbyterian School of Nursing in 1952. Gladys worked as an RN at East Orange...

Apr 8, 2021

Grace Brenda Ellen Mosier, age 54, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at Cornerstone Hospice in Ocoee, Florida. She was born in November 5th, 1966, in Johnson City, Tennessee to Florence McPhee and Haskell Mosier. She was a 1985 graduate of Glen Rose High School in Arkansas.

She married Mason Havener on October 11th, 1994...

Mar 23, 2021

Eleanor (Bunny) Brown, 76, a retired Administrative Assistant at Kennedy Space Center, passed away on March 23, 2021 at the William Childs Hospice House.  She was born in Massachusetts to Noel and Sarah Peters.  The youngest of five sisters.

Through her life she raised two children and attended Antioch College where she earned a Master’s Degree.

Mar 23, 2021

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Oliverio Carrera, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 69.

Oliverio was born on April 26, 1951 in Sanarate, Guatemala to Pablo and Fermina Carrera. At the age of 22, Oliverio immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1973. On October 27, 1977, he married Angela Cruz Carrera and raised one...

Mar 21, 2021

Alexander Ossip, 70, of Ocoee, Florida passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Funeral services with Military Honors will be held Friday, March 26, 2021, 2pm, at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.

Mar 19, 2021

Mary Esther Blair, 84, of Apopka Florida passed away on March 19, 2021.

Mary Esther McKinnon was born on November 18, 1936 in Wagram, North Carolina to Sarah J. Ross. She attended Shaw High School, graduating in 1954. Mary had 6 siblings, Lula Mae Covington, Patricia Stewart, James McKinnon, Martha McNeil, Louise Williamson and Charles “Matley” Mckinnon....

Mar 19, 2021

John R. Grogan, 86, of Winter Garden, FL passed away peacefully at Cornerstone Hospice on March 19, 2021. John was born May 22, 1934 in Warren Michigan, a son of Charles Grogan and Katherine Quinn. He attended Warren High School and graduated class of 1954. After serving in the US Army he married Irene Farineau of Fitchburg, MA on...

Mar 12, 2021

William Roger Dale Duffey II, 49, of Winter Garden, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021.  He was born August 5, 1971 in Orlando, FL to Dale and Kathleen Duffey.

Dale grew up in the Winter Garden area attending Windermere Elementary School, Lakeview Middle School and West Orange High School.  He played Pop Warner football in Middle School...

Mar 10, 2021

Lidia Aponte, 79, of Gotha, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2021 at Health Central Hospital.  She was born March 26, 1942 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to Regino Velez and Rosa Sola.

She is survived by her children, John, Jacqui, and Elizabeth; grandchildren, Jason, Christina, Tricia, Ivan, Brian, Timothy, Justine, Brandon, Elianna, John, and Jesus; great grandchildren, Elisia, Angel,...

Mar 9, 2021

Clifford Deleon Martin, Jr., 78, of Montverde, Fl, passed away on Tuesday, March 9,2021.  He was born in Adel, GA and lived in Auburndale, FL.  He was a retired truck driver and proud member of Winter Garden Elks Lodge.

Clifford was reunited with his many loved ones who went before, most especially, his loving wife Clara, who...

Mar 7, 2021

Harry Bracewell, 77, of Windermere, Florida passed away on Mar 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 11, 2021, 10am, at Calvary Baptist Church in Winter Garden.  Pastor Jay Knolls will officiate.  The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 10, 2021, from 5-7pm at the church.  Interment will follow in Winter Garden Cemetery.

He is survived by...

Mar 6, 2021

Hilliary Gerald Jowers, 73, of Winter Garden, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021.  He was a well known and respected member of the Winter Garden community for many years.

A memorial service is being planned for a later date.

Mar 4, 2021

Vivian Holtzapple of Groveland, Florida passed away on Mar 4, 2021. She is survived by her children, Terri, Donnie, Diane, Debbie, Timmy, Tommy, Patty, Jimmy, Jerry and their spouses; 22 grandchildren and their spouses; 40 great grandchildren and their spouses; and nine great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 12, 2 pm at West Orlando...

Feb 24, 2021

Amarie (Amy) Kennedy was born to Alfred and Goldie Thompson in Williamson, West Virginia, on January 17, 1932. She was the oldest of seven children, and the only girl.

Amarie is survived by her husband of sixty-eight years, Berry Kennedy, five brothers, Donald, Harold, Irvin, Lloyd, and James, seventeen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.

As a...