Obituaries
Obituaries for Orange County, Winter Garden, FL and surrounding areas.
William Gleason
Apr 1, 2015
Bill Gleason was born in Minneapolis, MN on 17 July 1929. Raised in a Catholic Orphanage, he became a junior champion Golden Gloves boxer before entering Military Service in 1947. For a combined twenty years of distinguished service with the United States Army and Air Force, Bill served with Honor during the Vietnam War earning both the Bronze Star...

Louise Richter
Apr 1, 2015
Louise Richter, 92, of Summerville, widow of Joel Richter, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her residence. Visitation and services will be held at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, 1148 East Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787 (407)877-6700. Friends and family are invited to attend her visitation on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 1 o'clock until hour...
Grace Schuster
Apr 1, 2015
Grace Eleanor Schuster passed away peacefully on April 1, 2015. She was born in Cleveland, OH on January 31, 1927 to the late John and Eleanor Haendiges. Grace had three brothers, Roger, John and Thomas Haendiges, who predeceased her. She also has three sisters Shirley Leffler, Jean Barnhart and Helyn McManus who survive her. Except for short periods of...
Carlos Velez
Mar 31, 2015
Carlos A. Velez Moreira passed away in the comforting presence of his family on March 31, 2015 at the age of 102 after a short stay at the VITAS Inpatient Hospice in Winter Garden, Florida. Mr. Velez was born on November 16, 1912 in Calderon Manabi, Ecuador. Carlos immigrated to the United States in 1969 and established residence in...
James Poole
Mar 29, 2015
James Edward Poole (90) of Orlando, Fl entered eternity with his savior Sunday March 29, 2015. He passed away at home surrounded by his family, friends, and his beloved dog Jerry Lee. He worked as a Receiving Manager for Heller Brothers packing company for 41 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Jackson and Arrilla Poole;...
Robert Williams
Mar 25, 2015
Robert (Bob) W. Williams passed away on 3/25/2015, one day after his 86th birthday. Robert Williams was a native Floridian born on 3/24/1929 in the Ybor City area of Tampa, FL. One of 16 brothers and sisters, Bob knew that he did not want to stay at his family farm. After graduation from Hillsborough High School in 1946 he...
Gwendle Countryman
Mar 18, 2015
COUNTRYMAN, Gwendle L. - age 63 of Winter Garden Fl.; passed away March 18, 2015. Dearest mother of Shonia (Mike) Roach, & Joseph Christopher Bray; proud grandmother of Steven Roach; sister of Gracie Taylor, Doris Scott, & Larry Bray; also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family will have an informal gathering on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 10:30am...
Norma Friel
Mar 6, 2015
Norma Louise Baker Friel, 89, of Palm Bay, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at her residence. She was born January 31, 1926 in Phil Campbell, Alabama to the late Charles and Jessie Harris Frost. She is also preceded in death by her two husbands, Curtis Baker and Stanley Friel; her sister, Beatrice Harding and her brother, Virgil Frost....
Charlesella Durham
Mar 5, 2015
Charlesella Sessom Durham, 79, of Pembroke, Bermuda, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. She is the mother of Kennalene Durham, Robert Durham, and Marsha Smith and the wife of the late Kenneth L. M. Durham. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

Earl Prest
Feb 23, 2015
Earl Thomas Prest, 88, of Orlando passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. A visitation will be held Friday, February 27 from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the Plymouth Sorrento Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2844 W Ponkan Rd, Apopka, FL 32712. Funeral services will be held immediately after the visitation at 12:30pm. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens.
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Sonnie Hines
Feb 22, 2015
Sonnie Lewis Hines, 8, of Winter Garden, passed away February 22, 2015 at his home. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 5 to 7pm at Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home in Winter Garden. Funeral Services will be held Friday, February 27, 2015 at 11 am at Vineland Road Christian Fellowship, 890 Vineland Road, Winter Garden,...

Miguel Garcia
Feb 22, 2015
Miguel Gonzalez Garcia, 49, of Ocoee, passed away February 22, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 25, 2014, 10am at Collison Carey Hand in Winter Garden. Burial will follow Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Service Funeral Service Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home Chapel 1148 East Plant Street Winter Garden, FL 34787 Wednesday,...Silvia Alves
Feb 20, 2015
Silvia Alves, 87, of Winter Garden, died February 20, 2015. Born in Pinho Boticas, Portugal. She moved to Central Florida in 1994, prior to that she lived in New Haven, Connecticut. She worked for many years as a factory worker. She attended Resurrection Catholic Church. She is survived by daughters, Maria (Carlos) Gomes, Alda (Antonio) Goncalves, Adelaide Goncalves, Balsemina...

Ellen Milton
Feb 20, 2015
Ellen May Milton, 93, of Ocoee, passed away February 20, 2015 at her home. Services will be announced.

Tony Longo
Feb 20, 2015
Tony Longo, 86, of Winter Garden, Florida, passed away February 20, 2015. A Catholic Mass will be held Monday, March 9, 2015, at 10am at Resurrection Catholic Church in Winter Garden.
Service Funeral Mass Resurrection Catholic Church 1211 South Winter Garden Vineland Road Winter Garden, FL 34761 Monday, March 9, 2015 10amAnne Crownover
Feb 17, 2015
Anne Marie Crownover, 91years of age, went home to God February 17, 2015. Anne Marie lived most of her life in Orlando, Fl. and was predeceased by her loving husband Robert and daughter Janice. She is survived by her two sons Brian and Charles and their wives Denise and Teri. A private grave-side service will take place at Highland...
Allie Sneden
Feb 13, 2015
Allie Jack James Sneden "Jackie", 84, of Winter Garden, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at her home. She is the daughter of the late Cora Lee and Albert James and wife of the late Thomas C. Sneden. She was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas C. Sneden, Jr. and sister, Betty Jo James McMann. She was...
Drew Butler
Feb 13, 2015
Drew Kendall Butler, age 52, left his earthly body bound for Glory on Friday February 13, 2015 after an 18-month battle with malignant metastatic melanoma. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Carolyn Butler of Ocoee and they surely welcomed him with open arms. Born in Orlando, Drew lived most of his life in Ocoee. He was an...
Delma Walden
Feb 12, 2015
Delma Lumis Walden, 77, of Ocoee, passed away February 12, 2015. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 17 from 6 to 8pm at Collison Carey Hand in Winter Garden. Services will be Wednesday, at 11am at the Funeral Home. Interment will take place in Winter Garden Cemetery.
Visitation Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home 1148 East Plant...Subscribe
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