Obituaries

Feb 2, 2022

Jose Perez Del Villar of Orlando, Florida passed away on Feb 2, 2022. He was born on December 22, 1949 in the Dominican Republic, Nizao De Bani to Secundino Perez and Gloria Del Villar.

Feb 1, 2022

Helen Mantooth of Clermont, Florida passed away peacefully at home on Feb 1, 2022. She was born on December 3, 1930 in Rockaway, New Jersey to Archibald and Helen Hoffman.  Helen was a retired nurse with many credentials and the love of helping others.  She was a Seventh Day Adventist with deep faith.  Helen was preceded in death by...

Jan 25, 2022

Marylynn Boris died on January 25th at the age of 91.  She was that rare person who was as kind as she was fierce.  Born in Evanston, Illinois at the start of the Great Depression and raised in Winnetka she absorbed both her parents' midwestern values and a strong sense of gratitude for comforts her family could afford.  Her...

Jan 23, 2022

Elaine Salpas, our beloved Mother and Yia Yia, passed away peacefully at home in Orlando on Sunday January 23, 2022. She was 78 years old.

She was born on November 16, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY. Elaine and her younger brother John were born to the late Stephen and Mary Salpas. When she was a young girl the...

Jan 21, 2022

Barbra Ellen Register is survived by 3 daughters, Marilyn Oakley, Roberta Robertson, Willa Hill, 12 grandchildren, and 16 great grandchildren.

Barbara worked for the Orange County Public School System for 25+ years and volunteered many years after. She was a beloved member of her church and enjoyed crocheting and caring for her horses.

Jan 19, 2022

Wilma Scearce Foltz, our cherished "Ganny", passed away peacefully at home on January 19, 2022, at the age of 95. She leaves behind a family that adored everything about her...her strength, her infinite wisdom, her independence, her wit, her raspy voice, her contagious laugh, and especially the perfect way she made each one of us feel so incredibly loved. ...

Jan 18, 2022

Elizabeth "Bettie" Louise Frey, age 98, Orlando, FL, died on January 18th, 2022. Bettie was an Orlando native.  She attended old Orlando High School and then Sullins College in Bristol, VA.  She worked for the Florida Dept. of Agriculture for 37 years and volunteered for Florida Hospital (now Advent Health) for over 50 years.  Bettie was a lifelong member...

Jan 17, 2022

Sotera Alvarez Trinidad of Orlando, Florida passed away on Jan 17, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Jan 11, 2022

Francis, or Frank as he was known by friends and family, was born in Lauderdale, MS in June 1930, the 2nd of four children of Fred and Edna Clayton.  He graduated from Mississippi State with a BA and a MS and then later with an EdD from University of Southern Mississippi in 1978.  Frank served two years in the...

Jan 11, 2022

Lillie I. Echard

Orlando, FL - Lillie Echard, 99, of Orlando, formerly of Columbiana, Ohio and Fontana, California, died January 11, 2022.

Born June 9, 1922 in Greenford, Ohio, she was the daughter of John and Mable (Clay) Callahan.

Mrs. Echard worked at Walmart in Florida until she was 93 and worked previously...

Jan 4, 2022

A Funeral Service for Mr. Joseph A. Costa, age 88, of Orlando, FL., who passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 will be held Monday, January 10, 2022 11AM in the CAREY HAND COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 2811 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to service time at the funeral home.  Interment to follow at...

Jan 4, 2022

Ruth H. Oberender passed away peacefully at Halifax Hospice in Port Orange, FL on January 4, 2022, at the age of 95. Born to the late Stanford & Pearl Pennington on May 13, 1926, in the little coal mining town of Benbush, West Virginia. She is survived by daughters, Becky Anzalone (Chris), Patty Hesser (Ed), Valerie Hill (Cindy), Susan...

Jan 1, 2022

Joy M. Rowland was promoted to glory on January 1, 2022. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 9, 1938. Her family moved to Tampa, Florida in 1949. In 1958 the family moved to Orlando. Joy loved Jesus and served Him at the Orlando Salvation Army as a Children's Sunday School teacher, and also played Alto Horn...

Dec 31, 2021

McKee, Dorthy Florine, "Flo", 95 passed away on December 31, 2021. Mrs. McKee resided in Orlando since 1955. She was born in Lake Okeechobee, Fl on 9 February 1926. Flo was a true Floridian. Her family can be traced back to the early settling of state as the families of Farless and Stevens. Mrs. McKee was pre-deceased by her...

Dec 26, 2021

Alice Louise (Hooper) Peterpaul was born July 22, 1939 and passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, December 26, 2021, at the age of 82.  Born the daughter of Donald Julius Dodd Hooper and Veva Traver, Alice married Henry Joseph Peterpaul, Sr. on December 7, 1957, and together they shared 58 years of marriage until Henry’s...

Dec 22, 2021

William “Bill” Robert Dawson, age 77, born March 20, 1944, died peacefully in his sleep on December 22, 2021, in Winter Park, FL. Bill was born to the late William Newton Dawson and Ruth Marguerite (Pledger) Dawson in Rochester, New York. They later moved to New Hampshire and finally Orlando, Florida. Bill graduated in 1962 from Oak Ridge High...

Dec 21, 2021

JC Crews, 95, died peacefully on December 21, 2021 at 12:30 pm, surrounded by his family.   He is survived by his daughters, Linda Trytek, Robin Crews and Tina Naugler.  We will miss you every day that goes by, you were our rock in life and now you are in heaven to watch over us until we meet again. A...

Dec 18, 2021

Peter "Pete" Alfred Fekete, 74, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 18, 2021. "Pete" was born on March 21, 1947 in Heidelberg, Germany, to Alfred E. and Joanna Plowden Fekete. He is survived by his son, David Hall Fekete (Marianne); one grandchild, Michael David Fekete; sister, Joal Fekete Green (Earl), all of Orlando, FL; and numerous...

Dec 17, 2021

Joe E. Finger, Sr., 87, of Orlando, passed away December 17, 2021. Joe was born January 29, 1934, in Lincolnton, NC, to Joseph and Lorena Finger. His father was a minister and his mother a homemaker. Joe graduated from Winecoff High School in Concord, NC, and later attended Trevecca College and East Tennessee State University where he majored in...

Dec 16, 2021

Etta Louise Mahan was born September 23rd, 1928, near Matthews Maryland.  She passed peacefully on December 16th, 2021 at Westminster Towers in Winter Park Florida.  Louise was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years,  Grant Mahan.

Louise is survived by her four sons that she was so proud of. Larry Grant Mahan  (Lois Mahan) Steward...