Obituaries

Feb 11, 2022

Alice Lynne Bounds, 85, passed away on Friday, February 11th, 2022 here in Orlando.

Born to Paul and Claire Hannum in Columbus Ohio, the family moved several times before finally settling in Miami, where she met Jim Bounds.  The two married in 1962 and started a family.  After several more moves, they landed in Orlando in 1974,...

Feb 11, 2022

Barbara Ray of Orlando, Florida passed away peacefully on February 11, 2022 in Casselberry, Florida.   She was born on May 30, 1939 in Newark, NJ to Raymond and Beatrice Stalter. Barbara retired from an extensive career at the State of Florida, Department of Corrections. She leaves behind a family that absolutely adored her. She was married to her husband,...

Feb 8, 2022

Patricia “Patty” Petro Hillenburg, 75, of Orange City, Florida, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Patty was born in Elletsville, IN and lived with her parents and 8 siblings in southern Indiana growing up. She married In 1964 and had four daughters, including an unexpected set of twins. Patty moved her family to Florida in 1972 settling in Apopka...

Feb 3, 2022

Mrs. Geneva Faye Kleinik Mohrbacher passed away on February 3, 2022 at her home in Jacksonville, Florida at the age of 92.  She was born on October 10, 1929 north of Mulberry Grove, Illinois to the late Walter and Ruth Hoyle Kleinik.  She was preceded in death by her brothers, Dale, Gale, Berthal (Bert) and Norman.  She has two...

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

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 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 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...