Obituaries
Obituaries for Orange County, Orlando, FL and surrounding areas.
Verle "Nana" Martin
Dec 13, 2023
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Verle Margaret Martin, who departed this world on December 13, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. She was 83 years old.
Verle was born on July 28, 1940, in Easthampton, MA, to Clarence and Pauline Doughty. She grew up in Massachusets on a farm with 11 siblings, and loved telling...
William Frederick Wetmore II
Dec 13, 2023
William (Bill) Frederick Wetmore II, 51, beloved husband, father, son and brother, passed away on December 13, 2023, following a courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer.
Although Bill was generally a quiet man, those who had the good fortune to get to know him were blessed with his infectious, wry sense of humor and razor sharp wit. Bill had a...
Nancy Ann Johnson
Dec 12, 2023
Nancy Johnson, 67, passed away on December 12, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.
Nancy was born in Illinois on June 22, 1956. She graduated from Boone High School in Orlando in 1975. Nancy had a long banking career but truly thrived working with animls at a veterinary clinic.
Nancy met her beloved husband Daniel while they were both working in...
Karen Renee Martin
Dec 9, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Karen Renee Martin on December 9th, 2023. Born on September 6th, 1953, she was a cherished daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend to many. She will be deeply missed and forever remembered for her warmth, compassion and unwavering love.
Karen Renee Martin is survived...
Curtis Ward Hanson
Dec 3, 2023
Curtis Ward Hanson passed away on December 3, 2023 in Winter Park, Florida. Curt led an amazing and fun-filled life after battling cancer as a two-month old baby and dealing with various effects of the cancer and the treatments throughout his life. He never complained and was always smiling and ready for a good time. Curtis grew up in Southern...
Esther L. Mallison
Nov 30, 2023
Esther Mallison, 95, went home to be with her Lord on November 30, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to George and Nettie Ragla in Hastings, Michigan on February 20, 1928. She attended Michigan State University, where she met the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Mallison. They married in 1950, soon after they graduated from...
Alberta Marie Dobson
Nov 29, 2023
Alberta Marie Curtis Dobson, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Orlando on November 29, 2023, joining her beloved husband, Joseph W. Dobson, Sr. and stepson Joseph W. Dobson, Jr., who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Robin Dobson, of Maitland, FL, and Sheila Dobson Flesh (Dutch) of Lynnville, TN, grandsons Kyle Cooper and...
Patricia Roy Edwards
Nov 28, 2023
Patty Edwards, 91, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
Patty led a selfless life of devotion to her community, and most importantly, her family. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, and raised in Orlando, Patty was a 1948 Orlando High School graduate. She attended Sullins College in Bristol, VA where she was editor of the school newspaper. She was graduated...
Idena L. Baker
Nov 28, 2023
Idena Laverne Baker was born on August 15, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Alfred E. Burnett an immigrant from Barbados, and the late Idena Burnett an immigrant from Panama.
Idena grew up and attended schools in Brooklyn New York. Which included Midwood high school, from where she graduated not only gaining a diploma but lifelong friendships....
William "Bill" Edwards
Nov 28, 2023
Orlando, FL - William (Bill) Edwards of Orlando, FL passed away on November 28, 2023. He was with his loving family and passed away gently in his home. He was 87 years old.
Bill was born in Cortland, NY in 1936. He was the son of the late Mary Kathryn Haster and Charles Milford Edwards. He attended Cortland High...
Stephen Paul Smail
Nov 22, 2023
Stephen Paul Smail
December 24, 1955 - November 22, 2023
Orlando, FL - Stephen Paul Smail, a beloved husband, devoted father, grandfather, uncle and accomplished software engineer in the aerospace industry, passed away on November 22, 2023, at the age of 67. Born in Manhattan, NY on December 24, 1955, raised in the US Virgin Islands. Stephen was a...
David Kenneth Keaton
Nov 20, 2023
David Kenneth Keaton, 76, passed away on November 20, 2023, in Orlando, FL.David Keaton was born on December 28, 1946 in Charlotte, NC, to Donald Keaton and Ruby Edith Keaton.
David graduated from Colonial High School in 1965. He joined the US Air Force in 1966 and served for four years. In 1970 he began his career as a...
Grace J Waldrop
Nov 20, 2023
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & friend to many Grace J. Waldrop, 82, of Orlando, FL, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness, on November 20, 2023.
Grace was born in Wetumpka, Al., the youngest of 4 children. She moved to Orlando in 1960, and this became home. Here she raised her family and built a...
Daniel E Gentry
Nov 17, 2023
God called home, one of His own, on Friday, November 17, 2023. Daniel Edward Gentry, 87, of Orlando, FL, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.
Daniel was born in Jacksonville, FL June 15, 1936. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carol E. Brown Gentry, his mother, Beulah M. Gentry and his father, Joseph "Pat"...
Antoinette "Toni" DeVito Coleman
Nov 13, 2023
Antoinette (Toni) DeVito Coleman, 83, of Orlando passed away peacefully with family present on November 13, 2023.
Toni was born in Medford, Massachusetts on October 19, 1940, to immigrant parents Luigi and Blanche DeVito. She moved with her family to Winter Park, FL in 1956 where she attended Winter Park High School and graduated in 1958.
She began her...
Dorothy Carolyn Reynolds
Nov 13, 2023
Dorothy Carolyn (Kline) Reynolds, 94, was called home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2023. Faith, family and service to others were the cornerstones of Dottie’s life. A devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She had an inner strength that was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Dorothy was a native Orlandoan who attended...
Louise Kathryn Weaver
Nov 12, 2023
Louise Kathryn Weaver, a resident of Winter Park, FL, passed away on November 12, 2023, at age 99. She was born December 1,1923 to parents Cecelia Ketchum and Leslie Banks. A Penobscot Nation Native American, “Teeda” was born and grew up on the Indian Island reservation in Maine. At her death, she was the oldest living Penobscot elder, which she...
Shauna H. Clark
Oct 28, 2023
Shauna Gaye Catherine Victoria Hathaway Clark passed away early on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Florida after a sudden illness. She was born to Albert and Dorothy (Brake) Hathaway in Bryan, Texas on April 3, 1977. Shauna was the youngest of eight children. After graduating from Brewer High School in White Settlement, TX, she...
Barney Tipton Bishop
Oct 23, 2023
Barney Tipton Bishop, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2023 at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, FL, with family at his side. Born on October 1, 1926, in Milton, Georgia, Barney is preceded in death by his parents, Barney Tipton Bishop and Ada Geneva (Weems) Bishop, his sisters; Mary, Evelyn, Geneva, and Nancy, as well as...
Herbert Norton Rosebrock
Oct 22, 2023
The Rev. Herbert Norton Rosebrock, a retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, entered eternal rest on Sunday, October 22, 2023, surrounded by his family and uplifted by prayers of thanksgiving from so many who loved and cherished him.
Norton is survived by his wife, Jackie Inman Rosebrock (Winter Park, FL); daughters Sarah (West Columbia, SC)...
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