Obituaries

Larry Swann, Sr.

Dec 7, 2015

Larry A. Swann, Sr. 75, of Clermont, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on December 7, 2015 after a long illness. He was a retired engineer with the Orlando Fire Department. He also coached high school baseball throughout the Central Florida area. He was an avid sports enthusiast and loved the Florida Gators!!! He was preceded in...

Kristin Koch

Dec 5, 2015

Our dear Kristin died unexpectedly on Dec. 5, 2015. Kristin was born in Chicago, IL. She moved to Sarasota in 1975 at the age of seven and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1985. She attended Stetson University where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi and graduated in 1989 with a BA in Sociology. Kristin furthered...

Noemi Alvarez

Dec 2, 2015

Visitation Visitation Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home 2811 Curry Ford Road Orlando, FL  32806 Sunday, December 6, 2015 10am to 2pm Service Graveside Servcie Woodlawn Cemetery 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd Gotha, FL  34734 Sunday, December 6, 2015 3pm

Thomas Mauldin, Jr.

Nov 30, 2015

Thomas K. Mauldin, Jr., 87, returned to his heavenly home on November 30, 2015. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his illness and ultimately gave him peace. Thomas was born to the late Thomas and Gladys Mauldin in Atlanta, GA on September 22, 1928. He was raised in a Christian home...

Mary Mixson

Nov 25, 2015

Mary Alice Mixson Born November 16, 1920 in Alabama to ID and Minnie Walker. Mary moved to Ocala, FL as a small child. She married Ercel Forrest Mixson in 1940 and had one child Sherry Mixson Barnes. Mary then moved to Belle Glade, Fl., to join her fathers business-ID Walker $ Sons Truck Brokers. In 1961 she opened Alice...

Jack Inman

Nov 24, 2015

Service Graveside Service Palm Cemetery 1005 N New York Ave Winter Park, FL  32789 Saturday, November 28, 2015 1pm Cemetery Palm Cemetery 1005 N New York Ave Winter Park, FL  32789

Shirley Hunt

Nov 24, 2015

Hunt, Shirley M, 83, Orlando, FL, passed away of Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She was born on April 9, 1932 in Baltimore, MD. Shirley was retired from Greyhound Bus Company where she was a manager for 20 years. She is survived by her children Timothy S. Driscoll (Colleen), Mary E. Eichner (Greg), Enid M. Mountz, Erin M. Riser (Doug),...

M. Couch

Nov 22, 2015

M.Christine Couch, Orlando, FL. passed away on Sunday November 22, 2015. Born in Gray, TN on December 25, 1932, Christine grew up in Tennessee and attended Boone Creek High School, and graduated from East Tennessee State University with an education degree following in the footsteps of her older sister and her mother, who were also teachers. It was at...

Etta Showalter

Nov 14, 2015

Etta Showalter, 93, went to be with her Lord, November 14, 2015. Born in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania to Nathan S. and Rhoda Mary DeShong, on June 3, 1922, Etta was mostly raised in the Altoona, PA area. Etta received her degree in 1943 as a registered nurse and had for a period of time worked at John Hopkins Hospital. She...

Nancy Baldwin

Nov 10, 2015

Nancy Margaret "Peggy" Wallace Baldwin, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Westminster Towers in Orlando, FL. Mrs. Baldwin was married to John Thomas Wallace in Hattiesburg, MS and they raised three daughters. Following Mr. Wallace's death in 1983, Mrs. Baldwin married Ernest Baldwin, who predeceased her. Mrs. Baldwin is also predeceased by her parents, Mr....

Ivy Darlington

Nov 9, 2015

Ivy Cooper Darlington (also lovingly known as Tati and GG) was born on November 15, 1922, in St Mary, Jamaica, West Indies. In the late 1940's, she immigrated to the United States of America and settled in New York City, New York, where she lived until she relocated to Orlando, Florida in 1980. Ivy's desire to help others along...

Edith Brown

Nov 2, 2015

Edith Evensen Brown August 28, 1916-November 2, 2015 Edith Evensen Brown was born the second child of Norwegian immigrants Thora Andersen and Gunder Evensen in West New York, NJ. She graduated from high school in Hoboken, NJ. Her only sister Alice died in 1939 and her only brother George died in 1980. During the war, she worked for Wright's...

Arvind Desai

Nov 1, 2015

Arvind K. Desai, 80, formerly of Wappingers Falls, NY passed away on November 1, 2015. He resided in Wappingers Falls over 40 years and moved to Orlando, FL in 2012. Services will be planned to observe the one-year anniversary of his passing. Arvind was born in Bombay, India on August 27, 1935. He came to the U.S. in 1958,...

Rocky King, Sr.

Oct 31, 2015

Rocky Darryl King Sr Rocky was born on January 21, 1953 in Ozark, Al to Alyene Martin and Wayman King. He was one of six children. Living siblings are Michael King and Alyene Burgos. He grew up in Queens, NY. Rocky graduated from Francis Lewis HS in Queens, NY. On 7/31/71, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force until...

Sebastian Pinilla

Oct 30, 2015

Visitation Visitation Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home 2811 Curry Ford Road Orlando, FL  32806 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 12pm to 8pm Service Prayer Service Carey Hand Colonial Chapel 2811 Curry Ford Road Orlado, FL  32806 Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Robert Williams

Oct 25, 2015

Robert Carlton "Robby" Williams In Orlando Florida on April 6th, 1988 a beautiful baby boy was born to Robert and Treacy Williams. On June 16, 1990 his adorable sister Kalyn was born and a very close and permanent sibling bond was formed. Robby was a happy baby pretty much from day one and by the time he was 1...

Robert Patterson, Jr.

Oct 24, 2015

Robert was born in Franklin, Pa. on Oct. 4, 1946. He was 13 when the family moved to Orlando, Fl. in 1959. Robert lived at home for a time but care was a challenge for his Mother as she was a homemaker and caregiver for five children, two of them developmentally disabled. He was sent to Sunland Training center...

Nicolas Hermida

Oct 22, 2015

En el año 1939, el día 3 de febrero haya en un montesito que queda en Pinar Del Río, nació un lindo galleguito de Emilia y Nicolás Hermida. Como nombre le pusieron Nicolas Blas Hermida Valdés, pero desde que el nació lo apodaron por Marrito. Su infancia transcurrió como cualquier guajirito, entre rios, pajaritos, descalzo, harina y pan. Y...

William Smith, Jr.

Oct 20, 2015

William (Bill) Smith born on July 8th, 1941 in Ranger, WV passed away on October 20th, 2015 at the age of 74 in St. Petersburg, FL Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Patricia (Patti), son Greg (Leslie) of Florida, and daughter Andrea of Florida. Preceded in death were his mother and father Edith Webb and William Roosevelt Sr....

Dorothy Peterson

Oct 17, 2015

Dorothy J. Peterson, age 92, of Orlando passed away on October 17, 2015. Born November 9, 1922 in Buffalo, NY to Paul A. and Genevieve (Thill) Grupp. Mrs. Peterson worked as a secretary for a Winter Park architectural firm. Some highlights of her life would include a two month trip around the world with her husband Donald L. Peterson...