Obituaries
Jim Peters
Sep 19, 2021
Jim Peters...our Superman, met his Kryptonite on September 19th, 2021. Jim was born April 17, 1956, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Leroy and Josephine Peters. And from the first, Jim lived his life outside the box. Starting at the age of eight years old, he decided to play drums instead of the trumpet like his brothers, and that set the...
Steve Raymond Szymanski
Sep 18, 2021
Steve Raymond Szymanski, age 48, of Orlando, FL, passed away on Sept. 18, 2021. Steve was born on October 10, 1972, in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Raymond and Margie (Lawrence) Szymanski. Steve was always willing to lend a hand to anyone, his smile and laughter brightened every room into which he walked. A lover of animals, music and...
Maurice Simpson
Sep 18, 2021
Maurice Simpson, age 73, of Sorrento, Florida, passed away on September 18, 2021. Maurice was born on July 26, 1948 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Alec Simpson and Mary Shahim. Maurice was a visionary. He loved the outdoors and pickleball was a favorite hobby of his. He was very adventurous with a playful sense of humor. He was...
Terry Francis Pukas
Sep 17, 2021
Terry Francis Pukas, age 62, of Lake Mary, Florida, passed away on September 17, 2021. Terry was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Vincent and June (McMahon) Pukas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and is survived by his wife Kyle Ann (Smith) Pukas; sons: David Pukas and Thomas (Jaslyn R. Crawford) Pukas; Grandchild Eulalia L. Pukas;...
Giang Pazzelli
Sep 17, 2021
Giang Pazzelli, age 54, of Orlando, Florida, passed away on September 17, 2021. Giang was born on December 26, 1966 in Saigon, Vietnam, the daughter of Hiep Hoa Phan and Anh Ngoc Chau. She is preceded in death by her father, and survived by her mother; her husband Joseph R. Pazzelli; daughters Sophia Nicole and Oliva Brook Pazzelli; her sisters...
Julio C. Portilla
Sep 17, 2021
Julio C. Portilla, age 74, of Longwood, Florida, passed away on September 17, 2021. Julio was born on July 3, 1947, in Cienaga, Colombia, the son of Ismael and Sylvia (Robles) Portilla. Preceded in death by his parents and survived by his wife Rosa Elena (Jimenez) Portilla, and sons: Julio E. Portilla, Christian J. (Priscilla), Sr., Mark J. (Angela) Portilla,...
Carol Ann Beatty
Sep 16, 2021
Carol Ann Beatty, age 76, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, passed way on September 16, 2021. Carol was born on January 2, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Robert and Josephine (Cerko) McGill. She is survived by her daughter Josephine Morris and son-in-law Richard Morris. The family of Carol Ann Beatty invites you to leave a message of condolence...
Brandon Burgess
Sep 16, 2021
Brandon Burgess, age 34, of Orlando, Florida, passed away on September 16, 2021. Brandon was born on May 19th, 1987 in Orlando, Florida, the son of Carol A. and Thomas L. Burgess. Brandon is survived by his wife Amber N. McNutt and his parents Carol A. and Thomas L. Burgess The family of Brandon Burgess invites you to leave a...
Beatrice G. Hoffman
Sep 16, 2021
Beatrice G. Hoffman 89 of St. Petersburg died Thursday, September 16, 2021. Beatrice is the loving mother of Dawn M. Ballard, Laurie A. Hoffman Keidel and Franklin William Hoffman III; sisters: Edith Hayes, Ruby Zanders, Della Michaels and Phyllis Raymer; six grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Salvation Army Citadel 3800 9th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida on...
George Nicholas Shodis
Sep 15, 2021
George Nicholas Shodis, age 74, of Orlando, Florida, passed away on September 15, 2021. George was born on November 27, 1946 in Laona, Wisconsin, the son of Ruduloph and Rosemary (Britten) Shodis. He is survived by his son Andrew Nicholas Shodis, daughter in-law Elizabeth Shodis, and granddaughter Sophie Helen Shodis. There are no services at this time. The family of...
Martin Martinez Santiago
Sep 15, 2021
Martin Martinez Santiago, age 43, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on September 15, 2021. Martin was born on June 29, 1978 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, the son of Martin Martinez and Lourdes Santiago. Martin was preceded in death by his mother, and is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Donovan) Martinez, his son Martin Martinez and his daughter Cynthia Martinez. The...
Maria Blanca Garrido
Sep 15, 2021
Maria Blanca Garrido, age 75, of Sanford, Florida, passed away on September 15, 2021 at home. Blanca was born on September 2, 1946 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the daughter of Aristides and Gelsomina (Zambrano) Reina. Preceded in death by her parents, Maria is survived by her husband Carlos Garrido, her sons: Carlos Oswaldo Garrido and Juan Carlos Garrido; her daughter Karla...
Craig Lemore Johnson
Sep 14, 2021
Craig Lemore Johnson, age 59 of Clermont, Florida, passed away on September 14, 2021. Craig was born on March 2, 1962 in Orlando, Florida, the son of Lewis and Rosa Lee Johnson. He is survived by his wife Louisette Barros Johnson; son Stephane Azevedo, daughter-in-law Katie Azevedo, daughters Catherine Azevedo; Rachel Azevedo, Fabienne Azevedo, Ariel Azevedo; granddaughters Lexie Azevedo, Aaliyah...
Desiree Michelle Santana
Sep 13, 2021
Desiree Michelle Santana Our little miracle, "Cool Breeze", was welcomed April 10, 1986 to Rafael (Ray) Santana and Carolyn Moore Santana, taken unexpectedly into the arms of angels & flown quickly to heaven September 13, 2021. Born at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, Desiree had a rough beginning coming into this world: within 24 hours of birth,...
Vikas Singh Brar
Sep 12, 2021
Vikas Singh Brar, age 39, of Oviedo, Florida passed away on September 12, 2021. Vikas was born on July 3, 1982 in Moga, Punjab, India, the son of Sardul Singh Brar and Parmjit Kaur. He is survived by his wife Navneet Kaur Brar, his parents and sister. Regretfully, due to the current COVID situation, the funeral will be private, but...
Marie Bertha Nelson
Sep 11, 2021
Marie B. Nelson, affectionately called "Grandma Ree" Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died Saturday, September 11, 2021, after a long battle with Alzheimer's at the age of 95. She was born on a farm in rural Minnesota where she grew up with her first generation German parents and 11 siblings. She often told her own children stories about...
Erin Michele Oliver
Sep 11, 2021
Erin Michele Oliver, age 47, of Minneola, Florida, passed away on September 11, 2021. Erin was born on February 16, 1974 in Ocala, Florida, the daughter of John and Debbie Dickard. Erin is preceded in death by her brother John A. Dickard, Jr and survived by her parents and husband Russell J. Oliver; son Michael R. Oliver; daughter Courtney M....
Tamika Torres
Sep 11, 2021
Tamika Torres, a US Army Wartime Veteran, served her country faithfully for over a decade. Although that was the accomplishment she was arguably most proud of; the roles that she truly shone in were daughter, mother, sister, niece, cousin, godmother, friend, and most notoriously: Cray Cat Lady. She passed away peacefully, in the comfort of her home on the morning...
Lawrence Nelson Brownlee
Sep 10, 2021
Lawrence Nelson Brownlee, age 88, passed away on September 10th, 2021, in Clermont, Florida. Mr. Brownlee is survived by his son, Maurice Eugene (Tammy Lee) Brownlee; his stepchildren, Dwayne (Sharene) Dickson and Diana Dickson; and his grandchildren Marissa Ann (Michael Robert) Brown, Misten Elaine (Joe) Sommerville, Christina Lee Daniel, Aliyah Sabrina Dickson, and Sebastian Ali Dickson; and great-grandchildren Colt Lee...
Michael Robert Rourke
Sep 10, 2021
Michael Robert Rourke, 55 of Oviedo, Florida passed away suddenly at home on September 10, 2021. Michael is survived by his loving family – his wife of 29 years, Dawn, and children Brendan and Alaina Rourke of Oviedo. He is also survived by his parents, Tom and Lynn Rourke of Venice, FL and Inlet, NY and sister Joanne Rourke of...
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