December 27, 2024
Rosa Lee Ondich, 99, a resident of Zellwood, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024. Rosa was born January 18, 1925, in Pee Dee, North Carolina to parents Curry and Martha Wilson. Her sister was Betty Wilson/Bowles. In 1950 she married Jack Hale, and had a son James Philip and a daughter Donna Louise. In 1958, Rosa Lee re-married and in 1960 with Michael Ondich Jr had a daughter Janet Lee. She is survived by Philip Hale, son, Willcox Arizona, Janet Ondich, daughter, Orlando FL, Kevin Korb, grandson, Orlando FL, Megan Ford, granddaughter, Daytona Beach FL, and predeceased by Donna Korb, daughter, in 2021.
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December 20, 2024
Paul Henry Carroll, 81, of Zellwood, Florida passed away on December 06, 2024. Mr. Carroll was born on February 01, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Carroll is survived by his daughters Debra Lee Carroll and Donna (Ken) Cady; grandson Tony Belardino; as well as his great grandson Nathan Belardino. He will be dearly missed by his many loved ones and friends.
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Remigius “Remi” Christopher Birko Jr., 45, of Sorrento, Florida passed away on December 06, 2024. Mr. Birko was born on November 10, 1979 in Winter Garden, Florida. Mr. Birko is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ray and Betty Birko; maternal grandfather Larry Fleetwood; as well as his brother Cameron Durand. He is survived by his mother Belinda (Lee) Hendrix; father Remigius Christopher (Gail) Birko Sr.; step-father Randy Durand; children Mason Millis, Kayla Birko, Jocelyn Birko and Nicholas Birko; siblings Wisty (Kalen) Birko-Guehl, Randall “Boo-Boo” (Amanda) Durand, Shannon (Frank) Birko, Jaxsen Hendrix and Dustin (Kristy) Hendrix; maternal grandmother Sharon (Gene) Foster; nephews James Gilvin, Damian Durand and Robbie Hudson; nieces Zoey Melendez, Kyleigh Yeager and Kandance Yeager; as well as a slew of aunts, uncles and cousins. He will be dearly missed by his many loved ones and friends.
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Althea Jett Starling, age 89, of Russellville, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at North Alabama Medical Center in Florence. Born July 6, 1935, to Theophilus and Mae Ola Jett, Althea was a hardworking and independent woman.Althea is survived by her children: Alison Starling Gilliam, Nancy Starling Foster (Joe), John Ivey Starling II (Tena), Adrienne Starling Moore, and Carmen Hemlock Daniels (Mark); her brother, A.J. Jett (Carolyn); 17 grandchildren, multiple great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Roy Earl Starling, grandson Wallace Burch, sons-in-law Kenneth Gilliam and Monte Moore, five brothers, and one sister.
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Mrs. Mary “Ann” Moore Hembree, age 91, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Ann was born in Barnesville, GA, September 15, 1933, and graduated from Rome High School (GA) in 1952. She married her high school sweetheart, Otto Martin in November of 1951 and soon after her graduation, the couple moved to Orlando, FL where they made their home and brought up five daughters. The last surviving child of 10 born to her late parents, Early Alvin and Mamie Lee (Thurman) Moore. Ann was preceded in death by her daughter, DeLayne Martin; her husband, Billy Hembree, and all of her brothers and sisters, her granddaughter, Me Me King, and her grandson, Reggie Denny. Ann is survived by her daughters, Debbie Martin, Judy Denny (Randall), Cherryll Yates (Johnny), Gale Young (Alan), Wyndye Farley (Mark Rhodes), and her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and her great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Ann was a loving and devoted mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed.
December 13, 2024
Marvin Lee McMaster, 88, of Apopka, Florida passed away on December 3, 2024. Mr. McMaster was born on March 5, 1936 to the late A.G. and Ina McMaster in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Mr. McMaster is preceded in death by siblings: Evelyn Mae McMaster Ross, Lois Lucille McMaster, Kay McMaster Barrow, and Paul Joseph McMaster. He is survived by: wife, Mary Emma Larson McMaster; children, Melody (George) Daugherty, Monica (Jason) Jones, and Michael (Carol) McMaster; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by his many loved ones and friends.
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December 6, 2024
Clyde “Wayne” Barrington Junior died at home November 27th 2024. Called Wayne by those that knew and loved him, he left behind his ex-wife and companion of 44 years Janet Sue Pearce of Orlando, his daughter Mrs. Stephanie Lore of Titusville, his beloved grandchildren Nicholas Daniels of Denver, Mack and Benjamin Lore of Titusville and Mina Read of Austin.
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Carolyn Grossenbacher Ditch passed away November 14, 2024 in San Pedro, CA. She was born in Apopka, FL, September 26, 1946 to Calvin Smoot and Elizabeth Markey Grossenbacher. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James A. Ditch, and brother, John C. Grossenbacher. Surviving siblings are Mary G. Frisbie (S. L.) of Bartow, FL, Mark Grossenbacher (Joan) and Betsy G. Townsend of Apopka; children Jennifer J. Ditch of San Pedro and James R. Ditch of Mission Viejo, CA; grandsons Schroeder Ditch, Delano Ditch and Nolan Garland; 11 nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and great nephews.
