October 2023 obituaries

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October 27, 2023

WILBERTO ESPONDA, 84, of Apopka, passed away on October 20, 2023. Mr. Esponda was born on January 02, 1939 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He is preceded in death by his three sisters and two brothers. Survivors: wife Eva Esponda; children Wilma Esponda, Belinda Esponda, Melissa (George) Martinez, Kevin (Idalis) Esponda and Wilberto Esponda Jr.; 9 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren.

MARTHA JAYLENE DEBORD PRICE (JAYLENE), 55, of Zellwood, passed away on October 16, 2023. Jaylene was born on May 01, 1968 to the late Eula I. Miller DeBord and Jay DeBord in Columbus, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors: husband, Robert E. Price, step-daughters Sarah and Brittany Price, sister Lisa Bower, brother Kenneth Alan Inboden, as well as father and sister in laws, several nieces and nephews.

RUTH M. PELLEGATTO, 84, of Zellwood, passed away on October 15, 2023. Mrs. Pellegatto was born on June 04, 1939 in Westfield, Massachusetts. She is preceded in death by husband Angelo Pellegatto; as well as grandson Calvin Warner. Survivors: children Cynthia (Richie) Gregg of Maine, Sonia Bahre of North Carolina, Andrew (Diane) Gregg of Apopka and Russell (Rebekah) Beckenstein of Longwood; siblings Nancy Provencher and James McCorison; 5 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild

 

JESUS MIGUEL CARDENAS, 60, of Kissimmee,  passed away on October 17, 2023. Mr. Cardenas was born on October 24, 1962 in Valera, Venezuela. He is preceded in death by father Miguel Cardenas and father-in-law William Krantz. Survivors: wife Lisa Cardenas; mother Carmen Rivas Denzler of Apopka; children Miguel (Jillian) Cardenas, Jacob (Amana) Cardenas and Brandon Cardenas; siblings Fabiola (Pablo) Hoffle Cardenas, Frank (Kelly) Cardenas of Apopka; one granddaughter; 3  nieces and 3 nephews.

 

YARITZA FIGUEROA, 48, of Apopka, passed away on October 21, 2023. Mrs. Figueroa was born on July 17, 1975 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Survivors: husband Jorge Figueroa; children Melanie, Emely and Caroline; siblings Cathy, Hector and Anibal.

October 20, 2023

October 13, 2023

JAYDEN YOANDRY MIRANDA RAMOS, 07, of Apopka, Florida passed away on October 05, 2023. Jayden was born on January 21, 2016 in Florida. He is survived by his loving parents; 2 brothers; as well as his many loving family members. He will be dearly missed by his many loved ones and friends.

DENNIS LEON BANKSON, also known as Denny, peacefully passed away on September 29, 2023, at the age of 86 in Apopka, FL. He was born on July 22, 1937. To Hazel and Clint Joseph Bankson. He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Patti Bankson, and his children: Tamara Lawton, Melody Miller, Cherie White, and Dennis Bankson. Denny’s love and kindness also extended to his brother, nieces, nephews, and friends, who were deeply touched by his genuine care and compassion.

INA ROSE RICE, 95, of Deland, Florida passed away on October 10, 2023. Mrs. Rice was born on October 22, 1927 in Howellsville, North Carolina. She is preceded in death by her husband Raymond P. Rice, grandson Mike Laughlin; great granddaughter Courtney Coffey; 3 sisters and 1 brother. She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Griffin King and Glinda (Mike) Brust; her 3 grandchildren ;7 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; as well as several loved ones and friends.

October 6, 2023

CHARLES “CHAD” LEMONS, 42, of Apopka, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 23.  Mr. Lemons was born on October 15, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lemons is preceded in death by his father Daniel Lemons; as well as his grandmother and grandfather Thompson and grandmother and grandfather Lemons. He is survived by his loving parents Sandy and Mark Varnell; sister Tracie; half-brothers Todd and Dusty; brother in law C.J.; aunts, and nephew.

MARY ANN GWYNN, 78. of Red Bank, NJ, was born on Thursday, November 23, 1944.  Heaven gained a new angel on Friday, August 25. Mary Ann was born in Redbank, NJ, and has been living in Oviedo, Florida full-time for the past 18 months. Survivors include her son, Martin Frederick Gwynn, Jr., her sister, Barbara Sanborn and husband Fred, and granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents Peter and Lucy Marascio, her aunt Rose Kiefer, and cousin Joni Iannarone.

GERTRUD ALOISIA SCHLINSOG, 94, of Apopka, Florida passed away on Saturday, September 30. Mrs. Schlinsog was born on October 07, 1928 in Tepl, Czechoslovakia. Mrs. Schlinsog is preceded in death by her loving husband George Schlinsog. She is survived by her children Ingrid Behner, Anthony Schlinsog and Karl Schlinsog; as well as her four grandchildren.

JASON “JAY” LACLAIR, 45, of Apopka, passed away on Friday, September 29. Mr. LaClair was born on June 20, 1978 in Dearborn, Michigan. Mr. LaClair is survived by his parents Linda Lou LaClair and Paul (Juanita) LaClair; children Jason LaClair Jr, Mackenzie LaClair and Tyler LaClair; siblings Chantel Cox, Paul LaClair II and Kari Mowery; and nephews.

ROBERT G. DAVIS, SR., 79, of Debary passed away on Tuesday, September 19. He was born in Orlando, FL on October 21, 1943, to Alton and Dixie Midgette Davis. On March 12, 1976, he married Barbara Davis. He is survived by his wife Barbara of 47 years, two children, Robert G. Davis, Jr., CA, and Mark Allen Davis, CA, five step-children, Carole Halasz, Debary; Susan Kaufman, Sorrento; Mary Kaufman, Orange City; Jenny Kaufman, Deltona; and Chad Wilkerson, Orange City,  eight step-grandchildren and nine step-great grandchildren, He is predeceased by his parents, Alton and Dixie Midgette