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Larrie I. Greene, age 79, of Maitland, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at Quality Health Care Center in Winter Garden. He was born in Waterbury, Conn., on Nov. 10, 1939, to the late James and Anne Jacobs Greene. Larrie attended college and... Full story

Robert M. “Robbie” Pitt, age 29 of Winter Garden, passed away on Dec. 3, 2018, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 17, 1989, in Boynton Beach to Lawrence B. Pitt and Renee E. Posner Pitt. The family relocated to the Orlando... Full story

Submitted by the family Max A. Mogul, age 86, of Maitland, passed away peacefully Friday night, Dec. 14, 2018. Max was born May 7, 1932, in Malden, Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by Ruth Mogul, his wife of 66 years, and his son Alan Mogul.... Full story

Written by the family John Jeremias Stein, age 82, passed away on Nov. 21, 2018, in Orlando. The beloved uncle to Rabbi Stephen Chicurel-Stein, Dr. Steven Chicurel-Stein, Lara Rachlin Steinel, Daniel V. Steinel and dear friend to the staff of Gentry... Full story

Carol Englander, age 84, of Greenlawn, New York (formerly of Orlando), passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. A Bronx native, she was born on Sept. 12, 1934, to the late Phillip and Dora Grossman Nord. During her working career, Carol worked as a... Full story

Esther (Ester) Arnon, age 90, of Great Neck, New York, passed away on Nov. 29, 2018, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. She was born in Iran on Nov. 23, 1928, to the late Baruch Karbassi and Shoshana Salimpoor Karbassi. A homemaker,... Full story

William S. Epstein, age 84, of Fern Park, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at Cornerstone Hospice at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 8, 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Aaron and Clara Porten Epstein. Bill... Full story

Shelley Weissman, age 86, of Apopka, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Born in Randolph, New York, on Feb. 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Euphee Brooke Porter. Shelley was a... Full story

Marty “The Big Guy” Francis, age 65, of Winter Springs, passed away on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1953, to Carol Loeb Francis and the late Leonard Francis. In 1961, he relocated to the Orlando area... Full story

Sonia Posner Baime (nee Solochek) passed away in Deerfield, Illinois, on Oct. 25, 2018, at the age of 96. She was a resident of Altamonte Springs and Longwood, Florida, from 1989 to 2015. Loving wife of the late Lester D. Posner and the late Abraham... Full story

Betty Cornman Manis passed away Oct. 24, 2018, at the age of 90. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, she graduated from Newcomb College with a degree in biology and worked as a researcher. Betty met her husband, Norman, when he visited the cit... Full story

Ruth Mogul, age 85, of Maitland, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at her residence. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Ruth was born on May 7, 1933, to the late Hyman and Jenny Chvenka Rich. Ruth and her husband, Max, who survives her,... Full story

Submitted by the family Helen Moskowitz, age 93, of Miami and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. She was born on March 4, 1925, in Bronx, New York, to William and Kate Schoenberg. Her husband of 54 years, Arthur, predeceased... Full story

Jean Rhubin, age 69, of Ocoee, passed away on Oct.12, 2018, at Cornerstone Hospice at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Jean was born on Jan. 18, 1949, in Troy, New York, to the late John and Dolrus Golden. She received her bachelor’s degree from... Full story

Neil Currier, age 55, of Sanford, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Neil was born in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, on June 8, 1963, to Bryan and Joan Currier. He earned a degree Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and was a commercial airline... Full story

Renee M. Fischer, age 88, of Orlando, passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She was born in Brooklyn on March 10, 1933, to the late Alexander and Ida (Irene) Beck Zuckman. On March 8, 1959, in Brooklyn, she married... Full story

Marilyn B. Frankel, age 70, of Celebration, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at her residence. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she was born on Oct.13, 1947. Marilyn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the former Brooklyn... Full story

Submitted by his wife, Linda Kwastel Bernard (Bernie) Kwastel, 76, passed away on Sept. 30, 2018. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y. to Rubin and Fayette (Breznick) Kwastel on Dec. 31, 1941. He was married for 53 years to Linda (Hirsch) Kwastel, who... Full story

Toby Gaterbaum, age 88, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at Florida Hospital Winter Park. A native of Poland, she immigrated to the United States and lived in New York until relocating from Brooklyn to the Orlando area in... Full story

Susan L. Spiwak, age 71, of Orlando, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at Cornerstone Hospice at Orlando Health. She was born on Jan. 24, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late Arnold and Evelyn Whitehouse Landau. Susan grew up in Baltimore... Full story

Written by his family Sheldon Greene of Orlando passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at the age of 92. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was preceded by his first wife Ruth, who passed away in November1987, and his second wife Susan... Full story