All Obituaries

Roberta Lee Heffington, age 66, of Sanford, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018.

Dorothea M. Nelson, age 109, of Lake Mary, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018.

William E. Leach age 85, of Sanford, Florida, passed away May 10, 2018. Mr. Leach was born May 26, 1932 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Robert and Clarabell (Barney) Leach. Prior to his retirement William was a supervisor for the upholstery department in the boating industry. Mr. Leach was an avid fisherman, loved working out doors specifically gardening vegetables, and flowers; his family remembers fondly about his love for desserts, he always had "room"...

Pauline Boissonneault age 71, of Sanford, Florida passed away April 28, 2018. She was born August 10, 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Armand A. and Aurea (Gosselin) St. Germain. Prior to her retirement Pauline was employed as a secretary for AAA. Along with her parents she was predeceased by her husband Joe Boissonneault January 28, 2015, two brothers Anthony "Tony" , and Edmond A. St. Germain. Pauline is survived by her children Mark Boissonneault, and...

Maura Maria Alveo, age 88, of Sanford, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. Mrs. Alveo was born on January 24, 1930 in Panama City, Panama. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Alveo was preceded in death by her husband, Marcelino Alveo, in 2009. She is survived by her daughters, Jilma Deter and Estela Alveo; son, Ricardo A. (Lina) Alveo; brother, Celso (Amelia) Zamora; sister, Lila Zamora; grandchildren, Ivan (Terri) Olmedo, Sheyla (Christian) Thompson, Eric (Madeline) Olmedo, and Santos (Wanda)...

Carmenza Martinez, age 58, of Deltona, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018. She was born on June 18, 1959 in Colombia. She was a shipping clerk for a wholesale hat company and a parishioner of All Souls Catholic Church, Sanford. Mrs. Martinez was preceded in death by her son, Jesse. She is survived by her husband, Alexander; daughter, Viviana; parents, Jesus Maria and Maria Ruth; brothers, Fernando and Jorge; sisters, Esperanza and Marleny; and grandchildren, Bryson, Xavier,...

Virginia P. Mann age 89 of Sanford, Fl., passed away April 20, 2018. Virginia was born August 9, 1928 in Virginia. Prior to her retirement she was a licensed practical nurse. She was predeceased by a son Marty Mann in 1982. Virginia is survived by four sons, Bruce Mann, Tony (Anita) Mann, Frank Mann, and Mike Mann. She is also survived by her brother Buck. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Gramkow Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Sylvan...

Douglas Edward Burleson age 59, of Sanford, Fl., passed away April 20, 2018. Mr. Burleson was born February 21, 1959 in Johnson City, Tennessee, the son of Wilson and Virginia (Freeman) Burleson. He played trumpet in the band for Seminole High School, he played softball, coached and umpired. Douglas was an avid University of Tennessee Fan. His family remembers him fondly as a "gifter", he had a big heart and loved his daughters. Douglas was an electrician for over 25 years, he...

Francis "Fred" Bussey II age 72, of Longwood, Fl., passed away April 17, 2018. Mr. Bussey was born February 5, 1946 in New Castle, Pa., the son of the late Francis F. & Mary Bussey. Francis “Fred” Bussey joined the Rotary Club of Sanford-Breakfast, Inc. in the late 1980’s and was a current member at date of death.  Fred was President the first time in 1994-1995.  He was a Rotary of Year winner, and a Paul Harris...

McCann, Edith Edith Rose Kinyon Niblick McCann was born on November 12, 1922, in South Bend, Indiana, the youngest of six children of Charles Franklin Kinyon and Ida Lawrence Kinyon.  She grew up in South Bend and moved to Sanford, Florida, in 1972 with her second husband, James Spencer (Mac) McCann.  Edith is survived by her three daughters, Nancy Niblick Sibly (Rick) of Atlanta, GA, Patricia Niblick Wilson Akins of Perry, GA, and Linda Niblick Todd (Joe) of Orlando, as...