In Memoriam 
 

• Guileen Gehring, 88, of Sorrento, FL

• Audrey Eileen Gardner, 84, of Mount Dora, FL

• Lloyd Patrick Gordon, 49, of Altamonte Springs, FL

• Harriet Hardwich, 100, of Mount Dora, FL

• Patricia Ann Farner, 86, of Mount Dora, FL

• Father Emile Gentile T.O.R.,75, of New Smyrna Beach, FL

• Lehua F. Goldberg, 88, of Mount Dora, FL

• Louise L. Spooner, 100, of Cary, NC

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Guileen Gehring, 88,  of Sorrento, FL,  passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011.

No services are scheduled.

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Audrey Eileen Gardner, 84,  of Mount Dora, FL, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011.

Visitation will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Allen J. Harden Funeral Home.   

A funeral service will immediately follow at 3:30 p.m.

Interment will take place at Pine Forest Cemetery in Mount Dora, FL.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Christian Home & Bible School, 301 W. 13th Ave., Mount Dora, FL 32757-1017.

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Lloyd Patrick Gordon, 49,  of Altamonte Springs FL,  passed away Wednesday, November 23 2011.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Plymouth Church of Christ.

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Harriet Hardwich, 100,  of Mount Dora, FL,  passed away Friday, November 18, 2011.

All services will be held in Syracuse, NY.

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Patricia Ann Farner, 86, of Mount Dora, passed away on Sunday, November 13th.  Pat touched the lives of everyone who knew her and was known for her motherly love, kindness, generosity, leadership and most of all, her dedication to her Lord, church, family and friends.  Pat was born on the 4th of July, 1925, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  Pat took dance lessons as a child and adult with Gene Kelly and had fun performing in her Uncle Eddie’s restaurant as a teenager.  After graduating from New Kensington High School in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, she received a scholarship to attend college.  She later moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she worked for Glen L. Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) in the drafting department during World War II.  She returned to New Kensington to work as a supervisor for Bell Telephone and met and married her husband Lewis C. Farner.  She, her husband and five children moved to Tavares in 1969 where they owned and operated Tavares Mobile Home Park.  She and Lew moved to Mount Dora in 1992.

Pat was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora where she served as a Sunday school teacher, Deacon, Elder and Trustee.  She was recently honored by the church for her lifetime service and for her contribution to the building committee.  She also served on the Tavares City Council where she was elected as the first female council president.  Pat was a member of the Tavares Women’s Club, served as President and was honored as Woman of The Year.  She was a past member of the Eastern Star in Pennsylvania and the garden club in Tavares.  Her most recent volunteer efforts were spent serving with the Women of Hospice in the Hospice Hope Chest store in Mount Dora where she assisted customers and purchased more than anyone else to give to her family and friends.  If you knew Pat, you most likely received some special item that she purchased for you while she was working her shift!

Pat is predeceased by her husband, Lewis Farner; parents, Lucille and Charles Adams; brother, Jeffrey Adams; and sister, Celeste Adams Leffler.  She is survived by her children, Mark Farner (Terry Ann), Fruitland Park; Kathleen Farner Thomas, Eustis; Bruce Farner (Kimberly), Slidell, Louisiana; Keith Farner (Betsy), Leesburg; Scott Farner (Cindy), Panama City; ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild, wonderful siblings, Charles and Peggy Adams, Tavares; John and Wanda Adams, Luray, Virginia; Monte Adams, Bellingham, Washington;   Rebecca and David Seirup, Anaheim California; and many loved nieces, nephews and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Pat’s name may be made to the building fund of the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora (222 West 6th Avenue, Mount Dora, FL 32757).  Visitation is from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20th at Allen J. Harden Funeral Home in Mount Dora, (352) 383-8178.  A memorial service will take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora on Monday, November 21st at 2:00 p.m.

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Very Rev. Emile Gentile, T.O.R., 75, died on November 10, 2011 at New Smyrna Beach, FL.

He was born on September 24, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Louis and Mildred (Trochiano) Gentile. He entered the Novitiate of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis on June 21, 1955, and professed vows on June 23, 1956. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964.

Fr. Emile served as Minister Provincial and as Novice Master in his Franciscan Community and served the Diocese of Orlando from 1983 in various ministries until he retired as Pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish in Mount Dora in 2007.

He was awarded the Pro Ecclesia Pontifice Medal for his faithful service to the Church by Pope John Paul II.

Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mount Dora, FL with a Vigil Service taking place at 6 p.m.

Visitation will also be held on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 9-10:45 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mount Dora, FL with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.

Interment will take place in the Franciscan Community Cemetery in Hollidaysburg, PA.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Franciscan Friars, T.O.R.

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Lehua Francis Goldberg, 88,  of Mount Dora, FL,  passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Monday, November 14, 2011.

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Louise L. Spooner, 100, of Cary NC,  passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

A visitation will be held from 2-3 p.m. at the Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Thursday, November 10, 2011.

A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at the Pine Forest Cemetery, Mount Dora, FL.

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