Deaths in Central Florida: 4/15
Apr 16, 2018You can also search for previous obituaries here.LAKEBetty Jo Blankenship Betty Jo Blankenship, 80, left this earth for heaven on April 11, 2018. Services will be held at Lake Saunders Baptist Church in Tavares on April 17. Additional information may be found at www.careyhand.comORANGEJudith Ann Clark Judy passed on to a better life at 81 years old on April 10, 2018 to be with her husband, Earle. She left her family legacy of 9 children, 19 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, son-in-laws, and daughter-in-laws. Passing on her passion of strength through family. Judy will be missed.Fredrick Jerome Wolfe WOLFE, Fredrick Jerome (Jerry) passed away peacefully at home in Maitland, FL, on Monday, March 19, 2018, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Heather Brindle Wolfe for 38+ years. Born October 16, 1934, in Indianola, IA, to Beulah Flesher and Fred A. Wolfe, Jerry attended Iowa State University, where he was a member of the USAF ROTC before serving in the Air Force during the Cold War. He was stationed in Frankfort, Germany, Sidi Slimane, Morocco, and Ashiya Air Base, Japan. During his off-duty hours, Jerry earned his black belt in karate. After his military service he received his BBA at the University of Miami, followed by graduate work at Emory University. Jerry was a businessman and an adventurous entrepreneur. As a real estate investor and business owner in Central Florida during the 1960s and ’70s, he served a term as president of the Park Avenue Merchants’ Association in Winter Park. He was an avid tennis player, downhill skier and ocean sailor. With Heather, he sailed the Atlantic seaboard and the Caribbean aboard their 45 foot sailboat “Après-Ski”, and enjoyed retelling their tales over a bottle of Barbancourt rum. Jerry’s ventures included coal mines in Kentucky, oil wells in Louisiana and gold and silver mines in Arizona. He was a licensed stock broker, real estate broker, mortgage broker and charter boat captain. He was happiest when surrounded by family and... (Orlando Sentinel)
