Rhoda M. Podany obituary
Rhoda M. Podany, 74, of Lady Lake, FL passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013. Mrs. Podany was born in Lumberton, NC and moved to Lady Lake from Bridgeport, CT in 1989 where she was a retired payroll clerk for the city. She loved to golf, play cribbage, read, and make crafts. Mrs. Podany is survived by her children, Jerry Podany of Shelton, CT, Jeanine Gaffney of Sparta, NJ and Colleen Grant of Leesburg, FL and 5 grandchildren and I step grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul and grandson, Brian. A visitation will be held for Mrs. Podany on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 from 4-6pm at the chapel of Beyers Funeral Home, 134 N. Hwy. 27/441, Lady Lake. Burial will take place at Florida National Cemetery at a later date.
Charles Edward Reed obituary
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Charles Edward Reed, 63, The Villages, FL died Friday, May 31, 2013. Charley, as known to friends, was born on Staten Island, NY, moved to Middletown, NJ in 1987, and relocated to the Villages in 2009. He held a Bachelors Degree from College of Staten Island and a Masters from Mercy College. Charley worked for Con Edison of NY for 36 years, retiring as a Senior Planning Analyst. He served in the US Navy. An avid NY Yankees fan, world traveler, and trivia enthusiast, Charley read sixty books on average each year. He loved every minute of his time in the Villages, participating in many clubs including the Golf Cart Drill Team, Yankees club, the Branchers, and volunteered for Operation Shoebox, sending care packages to active soldiers overseas. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lee Ann; his son Corey; daughters Kimberly and Kristy; daughter in law Nellie; brother Michael; a nephew and twin grandsons. A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, June 2, 2013 from 3 – 7pm at Beyers Funeral Home in Lady Lake, FL. Funeral services will be held at Harmon Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church in Staten Island, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to Operation Shoebox c/o Sandy DeChristofaro 920 Camino Del Rey Drive, The Villages, FL 32159.
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Hurricane season is here
Hurricane season is here and forecasters are predicting an active season.
In preparation for the start of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) urges all Floridians to “Know Your Zone”. Knowing your evacuation, storm surge, and flood zone is an important step to ensuring you and your family are prepared for a hurricane.
“Knowing your evacuation zone, and how storm surge or flooding may affect you is an important part of preparing for hurricane season,” said FDEM Director Bryan W. Koon. “When you plan for and mitigate these hazards, you can lessen the impact a storm may have on you and your family.”
Floridians can find their local evacuation, storm surge and flood maps on the public mapping page of floridadisaster.org. Maps are also available via the Division’s geospatial mapping tool, GATOR, at floridadisaster.org/GATOR.
Rolling Acres Plaza sold
Rolling Acres Plaza, the high traffic shopping center at 600 N. U.S. Highway 441 in The Villages has been sold to Sterling Financial Group Inc.
The seller is a German investment fund advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors. The buyer is an affiliate of SFGI.
Rolling Acres Plaza is at the center of a highly successful retail concentration serving a regional trade area that includes The Villages.
The shopping complex is anchored by TJ Maxx, Ross Dress For Less, Michael’s, Beall’s Outlet, Staples and Petco, as well as by separately owned Target, Walgreens and CVS stores.
SFGI is an integrated private equity, real estate investment, development and financial services company based in Nassau, The Bahamas. SFGI has active investments and projects throughout the Caribbean and North America. SFGI’s primary investment focus is real estate and related services, as well as mortgage lending.
SFGI’s management team represents more than 75 years of successful real estate and investment experience.
Villager receives Dreamer Award from therapeutic riding association
Villager Ralph Flood has performed such exemplary volunteer work for Marion Therapeutic Riding Association, the organization had to dust off its Dreamer Award to say thank you.
He was awarded the prestigious honor May 30 at the annual awards banquet presented by MTRA, an organization which offers therapeutic horse riding for children with autism, stroke victims and those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, among others.
Flood, a Village of Duval resident from Hudson Valley, N.Y., grew up as a “farm kid.” He enjoyed a long career as a special education teacher.
Like so many Villagers, he sought out volunteer opportunities to make his retirement more fulfilling. He and his wife, Connie, both volunteer at MTRA.
Flood has only been volunteering at MTRA since September, but has done so much the organization decided it had to pay appreciation in a special way, hence the Dreamer Award.
In addition to putting in 250 hours working with children and the horses, he held a garage sale at his Villages home and raised $2,500 to help fund the therapeutic program.
“I say thank you to them. The program just fills my heart back up,” Flood said.
The Dreamer Award had not been awarded by the organization for several years. Ruth Sonneville of the Villager of Santo Domingo was also saluted for her 250 hours of volunteer service.
Her grandson Robert Karl, 17, has excelled through MTRA programs leading him to medal at Special Olympics in equestrian events.
“This is a great program that helps people in such special ways,” Sonneville said. “It has helped him in so many ways.”
Her grandson, who has struggled with a host of issues such as learning disabilities, was named MTRA’s Youth Ride of the Year.
Other Villagers honored at the MTRA event included Lois Madden of the Village of Sunset Pointe, Ellie Wright of the Village of Calumet Grove and Ron Diprima of the Village of Caroline.
MTRA Executive Director Laurie Bruun said volunteers are always needed. To volunteer call (352) 732-7300.
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