Verle E. VanBlaricum, 77, 136 Dale Court, Mount Dora, died Sunday, April 5, 1987.

Born August 1, 1909 in Noble, Ill., he moved to Tavares from Rantoul, Ill., in 1959.

He was a retired furniture business owner and was a Methodist. He was a Mason and a Moose.

Survivors: wife, Irene; son, Robert D., Rantoul; brothers, James O., Mattoon, Ill., Glenn F., Elbert C., both of Olney, Ill.; sisters, Effie Schnell, Noble, Wanda Patterson, Texas; one grandchild.

Published in Orlando Sentinel, the (FL) ~ Tuesday, April 7, 1987