Jacob Frederick Kurras, of Eustis, Fla., died January 13. He was born in Patchogue, NY in 1938. His family moved to Mount Dora when he was 4years old. Fred graduated from Mount Dora High School in 1957 and The Citadel Military College of South Carolina in 1961 in Engineering. Fred traveled the world as an AF navigator. He retired after 21 years in the Air Force and was prominent in Lake County as an MAI real estate appraiser before retiring from his appraisal business.
He was a past Commodore of the Mount Dora Yacht Club and a member of the St Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church where he served as finance chairman for many years.
Fred is survived by his wife, Genevieve, his sons Gregory (wife, Tanya) and Kenneth and grandchildren Aiden and Amari.
There will be a funeral mass on Monday January 20, 2025 in St. Mary of the Lakes Church in Eustis, Florida at 11 AM. A Committal service will be at Pine Forest Cemetery following. The family will then be hosting a ice cream social at the Mount Dora Yacht Club for anyone that would like to join.