“It’s just a tragedy that this happened,” said family friend Bridget Lavelle.
The Lake County Coroner identified the girls as 5-year-old Autumn Evans and 8-year-old Elizabeth Evans. Firefighters found the sisters dead on the second floor of the their home.
“The girls will never be forgotten," Lavelle said. "They were just the sweetest, I can’t even explain. They’re always laughing and smiling.”
Lavelle used to work with the girl’s mom at Sav-A-Pet.
“It’s just very, very sad for my friends," she said. "They’re like family to me, and they’re just a wonderful family. I can’t say enough good things about them."