Jul 19, 2025

Robert James “Bob” MacDonald, 88

Robert James “Bob” MacDonald of Winter Haven passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

He was born November 21, 1936 in Weymouth, Massachusetts to the late Alexander and Margaret “Edna” MacDonald; he moved to Winter Haven from Braintree, Massachusetts in 1979. Bob was...

Jul 17, 2025

Lucille M. Oftedahl, 93

Lucille M. Oftedahl of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Lakeland Hospice House.

She was born May 30, 1932 in Delavan, Minnesota to the late George and Martha Yoder; she moved to Lake Wales from South Dakota in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a member...

Jul 17, 2025

Billy Winford Easton, 96

Billy Winford Easton of Frostproof passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at his residence.

He was born September 13, 1928 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late William and Irma Easton; he moved to Frostproof from Ohio in 1971. Billy was a retired master electrician . He was an active...

Jul 17, 2025

Charles Ray Ward, 82

Charles Ray Ward of Lake Wales passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Life Care Center of Winter Haven.

He was born February 12, 1943 in Lake Wales to the late Horace and Luella Ward. Ray was a retired maintenance mechanic for Estech in Bartow and was a...

Jul 16, 2025

Rockne “Rocky” Edward Grimes, 74

Rockne “Rocky” Edward Grimes of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at George C. Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

He was born July 9, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Ralph and Cassandra Grimes; he moved to Lake Wales from Ohio 20 years ago. Rocky...

Jul 16, 2025

Arthur Milton Cotton, 94

Arthur Milton Cotton of Frostproof passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born October 10, 1930 in Coffee Springs, Alabama to the late Theodore and Mollie Cotton; he moved to Frostproof from New Bern, North Carolina in 1988. Arthur was a...

Jul 16, 2025

Deborah Lois Rhoden, 48

It is with a heavy heart that we share that our loving sister Deborah Rhoden passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at the University of Health Shands Hospital due to complications from her lifelong battle with heart failure.

She was born October 13, 1976 to the late George and...

Jul 16, 2025

Martha Virginia Westmoreland, 78

Martha Virginia Westmoreland of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at her residence.

She was born July 7, 1947 in Boaz, Alabama to the late Jake and Marylou Henderson. Martha was a fruit packer for Hunt Brothers. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of...

Jul 16, 2025

Margaret “Rickie” Settle, 72

Margaret “Rickie” Settle of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at AdventHealth Lake Wales.

She was born August 8, 1952, in Mount Olive, North Carolina; she moved to Lake Wales from Hollywood in 1969. Rickie was a retired office manager for Casual Way Pools and was of...

Jul 14, 2025

Teri Turner-Elrod, 61

Teri Turner-Elrod of Winter Haven passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Lakeland Regional Health.

Teri was born September 1, 1963, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to James E. Turner and Patricia Ann Scahill. Teri loved her family dearly. She was a caregiver and loved taking...

Jul 13, 2025

Ronald Wayne Salisbury, 68

Ronald “Captain Ron” Salisbury of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at AdventHealth in Lake Wales, Florida

Ron was born on July 3, 1957, in Milford, Delaware to Reuben Wesley Salisbury, and Dolores Mai Sneed. In the late 70’s, Ron moved from his birth state of Delaware...

Jul 13, 2025

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas, 91

Eusebia Armenta-Lucas of Frostproof passed away Sunday, July 13,2025 , at her residence.

Eusebia was born August 15, 1933, in Tenancingo, Mexico, to the late Andres Armenta and Patricia Lucas. She was of the Catholic faith and loved to sew. She loved cooking and even made her own bread. She...

Jul 12, 2025

Lonie Jeanette hunter, 72

Lonie Hunter of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025, in Lake Wales, Florida.

She was born March 11, 1953, in Perry, Florida to the late Charles and Bessie Glass. Lonie was a restaurant manager and loved to cook. She loved to fish, swim, and go thrift shopping....

Jul 11, 2025

Emory David Matteson, 85

E. David Matteson of Frostproof passed away Friday, July 11, 2025, at his residence under the care of Vitas Hospice.

David was born on September 23, 1939, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Emory Fenn Matteson.

David was of the Catholic faith and a devout Republican. He loved boating,...

Jul 10, 2025

William Rex Mercer

William Rex Mercer, 90, of Lake Wales, passed from this life peacefully at home early Thursday morning, July 10, 2025, with his loving daughter and dedicated son by his side.

Rex was born to the late Ruby Mae Mendheim and George Benton Mercer on April 20, 1935, in Dothan —...

Jul 8, 2025

John Joseph Greskowitz, 71

John Greskowitz of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at his residence.

John was born May 27, 1954, in New York City to the late John Greskowitz and Nancy Mancinik. John was of the Catholic faith. He loved shooting and spending time with his fur buddies Flash,...

Jul 5, 2025

Hamandrawatee Ramjit known as Dularie (Mama) born April 21, 1953 at home in bush lot village Corentyne, Berbice in Guyana. She was the eldest daughter of her late parents Lakhan and Poonya Babulall. She was the Eldest sibling of Dewan, Meme, Renee, Bee, Besho, Camie and her nonbiological siblings Rishi and Maragin Rampersaud.  Dularie ventured to America in Oct...

Jul 3, 2025

Martha Amanda Hammack, 92

Martha Amanda Hammack of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas Hospice.

She was born March 9, 1933, in Germany to the late Julius and Anna Schulz; she moved to Lake Wales from Annandale, Virginia in 1993. Martha was...

Jul 2, 2025

Larry Edward Williams, 77

Larry E. Williams of Tampa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Larry was born on December 1, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama, to Edward Robert Williams and Melrose Collins. Though he spent many years in Tampa, Larry grew up...

Jul 1, 2025

Phillip Cole Tyler, 84

Phillip Cole Tyler of Lake Wales passed away at Advent Hospital, Lake Wales on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

He was born in Morristown, Tennessee to the late E. Eugene and Lucille C. Tyler on January 15, 1941. The family moved to central Florida in the late 1940s. His family...