Dec 4, 2017

Ronald D. “Ronnie” Lawson of Bartow passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at Spring Lake Nursing Center.

He was born October 1, 1950 in Andalusia, AL to the late Alto and Mavis Lawson; he came here from Crestview in 1991. He was retired from Mirk, Inc. and enjoyed NASCAR racing, muscle cars, family gatherings and Nana’s cooking....

Nov 29, 2017

Ronald E. “Ron” Beldin, 57 Ronald E. “Ron” Beldin, 57, of Frostproof, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Born July 31, 1960, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, to Richard and Jean Beldin. He was a Guidance Counselor for the Hardee County School Board and was passionate about his students. He proudly served his country in the...

Nov 29, 2017

David Martin Poole, 64, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at his residence.

He was born May 15, 1953, in Atlanta, GA to the late Samuel E. and Jean (Martin) Poole, Jr.; he has been a resident of this area for forty years coming from Tampa, FL.

He was an airplane...

Nov 28, 2017

RICHARD S. “DICK” HARROUN, 84 Richard S. “Dick” Harroun of Water’s Edge in Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was born May 17, 1933 in Pontiac, MI to the late Fred and Allena Harroun; he came here from Lake Suzy in 2005. He was retired from General Motors in...

Nov 27, 2017

Peggy Capps Smith of Lake Wales passed away Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born October 28, 1925 in Biltmore, NC to the late George and Theresa Capps; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She retired from the Lake Wales News, working as a receptionist and in the circulation...

Nov 26, 2017

Memorial for LtCol (Ret) Chris H. Mendez United States Marine Corps. Christobol Hernandez Mendez, age 69 of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Tampa General Hospital. He was born October 1, 1948, in Lima, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Otila H. and Ernest L. Martinez; and by his father,...

Nov 26, 2017

BETTY JO DITTMAR, 76 Betty J. Dittmar of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 29, 1941 in Ronceverte, West Virginia to the late Clarence and Eva (Totten) Persinger. She has been a resident of the area for 4 years coming from Hanover, Pennsylvania. She was a Customer Service Representative...

Nov 25, 2017

MELVIN CHANDLER BANKS, 83 Melvin C. Banks of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born September 13, 1934 in Deposit, New York to the late Fred and Louise (Rudolph) Banks. He has been a resident of the area since 1999 coming from Afton, New York. He worked...

Nov 21, 2017

Catherine McFarland Vick of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born January 29, 1962 in Lake Charles, LA and came here from Murfreesboro, NC in 2014. She was a cashier at Walmart.

Survivors include her husband of 14 years, John Vick; daughters, Christina Dawn Douget,...

Nov 19, 2017

German Ramos of Lake Shore, Florida passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1936 in Rincon, Puerto Rico to the late Agapito and Maria (Caro) Ramos; he has been a resident of the area since November of 2016 coming from Puerto Rico. He was a baker for Dunkin Donuts....

Nov 19, 2017

Roseanna D. Lowek, 77 Roseann Lowek of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Floyd and Margaret M. (Meulenberg) Willett. She was a Homemaker. She was survived by her husband of 36 years George Lowek, sons Alan Beuselink (Yvonne)...

Nov 18, 2017

John L. Mitchell, 64 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring.

He was born January 10, 1953 in Salem, Ohio to the late Okey and Barbara (Hamilton) Mitchell and he has been a resident of this area since 2009 moving here from Salem Ohio. He was a retired Supervisor/Inspector...

Nov 18, 2017

Autobiography of H.L. (Buzz) Buzzell

In 1955 at age fifteen I managed to enlist in the military. I spent twenty-three years in the military and retired in 1978.

Most of my military career was spent flying as a fight engineer, mostly on helicopters. I was wounded...

Nov 17, 2017

Ellen Joyce McIntyre Greene Cain of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

She was born October 30, 1929 in Sebring to the late Carl Raymond and Mildred McIntyre. She was a graduate of Sebring High School and Jones Business College in Jacksonville. She was an expert quilter, loved playing...

Nov 15, 2017

Louis J. “Lou” “Pop” Rausch, III of Port St. Lucie passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at St. Lucie Hospice House in Fort Pierce. He was born February 26, 1924 in Evansville, IN to the late Louise J. Rausch II and Maude Rausch; he came to Lake Wales in 1988 from the Miami area and later moved to Port...

Nov 14, 2017

Veronica L. DuBose, 82 Veronica DuBose of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at The Grove Center. She was born June 6, 1935 in Traverse City, Michigan to the late Bennet and Christina (Raphael) Paul. She has been a resident of the area since 1951 coming from Michigan. She was a Native American of the Grand Traverse...

Nov 12, 2017

Iris Pearce Parkerson, 89 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at her daughter’s residence.

She was born November 21, 1927 in Okeechobee, Florida to the late Gordon and Ruby (Hall) Pearce and she has been a resident of this area for 4 years moving here...

Nov 11, 2017

Ronald V. “Ron” Kaley, 69 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at his residence.

He was born on December 4, 1947 in Lakeland, Florida to the late Harry Sylvester and Verna Elizabeth (Roberts) Kaley and he has been a lifelong resident...

Nov 10, 2017

Jose Guadalupe Bustos A.K.A. Fatboy, 26 Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, November 10, 2017. He was born February 8, 1991 in Avon Park, Florida to Pedro and Maria (Valdez) Bustos he has been a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was a Foreman for Metromont Construction and was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Lupe was a Dallas...

Nov 10, 2017

Dawn Marie Williams Litwin of Lake Wales passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at her residence.

She was born February 16, 1957 in Flint, Michigan to the late Donald and Loraine Williams; she came here one year ago from Michigan.

Survivors include her husband of 22 years, Michael Litwin; daughters, Deborah Lynn McDowell (Thomas) of...