Jan 2, 2017

THE REV. THOMAS C. SEITZ, SR., 88 The Rev. Thomas C. Seitz, Sr. of Winter Haven passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born March 5, 1928 in Springfield, Ohio to the late William Clinton and Florence Seitz, the youngest of four with two older brothers and one sister. The family moved to...

Jan 1, 2017

Sarah Ann Acree, 66 Sarah A. Acree of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 13, 1950 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late John W. and Mildred I. (Peters) Acree. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. Sarah was a Home Health Aid and CNA. She was...

Jan 1, 2017

Lillian Loretta Smith, 81 Lillian L. Smith of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 6, 1935 in Whitehouse, Kentucky to the late Marion F. and Goldie (Ramey) Stapleton. She has been a resident of the area since 1973. She was of the Christian faith. She is preceded in death...

Dec 31, 2016

WILLIAM  CHARLES  “BILL”  BRANCKE,  80

William Charles  “Bill” Brancke, age 80, of Winter Haven passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Bill was born July 20, 1936 in Harborcreek, PA to the late Carl and Ellen Skinner Brancke; he was a 1954 graduate...

Dec 31, 2016

Dr. Chris McCleary died peacefully on December 31 st 2016 after a series of health issues.  He was 75 years old. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and received a PhD in Chemistry from Edinburgh University, Scotland and an MBA in Management from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.  His passion was soccer and he was an...

Dec 31, 2016

Luther Kimbler, 91 of Bucyrus passed away on Saturday December 31, 2016 at the Kobacher House in Columbus.  Luther was born Jan. 22, 1925 in Lewis Co., KY to the late Jefferson and Vesty (Bryant) Kimbler.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son Luther E. Kimbler; wives lizzie (Kelly) Witter and Mary (Garberick) Kimbler;...

Dec 30, 2016

Delphine Carter Cribb, 92

Delphine Cribb of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 at The Grove Center.

She was born August 29, 1924 in Mershon, Georgia to the late Ezra and Mabel (Douglas) Carter. She has been a resident of the area since the 1930’s coming from Georgia. She was...

Dec 28, 2016

LARAINNE PATRICIA MONGIOVI, 74

Larainne P. Mongiovi of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Savannah Court.

She was born October 13, 1942 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Alvin J. and Anne G. (Kinder) Sullivan.  She has been a resident of the area for 4 years coming from...

Dec 27, 2016

Gwendolyn Marie Seliga, 80, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born December 31, 1935 in Tarboro, North Carolina to the late Charles T. Cherry and Mary Marie Hoard. She has been a resident of Lake Wales since 1985 and was a retired Executive Assistant...

Dec 26, 2016

Jeanne Marie Horton, 73

Jean Turner- Horton of Lexington, Georgia passed away Monday, December 26, 2016.

She was born May 12, 1943 in Paris, Tennessee to the late Joseph and Mary (Wiggins) Rak. She was a Probation Officer for the State of Georgia. Jean attended the Vesta Baptist Church in Vesta, GA. She...

Dec 24, 2016

Richard Donald Cedola of Frostproof passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Tampa General Hospital.

He was born January 26, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Pasquale and Anna Cedola; he came here from Coral Springs in 2004. He...

Dec 24, 2016

MARGARET  V.  ‘BOOTS”  FORBES,  90 Margaret V. “Boots” Forbes of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Grace Healthcare. She was born August 3, 1926 in Homosassa to the late Karl and Olive Harman; and has been a longtime resident of Lake Wales. She was a homemaker and member of the West Side Baptist Church. Margaret was...

Dec 23, 2016

Gary Keith Erb, 71 of Alliance, Ohio passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at his winter home in Frostproof, Florida.

He was born January 27, 1945 in Alliance, Ohio to the late Murray T. and Wanda M.(Fultz) Erb. He was a winter resident for 20 years coming from Alliance, Ohio. He was a...

Dec 21, 2016

Kyle Horace DeVane, 51, of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his residence in Frostproof. 　 He was born on November 26, 1965 in Plant City to the late Gerald Berton and Carolyn Weeks DeVane. He has been a resident of Frostproof for the past 18 years and was a retired lineman for Progress Energy. Kyle participated in...

Dec 19, 2016

JAMES  C.  “JIM”  WILLIAMS,  81 James C. “Jim” Williams of Lake Wales passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, He was born June 8, 1935 in Forsyth, GA to the late David & Agnes Williams; he worked his way through college at Macon Hospital in surgery. He moved to Florida from Atlanta, GA in 1962...

Dec 18, 2016

Fannie Marie Rhudy, 94

Fannie M. Rhudy of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Orchard Park Nursing Home in Auburndale.

She was born November 6, 1922 in Lake Wales, Florida to the late Frank and Blanch (Pinkston) Hugh. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was...

Dec 17, 2016

BARBIE  SKRUTSKIE,  81

Barbie Skrutskie of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born July 6, 1935 in Bloomfield, NJ to the late John & Estell Fulton; she moved to Lake Wales ten years ago. She was a retired banking executive and a member...

Dec 16, 2016

Elva Rivas of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Florida Hospital Heartland.

She was born July 19, 1943 in Matamoros, Mexico to the late Rafael and Guadalupe (Gamboa)

Garcia. She has been a resident of the area for 33 years coming from Mexico. She was a...

Dec 16, 2016

MARY  JANE  WYROSDICK,  61 Mary Jane Wyrosdick of Lake Wales passed away peacefully Friday, December 16, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa. She was born July 12, 1955 in Lake Wales to Charles & Mary Wyrosdick; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a retired maintenance supervisor from Webber International University and attended the Impact Church....

Dec 10, 2016

GERALD  KENNETH  ANDERSON,  59 Gerald Kenneth Anderson of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 3, 1957 in Folkston, Georgia to the late Simon Peter and Adelaide Anderson; and he moved to the area in 2002 coming from Lakeland, Florida. He was a retired lineman from Verizon. Gerald was preceded in...