Robert Rowles
Dec 31, 2014
Robert E. Rowles, 83 of Frostproof, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the Grove Center. He was born July 4, 1931 in Pennsylvania to the late Elmer and Thelma (Peters) Rowles. He has been a resident of the area since 2007 coming from Titusville,Fl and Winburne, PA. He was a retired Lineman and of the Christian Faith. He...
William Crenshaw
Dec 31, 2014
William Crenshaw, 83 of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his residence. He was born December 30, 1931 in Avon Park, Florida to the late Newt and Loca (Thomas) Crenshaw. He has also been a resident of this area for several years, coming from Ruskin, Fl. He was owner of an Excavation service and veteran of...
John William Pickels
Dec 28, 2014
John W. Pickels, 86 of Oakland Park, Florida passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 23, 1928 in Frostproof, Florida to the late Russell J. and Penina R. (Barker) Pickels. He was a retired clerk for the US Postal Service and was a veteran in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed fishing,...
Albert W. Ludwig
Dec 28, 2014
Albert W. “AL” Ludwig, 83, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at The Grove Center in Lake Wales. He was born August 9, 1931 in Lansing, Michigan to the late Vernon and Mary (Billeter) Ludwig and has been a resident of the area since 1997 moving here from Michigan. He was a retired Tool Maker...
Brenda Welch
Dec 28, 2014
Brenda Welch, 60 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born August 9, 1954 in Lake Wales, Florida to Benny and Betty (Willis) Mauldin. She has been a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired waitress. She is preceded in death by her husband Byron Welch, father Benny...
David Allen Orsburn
Dec 27, 2014
HAINES CITY - David Allen 'Duffy' Orsburn, 67, Environmental Specialist, passed away on December 27, 2014. He was born on January 1, 1947, in Lake Wales, Florida. He was the first baby born for 1947 at Lake Wales Hospital. He moved to Haines City as a small child and graduated from Haines City High School in 1965. He was...
Patricia S Vieths
Dec 26, 2014
Patricia S. Vieths, 79 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at The Grove Center. She was born August 14, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Harold and Victoria (Pikowitz) Scott and has been a resident of the area since 1989 moving here from Illinois. She was a retired Insurance Biller in Health Care. Patricia...
Drema Schilmoeller
Dec 21, 2014
Drema L. Schilmoeller, 58 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born July 18, 1956 in Hunnington, West Virginia to the late Samuel and Barbara (Pritchard) Sumler and has been a resident of this area since 2005 moving here from Virginia. She was a Homemaker. Drema was preceded...
Stanley Goodman
Dec 20, 2014
Stanley Goodman, 78, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 5, 1936 in Bronx, New York to the late William and Gertrude Goodman and has been a resident of the area for 4 years moving here from Antioch, Tennessee. He was the owner/operator of Goodman Bearings in Woodside, New...
Luz Delia Santos De Stroeher
Dec 19, 2014
Luz “Lucy” Delia Santos de Stroeher, 71 Luz “Lucy” Delia Santos de Stroeher, 71 of Lake Shore, Florida passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Brandon Regional Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1943 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico to the late Amador and Lucia (Rosa) Santos. Lucy has been a resident of the area since September of 2000...
Shirley Berberich
Dec 18, 2014
Shirley E. Berberich, 84 passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Life Care of Winter Haven. She was born October 27, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Charles R. and Hilda (Truver) Stevens. She was a retired claims representative for Continental Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville, FL. She has been a resident of the area since 2000...
Virginia Feliciano
Dec 18, 2014
Virginia “Mita” Feliciano, 80, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at The Oaks of Avon. She was born September 27, 1934 in Puerto Rico to the late Manuel and Catalina (Rivera) Pagan and has been a resident of the area since 1990 moving here from Tampa. Virginia was a Homemaker and a member of the Holy...
Leo Phillip Tschida
Dec 17, 2014
Leo Tschida, 76 of Ft. Meade, Florida passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Grove Center due to Alzheimer’s. He was born April 11, 1938 in Mandan, North Dakota to the late Lawrence and Rose (Schaff) Tschida. He has been a resident of the area for 8 years coming from Haines City, Florida. Leo was a self-employed Bee...
Buddy Dixon
Dec 15, 2014
William A. "Buddy" Dixon, 63, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Florida Hospital in Sebring, Florida. He was born July 18, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Charles Henry and Elizabeth Irene (Jones) Dixon and has been a resident of the area for 6 years moving here from Tampa, Florida. Buddy was a retired...
Jean Horton Elliott
Dec 14, 2014
Jean Horton Elliott, 92, of Lake Wales, Florida peacefully went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at her residence. She was born August 19, 1922 In Portal, Georgia to the late James Henley Fordham and Carrie Guilyard (Knight) Fordham and has been a residence of Lake Wales since 1945. She was a retired Secretary for...
Debra Pittack
Dec 14, 2014
Debra Marie Pittack, 57 of Bartow, Florida passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at her residence. She was born June 19, 1957 in Miami, Florida to Malcolm Robert McCann and Edna Burke Hunter. She was a resident of the area for 35 years. She was a retail sales person for K-Mart and a past member of the Elks Lodge....
Larry Wayne Larrance
Dec 13, 2014
Larry Wayne Larrance, 67 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born December 11, 1947 in Anderson, Indiana to the late Leo F. and Betty (Gray) Larrance. He has been a resident of the area for 7 years coming from Angola, Indiana. He was a tire builder for B.F. Goodrich and...
Carol Ann Taylor
Dec 13, 2014
Carol Ann Clarke Taylor, 60 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 12, 1954 in Lake Wales, Florida to Willie Lee and Shirley (Stewart) Clarke. She has been a lifelong resident of the area. She was a veteran of the Air Force , extremely generous with her time and...
Virginia S. Mccormick
Dec 11, 2014
Lake Wales - Virginia S. McCormick, a long time resident of Lake Wales, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Born March 19, 1918 in Munhall, Pa. to Leah (Herman) and Andrew Schmidt, she graduated from Munhall High School in 1936 where she was class secretary-treasurer, a cheerleader, and active in several school clubs and activities. She then attended...
Forrest A. Emmett
Dec 10, 2014
Forrest “Afton” Emmett, 82, of Lake Wales, Florida went home to the Lord on December 10, 2014. Afton was born on January 5, 1932 in Lake Wales to parents Jesse Noel Emmett and Ellie Woods Emmett and was a resident of Lake Wales for his entire life. He wed Mary Catherine ‘Cathy’ (Partin) Emmett in 1952 and together they...