Ethel R. Alderson
Jul 3, 2014
Ethel R. Alderson of Frostproof passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born March 14, 1922 in Herrin, IL to the late Jesse L. & Dessie McFadden; and she came here from Davison, MI in 1971. She was retired from General Motors and a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Laura Gail Vershowske
Jul 2, 2014
Laura Gail Vershowske, 60 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in Oakhill, Florida. She was born June 4, 1954 in Hull, Iowa to the late Lyle and Eileen (Koster) Stange and has been a resident of the area for 20 years moving here form Wyoming. Laura was a Sales Assistant for Florida Natural Growers and...
Mack Green
Jul 1, 2014
Connie “Mack” Green, 65 Mack Green, 65 of Frostproof, Florida passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center due to COPD. He was born September 10, 1948 in Blakely, Georgia to the late Malcolm C. Green and Eunice (Peterson) Green and has been a lifelong resident of Frostproof. He was a truck driver and of the...
Elton Christopher Hartsfield, Sr.
Jun 28, 2014
A famous author once said, “The secret to life is falling down seven times, and getting up eight.” No one demonstrated this statement more than Elton Christopher Hartsfield, Sr. Born October 4, 1958, to Charles and Lilly Hartsfield, Chris demonstrated his adventurous spirit from his first breath. As soon as he was able to, Chris joined the Highlander band...
Roy Arthur Langston
Jun 28, 2014
Roy Arthur Langston, 78, died in his Florida home on Saturday, June 28, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cancer and COPD. Born in Elijah, Missouri, on October 13, 1935, he lived in St. Louis and Jefferson City, Missouri, before retiring to Florida in 1992. Roy was a plant engineer with degrees from Washington University and the University of...
Floretta Louise Kaetzel
Jun 27, 2014
Floretta Kaetzel, 94 of Lake Wales passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1919 in Wolfsville, Maryland to the late Walter and Pauline (Hays) Day and has been a resident of the area since 1981 moving here from Orlando. She was a retired hairdresser and of the Christian faith. Survivors...
Jose Vazquez
Jun 26, 2014
Jose Vazquez, 89 of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Grace Health Care. He was born April 6, 1925 in Puerto Rico to Alberto and Sotera (Rivera) Vazquez and has been a resident of the area since 2004 moving from Vineland, New Jersey. Jose was the owner/operator of a food market. He was a member of...
Nancy Ruth Hitchcox
Jun 25, 2014
Nancy R. Hitchcox, 84 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Savannah Court ALF in Lake Wales, Florida. She was born May 5, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Russell Harrison and Frances C. (Hradecky) Dougherty and has been a resident of the Lake Wales area for 2 ½ years. She moved here from...
David Paul Groves, Jr
Jun 22, 2014
David P. Groves, Jr. 63 of Port Salerno, Florida passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born October 22, 1950 in Belfast, Maine to David Paul Groves, Sr. and Elizabeth Gay (Sprague) Paden. He was a Laborer for a Marine Yard. David enjoyed fishing and Deep Sea Diving and was of the Seventh...
Reba J. Fuqua
Jun 21, 2014
Reba Fuqua of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at her residence. She was born April 11, 1921 in Quitman, GA to the late Arthur Ran & Rebecca Johnson; and she came here from Quitman, GA in 1950. She was retired from Florida’s Natural and attended Impact Church. She enjoyed fishing, dancing and crossword puzzles. Reba was...
John Van Slooten
Jun 20, 2014
John Van Slooten, 92, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 20, 2014. He was a resident of Frostproof, FL since 1990, having previously lived in Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. John was born on September 18, 1921 to the late John G. and Ida (Kuperus) Van Slooten. He was a WWII veteran serving in the...
Jessie W. Bumgardner
Jun 19, 2014
Jessie W. Bumgardner, 86 passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center due to Heart Failure. She was born November 7, 1927 in Versailles, Kentucky to the late William and Edna (Holland) Blackburn. She has been a resident of the area since 1977 coming from Seminole, Florida. She was a retired Secretary for GE for 25...
Jeanne A. Jahna
Jun 19, 2014
Jeanne A. Jahna of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born in Wilmington, NC on March 13, 1928 to James (Big Jim) Ellison Allen and Gracie Culpepper Allen. She married Emil R. Jahna, Jr (D.1996) in 1950, first living in the Hesperidies area then moving to Lake of the Hills,...
Mildred Davenport
Jun 19, 2014
Mildred Inez Davenport, 86 passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014 at The Grove Center. She was born October 22, 1927 to the late Herman N. and Leah (Mann) Justice; she has been a resident of the area for over 60 years coming here from Dade City, Florida. She was a retired Ward Secretary at the Lake Wales Medical Center...
Lois K Johnson
Jun 17, 2014
Lois K. Johnson, 81 passed away at Lake Wales Medical Center on June 17, 2014 due to Respiratory Failure. She was born June 20, 1932 in Ona, Florida to the late Noah and Lula (Fox) Johnson and has been a resident of the area since 1943 coming from Ona, Florida. She was a retired Scale Operator for Orange Co....
Ola Faye Irwin
Jun 15, 2014
Ola Faye Irwin of Lakeland passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born November 23, 1921 in Chapmanville, PA to the late Clyde E. & Anna Theuret; and she came to the area from Erie, PA in 1984. She graduated from Erie Business College and then attended Anderson University in Anderson, IN for...
Jeanne M. Grant
Jun 15, 2014
Jeanne M. Grant of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 17, 1924 in Attleboro, MA; and came here from Portsmouth, RI in 1988. She was retired from the Town of Portsmouth, RI and was of the Catholic faith. Jeanne was preceded in death by her husband, Rodger C. Grant, Sr....
Alene Willis Winegard
Jun 15, 2014
Alene Willis Winegard, 92 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Somers Hospice House in Sebring. She was born June 6, 1922 in Omega, Georgia to the late James P. and Cora V. (Evans) Willis and has been a resident of the area since 1949 moving here from Frostproof. She was a retired Beautician with...
Ralph M. Henry
Jun 10, 2014
Ralph M. Henry of Lake Wales, FL passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born on December 3, 1921 in Rochester Mills, PA to the late Levis and Mary Henry; he was a winter resident in Florida for many years before permanently moving from Taylor, MI in 1984. He worked as a postmaster...
Herbert Rosswell Kern
Jun 6, 2014
Herbert R. “Joe” Kern, 96 0f Frostproof passed away Friday, June 6, 2014 at his residence. He was born July 13, 1917 to the late James and Etta Mae (Schaberg) Kern. He has been a resident of the area for 5 years coming from Cincinnati, OH. He was a retired Automotive Service Manager for the Ford Dealership. He was...