James W. Kopp
Jan 15, 2015
James W. “Jim” Kopp, 78, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Leonard and Lillian (Pracht) Kopp and has been a resident of the area since 1994 moving here from Quincy, Michigan. He was a Self Employed Barber....
Henry Hill, Jr.
Jan 12, 2015
Henry Hill, Jr., 82, of Deering, New Hampshire and Lake Wales, Florida passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born June 7, 1932 in Massachusetts to the late Henry Herbert Hill Sr. and Beryl Martin and he has been a winter resident of Lake Wales for 18 years coming here from Deering New Hampshire. Henry...
Edward Hanrahan
Jan 10, 2015
Edward Hanrahan, 80 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Waters Edge due to Cerebral Atherosclerosis. He was born May 24, 1934 in Bronx, New York to the late Joseph and Mary (Brennan) Hanrahan. He has been a resident of the area for 20 years coming from Miami, Florida and was a retired Communications Tech for...
Jenny Timmermans
Jan 9, 2015
“Jenny” J. van den Bergh-Timmermans, age 90, passed away peacefully in her home at Water’s Edge of Lake Wales on January 9th with her two daughters by her side. Jenny was born on June 7, 1924 in Semarang, Indonesia. Her dad, Pieter van den Bergh, was the postmaster in this former Dutch Colony and together with her mother, Petronella...
Dolores Mary Bique
Jan 7, 2015
Dolores M. Bique, 77, of Winter Haven, Florida, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 at Tampa General Hospital. Born November 1st, 1937 in Yonkers, New York, to the late James J. and Helen V. (Powers) McEvoy. Dolores has been a Winter Haven resident for 17 years, moving here from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dolores' 77...
Alicia Guijarro
Jan 7, 2015
Alicia Guijarro, 62 of Frostproof, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Florida Hospital Sebring. She was born November 18, 1952 in Loreto Rio Grande, Mexico and has been a resident of the area for 33 years coming here from Mexico. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She is preceded in death by her father Pedro...
Brenda Joyce Curlee
Jan 6, 2015
Brenda Joyce Curlee, 51, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born December 19, 1963 in Lake City, FL to Lemuel & Carole Curlee and came here in 1969 from Vernon, FL. She enjoyed crafts, family times and her cat, Cuddles. Brenda was preceded in death by her father;...
Nicholas Joseph Kronyak Iv
Jan 6, 2015
Nicholas J. “Nick” Kronyak, IV, 49 of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1965 in Miami, Florida to Nicholas Joseph Kronyak IIII and Dianna Lee Perry Kronyak and has been a residence of the area since 1979 moving here from Hollywood, Florida. Nicholas was a...
Carla Diane Kopp
Jan 5, 2015
Carla D. Kopp, 58, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida. She was born September 6, 1956 in Kewanee, Illinois to the late Charles & Ruth Kopp; and she came here from Burlington, IA in 1979. She was a 911 operator for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for over 11...
Robert Richard Reithel
Jan 3, 2015
Robert R. “Bob”Reithel, 91 of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 3, 2014 at Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born January 27, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York. He came to Florida 30 years ago from Holtsville, New York and came to Lake Wales 15 years ago. He was a maintenance worker for the Holtsville School District and was...
Nathan Underwood
Jan 1, 2015
Nathan Underwood, 89, of Lake Wales, Florida passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Bartow Regional Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1925 in Enterprise, Alabama to the late Judson J. and Mattie Lula (Cotton) Underwood and he came to this area as an infant from Enterprise, Alabama. He served as a Polk County Highway Patrolman and retired...
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...