Jul 6, 2012

Sheila F. Mac Lean of Palmetto passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at the Westminster Manor in Bradenton. She was born August 22, 1921 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England to the late George & Hannah Park; and she came here from Boca Raton to the Lake Wales & Frostproof area in 1982 and to Palmetto in 2001. She was...

Jul 5, 2012

Patricia "Puddin" Janoski of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born January 20, 1936 in Follansbee, West Virginia to the late Stephen and Mary (Welsh) Pekarscik; and came to Lake Wales from St. Petersburg in 2001. Patricia is survived by her sons, Michael and Joseph Janoski, both of Lake...

Jul 4, 2012

Sara Alexander Ricketts of Lake Wales passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 16, 1920 in Sumter, SC to the late Robert Judson & Gladys (Turner) Alexander; she came to Lake Wales with her family at age 5 from Sumter, SC. She dedicated her life as a homemaker and loving mother; she...

Jul 4, 2012

Bette Maria DiDonato of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1923 in Ashtabula, OH to the late Michael U. & Nelma (Qvick) Kaarto; and she came here 7 years ago from Las Vegas, NV. She was a retired office worker for Union Carbide and was of...

Jul 2, 2012

Ruby Benton of Frostproof passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at her residence. She was born April 8, 1923 in Frostproof to the late Aaron B. & Eva Ruth (McRae) Ellis; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and citrus grower; and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Frostproof. She enjoyed...

Jun 30, 2012

Jonathan A. "Drew" "Drew-Billy" Bretch of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012. He was born September 12, 1980 in Lake Wales to William R. and Theresa Anne (Meek) Bretch, Jr.; and was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. He was a Salesman with Ritello USA and of the Church of God faith. Jonathan was preceded in death...

Jun 30, 2012

Renee D. "Punky" Fowler of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012. She was born December 25, 1970 in Lake Wales; and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a medical assistant previously employed by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and was of the Baptist faith. Her life was taking care of her daughter. Survivors include...

Jun 28, 2012

Sandra Louise McHugh Cofer of Lake Hamilton passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born August 3, 1958 in Miami to the late John & Elizabeth Ruby (Dobbs) McHugh; she came to the area in 1970 from Miami. She was a homemaker, home school teacher to her daughter for 13 years,...

Jun 27, 2012

Lois R. Stafford of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in York, SC. She was born January 30, 1928 in Martin, KY to the late Walter & Ruth (Stanley) Roberts; she moved from Ashland, KY to Lake Wales in 1970. She was a retired music teacher from Frostproof Elementary School and Lake Wales Senior High School and...

Jun 27, 2012

Charles L. "Chuck" Johnson of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was born June 6, 1925 in Newark, NJ to the late Richard & Isabel (Way) Johnson; he came here from Hollywood in 1977. He was a retired fireman for the City of Hialeah, was a member of the Holy Spirit...

Jun 26, 2012

Faye P. Martin of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at the Water's Edge Assisted Living Facility.

She was born July 14, 1926 in Arcadia to the late Johnny Mack & Mae (Sapp) Partin; she came to Lake Wales from Tift City, GA in 1947. She was a retired bookkeeper from Fort Electric and was...

Jun 25, 2012

Lola "Aunt Bea" Steedley of LaBelle passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at the Oakbrook of LaBelle Nursing Home. She was born February 25, 1918 in Okeechobee to the late Claude & Jensie (Carter) Wineguard; she lived in Frostproof from 1967 until 2005 when she moved to LaBelle. She was a retired plant worker for Donald Duck and Ben...

Jun 25, 2012

Brinda Newby Arredondo of Frostproof passed away June 25, 2012 at Hope Hospice in Sebring.

She was born August 20, 1952 in Rhea County, TN to the late Jesse Doyle & Johnnie Ruth Newby; she came to the area from Tennessee as a teenager. She was a manager/waitress at the 27 Truck Stop and a member of...

Jun 25, 2012

Bobbie Taylor of Lake Wales passed away June 25, 2012 at the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1947 in Adolphus, KY to the late Carline & Helen Virginia (Fowler) Taylor; and he came here in 2003 from Lafayette, IN. He was retired from Vectren Energy in Lafayette, IN and was a member of the Wayside...

Jun 25, 2012

Carol Cribb Webb of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born September 7, 1953 in Lake Wales; and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was an inventory controller for Americold and was of the Baptist faith. Carol was preceded in death by her father, S.W. Cribb and a nephew, Whit...

Jun 24, 2012

Kathy Weimer of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born May 25, 1956 in Uniontown, PA to the late Ernest and Marie Jones; and came to Lake Wales from Greensburg, PA just a few months ago. Kathy was a homemaker, and a member of the Cross Ridge Baptist Church....

Jun 17, 2012

Gail Wellman of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 7, 1951 in Lake Wales to the late Arthur Lee & Lucille (Holloway) Price; and has been a lifelong resident of Lake Wales. She was of the Pentecostal faith. Gail was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Wellman and a...

Jun 14, 2012

Idell McCall of Frostproof passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at her residence.

She was born June 17, 1915 in Brevard, NC to the late William Oliver and Lora Mae (Galloway) Tinsley; and came to Frostproof in 1933 from Brevard, NC. Idell was a homemaker, a retired employee of Ben Hill Griffin, and a member of the...

Jun 12, 2012

LAKE WALES - Victor Javier Pancorvo, 58, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the Tampa General Hospital.

He was born December 30, 1953 in Lima, Peru and graduated from Leoncio Prado in Lima; he came here 10 years ago from Miami. He was the owner/operator of Viking Recycling and was of the Catholic...

Jun 10, 2012

Keith Helton of Lake Alfred passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born March 24, 1954 in Fulton County, GA to the late John Cochran Helton & Betty Jo Goins Buchanan; and he came to this area from Georgia 35 years ago. Keith was a painter from Buck's Auto Body Repair Shop. He...