Apr 2, 2012

Harriet Comfort of Lake Wales passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

She was born July 14, 1918 in Hawthorne, NJ to the late Samuel Henry & Agnes L. (Barton) Williams; she resided in Massachusetts and Maine before moving to Frostproof in 1957 and then to Lake Wales in 1977. She was...

Apr 1, 2012

Joyce Duncan Violette of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at her residence. She was born August 25, 1958 in Lake Wales and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a teacher at Union Academy in Bartow and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was an antiques collector, enjoyed shopping and going to...

Mar 31, 2012

Mr. Jack L. Goodman, 76, passed from his earthly home to his heavenly home on March 31, 2012 due to renal failure. He was born in Bradenton, FL, December 31, 1935 and moved to the Polk county area in 1964 living in Lake Wales a couple of years, then Babson Park many years, and more recently Bartow, Fl. Jack...

Mar 30, 2012

John H. Andrews of Dundee passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Astoria Health & Rehabilitation Center in Winter Haven. He was born March 29, 1927 in West Palm Beach to the late Harvey James & Iva Jane (Hern) Andrews; and he came here from Fort Lauderdale in 2003. He was retired from the Dade County Sheriff's Department...

Mar 29, 2012

Juanita Gonzalez of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born May 9, 1935 in Puerto Rico to the late Juan Luciano and Victoria Ortiz; and she came here from Puerto Rico 11 years ago. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed playing Bingo and sewing. Survivors...

Mar 29, 2012

RUTH V. KNAPP, beloved mother, grandmother and aunt, passed away at home in Lake Wales on March 29, 2012. Born in 1916 in Guttenberg, NJ, Ruth raised her family in Fairfield, CT. She treated everyone with kindness and love, and enjoyed time spent with her family the most. A lifelong Christian Scientist, Ruth was a member of the Christian...

Mar 29, 2012

E. Leon Respress of Frostproof passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his residence.

He was born April 7, 1928 in Frostproof to the late Horace Iverson & Caroline Marie-Anna (Carroll) Respress; and he was a lifelong resident of the area. In his youth, he was a Boy Scout and the projectionist for the Ramon Theatre for...

Mar 28, 2012

Angel Sierra of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born July 16, 1929 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico to the late Gabino Sierra & Cristobalina Martinez; he came here from Somerset, NJ in 2003. He was a retired respiratory therapist from St. Peter's Medical Center in New...

Mar 25, 2012

Richard Guy Meyers of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Florida Hospital Orlando.

He was born June 18, 1935 in Williamsport, PA to the late Henry Ellsworth & Margaret Amy (Button) Meyers; he came here from Williamsport, PA in 1987. He was retired, a member of the Wayside Baptist Church and a veteran...

Mar 22, 2012

Alex J. Cutcher of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

He was born June 18, 1937 in Flint, MI to the late Alex J. & Ruth Alice (Kinney) Cutcher; and he came here from Kissimmee, FL in 1998. He was a retired security chief from Island One, was of...

Mar 20, 2012

Larry Mirkle of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born February 20, 1952 in Fremont, MI to the late Charles and Wilma (Root) Mirkle; and came to Lake Wales from Ruskin, FL six months ago. Larry was a retired electrical superintendent in construction, of the Baptist faith, and served in...

Mar 20, 2012

Robert G. Murley, 79, of 10 Grove Avenue West, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, surrounded by his loving family and close friends. Bob, also known by his oldest friends as "Lefty," retired from New England Telephone Co. in 1989, and, after many years of "snowbirding" between Massachusetts and Florida, moved permanently to Lake Wales in 2004. He became an...

Mar 19, 2012

Gloria Jeanette Meyer of Lake Wales passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at the South Seminole Hospital in Longwood. She was born January 7, 1939 in Spartanburg, SC; lived in Longwood from 1972-1985, then came to Lake Wales. Gloria was a homemaker and a member of the Lake Hamilton Baptist Church, where she was very active. Gloria was preceded...

Mar 18, 2012

William "Doc" Charette, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012 due to complications of surgery. He was born and raised in Ludington, Michigan. Master Chief Charette served at the Naval Hospital in Charleston, SC; FMF, 1st Marine Division, Korea, USS Quillback (SS424), USS Triton (SSN586), Fleet Ballistic Missile Training Center, Charleston, SC, USS Daniel...

Mar 17, 2012

James "Jim" Frank Pyanowski passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 31, 1943 in Ashland, OH to the late Frank and Viola (Wiley) Pyanowski. James was retired from the grove service industry, and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Audrey Ann Pyanowski; daughter, LaDonna of...

Mar 16, 2012

Clynette Britt of Lake Wales passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at her residence. She was born February 6, 1938 in Ashburn, GA to the late J.T. Staines Sr and Myrtice I. (Akridge) Staines; and she came here from Ashburn, GA in 1955. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Carl Wesley Britt; daughter, Darlene Hancock (Chuck) of...

Mar 16, 2012

Michael N. Cox of Plant City passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace.

He was born November 27, 1950 in Avon Park to the late Edgar Ned & Edna Marie (Basemore) Cox; and he moved from Hawaii to the Tampa area in 1998. He was retired from the U.S. Army...

Mar 15, 2012

Thelena Hawley Love of Babson Park passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 16, 1957 in Indianapolis, IN; and she first came here from Jackson, MI in 1964. She was a registered nurse and of the Christian faith. She enjoyed crafts, going to the beach to collect shells and shark's teeth. Thelena was...

Mar 15, 2012

Renate "Renee" Shelley of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born December 27, 1946 in Mainz, Germany; and she moved to Lake Wales from Virginia in 2005. She was a budget analyst for the United State Army and was an artist. Renee was preceded in death by her...

Mar 14, 2012

Marion J. (Hamburg) Ellis passed away on March 14, 2012 at the age of 88 at the Groves Center in Lake Wales. A life-long resident of Lake Wales, Mrs. Ellis was born in Lake Wales, Florida, in 1923, the daughter of Arthur and Viola Hamburg. Mrs. Ellis attended Lake Wales High School. She served three years in the U....