Jan 22, 2012

Merlyne Jordan of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born January 20, 1933 in Funston, GA to the late William & Winnie (Hampton) Jordan; and she came here from Newnan, GA in 1953. She was retired from Hunt Brother's after 35 years and was of the Baptist faith. She...

Jan 22, 2012

Leonard A. "John" Ellis of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at his residence.

He was born April 25, 1931 in Gayle, St Mary, Jamaica to the late Frederick & Adina (Morgan) Ellis; and he came here from Jamaica 30 years ago. He was retired from the Polk County School Board and was a member...

Jan 21, 2012

Joseph E. Adams of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 25, 1947 in Staten Island, NY to the late Henry & Ethelyn Adams; and he came here 1 year ago from Port Charlotte. He was a retired special education teacher in Staten Island, NY and was an active member of...

Jan 21, 2012

Jacques "Jack" Dunlap of Lake Wales went home with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 5, 1930 in Johnson City, NY to the late Clare and Mery (Dardenne) Dunlap; and has been a resident of the Lake Wales area since 1994. Jack was a member of the First United...

Jan 20, 2012

Dorsey Curtis Lewis of Lakeland passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 in Lake Placid.

He was born December 13, 1961 in Lake Wales to the late Cecil and Myrtle (Peppers) Lewis and has been a lifelong resident of this area. He was a postman for the U.S. Postal Service, and attended the Grace Point Church of Lakeland....

Jan 19, 2012

James Clark of Lake George, NY passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Haines City. He was born September 22, 1945 in Schenectady, NY to the late Thomas and Marie (Mullen) Clark; and came to Haines City from Lake George, NY eight months ago. James was a retired firefighter for the City of Schenectady,...

Jan 18, 2012

Agnes M. Allen of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee.

She was born May 25, 1923 in Orlando to the late Fred and Mary (Fritz) Anderson; being the wife of a military man, she lived all over the world, including Japan and Okinawa, but settled in Lake...

Jan 15, 2012

Theris M. Aldrich of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Grace Healthcare facility. She was born May 26, 1918 in Fredonia, NY to the late Clarence and Lois (Briggs) Bouquin; and came to Lake Wales from Sheridan, NY ten years ago. Theris was a retired teacher from Fredonia State Teachers College, and was of the...

Jan 15, 2012

Kathleen M. Russ of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was born December 26, 1929 in Calhoun, GA to the late Walter William & Hattie Mae (Williams) Holt; she came here from Calhoun, GA in 1953. She was retired from Florida's Natural and a member of the First Assembly of...

Jan 15, 2012

H. C. McElroy of Frostproof passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital in Tampa.

He was born January 27, 1929 in Frostproof to the late Clenton Lester & Maybell (Croft) McElroy; and he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was retired from the U.S. Army, was of the Baptist...

Jan 14, 2012

Antolino Ruiz, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.

He was born September 1, 1937 in Moca, Puerto Rico to the late Fermin and Esmeralda (Hernandez) Ruiz. He has been a resident of Lake Wales for 7 years moving here from Georgia. He was a retired Steam Presser.

Jan 13, 2012

Rheba I. Shaw of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at The Consulate Health Care of Winter Haven.

She was born October 24, 1920 in Urbana, OH to the late Emerson H. & Mary Catherine (Wilkins) Ritter; and she came here from Springfield, OH in 1956. She was a retired bookkeeper from Lake Wales Citrus...

Jan 13, 2012

Minnie B. Stewart of Lake Wales passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at her residence.

She was born September 11, 1944 in Neale, Arkansas to the late Charles Pankney & Bertha Leola Bell (Carnell) Barnes; and she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was of the Pentecostal faith, enjoyed fishing and buying and selling furniture....

Jan 11, 2012

Judie Fass of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 16, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Morris and Bella (Feingold) Rosenberg; and came to Lake Wales from Sunrise, FL in 2005. Judy was a homemaker, and of the Jewish faith. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Fass; daughter, Randi Denmark...

Jan 10, 2012

Helen Victoria Gray of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

She was born July 3, 1917 in Lowell, Indiana to the late Joseph E. & Marie (Guziak) Kalemba; she lived in Lakeland from 1946 until 1951 when she moved to Lake Wales. She was a retired secretary for...

Jan 10, 2012

Jane Raymond of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at the Winter Haven Hospital. She was born December 18, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Anthony & Mary Pentimall; and she came to Lake Wales in 1993 coming from Ft Lauderdale, FL. She was retired from the law firm of Chelsey Morton ATT. She was a...

Jan 7, 2012

James L. "Jim" Littleford of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1921 in Bristol, TN to the late Hal Gordon & Hazel Pauline (McCorkle) Littleford; he came to Frostproof in 1956 from Bristol, TN. He was a retired citrus inspector for the State of Florida Department of Agriculture, a...

Jan 7, 2012

Alice J. Patterson of Frostproof passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Good Shepherd Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

She was born October 3, 1924 in Frostproof to the late George & Elizabeth (Wilson) Kersey; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She enjoyed watching game shows and wrestling on TV. She also enjoyed flower...

Jan 6, 2012

Adele Cierebiej was born February 26, 1920 in Jersey City, NJ, passed away January 6, 2012 in Lake Wales, FL. She was a homemaker, and of the Catholic faith. Adele was predeceased by her husband, B. Thomas Cierebiej, and daughter, Katherine DeHate. She is survived by her sister, Pearl Kaminsky; son, William Cierebiej; son-in-law, Roy DeHate; grandsons, Scott Cierebiej,...

Jan 4, 2012

Ernest Dean Baumgardner, 92, died January 4, 2012 of natural causes at home at Water's Edge Retirement Community, surrounded by his family. He was born in South Central Pennsylvania near Johnstown, where he married his high school sweetheart, Marian "Bunny" Dunmire. During WWII, Ernest served in the Army Air Corp as a flight instructor stationed in Bryan, TX. He...