Rita Kolacz
Sep 6, 2010
Rita Kolacz of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. She was born February 14, 1928 in Buffalo, NY to the late Stanley & Mary Wasiewicz; she came here in 1991 from Lancaster, NY. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was a member of the American Legion...
Dr. Leslie W. Ratzlaff
Sep 6, 2010
Dr. Leslie W. Ratzlaff of Lake Wales passed away Monday, September 6, 2010 at his residence.
Born and raised in central South Dakota, he attended Anderson University in Anderson, IN where he earned both bachelor of arts and bachelor of theology degrees. After graduating, he and his first wife, Nina, began their term of missionary service in...
Mary Alice Clemons
Sep 5, 2010
Mary Alice Clemons of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at The Groves Center.
She was born March 6, 1935 in Rome, GA to the late Lloyd & Buria Mae Truluck; she came to Lake Wales from Moultrie, GA, when she was 2 years old and graduated from Lake Wales Senior High School in 1955....
Zylpha Vanslooten
Sep 5, 2010
Zylpha VanSlooten of Frostproof passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at The Grove Center in Lake Wales. She was born August 11, 1924 in Quamba, MN to the late Donald and Carrie (Wintenburg) Stevenson; and moved to Frostproof from Bowling Green, KY in 1990. She was a homemaker, a member and the organist of the First Presbyterian Church of...
Henry John Schroeder
Sep 4, 2010
Henry John Schroeder of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Dove Health Care. He was born November 1, 1916 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to the late August & Berth Schroeder; he moved from Frostproof to Lake Wales in 1996. He was a retired freight truck driver, of the Lutheran faith and a veteran of World...
Roberto Bustos
Sep 2, 2010
Roberto Bustos of Frostproof passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 14, 1931 in Michigan to the late Pedro & Marina Bustos; he came here from Texas over 10 years ago. He was a retired farmer and of the Catholic faith. He loved his family. Survivors include his wife, Maria Bustos; four daughters,...
Jaime Negron
Sep 1, 2010
Jaime Negron of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born July 3, 1928 in Puerto Rico to the late Saturnino Negron and Mercedes Lopez; and came to Lake Wales from New York City 21 years ago. He was a retired caretaker for the City of New York, and was of the Catholic...
Billy Joe Scott
Aug 31, 2010
Billy Joe Scott of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 31, 2010 at his residence. He was born December 9, 1933 in Brevard, NC to the late Otho & Pearl (Brown) Scott; he came here 50 years ago from North Carolina. He was a mechanic and owner of Scott's Southgate Service Center and Johnny's Wrecker Service, was of the...
Lola Hayes
Aug 30, 2010
Lola Hayes of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 30, 2010 at her residence. Born July 27, 1928 in Slab Fork, WV to the late Posey Eugene & Macie Minerva (Birchfield) Viars; she moved from West Virginia to Michigan in 1964, where she lived for 10 years before moving to Lake Wales. She was a homemaker and member of...
Melvin W. Baldree, Sr.
Aug 30, 2010
Melvin W. Baldree, Sr. of Lake Wales passed away Monday, August 30, 2010 at the Lake Wales Medical Center.
He was born January 14, 1933 in Jacksonville to the late Aaron P. & Dollie D. (Kersey) Baldree, Sr.; he came here from Caryville in 1996. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service after...
Donna L. Hamilton
Aug 29, 2010
Donna L. Hamilton of Frostproof passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010 at her residence. She was 80. Born June 21, 1930 in Flint, Michigan to the late Orvel & Grace Timmons; she came here 12 years ago from Flint, where she was a retired bank receptionist. Survivors include her companion of 30 years, Charles Bowman; daughter, Susan Hamilton of...
Anna Metz Bonneman
Aug 28, 2010
Anna Metz Bonneman, age 100, passed away peacefully at her home on August 28, 2010 of natural causes.
She was born in Key West, Florida on May 14, 1910. She was the daughter of Edna Catherine Bethea of Alachua, County and Edgar A. Watson of Columbia County, Florida. Her father, Edgar, has been the subject of four...
Mable S. Trador
Aug 27, 2010
Mable S. Trador of Lake Wales passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Dove Health Care.
She was born January 19, 1920 in Turkey Creek, Kentucky to the late James M. and Elizabeth (Francis) Slater; she came here in 1960 from South Williamson, Kentucky. She was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith.
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Marvin Lacy
Aug 26, 2010
Marvin Lacy, formerly of Lake Wales, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas He was born February 23, 1927 in Ashland, Alabama to John Beamon & Catherine Cordelia (Parsons) Lacy; he came to Lake Wales in 1948 from Anthony, FL and moved to Texas in 2007. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, was a...
Franklyn P. Futch
Aug 25, 2010
Franklyn P. Futch of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born November 3, 1932 in Tampa, FL to the late Wilton C. and Margaret P. Futch. He moved to Lake Wales in 1935 and graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1950. He was awarded a Naval R.O.T.C. scholarship at...
Herminia Ramirez
Aug 23, 2010
Herminia Ramirez passed away peacefully on Monday, August 23, 2010 in Frostproof, FL at the age of 81. Formerly of Florida City, FL, she was born in Kennedy, Texas on April 25, 1929. She was a devoted wife of the late Juan Ramirez, loving daughter of the late Guillermo and Teresa Ramirez, loved parish member of many years to...
Latrelle Houston
Aug 22, 2010
G. Latrelle Houston of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the Dove Health Care.
She was born February 27, 1928 in Ashburn, GA to the late Larkin & Bessie Goff; she came here in 1945 from Ashburn. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church and was always active in her...
Omar Reyes
Aug 22, 2010
Omar Reyes of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born December 21, 1934 in Cuba to the late Rafael Reyes and Josefina Viera; he came here 6 years ago from St. Cloud. He was a missionary pastor for Missions Door and he was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed spending...
Doris Elsa Haskin
Aug 21, 2010
Doris Elsa Haskin of Babson Park passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 at her residence.
She was born March 11, 1930 in Bad Cannstatt, Germany to the late Erwin & Elsa Wurst Radloff; she came here in 1976 from Missouri. She was a homemaker and of the Episcopal faith. She loved music, traveling and her family. She...
Gladys Merle Farabee
Aug 21, 2010
Gladys Merle Farabee of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.
She was born January 31, 1924 in Clio, Alabama to the late Wallace & Emma Livingston Campbell; she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was the owner of Tommy's Oyster Bar and a member of the First...