Jun 16, 2008

MARY JANE RISSLER, 88 School Cafeteria Manager Mary Jane Rissler, 88, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born September 10, 1919 in New Albany, IN; she came here from Bartow in 2006. She was a school cafeteria manager for 22 years and of the Methodist faith. She was a member...

Jun 16, 2008

JUANITA SWINSON BATSON, 71

Sales Associate

Juanita Swinson Batson, 71, of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center.

Born December 4, 1936 in Dublin, GA; she came here as a child and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a sales associate and a member...

Jun 15, 2008

Dorothy “D.C.” Bizet, 85, was born on 8/2/1922 in Savannah, GA and passed away Sunday 6/15/08. At an early age her family moved to Miami where she attended school. She married Fred Bizet in Sept. 1965. Fred served on and retired from the Miami Beach Police Dept., he passed away in Dec. 2003. They moved to Lake Wales in...

Jun 15, 2008

CHARLES WYNNE WHITEHURST, 54 Polk County Sheriff's Office Charles Wynne Whitehurst of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. Charles was born March 7, 1954 in Lake Wales. He attended Andrew College, where he was elected “Mr. Andrew”; and graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.A. in criminal justice and...

Jun 13, 2008

Peggy Jean McCartney passed away Friday, 6/13/08, at her home of heart failure. She was 69.

Born 11/11/38 in Pittsburgh, PA, she moved to Lake Wales, Florida 38 years ago. She was the owner / operator of McCartney's Answering Service for 17 years. She enjoyed baking, doing many wedding cakes, doing crafts, reading, meeting new people, family...

Jun 13, 2008

ROXY LEE DVORAK, 58 Monier Life Tile Roxy Lee Dvorak of Winter Haven passed away Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Brandon Regional Hospital. Born October 7, 1949 in Sioux Falls, SD; he came here 1 ½ years ago from Phoenix, AZ. He was a manager for 40 years at Monier Life Tile and of the Christian faith. Survivors...

Jun 11, 2008

MILTON JOSEPH FOLEY JR., 70 Milton Joseph Foley Jr., 70, of Indian Lake Estates, Florida passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at The Groves Center in Lake Wales. Born November 28, 1937 in New Haven, CT; he came here in April 2007 from Hamden, CT. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Sr. Vice-President from First...

Jun 8, 2008

GILBERT BROWNING, 82 Lake Wales Country Club Gilbert Browning, 82, of Lake Wales passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont. Born February 9, 1926 in Lake Wales, FL; where he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired security guard for Budd's Security and the Lake Wales Country Club, was of the...

Jun 8, 2008

GEORGIANNA “FROG” HAWKINS, 70 Homemaker Georgianna “Frog” Hawkins, 70, of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, June 8, 2008 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. Born June 27, 1937 in St. Louis, MO; she moved to Frostproof in 1992 from Mt. Vernon, IL and came to Lake Wales 2 months ago. She was a homemaker and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church....

Jun 7, 2008

ELIZABETH JANE RAINEY, 78 Dry Cleaning Elizabeth Jane Rainey, 78, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 due to heart failure at her residence in Lake Wales. Born August 24, 1929 in Pittsburg, PA; she came to Lake Wales from St. Petersburg in 1988. She was a manager for a dry cleaning business in St. Pete and...

Jun 7, 2008

Betty Jean Ferrari, 75 Auto-Quip Betty Jean Ferrari, 75, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her residence in Frostproof. Born June 4, 1933 in Rocky Point, TN; she came to Frostproof in 1996 from Lakeport, MI. She was a homemaker and retired Executive Administrator for Auto-Quip and was a member of the Church on the Ridge. Betty was...

Jun 7, 2008

DANIEL MICHAEL CURTIS, 84 Friedlander's Department Store Daniel Michael Curtis, 84, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 due to heart failure at Dove Health Care in Lake Wales. Born July 23, 1923 in Cambridge, MA; he came to Florida 53 years ago and settled in Lake Wales 48 years ago. He was a retired sales clerk...

Jun 7, 2008

WILLIAM ROBERT COOLEY, 85 General Motors William Robert Cooley, 85, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 at his daughter's residence in Winter Haven. Born February 7, 1923 in Oberlin, OH; he came here 20 years ago from Vermillion, OH. He was a retired tool maker for General Motors, a member of the First Assembly of God...

Jun 6, 2008

BARBARA CHAMPNEY MANRY, 66 Polk County School Board Barbara Champney Manry, 66, of Lake Wales passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 at Wedgewood of Winter Haven. Born July 9, 1941 in Little Falls, NY; she came to Lake Wales from Vermont 50 years ago. She was a Paraeducator for the Polk County School Board and was a member of...

Jun 6, 2008

Lonnie Carlton McKenzie Jr., 80 Polk County Lonnie Carlton McKenzie Jr., 80, of Frostproof passed away June 6, 2008 at Lake Wales Medical Center. Born August 8, 1927 in Swainsboro, GA; he was a lifelong resident of Frostproof. He was a retired employee for Polk County. Lonnie was preceded by his wife, Carolyn McKenzie in 1998. Survivors include his...

Jun 6, 2008

ELLIS M. ROATEN, 71 Truck Driver Ellis M. Roaten, 71, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008 at his residence in Lake Wales. Born June 1, 1937 in Dale, AR; he came here from Dundee in 1991. He was a retired truck driver and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Roaten of Lake Wales; daughters, Teresa M....

Jun 4, 2008

JULIA MARIE DYKES, 63 State of Florida Julia Marie Dykes, 63, of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at Winter Haven Hospital. Born November 1, 1944 in Panama City, FL; she came to Lake Wales from Gainesville in 1998. She was a Human Services Agent for the State of Florida and was of the Baptist faith. Julia...

May 31, 2008

Esther Braunstein, 96, of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008 at her residence. Born June 24, 1911 in New York City, New York, she moved to Lake Wales 2 years ago from Queens, NY. She was a former usher at the Lincoln Center in New York, held an administrative position with Citibank, was a school crossing...

May 31, 2008

Clifford J. “Cliff” Williams, 91, of Lake Wales, FL, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008 of respiratory failure at the Forsyth Home in Auburndale. Born September 5, 1916 in McNabb, Illinois he moved to Lake Wales in 1985 coming from Granville, IL. He was a US Veteran of WWII, serving in the US Marine Corp. He was a farmer...

May 30, 2008

Alejandro Granados Flores, 68, of Lake Wales, Florida, passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 at his residence. Born February 27, 1940 in Mexico; he came to Lake Wales from Mexico 8 years ago. He was a farmer and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Alejandro was preceded in death by his daughter, Josefina Granados. Survivors include his...