VICTOR M. COOK, 89 Management FROSTPROOF--Victor M. Cook of Frostproof died Saturday, February 03, 2007 at the Groves Center. He was 89. Born February 26, 1917 in South Bend, IN; he came moved here from Sarasota 22 years ago. He worked in management in the banking and real estates industries. He was of the Catholic faith and a veteran...
RICHARD W. “RICK” SEARLES, 54 Haines City Lawn Repair LAKE WALES--Richard W. “Rick” Searles of Lake Wales died Saturday, February 03, 2007 in Ohio. He was 54. Born April 09, 1952 in Michigan; he moved to Haines City 30 years ago and came to Lake Wales in 2005. He was a self-employed mechanic at Haines City Lawn Repair. He...
EUGENE F. FISHER, 85 Owner.Operator LAKE WALES--Eugene F. Fisher of Lake Wales died Friday, February 02, 2007 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was 85. Born May 11, 1921 in Canton, Ohio; he moved here from Cleveland, Ohio in 1953. He was the owner/operator of Colorcrete Corp. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven...
BARBARA B. GUYTON, 79 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Barbara B. Guyton of Lake Wales died from complications of a stroke Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was 79. Born April 12, 1927 in Detroit; MI; she came here from Grosse Pointe in 1977. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales....
WILLIAM J. STEIERT JR., 81 U.S. Military LAKE WALES--William J. Steiert Jr. of Lake Wales died from complications of pneumonia Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 81. Born May 25, 1925 in Muskogee, OK; he moved here from Oscoda, MI 28 years ago. He was retired from the U.S. Military. He was a...
MARGARET PARKHURST ATWOOD, 94 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Margaret Parkhurst Atwood of Lake Wales, Florida died on January 31, 2007. She was the daughter of Clarence D. Buckpitt and Ada May Argue. She was a graduate of the National Cathedral School. She was the beloved wife of the late Rawson Atwood, devoted mother of Joan A. Kunzelmann of New York and...
KATHLEEN SEFTON ZILAHY, 84 Nurse LAKE WALES--Kathleen Sefton Zilahy of Lake Wales died Tuesday January 30, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Winter Haven. She was 84. Born May 26 1922 in Missouri Valley Iowa to Luree Fitch Petersen and George Petersen, she moved to Lake Wales in 1955 from Pensacola Florida. She was a registered nurse who...
CAROL CLEVENGER RUTT, 62 Cook LAKE WALES--Carol Clevenger Rutt of Lake Wales died of Hailey-Hailey Disease Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at the Kindred Hospital in Tampa. She was 62. Born June 14, 1944 in Fostoria, OH; she moved here from Imperial, CA 3 ½ years ago. She was a retired cook in the public school system in Colorado. She...
FLOYD F. MILANOSKI, 82 D.A. MacPherson, Inc. IRON RIVER, MI--Floyd F. Milanoski of Iron River, MI died of heart failure Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was 82. Born March 19, 1924 in Stambaugh, MI; he has been a winter resident of Winter Haven for seven years coming from Iron River, MI. He was retired...
LUCIA LOPEZ GOMEZ, 78 Business Woman LAKE WALES--Lucia Lopez Gomez of Lake Wales died of a stroke Saturday, January 27, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was 78. Born July 06, 1928 in Wilcox, AZ; she moved here from Uvalde, TX in 1964. She was a business woman with rental properties. She was a member of the Iglesia Baptist...
LILLIAN A. “LILL” FLANNERY, 80 Stenographer LAKE WALES--Lillian A. “Lill” Flannery of Lake Wales died Saturday, January 27, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 80. Born November 30, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY; she moved here from San Diego, CA in 1990. She was a retired stenographer for the federal government. She was of the Catholic faith...
ELLIS E. “BUTCH” JOHNSON, 58 Painting Contractor LAKE WALES--Ellis E. “Butch” Johnson of Lake Wales died of heart failure Friday, January 26, 2007 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale. He was 58. Born March 07, 1948 in Statesville, NC; he came to Polk County from Statesville in 1971. He was a self-employed painting contractor. He was a member of...
JAMES R. “JIMMY” CORDELLO, 70 Jimmy’s Deli James R. “Jimmy” Cordello of Indian Lake Estates died of heart failure Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at his residence. He was 70. Born November 05, 1936 in Chicago, IL; he moved here from Roselle, IL in 1986. He was the retired owner of Jimmy’s Deli and of the Catholic faith. He was...
JOHN HENRY ISAMOYER, 59 Truck Driver John Henry Isamoyer of Unionville, Indiana died of cancer Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at his winter residence in Frostproof. He was 59 Born June 10, 1947 in Berks County, PA; he has been a winter resident of Frostproof for 10 years. He was of the Lutheran faith and a veteran of Viet Nam,...
S.J. "SYL" SCHAEFER, 87 Wm. Thies & Sons LAKE WALES--Sylvester Schaefer of Lake Wales died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at his home. He was 87 years old. Syl was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII, flying many missions in the South Pacific campaign. He moved with his wife and children to...
ARIEL KATHERINE GARCIA, Infant WINTER HAVEN--Ariel Katherine Garcia of Winter Haven died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at her residence. She was born September 07, 2006 at Regency Medical Center. Survivors include her parents, Alejandro Garcia and Jeannine Ann Sparno of Winter Haven; brother, Jeramy E. Martin; sisters, Cecily M. Cuevas, Emya L. Cisneros, Jazmine L. Cisneros, Alexis M. Garcia,...
SAMUEL D. “SAM” WISE, 50 Oakley Transport LAKE WALES--Samuel D. “Sam” Wise of Lake Wales died of heart failure Sunday, January 14, 2007 at the Lake Wales Medical Center. He was 50. Born July 28, 1956 in Uniontown, PA; he lived in Lake Wales since 1976 coming from New Salem, PA. He was the Tire Department Supervisor for Oakley...
ALICE A. GARNER, 77 Holiday Inn WINTER HAVEN--Alice A. Garner of Winter Haven died of heart failure Sunday, January 14, 2007 at Orlando Regional Medical Center. She was 77. Born April 21, 1929 in North Coventry Township, PA; she came to the area in 1994 from Elverson, PA. She was a retired executive housekeeper for Holiday Inn. She was...
PURVIS WATERS, 80 Feed Mill Supervisor HAINES CITY—Purvis Waters, current resident of Haines City, passed away Friday, January 12, 2007, at his home of complications of lung disease (C.O.P.D.). Purvis was born April 19, 1926 in a rural area of Lake Butler, Florida. As a young man, searching for work, Purvis moved to the Wauchula area and not only...
YVETTE M. COOK, 84 Homemaker LAKE WALES--Yvette M. Cook of Lake Wales died Friday, January 12, 2007 at the Groves Center. She was 84. Born August 08, 1922 in Huberdeau, Quebec, Canada; she came to Lake Wales in 1965 from Canada. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, Victor Cook of Lake Wales;...