Jun 18, 2022

Jo Ann Griffin Wood, 81

Jo Ann Griffin Wood of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

She was born July 16, 1940 to the late John Major Griffin, Jr and Vera Evelyn; she was a lifelong resident of the area. Jo Ann was a bookkeeper...

Jun 16, 2022

Tammy M. Wiggins, 59

Tammy M. Wiggins of Frostproof passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Kindred Hospital in Tampa.

She was born May 19, 1963 in Bartow to the late Marvin and Addie Meeks and has been a lifelong resident of the area. Tammy was a homemaker who loved to read and...

Jun 13, 2022

Joyce Frances Struczewski, 78

Joyce Frances Struczewski of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale.

She was born January 24, 1944 in Albion, New York to the late Stanley and Lillian Majeski; she moved to Lake Wales from North Chili, New York in 1996. Joyce was...

Jun 13, 2022

Richard Lawrence Smith, 67

Richard Lawrence Smith of Lake Wales passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at his residence.

He was born September 17, 1954 in Oceanside, New York to the late Edward and Shirley Smith; he moved to Lake Wales from New York in 1987. Richard was a heavy equipment operator and...

Jun 12, 2022

Don Morris Fears, 78

Don Morris Fears of Haines City passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital Orlando.

He was born February 6, 1944 in Henderson, Texas to the late Arthur and Mary Fears. Don was a retired letter carrier for the United States Postal Service and a veteran of...

Jun 8, 2022

Ralph Scotty Hutto, 56

Ralph Scotty Hutto of Frostproof passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at AdventHealth Lake Wales under the care of Vitas.

He was born September 8, 1965 in Avon Park to the late Ralph and Jessie Hutto. Scotty was a self-employed carpenter. He loved the outdoors and going fishing. He...

Jun 5, 2022

Cesar Augusto Alvarez, 89

Cesar Augusto Alvarez of Winter Haven passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at his residence.

He was born May 1, 1933 in Havana, Cuba to the late Cesar and Ana Rosa Alvarez. Cesar was a retired accountant and comptroller for Riverfront Groves in Vero Beach. He was a member...

Jun 3, 2022

George Donald “Don” Kuchler, 77

George Donald “Don” Kuchler of Winter Haven passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at Spring Lake Rehabilitation.

He was born October 19, 1944 in Poughkeepsie, New York to the late George and Anne Kuchler; he moved to Winter Haven from Lakewood Ranch 16 years ago. Don was a...

Jun 2, 2022

Nathan “Nate” Scott Seidl, 47

Nathan “Nate” Scott Seidl of Lake Wales passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022 at his residence.

He was born November 20, 1974 in Abilene, Kansas to Bill and Judy Seidl; he moved back to Florida from Solomon, Kansas in August of 2021. Nate was a school counselor and...

May 31, 2022

David Kent (Dave) Wiechart, 79, of Lake Wales, FL, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale surrounded by his loving family.

He was born May 19, 1943, in Delphos, Ohio to Lewis and Frances ‘Fran' (Standiford) Wiechart, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death, by brothers,...

May 30, 2022

Belinda DuBose Hurst, 65

Belinda DuBose Hurst (65) of Lake Wales, Florida claimed her eternal reward and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 30 th , 2022, after a valiant fight against brain cancer. God granted her an easy, peaceful transition home as she was surrounded by her loving family.

May 29, 2022

Patricia Laverne Claytor, 77

Patricia Laverne Claytor passed away on Sunday May 29, 2022, in Lake Wales.

She was born on January 27, 1945, to the late Melos and Mary Shiver. Patricia was a lifelong resident of Lake Wales Florida.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years Ronald Douglas...

May 27, 2022

Daulton Wayne Collier went home to be with his Lord at home in Frostproof, Florida on Friday, May 27, 2022.

Wayne was born December 4, 1930 to Mary Velma Henderson Collier & Daulton C. Collier. Married on October 29, 1989 to Lucy Anne Griffin Collier for 33 years. A lifetime resident of Hardee County and genuine Florida...

May 27, 2022

James K. Hadden, Sr. 77, of Frostproof, Florida passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Somers Hospice House in Sebring.

He was born August 20, 1944, in Lyons, Georgia to the late Everett McElvin and Sallie Mae (Mills) Hadden and he has been resident of this area since 1948 coming here from Lyons, Georgia. He was The...

May 27, 2022

Robert Stanley Collibee, 88

Robert Stanley Collibee of Nalcrest, Florida passed away on Friday May 27, 2022, in Lake Wales.

He was born on January 29, 1934, in Chelsea, Massachusetts to the late Lawrence and Vera Collibee.

Robert is a retired postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and served in...

May 27, 2022

Roman T. Hernandez, 76

Roman T. Hernandez of Lake Wales, Florida passed away on Friday May 27, 2022.

He was born in Dilly, Texas on February 9, 1946, to the late Eudelio and Ricarda Hernandez. He worked as a diesel mechanic and was the owner of Roman’s Mobile. He was of Catholic faith...

May 26, 2022

Gerald “Jerry” Calvin Opdenaker, 82

Gerald Calvin Opdenaker of Lake Wales, FL passed away in Lake Wales on May 26, 2022. He was born in Lenni, P.A. to the late Albert and Beatrice Opdenaker, he was a retired postal worker and was affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. He served in the Army and the...

May 26, 2022

Suzanne “Sunny” Kathleen Lawson (Hazlett), 61, of Lake Wales passed away on May 26 th , 2022.

She was predeceased by her parents, David and Ellen Hazlett, her brother Jeffrey Hazlett and sister, Mary Brimlow. She is survived by her brother Johnny Hazlett, daughter Christen Fowler, son Ryan (m. Chelsea) Carpenter, as well as two...

May 26, 2022

Iva Ann Causey Irby: 83, of Lake Wales, FL went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 26, 2022, with her children by her side. Ann was the widow of beloved husband, Robert M. Irby, whom she was married to for over 60 years. She was born in Ruston, Louisiana on January 3, 1939, to the...

May 22, 2022

Adrian Ely Barnaby, 82

Adrian Ely Barnaby of Frostproof passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Sunny Hills Assisted Living Facility in Sebring.

He was born June 21, 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Ely and Adrienne Barnaby; he moved to Frostproof from his home town in 2014. Adrian was a...