Beryl Harris
November 27, 2019
Beryl Harris, age 58, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born in Jamaica to the late Sadrel Davis and Elfreda Gray on February 24, 1961. Beryl had been a resident of Florida for 24 years and was an LPN. She is survived by her Husband of 24 years, Oscar Harris of Lake...
Rick Allen Garrett
November 26, 2019
Richard “Rick” Allen Garrett, 70, of Sebring, FL, formerly of Erie, IL, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his home in Sebring. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Rick was born April 26, 1949 in Moline, IL, the son of Ray and Eleanor (Dhamers) Garrett. He graduated from Erie High School in 1967 and then...
Linda Christine Tupper
November 23, 2019
Linda Christine Tupper, Age 72, passed away on November 23, 2019. She was born in Holden, MA on July 28, 1947 to Harold and Alma Smith.
She is survived by her husband, Barry W. Tupper Sr. and her children, Barry W. Tupper Jr. and Christine Hamel.
Dorothy Eloise Wood
November 22, 2019
Dorothy Eloise Wood, age 93, passed away Friday, November 22, 2019 in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born in West Plains, Missouri on February 1, 1926 to the late Nigel and Ivea (Hadley) Harper. He had been a resident of the area since 1982 coming from North Miami, FL and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed the beach,...
James K. Faust
November 21, 2019
James K. Faust – American Institute of Architects, Emeritus.
Born September 23, 1932 in Windber, PA and reared by William H. and Myrtle M. Faust, he graduated from Windber High in 1950 and then entered U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 25, Lake Placid. ...
Maria C. Wise
November 19, 2019
Maria C. Wise, age 87, passed away on November 19, 2019 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Alberto and Rosa Godoy on July 9, 1932. Maria arrived in New York in the United States in 1948, and moved to Miami, FL and then to Highlands County in 2014. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, playing...
James Horace Tucker
November 19, 2019
James Horace Tucker “Bubba” passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 19 th in Sebring, Florida at the age of 33. He is survived by his father and mother, Bobby Gene Tucker and Winona G. Tucker, daughters, Marina Jewel Tucker and Michaela Jayne Tucker, sister, Cassandra Jean Fuller (Andrew) and brother, Larkin Pardue Tucker. As our family recounts our memories of...
Robert Ryder Gordon
November 18, 2019
Robert Ryder Gordon, age 81, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 in Sebring, Florida. He was born to the late Robert D. and Monica (Godwin) Wilson on July 20, 1938 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He had been a resident since 2015 coming from Columbus, Ohio and was of the Methodist faith. Bobby enjoyed golf, music, dancing, reading, and...
Cecilia V. Alwine
November 18, 2019
Cecilia Veselka Alwine, age 101, died on November 18, 2019 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Binghamton, NY, the daughter of Steven and Agnes Veselka. As a graduate of Lowell’s Business School, she was a bookkeeper in Endicott, NY, a clerk-typist for the Corps of Engineers at Loring AFB, ME and an accountant in Austin, TX. She was...
Samuel Joseph Amata
November 17, 2019
Samuel Joseph Amata, age 77, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Riverview, Florida.
He was born June 7, 1942 in Cleveland, OH to the late Peter Louis and Nellie Elizabeth (Mayo) Amata. He has been a resident of Highlands County for 1-1/2 years coming from Sun City Center, FL. Sam was of the Catholic faith and...
Ld Carr
November 17, 2019
LD Leon Carr
LD Carr, age 89, of Avon Park, FL passed away peacefully at home on November 17, 2019. LD was born to parents Onis and Goldie (White) Carr on December 30, 1929 in Cullman County, AL. and had been a resident of Avon Park, FL since 1969 from Arab, AL. LD was a man who’s...
Anne Flanagan
November 16, 2019
Anne Dolnak Flanagan passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Sebring, FL. She was born in 1920 in Chicago, IL, and came to Sebring in 1986 from Joliet, IL. She was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Moose Lodge, Columbettes and the Highlands Senior Centers. Anne enjoyed playing golf, bowling, dancing, playing cards, and bingo. Anne worked as...
Betty Jean Kauffman
November 16, 2019
Betty Jean (Wilkie) Kauffman, age 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Lake Placid, Florida. She had been a resident of Sebring, Florida since 1987, where she and her husband, William “Bill” Kauffman moved from Bourbonnais, Illinois after his retirement. Born on August 28, 1932 in Corydon, Iowa to Carl and Mary Catherine “Kate” (Hayden) Wilkie,...
Charlotte Anne Swigart
November 14, 2019
Charlotte A. Swigart, age 87 of Sebring, Florida formerly of Gratiot, Wisconsin passed away November 14, 2019 at AdventHealth in Tampa, Florida following a massive stroke on November 12 th . Charlotte was born August 20, 1932 in Farmersburg, Indiana, the daughter of Russell and Dorothy (Bailey) Archer. Charlotte grew up in rural Pimento, Indiana where she graduated from...
Yamir W. Rivera Quiles
November 14, 2019
Yamir W. Rivera Quiles, 45, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 31, 1974, and passed away at Advent Health Hospital (Orlando) on November 14, 2019 at 2:31 PM. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamón) and since 2015, worked as the IT Support Analyst for Highlands County Clerk of Courts...
Richard "Dickie" Edward Turner
November 14, 2019
Richard “Dickie” Edward Turner, age 72, of Avon Park, FL, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019. He was born March 1, 1947 in Avon Park, FL to John Darrell and Reba Jane (Winegard) Turner. Dickie worked for at the Avon Park Correctional Institute for 32 years, retiring as Captain. He was a past member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church,...
Donald Ewald Johnson
November 13, 2019
Donald Ewald Johnson, age 91, passed away on November 13, 2019. He was born on July 31, 1928 in Detroit, MI to Ewald and Delia Johnson. Donald had been a Highlands County resident for more than 25 years coming from Fort Lauderdale, FL. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Koran War, and served...
Lewis William Schultz
November 13, 2019
Lewis William Schultz, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on February 18, 1926, in Sandwich, Illinois, to the late Frank and Irene (Denman) Schultz. He had been a resident of Sebring for 25 years, coming from Ottawa, IL and served his country as a Merchant Marine during WWII. Lewis loved...
Omer V. Cornelius
November 13, 2019
Omer V. Cornelius, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Sebring, Florida. He was born July 21, 1938 in Noblesville, Indiana to the late Omer and Mary (Huffman) Cornelius, Sr. He had been a resident of the area since 2002 coming from Indiana and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Sebring. Omer...
Martha Lois Elder Kohan
November 13, 2019
Martha Lois Elder Kohan, age 84, of Avon Park, FL, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019. She was born on November 6, 1935 in Scottland County, NC to James K. and Lois T. (Brigham) Smith. She worked as a nurse’s aid and more recently as a clerk for the Supervisor of Elections. She attended Grace Bible Church and has...