Norma Joyce Lebeau
Jul 20, 2015
Norma Joyce Lebeau, age 80, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on July 22, 1934 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late Norman and Rose (Levasseur) Kobes. Norma moved to Avon Park in 1989 from Miami and she was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. She was a Girl...
Roger Preston Owens
Jul 18, 2015
Roger Preston Owens, age 80, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Avon Park, FL. He was born on March 17, 1935 in Avon Park, FL to the late Orrin and Dora (Parten) Owens. Roger was a lifelong resident of Avon Park. He was a member of Poinciana Masonic Lodge, enjoyed working with his cows, and loved to...
Dorothy J. Dampier
Jul 15, 2015
Dorothy J. Dampier, age 78, went to be with her Lord and savior on July 15, 2015. In Heaven she joined her husband, Roy J. Dampier, and her two daughters, Dorothy Treat and Patricia Treat. Dorothy is survived by six sons: Roy A. and David of Lake Placid, and Steven, John and Jack of Sebring, and Jacob of LaBelle;...
Robert William Behrens
Jul 14, 2015
Robert William Behrens, age 68, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on April 11, 1947 in Davenport, Iowa to the late William Henry and Edna Elizabeth (Pearson) Behrens. Bob was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force during Viet Nam. He was an avid motorcyclist at a very young age. While...
Shawn Zeigler
Jul 14, 2015
Shawn Zeigler, 44 of Lorida, Florida, passed away July 14, 2015. He was born in Sarasota, Florida on February 27, 1971. He lived on Lake Istokpoga most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, wood working and his family and friends. He is survived by his mother and father, Denise and Steve Doty, his son, Chad and daughter, Megan, both...
Shirley F. Hinote
Jul 13, 2015
Shirley F Hinote, age 82, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on May 14, 1933 in Lorida, Florida to the late Vernon and Nona Dean. Her family moved to Miami where she attended school and then moved back to Highlands County in 1962, where she and her husband, Leroy, raised their four...
Abel S. Ramos
Jul 12, 2015
Abel S. Ramos, age 77, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on September 1, 1937 in Farr, Texas to the late Casimero and Simona (Soto) Ramos. Abel and his wife came to Sebring in 2005 from Naples, FL, and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Lake Placid, FL. He loved the...
Dorothy Jean Fisher
Jul 12, 2015
age 95, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Winter Haven, Fla. She was born on April 15, 1920, in Johnstown, Pa., to the late John and Erma (Weaver) Barron. She lived in Sebring for many years and was a founding member of Grace Church of Sebring. She moved to Winter Haven in 1997 after the death of...
Laura Feuerpfeil
Jul 11, 2015
Laura Feuerpfeil, age 71, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. Born on October 12, 1943, in Wisconsin to the late Lyle and Rose Christensen, she and her husband, Fred, moved to Sebring in 1997 from Stillwater, MN. A Methodist by faith, Laura enjoyed golfing and was very good at it having made three holes-in-one. She...
Opal Maxine Bates
Jul 9, 2015
Opal Maxine Bates (Maxine), age 99, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born to Vernon and Gail Bates, the oldest of five children, in a rural community near Fairfield, Iowa. Maxine was always interested in teaching and started out practicing on her younger brothers and sisters. She...
Pandora S. (Pandy) Acton
Jul 7, 2015
Pandora (Pandy) S. Acton, age 61, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born on August 19, 1953 in Barwick, Georgia. Pandy lived in Jamestown, New York for 20 years prior to moving to Sebring, Florida in 2012. She enjoyed traveling with her husband to visit their children and grand dogs, the Buffalo...
Patricia Valentin Caban
Jul 6, 2015
Patricia Valentin Caban, age 84, passed away on July 6, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on March 17, 1931 in Puerto Rico. She was a member of Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal Church in Avon Park. She is survived by her daughter, Patria (Jose) Soto of Sebring, FL. There will be a funeral service on Saturday, July 11,...
Chester F. (Chet) Taras
Jul 6, 2015
TARAS, Chester (Chet) F., 73, of Sebring, FL was called home by his Savior on Monday evening, July 6, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was a member of St. Catherine's Church of Sebring. Chet was born December 6, 1941 to the late Chester and Jean (Slominski) Tarasiewicz of Hamtramck, MI. He worked as Plant Manager for...
Martha F. Welling
Jul 5, 2015
Martha F. Welling, age 91, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Stuart, Florida. She was born on February 26, 1924 in Oliver, Illinois to the late Rufus and Marie (Flynn) Rhoads. Martha moved to Sebring in 1992 from Montpelier, Ohio. She was a member of St. John United Methodist Church and River Greens Golf Club. She is...
Jack Payne Comer
Jul 4, 2015
Jack Payne Comer, age 92, of Sebring, Florida passed away July 4, 2015. He was born December 22, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Sima and Alta (Payne) Comer. He was a chemist for Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jack was a member of the First Baptist Church of Avon Park, VFW, American Legion, served in the U.S....
Ronald G. Rezner
Jul 3, 2015
Ronald G. Rezner, age 66, passed away on Friday July, 3, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on May 9, 1949 in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Gerald and Christine (nee: Wojtysiak) Rezner. Ronald was a resident of Sebring since 1991, relocating from Winter Haven, FL, where he worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the State of Florida....
Michele Justine Wilson
Jun 30, 2015
Michele Justine Wilson, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on April 9, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late James Bruce and Nina Dahl (Quintile) Boyd, Jr. Michele had been a resident of Highlands County for 40 years coming from Burlington, Wisconsin. A member of Bible Fellowship Church she...
Bobbie Jean Stone
Jun 30, 2015
Bobbie Jean Stone, age 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Sebring, Florida. She was born to Chalmer and Clara Lee Stone in Green Forest, Arkansas and grew up with a sister and brother. She was saved through a Bible Club and gave her life for service to the Lord...
Donajo "Dj" Gonzalez
Jun 29, 2015
DonaJo "DJ" Gonzalez, 37, died unexpectedly June 29, 2015 of a sudden cardiac event, which also claimed the lives of twins Olivia and Sofia. She was 8 months pregnant at the time of their death. DonaJo will be remembered for her loving, giving spirit, and her profound love of children that touched so many lives. They are survived by...
Jerry D. Chasteen
Jun 29, 2015
Jerry D. Chasteen, age 79, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 in Sarasota, Florida and went home to be with his Lord. He was born on May 31, 1936 in Lake City, Florida to the late John Fred and Olga (Hicks) Chasteen. Jerry came to Highlands County in 1978 from Orlando and spent his career in the restaurant...