Ruth F Kelly

Ruth F Kelly

Apr 6, 2015

Ruth F. Kelly, age 81 passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on March 9, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Henry Anton and Mary (Stauner) Kubin. Ruth had been a resident of Sebring since 1993 coming from Oxford, WI. She attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and enjoyed sewing, reading and especially...

Peter "Pete" T. Van Gessel

Peter "Pete" T. Van Gessel

Apr 4, 2015

Peter T. Van Gessel, age 80, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on March 1, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Peter F. and Lillian (O'Toole) Van Gessel. Pete was a veteran with the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War. He moved to Lake Placid in 1984 from Chicago and...

James Harold Adams

James Harold Adams

Apr 4, 2015

James Harold Adams, age 83, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Avon Park, FL. He was born on January 22, 1932 in Indiana, PA to the late Mel Vernon and Agnes (Borland) Adams. James has been a resident of Avon Park since 1992 having come from Venango, PA. He was a graduate of Cambridge Springs, PA High...

John A. Wright

John A. Wright

Apr 3, 2015

John A. Wright, age 87 passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on November 1, 1927 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Clyde and Cora (Reiber) Wright. John was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy he served in the Arctic and Antarctic as a 3rd class Radar Petty...

John A. Schrage

John A. Schrage

Mar 31, 2015

John A. Schrage, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on September 1, 1943 in Breese, Illinois to the late Joseph H. and Lenora (Middeke) Schrage. John was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during the Bay of Pigs. He made his living as a Coal Miner. He was a...

Betty Jane Burch

Betty Jane Burch

Mar 28, 2015

Born August 6, 1920 to Earl and Mildred McLaughlin of Roulette, Pennsylvania, Betty was the eldest of four, but last survivor of her family. She stopped one semester short of her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota, deciding she loved Les Burch more than her history studies. They were married in 1952, adding two children to their circle...

Patricia Joyce Denial

Patricia Joyce Denial

Mar 27, 2015

Patricia Joyce Denial, age 61, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 27, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on March 28, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan to the late George J. and Emma Jean (Gooding) Denial. Patricia had been a winter resident of Sebring, FL since 2013 coming from Alpena, MI and was a...

David C. Blaney

David C. Blaney

Mar 27, 2015

David C. Blaney, age 75, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 in Sebring, FL with his loving family present. He was born June 10, 1939 in Morgantown, WV to Edgar Jackson & Mamie L. (Rohr) Blaney. He worked as a material handler in a parts distribution warehouse at General Motors in Livonia, MI. His hobbies include enjoying family...

Harry D. (Bud) Eva

Harry D. (Bud) Eva

Mar 27, 2015

Harry D. (Bud) Eva died in Avon Park, FL on March 27, 2015 at the age of 85. Bud is survived by his daughters Cynthia (Edgar), Deborah (Tony), and Susan, his son Greg (Lynn), 17 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his spunky wife, Barbara Ann Eva and his daughter, Bobbi Jo Raffey. Bud...

Grace Mildred Saladino

Grace Mildred Saladino

Mar 27, 2015

Grace Mildred Saladino, age 78, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at her home in Sebring, FL. She was born on January 22, 1937 in Newark, New Jersey to Joseph and Lena (Albertino) Saladino. She worked as an administrative secretary, attended St. Catherine Catholic Church, was a member of the Italian-American Club, moved to Florida in 1995, and became...

Ruth E. Dunham

Ruth E. Dunham

Mar 26, 2015

Ruth E. Dunham, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on May 29, 1926 in Dubois, PA. She was the daughter of the late George and Zora (Harmon) Smith. From 1943-1946 she was in the Army Nurses Cadet Corp., she also worked as an Registered Nurse in Margaretville, NY and Middlebury,...

Frederick Bruno

Frederick Bruno

Mar 25, 2015

Frederick Bruno, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Avon Park, Florida surrounded by loving friends. He was born on July 13, 1944 in Providence, Rhode Island to the late: Alfred and Philomena (Cirella) Bruno. Frederick had been a winter resident of Avon Park since 1978, coming from Rhode Island. He served in the U.S. National...

Lorraine B. Horn

Lorraine B. Horn

Mar 24, 2015

Lorraine B. Horn, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on September 27, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Leo and Susanne (Cossette) Lorre. Lorraine had been a resident of Sebring since 2002 coming from Dublin, NH. An active member of Living Waters Church of God, she enjoyed crafting and...

Molly E. Shawver

Molly E. Shawver

Mar 21, 2015

Molly E. Shawver, age 71, passed away on March 21, 2016 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born on July 27, 1944 in Lake City, Florida to the late Leroy and Margaret Faircloth.  Molly was a lifetime resident of Florida and worked as a secretary for the State of Florida.  As a child she liked to collect...

Ronald Allan Langell

Ronald Allan Langell

Mar 19, 2015

Ronald Allan Langell, age 76, passed away on Thursday March 19, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on September 5, 1938 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to the late Allen and Albertina (Jolin) Langell. Ron served first in the United States Navy, and then in the United States Coast Guard, with his final duty station being in Frankford,...

Edythe L Taft

Edythe L Taft

Mar 18, 2015

Edythe L. Taft, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Sebring, FL. She was born on March 28, 1926 in Hampden, Mass., to the late Charles and Blanche (Jensen) Lemon. Edythe has been a resident of Avon Park since 1974 having come from Hampden, Mass. She worked in nursing and liked to bake. Edythe is survived...

Ruth H. May

Ruth H. May

Mar 17, 2015

Ruth Hardman Moore May, age 94 of Highlands County passed away on Tuesday March 17, 2015. She was born in Yorkshire, Darke, County, Ohio, and came to Palm Beach County, Florida, settling there with her parents, Wayne C. and Mary Hardman in 1925. They all survived the 1928 hurricane at the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee before the Hoover...

Carlos "Bud" Lowell

Carlos "Bud" Lowell

Mar 16, 2015

Carlos "Bud" Lowell, age 72, passed away on Monday March 16, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on December 1, 1942 in Buffalo, New York to the late Carlos and Grace (Walther) Lowell. Bud spent his career with General Motors Corp. as a Tool & Die Maker. He moved to Highlands County in 1993 from Buffalo, he attended...

James Cleveland Tyler

James Cleveland Tyler

Mar 15, 2015

James Cleveland Tyler, age 67, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on May 9, 1947 in Enterprise, Alabama to George and Annie Merle (Wilkins) Tyler. James worked as a tile setter in construction for most of his life. He is survived by his sisters: Carolyn Downing of Sebring, FL, Martha Smith of...

June Elizabeth Scherlacher

June Elizabeth Scherlacher

Mar 15, 2015

June Elizabeth Scherlacher, age 82, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 in Bradenton, Florida. She was born on September 3, 1932 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late Arthur and Amelia (Kolisek) Dixon. June came to Sebring in 1990 from Fanwood, New Jersey. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sebring where she enjoyed volunteering...