Teresa Ann Heiring
February 12, 2015
Teresa "Teri" Ann Heiring, age 66, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Avon Park, Florida. She was born on June 17, 1948 in Dyersville, Iowa to Harold and Ardell (Bockenstedt) Klostermann. Teri has been a resident of Avon Park since 1972 having come from Dyersville, Iowa, where she graduated from St. Francis Xavier School. She worked for...
Margaret (Peggy) Lipsky
February 12, 2015
Margaret (Peggy) Lipsky, age 86, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Sebring, FL. She was the wife of the late Isaac Lipsky. She was the loving mother of Basil J. Riello (Brigitte) of Sebring, FL. She is also survived by granddaughters, Lynette M. Riello (Joe) of Los Alamos, NM and Lisa Riello-Jones (Rich) of Bristow, VA., great-grandchildren,...
Amanda Florence Erickson
February 12, 2015
Amanda Florence Erickson, age 91, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on September 13, 1923 in Traverse City, Michigan to the late William and Eleanora (Bernecker) Zuchowski. She had been a resident of Florida since 1982 and she came to Sebring from Bonita Springs in 2013. Amanda was a member of Faith...
Leon A. Miller, Sr.
February 11, 2015
Leon A. Miller, Sr., age 92, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on July 14, 1922 in Orange Township, MI to the late George and Anna (Spitzley) Miller. Leon had been a resident of Avon Park since 1987 having come from Saranac, MI. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII,...
Charlene B. Pickens
February 11, 2015
Charlene B. Pickens, age 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born on November 5, 1924 in Wilton, North Dakota to the late August F. and Beatrice (Pope) Backman. Charlene had been a resident of Highlands County since 1989 coming from Springfield, Illinois. Prior to...
Francis Curtis Bertram
February 8, 2015
Francis Curtis Bertram, age 91, passed away on Sunday February 8, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on August 8, 1923 in Flat Rock, Michigan to the late George and Zella Bertram. Fran served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Ford Motor Company. He loved golf and spending time with friends. He was a member of Golf...
George Lee Walker
February 4, 2015
George Lee Walker, Jr., age 64, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on September 23, 1950 in Sebring, Florida. Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home (863) 385-0125 Online condolences may be left at: www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Dorothy Anne Chapman
February 3, 2015
Dorothy Anne Hicks Chapman was born July 15, 1932, and entered the presence of her beloved Lord Jesus Christ on February 3, 2015. She was born, the first of two daughters, to Robert Hansel and Mary Belle (Knapp) Hicks, at Gorgas Hospital in Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. She spent her entire childhood in the Canal Zone, graduating from Balboa...
Wilma Dean Bryant
February 1, 2015
Wilma Athey Dean Bryant, age 87, died Feb. 1, 2015. She was born May 27, 1927 in Gahanna, OH to William M. and Josephine Athey. She graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School and then moved to Reynoldsburg where she worked in Hayes' Drug Store. She later purchased the building and with her husband opened Village Ice Cream Shop; they...
Bernice Ivy Preble
January 31, 2015
Bernice Ivy Preble, age 100, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born to Fred and Minnie Preble in Rutland, North Dakota but grew up in Wisconsin with two sisters and a brother. After accepting the Lord as her Savior, a missionary spoke in her church and...
Barbara Rymer
January 30, 2015
Barbara Rymer, age 87, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on October 3, 1927 in Stoughton, Wisconsin to the late Carl and Amy (Neiderhauser) Paulson. Barbara had been a resident of Sebring since 1998 coming from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and loved playing the piano,...
Jane Farmer Jones
January 29, 2015
Jane Farmer Jones, age 105, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on April 8, 1909 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Patricia (Pattie) Weaver Cox
January 26, 2015
Patricia Weaver Cox, age 83, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at her home in Sebring surrounded by her family. She was born on February 24, 1931 in Sebring, Florida to the late Elton and Esther M. (Sunny) Saunders Weaver. Pattie was a lifelong resident of Sebring. She married Wallace P. Cox and together they raised their four...
Donald R. Gustafson
January 26, 2015
Donald R. Gustafson, age 85, passed away on January 26, 2015 after a prolonged battle with emphysema. He was born on April 3, 1929 in Sycamore, Illinois where he lived until graduating from High School. After high school, he attended Northern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education and later, was awarded a Master's...
Robert H Horstmeyer
January 24, 2015
Robert H. Horstmeyer, 83, of Fremont died Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Sebring, FL. Mr. Horstmeyer retired from Tokheim Corp. in Fort Wayne and was an Indiana real estate broker. He had served in the Naval Reserves. He was born March 8, 1931, to Paul and Helen Horstmeyer. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Roberta Anne Horstmeyer of...
Nina Runner
January 23, 2015
Nina Runner, age 73, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015, in Sebring, Florida. She was born on August 29, 1941 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Joel and Mary Alice (Adams) Batts. Nina has been a resident of Avon Park since 1956 having come from Live Oak, Fl. She was a member of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church...
Katie O. Rihner
January 23, 2015
Katie "Ophelia" Rihner, age 93, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on June 23, 1921 in Gainesville, GA to the late James A. and Mary E. (Fincannon) Dean. Ophelia had been a resident of Highlands County since 1938. She worked as a District Clerk for Florida Power and retired after 30 years....
Jane Ann Mcgregor
January 21, 2015
Jane Ann McGregor, age 84, passed away suddenly as the result of an auto accident on January 21, 2015 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on January 2, 1931 in Coleman, Michigan to the late Carl and Florence (Ritter) DeJongh. She graduated from Clare High School in 1949. She married Bruce McGregor on October 4, 1952 and together they...
Robert E. Olson
January 19, 2015
Robert E. Olson, age 89, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, in Sebring, Florida. He is survived by his loving daughters, Terry and Jane, step-children, Kris, Cheryl and Denny, and his sister Helen Carver. He had three children, seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his lovely wife, Rose and son, Robby, and two...