Marshall Edward Jordon
March 22, 2013
MARSHALL "ED" EDWARD JORDON Marshall "Ed" Edward Jordon, age 68, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. He was born May 3, 1944 in Avon Park, FL to Dr. Marshall Elmore and Pauline (Williford) Jordon. Ed served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years before retiring as a Colonel in 1988. After retiring to Sebring, Ed...
Robert W. Rawlings
March 22, 2013
Robert "Bob" Rawlings, 61, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013. He was born February 5, 1952, in Newark, New Jersey to Robert F. and Alvina (Bonnie) Rawlings. Bob moved to Highlands County from Orlando in 2000 and was employed by South Florida State College in the maintenance department. Running had been a part of his life since his high...
Leah Stanfield
March 21, 2013
Leah Stanfield, 96, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2013, in Sebring. She was born March 7, 1917, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1982, coming from Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ of Sebring; loved to play bingo, arts and crafts and enjoyed...
Sandra Ruth Reed
March 19, 2013
Sandra Ruth Reed, age 66 passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. Mrs. Reed was born in Avon Park, Florida on June 14, 1946 to Carl and Rosemand (Pinion) Cothran. Mrs. Reed was retired from the Highlands County Sheriff's Department as a dispatcher, she was of the Baptist faith, a lifelong resident of Avon Park, Florida, she...
Hortense Lela Newsome
March 19, 2013
Hortense Lela Newsome, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Wauchula, FL on May 29, 1932. Her parents were her mother, Lillian Agnes (Weed) Luehr and step-father, Emil Luehr. She was a supervisor in banking; a member of Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church; she loved to read and spend time...
Dorothy Kent Dyal
March 18, 2013
Dorothy Kent Dyal, age 84 passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Mrs. Dyal was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 27, 1928 to Stanley Wright and Ruth Frances (Stendel) Kent. She was a Homemaker, member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, past member of the Historical Society, member of RSVP(Retired Senior Volunteer Program), a volunteer at Florida...
Walter Edwin Tate
March 14, 2013
Walter Edwin Tate, born June 23, 1925 to Walter Henry and Essie Tate of Richmond, Virginia, died March 14, 2013. Possessing a true servant's heart, Walter served the Lord as a missionary in Trinidad and Tobago 1957-1966, as well as supporting his church family in the communities where he has lived. Walter has been a member of Walker Seventh...
Raymond Alan Hall
March 14, 2013
Raymond Alan Hall, age 69, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013. He was born on November 24, 1943 in Sebring, Florida to Elma Lee (Goolsby) and Virgil Lee Hall, Sr. He was a graduate of Avon Park High School, Class of 1961, a graduate of the University of Florida, School of Pharmacy, Class of...
Michael Dennis Drake
March 10, 2013
Michael Dennis Drake, age 63 passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Drake was born in Avon Park, Florida on October 6, 1949 to Paul and Janet (Reeves) Drake. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator, a lifelong resident of Avon Park, he served in the United States Army during Vietnam; he enjoyed fishing, hunting, the outdoors...
Chester Anthony Brojek, Sr.
March 8, 2013
Chester Anthony Brojek, Sr., age 91, of Sebring, FL, passed away Friday, March 08, 2013. He was born December 13, 1921 in Erie, PA to John and Antonina (Szymanski) Brojek. He was a Kitchen Supervisor for the Erie Veteran's Retirement Home in Erie, PA, worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, member of the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, V.F.W.,...
Otilia S. Krucker
March 8, 2013
Otilia S. Krucker, 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013, at her home. She was born October 18, 1932, to Georg and Maria (Hergenrother) Sack, in Argentina, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1984, coming from Pompano Beach, FL. She was an interior design seamstress and of the Presbyterian faith. She enjoyed traveling and...
Dennis M. Jacobs
March 7, 2013
Dennis M. Jacobs, 69, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Sebring. He was born February 28, 1944, to William Anthony and Shirley B. (Beaudoin) Jacobs in Detroit, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1999, coming from Crown Point, Indiana. He was employed as a Manager in the retail industry and was a...
Paolo Abbate
March 7, 2013
PAOLO ABBATE Paolo Abbate, age 91, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Italy on January 22, 1922 to Antonio and Vincenza (Garitta) Abbate. He was the Owner and Operator of a Grocery Store and was a Restauranter and was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He served in the...
James G. Joyner
March 3, 2013
James G. Joyner, 84, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Sebring. He was born November 12, 1928, to Floyd E. and Lillian Mae (Gardner) Joyner, in Huntingdon, Tennessee and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Ft. Myers, Florida. He was employed in the field of education as a School Administrator, owned...
Erie Mae Bent
March 2, 2013
Erie Mae Bent was born in Waycross, Georgia to the late Frank Holmes and Aida Hutchins. Erie Mae worked for many years at the Florida Alcoholic Treatment Center as the Facilities Superintendent. She was a beautiful and loving wife, mother, and friend to many. Erie Mae had many past-times; she truly enjoyed having conversations with her neighbors and friends,...
Elizabeth E. O'Harra
February 27, 2013
Elizabeth E. O'Harra, 62, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013, in Sebring. She was born on September 29, 1950, to Bobby and Emily (Scalf) Mabry in Logan, West Virginia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2000, coming from Ohio. She was a hairdresser; a member of the Moose and enjoyed being with her family....
John E. Gregalot
February 26, 2013
John E. Gregalot, 95, of Sebring, Florida died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. John was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on October 4, 1917. He was a long-time resident of Miami, Florida, until he relocated to Sebring, with his wife, Nellie S. Gregalot in 1995. An aircraft instrument mechanic, John worked for Eastern Airlines for 36...
Irwin F. Harrison
February 25, 2013
IRWIN F. "PETE" HARRISON Irwin F. "Pete" Harrison, 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, February 25, 2013, in Sebring. He was born April 24, 1924, to Frank Marion and Clara Eleanor (Urwin) Harrison in Gallia County, Ohio, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1997, coming from Toledo, Ohio. He was employed in the construction business as...
Bruce J. Gemuend
February 24, 2013
Bruce J. Gemuend, 66, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, in Sebring. He was born January 18, 1947, to Harry Kenneth and Katherine A. (McGannon) Gemuend, in Ionia, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2010, coming from Marathon, Florida. He was employed by Ford Motor Company; was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Jill Joann Linton
February 24, 2013
Jill Joann Linton, 74, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013, in Sebring. She was born July 21, 1938, to Paul and Mary (Houck) Wolk in Detroit, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1977, coming from Dearborn, Michigan. She was a Bank Teller and member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sebring. She loved...