George E. Holden
Jun 2, 2012
George E. Holden, 89, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Sebring. He was born April 24, 1923, to George C. and Goldie Fane (Smith) Holden, in Bristow, Oklahoma, and had been a resident of Florida since 1979, coming from Oklahoma City, and moving to Sebring in 1983. He was employed in civil service as Supervisor...
Elwood L. Singles
Jun 1, 2012
Elwood L. Singles, 89, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Friday, June 1, 2012, in Sebring. He was born November 1, 1922, to Samuel and Tressie (Lambert) Singles in Flint, Michigan, and had been a winter resident of Sebring since 1970 and a permanent resident since around 1985. He was a stock chaser for a spark plug company and was...
Nancy Louise Mercurio
Jun 1, 2012
Nancy Louise Mercurio, age 53 passed away Friday, June 1, 2012. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois to Donald and Helga (Hansen) Inglis. She was an office manager, a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and had been a resident of Highlands County since 1997; she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and was...
Donald Richard Tietjen
May 28, 2012
Tietjen, Donald R., 78, of Sebring, FL passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 28th. Don was born in Perry, Iowa, had served in the army and worked in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota before moving to Florida in 1972. Don was an avid fisherman and enjoyed reading everything. He is survived by his long time close friend Cheryl...
George Allen Manning
May 28, 2012
George Allen Manning, 58, of Sebring, FL, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. He was born in Harrison, Idaho on May 11, 1924 to George and Alzada Mae (Donaldson) Manning. He spent most of his childhood growing up in Southern California. George enlisted in the U.S. Navy, February 4, 1942 and retired in 1969...
Mary Bernice Thompson
May 27, 2012
Mary Bernice Thompson, age 86 passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Sylvesta, Georgia on March 20, 1926 to Homer N. and Bernice (Jenkins) Fowler. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith, a devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed crocheting, quilting, cooking and spending time with her family and friends, she...
Thomas E. Barber
May 26, 2012
Thomas E. Barber, age 65, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Good Shepherd House in Sebring, Florida. Mr. Barber was born in Sebring, Florida on April 15, 1947, to Russell and Sara (Grice) Barber. He attended school in Frostproof, Florida before joining the U.S. Navy in 1967. He earned the rank of Quartermaster 3 before he was honorably...
Robert Defonso
May 26, 2012
Robert Defonso, 84, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012. He was born October 26, 1927, to Daniel and Lola Defonso in Brooklyn, New York, and had been a resident of Avon Park since 1995, coming from Ocala, FL, originally from Kansas. He was a Supervisor of Procedure Writing for TWA Airlines for 32 years and...
Michael Keith Horton, C.C.P.
May 26, 2012
Michael "Mike" Keith Horton, C.C.P. lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, May 26, 2012. Born August 10, 1956, in Detroit, MI, he spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Boca Raton and Sebring, FL. A loving and devoted father, son, brother and loyal friend, he leaves, mourning his loss, a loving son, Keith Horton of Jacksonville, FL;...
Sol Youmans Moseley
May 25, 2012
Moseley, Sol Youmans, Sr., 89, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at home in Avon Park, Fl. Born 1 February 1923, in Lyons, Ga, he served in the Pacific with the US Army's 112th Cavalry during WW II. In 1946 he and his wife Jurelle moved to Avon Park and he soon formed a partnership with Dan Bennett. Bennett and...
John King
May 24, 2012
John King, age 77, departed this life on May 24, 2012. He was born in Montreal, Canada, but loved the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1985. John was a newspaper man all his life and retired as a compositor from the Times Union of New York with 30 yeas of service. He lived his remaining years...
Primitivo Toledo Reyes
May 22, 2012
Primitivo Toledo Reyes, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Lake Placid, FL. He was born in Bacoor, Philippines on November 27, 1920 to Alfonso and Eduvigis (Toledo) Reyes. He was an Accountant; member of Avon Park Seventh Day Adventist Church; Alumni of the Philippine Union College; was a lay Pastor and later served as the...
Murielle G. Pelletier
May 20, 2012
Murielle G. "MuMu" Pelletier, 89, of Sebring, Florida, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Sebring. She was born November 5, 1922, to Ludger and Exilia (Lambert) Cote in Lewiston, Maine and had been a resident of Sebring since 1984, coming from Big Pine Key, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents and her four sisters...
Pearl Luke Hershelman
May 20, 2012
Pearl Luke Hershelman, 78, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Sebring. She was born July 15, 1933, to Ralph L. and Olive E. (Bingham) Luke in Dorchester, Massachusetts and had been a resident of Sebring since 2009, coming from Ft Mill, SC. She was a Missionary, with 49 years of active service with SIM in...
Sandra Katherine Shavce
May 20, 2012
Sandra Katherine Shavce, age 64, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 20, 1948 to Charles J. and Sophie Sandra (Katherines) McGlave. She was a Nursing Assistant and worked at Highlands Regional Medical Center and Kenilworth Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a resident of Sebring since 1996...