Hawley Everett Rising
February 17, 2012
HAWLEY EVERETT RISING Hawley Everett Rising, 86, of Sebring, FL, formerly of West Suffield, CT passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, after a long illness. Mr. Rising was born in Springfield, MA on March 30, 1925, the son of Judson and May ( Foster) Rising. He lived in Suffield until moving to Florida in 2004. Hawley graduated from...
David Murel Watford
February 16, 2012
DAVID MUREL WATFORD David Murel Watford, 81, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012, in Sebring. He was born July 29, 1930, to William David and Esther Mae (Crutchfield) Watford in Cottonwood, Alabama, and came to Sebring in 1939. He was a veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, retiring from the U.S. Air Force as...
Dorothy Cross Biever
February 15, 2012
Dorothy Cross Biever, age 88 passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on February 19, 1923 to Glen and Matilda (Beck) Smith in Oswego, New York. She spent most of her life in Mexico, New York where she graduated from Mexico High School and RBI in Oswego, New York. She was a postal clerk...
Franklin Lewis Heim
February 14, 2012
FRANKLIN LEWIS HEIM Franklin Lewis Heim, 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1936 to Lewis Loren and Laura (Bamford) Heim. He was an Assistant Superintendent in the Public Schools; served in the U.S. Air Force, serving in Okinawa and the Philippines; he was an avid...
F. Max Kemmerline
February 12, 2012
F. MAX KEMMERLINE F. Max Kemmerline, 94, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Sebring. He was born August 27, 1917, to Earl F. and Lydia (Walker) Kemmerline in Akron, Ohio, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1987, coming from Stow, Ohio. He was an insurance salesman and a veteran of the U.S. Army,...
Geraldine Mae Kennedy
February 12, 2012
Geraldine Mae Kennedy, 82, passed away peacefully from complications of dementia on Sunday morning February 12, 2012. She was a resident of Fairway Pines Assisted Living Facility in Sebring, Florida. Gerry was the oldest daughter of Lamoine and Elizabeth Seitters of Akron, Ohio, where she was born and raised. She later lived in Iowa, Venezuela and Cuba before moving...
Arthur A. Hemmelgarn
February 12, 2012
Arthur A. Hemmelgarn, 83, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on April 1, 1928 to Charles and Catherine (Schmidtt) Hemmelgarn. He was a retired farmer of the Catholic faith and was a winter resident of Frostproof, Florida since 2000 coming from Fort Recovery, Ohio. He...
Geraldine Mae Kennedy
February 12, 2012
Geraldine Mae Kennedy, 82, passed away peacefully from complications of dementia on Sunday morning February 12, 2012. She was a resident of Fairway Pines Assisted Living Facility in Sebring, Florida. Gerry was the oldest daughter of Lamoine and Elizabeth Seitters of Akron, Ohio, where she was born and raised. She later lived in Iowa, Venezuela and Cuba before moving...
Ted Norris Clay
February 11, 2012
TED NORRIS CLAY Ted Norris Clay, 81, of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Sebring. He was born April 16, 1930, to Norris M. and Hulda (Niemi) Clay in Quincy, Massachusetts, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1981, coming from Virginia. He was a member of the Highland Park Homeowners Association; the Elks;...
Robert Louis Nelson
February 11, 2012
ROBERT LOUIS NELSON Robert Louis Nelson, 53, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Orlando, FL on April 24, 1958 to Richard and Dinah (Sumpter) Nelson. He was a laborer in the citrus industry, was a member of Carolina Church of Christ in Avon Park and was a resident of Avon Park...
Mary Lou Kroeger
February 11, 2012
MARY LOU KROEGER Mary Lou Kroeger, 83, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Sebring. She was born October 18, 1928, to George and Mary (Siglin) Murray in Lawler, Iowa, and lived with her husband, Bob Kroeger and their five children for 17 years in Oelwein, Iowa before moving to Boca Raton, Florida in 1968. Mary...
Leroy Brumbaugh Hartle, Jr.
February 6, 2012
LeROY BRUMBAUGH HARTLE, JR. LeRoy B. Hartle, Jr., 93, of Avon Park, Florida, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012, in Sebring. He was born December 27, 1918, to LeRoy and Cecil (Reightler) Hartle in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the beloved husband of the late Doris Franklin Hartle; loving father of Carol Hartle Davis and the late LeRoy B. Hartle...
Vance Murray Sweeting
February 6, 2012
Vance Murray Sweeting, age 57 passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 in Avon Park, Florida. Mr. Sweeting was a Nurse Consultant, member of the Avon Park Seventh Day Adventist Church, he had been a resident of Avon Park since 2006 coming from Sarasota, Florida, he enjoyed attending church and spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Sweeting is...
Ethel G. David
February 4, 2012
Ethel G. Bowen David, age 92, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 in Lake Placid, Florida. Mrs. David was born in Chicago, Illinois to Michael and Kathryn (Andreva) Greene. Mrs. David was a homemaker, of the Catholic faith and had been a resident of Lake Placid since 1979 coming from Maryland. She enjoyed playing cards, cooking, reading, walking and...
James Richard Enochs
February 1, 2012
JAMES RICHARD ENOCHS James Richard Enochs, 83, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at his home. He was born April 3, 1928, to C. Carroll and Virginia F. (Wright) Enochs in Indianapolis, Indiana and had been a resident of Sebring since 1990, coming from Greenwood, Indiana. He was a Liaison with the Telephone Company and a...
Henry B. Compton, Jr.
January 31, 2012
HENRY B. COMPTON, JR. Henry B. Compton, Jr., 72, of Sebring, FL, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in Sebring. He was a steel worker and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Darlene M. Compton of Sebring. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Sebring, FL 33870 863-385-0125 www.stephensonnelsonfh.com
Lehyman J. Bastian
January 31, 2012
LEHYMAN J. BASTIAN Lehyman J. Bastian, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 in Sebring, FL. He was born in Menominee, Michigan on August 30, 1925 to Joseph and Louise (Debroux) Bastian. He was an Engineer in the Paper Goods Industry; member of St. Catherine Catholic Church; served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He enjoyed playing...
Lilith Bielling Williams
January 29, 2012
Lilith Bielling Williams, age 93, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. Mrs. Williams was born in Providence, Florida to William P. and Effie (Bielling) McLeod. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker, member of the First Baptist Church in Avon Park; she enjoyed volunteering with the childrens group at church and caring for her family, she had been...
Lelia "Lee" Edith Buchanan
January 28, 2012
LELIA LEE BUCHANAN Lelia Lee Buchanan, 86, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012, in Sebring. She was born August 2, 1925 to Ralph and Emma (Ahlert) Buchanan in Union City, New Jersey, and had been a resident of Sebring since June, 1992. Lee attended National Bible Institute in New York City and served as a missionary...
Fred Q. Michael
January 27, 2012
FRED Q. MICHAEL Fred Q. Michael, age 79, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Hanover, PA on May 31, 1932 to Hoke and Bertha (Amspacher) Michael. He drove the courtesy van for Alan Jay Automotive for 16 years, worked for the Hanover Evening Sun as a printer for 26 years and...