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, 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 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 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 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. 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, 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. 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 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. 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 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, 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 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 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...
Barbara S. Bower, age 93, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 in Avon Park, Florida. Mrs. Bower was born in Arlington, Virginia to Philip O. and Shirley B. (Lewis) Shepherd. Mrs. Bower was a Teacher, member of Highlands County Retired Educators, former member of Ridge Rollaways Square Dance Club, she was a member of Union Congregational Church and had...
WILLIAM H. MULLER William H. Muller, 87, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012, in Sebring. He was born May 30, 1924, to Adolph and Maud (Francis) Muller in Port Chester, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1989, coming from Garden Grove, CA. He was a Purchasing Agent in the newspaper industry and...
DUANE W. SNYDER Duane W. Snyder, 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Sebring. He was born January 29, 1923, to Ernest Elwood and Gurney L. (Showalter) Snyder in Charlottesville, Virginia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1989, coming from Ft. Myers Beach, formerly of the Waynesboro, VA area. He was retired from...
WILLIAM E. BILL ZITELLI William E. Bill Zitelli, 70, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Sebring. He was born August 12, 1941, to Gilbert William and Mary Josephine (Luciano) Zitelli in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a resident of Sebring since 2005, coming from Hudson, Ohio. He was a Patent Attorney; a member of St....
MAROTHA ANITA JOHNSON Marotha Anita Johnson, 53, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Sebring. She was born February 13, 1958, to Otha and Sarah (Weaver) Ingram in Washington, D.C., and had been a resident of Sebring since 1976, coming from Baltimore, MD. She was a public school bus driver for 15 years and was baptized...
SAMUEL P. GOERTZ Samuel P. Goertz, 94, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, in Sebring. He was born June 28, 1917, to Peter S. and Catherine (Heppner) Goertz in Saskatchewan, Canada and had been a resident of Sebring since 1986, coming from Delaware. He was a Missionary, retiring in 1982 after serving 20 years in Nigeria...