JOHN C. FREELAND John C. Freeland, age 91, of Sebring, Florida passed away Friday, August 12, 2011. He was born on January 31, 1920 in Maryville, Tennessee to John Jennings and Maude (Smith) Freeland. After graduating Sebring High School, he left Sebring to play minor league baseball, joined the military and served with the U.S. Army Air Corp. during...
Kenneth M Warren, age 82, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011 in Sebring, Florida. He was born in Chilhowie, Virginia to Walter T. and Minerva (Steffey) Warren. He was a receiving clerk for the Brunswick Corp. for 43 years, member of Sparta Road Baptist Church in Sebring, Florida and had been a resident of Sebring-Avon Park, Florida area...
JUANITA MYRTLE OCONNELL Juanita Myrtle OConnell, 72, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011, in Sebring. She was born June 7, 1939, to Herman Edward and Zada Malonia (Turner) Burdine in Rock House, Kentucky, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1981, coming from London, KY. She was a homemaker and worked for the Highlands County...
KATHERINE SULTZBACH Katherine Sultzbach, 96, of Zolfo Springs, Florida, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at her home. She was born December 17, 1914, to Ed. C. and Lela V. (Sweeny) Gover in Somerset, Kentucky, and had been a resident of Zolfo Springs since 1976, coming from Danville, Kentucky. She was a homemaker and past member of the Eastern...
GENARO RONALD FERNANDEZ Genaro Ronald Fernandez, 46, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2011, in Sebring. He was born April 18, 1965, to Harold and Mary (DuChene) Fernandez in Algonac, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring for 25 years, coming from Algonac. He was of the Catholic faith. He is survived by his father, Harold...
LEROY S. MCLAREN Leroy S. McLaren, age 62, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 in Sebring, Florida. Mr. McLaren was born in Costa Rica to Adalofus and Blanch (Reeves) Adams. Mr. McLaren was a Tailor for a hotel, member of Victory Tabernacle Church and had been a resident of Sebring since 2005 coming from New York. Mr. McLaren is...
ALICE MARGARET FRASER Alice Margaret Fraser, 89, of Sebring, FL passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011. She was born February 16, 1922 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia to Ingram and Emily (Coppin) Fraser. She was a Nurse, graduated from Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada, served as Director of Nursing in Boston and Buffalo, and was responsible for setting...
LELA M. MOORE Lela M. Moore, 81, of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011, at her home. She was born September 19, 1929, to Oscar and Elbee (Westbrook) Bryant and was a lifelong resident of Lake Placid. She was a homemaker and member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters, Delores Dawson;...
ROBERT LESLIE CAMPBELL Robert Leslie Campbell, age 82, of Sebring, Florida passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011 at his home. He was born on July 29, 1929 to Leslie and Elizabeth (Hinkle) Campbell. He retired as a Master Sgt. from the U.S. Air Force, a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the...
BONNIE J. HOLLAND Bonnie J. Holland, age 75, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Flint, Michigan on April 28, 1936 to Jacob F. and Virginia (Warren) Back. She was a Homemaker, attended the Crossroads Fellowship Church in Sebring; member of Kingsway Fellowship International and New Life Church in Arcadia, FL. She...
LISSIE STURGILL Lissie Sturgill, age 89, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born in Watergap, Kentucky on June 4, 1922 to Marion and Roxie (Hamilton) Laferty, where she was raised and married Monroe Sturgill. They moved to Michigan in 1952 so he could work in the auto industry. They relocated to Sebring...
LOIS PITCOCK NEWELL Lois Pitcock Newell, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on December 3, 1936 to Raymond E. and Dorothy (Stanley) Pitcock. She was a Homemaker, a member of Browns Valley Christian Church, Browns Valley, IN; She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles; she was an avid animal...
JAMES O. SMITH James O. Smith, 76, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011, in Lake Placid, FL. He was born January 8, 1935, to Hoke and Stella Mae (Gillis) Smith in Waycross, Georgia, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1968, coming from New Jersey. He was an automotive mechanic and a veteran of the...
JOSEPH DERENZIS Joseph Derenzis, 80, passed away at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Florida, surrounded by his family, on August 1, 2011. Joe was born in White Plains, New York on July 8, 1931, to the late Frank and Laura DeRenzis. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War from 1951-1955, after which he worked as...
JOYCE L. CLARK Joyce L. Clark, 89, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011, in Sebring. She was born May 23, 1922, to Earl W. and Clara B. (Ehlers) Scott in Coggon, Iowa, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1980, coming from California. She was of the Methodist faith and had worked as a civilian...
DAN METZ Dan Metz, 66, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 in Avon Park, FL. He was born November 9, 1944, to George and Ethel Marie (Riddlespurger) Metz, in Vero Beach, Florida, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2006, coming from Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was a carpenter; a member of Grace Bible...
RITA L. PALMER Rita L. Palmer, 88, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011, at her home. She was born April 27, 1923, to Ernest A. and Anna (Kelley) LaValley, in Troy, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 1988, coming from Ft. Pierce, Florida. She was a homemaker; served in the U.S. Navy...
EVELYN CHMIELEWSKI Evelyn Chmielewski, 85, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011, in Sebring. She was born December 31, 1925, to John and Elizabeth (Nelson) Hague in Jersey City, New Jersey, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2005, coming from Jersey City. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She is survived by...
DAVID DUANE BROWN David D. Brown, 75, died in Sebring, Florida on July 21, 2011. He was born in Worcester, MA, son the late Charles and Helene Brown. Dave lived in Auburn, MA for several years, moving to Sebring in 2006. Dave was a brick mason, Local 6, in MA for over 30 years. He was a licensed plumber...
BRUCE ALLEN SZEWC Bruce Allen Szewc, 53, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011. He was born December 29, 1957, to Richard and Rayanna (Bright) Szewc in Lapeer, Michigan, and had been a resident of Sebring for over 20 years, coming from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was owner and operator of Highlands Water Treatment Center; was formerly active...