January 29, 2023

Victoria (Yebernetsky) Grattan, of Sebring died on Sunday January 29, 2023, at 6:57 am at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born on September 17, 1947 at Philipsburg Hospital. She was the daughter of  Mike and Victoria (Dufour) Yebernetsky of Morann, Pennsylvania. Victoria began her career as a clerk for the FBI and retired from Charles Navasky...

January 29, 2023

Jordan MacKenzie Meeks, age 33, of Maitland, Florida passed away on January 29, 2023 in Maitland, Florida. He was born on October 17, 1989 to David Michael Meeks and Denise Whitt Knudtson in Lake Wales, Florida. He is a 2008 graduate of Sebring High School and earned his Bachelors in Information Technology from Seminole State College in 2014. Jordan...

January 28, 2023

Tammy Lynn Macklin, age 65, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2023 in Winter Haven, Florida.  She was born in Hillsborough County, Florida to Leonard Harvey Phillips and Mary Annette Weeks on October 5, 1957.  She had been a resident since 1988 coming from Winter Haven, FL and was a member of Avon Park Lakes...

January 28, 2023

Delia Maria Sturm, age 83, passed away on Saturday January 28, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on August 2, 1938 in El Cerro Havana, Cuba to Oscar Vidal and Maria Louisa Fernandez. Delia worked as a microbiologist, and has been a resident of Sebring since 2006, having come from Miami Florida. She liked to play the piano...

January 27, 2023

Merrilou K. Gustat, age 99, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 in Lakeland, Florida. She was born December 17, 1923 in Lancaster, Ohio to James W. and Gretchen (Rutter) Kunkle. Merrilou worked as a Secretary for the Highlands County School Board, a member of the First United Methodist Church, member of the Women’s Club of Sebring, Martha Circle...

January 25, 2023

Carol Juanita Burton Hall – “Gigi” – “Ms. Carol,” age 78, of Avon Park, Florida went to bow in the presence of Jesus on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Carol has been an Avon Park resident since 1960, moving from Arcadia. She was a homemaker for her family, involved in every area of church life, and supported her Husband and...

January 25, 2023

James L. Lewis, age 71, passed away surrounded by family, in Sebring, Florida on January 25, 2023. He was born on August 30, 1951 in Middletown, Ohio to John L. Lewis and Dorothy Mae Wells. Jim made lifelong friends from being an athlete at Oblong High School, in Illinois, as well as Eastern Illinois University, where he played football...

January 24, 2023

Mary Yvonne Strader, age 64, of Sebring, Florida passed away on January 24, 2023. She was born on November 20, 1958 to William Smith and Margaret Davis in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Mary loved singing, dancing and visiting the beach. She enjoyed laughter, and quality time in the kitchen teaching her daughters her master skills, even making tied blankets for...

January 22, 2023

William Hugh Clark (Bill), age 89, of Butte, Montana passed away after a short illness in Sebring, Florida on January 22, 2023. Prior to residing in Butte, Bill had lived many years in Sebring and had just recently returned to enjoy the warmer climate and spend time with his Florida family and friends. He was born November 25, 1933...

January 22, 2023

Arthur S. Grodek, age 80, of Sebring, Florida passed away on January 22, 2023 in Avon Park, Florida. He was born on July 31, 1942 to Stanley F. Grodek and Rose Jacobucci in Cleveland, Ohio. Arthur has been a resident of Sebring, Florida since 2001, moving from Cleveland, Ohio. He loved to play the game of golf and is...

January 20, 2023

Bradley Scott Joslyn, age 73, of Sebring, Florida passed away on January 20, 2023. He was born on July 1, 1949 to Robert John Dale and Genevieve Marcille Pratt in Concordia, Kansas. Bradley served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1971. He has been a resident of Sebring, Florida since 2015, moving from Eliot,...

January 20, 2023

Madeline Elizabeth Thurnheer. January 12, 1936 – January 20, 2023. Our Queen is Gone. Mommy took her final breath in her Florida home, eight days after her 87th birthday. Her four children were with her.

Mommy lived by the words she embroidered on her quilts: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all...

January 20, 2023

Kay Boyd, aged 82, of Sebring, Florida passed away on January 20, 2023. She was born on January 10, 1941 to Leonard and Pauline Walker in Charleston, West Virginia. After 31 years of working as an Executive Assistant at the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists, Kay retired to Florida, making Sebring her home since 2007. She was a...

January 20, 2023

Linda Lou Arbelo, age 73, of Lake Placid, Florida passed away on January 20, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on March 28, 1949 to Lee Lundberg and Doris Geist in Manhattan, New York. Linda grew up in Queens with her sister, Dee. She eventually met her future husband, Freddy, while working together at a Post Office in...

January 18, 2023

George Liers of 4720 Wilderness Trail, Sebring, FL, passed away on January 18, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born on January 24, 1938 in Queens, NY where he grew up with his 3 brothers and 1 sister. George loved to fix things. He worked as an auto mechanic for over 50 years. George is survived by...

January 17, 2023

Rodney Theron Lane was born December 26, 1946 in Belle, California to Rodney P. and Dorothy (Stutsman) Lane. He worked many years in the electronic field with his parents at Lane’s Records and TV. He pastored a church in Tennessee for a year, installed satellite dishes at Direct TV up until his retirement. Rodney was a Vietnam Veteran in...

January 16, 2023

Narola J. Rosenberg, age 75, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on August 5, 1947 in Binghamton, New York to Bruce Edward and Edith M. (Setzer) Jones. Narola worked as a manager in food service, was a member of the Temple Israel – Highlands County, and has been a resident of Sebring...

January 16, 2023

Ruth Hunt Goins, age 74, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on July 2, 1948 in Robinson County, North Carolina to James Earl and Dora Hunt. Ruth worked as a caregiver in health services and has been a lifelong resident of Sebring. She is survived by her sons – Jimmie Lee Goins...

January 16, 2023

Patsy Elizabeth Pipkin Elrod, age 76, went to be with the Lord January 16, 2023.  She was born August 11, 1946 to James Dewey Pipkin and Carolyn Jean Bozeman Pipkin.  She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Troy Elrod, Children – Tammy Elrod, Brenda Hands, Mark Elrod (Rhonda), and Tony Elrod; Sister – Eva Mae Tyree as...

January 14, 2023

Nina Goss, age 80, of Avon Park, FL passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Sebring, FL. She was born August 1, 1942. Her occupation was a Counselor for drug and alcohol abuse.

Arrangements entrusted to: Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home 111 E. Circle St. Avon Park, FL  33825 (863) 453-3101 www.stephensonnelsonfh.com