Alice Jane Vanderlaan
September 27, 2022
Alice J. Vanderlaan, age 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 with her husband, Richard “Dick” Vanderlaan, at her side. She was born on November 2, 1935 in Muskegon, MI, the fifth of six children born to Emory and Margaret Haverkate. She married the love of her life, Dick Vanderlaan, on October 13, 1956. Alice’s pride and...
Delores Sturtz
September 26, 2022
Delores Sturtz, age 85, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on May 4, 1937 in Scranton, Iowa to Cleo Francis Gibson and Emma Kauzlarich. Delores was a homemaker who loved crafting, baking, and was very involved in her church. She attended Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church and has been a resident of...
Patricia Ann Williams
September 25, 2022
Patricia Ann McLeod Williams passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022, in Sebring, Florida, with her children by her side. She was known affectionately by friends and family as Pat, P.A. and Nana. Pat was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 24, 1934, to Margaret Donaldson and Kenneth McLeod. Her mother passed when she was 9, and her father...
Betty Jane Houck
September 24, 2022
Betty Jane Houck was a caring Wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. She left the world peacefully on September 24, 2022. She was born to Andrea S. Jacobsen and Harlan A Buelow on June 10, 1928.
After graduating from high school in Owatonna, MN she and her Sister, Margo, traveled to Miami, FL where she met her...
Harold "Hal" Chester Worden, Iii
September 22, 2022
Harold “Hal” Chester Worden, III, age 66, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. He was born December 6, 1955 in Avon Park, Florida to Harold “Bud” and Mary Lucille Worden.
Hal was an Avon Park High School graduate class of 1974 and worked at Big T Tire until beginning his career in Real Estate...
Joshua Mckinley Sanborn
September 21, 2022
Joshua McKinley Sanborn, age 37, of Sebring, FL. passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Joshua was born July 19, 1985 in Naples, FL. Joshua moved to Sebring in 2009 from Ellijay, Ga, where he was a graduate of Gilmer County High School in 2003. Joshua is survived by fiancé Chrissy Mazzochi, his three children Lukas, Jacob, and Kinzie Sanborn...
Annette Shuman
September 20, 2022
Annette Shuman, age 67, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. She was born May 20, 1955 in Franklin County, Florida to the late Clyde and Lillie Bell (Roland) Hicks. Annette was a lifelong resident of Highlands County and worked as a nurse. She is survived by her Daughters – Stephanie Smith (James) of Frostproof, FL; Deidre...
Dennis Eugene Larson
September 19, 2022
Dennis "Swede" E. Larson, age 88, passed into eternity on Monday, September 19, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. The cause of death was heart disease. He was born on November 11, 1933 in Rockford, Illinois, to Lee and Elsa (Senobe) Larson. The family moved to Woodstock, Illinois in 1937. Dennis graduated from Woodstock High School in 1951 and served in...
Robert Rutledge King Iii
September 19, 2022
Robert Rutledge King III, age 74, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on August 18, 1948 in Avon Park, Florida, the son of Robert Rutledge King, Jr and Marianna (Bush) King. Robert worked as a Real Estate Broker, was a Catholic by faith, and has been a lifelong resident of Highlands County....
Donald Edward Smith
September 18, 2022
Donald Edward Smith, age 81, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. He was born February 22, 1941 in Geneva County, Alabama to the late James Robert and Mattie Thelma (Thomas) Smith. He had been a lifelong resident of Highlands County, was of the Protestant faith and served in the US Army 101 st Airborne Division where...
Charles "Charlie" Stuart Cullens
September 18, 2022
Charles “Charlie” Stuart Cullens, age 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022. He was born February 11, 1942 in Vidalia, Georgia to the late Lee Roy and Sybil (Ricks) Cullens. He came to Highlands County in 1971 to serve as the first County Administrator. He then became the Owner and Operator of Reliable Sanitation, served on...
William Harold Spack
September 18, 2022
On Sunday, September 18, 2022, William Harold Spack passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack in Sebring Florida at the age of 56. Bill (‘Billy’) was born December 27,1965 in Dedham, Massachusetts to Edward and Lauretta (Brown) Spack. He had recently relocated to sunny Sebring, Florida with his wife and daughter after a...
Robert Jack Rogers
September 16, 2022
Robert Jack Rogers, age 75, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on December 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Leo and Marjorie (Green) Rogers. Robert worked as a machinist at General Motors Fisher Body for 36 years, proudly served his country in the United States Army in the Vietnam...
Roger Eugene Creech
September 15, 2022
Roger Eugene Creech, age 72, of Sebring, FL, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022. He was born April 29, 1950 in Allegan, MI to Charlie E. and Lois (Packard) Creech. Roger was a truck driver, member of the Car Club, and has been a resident of Sebring, FL since 1990, coming from Michigan. He is survived by his Daughter...
Marlene Anita Fritz
September 13, 2022
Marlene Anita Fritz (Winters), born in Chicago, Illinois, 73, passed away in Sebring, Florida surrounded by her family, friends and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Winters and Pauline Lee and is survived by her loving brother John Winters. Daughters, Tracy Burmeister (Carla), Sharon McGuire (Jon), Catherine Parker-Watters (Bryan) and step-daughter Katherine Schroeder and...
Graciela Sanchez
September 11, 2022
Graciela "Grace" Sanchez, age 66, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Sebring, FL. She was born May 1, 1956 in Marianna, Arkansas to the late Pablo Sanchez and Manuela Hidalgo. She was of Catholic Faith and has been a resident of Sebring, FL since 1975, coming from Lindsay, Ohio. She is the sister to Teresa Sanchez of Sebring,...
Patricia Ann Smith
September 11, 2022
Patricia Ann Smith, age 74, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. She was born on July 7, 1948 in Morley, England, the daughter of Harry and Dorothy May (Williams) Simpson. She had 3 children from her first marriage. Michelle Rooney, Simon Thorne and Tracy Noel. During the 70s and 80s she lived in New Zealand,...
Jerry M. Stamps
September 11, 2022
Jerry M. Stamps, age 78, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. He was born on April 18, 1944 in Fairhope, Alabama, the son of James Fletcher and Desmond Elizabeth (Booth) Stamps. Jerry worked as a plant mechanic for a power company, was a Protestant by faith, proudly served his country in the United States Navy,...
Humberto Boan
September 10, 2022
We are sorry to announce the passing of Humberto Boan, 89 of Sebring, FL, on September 10, 2022, Humberto passed surround by his family he succumbed to a prolonged illness. Humberto was originally from Habana, Cuba. He immigrated to the United States in 1949 when he was 17 years old. Arriving in New York City. He worked various jobs...
Austin H. Marshall
September 8, 2022
Austin H. Marshall, age 85, passed away September 8, 2022 in Sebring, Florida. He was born March 29, 1937 in Barbados, the son of Clifton and Mahala (Marshall) Bruce. Austin worked as a professional chef. He enjoyed cooking, his specialty was his coconut sweet bread. He liked to travel, sing and play dominos. He was a member of the...