OBITUARIES

Mar 5, 2017

Mark N. Ohnikian, 91 passed away at Lakeland Hospice House on March 5, 2017. He was born on February 2, 1926 in “The Bronx”, New York. He attended Fordham Preparatory School and served in the United Sates Army. He moved to Lakeland, Florida where he attended and graduated from Florida Southern College. He owned several businesses and worked as...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 2, 2017

Donald Lloyd Jenkins, 73, died on March 2, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at Oak Hill Burial Park. HFC

Mar 1, 2017

Lakeland – Lillian E. (Betty) Adkins 94. Betty passed away March 1, 2017 at Oak Bridge Health Center due to natural causes. She was born and raised in Moore Haven, Florida. Upon graduation from Moore Haven High School, she attended Massey’s Business College in Jacksonville, Florida. Her first job was with Equitable Life Insurance Company. Betty was married to...

Mar 1, 2017

Dorothy Johns Zimmermann, 98 Lakeland – Dorothy Zimmerman passed away March 1, 2017. She was born March 11, 1919 in Tracy, Minnesota to Percy and Doris Johns. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, G.F. “Zim” Zimmermann; and is survived by her three sons: G.F. Sunny (Jan) Kent W. (Candy), and Scott V. (Penny), four grandchildren and two...

Feb 26, 2017

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Feb 24, 2017

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Feb 24, 2017

Jean Barger Anderson, 95 Lakeland – Jean Barger Anderson was born December 13, 1921 and grew up on a farm in Dayton, Tennessee. The depression shaped her life forever. She never forgot those who were less fortunate than herself. She attended Bryan University in Dayton. During the war she worked for the Rationing Board and she was known as...

Feb 23, 2017

John William Glotfelty September 28, 1928 – February 23, 2017 Dr. John William Glotfelty, 88, died peacefully on February 23, 2017, after a short illness. The son of Galen Floyd Glotfelty and Mary Susan Boley, John was born September 28, 1928, in Des Moines Township, Jefferson County, Iowa. He grew up on farms in the Batavia and Libertyville area,...

Feb 22, 2017

Lakeland- Kathryn Hoehne, 79 Kathryn Virginia Bollinger was born March 13, 1937 to Benjamin Lee and Joyce B. Bollinger of Elkton, Maryland. Her husband, Robert H. Hoehne preceded her in death on September 13, 2002. She is survived by her two children, Robert H. Hoehne, Jr. of Charleston, South Carolina and Deirdre H. Premo of Zephyrhills, Florida, her son...

Feb 21, 2017

Lakeland - Harold Albert Quidgeon, Jr. was born March 25, 1958 and passed away on February 21, 2017. Harold was a member of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians out of Connecticut. He loved to fish, camp, hang out with friends and loved being outdoors. He is preceded in his death by his father Harold Albert Quidgeon, Sr., his mother...

Feb 20, 2017

Lakeland - Katie Hogan passed peacefully away in her sleep on February 20, 2017. Katie was 34 years old, born in Columbia, South Carolina and has resided in Lakeland, Florida for twenty four years. She graduated from George Jenkins High School and went on to become an office nurse at Watson Clinic. She is survived by her daughter, Piper...

Feb 20, 2017

Rev. William “Bill” Brackman Jr, Lakeland - Rev. William “Bill” Brackman Jr, 88, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017. Bill’s immediate family includes his son and daughter- in- law, Lee and Gina Brackman and his granddaughter and her husband, Sarah and Reid Nelson. Bill served the Methodist church for 41 years as the senior pastor at six churches in...

Feb 20, 2017

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Feb 17, 2017

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Feb 17, 2017

Robert Thomas Newsome, Sr. Lakeland - Robert Thomas Newsome, born in Decatur, GA, to Paul and Katurah Newsome on July 15, 1942 went to be with our Lord on February 17, 2017. Robert attended the University of Georgia and graduated with a BS in Agricultural Business in 1965. Shortly thereafter, Robert married Peggy Baker Newsome on June 12, 1965...

Feb 17, 2017

M. Christine Van Allen Smedema Lakeland - M. Christine Van Allen Smedema passed away on February 17, 2017, in Lakeland Florida. She was born on July 19, 1924 to Leila and Lacy English. She is survived by her children, John Van Allen and Katherine Noll, 4 Grand-Daughters, Jodi Watjen (Jim), Jennifer Van Allen, Christy Noll, Heidi Munoz (Eynar), 4...

Feb 16, 2017

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Feb 16, 2017

David Wesley Dow, 63, died on February 16, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Thursday February 23, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at Oak Hill Burial Park.

Feb 16, 2017

Pauline G. Boucher, 71 Lakeland: Pauline G. Boucher, 71, of Lakeland, died on February 16, 2017. She was born on January 8, 1946 in Berlin New Hampshire. Pauline was a dedicated wife and loving mother and dedicated her life to providing day care, helping other families to care for and raise their children. She was preceded in death by...