OBITUARIES
Carl Henry Ilse
Mar 3, 2012
Carl Henry Ilse, 71 Service Department Lakeland Chrysler Dodge Lakeland: Mr. Carl Henry Ilse, 71, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Carl was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on March 24, 1940. Carl was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and a giving friend. He was an active...
Catherine J. Noble
Mar 2, 2012
Catherine Noble, 70 Lakeland: Catherine Noble went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2012 from heart failure. She was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and worked for the Memphis City school board for thirty one years. She is survived by her daughter Ann Noble Burke (Jeff) of Florida; two sisters Erma Vick (Jack) and Billie Jean...

Lorraine C. Van Fleet
Mar 2, 2012
Lorraine C. Van Fleet Homemaker Lorraine C. Van Fleet, 83, of Lakeland, died March 2, 2012 of lung failure. She was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Arthur Van Fleet. She is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth (Jim) Withrow of Chipley, Fl and Claire Knox of New Castle, Pa. A visitation will...
Charles C. Heath
Mar 2, 2012
Charles Clanton Heath, 90 Real Estate Broker Wauchula " Charles C. Heath, 90, died on March 2, 2012 due to natural causes. He was born on April 2, 1921 in Ft. Meade, Florida. Charles graduated from Ft. Meade High School in 1939 and graduated from Florida Southern College in 1947. He served in the Navy on the U.S.S. Burleigh...

Donna Langford
Mar 1, 2012
Donna W. Langford, 70 Lakeland - Donna W. Langford passed away March 1, 2012 due to cardiac arrest. She is survived by her husband, Louie, two daughters, Becky (Lee) Bland of Lakeland and Kimberly (Benjamin) Williams of Lakeland, four grandchildren, and a sister, Reba Harrison of Apopka, FL. A memorial service will be held on March 6, 2012 at...

John Crawford
Mar 1, 2012
John M. Crawford John M. Crawford, died March 1, 2012 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and one sister. Services will be held March 7, 2012 at 3 pm at Heath Funeral Chapel. Service: 03/07/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel 328 South Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801

Hilda D. West
Feb 28, 2012
Hilda Dean West, 80 Co-Owner of O.K. West Tree Service Lakeland- Mrs. Hilda Dean West died on February 28, 2012 at Palm Terrace Hospice House, Lakeland of complications from Alzheimer""s disease. She was born March 3, 1931 in Richmond, Va. She was of the Baptist Faith with preference toward Charles Stanley. Hilda was also co-owner of Pet Companions Crematory...
Lucille Vernon Williams
Feb 26, 2012
Lucille Vernon Williams, 95 Cashier Lucille Vernon Williams, 95, Lakeland, died February 26, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice of natural causes. She was born in Riner, Virginia on February 29, 1916. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer S. Williams. She is survived by a brother, William M. Bowyer,...
Mary Jo O'Leary
Feb 26, 2012
Mary Jo O""Leary, 81 LAKELAND - Mary Jo O""Leary, loving wife and mother, died Sunday morning (Feb. 26, 2011) of kidney failure at her home in Lakeland. She was 81. Born to George and Josephine Sullivan of Elizabeth, N.J., she graduated from Notre Dame College of Staten Island with a degree in child psychology. In 1953, she married fellow...
A. Carmen Ferrer
Feb 21, 2012
A. Carmen Ferrer, 96 Homemaker Lakeland- Mrs. A. Carmen Ferrer died February 21, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born December 25, 1915 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. She was a loving wife and mother. She is survived by her husband of almost 70 years, Nestor, daughter Wilma, grandchildren Christina, Lisa, Tommy, and great-granddaughter Abby. Visitation was...
Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky
Feb 19, 2012
Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky, 70 of Upper Darby, PA, Ocean City, NJ and Davenport, FL Janet Marie Werts-Cavna-Smugeresky, 70 went to be with our Lord on Sunday February 19th. Janet's husband Eugene Smugeresky; son, Scott Cavna; daughter, Sharon Cavna and daughter, Deborah Cavna-Murray were close by at the time. Janet was born in Wilmot, Bradford County, Pennsylvania...
Woodrow R. "Bob" Bass
Feb 19, 2012
Woodrow R. (Bob) Bass, 73 Retired Army National Guard Lakeland " Woodrow R. ""Bob"" Bass died on February 19, 2012 due to cancer. He was born in Columbus, GA on March 08, 1938. Bob was a freelance photographer and author of the following books; ""When Steamboats Reigned in Florida"", ""Stories from Fantastic Florida"", and ""The Big Mouth Bass &...

Frances Marian Hall
Feb 17, 2012
Hall, Frances, 79, died 2 due to cardiac arrest. Survived by 4 children, 7 grand & 5 great. Service on 2/22/12 at 5 PM at Heath Funeral Chapel Service: 02/22/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel 328 S. Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, Florida
Helen E. Winstead
Feb 15, 2012
Helen E. Winstead, 83 Lakeland " Helen E. Winstead passed away February 15, 2012 of complications from Alzheimer""s disease and osteoporosis. Helen was born January 12, 1929 in Pittsburg, PA. She married Herman Winstead on November 10, 1949; they moved to Lakeland with their young children in 1959. She was one of the founding members of Crystal Lake United...
Paul Manuel Reynolds, Jr.
Feb 15, 2012
PAUL MANUEL REYNOLDS JR, 52 LAKELAND " Paul Manuel Reynolds Jr. passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home in Lakeland. Cause of death is pending medical examiner""s evaluation. He was born May 2, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida at Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong Lakelander that worked in many industries that include phosphate and fencing. He loved...
John Michael Dowd, Jr.
Feb 14, 2012
John Michael Dowd, Jr. 88 United Parcel Service Mulberry- Mr. John Michael Dowd, Jr. died February 14, 2012 at LRMC of cancer. He was born October 15, 1923 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Asiatic and Pacific Area and Philippines Liberation. Serving on the vessels USS Idaho and...
Deborah Hershner
Feb 12, 2012
Debi Hershner, 57 passed away February 12, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family at her bedside. After a valiant fight, she tragically succumbed to lung cancer. She was born February 24, 1954 in Connersville, IN. She was raised an army brat and grew up on bases in Europe and the USA. She had resided in Lakeland,...
Dorothy Trask Cleghorn
Feb 12, 2012
Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, 82 Clothing Store Owner Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, Lakeland, passed away February 12, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Dot was born in Lakeland on April 27, 1929 to the late Robert Barnett Trask and Beulah Perkins Trask Armitage. She graduated from Lakeland High School and Florida State University and was a member...

Nicole Shanise Johnson
Feb 6, 2012
Johnson, Nicole, 21, Lakeland, died 2/6/2012. Pending M.E. Survived by parents, Angela & James Marshall. Visitation Monday 2/13/2012 3-5 p.m.Heath Heath Funeral Chapel Visitation: 02/13/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel
Janet Gail Ringo
Feb 2, 2012
J. Gail Ringo Bookkeeper J. Gail Ringo, 79, Lakeland, died February 2, 2012 at Hospice House at Palm Terrace of cancer. Born in Quebec, Canada she moved to Merritt Island, Fl in 1953 and to Lakeland in 1977. Preceded in death by her son Bob and husband Bud. Survived by her sons, Harbert Lee Ringo Jr, Rockledge, Fl, and...
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