OBITUARIES
Erling A.O. Forland
Jan 28, 2012
Erling A.O. Forland Professor Erling A.O. Forland, 84, Lakeland, died January 28, 2012 of heart failure. His life was a great adventure. He emigrated from Norway on October 29, 1929. He was an Army veteran having served in WWII. He sailed Norwegian Merchant Marine and achieved an MBA from Stanford University. He was a loving family man. Survivors include...
William "Bill" Forbes Macleod
Jan 26, 2012
William ""Bill"" Forbes MacLeod, 78 of Lakeland died January 26, 2012 of heart failure. Born in Rochester, New York in 1933, he lived in Caledonia and Avon New York until 1973, when he relocated with his family to Lakeland, Florida. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. MacLeod worked as a computer programmer with Eastman Kodak in Rochester...
Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa
Jan 21, 2012
Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa Teacher 89 Lakeland-Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa died on January 21, 2012 of heart failure. She was born June 17, 1922 in Griffin, GA. She is a graduate of Atlanta Girls High School and Georgia State University. She served in the U.S. Navy, W.A.V.E.S. during World War II. She was an elementary teacher in DeKalb County,...
Alice D. Alderman
Jan 19, 2012
Alice D. Alderman 90 Assistant V.P. People""s Bank Lakeland- Mrs. Alice D. Alderman died on January 19, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1921 in Nashua, Iowa. Mrs. Alderman was a member of College Heights United Methodist Church and a 60 year member of the P.E.O. She worked at Peoples Bank for 35 years....
Thompson Kenneth Cassel, Ii
Jan 19, 2012
Thompson Kenneth Cassel II 73 Business Owner Lakeland- Mr. Kenneth Cassel II died on January 19, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of a stroke. He was born August 29, 1938 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Ken is a graduate of Stetson University and obtained an MBA from the University of South Florida in 1990. In the 60""s and early 70""s...
Lois E. ��Dolly�� Peterson
Jan 19, 2012
Lois E. ""Dolly"" Peterson 75 City of Lakeland Switchboard Operator Lakeland- Mrs. Lois E. ""Dolly"" Peterson died of heart failure on January 19, 2012 at Tampa General Hospital. She was born on November 24, 1936 in Lake Alfred, Florida. Mrs. Peterson was a Switchboard Operator at City Hall for over 20 years. She was a member of Trinity Life...
Steven George Taylor
Jan 18, 2012
Steven George Taylor, 62 Business Owner Lakeland " Steven George Taylor, 62, passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2012 due to cancer. Steven was born January 23, 1949 in Boston, MA. He was avid fishermen and outdoorsman. He was an active member of the Kathleen Lyons Club, Amateur Pool Association, and the CCA " Polk Chapter....
Dee L. Mccollum
Jan 17, 2012
Dee Lois McCollum, 88 Artist, Poet, Writer and Pilot Lakeland " Dee Lois McCollum was born September 26, 1923 and passed away January 17, 2012 due to cancer. Dee loved to fish and garden. She was a private pilot and was one of the founders of the ladies flying club; ""The Grasshoppers"". She was an artist who owned and...
Katlyn Rickman
Jan 17, 2012
Katlyn Rickman, 14 Student Lakeland " Katlyn Rickman, 14, was born June 12, 1997 in Lakeland, FL. and passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 due to injuries sustained from an accident. Katlyn was a student at Lakeland High School. She was active in video productions at both LHS and Southwest Middle School. She had a passion for video...
Virginia Evelyn ��Ginny�� O��Brien
Jan 16, 2012
Virginia Evelyn ""Ginny"" O""Brien, 83 Watson Clinic Lakeland: Virginia Evelyn ""Ginny"" O""Brien, 83, of Lakeland, died January 16, 2012 from respiratory failure. She was born on February 11, 1928 in Rensselaer, Indiana. While attending Florida Southern College, Ginny began her long term career with the Watson Clinic. She was a member of the College Heights United Methodist Church in...
Betty Burns White
Jan 14, 2012
Betty Burns White, 55 Brandon: Betty Burns White, 55, of Brandon, FL, died January 14, 2012 due to organ failure. She was born on December 16, 1956 in Quincy, FL. She was preceded in death by her Father Al Burns, mother Opal Burns, and sister Pam Burns; Survived by son Jonathan White; sister Sandra Burns; aunt Faye Barrett and...
Michele Musicaro Diaz
Jan 14, 2012
Lakeland: Michele Musicaro Diaz, 55, of Lakeland FL, died January 14th, 2012 of natural causes. She was born April 1,1956 in Brooklyn, NY. She is preceded in death by her father, Frank Musicaro, mother, Darlene Musicaro, and brother, Frank Musicaro. She is survived by her daughters, Andrea and Darlene Diaz, son, Anthony Diaz, grandson, Zayden Diaz, sister, Francine Soto,...
Gerard (Gerry) Mchugh
Jan 13, 2012
Gerard (Gerry) McHugh, Lakeland, 45 died of cardiac arrest at home unexpectedly Friday, January 13, 2012. Gerry was born in Milltown, County Galway, Ireland on July 20, 1966 to Patrick Joseph and Bridie Murray McHugh. He came to Boston on March 15, 1987 and it was there that he met Mary (Molly) Hartnett whom he married in 1989. Their...
Ramona Martin Chastain
Jan 11, 2012
Ramona Martin Chastain, 82 Ramona Chastain, 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at her home in Lakeland, Florida, due to heart failure. Ramona was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Roy Chastain, Sr. She was a native of Lake Wales, graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1947 and married Roy Chastain in 1948. The...
Julia Jane Lewis
Jan 10, 2012
Julia Jane (Yorko) Lewis, 83, Housewife/Homemaker Lakeland " Julia Jane Lewis, 83, was called home by the Lord Tuesday, January 10, 2012 due to heart failure at her home in Lakeland where she resided since 1978. Born in the small mining community of Clymer, PA, June 11, 1928, she was the eighth of ten children. She lived in Clymer...
Marie Sheldon
Jan 10, 2012
Lakeland: Ora Marie Sheldon, 86, of Lakeland, died January 10, 2012 from complications from pneumonia. She was born on February 23, 1925 to John and Della Blankenship. She attended school in Virginia and moved to California in the early 1940""s. She raised 9 children in California, and had a successful career selling Real Estate. She relocated to Lakeland, Florida...
Frances Doris Purcell Heath
Jan 5, 2012
Doris Purcell Heath 94 Teacher - Librarian A few minutes before sunrise, on Thursday, January 5, 2012, Frances Doris Purcell Heath passed away. She had lived a long life, having been born August 19, 1917, in Ellisville, Mississippi, the sixth of the seven children given to the Reverend James Slicer Purcell and Leslie May Harper Purcell. Following Rev. Purcell...
Anne D. Wagner
Jan 3, 2012
Anne D. Wagner of Lakeland, Florida, died January 3, 2012, of heart failure at the age of 80. She was a dedicated educator who taught at Valleyview, Scott Lake, Rochelle, and North Lakeland elementary schools during a career of more than 25 years, and made a positive difference in countless lives. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, her survivors...
Gregory Allen Irwin
Jan 2, 2012
Gregory Allen Irwin, age 23, died of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Monday, January 2, 2012 at home with his family surrounding him. All of heaven must have been rejoicing at his Homecoming. Greg was born on May 6, 1988 in Lakeland, FL. He attended Valleyview Elementary, Lakeland Highlands Middle School and graduated from George Jenkins High School in 2006....
Elsa I. Sanborn
Jan 2, 2012
Elsa I. Sanborn, 96 Homemaker Elsa I. Sanborn, 96, of Winter Haven, Florida passed away January 2, 2012. She is survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Albans Episcopal Church, 202 Pontotoc Street, Auburndale, Florida. Memorial donations may be...
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