OBITUARIES
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...
Wilfred W. Wolfson
Dec 31, 2011
Wilfred ""Willy"" Wolfson died peacefully December 31, 2011, at his Lakeland home with loving family by his side. He was 94 years old, a devoted husband and father, local hero, renowned pharmacist, and legend in Lakeland. Born in Lakeland Feb. 27, 1917 he was the third son of Cyrus and Frances Wolfson. His father was the first Jewish person...
Terry Davis
Dec 30, 2011
Terry M. Davis, 65 Owner/Operator Lakeland " Terry M. Davis was born April 9, 1946 to John Davis, Sr. and Jeanna Mowers in Utica, NY. He died December 30, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications from cancer. Terry was the owner/operator of a contracting business. Terry is preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanne...
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton
Dec 26, 2011
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton Elizabeth ""Libby"" Wilson Blanton died on Monday, December 26. She was 78. She was born in Gastonia N.C. in 1933. Libby graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1955. She was married to Charles D. Blanton Jr. and had three children. She briefly taught high school English, and after her children were older, she was a Field...
Bruce B. Bodine
Dec 24, 2011
Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88 Bodine Printing & Copy Center Lakeland " Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to heart failure. Born December 28, 1922 in Muskegon, MI. Mr. Bodine moved to Florida in 1971 and was a successful businessman in the family owned and operated Bodine Printing &...
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