Clarita "Corkie" Potts
Mar 24, 2024
Clarita “Corkie” was born in Passaic, New Jersey on November 26, 1930. She passed away in Florida on March 24, 2024.
Corkie called Lakeland, FL her home for over 50 years. She raised her family here, made numerous friends, and contributed to the betterment of her community through her tireless efforts of helping others by...
Catherine Bhisitkul
Mar 24, 2024
Catherine Bhisitkul (1939-2024) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family in Lakeland, Florida on March 24, 2024. A beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, her memory is cherished by her family and the many people she touched throughout her life.
Catherine Murchake was born in 1939, and raised on a farm in Annapolis, Maryland...
Marion Rahmel
Mar 21, 2024
Marion Rahmel of Lakeland, Florida died March 21, 2024, at Florida Presbyterian Homes. She was 99 years old. Born in Holgate, Ohio, on November 28, 1924, and came to Florida from Toledo, Ohio in 1959. She taught school at Grace Lutheran School in Saint Petersburg, Florida and Pinellas County Florida School System in Largo, Florida.
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Ashley John Wooten
Mar 21, 2024
Ashley John (A.J.) Wooten, 56, went home to be with the LORD on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from heart complications. He was born in Chapel Hill, N.C. to Robin Wooten, M.D., and Sarah Wooten Winslow. At the age of three, Ashley and family moved to Lakeland, FL, where he attended Carlton Palmore Elementary School, Lakeland Highlands Junior High (at...
Diane Elisabeth Zuercher Curtis
Mar 20, 2024
Diane Elisabeth Zuercher Curtis was born March 24, 1944, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to Bette Jane Swiger Zuercher and E. D. Zuercher. As a young child, she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where she and her elder brother, Denny, were reared by their mother and grandmother, Virge Burlingame Swiger Dunbar.
In St. Petersburg, Diane attended North...
Rhoda Lee Cokee
Mar 19, 2024
Rhoda Lee Cokee passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. She was born on September 11, 1934, in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
She earned her degree in Art from Roosevelt University in Chicago.
They lived in Chicago until they moved to Florida in 1974.
Rhoda enjoyed knitting and...
Louis Lopez, Jr.
Mar 14, 2024
Louis Lopez Jr., age 94 of Lakeland sadly passed away on March 14, 2024.
He is survived by his three children, Louis, Leonard, Linda: sister-in-law, Norma Minardi Cohen: nephew, Daniel Fernandez. He is preceded by his wife Dolores with whom he was married for 65 years.
He was born in Tampa and was...
Melvin Craton Talbot
Mar 11, 2024
Melvin C. Talbot was born on December 27, 1952. He went to be with his Lord, March 11, 2024.
Mel worked at IMC and Mosaic for 41 years.
He married Patricia Nichols on June 22, 1991. They had nine fur babies over the years. Melvin is survived by his brothers, Charles...
Gaetano "Guy" Bono
Mar 6, 2024
Gaetano Bono, better known as Guy, passed away on March 6, 2024, at the age of 91. Guy was born on November 30, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from St John’s University and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War, mostly based in Alaska. He married the “girl next door” in 1959 and had two...
Nancy Lou Benton
Mar 5, 2024
Nancy Lou Benton, 86, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5th, at her home, with her loving husband, Walt, and children by her side.
Nancy was born on June 16, 1937, in Columbus, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Mabel Ely; sisters, Ruth (Russ) Sayre, and Barbara Ely; and...