OBITUARIES
Kimora Lei Jackson
Mar 12, 2023
No farewell words were spoken, and there was not goodbye. God called upon an Angel and He knows His reasons why
Marilyn Jean Sager
Mar 5, 2023
Marilyn Sager
April 13th, 1947 – March 5th, 2023
Marilyn Sager, born and raised in Galeton, Pennsylvania and a longtime resident of Stuart, Florida, went to be with our Lord on March 5th, 2023. She most recently resided in Lakeland, Florida. Marilyn graduated from Lock Haven University...
Stephen Alton Schmidt
Mar 4, 2023
Stephen Alton Schmidt passed away March 4, 2023, with his wife of 40 years and two children by his side. He was 66 years old. A newspaperman to his final days, much of what appears below was written by him.
Steve was born December 8, 1956, in St. Joseph, Missouri — home of the Pony...
Raymond William Perica
Mar 2, 2023
Raymond W. Perica, 85, of Lakeland died on March 2, 2023.
Born August 27, 1937, in Alton, IL to a boisterous, fun-loving Serbo-Croatian family, which included his parents Pete Sr. and Mary Perica, siblings, Mildred, Pete Jr, Paul & Ken. This tight-knit upbringing instilled in Ray the importance of family, community, and service; principles which...
Ida Agnes Alexander
Feb 28, 2023
Ida Agnes Alexander passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She was born in Graceville, Florida on November 20, 1937, to the late Ben and Ida Champion.
She enjoyed sewing and was an avid reader and loved doing crossword puzzles.
Ida was proud of a book she wrote about her personal...
Nellie Daniel Oakley
Feb 28, 2023
Nellie was born in Denton, North Carolina. She moved to Florida in the 1940’s and started a family with her husband Roland C. Oakley. Together they had 4 children, and she became the beginning of a legacy of many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Nellie was full of life, laughter, and determination, anything she put her...
Alece Canady Pemberton
Feb 27, 2023
Alece Canady Pemberton, 89, passed away February 27, 2023, in Lakeland, Florida. Alece was born in Lakeland on February 21, 1934. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School.
Alece was preceded in death by her husband, Ken Pemberton, son, Gary Grimes, twin sister, Anece Barton, and brother, Michael Canady.
She...
Richard "John" Valerino
Feb 25, 2023
Richard “John” Valerino, who came to Lakeland in the fall of 1970 to attend Florida Southern College and make Polk County his home for more than a half-century, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at the age of 70, of a heart attack. Born May 26, 1952 in Bay Village, Ohio to the late Michael F. and Betty Wright Valerino,...
Roland David Vanzant, Jr
Feb 24, 2023
David Vanzant was born September 3, 1954, the son of Roland D. Vanzant Sr. and Genivieve Vanzant. David graduated from Titusville High School in 1972. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from Florida Southern College in 1976. David was an active member of the TKE fraternity where he has many loving brothers.
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Gisela Turk
Feb 17, 2023
Gisela Turk, 92, of Lakeland, FL passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on February 17, 2023. She was born to Frank and Irma Gossy in Burgenland, Austria on January 17, 1931. Gisela immigrated to the U.S. as a young child and grew up in New Jersey with her family. She married the love of her life, Joseph...
Lana Jolene Vandegenachte
Feb 13, 2023
Lana VanDeGenachte, age 74, died on February 13, 2023. Lana was born on Sept. 27, 1948, in Macomb, IL. She worked in the service industry, with her last employment being at Grasslands Golf & Country Club. She loved working there and met many friends as she was a “people person”. Lana loved sewing, embroidery, crossword puzzles and puzzle books....
Frederick "Butch" Paul Bogel, Jr
Feb 11, 2023
Frederick Paul Bogel, Jr.
“Butch”
March 25, 1946 - February 11, 2023
Frederick Paul Bogel, Jr. of Lakeland, FL passed away on February 11, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Health Center. Fred, also known as Butch, was 76 years old. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Amelia Emeline Crowe and...
Paul Manuel Reynolds, Sr
Feb 9, 2023
Lifelong Lakeland, Florida resident Paul Manuel Reynolds, Sr., 86, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Medical Health Center.
Mr. Reynolds was born on June 28, 1936, to Fred and Geraldine Reynolds. He graduated in 1954 from Kathleen Senior High School where he was a guard and tackle for the Red Devils football...
William Mark Caldwell
Feb 5, 2023
William Mark Caldwell (Mark) 62 years young, of Lakeland, FL, passed away on February 5th, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle.
He was born in Ohio to Edith J. Smith (King) on September 13, 1960. He had a long career as a semi...
James Scott Newsome, Sr
Feb 3, 2023
On Friday, February 3, 2023, James Scott Newsome Sr. of Lakeland, Florida, 58, passed away peacefully after a battle with stomach and liver cancer. He was at home surrounded by loved ones.
James was born on September 16, 1964, in Marquette County, Michigan, to Lloyd and Tonya Newsome. One year to the day after graduating...
Linton Leroy Selph, Jr
Jan 31, 2023
Linton Leroy Selph, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. He was born in Orlando, Florida on December 3, 1933, to Linton Leroy Selph, Sr., and Mary Pope Selph.
He moved to Lakeland at the age of 4 and attended John Cox Elementary School, Lakeland High School, and Florida Southern College.
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