OBITUARIES

Dec 4, 2020

Dec 3, 2020

Richard John Nordby Sr., 97, died December 3 in his apartment at Lake Gibson Village in Lakeland, FL. Known as “Dick’’ to his friends and family, he was healthy and active until his final day, swimming and biking and still driving his Lincoln. Dick was born Feb. 4, 1923, in Norton, Canada, the son of Norwegian immigrant Peter J....

Dec 3, 2020

Rebecca Joann Ruschel-Brown 72 Of Lakeland Florida, Passed away December 3, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Health. She was the daughter of the late Raymond L. McConnell and Lois Ann (Craft) McConnell. She was a retired employee at the Assistant Public Defender’s Office of Polk county, Lakeland, Florida. She studied at Carlow College and received her master’s degree at Pittsburgh...

Dec 1, 2020

Nov 28, 2020

Roy Irvin Alexander passed peacefully from complications of congestive heart failure and COPD on November 28, 2020 at Lakeland Regional hospital. He was born February 15, 1936 in Lakeland Florida. He worked as a Master Carpenter until retirement at age 62 and continued to work, farming at Crawford Farms until early in 2020. He was preceded in death by...

Nov 25, 2020

Our family is sad to announce the passing of our father, Charles McNally. He was the oldest living McNally, ever, and fortunately lived a wonderful life. Born in Hempstead, New York, Charles was one of seven boys. His was a happy youth playing baseball with his brothers in an empty lot. It was during one of those games when...

Nov 21, 2020

Zuma Henderson Mollison, 73, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Zuma graduated from Pine Crest School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and graduated with an education degree from Colorado Women’s College in Denver, Colorado. She met and married Steven Mollison, and together they had two children, Jennifer and Richard. Zuma was a teacher and paraprofessional for...

Nov 19, 2020

Lakeland - Sandra Jean Stone passed away November 19, 2020, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. She was born in Alton, IL, March 31, 1936, to Charles and Charlotte Meyers. She is survived by her devoted sons, Michael Hamic and Stephen Hamic (Jane), and her grandchildren, Bailey Hamic and Lance Hamic, whom she adored; sisters, Margaret Humphrey, Charlene Cole,...

Nov 19, 2020

Nov 17, 2020

Nov 14, 2020

Mr. John T. Cannon III, age 93, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020. He was born March 25, 1927, to Gladys Brown and John T. Cannon Jr. in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was raised in DeLand, FL, and graduated from DeLand High School. He attended the University of Florida for one year and became a lifelong Florida Gator fan,...

Nov 12, 2020

LAKELAND, FL. – Linda Lee Waller (Miller) of Lakeland, FL, passed away surrounded by her loving family, on November 12, 2020. Linda was 77 years old. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and her family moved to Lakeland when she was 8 years old. Linda grew up in a wonderful family and was very close with her Mother and...

Nov 10, 2020

Edith L. Yates Henderson, 67, of Lakeland, FL, died with her husband David Henderson on November 10th, 2020. She was born in Chickasha, OK, on February 7th, 1953, to George Yates and Helen Vandivier Yates. Her family moved to Lakeland in 1957 following her great- grandparents, who lived in nearby Auburndale. Edie, as everyone called her, attended Lakeland Senior...

Nov 10, 2020

Lakeland - Gail Suzanne Doty (Morse) of Lakeland passed away at home on November 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born on November 3, 1935, to John F. Morse, Jr. and Alice Post Morse. Gail was a 1953, graduate of Hudson High School in Ohio and became a registered nurse through Akron City Hospital’s school of...

Nov 10, 2020

David Deleon Henderson, 63, died with his wife Edith "Edie" Yates Henderson on November 10, 2020, in their home on Lake Morton in Lakeland, FL. David was born in Richmond, Virginia on October 17, 1957, to Delbert and Marilyn Henderson. The son of a career Marine, David grew up moving around the country with his two siblings Mallie and...

Nov 9, 2020

Lakeland – Rick Bruce Arnold passed away Monday, November 9, 2020. He was born on June 16, 1950, in Gouverneur, New York to his loving parents, Theodore and Barbara Arnold. To those who knew and loved him best, Rick was a guiding light and a steadfast presence. A lover of rock and roll, Rick regularly jammed out to legends...

Nov 7, 2020

Daniel Philip (Phil) Brown Lakeland – Daniel Philip (Phil) Brown passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, while a resident of Carpenters Estates in Lakeland, Florida. Phil was born on May 4, 1931, in Effingham, Illinois to Glen L. and Adeline Brown. Phil married Sue Ferris on December 27, 1953. Sue survives as do two sons, Dave (Lorna Lake),...

Oct 30, 2020

Oct 29, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Betty Louise Geiger McNally announces her death on October 29, 2020. Betty was born in Manhattan on October 10, 1926. Her family later moved to Connecticut during the Great Depression. When Betty was eleven, she went to visit her cousin in Hempstead, NY. On a bike ride that day they...

Oct 28, 2020