OBITUARIES

May 25, 2019

JOHN E. PETTERSON, 76 John Elbert Petterson died on May 25, 2019, in Lakeland, Florida. He was born November 19, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio to Phyllis and Frank Petterson. The bill for his mother’s 12-day hospital stay totaled 2.98. Phyllis said that she thought she got her money’s worth. She adored him, and he, her. He graduated from Capital...

May 24, 2019

Roberto I Pedroso, 77, of Lakeland passed away on May 24, 2019. The son of Roberto Pedroso and Magdalena Pujals, he was born in Havana, Cuba in 1941. Roberto received his primary education at Colegio de los Hermanos de La Salle in Havana, where he earned all-star honors in football and basketball, and graduated at the top of his...

May 22, 2019

LAKELAND – Whenever Jean Mutz entered a room, warmth and elegance followed. Her sparkling eyes and charming smile proclaimed her love for Christ, the passion that shaped most of her pursuits. When visitors began to leave, she typically grasped their hands, looked in their eyes, and inquired, “Are you leaving? I was hoping you’d stay a little longer. I...

May 22, 2019

May 20, 2019

KAREN WILEY WOODINGTON, 59 LAKELAND - Karen Wiley Woodington, age 59, passed away at her home in Lakeland, FL on Monday, May 20, 2019 surrounded by family and pets. She was born in Columbia, SC to CJ and Virginia Wiley on June 10, 1959. On March 15, 1986, she married Bradley Woodington. Karen attended Lakeland High School (77) and...

May 19, 2019

May 18, 2019

May 16, 2019

Marivonn “Sissy” Lane passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice on May 16, 2019. She was born on February 16, 1929, the daughter of the late Dutch and Mary Pavey of Princeton, Indiana. Sissy married James Harold Julian in 1948. They moved to Leesburg in 1959. Sissy later moved to Lakeland in 1978. Sissy worked as the secretary for Railroad...

May 13, 2019

Raymond Frank Shedd Henkleman Construction Raymond Frank Shedd peacefully passed away at home on 5/13/19. He was born on 5/20/51 in Norwich, NY. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Shedd and Irene Riley and sister Nancy Williams. He is survived by his son, Tim Shedd (Barbi), daughter Alida Shedd, brothers Tom Shedd (Donna) and Robert Shedd...

May 12, 2019

May 12, 2019

Lakeland – Juanita Henderson was born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 8, 1924 to Howard and Loretta Brown. At the age of 2, her family moved to Miami, Florida where Juanita grew up and graduated from Ponce de Leon high school with training as a personal secretary. Later, she met her future husband during the war at a USO...

May 10, 2019

Lakeland – Cecelia “CeCe” Gray passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Gray. CeCe was born on January 4, 1930, in Detroit, MI. She was a loving mother to her children: Bill, George, Bruce, Ann, Keith, Brian and Sharon, as well as grandma to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial...

May 10, 2019

Winter Haven – Sandra Wells Griffith passed away Friday, May 10, 2019. She was born on June 27, 1947 in Beckley, West Virginia. Sandy graduated from Lakeland High School in 1965 and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1969. Later, she also earned a master’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1994....

May 4, 2019

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May 3, 2019

Apr 29, 2019

Lakeland – David L. Ducar, age 68, passed away April 29, 2019 at home from heart failure. David was born in Bristol, Virginia on December 7, 1950 to John D. Ducar and Garnett Edens Ducar. The Ducar family moved to Lakeland in 1952 where David remained as a lifetime Polk County resident. He graduated from Lakeland High School in...

Apr 28, 2019

Ethel M. Trew Bookkeeper Lakeland – Mrs. Ethel M. Trew of Lakeland, FL died on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Health Center. She was 84 years old. Born in Solsville, NY on November 1, 1934, Ethel came to Lakeland from Onieda, NY in 1983. She was a retired bookkeeper for the F.W. Woolworth Co. Ethel is survived...

Apr 25, 2019

Apr 24, 2019

Lakeland – Elizabeth Anne Calhoun passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland on April 24, 2019. She was born on August 30, 1931 to Raymond and Eva Nelson Hitchcock in Vanderbilt, PA. At age 18, Anne moved to Miami, FL to attend Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, following in the footsteps of her two sisters. During...