OBITUARIES

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....

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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...

Apr 23, 2019

Lakeland – Constance (nee Brooke) Ray died April 23, 2019, peacefully in her sleep. Connie was born the second of two daughters to the late Hiram Rodney Brooke and Eleanor Brooke in Boston, Massachusetts. The family moved frequently, and Connie grew up in several communities in Massachusetts and Maine. She attended and graduated from Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts,...

Apr 22, 2019

Ricky J. Jorgensen, 65, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at home surrounded by loved ones in the care of Hospice. He leaves his wife, Diane S. Jorgensen, of 44 years, son James J. Jorgensen and wife Jessica A. Jorgensen, brother Robert C. Jorgensen, six beautiful grandchildren: Abigail Smith, Paige Smith, Colin Smith, Olivia Fernandez, Shane Jorgensen, and...

Apr 22, 2019

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Apr 19, 2019

Joseph was born in Philadelphia, PA, on November 18, 1933, and passed away on April 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine, his parents James and Barbara Bonner, his siblings Barbara Hunter, Dorothy Crawford and Anna Bonner, child from Nancy Bonner, Peter Christopher, and grandchild Xavier Joseph Bonner. He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth...

Apr 19, 2019

Lakeland – Daniel J. Kachermeyer passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 18, 1948, in Buffalo, New York to Richard and Angeline Kachermeyer. Daniel was a Vietnam Veteran and served in the United States Army. He enjoyed Disney, photography, walking and loved spending time with his family. Daniel is survived by...

Apr 18, 2019

I just want to say one thing....we loved our Mother dearly. She was loving, caring, kind, spiritual Mother. She was a loving sister to her only sister, Mildred, loving Aunt to Debra, an amazing Grandmother to Craig (Craig’s wife Melissa), Marissa (Marissa's husband Brandon), Dillon and Kaley. She was also a loving Great Grandmother (GiGi) to Seth and Izzy....

Apr 18, 2019

O. U. “Oz” Mutz It is with sorrow and profound joy that the family of O. U. “Oz” Mutz announces his Heavenly Homecoming on April 18, 2019. Oz was born February 12, 1928, to Harold W. and Laura Sawin Mutz in Edinburgh, Indiana. In 1937, Oz’s family relocated to Indianapolis, where he worked in his father’s retail and manufacturing...

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Apr 15, 2019

Lakeland – Eudora Kilgore passed away on April 15, 2019. She was born in Branford, Florida, on January 9, 1923. She was a member of Gibsonia Full Gospel Church of God. She was predeceased by her parents, Grover Earls and Daisy Earls, her husband Walter Kilgore, son Donald Kilgore, and four sisters. She is survived by her son, Aubrey...

Apr 15, 2019

Margaret Lynn Waring Morgan, 100, passed away on April 15, 2019. She was born March 1st, 1919 in Lakeland, Florida. She grew up in the Lakeland area and witnessed many changes throughout the world during her lifetime. She was the oldest daughter of Malcolm G. “M.G.” and Eunice Lee Waring. Margaret’s father was a real estate developer in Lakeland...