OBITUARIES

James R. (Jim) Tyre
Mar 20, 2013
TYRE, JAMES R. (JIM), 77, died March 20th at The Palms in Sebring, FL. With his wife at his side. He was born in Lebanon, IN, September 19, 1935 son of Walter Ray and Mary Moore Tyre. He married Janet Heinbaugh on September 12, 1959 and was a life long resident of Lebanon, graduating from Lebanon High School. Jim served...

Donald L. Thompson
Mar 15, 2013
THOMPSON, DONALD L., 84 of Sebring, FL passed away on March 15, 2013. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, W.W. II, retiring from Deere and Co in 1982 moving in 2000 to The Bluffs in Sebring, FL. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of Sebring; two sons and a daughter; two step-sons; nine...

Hans J. Kaiser
Mar 14, 2013
KAISER, HANS J., 70 of Sebring, Fl went to be with his Lord on March 14, 2013, surrounded by his loving wife, and Cornerstone Hospice. He is absent with from the body and persent with his Lord. Hans was born in Stuggart, Germany and was a Research Scientist and an inventor. Hans married D. Karin Morgan-Morton and moved to Sebring...

Thomas Herald
Mar 9, 2013
HERALD, THOMAS, 75, of Sebring, FL died Saturday, March 9th, surrounded by his adoring wife, Mary Herald, his son Tom Herald, Jr. with his wife Kathy, his son Pat Herald, his daughter Terri St. George and his daughter Koreen Billman. Earlier in the day, he also saw his son-in-law, Tony St. George and three of his eleven grandchildren, Angie, Monica...
Marion L. Adair
Mar 9, 2013
ADAIR, MARION L., 91, died, March 10, 2013 at West Wind Village, Morris, MN. She was born in Saginaw, MI. She grew up in Saginaw and was a graduate of Arthur Hill High School, class of 1940. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer C. Adair. She moved to Sebring in 1985 from Elyria, OH and a member...

Elaine H. (Sam) Vossbruch
Mar 4, 2013
VOSSBRUCH, ELAINE H. (Sam), 91, passed away, Monday, March 4, 2013 at Florida Hospital Heartland. Sam was born in Baltimore, MD, daughter of the late Albert and Helen Simpson. She married Fred on December 22, 1964 moving to Sebring and Avon Park area in 1971 from Margate, FL. Sam worked as office manager for her husband, Dr. Fred Vossbruch, DO....
Gloria Jean Dunsford
Mar 1, 2013
DUNSFORD, GLORIA JEAN, 72 of Sebring, FL went to be with her Lord on March 1, 2013 at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Sebring. Gloria was born in Avon, MA, daughter of the late, Francis X. and Eileen R. Tupper Collum. A graduate of Avon Massachusetts High School. She moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1970 then to Sebring in 2003....

Thomas E. Nadeau
Feb 28, 2013
NADEAU, Thomas E., 94 of Sebring, FL died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. He was born Nov. 7, 1918 to Edward and Nellie (Ellen) Nadeau in Monroe, MI. He served in the Air Force during World War 11 in Europe. Tom worked for Ford Motor Company in Monroe and then later in Sandusky, OH; and Ypsilanti, MI retiring May 31, 1975....

Mary E. Gaul
Feb 25, 2013
GAUL, MARY E., 83 of Lake Placid, FL died Feb. 25, 2013 in Lake Placid Healthcare. She was born in Owensboro, KY moving to Sebring in 1963. Mary was an active and faithful member of St. James Catholic Church and former member of the Alter Guild for many years. She retired in 1994 as Deputy Supervisor of Elections under Jimmy...

Betty Tina P. Odham
Feb 24, 2013
ODHAM, Betty Tina P. 85 of Sebring, FL died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 She was born in Johnston, SC, daughter of the late Philemon Berry Waters, VII and Edith Wright Waters; a graduate of Johnston High School and Winthrop College, Rock Will, SC, class of 1948; taught High School at Green Cove Springs, FL and Physical Education at Woodlawn Elementary...

George William Conway
Feb 23, 2013
CONWAY, GEORGE WILLIAM, 97 of Sebring, FL went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at his residence. George was born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late, Frank and Mary Jackson Conway. He attended East Tech Trade School, Cleveland. He married Connie Cutler. He and his late brother, Floyd owned Conway Sheet Metal for a number of...

May (Mayma Balko) Weigand
Feb 18, 2013
WEIGAND, MAY (MAYME BALKO), 90, passed away Feb. 18, 2013 in Sebring, FL. Born in Hammond, IN moving to Sebring in 1969. She is survived by her sons, Paul, Tampa, FL, Rick (Debbie) Weigand, Sebring and daughter, Meribeth (Tom) Colicci, Sanford, FL; granddaughters, Laura Weigand, Tampa, FL, Meghan Hamlin (Tommy Emerson, fiancee), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Katlin Hamlin, Casselberry, FL and...

Rose D. Bell
Feb 17, 2013
BELL, ROSE D., 90 of Sebring, Fl died February 17, 2013. She was born in Providence, RI and retired from Davol Rubber Co in Providence. Rose was the last or seven children born to the late Manuel and Senhorinha Vincente. She moved to Sebring in 1986 and attended Christ Fellowship for many years. Rose was an active member of the...

William D. (Bill) Wiggins III
Feb 9, 2013
WIGGINS, III, William D. "Bill", 57 of Sebring' Florida, died Saturday, February 9, 2013. He was born in Miami Shores, Fla. moving to Sebring in 1960; a graduate of Sebring High School. He served in the United States Air Force at Red Stone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala; a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. He worked and traveled throughout...

Bessie M. Lowe
Feb 8, 2013
LOWE Bessie M., age 100 of Avon Park formerly of Bedford, Ohio passed away on February 8, 2013, at Good Shepherd Hospice after a short illness. Bessie was born October 9, 1912 in Moorfield township, Ohio, to parents Lulu D. Fitch and Calvin F. Green. She was preceded in death husband, Clayton J. Lowe and son Calvin F. Lowe. Survived...

Claude E. Forbes Jr
Feb 6, 2013
FORBES, JR, CLAUDE E., 92 of Sebring, FL died, Thursday at Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring. He was born in Valdosta, GA, son of Claude and Adele H. Forbes. He moved to Ft. Myers in 1921, then to Naples in 1939 following the marriage to Viola Keene. He served in the U.S. Navy during W.W. II. Claude was a commercial fisherman...

Alec Edward Golden
Feb 3, 2013
GOLDEN, ALEC EDWARD, 66, passed away February 3, 2013 in Sebring, FL. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite Stephens Golden and a sister, Cora Sue Golden, MD (retired); step-son, Bill Cromartie, Jr. and wife , Cathy Carter Cromartie; grandchildren, Taylor Ann Cromartie and Chase DeWitt Cromartie; brother-in-law, Dr. Norman and his wife, Laurie Stephens and sister-in-law, Carol Stephens and...
Andrew Betts Jackson
Jan 29, 2013
ANDREW BETTS JACKSON of Sebring, Florida, age 77, passed on January 29, 2013 at Shands at UF in Gainesville. Andy was born in Sebring, Florida on January 6, 1936 at Dr. Weems Hospital. Preceded in death by his parents, Nathaniel Burke Jackson and Ruby Ione Rivers Jackson. Andy is survived by his loving wife, Ida Dorman Jackson; sons, Nathaniel Burke...

Virginia Mae Moody
Jan 20, 2013
MOODY, VIRGINIA MAE, 92 of Sebring, Fl died January 20, 2013. She was born in Dayton, OH and grew up in Miami, FL, graduate of Edison High School and worked for Sears. She moved to Sebring in 1958 from Mobile, AL, retiring from Woodlawn Elementary Cafeteria in 1989. Virginia enjoyed working for Southgate Theatres where she sold tickets and popcorn....

Paul Wilson Brophy
Jan 19, 2013
BROPHY, Paul Wilson, born November 19, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, passed January 19, 2013. He started with the Air force in 1957 serving in various overseas and stateside posts, ultimately retiring from the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1977 He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Brophy; son, Matthew; daughters, Cheryl Brophy, Amy Love, and Lisa...