OBITUARIES
Donald Leon Carlisle
Jul 12, 2012
DONALD LEON CARLISLE, 60 of Sebring went to his Heavenly Father on July 12, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Karen, Daughters, Dana Runnion and Donika, son, Isaac, granddaughters, Katie-Ashley and Veronica D'Angelo, great grandson, Justin, brother, Lenard Carlisle, Jr and sister Dianne Logston. Don was an Ordained Minister through the New Testament Church and Mission, worked for the...

James Thomas Hinkle, Sr
Jul 9, 2012
JAMES THOMAS HINKLE, Sr. 71, of Sebring died July 9, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was a native of Wauseon, Ohio moving to Sebring in 1984 from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada by way of Minnesota. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, He was a banker, a service manager for Blackman Ford, safety director for Smoak...
Mary Christie Dumont
Jul 1, 2012
On July 1, 2012 Mary Christie Hamilton Dumont, our beloved "Butchie," 92, died at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Abbeville, Georgia on January 17, 1920, Butchie moved to West Palm Beach at age 2 where she grew up the second youngest of seven Hamilton children. While working as a secretary at Morrison Field in West Palm Beach,...
Ronald Ray Harris
Jun 28, 2012
HARRIS, RONALD RAY, 66 of Sebring, FL, died Thursday, June 28, 2012. Ronnie was born in Anderson, IN, served as a Operating Corpsman with the U.S. Navy, stationed in Vietnam. A graduate of Miami-Dade College, receiving his AS degree in Mortuary Science. Ron faithfully served the Central Florida area as a devoted Licensed Funeral Director and also drove a tour...
R. Maurine Richie
Jun 26, 2012
RICHIE, R. MAURINE, 77 of Lake Placid, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in Lakeland, FL. Maurine was born in Mt. Morris, MI and was a former Executive Secretary for General Motors. Maurine married Jack L. Richie on September 13, 1958 in Flint, MI. A resident of Lake Placid from Miami, Fl since 1985. She enjoyed her Arts, Crafts and...
Eva Gerda Borgmeister
Jun 24, 2012
EVA GERDA BORGEMEISTER, 86, of Sebring died June 24, 2012. She moved to Sebring from Niagara Falls, Canada in 1967 with husband Fred, deceased, and the 3 younger children. The family owned and operated the Holiday Motel and Cafeteria in Sebring and built and developted The Tower Square before retiring. She was active in the Womens Club of Sebring and...

Julie Emily Cribbs
Jun 19, 2012
CRIBBS, JULIE EMILY, 66 of Sebring, Fl died June 19, 2012. She was born in Baltimore, MD moving to Sebring in 2009 from Eustis, FL. Julie was preceded in death by brother, John Adams; children, Jimmy Mooney, Dwayne Mooney, Danny Lee Hahn and Lori. Survived by her husband, Robert F. Cribbs, Sebring; son, David Mischia, Eustis, Fl and daughter, Tina...
Ruth Mae Grubb
Jun 14, 2012
Grubb, Ruth Mae age 89 of Sebring, FL, died June 14th, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born in Palmyra, PA and graduated from High School in Annville, PA in 1940. Later in life she went on to nursing school. She married Kenneth Dale Grubb on December 6th, 1941 (the day before Pearl Harbor) While Ken was in W.W.II,...

Charles E. Canada
Jun 13, 2012
CANADA, CHARLES E., 79 of Avon Park, died June 13, 2012 at The Palms. Charles was born in Louisville, KY and served as Air Force Staff Sgi, 508th A & E Squadron, during the Korean Conflict as a airplane mechanic. Charles worked 35 years for AT & T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ as an electrical communications engineer. Then moved to...

Grace K. Franchio
Jun 12, 2012
FRANCHIO, GRACE K., 97, of Sebring, FL died June 12, 2012 at the Palms. She was born in Manheim, PA, a member of Orlando Eastern Star, York, PA and moved to Sebring in 2002 from Ocala, FL. Grace was a Registered Nurse and a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Avon Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael...

Patricia Jane Beck
May 30, 2012
BECK, PATRICIA JANE, 70 of Sebring, died May 30, 2012. A graduate of Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge, MI. She moved to Sebring in 1999 from Tamarac, FL and worked at Publix Southgate Center, Sebring for several years and was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Sebring. She is survived by her loving husband, Robert Beck, Sebring; son Robert (Denise)...

Vincent A. Cantelmi
May 28, 2012
CANTELMI, VINCENT A., born in Roxbury, MA, January 30, 1930, died May 28, 2012. He was the son of the late Frank Cantelmi and Mary Tucci Tropeano. Survivors include his significant other Lorraine Ross, daughter, and her husband Salvatore, East Haddam, CT; son, Phillip Cantelmi and his wife Jeannine of Billings, MT; brother, Patrick Tropeano, Wallingford, CT; three grandchildren, Salvatore...

Roscoe Williams
May 28, 2012
WILLIAMS, ROSCOE, 99 of Sebring died Monday, May 28, 2012. He was born in Wilson, NC, son of the late, Willie A. and Lucy Williams who preceded him in death as well as his wife of 66 years, Clarinda. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during W.W. II. Roscoe was employed by Exxon Corporation for 35 years retiring in...

Wilma Mae Gillespie
May 26, 2012
GILLESPIE, WILMA MAE, was born December 29, 1928 in Memphis, Michigan. She left us peacefully to be with her Lord, Saturday, May 26th in her home at Maranatha Village, Sebring. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tony and Florence Konyha, a brother Donald and sister, Eileen, as well as husbands, Ralph Fink (1958) and Archie Gillespie (1994). She...

Patricia Ann Carnley
May 23, 2012
CARNLEY, Patricia Ann of Sebring died May 23, 2012. She was born July 13, 1941 in St. Louis, MO to Al and Helen Schricker. She received her GED and attended Muskegon Junior College for a short time. She Married William Carnley on October 4, 1974 in Grant, MI. She worked with a speaker company that now has become Rockford Fosgate...
Mary Frances Earhart Brown
May 22, 2012
Mary Frances Earhart Brown, age 92, died Tuesday, May 22 at Hope Hospice in Sebring. Mrs. Brown, twice married, is survived by her husband, Dr. Frederick J. Brown, Jr. Her first husband, Dr. Quentin L. Earhart, died in 1981. She is also survived by her son, Robert Allan Earhart, and his wife Kelley, of Columbus, Georgia. Her daughter, Barbara Earhart...

Violet Ruth Heckman
May 5, 2012
HECKMAN, VIOLET RUTH, 94 of Sebring, FL, died Satuday, May 5, 2012. She was born Pine Grove, PA, daughter of the late, Dorie and Margaret Snyder Ditzler. She was a secretary for Ford Motor Corporation and a member of Order of Eastern Star in California. She moved to Sebring in 1993 from Lavern, CA and had served as a director...

Lois Jane Shanks
May 2, 2012
SHANKS, LOIS JANE, 95 of Sebring died May 2, 2012 at the Palms of Sebring. She was born in Merino, Colorado to John and Lefa (Brammer) Ramsey. She was raised in southern Iowa where her father was a farmer. She had polio when she was a child and missed most of a year of school. Because of the help of...

Joyce E. Wentz
May 2, 2012
WENTZ, JOYCE E., 78 of Sebring, FL died May 2, 2012. Joyce was born in Wauseon, OH, daughter of the late, Kenneth and Theola (Zimmerman) Fraker. A life long resident of Wauseon where she worked as a receptionist for Sterling Milk Company. Joyce wintered in (Spring Lake area) Sebring since 1980 and attended Memorial United Methodist Church, Lake Placid, FL....

Richard J. Beebe
May 1, 2012
BEEBE, RICHARD J., 52 of Sebring, died May 1, 2012. He was born in Binghamton, NY. He moved to Sebring in 2004 from Lakeland, FL and was manager for CVS Pharmacy, Sebring. A member of Knights of Columbus where he was a trustee and youth leader. Rick was very active in many positions in St. Catherine Catholic Church. Visitation 6-8...