OBITUARIES
Sarah Mae Burris
Dec 22, 2011
BURRIS, SARAH MAE, 89 of Sebring, Fl died, Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Lake Placid Healthcare Center, Lake Placid, FL. She wa s born in Mason, West Virginia. She moved to Sebring in 1962 from Mason, West Virginia and was a founding member of First Baptist Church of Lake Josphine and a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern...
Janice E. Blanchette
Dec 20, 2011
BLANCHETTE, JANICE E., 77 of Sebring, FL died December 20, 2011. She was born in Watertown, WI, she retired as a Medical Records Technician having worked at both Highlands Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital. Janice was a volunteer for the Sun Room and an active member of First Baptist Church, Sebring. She was preceded in death by her brothers,...
Albertina Torres Zambrana
Dec 10, 2011
ZAMBRANA, ALBERTINA TORRES, 88, died December 10, 2011 in Sebring, FL. She was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico. Tata, as she was lovingly known, graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a Masters Degree in Education. She became an Elementary, and High School Teacher and retired as a High School Principal. She loved to travel and did so extensively...
Thayer William Dissel
Dec 10, 2011
DISSEL, THAYER WILLIAM, 93 of Sebring, FL died peacefully, December 10, 2011 at The Palms of Sebring. He was born, April 26, 1918 in C. Husband to the late, Jeanne S. Dissel, Father of William T. Dissel, Catherine J. Fine, Marcia J. Gigante and David F. Dissel; grandfather of Brian, Amy, Rene, Michelle, Karen, Mark and Gregory; great grandfather of...
Helen Schaad
Dec 6, 2011
SCHAAD, HELEN, 99 of Sebring, FL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring. She was born in Toledo, OH on July 30, 1912 to Enos and Louise (Wioland) White. She was predeceased by her husband, Clarence, daughter, Judith Schaad Sochacki and three grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Robert (Susan) of Sebring, 6...
George E. Dowswell
Dec 6, 2011
DOWSWELL, GEORGE E., 95, died December 6, 2011. He was born in Ft. William, Ontario, Canada and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Europe with the Seventh Armored Division during W.W. II. George is survived by his loving family, wife, Martha Dowswell, Sebring; daughter, Sharon Currie, Erie, MI and step children, Philip Mygatt, Englewood, FL, Steven...
Janet Cornstubble
Nov 28, 2011
CORNSTUBBLE, JANET, went to be with the Lord, Monday, November 28, 2011. Married for 54 years, Janet spent 26 years as a legal secretary for Hague and Hague Attorneys-at-Law in Ashtabula, Ohio and Wham and Wham Associates in Centralia, Illinois. Most of her life was spent as a compassionate and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved collecting David Winter...
Lester Kesselring
Nov 21, 2011
KESSELRING, LESTER, age 71 of Sebring, FL was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 21, 2011. Lester was born and raised in Dixon, IL. His career began in 1959 after entering Brethren Volunteer Service, and he was challenged to organize an activities department for a multilevel retirement community in Boonsboro, MD. He met Barbara Landers, whom...
Barbara L. Herzog
Nov 13, 2011
HERZOG, BARBARA L., 89 of Sebring, Fl died November 13, 2011. She was born in Centerville, IN, moving to Sebring in 1979 from Fountain City, IN. She was preceded in death by husband, Carl Herzog and sons, Larry Fink and Lonny Merrill and is survived by sons, Church (Cheryl) Fink, Sebring, FL and Lanny Lujack, Port St. Lucie, FL; nine...
DR. Otto Arnold Spiegel
Nov 1, 2011
SPIEGEL, DR. OTTO ARNOLD, 87 of Sebring, FL, died November 1, 2011. Known here in Sebring as Dr. O.A., was born to Otto and Stella Speigel in Indiana on February 4th of 1924 and moved shortly after to Wisconsin where he grew up. He joined the Navy in 1941 and was a radio operator at a secret military radio station...
Carmen Michelle May
Oct 30, 2011
MAY, CARMEN MICHELLE, 63 of Port St. Lucie, FL died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Front Royal, VA, a graduate of George C. Marshall High School, Class of 1968, Falls Church, VA and attended Ivy Tech Community College, Kokomo, IN. She moved to Port St. Lucie, FL in 1983. She enjoyed nature and plants....
Charles Stevens Hill, Jr
Oct 30, 2011
HILL, JR., CHARLES STEVENS, 42 of Sebring, Fl died October 30, 2011. He was born in Avon Park, FL and a graduate of Sebring High School, Class of 1987. He served in the U.S. Navy and was an electrician and was known as a computer gamer. He graduated as a Radiology Technician. He is survived by his mother, Karla J....
Henry F. Rutkosky
Oct 25, 2011
RUTKOSKY, HENRY F., 78 of Sebring, FL passed away October 25, 2011. Henry was born in Orangeville, PA moving to Sebring in 1955. A member of Crewsville Bethel Baptist Church, Zolfo Springs, FL. He was a construction superintendent for 20 years in the Tampa Bay area and then managed Hollenberg Farms for 23 years. Henry enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting....
Curtis Buford Batts
Oct 23, 2011
BATTS, CURTIS BUFORD, 80 of Sebring, FL died October 23, 2011. Curtis was born in Moultrie, GA moving to Sebring in 1947. A Korean Veterans of the U.S. Army and retired supervisor for Sprint Telephone Co. A member of Sebring Church of the Brethren. Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, Haywood and Levina Susan Batts, and seven siblings;...
Aidan (Mike) McGrath
Oct 21, 2011
McGRATH, AIDAN (MIKE), 76 of Sebring, died, Friday, October 21, 2011 at Hope Hospice, Sebring. Mike was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. A member of the Pipefitters union, moving to Sebring in 1987 from Homestead, FL. A Life Member of the American Legion and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars....
Herbert J. Ouellette
Oct 12, 2011
OUELLETTE, HERBERT J., 85 of Sebring, FL died October 12, 2011 in Sebring. He was born in VanBuren, Maine and joined the U.S. Navy in New Haven, CT on March 21, 1944, serving in the Pacific during W.W. II as Seaman 1st Class. Herbert married Rose Dionne on Febuary 3, 1951. He retired in 1981 from Mechanic Uniform Service, East...
Nancy Lee "Nano" Walker
Oct 9, 2011
Nancy Lee "Nano" Walker, 59, of Sebring Florida, lost her battle with cancer on October 14, 2011. Nano was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1952, but spent over 40 years in the Avon Park/Sebring area. Nano's parents, Edward and Dorothy Williams Cook, worked in the administration of Walker Hospital in Avon Park. Nano was the last surviving member of the...
Richard M. Arabinko
Oct 9, 2011
ARABINKO, RICHARD M., 84, of Sebring, FL, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Bay Pines Medical Center. Richard was born in Chicago, IL and entered the U. S. Army in 1945 in New York City. Following W.W. II Richard continued to live in New York, moving to Sebring in 1981 from Walden, NY. He was active in Real Estate, having...
Ana Lydia Ildefonso
Oct 5, 2011
ILDEFONSO, ANA LYDIA., 81 of Sebring, FL died Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Lydia was born in Brooklyn, New York and she was of Puerto Rican Heritage. Lydia was a community tireless leader and great advocate in her earlier years in the Puerto Rican Community of New York City. She moved to Puerto Rico where she worked for the Governor and...
Robert "Bobby" Youmans
Sep 28, 2011
Robert "Bobby" Youmans, 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Sebring, FL where he resided since leaving his beloved Key West for the final time in 2005. Bobby was born October 29, 1925 to Rex and Myrtle Youmans in Tacoma Park, MD. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, just 16 years old, he lied about his age to serve...
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