For immediate need: 863-385-0101
For immediate need: 863-385-0101
OBITUARIES
Pastor Ralph O. Burns
Jan 5, 2011
BURNS, RALPH O., 90 of Sebring, FL died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Pastor Burns was born in Las Animas, CO, son of the late Harrison Arvin and Elsie Bell (Orth) Burns. Pastor Burns entered the ministry in 1942, after graduation from college. He pastured churches in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. While pastoring he served the state councils of the last...
Paul Wagner
Jan 5, 2011
WAGNER, PAUL, 84 of Sebring, FL died Jan. 5, 2011. He was born in Washington, DC, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired as a bookkeeper in the door manufacturing industry in California, moving to Sebring in 1983. He is survived by his sisters, Nancy Soderland and Katherine Farrow; cousin, Elizabeth Bunch. The family will receive friends 1:00 pm. to 2:00...
Stacey A. Jack-Dreessen
Jan 5, 2011
Stacey A. Jack-Dreessen, 48, of Sebring, FL, died January 5, 2011. She was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas H. and Pearl (Sample) Jack and had lived in Sebring since her high school years, graduating from Sebring High School in 1980. Stacey married Lincoln Dreessen in 1981. They were blessed with a son, Sean, 23 (Sebring). She worked as...
Eshter Marth Pierce Cook
Jan 1, 2011
COOK, ESHTER MARTH PIERCE, 91, of Sebring, died January 1, 2011 in Lake Placid, FL. She was born in Brockings, S. Dakota. She moved to Sebring in 1999 from Gloversville, NY and was a foster parent. She is survived by her children, Sharon Hardy, Susan Crannell, Sandra Cook, Steve Cook, Scott Cook, Mary Cook, Donald Cook, Beverly Kilts; sister, Clalrissa...
Jean Y. O'Keeffe
Dec 30, 2010
JEAN Y. O'KEEFFE, 87 of Sebring passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut moving to the area in 1966 from Atlanta, Georgia. She was a homemaker, former President of Highlands General Hospital (now Highlands Regional Medical Center) Auxillary. She was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. She is survived by her...
Fernand J. Parent
Dec 27, 2010
PARENT, FERNAND J., 77 of Avon Park, FL, died Dec. 27, 2010. He was born in Hamlin, Maine, moved to Avon Park in 1984 from Springfield, MA. A member of Independent Baptist Church, Sebring and retired from Highlands County Courthouse. He is survived by daughters, Rena M. Beyer and Tina Cote; sons, Larry, Perry and Mark Parent; brothers, Gerald and...
John P. Browing
Dec 26, 2010
BROWNING, JOHN P., 84 of Sebring, FL died December 26, 2010. He was born in Wayne, IN, a veteran of W.W. II serving in the U.S. Navy. John retired from Gohsen Rubber Company and was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church, Goshen. He and his late wife, Joyce moved to Sebring in 1988 from Goshen. He is survived by...
Nickolas Chickerell
Dec 21, 2010
CHICKERELL, NICHOLAS, 92 OF Daytona Beach, FL, died at the home of his daughter, Olivia Scott in Avon Park. Born June 1, 1918, in Oneonta, NY and moved to Daytona Beach in 1957. A veteran of the U.S. Army serving in W.W. II; a retired Salesman and of the Catholic faith. He is survived by his wife of 63 years,...
Robert Dink Skipper
Dec 20, 2010
SKIPPER, Robert Dink, 87, went to be with the Lord December 20, 2010 at his home in Sebring. Born December 31,1922 in Crewsville, Florida to Dink and Velva Skipper. Robert was a 5th generation Floridian. He was a welder by profession, belonging to the Welders and Pipe Fitters Union in West Palm for many years. During WWII Robert worked in...
Juan B. Torres
Dec 12, 2010
TORRES, JUAN B., 84 of Sebring, Fl died Sunday, December 12, 2010. He was born in Mexico. Juna was a farmer moving to Sebring in 1985 and a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He is survived by his children, Faustino, Felipe, Alejos, Jose, Juan, Ofelia, Audeia, Maria, Victor and Ma del; brothers, Emilio, Ricardo and Atanacio Barrientos; sisters, Paula,...
Sophie J. Skipper
Dec 12, 2010
SKIPPER, SOPHIE J., 88 of Sebring, FL, died Sunday, December 12, 2010. She was born in Ft. Myers, FL, daughter of the late Frank and Julia Homes Velasco. She moved to Sebring in 1973 from Ft. Myers and attended Crewsville Baptist Church. She is the widow of the late Arno Skipper and is survived by her children, William O. Richardson,...
Winifred C. Allen
Dec 11, 2010
ALLEN, Winifred C., 88, of Sebring, Fla., went to be with the Lord December 11, 2010. "Winnie," the name used by those who knew her, was born in Brooklyn , N.Y., and grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She visited balmy Miami, Fla., 55 years ago and never returned. She loved the warm weather and beaches and spent many...
Sharon L. Vornholt
Dec 9, 2010
VORNHOLT, SHARON L., 67 OF Sebring, FL went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 9, 2010, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 4, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Klemens and Mildred Zabel, both of whom predeceased her. Sharon is survived by her devoted husband, Jerry H. Vornholt, her sister, Carol...
Winfred J. Wilburn
Dec 9, 2010
WILBURN, WINFRED J., 86 of Sebring, Fl died Saturday, December 11, 2010 at The Palms. He was born in Middlesboro, KY, a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in W.W. II. He retired from Huron Fordge in Detroit, MI. A Sebring resident since 1987 from Middlesboro, KY. He was a faithful member of Independent Baptist Church in DeSoto City. He...
Edward Bateman
Dec 8, 2010
BATEMAN, A. EDWARD, 74 of Sebring, Fl died, Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. He was born in Gholson, Mississippi moving to Sebring in 1954. Edward had worked for Sebring Packing House, later for several years at Sevon Drive In. He began working in construction with Fred Wheeler and later was foreman for Stump Construction. In 1978...
Marie Vance
Dec 3, 2010
VANCE, MARIE, 95 of Sebring, FL, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 in Plant City, FL. She was born in Olive Hill, KY and moved to Sebring in 1963 from Charleston, WVA. A member of the Salvation Army Home League; an artist who was proud to have a painting hung in the Florida House in Tallahassee, FL and was also a...
Margaret Sharits
Nov 30, 2010
SHARITS, MARGARET RAPEE, 95, died peacefully on November 30, 2010 at her home in Sebring, FL. Margaret was preceded in death by her twin brother, Dr. Lawrence A. Rapee, her husband, Earl Sharits, and her parents Charles Albert and Mollie Alvey Rapee. Margaret was a long time member of Christ Church, Kensington, Maryland and was active on the Alter Guild...
Wilma Campbell-Shoemaker
Nov 30, 2010
CAMPBELL-SHOEMAKER, Wilma L., 87 of Sebring, FL died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at her residence. Wilma was raised by Bartley Frank and Minnie Davis attend schools in Greenville, SC and had worked for Ladlassy Mill in Anderson, SC. She married James E. Campbell moving to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where she retired from American Express. A member of Church of God....
Robert Van Valkenburg
Nov 27, 2010
VAN VALKENBURG, ROBERT H., 81 of Sebring, FL. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and the Good Shepherd Hospice Team. He was born in Batavia, NY, son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Nichols) Van Valkenburg. A member of Future Farmers of America; Robert retired, after 35 years as a Corrections Officer with the New York...
Robert Lee Grady
Nov 22, 2010
GRADY, ROBERT LEE, 51 of Sebring, FL died Nov. 22, 2010 in Sebring. Robert was born in Sebring and a graduate of Evans High School, Orlando, FL. He served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. He returned to Orlando and was a supervisor with Martin Marietta Corporation, returning to Sebring in 2006. He is survived by...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
About Us
Obituaries
Services
Planning Ahead
Grief Support
Resources
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss