OBITUARIES

Gary R. Tosella
Oct 14, 2010
TOSELLA, GARY R., 67 of Sebring, FL went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at his residence under the loving care of his wife and Good Shepherd Hospice. Gary was born in Cincinnati, OH and served our country with the U.S. Navy. He was a fishing guide for several years in the Keys and moved to...

Chester D. Hinshaw
Oct 13, 2010
HINSHAW, CHESTER D., 77 former Sebring resident died, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 in Longwood, FL. Chester was born in Sebring and a graduate of Sebring High School. He was preceded in death by parents, two sisters, a brother-in-law and two nieces. Chester retired in 1999 from Highlands County School Bus Garage after 43 years employment as a bus mechanic, he...
Terry D. Coe
Oct 4, 2010
COE, TERRY D., 66 of Sebring, FL, died Monday, October 4, 2010 in Tampa, FL. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, moving to Sebring in 1995 from Port Charlotte, FL. He and his wife, Marsha own Harmony House, ALF and Terry was a member of Sebring Municipal Golf Course. He is survived by his loving family, wife, Marsha; son,...

Kathleen Cunius
Sep 29, 2010
CUNIUS, KATHLEEN MARIE, 48 of Sebring, FL died September 29, 2010 at Highlands Regional Medical Center. Kathy was born in Ft. Campbell, KY and served with the United States Army in Germany, while in Germany she attended the University of Maryland, Frankfort, Germany. She moved to Sebring in 2003 from Boynton Beach and was a waitress in Sebring. Kathy is...

Barbara McMillian
Sep 27, 2010
McMILLAN, BARBARA K., 86 of Sebring, FL died Monday, September 27, 2010 at her residence. Barbara was born in Newbury Port, MA moving to Sebring in 1972 from Miami, FL where she resided for many years. Barbara worked in the office of Ken Harris Allstate Insurance for 10 years. She was a charter member of Spring Lake Presbyterian Church and...
Jack Terry
Sep 26, 2010
TERRY, JACK. 87 of Sebring, FL passed away peacefully, September 26, 2010. Jack was born December 29, 1922 in Pontiac, MI to Mae and Guy E. Terry. He moved to Miami, FL at age two and attended Miami Edison High School. He served the U.S. Army during W.W. II under General Patton and fought for our country in Japan, Germany...
Jeanette Knighton
Sep 22, 2010
KNIGHTON, JEANETTE (JENNY), 90 of Sebring, FL, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Jenny was born June 6, 1920 in Fulton, KY and was a member of First Christian Church, Fulton and was a nurse in Clinton,KY. Jenny moved to Sebring in 1977 from Denver, CO. She was a great lover of small animals especially dogs....
Jack Brumwell
Sep 22, 2010
Brumwell, Jack Arden, 63 of Sebring, FL passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Highlands Regional Medical Center after a short but valiant and brave battle with Glioblastoma, brain cancer. He was born October 28, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon, the oldest of seventeen children to Clarence and Dorothy 'Mae' Brumwell. He enlisted in the US Navy in January 1964. Served...

Mildred L. Shields
Sep 20, 2010
SHIELDS, MILDRED L., 80 of Sebring, FL died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Palms of Sebring. She was born in Gahanna, OH moving to Sebring in 1975 from Alaska. She is survived by her sons, Richard Shields, Jr., Manhattan, KS and Dale Shields, Sebring, FL; brother, Charles Baughman, Columbus, OH; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Service and burial in...

Aldofo Palacios
Sep 18, 2010
PALACIOS, ADOLFO, 5 of Sebring, FL died Sept. 18, 2010 in Tampa, FL. He is survived by parents, Miguel Palacios and Zoila Tranquilino; sisters, Nathalie and Gabriella; brothers, Ramiro and Miguel, Jr. Visitation, 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Thursday at Morris Funeral Chapel. A mass will be celebrated 1:30 pm, Friday at St. Catherine Catholic Church with burial to follow...

Lois Irene Kesselring
Sep 16, 2010
KESSELRING, LOIS IRENE, 92 of Sebring, FL died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at The Palms of Sebring. She was born in Polo, IL, February 11, 1918, daughter of the late Harvey E. and Orpha Gilbert Butterbaugh. Moved to Sebring in 1976 and a resident of Desoto Mobile Home Park. Retired as a Nursing Assistant at the Palms of Sebring. She...

Bernice M. Kriner
Sep 14, 2010
KRINER, M. BERNICE, 91 of Sebring, FL died, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at her daughters residence in Bland, VA. She was born in East Pembrook, NY and was preceded in death by husband, Edward Kriner. They moved to Sebring in 1979 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and was active at First Baptist Church and the Keenagers program. She is survived by...

David H. Root
Sep 9, 2010
ROOT, DAVID H. 88 of Sebring, FL died, Thursday September 9, 2010, DAVID H. ROOT in Clewiston, FL. David was born in Cleveland, OH, son of the late, Huber H. and Mabel Kniseley Root. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in W.W. II, a graduate of Western Reserve University, Cleveland. David was a Tool & Dir Designer, retiring from...

Clarence J. Elkins
Sep 3, 2010
ELKINS, CLARENCE JOSEPH, 82 of Lake Placid, FL died September 3, 2010 in Lake Placid. He was born in Cabell County, West Virginia. A veteran of U.S. Army serving in W.W.II and Korean Conflict. He was involved in construction and building launch pads at Cape Canaveral and construction of space mountain at Disney World. At the age of 50 he...

James McCollum
Aug 14, 2010
McCOLLUM, JR., JAMES F., 64, of Sebring, FL died suddenly, Saturday evening at Florida Hospital. Jim was born in Reidsville, NC; an Eagle Scout; attended University of Florida and a member of Chi Phi Fraternity; received his B.A.. from Florida Atlantic University and his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law. He moved to Sebring in 1972 and...
Helen McDougal
Aug 14, 2010
McDUGAL, HELEN, 93 of Sebring, FL, died August 14, 2010. She was born in St. James, NY and resided in Englewood, FL for 35 years, where she had severed as President of the Business and Professional Womens and was a member of the American Legion Post #276 Auxilary. Helen was an Episcopalian, moving to Sebring in 1980. She is survived...

Maria Villanueva
Aug 12, 2010
VILLANUEVA, MARIA ISABEL, 86 of Sebring, FL died August 19, 2010 in Sebring. She was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico moving to Sebring in 1981 from Catano, Puerto Rico. A member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. She is survived by her daugters Magda I. Rosado, Norma Pabon, Carmen Navarrete; sons; Raul Navarete, Carlos Ayala, Jose Ayala; nineteen grandchildren and thirty...

Vernon Henry Bielefeld
Aug 12, 2010
BIELEFELD, VERNON HAROLD, 92, died peacefully at his Sebring, FL home, with his daughters at his bedside. His loving wife Ardythe, preceded him on June 30, 2010. Vernon was born in New Knoxville, OH on December 4, 1917 to John and Freda Bielefeld. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 and landed on Utah Beach, during W.W. II. On...

Beulah Vosburgh
Aug 12, 2010
VOSBURGH, BEULAH (Bea) MacLEOD, 88 of Sebring, FL, passed away on August 12, 2010. She was born in Cambridge, MA, then moved to Quincy, MA and is a graduate of North Quincy High School and of Burdett College, Boston,, where she worked as a secretary until her marriage. She was the w widow of Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stephen E. Vosburgh....

Alexander Stow
Aug 8, 2010
Stow, Alexander R., 79 of Sebring, FL died August 8, 2010. Al was born in Haines Port, NJ and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Wells Fargo Bank as an auditor moving to Sebring in 1992 from Sarasota, FL. Al was an active member of American Legion Post #74; sons of the American Legion;...