OBITUARIES
Lawrence C Howell
Aug 19, 2022
Lawrence C. "Larry" Howell, age 84, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in Sebring, FL. He was born August 20, 1937 in Bath,NY to Arthur and Nina (Huey) Howell. He attended school in Bradford, NY and graduated in 1955. He was proud to be a dairy farmer and also worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a rural letter...
Rita Kay Overman
Aug 14, 2022
Rita Kay Overman, also known by many as Rita Bennett, of Sebring, Florida, died
peacefully from cancer at home on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the age of 74.
Rita was born on January 13, 1948, to parents Arva (Benner) and Marion Overman in
Richmond, Indiana and was an only child. Her childhood days were happy memories
living on...
Barton "Bart" P. Brownstein
Aug 14, 2022
Barton (Bart) Peter Brownstein, 84 passed away peacefully August 14, 2022 in Sebring, FL. Bart had residences in both in Sebring and Hollywood. He was born in Woodmere, NY to Sidney and Ruth Richman Brownstein and had one brother. Bart lived a full and adventurous life with his companion of 47 years Jane McArthur. He was a pilot, certified...
Noah Andrew Franklin
Aug 9, 2022
Noah Andrew Franklin, 25, passed away August 9th. Noah loved cooking, hunting with his dad, playing soccer, animals and he loved to be goofy and make people laugh. He was a graduate of Boone High School 2015. He is survived by his beautiful daughter Ryleigh Nicole, parents Neil and Janet and sister Jennah as well as many aunts, uncles and...
David S. Good
Jul 29, 2022
David Shawn Good
May 6, 1981, to July 29, 2022
David S. Good of Lakeland, Florida passed away from an accident on Friday July 29, 2022, in Lakeland,Florida. Born and raised in Sebring, Florida, David dedicated his life to his family and friends. Davidspent most of his working career at Alexander Air of Lakeland. He enjoyed spending his free time...
Leona V Meister
Jul 23, 2022
Leona V. Meister, 79 passed away peacefully on July 23, 2022. Leona was artistic and shared her talents of drawing, sewing, and crochet by making cancer hats and Christmas cards for patients at Cassidy Cancer Center and Highlands Hospital. She had a great laugh and beautiful smile. She enjoyed spending time with her family and working puzzle books. Leona is...
Stephanie "Stella" Mattison
Jul 21, 2022
Stella Mattison was born on February 18, 1925 in Hamtramck, Michigan and entered heaven on July 21, 2022. Although her given name was Stephanie, after her grandmother, she was known as Stella from age five and throughout her long life. When still very young, her parents, Fred and Martha Andreychuk, moved to Vassar, Michigan, where she spent her growing...
Carole Singer Spurlock
Jun 25, 2022
Carole Singer Spurlock, 84 of Sebring passed away June 25, 2022 in Tampa. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lived in Highlands County all of her adult life. She had retired from the School Board of Highlands County after 35 years in Food Service. She attended Bible Fellowship Church where she worshiped and made many friends.
She...
Sara A. Noel
Jun 19, 2022
Sara (Sally) Ann Caron Noel passed from this world peacefully, withloving family by her side, on June 19, 2022.
Born on August 5, 1932 in Huntington, Massachusetts, to Ed and HelenCaron, Sally was the youngest of seven; Ned, Paul, Helyn, Phil, Ursula, andJacky. She met the love of her life in 1948 when Richard Noel arrived in hersmall New...
Sharon E. Caryl
Jun 2, 2022
Sharon E. Caryl, 77 of Sebring died June 2, 2022. She was born in Avon Park to James R. and Thelma (Woodard) Hill. She returned to this area in 1984 from Sarasota, Florida. She was a caregiver and had attended New Life Fellowship Church.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, James H. Gilley, her second husband, Dean...
Mary Ruth Strenth
May 16, 2022
Mary Ruth Strenth, 71, of Sebring, Florida, passed away on May 16th, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with several complications attributed to pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure. Mary was born on November 1, 1950 to Albert and Edith Knight of Sebring, Florida. After Mary graduated from Sebring High School in 1968, she pursued a degree...
Blanca Luisa Ildefonso
May 1, 2022
Blanca L. Ildefonso, 85 of Sebring died May 1, 2022. She was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico moving to Sebring in 1988 from Brooklyn, New York. She along with her late husband had served as Youth Coordinators for the Hispanic Youth for the Diocese of Venice and she was a Homemaker. Blanca was predeceased by her husband Juvencio in 2007....
Robert Fulton Jenkins, Jr.
Apr 29, 2022
Robert Jenkins, 76 of Sebring, FL passed away on April 29, 2022. He was born in Wauchula FL on November 20, 1945 to Robert and Hazel (Tucker) Jenkins. In the 1950s the family moved to Sebring where he graduated from Sebring High School in 1964.
He and the family attended the Sebring Church of the Nazarene for many years.
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James G. Costello
Apr 13, 2022
James George Costello was born in Chicago Illinois and passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving sons. James was a Captain in the U. S. Army for over 20 years. He was a decorated soldier who served in Korea as well as Vietnam. James settled in Sebring in 1978 where he raised his family. He was a dedicated member...
Austin Nicholas Velasquez
Apr 7, 2022
Austin Nicholas Velasquez was born in Lake Wales, Florida on January 4, 1997.
He is survived by his wife Harley Jane Velasquez, parents Christopher and Kimberly Velasquez, brother Cameron Velasquez, paternal grandmother, Annetta Jo Velasquez, maternal grandparents Julia Jordan and William Lamar Robinson and six cousins.
Austin graduated from Avon Park High School in 2015 where he was a member...
Esther K. Howell
Apr 3, 2022
Esther P. Howell, 92, of Sebring passed April 3, 2022. She was born in Bartow, FL to the late James Anthony and Sheila Mary Pullen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Duane Howell, December 22, 2010. She moved from Bartow to Sebring and was a graduate of Sebring High School, class of 1947. She then moved to...
Kenneth W. McGathey
Apr 3, 2022
Kenneth W. McGathey, 72, of Sebring died April 3, 2022. He was born in Logan, Ohio to the late Pearl and Thelma McGathey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice. Moved to Sebring in 1985 from Logan, Ohio. Kenneth served in the U.S. Air Force for 5 years during Vietnam. He worked as a manager in retail sales.
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Shirley J. Rose
Mar 23, 2022
Shirley J. Rose, age 86 passed away on March 23,2022, in Sebring FL. She was born March 4, 1936 in Red Creek, NY to Harold and Dorothy(Dates) Houghtaling.
Shirley was a homemaker and loving wife of Gordon S. Rose for 66 years and devoted mother to five children.
She is survived by husband Gordon S. Rose, sisters Mary Lancaster and...
Elaine B. Manderville
Mar 9, 2022
Elaine B. Manderville passed away on March 9, 2022 at her homesurrounded by her loving family in Sebring, Florida.
Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, services will be held at 11:00 AM onMonday, March 14, 2022 at Morris Funeral Chapel in Sebring, Florida.Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, Florida.
Elaine was born in Watervliet, New York to...
Marlene Kay Linhart
Mar 4, 2022
Marlene Kay Linhart was born on a cold snowy November 25, in 1949 and passed away on a sunny day in Sebring Fl on March 4, 2022 in her apartment at the Palms Assisted living center.
She was a long time accountant with Danner Press and later East Ohio Press. She lived most of her life in Minerva...
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