OBITUARIES
Pamela Kay Sebastian
Oct 7, 2025
Pamela Kay Sebastian 65, of Sebring passed away October 7th 2025. She was born in Fostoria, Ohio. She moved to this area in 2019 from Bradenton, Florida where she lived for many years. She worked in the meat department at Publix for many years. She was a funny, loving, sarcastic woman that loved life. She was preceded in death by...
Linda Kay Schindlbeck
Oct 6, 2025
Linda Kay Schindlbeck of Lake Placid, Florida passed from life to eternal
life and into the arms of Jesus on Monday, October 6th, 2025. She was 82
years old. She was born in Aurora, Illinois to Lydia and Harland Hoeft. She
was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 3 years old and lived to receive her
50 and 75 year awards from the Jocelyn...
William G. Jacobs
Oct 1, 2025
William (Bill) George Jacobs, Sr. (85) was peacefully called home by God on October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM with his wife Mary by his side at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Florida.
Bill was born on April 10, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert E. Jacobs and Florence I. (Forton) Jacobs.Jake (as he was known) was a 1958 graduate of Bedford...
Matthew Thomas Bochicchio
Sep 26, 2025
Matthew Thomas Bochicchio of Sebring, Florida, passed away on Sept. 26, 2025. He was born on Jan. 7, 1994 in Winter Haven, Florida. Matthew grew up in Sebring and would ultimately travel the United States as a long distance truck driver, traveling across the US and enjoying every minute of it. He never met a stranger. Matthew was of Baptist...
Mabel Hancock
Sep 3, 2025
Mabel Hancock, 89, a native and lifelong resident of Sebring passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at her residence. She was the first Majorette for Sebring High School. She was a member of the Sebring Church of the Nazarene. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother to her loving family. She is survived by her children, Ronald (Rhonda)...
Margaret A Mercure
Aug 20, 2025
Margaret A. (nee Conway). Mercure, 90, of Sebring passed away on August 20, 2025 in Sebring.
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved to Sebring in 1944 from Walla Walla, Washington.
She retired from South Ridge Abstract and Title in August of 1997
She was an active member of St. Catherine Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur W....
Luis S Delgado
Aug 12, 2025
Luis S. Delgado, age 91, of Sebring, Florida, passed away peacefully in Orlando, Florida. Born in 1934 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Luis made Sebring his home in 1977. He proudly served his country as a veteran of the United States Army and later retired as a dedicated letter carrier for the United States Postal Service. A devout member of St....
Melody Lynn Haywood
Jul 23, 2025
Melody Lynn Haywood, 63 of Lake Placid, Florida passed away July 23 2025. She was born August 28, 1961 at Walker Memorial Hospital in Avon Park, FL.
She was a Sebring High School class of 79 graduate. Melody started work for the Highlands County Tax Collector her senior year and retired from there in 2019. She was a Christian.
Melody was preceded...
Lillian Sue Macias
Jul 22, 2025
Lillian Sue Macias, 67 died July 19, 2025 after a long brave battle with cancer. She was born in Olive Hill, KY and a long time resident of Highlands County as well as Ashand, OH.Lily's eyes were blue as the sky and along with her contagious laugh was an amazing wife, loving mother and grandmother.
She raised three beautiful children, babysat...
Samuel R. Walter
Jul 19, 2025
Samuel R. Walter, 98, of Sebring, Florida passed away July 19, 2025. He was born February 19, 1927 in Mineral City, Ohio to The Rev. William and Mable (Thomas) Walter.
Samuel was a WWII US Army veteran, graduate of Sandy Valley High School of Magnolia-Waynesburg, Ohio. Over his lifetime he attended the Church of God of East Canton, Ohio and the...
Jan Wayne Edward Durrua
Jul 8, 2025
Jan Durrua, 84 of Sebring passed away July 8, 2025 in Lake Wales, Florida. He was a native of Bricktown, New. Jersey. He moved to Sebring in 1985 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, he was a contractor and owned and operated J-Mar Drywall. He was a member of the Highlands County Builders Association and the Corvette Club.
He is survived by his...
Joy T. Belcher
Jul 7, 2025
Joy T. Belcher of Sebring, Florida passed away July 7, 2025, at the age of eighty-six. She was born February 2, 1939, in Orlando, Florida, daughter of Fielding Hunter Thurmond Jr. & Virginia Belle (Peppercorn) Thurmond.
Joy graduated from William R. Boone High School in 1957 and Stetson University in 1961 where she was president of Phi Mu sorority. She was...
Janet M Nardone
Jun 2, 2025
Janet M. Nardone, of Avon Park, Florida passed away on June 2, 2025 at the age of 86. She was born on November 20, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts and is survived by her son, William V. Nardone of Rochester, New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orlando Nardone.
Janet was retired from Union Carbide in Bennington, Vermont where...
Terrance Walter Malloy
May 20, 2025
Terrance Walter Malloy, Sr. of Venus, Florida passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025 at the age of 83.
Terry, as he was known, was born on All Saints Day, November 1, 1941, in Clinton, New York to Walter and Amy Malloy. He was the oldest of 8 children growing up on "The Farm" in West Eaton, New York.
Terry is predeceased...
Chad Timothy Barnicle
Apr 29, 2025
Chad Timothy Barnicle, 59 of Sebring, died April 29th, 2025 at his home after a long battle with his health. He was born in Lorain, Ohio the son of the late Sylvia Reed and Donald Barnicle;
Chad was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvia Reed Barnicle Hambly and Donald Barnicle and his sister, Connie Barnicle.
He is survived by his loving...
Jackie E Sircy
Apr 24, 2025
Jackie E. Sircy, 86 of Sebring passed away on April 24, 2025. She was born in Arcadia, Florida February 5, 1939 to Roy and Evelyn Sutton Roberts. She moved to Sebring at an early age. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sebring Church of the Nazarene. She was predeceased by her parents, and her brother Edwin Roberts....
Janet Carolyn Skidmore
Apr 23, 2025
Janet "Jay" Carolyn Skidmore (Waid), 85 of Sebring, Florida, formally of Walton Hills, Ohio. Born to Douglas and Ethel (Weber) Waid, Garfield Heights, Ohio passed and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Paul K. Skidmore and loving mother of Wendy Joy Skidmore. No immediate services...
Byron D Stitzer
Apr 5, 2025
Byron D. Stitzer, 89, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring, FL, surrounded by his cherished family. He was born on March 21, 1936, in Decatur, IN, and lived a life filled with passion and purpose.
Byron and his wife Madelene raised their family in Greenwood,...
Verna Vail Smith
Mar 19, 2025
Verna was born December 30, 1948, in Sebring, Florida to Cornelia & Carl Prescott.
She was a loving mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved working bees with Pops for many, many years until he gained his wings. She loved having cookouts with her family and friends but most of all she loved her North Carolina Mountains where she spent her...
Robert White
Mar 15, 2025
Robert White, age 74, passed away on March 15, 2025 after an extended illness. Robert was born on June 1, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana. He married his wife, Linda L. Smith, in South Bend in 1969 before moving to Florida in 1971. After moving to Florida, he worked for Publix as an assistant produce manager for a number of...
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