OBITUARIES

John Peter Borgemeister

John Peter Borgemeister

Sep 5, 2012

BORGEMEISTER, JOHN PETER, 59 of Sebring, FL passed away peacefully on September 5, 2012 in his sleep surrounded by family after a courageous 3 year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Arvida, Quebec, Canada moving from Niagara Falls, Canada to Sebring in 1967 with his family, Fred. Sr., Eva, Bill and Margaret. He grduated in 1971 from Sebring...

Grace Gioe Sagona

Grace Gioe Sagona

Sep 3, 2012

Grace Gioe Sagona, Sebring, Florida November 12, 1920 - September 3, 2012 Born Grace Catharine Gioe to parents Joseph Gioe and Veronica Malone Gioe in Brooklyn, NY. From the very start of her life, it was obvious to everyone who came in contact with Grace that she possessed a outgoing personality and extraordinary enthusiasm for life. Grace brought humor, love...

Betty A. Eveleth

Betty A. Eveleth

Aug 24, 2012

EVELETH, BETTY A., 72, passed away, Friday evening, August 24, 2012 at Highlands Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Betty was born in Lowell, Mass on April 20, 1940. She and Pete moved to Highlands County from Hallandale, Fl in 1971 and they established Pete Eveleth Well Drilling Inc, Betty served as Secretary Treasurer. Betty and Pete enjoyed traveling...

Betty Jo Sloan

Betty Jo Sloan

Aug 22, 2012

SLONE, BETTY JO, 77 of Sebring, FL died August 22, 2012. She was born in Harlan, KY, moving to Sebring in 1999 from Louisville, KY. A member of Sebring Church of the Nazarene; she was preceded in death by her husband Ferrell Slone and daughter, Brenda Wilson. Betty Jo is survived by her loving family; daughter, Cathy Sloan Shepard; sons...

Judy Wilkins Cooper

Judy Wilkins Cooper

Aug 2, 2012

COOPER, JUDY WILKINS, 50, died August 2, 2012. Born in Bartow, FL moving to Sebring in 1963. Sebring High School graduate, class of 1979 and attended South Florida Community College. She is survived by her mother, Jewel Wilkins; husband, David Cooper; daughter, Jessica (Christopher) Price; son, Jason (Nicole) Cooper; sisters, Mickey (Jerry) Fennell and Janice (Robert) Trevino; brother, Jimmy (Rachel)...

William H. Mattison Jr

William H. Mattison Jr

Jul 18, 2012

MATTISON, Jr, William H. 77, Loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather was called home by our Lord on July 18, 2012 after a long illness. He was born in Bradenton, FL in 1935 and graduated from Manatee High School in 1953. He moved to Thomasville, GA where he met his wife, of 55 years, Valda Wilder. He worked for...

Donald Leon Carlisle

Donald Leon Carlisle

Jul 12, 2012

DONALD LEON CARLISLE, 60 of Sebring went to his Heavenly Father on July 12, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Karen, Daughters, Dana Runnion and Donika, son, Isaac, granddaughters, Katie-Ashley and Veronica D'Angelo, great grandson, Justin, brother, Lenard Carlisle, Jr and sister Dianne Logston. Don was an Ordained Minister through the New Testament Church and Mission, worked for the...

James Thomas Hinkle, Sr

James Thomas Hinkle, Sr

Jul 9, 2012

JAMES THOMAS HINKLE, Sr. 71, of Sebring died July 9, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was a native of Wauseon, Ohio moving to Sebring in 1984 from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada by way of Minnesota. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, He was a banker, a service manager for Blackman Ford, safety director for Smoak...

Mary Christie Dumont

Mary Christie Dumont

Jul 1, 2012

On July 1, 2012 Mary Christie Hamilton Dumont, our beloved "Butchie," 92, died at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Abbeville, Georgia on January 17, 1920, Butchie moved to West Palm Beach at age 2 where she grew up the second youngest of seven Hamilton children. While working as a secretary at Morrison Field in West Palm Beach,...

Ronald Ray Harris

Ronald Ray Harris

Jun 28, 2012

HARRIS, RONALD RAY, 66 of Sebring, FL, died Thursday, June 28, 2012. Ronnie was born in Anderson, IN, served as a Operating Corpsman with the U.S. Navy, stationed in Vietnam. A graduate of Miami-Dade College, receiving his AS degree in Mortuary Science. Ron faithfully served the Central Florida area as a devoted Licensed Funeral Director and also drove a tour...

R. Maurine Richie

R. Maurine Richie

Jun 26, 2012

RICHIE, R. MAURINE, 77 of Lake Placid, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 in Lakeland, FL. Maurine was born in Mt. Morris, MI and was a former Executive Secretary for General Motors. Maurine married Jack L. Richie on September 13, 1958 in Flint, MI. A resident of Lake Placid from Miami, Fl since 1985. She enjoyed her Arts, Crafts and...

Eva Gerda Borgmeister

Eva Gerda Borgmeister

Jun 24, 2012

EVA GERDA BORGEMEISTER, 86, of Sebring died June 24, 2012. She moved to Sebring from Niagara Falls, Canada in 1967 with husband Fred, deceased, and the 3 younger children. The family owned and operated the Holiday Motel and Cafeteria in Sebring and built and developted The Tower Square before retiring. She was active in the Womens Club of Sebring and...

Julie Emily Cribbs

Julie Emily Cribbs

Jun 19, 2012

CRIBBS, JULIE EMILY, 66 of Sebring, Fl died June 19, 2012. She was born in Baltimore, MD moving to Sebring in 2009 from Eustis, FL. Julie was preceded in death by brother, John Adams; children, Jimmy Mooney, Dwayne Mooney, Danny Lee Hahn and Lori. Survived by her husband, Robert F. Cribbs, Sebring; son, David Mischia, Eustis, Fl and daughter, Tina...

Ruth Mae Grubb

Ruth Mae Grubb

Jun 14, 2012

Grubb, Ruth Mae age 89 of Sebring, FL, died June 14th, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. She was born in Palmyra, PA and graduated from High School in Annville, PA in 1940. Later in life she went on to nursing school. She married Kenneth Dale Grubb on December 6th, 1941 (the day before Pearl Harbor) While Ken was in W.W.II,...

Charles E. Canada

Charles E. Canada

Jun 13, 2012

CANADA, CHARLES E., 79 of Avon Park, died June 13, 2012 at The Palms. Charles was born in Louisville, KY and served as Air Force Staff Sgi, 508th A & E Squadron, during the Korean Conflict as a airplane mechanic. Charles worked 35 years for AT & T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ as an electrical communications engineer. Then moved to...

Grace K. Franchio

Grace K. Franchio

Jun 12, 2012

FRANCHIO, GRACE K., 97, of Sebring, FL died June 12, 2012 at the Palms. She was born in Manheim, PA, a member of Orlando Eastern Star, York, PA and moved to Sebring in 2002 from Ocala, FL. Grace was a Registered Nurse and a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Avon Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael...

Patricia Jane Beck

Patricia Jane Beck

May 30, 2012

BECK, PATRICIA JANE, 70 of Sebring, died May 30, 2012. A graduate of Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge, MI. She moved to Sebring in 1999 from Tamarac, FL and worked at Publix Southgate Center, Sebring for several years and was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Sebring. She is survived by her loving husband, Robert Beck, Sebring; son Robert (Denise)...

Roscoe Williams

Roscoe Williams

May 28, 2012

WILLIAMS, ROSCOE, 99 of Sebring died Monday, May 28, 2012. He was born in Wilson, NC, son of the late, Willie A. and Lucy Williams who preceded him in death as well as his wife of 66 years, Clarinda. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during W.W. II. Roscoe was employed by Exxon Corporation for 35 years retiring in...

Vincent A. Cantelmi

Vincent A. Cantelmi

May 28, 2012

CANTELMI, VINCENT A., born in Roxbury, MA, January 30, 1930, died May 28, 2012. He was the son of the late Frank Cantelmi and Mary Tucci Tropeano. Survivors include his significant other Lorraine Ross, daughter, and her husband Salvatore, East Haddam, CT; son, Phillip Cantelmi and his wife Jeannine of Billings, MT; brother, Patrick Tropeano, Wallingford, CT; three grandchildren, Salvatore...

Wilma Mae Gillespie

Wilma Mae Gillespie

May 26, 2012

GILLESPIE, WILMA MAE, was born December 29, 1928 in Memphis, Michigan. She left us peacefully to be with her Lord, Saturday, May 26th in her home at Maranatha Village, Sebring. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tony and Florence Konyha, a brother Donald and sister, Eileen, as well as husbands, Ralph Fink (1958) and Archie Gillespie (1994). She...

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