OBITUARIES

John F. Hagenmeister
Sep 28, 2012
HAGEMEISTER, JOHN F, 78 of Sebring, FL died September 28, 2012. He was born in New York City, NY. Jack graduated from Sebring High School, class of 1951, FSU, class of 1975. A veteran of the United States Air Force, attained the rank of Lt. Colonel. A member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and served as an usher. He was...

Claude Ryland Meade
Sep 28, 2012
MEADE, Claude Ryland, 69, of Lorida, FL died, Saturday. He was born in Chase City, VA and a U.S. Army veteran serving in Vietnam. Ryland moved to Lorida in 1989 from Merritt Island, FL. He had worked for NASA and Pratt Whitney before moving to Lorida. He was employed in Facilities Maintenance for Highlands County and attended Lorida Church of...
Gabriel Angel Pulido, MD
Sep 20, 2012
Gabriel Angel Pulido, MD, 80 of Sebring, FL. was called to heaven September 20, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, he was a graduate of the The University of Havana Medical School and completed his residency in Pathology at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He practiced medicine as a Pathologist at Mac Neal Memorial Hospital...

Shirley A. Sircy Haralson
Sep 10, 2012
HARALSON, SHIRLEY A. SIRCY, 74 of Sebring, FL, died September 10, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her family. Shirley was born in Thomasville, GA moving to Sebring in 1946 from Madison, FL. A graduate of Sebring High School and was employed as assistant manager of the cafeteria at Fred Wild Elementary School. She was a member of the Sebring...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...