OBITUARIES

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)...

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...

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...

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...

Patricia Ann Carnley

Patricia Ann Carnley

May 23, 2012

CARNLEY, Patricia Ann of Sebring died May 23, 2012. She was born July 13, 1941 in St. Louis, MO to Al and Helen Schricker. She received her GED and attended Muskegon Junior College for a short time. She Married William Carnley on October 4, 1974 in Grant, MI. She worked with a speaker company that now has become Rockford Fosgate...

Mary Frances Earhart Brown

Mary Frances Earhart Brown

May 22, 2012

Mary Frances Earhart Brown, age 92, died Tuesday, May 22 at Hope Hospice in Sebring. Mrs. Brown, twice married, is survived by her husband, Dr. Frederick J. Brown, Jr. Her first husband, Dr. Quentin L. Earhart, died in 1981. She is also survived by her son, Robert Allan Earhart, and his wife Kelley, of Columbus, Georgia. Her daughter, Barbara Earhart...

Violet Ruth Heckman

Violet Ruth Heckman

May 5, 2012

HECKMAN, VIOLET RUTH, 94 of Sebring, FL, died Satuday, May 5, 2012. She was born Pine Grove, PA, daughter of the late, Dorie and Margaret Snyder Ditzler. She was a secretary for Ford Motor Corporation and a member of Order of Eastern Star in California. She moved to Sebring in 1993 from Lavern, CA and had served as a director...

Lois Jane Shanks

Lois Jane Shanks

May 2, 2012

SHANKS, LOIS JANE, 95 of Sebring died May 2, 2012 at the Palms of Sebring. She was born in Merino, Colorado to John and Lefa (Brammer) Ramsey. She was raised in southern Iowa where her father was a farmer. She had polio when she was a child and missed most of a year of school. Because of the help of...

Joyce E. Wentz

Joyce E. Wentz

May 2, 2012

WENTZ, JOYCE E., 78 of Sebring, FL died May 2, 2012. Joyce was born in Wauseon, OH, daughter of the late, Kenneth and Theola (Zimmerman) Fraker. A life long resident of Wauseon where she worked as a receptionist for Sterling Milk Company. Joyce wintered in (Spring Lake area) Sebring since 1980 and attended Memorial United Methodist Church, Lake Placid, FL....

Richard J. Beebe

Richard J. Beebe

May 1, 2012

BEEBE, RICHARD J., 52 of Sebring, died May 1, 2012. He was born in Binghamton, NY. He moved to Sebring in 2004 from Lakeland, FL and was manager for CVS Pharmacy, Sebring. A member of Knights of Columbus where he was a trustee and youth leader. Rick was very active in many positions in St. Catherine Catholic Church. Visitation 6-8...

Guy Terry

Guy Terry

Apr 25, 2012

TERRY, Guy, 64 died at home on April 25, 2012 after a long illness. He served in the U.S.Army during the Vietnam Era. He served in the Navy Reserves. After retiring, he volunteered at Wrede's Wildlife. He was preceded in death by his father Jack Terry and Mother Gwen Terry. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Judy,...

Norman R. Jensen

Norman R. Jensen

Apr 22, 2012

JENSEN, NORMAN R., 94 of Sebring, FL passed away March 22, 2012. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, moving to Sebring in 1965 from Miami, FL. He was a Sheet Metal Fabricator of aircraft in Miami and retired from Swann Industries. A faithful member of Faith Lutheran Church. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Diana Jensen and is...

Maryann Wolpert

Maryann Wolpert

Apr 19, 2012

MARYANN WOLPERT, 69 of Sebring passed away Thursday in West Palm Beach, FL. She was born in New York , New York moving to Sebring 17 years ago from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She was an Executive Assistant with the Highlands County Tax Collector's Office. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lake Placid. She is survived by...

Clifford Jacob Bitterman

Clifford Jacob Bitterman

Apr 19, 2012

Clifford Jacob Bitterman, 67 of Sebring died April 19, 2012 in Lakeland, Florida. He was a native of Parkston, South Dakota moving to the area in 1998 from Bremen, IN. He was a retireed Production Manager for S.K.F. Bearing Industries and attended Grace Bible Church in Sebring. He is survived by his wife, Etha of Sebring, his children, Christopher Barnhill...

Anna M. Hall

Anna M. Hall

Apr 17, 2012

HALL, ANNA M., 82 of Sebring, FL died April 17, 2012 in Pinehurst, NC. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA moving to Sebring in 1984 from Milford, CT. A member of Spring Lake United Methodist Churh; Danish Sisterhood of America, Lodge #16, Bridgeport CT; Indian River Grange #13, Milford, CT; Order of Eastern Star, Chapter #126 and the Fezettes....

Rhoderick Gordon Cameron

Rhoderick Gordon Cameron

Apr 14, 2012

CAMERON, RHODERICK "ROCKY" GORDON, 72 earned his "Perfect Wings" on April 14, 2011, at Florida Hospital, Lake Placid, FL. Born June 26, 1939 in Detroit, MI, he retired to Sebring, FL in 2001. He graduated from Ferndale High School in June of 1959 and worked for 40 years as a groundskeeper at Roseland Park Cemetery. Rocky was an avid Detroit...

Dale Edward Ellis

Dale Edward Ellis

Apr 14, 2012

ELLIS, DALE EDWARD, 74 of Sebring, Fl passed away April 14, 2012 at Good Shepherd Hospice. He was born in Newcastle, IN, and attended Perdue University. Dale retired from the U.S. Navy in 1977 as Chief Petty Officer. He moved to Sebring in 2004 and attended First Christian Church and was a life member of V.F.W. Post #4300 and a...

Karen K. Babcock

Karen K. Babcock

Apr 14, 2012

BABCOCK, KAREN K.,52 of Sebring, FL passed away his her residence, Saturday, April 14, 2012. Karen was born in Middletown, Ohio, graduate of Middletown High School and received her Nursing Degree from Manhattan VoTech College, Manhattan, Kansas and attended Ohio State. Karen served in the U.S. Army from August 2, 1980 to May 1, 1987, moving to Sebring in 1990....

Dr. James R. Stevens

Dr. James R. Stevens

Apr 12, 2012

STEVENS, DR. JAMES R., 87, of Sebring, Fl went to be with his Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Dr. Stevens was born in Karnak, IL. He served in W.W. II with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific and was a Disabled Veteran. A graduate of Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga, TN and pastored churches in IL, KY, Ga, TN...

Caroline Skipper Hanken

Caroline Skipper Hanken

Apr 10, 2012

HANKEN, CAROLINE SKIPPER, 54 of Sebring, FL died April 10, 2012. Caroline was born in Avon Park, FL and is the daughter of the late, Robert D. Skipper and Mae Gribbens Hogin. A graduate of Sebring High School, Class of 1976. She had worked for Barnett Bank and Highlands County Tag Agency and was a Sales Representative for Lincare and...