OBITUARIES

Aidan (Mike) McGrath

Aidan (Mike) McGrath

Oct 21, 2011

McGRATH, AIDAN (MIKE), 76 of Sebring, died, Friday, October 21, 2011 at Hope Hospice, Sebring. Mike was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. A member of the Pipefitters union, moving to Sebring in 1987 from Homestead, FL. A Life Member of the American Legion and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars....

Herbert J. Ouellette

Herbert J. Ouellette

Oct 12, 2011

OUELLETTE, HERBERT J., 85 of Sebring, FL died October 12, 2011 in Sebring. He was born in VanBuren, Maine and joined the U.S. Navy in New Haven, CT on March 21, 1944, serving in the Pacific during W.W. II as Seaman 1st Class. Herbert married Rose Dionne on Febuary 3, 1951. He retired in 1981 from Mechanic Uniform Service, East...

Nancy Lee "Nano" Walker

Nancy Lee "Nano" Walker

Oct 9, 2011

Nancy Lee "Nano" Walker, 59, of Sebring Florida, lost her battle with cancer on October 14, 2011. Nano was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1952, but spent over 40 years in the Avon Park/Sebring area. Nano's parents, Edward and Dorothy Williams Cook, worked in the administration of Walker Hospital in Avon Park. Nano was the last surviving member of the...

Richard M. Arabinko

Richard M. Arabinko

Oct 9, 2011

ARABINKO, RICHARD M., 84, of Sebring, FL, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Bay Pines Medical Center. Richard was born in Chicago, IL and entered the U. S. Army in 1945 in New York City. Following W.W. II Richard continued to live in New York, moving to Sebring in 1981 from Walden, NY. He was active in Real Estate, having...

Ana Lydia Ildefonso

Ana Lydia Ildefonso

Oct 5, 2011

ILDEFONSO, ANA LYDIA., 81 of Sebring, FL died Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Lydia was born in Brooklyn, New York and she was of Puerto Rican Heritage. Lydia was a community tireless leader and great advocate in her earlier years in the Puerto Rican Community of New York City. She moved to Puerto Rico where she worked for the Governor and...

Mary J. Giba

Mary J. Giba

Sep 28, 2011

GIBA, MARY J., 89 of Sebring died September 28, 2011. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, a graduate of Mt. Assisi University, Pittsburgh receiving her Masters degree. She taught in Cranford, NJ and Pittsburgh areas moving to Sebring in 1983 from Garwood, NJ. Mary was preceded in death by a life long friend, Lillian Wilds and a sister, Sister Bernadette...

Robert "Bobby" Youmans

Robert "Bobby" Youmans

Sep 28, 2011

Robert "Bobby" Youmans, 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Sebring, FL where he resided since leaving his beloved Key West for the final time in 2005. Bobby was born October 29, 1925 to Rex and Myrtle Youmans in Tacoma Park, MD. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, just 16 years old, he lied about his age to serve...

Leona M. Green

Leona M. Green

Sep 27, 2011

Leona M. Green 80 of Sebring died September 27, 2011 at the Palms of Sebring. She was born in Somerset, NY moving to the area in 1983 from Fullerton, CA. She was employed by Beckman Instruments as an eletronic assembler for 26 years. She was a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Sebring. She is survived by a...

Alfred Robert Reuter

Alfred Robert Reuter

Sep 22, 2011

REUTER, ALFRED ROBERT, 79 of Sebring, FL died September 22, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice House. Alfred was born in Phildelphia, PA. A 20 year veteran in the United States Air Force; he then retired from Civil Service as Jet aircraft mechanic in Trenton, NJ moving to St. Petersburg, FL in 1989 then to Avon Park/Sebing in 1990. Alfred was...

Guy Canter

Guy Canter

Sep 11, 2011

CANTER, GUY, 83 of Sebring, FL, died, Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring. He was born in Charleston, WV. Guy served in the U.S. Army, 1948-1971, retiring after 22 years as MSG-E-8. He had served two duty's in Korea and two duty's in Viet Nam. He lived in Loudonville, Ohio 1970-1981 and St. Peters, MO from 1981-1995....

Joan McMahan

Joan McMahan

Sep 3, 2011

McMAHAN, JOAN, 76 died Saturday, September 3rd. She was born in Cincinnati, OH and was in real estate in Ohio and Okeechobee moving to Lorida in 1984. She and her late husband, John owned Joes Trash and Treasures in Lorida. Joan enjoyed the flea markets and was active with the Orchid Society of Highlands County and Francis Mobile Home Association....

Jeannine Mann

Jeannine Mann

Sep 2, 2011

MANN, JEANNINE, 81 of Sebring died, Friday, September 2, 2011. She was born in Johnsonburg, PA, daughter of the late Harry and Maura Mann moved to Sebring from Ft. Myers in 1970. She was a former Manager for Goodwill Industries and had worked at Highlands Regional Medical Center. She enjoyed Bunco and the local doll club as well as volunteering...

James Harmon Roper

James Harmon Roper

Aug 31, 2011

ROPER JAMES HARMON, 80 of Sebring. FL died August 31, 2011. He was born in Miami, FL and served twenty one years in the U.S. Army retiring as a Master Sgt. and a veteran of Viet Nam. He retired from Bell South in Miami moving to Sebring in 1990. A member of the Telephone Pioneers and First Baptist Church of...

Karen A. Anderson

Karen A. Anderson

Aug 29, 2011

ANDERSON, KAREN A., 66 of Avon Park, FL, died Monday, August 29, 2011. She was born in Cloquet, MN and worked at Walgreens at Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, MN, moving to Avon Park in 2000. Karen retired from Walgreens, Avon Park. She is survived by husband, Edwin; children, Kevin Lukanen, Randy Eliason, Brian Eliason, Chris Anderson and Keely Anderson; eight...

Mark R. Brunner

Mark R. Brunner

Aug 27, 2011

BRUNNER, MARK R., 52 of Sebring, died, Saturday, August 27, 2011. He was born in Milwaukee County, WI and served in the U.S. Navy during the Iranian Conflict. A former air traffic controller in Melbourne, FL and then was a collections collector for Barnett Bank. Mark was an artist and a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. A Mass will...

Caroline R. Shellenberger

Caroline R. Shellenberger

Aug 26, 2011

Caroline R. Shellenberger (Carrie) 94, a longtime resident of Coral Gables, FL, died peacefully on Friday, August 26 at BalMoral Assisted Living in Lake Placid, FL. Carrie, born in York, PA was the oldest of eight children to the late Paul J. and Caroline (Glackin) Shellenberger. In 1946, she moved to Coral Gables, FL where she was employed by Penn...

Rev. Vernon K. Billington

Rev. Vernon K. Billington

Aug 25, 2011

Lillie Hazel Billington was born on February 15, 1924 in Akron, Ohio, to Will and Geneva Hill.She was saved at the age of eight. When she was 12 years old, they moved to Copley, Ohio where they lived in the country. On the farm, after school, she had her farm chores plus taking care of her younger brother while her...

John Clare Watson, Jr

John Clare Watson, Jr

Aug 16, 2011

WATSON, JR., JOHN CLARE, 71 of Sebring, died August 16, 2011. John was a native of Sebring, graduate of Sebring High School, class of 1957. He attended Stetson University, St. Petersburg, FL. John joined the Highlands County Sheriffs Department in 1960 and served as a Bailiff retiring in December 2002 as a Sergeant He served in the United States Air...

Billy C. Cason

Billy C. Cason

Aug 13, 2011

Cason, Billy C., 82, passed away August 13, 2011, at home. He was born in Sebring, FL, on January 20, 1929, and was a lifelong resident of Sebring. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark and Lorena Cason. He was an active member of First Baptist Church, Sebring, serving as a deacon and greeter for many years. He...

Carl L. Kopp

Carl L. Kopp

Aug 11, 2011

CARL L. KOPP Age 93, Sebring, FL, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 11 in Jensen Beach, FL at the home of his daughter. He passed peacefully, surrounded by loving family members. Carl was born in Braddock, PA. moving to Lake Worth in 1956, and served as City Treasurer/Tax Collector, then City Manager of the City of Lake...

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