OBITUARIES

Lois Irene Kesselring
Sep 16, 2010
KESSELRING, LOIS IRENE, 92 of Sebring, FL died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at The Palms of Sebring. She was born in Polo, IL, February 11, 1918, daughter of the late Harvey E. and Orpha Gilbert Butterbaugh. Moved to Sebring in 1976 and a resident of Desoto Mobile Home Park. Retired as a Nursing Assistant at the Palms of Sebring. She...

Bernice M. Kriner
Sep 14, 2010
KRINER, M. BERNICE, 91 of Sebring, FL died, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at her daughters residence in Bland, VA. She was born in East Pembrook, NY and was preceded in death by husband, Edward Kriner. They moved to Sebring in 1979 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and was active at First Baptist Church and the Keenagers program. She is survived by...

David H. Root
Sep 9, 2010
ROOT, DAVID H. 88 of Sebring, FL died, Thursday September 9, 2010, DAVID H. ROOT in Clewiston, FL. David was born in Cleveland, OH, son of the late, Huber H. and Mabel Kniseley Root. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in W.W. II, a graduate of Western Reserve University, Cleveland. David was a Tool & Dir Designer, retiring from...

Clarence J. Elkins
Sep 3, 2010
ELKINS, CLARENCE JOSEPH, 82 of Lake Placid, FL died September 3, 2010 in Lake Placid. He was born in Cabell County, West Virginia. A veteran of U.S. Army serving in W.W.II and Korean Conflict. He was involved in construction and building launch pads at Cape Canaveral and construction of space mountain at Disney World. At the age of 50 he...

James McCollum
Aug 14, 2010
McCOLLUM, JR., JAMES F., 64, of Sebring, FL died suddenly, Saturday evening at Florida Hospital. Jim was born in Reidsville, NC; an Eagle Scout; attended University of Florida and a member of Chi Phi Fraternity; received his B.A.. from Florida Atlantic University and his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law. He moved to Sebring in 1972 and...
Helen McDougal
Aug 14, 2010
McDUGAL, HELEN, 93 of Sebring, FL, died August 14, 2010. She was born in St. James, NY and resided in Englewood, FL for 35 years, where she had severed as President of the Business and Professional Womens and was a member of the American Legion Post #276 Auxilary. Helen was an Episcopalian, moving to Sebring in 1980. She is survived...

Maria Villanueva
Aug 12, 2010
VILLANUEVA, MARIA ISABEL, 86 of Sebring, FL died August 19, 2010 in Sebring. She was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico moving to Sebring in 1981 from Catano, Puerto Rico. A member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. She is survived by her daugters Magda I. Rosado, Norma Pabon, Carmen Navarrete; sons; Raul Navarete, Carlos Ayala, Jose Ayala; nineteen grandchildren and thirty...

Vernon Henry Bielefeld
Aug 12, 2010
BIELEFELD, VERNON HAROLD, 92, died peacefully at his Sebring, FL home, with his daughters at his bedside. His loving wife Ardythe, preceded him on June 30, 2010. Vernon was born in New Knoxville, OH on December 4, 1917 to John and Freda Bielefeld. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 and landed on Utah Beach, during W.W. II. On...

Beulah Vosburgh
Aug 12, 2010
VOSBURGH, BEULAH (Bea) MacLEOD, 88 of Sebring, FL, passed away on August 12, 2010. She was born in Cambridge, MA, then moved to Quincy, MA and is a graduate of North Quincy High School and of Burdett College, Boston,, where she worked as a secretary until her marriage. She was the w widow of Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stephen E. Vosburgh....

Alexander Stow
Aug 8, 2010
Stow, Alexander R., 79 of Sebring, FL died August 8, 2010. Al was born in Haines Port, NJ and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Wells Fargo Bank as an auditor moving to Sebring in 1992 from Sarasota, FL. Al was an active member of American Legion Post #74; sons of the American Legion;...

Elizabeth Walker
Jul 31, 2010
WALKER, H. ELIZABETH, 88, of Sebring, Fl died Friday. Mother of Litton M.Walker, Jr. and E. Ann Walker.Condolences or Life Stories may be expressed in her Guestbook. Morris Funeral Chapel, Sebring, Fl.

Jean Maxon
Jul 30, 2010
MAXON-WARWIN, JEAN A., 90 of Sebring, FL, died July 30, 2010. Jean was born in Elba, NY moving to Sebring in 1973 from Fairport, NY with her late husband, Neal. A member of Sebring Church of the Brethren. Jean is survived by her husband, Jerry Warwin; daughter, Julie Richards and granddaughter, Marsha Bowman; nieces and nephews. A memorial service will...

Valerie Green
Jul 23, 2010
Green, Valerie G. 89, died July 23, 2010 In Sebring, Fl. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and married Melvin Green in Detroit in 1944 and were happily married for 51 years. They were owners of Micro Components in St. Petersburg, Fl. and members of holy Family Catholic Church. Val moved to Sebring in 2009. She is survived by a...

Jean Panasik
Jul 20, 2010
PANASIK, JEAN ANN, 58, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at her residence in Sebring. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, moving to Sebring in 2002, from Dania Beach, FL. Survived by her loving family, husband, Fred Panasik; mother, Winifred Artig both of Sebring; sisters, Barbara Northcutt, Sumterville, FL and April Pazienza, Puta Gorda, FL; loving pets, Andrew and Rocky. A...

Eugene Harry
Jul 19, 2010
HARRY, EUGENE CHARLES, born August 23, 1950 in Pontiac, MI left this earth on Monday July 19, 2010. "Gene" was a respected business man, an avid race fan of Sebring International Raceway and Sports Car Club of America. He enjoyed his time with friends and family. Gene is proceeded in death by his parents, Eugene and Donna Harry and is...

Kathryn Owen
Jul 18, 2010
Kathryn Elizabeth Owen,maiden name Abbott, was born in Page, West Virginia. At the age of 3 she and the family moved to Huntington, West Virginia where she remained for the next 25 years until she moved to Miami, Florida and married. Katie was a member of the United Methodist church in Huntington and often sang in the choir there. At...

Judith Page
Jul 17, 2010
PAGE, JUDITH, 69 of Sebring, FL, died saturday, July 17, 2010. Judy was born in Sebring, FL, a graduate of Sebring High School and Stetson University. Judy worked in administration at University of South Florida, retiring in 1998 returning to Sebring and taught school. A member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, William E....

Sheila Canning
Jul 14, 2010
CANNING, SHEILA PERKINS, 60 of Sebring, FL died July 14, 2010. Shelia was born in Melrose, Mass, daughter of the of the late, David Eaton and Joan Cox Perkins former Sebring residents. She was also preceded in death by her brother Scott Eaton Perkins. A graduate of Montgomery College in Maryland and attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel...
Ardythe Bielefeld
Jun 30, 2010
BIELEFELD, ARDYTHE JUNE, 88, of Sebring, FL, died peacefully at her residence, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Ardythe was born in Lima, OH, June 23, 1922, to William and Wilmetta Huston. Ardythe met Vernon at a church function in Lima and they were married at her home in Lima on August 21, 1942. She worked...

Asa Hammer
Jun 25, 2010
Asa W. Hammer, 89 of Sebring, Florida passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 in Sebring. He was born in Union, Iowa on March 22, 1921. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years as Chief Master Sergeant and another 15 years in the Federal Government. Asa (Bo) retired in July 1977 and he and his wife, Doris moved...