OBITUARIES

Apr 7, 2022

Austin Nicholas Velasquez was born in Lake Wales, Florida on January 4, 1997.

He is survived by his wife Harley Jane Velasquez, parents Christopher and Kimberly Velasquez, brother Cameron Velasquez, paternal grandmother, Annetta Jo Velasquez, maternal grandparents Julia Jordan and William Lamar Robinson and six cousins.

Austin graduated from Avon Park High School in 2015 where he was a member...

Apr 3, 2022

Esther P. Howell, 92, of Sebring passed April 3, 2022. She was born in Bartow, FL to the late James Anthony and Sheila Mary Pullen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Duane Howell, December 22, 2010. She moved from Bartow to Sebring and was a graduate of Sebring High School, class of 1947. She then moved to...

Apr 3, 2022

Kenneth W. McGathey, 72, of Sebring died April 3, 2022. He was born in Logan, Ohio to the late Pearl and Thelma McGathey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice. Moved to Sebring in 1985 from Logan, Ohio. Kenneth served in the U.S. Air Force for 5 years during Vietnam. He worked as a manager in retail sales.

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Mar 23, 2022

Shirley J. Rose, age 86 passed away on March 23,2022, in Sebring FL.  She was born March 4, 1936 in Red Creek, NY to Harold and Dorothy(Dates) Houghtaling.

Shirley was a homemaker and loving wife of Gordon S. Rose for 66 years and devoted mother to five children. 

She is survived by husband Gordon S. Rose, sisters Mary Lancaster and...

Mar 9, 2022

Elaine B. Manderville passed away on March 9, 2022 at her homesurrounded by her loving family in Sebring, Florida.

Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, services will be held at 11:00 AM onMonday, March 14, 2022 at Morris Funeral Chapel in Sebring, Florida.Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, Florida.

Elaine was born in Watervliet, New York to...

Mar 4, 2022

Marlene Kay Linhart was born on a cold snowy November 25, in 1949 and passed away on a sunny day in Sebring Fl on March 4, 2022 in her apartment at the Palms Assisted living center.   

 

She was a long time accountant with Danner Press and later East Ohio Press.   She lived most of her life in Minerva...

Feb 27, 2022

Feb 25, 2022

David Wilson Baker born May 9, 1966 of Maine passed away February 25, 2022 of Sebring, FL. David known as “the goatee man” had a passion for fishing, making people laugh and spending time outdoors. David always kept to himself but would always drop what he was doing to help anyone. No matter the situation you could always count on...

Feb 16, 2022

William Louis Jehlicka, age 94, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 16, 2022 at The Palms of Sebring where he and his wife lived.

Bill, as he was called, was born in Euclid, OH on December 24, 1927 to Louis William and Helen (Thacher) Jehlicka.  He grew up in Ohio where he attended school through the 12 grade. ...

Feb 12, 2022

Alleluia!  Her Father has called her Home.  Frances Lairsey, 82 was called home on February 12, 2022.  She was born in Opp, Alabama moving to this area when she was seven years old.  She graduated from Sebring High School in 1957.  She then attended FSU and married Charley Lairsey in 1958.   In 1967 the family moved to West Palm Beach,...

Feb 10, 2022

Ms Henrietta Marie "Pete/Peewee" Bradley Weismiller, 74 of Sebring Florida passed quietly on 10 February 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. Henrietta and her husband Roy raised up 3 children at Sleepy Hills Farm in Elkton Maryland where the family were members of Immaculate Conception Parish. She is survived by her son Roy "Little Roy" Weismiller Jr. (Dino) and her...

Feb 7, 2022

Ronald C. Broomhall aka “Broomy” passed away on February 7, 2022 in Lake Placid, Florida. He was born on January 29, 1951 in Bethesda Maryland to Howard Broomhall and Roberta Broomhall [Carlock].

 

Ron grew up in Maryland until he was 13 years old and then moved to Sebring Florida in 1964. He graduated from Sebring High School in 1969....

Feb 2, 2022

 

Grover Clyde (Sonny) Fleming died peacefully in his home in Sebring, Florida, on February 2, 2022. Mr. Fleming, who was 90 years old, is preceded in death by his mother, Erie Clyde Hutchison, his father Grover Cleveland Fleming, his sister Maxine Fleming Sawyer, and his brother in law Felix Sawyer, all of Enterprise, Alabama. He leaves behind his beloved...

Jan 31, 2022

Betty I. Jenkins, born in Tipton County of Indiana Nov. 1, 1926, was a former resident of Kokomo, Indiana and Stampford, Connecticut.  She moved to Sebring, Florida in 1998 and passing away at Advent Health Sebring on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her late husband, Meredith E. Jenkins and son, Dennis R. Jenkins.  She leaves...

Jan 31, 2022

Sandra Kay Payne, 69, of Sebring passed away on January 31, 2022. She was born in Windber, Pennsylvania moving to this area 40 years ago. She was a Switchboard Operator at Highlands Regional Medical Center and also had worked in other areas. She is survived by her husband, John P. Payne of Sebring; Daughter, Charlene Ann Gordon, Sebring; Stepsons, John...

Jan 26, 2022

 

Steve Milligan (age 83) met his Lord and Savior Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 9:00 pm in Sebring, Florida.

Steve was born May 24, 1938, to Roy and Ruth (Stephenson) Milligan, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Ypsilanti High School and married Carol (Hanlon) Milligan, his wife of 65 years, in 1956.

Steve was a Lieutenant with the Ypsilanti Township...

Jan 23, 2022

Josef (Joseph) Brunner, known to his friends and family as Joe, was born in Budapest, Hungary on May 25, 1933 to the late Mathias and Anna (Monger) Brunner. Joe immigrated to the United States in 1952 and shortly thereafter joined the US Army and spent two years at Fort Hood training as a tank driver before being honorably discharged. After...

Jan 22, 2022

Sandra (Sandy) R. Carter went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 22, 2022 at the age of 76. Sandy was born on January 18, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island the daughter and only child of Jose Antone and Rose Vincent Antone. Jose Antone died when Sandy was a very young girl. Her mother Rose remarried to Robert...

Jan 22, 2022

Victor Manuel Astacio-Otero, 73, of Sebring, FL passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Sebring, FL. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico moving to Chicago, IL in 1988. In 2004 he moved to Sebring and built a home here. He was a veteran in the US Army serving during Vietnam. Victor worked as a Medical Technician at hospitals in Puerto Rico,...

Jan 17, 2022

Harry Francis Jones was born Friday, 31 July 1936 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. The fourth child of Frederick Jones and Mary Josephine “Josie” Mahon died peacefully on Monday, 17 January 2022 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida.

 

He was baptized in the newly built Cathedral of Christ the King in Mullingar in 1936. Harry started school at the age...