OBITUARIES

Robert Henry Kletter

Robert Henry Kletter

Jul 9, 2013

Robert Henry Kletter, 92 Machinist at Continental Can Company and Piper Aircraft Lakeland- Mr. Robert Henry Kletter died July 9, 2013 at Consulate Healthcare at Socrum Loop. He was born in Glenshaw, PA on May 21, 1921. Mr. Kletter served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He moved to Lakeland, FL on April 1, 1952 from Pennsylvania....

Donald Francis Winslow

Donald Francis Winslow

Jul 2, 2013

DONALD FRANCIS WINSLOW, 87 Management Consultant Lakeland""Donald F. Winslow, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Clare Bridge Place, Lakeland, due to complications from Alzheimer\'s disease after of a long, well lived life. Donald was born February 28, 1926 in Lawrence Massachusetts to the late Franklin Lowell Winslow and Evelyn Procter Winslow. He is survived by...

The Reverend Charles R. Swartz, Jr.

The Reverend Charles R. Swartz, Jr.

Jul 2, 2013

The Reverend Charles R. Swartz, Jr. 83 Southern Baptist Minister Lakeland " The Reverend Charles R. Swartz, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2013 due to heart failure. He was born on December 4, 1929 in Gainesville, FL. He attended Mercer University and Florida Baptist College. He became an ordained Southern Baptist Minister and...

James C. Kyzer, Jr.

James C. Kyzer, Jr.

Jul 1, 2013

James C. Kyzer, Jr., 70 Certified Financial Planner James C. Kyzer, Jr. passed away on July 1, 2013 in Lakeland, FL. He was reared in Tuscaloosa, AL and graduated from The University of Alabama. He was a U.S. Army combat veteran of the Vietnam War where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Following his service, Jim resided in Birmingham,...

David R. Caldwell

David R. Caldwell

Jun 30, 2013

David R. Caldwell, 74 Lakeland: David R. Caldwell, 74, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, FL due to complications from sepsis. Born June 10, 1939 in Bradenton, FL, David was a lifelong Florida resident. A 1957 graduate of Manatee County High School, David served in the U.S. Navy, and careered in industrial refrigeration...

Richard Loring Booth

Richard Loring Booth

Jun 27, 2013

Richard Booth U.S. Coast Guard Officer (retired) Lakeland: Richard Loring Booth, 62, of Lakeland, died on June 27, 2013 from heart failure. Richard was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 15, 1951. He moved to Lakeland, Florida in 1963. Richard graduated from Lakeland High School and the University of Florida. He served in the United States Coast Guard for...

Polly Penn Forehand

Polly Penn Forehand

Jun 24, 2013

Polly Penn Forehand, 83 Registered Nurse Lakeland " Polly Penn Forehand was born on November 27, 1929 in Paducah, KY and passed away on June 24, 2013 due to a stroke. She and her family moved to Lakeland in 1936. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Penn, her mother, Mary Elizabeth Penn, and her devoted husband...

Dottie Marie Reed

Dottie Marie Reed

Jun 22, 2013

Dorothy ""Dottie"" Marie Reed, 86 Sales Associate " Bernice""s Lakeland " Dottie Marie Reed passed away on June 22, 2013 due to cancer. She was born May 19, 1927 to John and Sadie Goette in Lakeland, FL. She lived her entire life in Lakeland. Dottie was preceded in death by her husbands, John Skipper and Scott Reed; brother, Buck...

Mary S. Noranbrock

Mary S. Noranbrock

Jun 21, 2013

Mary S. Noranbrock 93 State Farm Insurance Mary S. Noranbrock died Friday June 21 at Oakbridge Healthcare Center. She worked for State Farm for over 25 yrs. in the records department. She was a"" Sweet Adeline""s ""and a member of the Polk County Organ Club. She is preceded in death by her Husband Charles. She is survived by daughter...

Esther Concepcion Lopez

Esther Concepcion Lopez

Jun 20, 2013

Esther Concepcion Lopez Esther Concepcion Lopez passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013 of heart failure. Esther was born 12/8/1929 in Florida Camaguey, Cuba. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother. She was affectionately referred to as ""Lela"". She will be missed by all of those she touched with her charismatic personality, beauty and love of...

Thomas J. Chindamo

Thomas J. Chindamo

Jun 20, 2013

Thomas J. Chindamo, 51, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013. Thomas was born to Michael and Lee Chindamo in Long Island, New York. He graduated from Regis University in Denver, Colorado, with a B.S. in Business and a minor in Electronics. For most of his professional life, Thomas worked in the Aeronautical Electronics industry. Thomas was...

Dora Miest Garrett

Dora Miest Garrett

Jun 16, 2013

Dora Miest Garrett, 88 Homemaker Dora Miest Garrett, devoted wife, beloved mother and grandmother passed away of heart failure on June 16, 2013. Dora was born on September 5, 1924 to Herman and Berta Miest in Breslau, Germany. She came to the United States with her parents in 1927 and became a citizen in 1946. She married J. Gerald...

Deborah Ann Keith

Deborah Ann Keith

Jun 9, 2013

Deborah Ann Keith, 59 Lakeland: Deborah Ann Keith, 59, went to see her Lord Jesus on June 9, 2013 from complication of COPD. She was born on July 12, 1953 in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was a devout Christian who loved and served her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her son Rev. Joel B. Keith; she...

James Mitchell Walker

James Mitchell Walker

Jun 7, 2013

James Mitchell Walker, 77 Lakeland: James Mitchell Walker, 77, of Lakeland passed away on June 7, 2013 after a lengthy struggle with COPD. He was born on March 13, 1936 in Ft. Meade, Florida to Frances and George Walker. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and was a veteran of the Korean War. He...

Lois Cowles Harrison

Lois Cowles Harrison

Jun 6, 2013

Lois Cowles Harrison, 78 Lakeland - Lois Cowles Harrison, 78, of Lakeland, passed away, Thursday, June 06, 2013, due to heart failure at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Lois is survived by her husband, Homer Hooks, Lakeland, her three children: Mark Harrison, Englewood, FL; Patrick Harrison (Jodi), Sarasota, FL; Lois Eleanor Harrison, Ridgefield, CT, and her three grandchildren: Jennifer Harrison,...

Lois (Ackerman) Feelan

Lois (Ackerman) Feelan

Jun 5, 2013

Lois (Ackerman) Feelan, 98 Registered Nurse Lois Feelan passed away on June 5, 2013 in Lakeland, FL. Lois was predeceased in death by her husband of 40 years, Howard Feelan of Bristol, CT.. Lois was also from Bristol, working as a registered nurse for many years, doing private and industrial nursing. They moved to Lakeland, FL. to enjoy their...

Osmond Romanus Mitchell

Osmond Romanus Mitchell

Jun 3, 2013

Osmond Romanus Mitchell died on June 3, 2013 in Lakeland, Florida. He was born on August 9, 1929 in Arima, Trinidad, to Paul and Edith Mitchell. He is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth; Sons, Richard, Robert, Brian, Benedict, and Christopher; Daughters, Jo-Anne Sanchez-Cruz, Janice Mitchell-Nieves, and Cheri-Anne Mauntel; 29 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass will be held...

Jerry C. Reed

Jerry C. Reed

Jun 2, 2013

Jerry C. Reed, 64 MBM Food Services Lakeland " Jerry C. Reed, 64, was born on March 2, 1949 in Burlington, NC and passed away on June 2, 2013 at Tampa General Hospital due to respiratory failure. Jerry served in the U.S. military in Thailand. He worked for MBM Food Services as a transportation manager. He is survived by...

Steven Earl Jones

Steven Earl Jones

Jun 1, 2013

Obit for Steven Earl Jones Steven Earl Jones, age 55, lost his battle with cancer on Sat., June 1, 2013. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 22, 1958 and moved to Lakeland with his family at the age of 2. During his life he worked for Palm Harbor Mobile Homes and at Rooms To Go Warehouse. Steve...

Jean Estelle Rolph

Jean Estelle Rolph

May 31, 2013

Jean Estelle Rolph, 84 Lakeland " Jean Estelle Rolph passed away May 31, 2013 due to heart failure. She was born September 29, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio to William and Stella Rodenberg. She married Roy Rolph in 1948 and they shared 65 years of marriage. Jean was a homemaker and loving wife. She worked at Sun Coast Restaurant as...

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