OBITUARIES

John Michael Dowd, Jr.

John Michael Dowd, Jr.

Feb 14, 2012

John Michael Dowd, Jr. 88 United Parcel Service Mulberry- Mr. John Michael Dowd, Jr. died February 14, 2012 at LRMC of cancer. He was born October 15, 1923 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Asiatic and Pacific Area and Philippines Liberation. Serving on the vessels USS Idaho and...

Dorothy Trask Cleghorn

Dorothy Trask Cleghorn

Feb 12, 2012

Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, 82 Clothing Store Owner Cleghorn, Dorothy ""Dot"" Trask, Lakeland, passed away February 12, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. Dot was born in Lakeland on April 27, 1929 to the late Robert Barnett Trask and Beulah Perkins Trask Armitage. She graduated from Lakeland High School and Florida State University and was a member...

Deborah Hershner

Deborah Hershner

Feb 12, 2012

Debi Hershner, 57 passed away February 12, 2012 in her home surrounded by her loving family at her bedside. After a valiant fight, she tragically succumbed to lung cancer. She was born February 24, 1954 in Connersville, IN. She was raised an army brat and grew up on bases in Europe and the USA. She had resided in Lakeland,...

Nicole Shanise Johnson

Nicole Shanise Johnson

Feb 6, 2012

Johnson, Nicole, 21, Lakeland, died 2/6/2012. Pending M.E. Survived by parents, Angela & James Marshall. Visitation Monday 2/13/2012 3-5 p.m.Heath Heath Funeral Chapel Visitation: 02/13/2012 Heath Funeral Chapel

Janet Gail Ringo

Janet Gail Ringo

Feb 2, 2012

J. Gail Ringo Bookkeeper J. Gail Ringo, 79, Lakeland, died February 2, 2012 at Hospice House at Palm Terrace of cancer. Born in Quebec, Canada she moved to Merritt Island, Fl in 1953 and to Lakeland in 1977. Preceded in death by her son Bob and husband Bud. Survived by her sons, Harbert Lee Ringo Jr, Rockledge, Fl, and...

Erling A.O. Forland

Erling A.O. Forland

Jan 28, 2012

Erling A.O. Forland Professor Erling A.O. Forland, 84, Lakeland, died January 28, 2012 of heart failure. His life was a great adventure. He emigrated from Norway on October 29, 1929. He was an Army veteran having served in WWII. He sailed Norwegian Merchant Marine and achieved an MBA from Stanford University. He was a loving family man. Survivors include...

William "Bill" Forbes Macleod

William "Bill" Forbes Macleod

Jan 26, 2012

William ""Bill"" Forbes MacLeod, 78 of Lakeland died January 26, 2012 of heart failure. Born in Rochester, New York in 1933, he lived in Caledonia and Avon New York until 1973, when he relocated with his family to Lakeland, Florida. A graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, Mr. MacLeod worked as a computer programmer with Eastman Kodak in Rochester...

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa

Jan 21, 2012

Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa Teacher 89 Lakeland-Betsy Stockbridge Hope Souppa died on January 21, 2012 of heart failure. She was born June 17, 1922 in Griffin, GA. She is a graduate of Atlanta Girls High School and Georgia State University. She served in the U.S. Navy, W.A.V.E.S. during World War II. She was an elementary teacher in DeKalb County,...

Alice D. Alderman

Alice D. Alderman

Jan 19, 2012

Alice D. Alderman 90 Assistant V.P. People""s Bank Lakeland- Mrs. Alice D. Alderman died on January 19, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1921 in Nashua, Iowa. Mrs. Alderman was a member of College Heights United Methodist Church and a 60 year member of the P.E.O. She worked at Peoples Bank for 35 years....

Thompson Kenneth Cassel, Ii

Thompson Kenneth Cassel, Ii

Jan 19, 2012

Thompson Kenneth Cassel II 73 Business Owner Lakeland- Mr. Kenneth Cassel II died on January 19, 2012 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of a stroke. He was born August 29, 1938 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Ken is a graduate of Stetson University and obtained an MBA from the University of South Florida in 1990. In the 60""s and early 70""s...

Lois E. ��Dolly�� Peterson

Lois E. ��Dolly�� Peterson

Jan 19, 2012

Lois E. ""Dolly"" Peterson 75 City of Lakeland Switchboard Operator Lakeland- Mrs. Lois E. ""Dolly"" Peterson died of heart failure on January 19, 2012 at Tampa General Hospital. She was born on November 24, 1936 in Lake Alfred, Florida. Mrs. Peterson was a Switchboard Operator at City Hall for over 20 years. She was a member of Trinity Life...

Steven George Taylor

Steven George Taylor

Jan 18, 2012

Steven George Taylor, 62 Business Owner Lakeland " Steven George Taylor, 62, passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2012 due to cancer. Steven was born January 23, 1949 in Boston, MA. He was avid fishermen and outdoorsman. He was an active member of the Kathleen Lyons Club, Amateur Pool Association, and the CCA " Polk Chapter....

Dee L. Mccollum

Dee L. Mccollum

Jan 17, 2012

Dee Lois McCollum, 88 Artist, Poet, Writer and Pilot Lakeland " Dee Lois McCollum was born September 26, 1923 and passed away January 17, 2012 due to cancer. Dee loved to fish and garden. She was a private pilot and was one of the founders of the ladies flying club; ""The Grasshoppers"". She was an artist who owned and...

Katlyn Rickman

Katlyn Rickman

Jan 17, 2012

Katlyn Rickman, 14 Student Lakeland " Katlyn Rickman, 14, was born June 12, 1997 in Lakeland, FL. and passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 due to injuries sustained from an accident. Katlyn was a student at Lakeland High School. She was active in video productions at both LHS and Southwest Middle School. She had a passion for video...

Virginia Evelyn ��Ginny�� O��Brien

Virginia Evelyn ��Ginny�� O��Brien

Jan 16, 2012

Virginia Evelyn ""Ginny"" O""Brien, 83 Watson Clinic Lakeland: Virginia Evelyn ""Ginny"" O""Brien, 83, of Lakeland, died January 16, 2012 from respiratory failure. She was born on February 11, 1928 in Rensselaer, Indiana. While attending Florida Southern College, Ginny began her long term career with the Watson Clinic. She was a member of the College Heights United Methodist Church in...

Betty Burns White

Betty Burns White

Jan 14, 2012

Betty Burns White, 55 Brandon: Betty Burns White, 55, of Brandon, FL, died January 14, 2012 due to organ failure. She was born on December 16, 1956 in Quincy, FL. She was preceded in death by her Father Al Burns, mother Opal Burns, and sister Pam Burns; Survived by son Jonathan White; sister Sandra Burns; aunt Faye Barrett and...

Michele Musicaro Diaz

Michele Musicaro Diaz

Jan 14, 2012

Lakeland: Michele Musicaro Diaz, 55, of Lakeland FL, died January 14th, 2012 of natural causes. She was born April 1,1956 in Brooklyn, NY. She is preceded in death by her father, Frank Musicaro, mother, Darlene Musicaro, and brother, Frank Musicaro. She is survived by her daughters, Andrea and Darlene Diaz, son, Anthony Diaz, grandson, Zayden Diaz, sister, Francine Soto,...

Gerard (Gerry) Mchugh

Gerard (Gerry) Mchugh

Jan 13, 2012

Gerard (Gerry) McHugh, Lakeland, 45 died of cardiac arrest at home unexpectedly Friday, January 13, 2012. Gerry was born in Milltown, County Galway, Ireland on July 20, 1966 to Patrick Joseph and Bridie Murray McHugh. He came to Boston on March 15, 1987 and it was there that he met Mary (Molly) Hartnett whom he married in 1989. Their...

Ramona Martin Chastain

Ramona Martin Chastain

Jan 11, 2012

Ramona Martin Chastain, 82 Ramona Chastain, 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at her home in Lakeland, Florida, due to heart failure. Ramona was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Roy Chastain, Sr. She was a native of Lake Wales, graduated from Lake Wales High School in 1947 and married Roy Chastain in 1948. The...

Julia Jane Lewis

Julia Jane Lewis

Jan 10, 2012

Julia Jane (Yorko) Lewis, 83, Housewife/Homemaker Lakeland " Julia Jane Lewis, 83, was called home by the Lord Tuesday, January 10, 2012 due to heart failure at her home in Lakeland where she resided since 1978. Born in the small mining community of Clymer, PA, June 11, 1928, she was the eighth of ten children. She lived in Clymer...

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