OBITUARIES
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
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
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
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...
Marie Sheldon
Jan 10, 2012
Lakeland: Ora Marie Sheldon, 86, of Lakeland, died January 10, 2012 from complications from pneumonia. She was born on February 23, 1925 to John and Della Blankenship. She attended school in Virginia and moved to California in the early 1940""s. She raised 9 children in California, and had a successful career selling Real Estate. She relocated to Lakeland, Florida...
Frances Doris Purcell Heath
Jan 5, 2012
Doris Purcell Heath 94 Teacher - Librarian A few minutes before sunrise, on Thursday, January 5, 2012, Frances Doris Purcell Heath passed away. She had lived a long life, having been born August 19, 1917, in Ellisville, Mississippi, the sixth of the seven children given to the Reverend James Slicer Purcell and Leslie May Harper Purcell. Following Rev. Purcell...
Anne D. Wagner
Jan 3, 2012
Anne D. Wagner of Lakeland, Florida, died January 3, 2012, of heart failure at the age of 80. She was a dedicated educator who taught at Valleyview, Scott Lake, Rochelle, and North Lakeland elementary schools during a career of more than 25 years, and made a positive difference in countless lives. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, her survivors...
Elsa I. Sanborn
Jan 2, 2012
Elsa I. Sanborn, 96 Homemaker Elsa I. Sanborn, 96, of Winter Haven, Florida passed away January 2, 2012. She is survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons, 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Albans Episcopal Church, 202 Pontotoc Street, Auburndale, Florida. Memorial donations may be...
Gregory Allen Irwin
Jan 2, 2012
Gregory Allen Irwin, age 23, died of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Monday, January 2, 2012 at home with his family surrounding him. All of heaven must have been rejoicing at his Homecoming. Greg was born on May 6, 1988 in Lakeland, FL. He attended Valleyview Elementary, Lakeland Highlands Middle School and graduated from George Jenkins High School in 2006....
Wilfred W. Wolfson
Dec 31, 2011
Wilfred ""Willy"" Wolfson died peacefully December 31, 2011, at his Lakeland home with loving family by his side. He was 94 years old, a devoted husband and father, local hero, renowned pharmacist, and legend in Lakeland. Born in Lakeland Feb. 27, 1917 he was the third son of Cyrus and Frances Wolfson. His father was the first Jewish person...
Terry Davis
Dec 30, 2011
Terry M. Davis, 65 Owner/Operator Lakeland " Terry M. Davis was born April 9, 1946 to John Davis, Sr. and Jeanna Mowers in Utica, NY. He died December 30, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications from cancer. Terry was the owner/operator of a contracting business. Terry is preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanne...
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton
Dec 26, 2011
Elizabeth Wilson Blanton Elizabeth ""Libby"" Wilson Blanton died on Monday, December 26. She was 78. She was born in Gastonia N.C. in 1933. Libby graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1955. She was married to Charles D. Blanton Jr. and had three children. She briefly taught high school English, and after her children were older, she was a Field...
Maywood W. Chesson, Jr.
Dec 24, 2011
Maywood W. Chesson, 87, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2011 from heart failure at his home in Lakeland. He was born in Edenton, NC but spent most of his life in Waverly, VA where he graduated from Waverly High School in 1942. He attended William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA and graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology...
Bruce B. Bodine
Dec 24, 2011
Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88 Bodine Printing & Copy Center Lakeland " Bruce Barbour Bodine, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to heart failure. Born December 28, 1922 in Muskegon, MI. Mr. Bodine moved to Florida in 1971 and was a successful businessman in the family owned and operated Bodine Printing &...
Diane Walton
Dec 22, 2011
DIANE WALTON LAKELAND - Our lovely mother and wife Diane Amundsen Walton peacefully passed away with all of us by her side Dec 22, 2011, due to complications from pneumonia. She was born July 10, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. Diane received a Bachelor of Business Administration at University of Illinois. She had her degree and was smart as a...
Ted Maslanik
Dec 19, 2011
Ted Maslanik 88 Financial Planner Lakeland- Mr. Ted Maslanik died on December 19, 2011 at Good Shepherd Hospice of heart failure. He was 88. He was born June 17, 1923 in New York, New York. Mr. Maslanik served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater and saw combat at Okinawa. He was an...
Joseph T. O'Leary, Jr.
Dec 17, 2011
Joseph T. O""Leary, Jr. LAKELAND " Community volunteer Joseph Timothy O""Leary, Jr., died early Saturday morning at his home in Lakeland due to congestive heart failure. He was 84. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he received his degree in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after serving in the Navy during WWII. O""Leary brought his family to Lakeland in...
Patricia S. Ratcliff
Dec 13, 2011
Patricia Sparkman Ratcliff, 79 Teacher Lakeland " Patricia S. Ratcliff died on December 13, 2011 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center due to complications of pulmonary fibrosis. She was very proud of her family heritage. She was a descendent of Florida Pioneers Stephen L. Sparkman and Simeon L. Sparkman, who voted in the first state election in 1845. She was...
Ralph Glen Felts
Dec 12, 2011
Ralph G. Felts, 83 FBI Agent Lakeland - Ralph G. Felts, age 83 of Lakeland, Florida, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center of heart failure. He was born on November 30, 1928, in Galax, Virginia. Ralph went to work for the FBI in 1945. He then served honorably in the US Air Force from...
Virginia R. Hird
Dec 10, 2011
Virginia R. Hird, 83 Lakeland: Virginia R. Hird, 83, of Lakeland, died December 10, 2011 from cancer. She was born on January 4, 1928 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband; Howard Lee Hird and her brother Gerald Boehle; She is survived be her daughters Judy Eager (Jim) and Sharon Brown (Steve); 2 grandchildren; Bekki...
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