OBITUARIES

Feb 17, 2023

Gisela Turk, 92, of Lakeland, FL passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on February 17, 2023. She was born to Frank and Irma Gossy in Burgenland, Austria on January 17, 1931. Gisela immigrated to the U.S. as a young child and grew up in New Jersey with her family. She married the love of her life, Joseph...

Feb 13, 2023

Lana VanDeGenachte, age 74, died on February 13, 2023. Lana was born on Sept. 27, 1948, in Macomb, IL. She worked in the service industry, with her last employment being at Grasslands Golf & Country Club. She loved working there and met many friends as she was a “people person”. Lana loved sewing, embroidery, crossword puzzles and puzzle books....

Feb 11, 2023

Frederick Paul Bogel, Jr.

“Butch”

March 25, 1946 - February 11, 2023

Frederick Paul Bogel, Jr. of Lakeland, FL passed away on February 11, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Health Center. Fred, also known as Butch, was 76 years old. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Amelia Emeline Crowe and...

Feb 11, 2023

Feb 9, 2023

Lifelong Lakeland, Florida resident Paul Manuel Reynolds, Sr., 86, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Medical Health Center.

Mr. Reynolds was born on June 28, 1936, to Fred and Geraldine Reynolds. He graduated in 1954 from Kathleen Senior High School where he was a guard and tackle for the Red Devils football...

Feb 9, 2023

Feb 6, 2023

Feb 5, 2023

William Mark Caldwell (Mark) 62 years young, of Lakeland, FL, passed away on February 5th, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle.

He was born in Ohio to Edith J. Smith (King) on September 13, 1960. He had a long career as a semi...

Feb 3, 2023

On Friday, February 3, 2023, James Scott Newsome Sr. of Lakeland, Florida, 58, passed away peacefully after a battle with stomach and liver cancer. He was at home surrounded by loved ones.

James was born on September 16, 1964, in Marquette County, Michigan, to Lloyd and Tonya Newsome. One year to the day after graduating...

Feb 2, 2023

Jan 31, 2023

Linton Leroy Selph, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. He was born in Orlando, Florida on December 3, 1933, to Linton Leroy Selph, Sr., and Mary Pope Selph.

He moved to Lakeland at the age of 4 and attended John Cox Elementary School, Lakeland High School, and Florida Southern College.

Jan 31, 2023

Mrs. Donna Sue Darby, daughter of the late Peter Pettey and Laura Pettey, born of the late Lawrence Roy and Vera Roy, was born on November 5th, 1935, in Flint, Michigan. She attended the public schools of Genesee County and was a graduate of Bendle High School in 1953. At an early age she professed her faith for Jesus...

Jan 28, 2023

Robert Stanley Morton, 74, of Lakeland, passed away on January 28, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Janis King Morton.

Born on June 28, 1948, in Tifton, GA, Stan was the son of the late William L. and Laura Morton. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bill Morton,...

Jan 27, 2023

Jan 24, 2023

Eduardo F. Morrell, (Ed) passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Lakeland Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born to the late Roberto I. Morrell and Teresa A. Morrell on July 23, 1962, in Lakeland, Florida. The Morrell family immigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1960. Ed was proud of his courageous Cuban...

Jan 22, 2023

Donna Mae Joyce Novak, 90, of Lakeland, Florida, died on January 22, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, in Lakeland.

She was born to parents Fannie and James Halverson, on December 11, 1932, in their rural home in Arland Township, Wisconsin, and the youngest of six children. Life was quite different than today’s world....

Jan 22, 2023

Jan 20, 2023

Mary Alice Miller (Davis), 80 of Lakeland, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center.

She was born July 20, 1942, in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas E. and Martha L (Herr) Davis. She graduated from Springfield Catholic Central High School in 1961.

From 1964-1980 she focused...

Jan 17, 2023

Jan 16, 2023