OBITUARIES

Aug 9, 2022

Ronald “Andy” was born on a farm in Carson, Iowa, and spent his early years farming community of Treynor, Iowa. He was involved in every sport offered in high school and graduated with a class of 21. The day after high school he headed for basic training in the Navy. He married his high school sweetheart, Bev, in 1958...

Aug 9, 2022

Cornelia McCreary Waters (Nitzy) died on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. She was born January 1, 1929, in Hamlet, NC, to Dr. and Mrs. A. B. McCreary. Her family moved to Jacksonville, FL, where she later attended, and graduated from, Landon High School. She went on to attend Florida State College for Women which, in 1947, was changed to Florida...

Aug 9, 2022

Norman Francis Curran, Jr., passed away on August 9, 2022, and was born on July 13, 1959, in Providence, RI and his family moved to Lakeland when he was a year old. He attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Santa Fe High School, and Polk Community College. As a teenager he was in Tree of Life at Resurrection Catholic Church....

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Aug 1, 2022

Charles Croffard Dockery, 89, of Lakeland died peacefully at Good Shepherd Hospice House on Monday, August 1, 2022. Doc was born in Elkin, NC on May 6, 1933. He left the tobacco farm where he grew up with his grandparents, mother, and brother to join the Air Force where he served in numerous stations including Germany and Okinawa. During...

Aug 1, 2022

Natalie (Tillie) Brown, 94 of Lakeland, passed away peacefully, August 1, 2022. Born December 25, 1927, in Allentown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Isabel & Dominic Coringrato. She was happily married for 65 wonderful years to the love of her life, Rudy Brown, Jr. (deceased). Mrs. Brown was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church. Greeting her...

Jul 30, 2022

Lakeland: Daniel Clayton Deal, 55, of Lakeland, died on July 30, 2022. He was born on February 15, 1967, in Winter Haven, Florida. Daniel was a welder most of his life and loved sports. He was an avid fisherman, golfer, and bowler. He is survived by his father Lofton Deal; Mother Rebecca Lussier; sister Debra Talbot (Donny), sister Leah...

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Jul 27, 2022

Virginia “Ginny” Smith Lewis, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Lakeland, FL. Ginny was born on October 27, 1932, in Ramsey, New Jersey. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ginny was preceded in death by her husband, John Arthur “Art” Lewis, her father, David Smith and her mothers, Ida Smith, and Virginia Vogt. Additionally,...

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Jul 23, 2022

Edith Irene Ostwald Montero 83, of Lakeland passed away July 23, 2022, she was preceded in death by her husband, Santiago Montero. Survivors include her 3 stepchildren, Santiago, Malaina and Yvette Montero; brother-in-law, Emilo (Ada) Montero, and 3 dogs, Edward, Samuel and James.

Jul 23, 2022

Brian Lamar Brady passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the age of 48 - four years after being diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. His strength and perseverance gave him twice as much time on this earth than doctors expected. He was born on March 11, 1974, in Lakeland, FL where he grew up....

Jul 22, 2022

Rita E. Frazier, Lakeland, was called to her eternal home on July 22, 2022, at the age of 78. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to John P. Spellman and Marguerite Lillian Saul, Rita was the last of six children (Paul, Edward, David, Joan, and John “Jack”). She graduated from Braintree High School and soon after, at the tender age of...