OBITUARIES

May 16, 2019

Marivonn “Sissy” Lane passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice on May 16, 2019. She was born on February 16, 1929, the daughter of the late Dutch and Mary Pavey of Princeton, Indiana. Sissy married James Harold Julian in 1948. They moved to Leesburg in 1959. Sissy later moved to Lakeland in 1978. Sissy worked as the secretary for Railroad...

May 13, 2019

Raymond Frank Shedd Henkleman Construction Raymond Frank Shedd peacefully passed away at home on 5/13/19. He was born on 5/20/51 in Norwich, NY. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank Shedd and Irene Riley and sister Nancy Williams. He is survived by his son, Tim Shedd (Barbi), daughter Alida Shedd, brothers Tom Shedd (Donna) and Robert Shedd...

May 12, 2019

May 12, 2019

Lakeland – Juanita Henderson was born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 8, 1924 to Howard and Loretta Brown. At the age of 2, her family moved to Miami, Florida where Juanita grew up and graduated from Ponce de Leon high school with training as a personal secretary. Later, she met her future husband during the war at a USO...

May 10, 2019

Lakeland – Cecelia “CeCe” Gray passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Gray. CeCe was born on January 4, 1930, in Detroit, MI. She was a loving mother to her children: Bill, George, Bruce, Ann, Keith, Brian and Sharon, as well as grandma to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial...

May 10, 2019

Winter Haven – Sandra Wells Griffith passed away Friday, May 10, 2019. She was born on June 27, 1947 in Beckley, West Virginia. Sandy graduated from Lakeland High School in 1965 and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1969. Later, she also earned a master’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1994....

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Apr 29, 2019

Lakeland – David L. Ducar, age 68, passed away April 29, 2019 at home from heart failure. David was born in Bristol, Virginia on December 7, 1950 to John D. Ducar and Garnett Edens Ducar. The Ducar family moved to Lakeland in 1952 where David remained as a lifetime Polk County resident. He graduated from Lakeland High School in...

Apr 28, 2019

Ethel M. Trew Bookkeeper Lakeland – Mrs. Ethel M. Trew of Lakeland, FL died on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Lakeland Regional Health Center. She was 84 years old. Born in Solsville, NY on November 1, 1934, Ethel came to Lakeland from Onieda, NY in 1983. She was a retired bookkeeper for the F.W. Woolworth Co. Ethel is survived...

Apr 25, 2019

Apr 24, 2019

Lakeland – Elizabeth Anne Calhoun passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland on April 24, 2019. She was born on August 30, 1931 to Raymond and Eva Nelson Hitchcock in Vanderbilt, PA. At age 18, Anne moved to Miami, FL to attend Jackson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, following in the footsteps of her two sisters. During...

Apr 23, 2019

Lakeland – Constance (nee Brooke) Ray died April 23, 2019, peacefully in her sleep. Connie was born the second of two daughters to the late Hiram Rodney Brooke and Eleanor Brooke in Boston, Massachusetts. The family moved frequently, and Connie grew up in several communities in Massachusetts and Maine. She attended and graduated from Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts,...

Apr 22, 2019

Ricky J. Jorgensen, 65, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at home surrounded by loved ones in the care of Hospice. He leaves his wife, Diane S. Jorgensen, of 44 years, son James J. Jorgensen and wife Jessica A. Jorgensen, brother Robert C. Jorgensen, six beautiful grandchildren: Abigail Smith, Paige Smith, Colin Smith, Olivia Fernandez, Shane Jorgensen, and...

Apr 22, 2019

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Apr 19, 2019

Joseph was born in Philadelphia, PA, on November 18, 1933, and passed away on April 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine, his parents James and Barbara Bonner, his siblings Barbara Hunter, Dorothy Crawford and Anna Bonner, child from Nancy Bonner, Peter Christopher, and grandchild Xavier Joseph Bonner. He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth...

Apr 19, 2019

Lakeland – Daniel J. Kachermeyer passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 18, 1948, in Buffalo, New York to Richard and Angeline Kachermeyer. Daniel was a Vietnam Veteran and served in the United States Army. He enjoyed Disney, photography, walking and loved spending time with his family. Daniel is survived by...

Apr 18, 2019

I just want to say one thing....we loved our Mother dearly. She was loving, caring, kind, spiritual Mother. She was a loving sister to her only sister, Mildred, loving Aunt to Debra, an amazing Grandmother to Craig (Craig’s wife Melissa), Marissa (Marissa's husband Brandon), Dillon and Kaley. She was also a loving Great Grandmother (GiGi) to Seth and Izzy....