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Laura Case
Jan. 29, 2018
Laura Case, age 92, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 in Lake Placid, Florida. She was born on July 21, 1925 to the late Leo and Cecilia (Hasselman) Dorsten in Chickasaw, Ohio. Laura had been a resident of Highlands County, Florida since 1973 coming from Ohio. She was of the Catholic faith...

Marjorie A Cook
Jan. 26, 2018
Marjorie A. Cook, age 90, passed away on January 26, 2018. Marjorie was born on January 17, 1928. Marjorie was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. Burial will take place at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, FL at 3:00 pm.

Margaret M Fischer
Jan. 24, 2018
Margaret Fischer, age 96; passed away on January 24, 2018. She was born on August 27, 1921. Margaret was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. Burial will take place at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, FL on Friday February 16, 2018 at 1:00 pm.

Rosemary Stowers
Jan. 16, 2018
Rosemary Stowers, age 72, passed away on January 16, 2018. Rosemary was born on September 7, 1945. Rosemary was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. Burial will take place at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, FL on Friday January 19, 2018 at 10:00 am.

John Ortega
Jan. 14, 2018
John Ortega, age 89, passed away on January 14, 2018. John was born on Nov 22, 1928. John was loved by all who knew him and he will be greatly missed. There will be a funeral service celebrating his life on Tuesday January, 16, 2018, 12:00 pm. at Fountain Funeral Home in Avon Park. Burial will...

Elizabeth Porter
Jan. 13, 2018
Elizabeth Porter, age 79, passed away on January 13, 2018. Elizabeth was born on August 5, 1938. Elizabeth was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. There will be a funeral service celebrating her life on Wednesday, January, 17, 2018, at 6:00 pm. at Sebring Christian Church....

Vandy Hawk
Jan. 12, 2018
Mr. Vandy Hawk 79 of Avon Park, passed away Friday Jan. 12, 2018 at Oaks at Avon. Born in Ty Ty Georgia. Retired contractor for Ben Hill Griffin fertilizer plant. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of...

Catherine Hart
Jan. 11, 2018
Catherine Hart, age 89, passed away on January 11, 2018. Catherine was born on April 16, 1928. Catherine was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. There will be a funeral service celebrating her life on Saturday, January, 20, 2018, 11:00 am. at Swann Mortuary in Sebring....

Barbara Ann Rahrig
Jan. 04, 2018
Mrs. Rahrig was born November 24, 1947 in Meridian, Mississippi to Minor and Beulah Mae Bateman. After graduating from Sebring High School, Barbara served for the Highlands County Sherriff’s office then served as a Sergeant with the Miami/Dade Police and retiring from Sewell’s Point Police...

Margery Fuller
Dec. 29, 2017
Margery Belle Fuller was born on April 3, 1917 in Antigo, Wisconsin, the first child of Caroll and Hazel Fuller. In 1919, Margery’s family moved to a farm near Oshkosh, where her father had a milk route and sold milk. In her high school years in the depression, Marge moved into town, got a job...

Eleanor Sayre
Dec. 20, 2017
Eleanor Sayre, age 102, passed away on December 20, 2017. Eleanor was born on September 3, 1915. Eleanor was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed. Burial will take place at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park, FL on Wednesday January 17th at 10:00 am.

Vincent Michalak
Dec. 18, 2017
Vincent E. Michalak, 90, of Sebring passed away Monday, December 18, 2017. Mr. Michalak was born June 28, 1927 in Peru, IL to Vincent and Josephine (Schneidt) Michalak. He was a U.S. Navy, WWII Veteran, serving in the South Pacific. Vincent retired from LTV and Mittal Steel before moving to...