Oct 12, 2025

Ronald Austin Colwell, 77, of Lake Placid, FL, and Winslow, ME, went home to be with his Lord on October 12, 2025. Ron was born on December 5, 1947, in Augusta, ME, the son of Ruth Emma (Austin) and John Roy Colwell. He lived in Winslow for more than 40 years before becoming a snowbird in 2016, spending winters...

Oct 9, 2025

Ezequiel Acosta, 83, of Lake Placid went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at his residence. Ezequiel was born on December 7, 1941, in Havana, Cuba and he was the son of Ana (Martinez) and Julian Acosta. He has been a resident of Lake Placid since 2004, moving here from Orlando and California. Ezequiel...

Sep 25, 2025

LeRoy Clair Jennings, 83, of Lake Placid went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at his residence. LeRoy was born on January 15, 1942, in Bath, New York, and he was the son of Helen (Gardner) and Clair Jennings. LeRoy served his country with honors in the New York National Guard. He has been...

Sep 21, 2025

Gabriel Alexander Hernandez, 24, of Lake Placid formally of Miami, went home to be with his Lord on September 21, 2025 at the Advent Health Hospital in Lake Placid.  Gabriel was a native Floridian who was born on August 17, 2001, in Hialeah.  He is the son of Carolina Sempere and Rigoberto Hernandez.  Gabriel has been a resident of...

Sep 17, 2025

Astley L. Tyson, 91, of Lake Placid went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at The Commons Nursing Home in Orlando. Astley was born on October 10, 1933, in St. James, Jamaica. He has been a resident of the Lake Placid area for the past 31 years, moving here from Miami. He was self-employed...

Sep 14, 2025

Cathy Hughes, 74, of Moore Haven, Florida, went to paradise with her savior Jesus on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Cathy was born on October 6, 1950, in Chattanooga, Tennessee but spent most of her life in Nashville.

Cathy had an unparalleled work ethic, breaking glass ceilings in primarily male-dominated fields including accounting, masonry purchasing, drafting and contracting,...

Sep 10, 2025

Wallace Raymond Manness Sr., 70, of Lake Placid went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at his residence.  Wallace was born on June 19, 1955, in Trenton, New Jersey.  He was the son of Shirley (Muhn) and Wallace Roland Mannass.  Wallace has been a resident of Florida for many years, moving from New Jersey...

Sep 7, 2025

Nancy Lois Arnold, 92, of Palmdale, FL went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 7, 2025, at the Winter Haven Hospital. Lois was a native Floridian who was born on January 21, 1933, in Arcadia. She was the daughter of Florence Marie (Tyner) and Jordan Sheppard. Lois spent most of her life living in Palmdale...

Aug 30, 2025

James L. Irvin, 66 of Lake Placid, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring. James was a native Floridian who was born in Sebring on February 25, 1959. He was the son of Dollie (Barnes) and Charles Irvin Sr. James served his country with honors in...

Aug 21, 2025

Roy A. Schaffer, 66, of Lake Placid went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at his residence. Roy was born on July 7, 1959, in Chillicothe, Ohio and he was the son of Phyllis (Sommers) and Elmer Schaffer. Roy is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Donna, daughter; Dannielle (Joseph Rooker) Schaffer,...