William J "Bill" Ambrose
Sep 15, 2016
William J. Ambrose, 89, of Lake Placid passed away peacefully after a short illness early Thursday morning September 15, 2016 at the Vitas Hospice in Sebring. Bill was the son of Jane Moore and Hugh Ambrose and was born at Portavogie, Northern Ireland on June 24, 1927. Bill was a retired wood model maker in the automotive industry. During his...
Marvin P Bixler
Sep 10, 2016
Marvin P. Bixler, 95, of Lake Placid, FL passed away on September 10, 2016. He was born August 20, 1921 to the late William and Alice (Lennen) Bixler in Hardscrabble, IN. He graduated from Lapel High School, Lapel, IN in 1940 and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He retired in 1980 after 39 years with Delco Remy, division...
James Willard Hays
Sep 2, 2016
James Willard Hays, 89, of Lake Placid went to be with his Lord early Friday morning September 2nd, 2016 at his residence. James was born in Arcadia, FL on January 9th, 1927, the son of Marylou Mathis and John F (Bud) Hays Sr. A life long resident of Lake Placid, Mr. Hays served his country in the US Air Force...
William C. Wiederstein
Aug 16, 2016
William C. Wiederstein, 58, of Lake Placid went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring. He was the son of Edith Schmidt and Don Wiederstein who was born on September 30, 1957 in Pittsburgh, PA. William served 19 years in the US Army with honors. William dedicated his life to...
Kathleen J. Margetts (Platts)
Aug 14, 2016
Kathleen J. Margetts, 87, of Lake Placid went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning August 14, 2016 at the Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Margetts, daughter of Laida nee Soma and Martin Platt, Sr., was born on June 8, 1929 in Kilbourn, now known as Wisconsin Dells, WI. Her passion for cooking leads her to become...
David W. Behnke
Aug 8, 2016
David W. Behnke, "Pop", 81, of Lake Placid passed away of natural causes on the night August 8, 2016 at the Lake Placid Health and Rehabilitation Center. The son of Elizabeth Meier and Benjamin Behnke, David was born on September 25, 1934 in New Haven, CT. Mr. Behnke served his country and retired with honors as a Captain in the...
Burton Edward "Burt" Evans
Aug 2, 2016
Burton Edward Evans went moon dancing with his wife of 50 years, Beverly, on August 1st. They had two great kids, Debi who's married to Guy and Scott who's married to Lynn. In his life journey he also had the joy of loving and being loved by 9 grandchildren, Charlie, Richy, Sean, Quinn, Scotty, Hayley, Maddy, Destiny and Valerie; 3...
Jeanette R. Hagerup
Jul 23, 2016
Jeanette R. Hagerup, 69, of Lake Placid, went to be with her Lord on Saturday morning, July 23, 2016, at the Vitas Hospice Unit in Sebring. She was the daughter of Rita (Brace) and Leo Snyder, and was born in Indianapolis, IN on November 29, 1946. Jeanette was a registered nurse and worked at the UF Health Shands Hospital in...
Zelfa J. Lipkowski
Jul 11, 2016
Zelfa J. Lipkowski, 66, of Lake Placid went to be with her Lord on Monday afternoon July 11, 2016 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ontario, where she spent the summer months. Zelfa was the daughter to Ruth (Miller) and Robert Williams who was born on December 19, 1949 in Kewanee, Illinois. Her passion for dancing...
Robert Edward Gibbs
Jul 2, 2016
Robert Edward Gibbs, 76, of Lake Placid went to be with his Lord on Saturday afternoon July 2, 2016 at his residence. A native Miamian, Robert was born on May 25, 1940 to parents Mary (Jamison) and Robert Gibbs. He served his country with honors in the US Coast Guard. After retiring from Florida Power and Light Robert as a...