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JIMMIE FORDHAM, 60
Quality Control
AUBURNDALE -- Mr. Jimmie Odus Fordham of Auburndale died Saturday (June 11, 2005) from injuries sustained in an ATV accident in Georgia. He was 60.
Born on Nov. 28, 1944, in Plant City, he came to Auburndale from Lakeland eight years ago. He retired in quality control from Ball Can Co./Reynolds Aluminum. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Fordham is survived by his wife, Donna I. Edenfield Fordham; sons, Jimmie David Fordham, Plant City, Michael Paul Hannaford, Plant City; daughter, Debbie Fordham Grizzle, Suches, Ga.; stepson, Jeremy Adam May, Lakeland; sister, Sandra Stone, Frostproof; mother, Cornelia Eugenia Fordham; and four grandchildren.
Service will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 2425 W. Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 21475, St. Petersburg, 33742, or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, Va., 22038.
PEDRO De La CRUZ, 47
Produce Harvesting
PLANT CITY -- Mr. Pedro De La Cruz of Plant City died of heart failure Sunday (May 29, 2005) at South Florida Baptist Hospital. He was 47.
Born in Guerrero, Mexico, on July 10, 1957, he came to Plant City from there 20 years ago. He worked in produce harvesting. He was a Catholic.
Mr. Cruz is survived by his wife, Paula De La Cruz; sons, Pedro De La Cruz Jr., Valentine De La Cruz, Baltaza De La Cruz, Christobal De La Cruz, all of Plant City; daughters, Maria Del Rosorio De La Cruz, Gloria De La Cruz, Martina De La Cruz, Amalia De La Cruz, all of Plant City; brother, Rogelio De La Cruz, Lakeland; sister, Alberta De La Cruz, Sarasota; 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Seigler Funeral Home, State Road 60 E., Mulberry. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Cemetery, Mount Olive Road, Pierce.
Albert Marschall, 79, Dentist
WINTER HAVEN -- Dr. Albert "Bud" Marschall of Winter Haven, who died of complications from Parkinson's disease Sunday (May 29, 2005) at Life Care Center, studied dentistry at New York University after he was released from the military. He was 79.
Dr. Marschall was born April 27, 1926, in Staten Island, N.Y.
After World War II, Dr. Marschall lived in New York. Looking for a way to pay for school, he refurbished an old ship hull into a luxury yacht, which he sold to put himself through dental school at NYU, said his daughter, Lisa Young of Orlando. He later left his practice in Manhattan for Winter Haven.
"Instead of a two-hour commute, it took him five minutes to get to his office in Winter Haven, and to the golf course in less than that, " his daughter said.
The skill needed to fashion false teeth and crowns from wax in the older days of dentistry was something Dr. Marschall enjoyed, and they were the same kinds of skills that drew him to model boat building.
"If he didn't have a piece he would make it, " his daughter said.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, serving in World War II. He was a member of the American Dental Society, West Coast Dental Society, Polk County Dental Society, American Academy of Implant Dentures, Elks Club, Optimist Club and Lake Region Yacht and Country Club.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Winter Haven, serving as congregation president and elder for more than 40 years.
Dr. Marschall is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marjorie "Marge" Marschall; daughter, Lisa Young, Orlando; son, Dr. Michael Marschall, Hinsdale, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Crisp-Coon Funeral Home, Winter Haven. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Winter Haven.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 325 Ave. C S.E., Winter Haven, FL 33880 or American Parkinson Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305.
DORIS SIZELOVE, 78
Homemaker
LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Doris Ann Sizelove of Lake Wales died of cancer Tuesday (May 17, 2005) at home. She was 78.
Born Jan. 28, 1927, in Dayton, Ohio, she came to Lake Wales from Bolingbrook, Ill. She was a homemaker and return goods processor for Johnson Control. She volunteered in a nursery at church. She was a member of the Golden Aires Senior Choir. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Sizelove is survived by her husband of 55 years, Richard Sizelove, Lake Wales; daughters, Barbara Owen, Largo, Cheryl Kaye Petz, Lake Michigan; sons, Richard M. Sizelove of Lake Wales; Timothy R. Sizelove, Wyoming, Mich.; sister, Dorothy Jean Landis, Union, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home. Services will follow 10 a.m. Friday. Interment will be in Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International or Hospice.
JULIE ANN PETERSON, 22
HAINES CITY -- Miss Julie Ann Peterson died Sunday (May 14, 2005). She was 22.
Visitation will be this evening from 5 to 7 at Oak Ridge Funeral Care. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home chapel.
DORIS GRIFFITH, 95
Nurse
LAKE WALES -- Mrs. Doris Fiddyment Griffith of Lake Wales died of heart failure at Crossroads in Haines City. She was 95.
She was born July 30, 1909, in Shepperton, Middlesex, England. She was a nurse at Ramsgate Hospital in England during the Dunkirk evacuation of the British Army in World War II. In 1987, she received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen Mother Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. She was a member of the Daughters of the British Empire. She was a tour guide at Bok Tower. In the Episcopal Church, she served through the Altar Guild, choir and Daughters of the King.
Mrs. Griffith was preceded in death by her husband, Harry F. Griffith. She is survived by her stepson, Arthur Griffith, Clearwater, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Wales.
Marion Nelson Funeral Home.
MICHAEL GIROLIMON, 45
Teacher
LAKELAND -- Mr. Michael T. Girolimon of Lakeland died of complications from leukemia Monday (May 6, 2005) in Lakeland. He was 45.
Born July 30, 1959, in Chicago, he came to Lakeland from Miami three years ago. He was a teacher at McKeel Academy of Technology. He was a member of Victory Church.
Mr. Girolimon is survived by his wife, Rachel Girolimon; son, John Girolimon, Lakeland; daughter, Kimberly Girolimon, Lakeland; and parents, Sarah and Mark Girolimon, St. John, Ind.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Victory Church.
Gentry-Morrison Southside.
