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STEVEN GEIGER, 18
Student
WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Steven Randall Geiger Jr. of Winter Haven died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was 18.
Born in Winter Haven on Sept. 3, 1984, he was a lifelong resident. He was a student. He was president of the Polk Speed Club.
Mr. Geiger is survived by his parents, Stacey and Steven Randall Geiger Sr., Winter Haven; brother, Jason Geiger, Winter Haven; sister, Jeanie Geiger, Winter Haven; grandmothers, Ruby J. Geiger, Winter Haven, and Jean Parker, Hampton, Ga.; and grandfathers, Bob M. Geiger and Charles Moore, both of Winter Haven.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cypress Cathedral.
Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
MICHAEL WHITE, 22
Electrician
WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. Michael White of Winter Haven died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was 22.
Born in Dyersburg, Tenn., on May 17, 1980, he came to Winter Haven from Tennessee in 1981. He was an electrician.
Mr. White is survived by his father, Ricky White, Winter Haven; mother and stepfather, Bobby and Angela Johnson, Haines City; son, Austin White, Winter Haven; fiancee, Angela Sparks, Winter Haven; grandparents, Mary and Odel Crowder, Ripley, Tenn.; and great-grandmother, Turabell Lee, Winter Haven.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cypress Cathedral.
Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
KATELYNN BIEBER, 17
Winter Haven High School
WINTER HAVEN -- Miss Katelynn Elizabeth Bieber of Winter Haven died Saturday (Feb. 15, 2003) of injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was 17.
She was born in Winter Haven on Dec. 23, 1985. She was a junior at Winter Haven High School, where she was a member of the Vocal Ensemble and the French Club. She was a senior scout and a member of the Girl Scout Troop No. 158 in Winter Haven. She was a member of Beymer United Methodist Church in Winter Haven.
Miss Bieber is survived by her parents, David and Linda Bieber, Winter Haven; sisters, Heather Lynn Bieber, Cassandra Leigh Bieber, both of Winter Haven; maternal grandparents, Elaine and Clifford Scheck II, Winter Haven; paternal grandparents, Ann and Gene Bieber, Winter Haven.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening at Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church in Winter Haven. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Girl Scout Council, Heart of Florida, 1831 N. Gilmore Ave., Lakeland, 33805.
Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Auburndale.
DENNIS DIAS, 29
Lawn Sculptor
LAKELAND -- Mr. Dennis "Cucumber" Dias Jr. of Lakeland died Wednesday (March 26, 2003) at home. He was 29.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, on Oct. 18, 1974, he came here two years ago. He was a lawn sculptor. He was a Pentecostal.
Mr. Dias is survived by his mother, Beverly Dias, Kingston; sisters, Ann Marie Dias, Andrea Dias, Terrian Dias and Andrene Dias, all of Kingston; brothers, Andrew Dias and Errol Dias, both of Kingston.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander Funeral Home, Winter Haven. Services will be held at a later date in Kingston.
H.E. DANIELS, 76
Former Polk Co. Sheriff
WINTER HAVEN -- Mr. H.E. "Dan" Daniels of Winter Haven died of cancer Thursday (July 17, 2003) at home. He was 76.
Born in Winter Haven on March 4, 1927, he was a lifelong resident. He was a retired Army colonel of 30 years, having served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He received several decorations. He was also a former Polk County sheriff and superintendent of corrections in Florida. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven.
Mr. Daniels is survived by his wife, Verlys Jean Daniels; sons, Steven H.E. Daniels, Albany, Ga., Mark David Daniels, Frankfurt, Germany; brother, Harold Lamar Daniels, Clermont; sisters, Alma Louise Wallace, Powell, Tenn., Flora Elizabeth Daniels, Winter Haven, Shirley Ann Giraudo, Treasure Island; three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes Inc., Winter Haven. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven. Burial will be in Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland.
ROSA COLON, 32
Homemaker
PLANT CITY -- Mrs. Rosa Maria Colon of Plant City died Saturday (Sept. 6, 2003) in Plant City. The cause of death is pending autopsy results. She was 32.
Born in Rochester, N.Y., on July 11, 1971, she came to Plant City from there in 1988. She was a homemaker. She was a Catholic.
Mrs. Colon is survived by her sons, Javier Ortiz and Darren Hoffman, both of Plant City; daughters, Zenaida Lopez and Jalo Hoffman, both of Plant City; parents, Luis A. Colon and Edith Agosta, Plant City; brothers, Angel Colon, Richard Colon and Ronnie DeGroat, all of Plant City, and Jose DeGroat and Nichlos Colon, both of Rochester; and sisters, Anna Perez and Aida Colon, both of Rochester, Natalie Colon, Puerto Rico, and Marisol Colon, Plant City.
Visitation will be from 11 this morning to 1 this afternoon and 6 to 8 this evening at Wells Memorial Funeral Chapel, Plant City. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel.
RODNEY WILLIAMS, 36
LAKELAND -- Mr. Rodney Randall Williams of Lakeland died Saturday (Aug. 16, 2003). He was 36.
Services will be at noon today at Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta, Ga. Burial will be in Cheatham Hill Cemetery.
Kyle Vadnais, 15, Auburndale High
AUBURNDALE -- Mr. Kyle Joseph Vadnais was enjoying his first year in high school and the circle of friends that he had made throughout the years.
The Auburndale High School freshman was at home Friday when he said he felt nauseous. He later collapsed and was taken to St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, where he died Saturday (Feb. 7, 2004). His cause of death was listed as a cerebral vascular accident, more commonly known as a stroke, which involves an interruption of the blood supply to the brain. He was 15.
"Kyle didn't just have one particular type or kind of friends. He crossed over to a lot of people, from the poor to the wealthy, young or old, black or white, " said his mother, Wanda Knoll of Auburndale.
Born in Winter Haven on Sept. 12, 1988, he attended Auburndale Central and Stambaugh Middle School and was planning to graduate with the class of 2007 at Auburndale High.
He enjoyed hanging out with his friends, rollerblading, going to the movies and playing video games. "I had just bought him a new PlayStation for Christmas. He liked it because he could play DVDs on it or he could play video games, " his father, Dale Vadnais of Englewood said, describing his son as being very outgoing with a great sense of humor. "He had quite a group of friends."
His classmates at Auburndale High channeled their grief in a variety of ways, including a T-shirt that classmate, Ashley Rodriguez, made displaying a photo of Kyle.
"The students have offered to serve the dinner after the service Friday in the school's cafeteria, " Dale Vadnais said. "They have a big chalk board close to the cafeteria where his friends have written little stories about Kyle."
Kyle Vadnais attended Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church in Auburndale.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his stepmother, Lynn Vadnais, Englewood; stepfather, Rick Knoll, Auburndale; sisters, Amber Vaught Wood, Auburndale, Brooke Kvaternick, Englewood; brother, Dustin Vadnais, Englewood; paternal grandmother, Marie Vadnais, Marquette, Mich.; maternal grandmother, Gladys Jones, Auburndale; maternal step grandfather, Ralph Jones, Auburndale; maternal grandfather, Ronald Pierce, Decatur, Ga.; maternal step grandmother, Mary Anne Pierce, Decatur, Ga.; paternal step grandmother, Carol Norman, Lakeland.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kersey Funeral Home, 108 E. Lake Stella Drive, Auburndale. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Missionary Baptist Church, 406 Main St., Auburndale.
