Aaron Dene Umphrey
, Florida
After high school Aaron served his country in the United States Air Force. He later worked for many years as a truck driver. He is survived by his wife Mary Jo Conner daughters Vickie White Rad and Sherri Duncan Charles sister Joyce Lynn Banner John grandson Aaron "Kyle" Duncan Ashley and great grandchildren Kaleb Duncan Brylen Duncan Porter Duncan Stetson Rosales and Alyssa White Eric. Aaron is preceded in death by his parents Ishmael Aaron Umphrey and Jewel Brown as well as his grandparents William and Ethel Franks sister Barbara Truitt grandson Paul Duncan and granddaughter Toni Marie White. Aaron lived a wonderful life and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. His memory will forever remain in the hearts of those he leaves behind.
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Roswitha R. Bland
, Florida
Rose was born on March 5 1943 in Graz Austria the last of 12 children born to Josef and Katharina Horak. She graduated high school at 14 got married at 17 and raised two children sometimes singlehandedly during her husbands military deployments. She sold Tupperware and Avon for several years and worked for over 27 years as a food service worker for several schools and a nursing home. Rose loved cooking knitting crocheting and crafts of all kinds. She loved family activities and enjoyed the outdoors especially hiking camping and traveling with their RV. One of her favorite volunteer activities was to serve the seniors of Auburndale breakfast on Friday mornings which she and her husband Bill did for over three years until the program was closed due to Covid. Once she and her husband Bill moved to the Estates at Carpenters in 2022 they regularly volunteered to support numerous…
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Kenneth Frank Gardner
, Florida
He was a loving husband father and grandpapa who made Florida his home since 1983. Throughout his working years he held many jobs including working on a dairy mowing lawns helping build steel buildings and spending 30 years with Polk County Parks and Recreation. He was a senior heavy equipment operator and was known for helping others obtain their CDL licenses. He retired in 2014 due to declining health. In his free time Kenneth enjoyed fishing riding motorcycles learning to cook and maintaining his yard. Most of all he loved his family. He was blessed with grandchildren Chloe Wyatt and Levi Faith Danny and Laurie Grace who brought great joy to his life. When you optout your preferences are applied on a browser and device basis and you will need to set your preferences for each browser and device you use to access our website. If you clear the Cookies…
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