TIBADO, HOWARD A.

LAKE WALES — Mr. Howard Arthur Tibado of Lake Wales died of heart failure Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 at Hospice House in Auburndale. He was 83. Born in Yankton, S.D., on April 19, 1922, he came to Lake Wales from there 79 years ago. He was a retired manager for Tibado LP Gas. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2420 and the United States Marine Raider Association. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Lake Wales. Mr. Tibado is survived by his daughter, Dianne Martin, Lake Wales; son, Ron Tibado, Lake Wales; brother, Clarence Tibado, Winter Haven; sisters, Lorraine Duncan, Winter Haven, Mary Underhill, Hudson, Joan Arndt, Lake Wales; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Marion Nelson Funeral Home of Lake Wales. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Lake Wales Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, Accounting Office, 9365 U.S. 19 N., Suite B, Pinellas Park, FL 33782.