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Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005WILLISTON- Oran "Buck" Meeks, 90, retired from V.E. Whitehurst and Sons Construction,died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at his residence in Williston.A native of Bronson, Mr. Meeks was a lifelong resident of Levy County. He was an activemember of the First United Methodist Church of Williston, a charter member of the WillistonHighlands Golf and Country Club, a 40-year member of Ornan Masonic Lodge No. 117 and alifelong member of the Gulf Hammock Hunting Club. Mr. Meeks was a veteran of the U.S.Army and served in World War II.He is survived by his wife, Helen Meeks, Williston; sons, Steve Sasha Meeks, Williston, andWayne Ornan Meeks, Bronson; stepson, James Hullander, Bear, Del.; stepdaughters, ElizabethLloyd, Jacksonville, Kathryn Baldwin, Williston; sisters, Jeanetta Barton, Ocala, ClaraMcDonald, Silver Springs, Eula Dishong, Crystal River; nine grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.Knauff Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005DUNNELLON - Dorothy A. Morrette, 91, a retired executive secretary for Hercules Powder Co.,died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 30 years ago from Kingston, N.Y. She was a 30-yearmember of Rainbow Lakes United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir.She is survived by her daughter, Shirley A. Henion, Dunnellon; three grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.She was preceded by her husband of 60 years, Marlin E. Morrette, in 1998.Fero Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005OCALA - John J. Rock Sr., 69, a retired owner of a graphic design business, died Friday, Dec.31, 2004 at Ocala Regional Medical Center.A native of Brockton, Mass., Mr. Rock came to Ocala from Cape Cod, Mass., in July 2000. Hewas a member of the Countryside Baptist Church, Ocala, where he served as a deacon, theVeterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Eagles Club and the Ocala Elks Lodge. He wasinvolved in numerous businesses throughout his working career and was a veteran of the U.S.Air Force.He is survived by his wife, Sherry L. Rock, Ocala; sons, John J. Rock, Jr., Dale Rock, StevenRock, Timothy Rock and Danny Rock, all of Brockton, and Robert J. Byrnes, Cape Cod, Mass.;daughter, Kimberly A. Falk, Ocala; brothers, Ronnie McMasters, Richard McMasters, FrancisMcMasters, all of Brockton, Mass., David Rock, New York; sister, Linda Bayles, Boston, Mass.;10 grandchildren.Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005DUNNELLON- William H. Smith, 68, a retired plumber and handyman, died Thursday, Dec. 30,2004, in Dunnellon.A native of Oakhurst, N.J., Mr. Smith came here from West Palm Beach six years ago.He is survived by wife, Patricia Smith, Dunnellon; sons, William H. Smith, Jr., Dunnellon, PeterSmith, Summerfield; daughters, Irene Shea, Dunnellon, Patti Jo Steins, West Palm Beach,
brother, Alton Smith, N.J.; sisters, June Virgilio, Judy Smith, both of N.J.; five grandchildren;and two great grandchildren.Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005FLORAL CITY - Merlin W. Snell, 88, a retired interior decorator, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004,in Brooksville.A native of Clinton, Maine, Mr. Snell came to Floral City from Clearwater in 1985.He is survived by his son, Ronald Snell, Floral City.He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Snell.Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005OCALA - George Adrian Sweeney, 70, a retired handyman, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, inOcala.A native of Dublin, Ireland, Mr. Sweeney spent most of his life in Massachusetts. He loveddancing.He is survived by daughters, Maxine Sweeney, Regina Sweeney, Randi Sweeney; sister, BeatriceD'Albenzo; brothers, Emmett Sweeney, Brain Sweeney; and four grandchildren.Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005OCALA- Elizabeth Takkinen, 76, a retired homemaker and former owner of a dog grooming andpet store in West Palm Beach, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at Surrey Place in Ocala.A native of West Palm Beach, Mrs. Takkinen came to Ocala from Loxahatchee in 2004. She wasof Presbyterian faith.She is survived by her daughter, Terry Mildenberg, Ocala; four grandchildren; one greatgrandson.She was preceded in death by her husband, George Takkinen; and son, Joey Takkinen.Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005INVERNESS- James Bryon Tongate, 42, an auto salesman, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, inHomosassa.A native of Chicago, Mr. Tongate came to Inverness from Homestead in 1991. He attendedCitrus Ridge Bible Church.He is survived by his wife, Patricia S. Tongate, Inverness; son, Robert Bass, Inverness; daughter,Courtney Bass, Inverness; mother, Mary Ulrick, Baconton, Ga.; brothers, Arnold M. Tongate,Inverness, David B. Oglesby, Baconton.Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness Chapel, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 1, 2005OCKLAWAHA - Edgar Turner, 84, a retired locomotive engineer, died Thursday, Dec. 30,2004, in Ocala.A native of Harold, Ky., Mr. Turner came to Ocala from Temperance, Mich., 22 years ago. Hewas a former member of the board of directors for the Barker Shootout Reenactment in
Ocklawaha. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and one of the last survivingmembers of Merrill's Marauders, an all-volunteer unit that fought in the jungles of Burma in1943 and 1944.He is survived by daughters, Debra Kitzmiller, Lambertville, Mich., Nancy Turner, Sylvania,Ohio, Beverly Randall, Temperance, Cathy Stock, Edgewater, Mary Elizabeth Kidd, Haroold,Ky.; sons, George Turner, Adrian, Mich., Edgar Turner, Jr., Temperance, Fred Turner,Lambertville, Mich., Douglas Turner, Ocklawaha, Thomas Roberts, Beaverton, Mich.; 11grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Irene Turner.Memorial contributions may be made to the Chamber of Commerce of Ocklawaha.Hiers Baxley Funeral Services provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Ellis K. "E.K." Burroughs, 75, a retired police chief, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, athome.A native of Blue Field, Va., Mr. Burroughs moved here form Cape Coral in 1984. He was amember of First United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World WarII.Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary Alyce Burroughs, Ocala; sons, Mark Burroughs,Sevierville, Tenn., and William Burroughs, Dallas; and one grandchild.Roberts Funeral Home, downtown Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Winfred "Win" Congleton, 80, a retired printing company employee, died Thursday,Dec. 30, 2004, at home.A native of Middletown, Ohio, Mr. Congleton moved here from Dayton, Ohio, in 1988. He wasa member of Moose Lodge of Ocala and Elks Lode of Ocala. He was a U.S. Army veteran ofWorld War II.Survivors include his sons, Gregory Congleton, Magnolia Springs, Ala.; sister, Marjorie Brown,Dayton; and one grandchild.Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association or Hospice of MarionCounty.Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Sara Couch, 62, a medical librarian, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at TimberRidgeNursing and Rehabilitation Center.A native of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Couch moved here from Aurora, Ill., one year ago. She was amember of First Presbyterian Church of Aurora and Women of the Moose of Aurora.Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Robert Couch, Ocala; daughter, Susan Jackson,Ocala; son, Brian Couch, Sarasota; sister, Carolyn Ervin, Yorkville, Ill.; four grandchildren.Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Frank J. McGinnis, 82, a retired Merchant Marine officer employed by Exxon Corp.,died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at home.
A native of Pittsburgh, he moved here in 1992. Mr. McGinnis was a U.S. Navy veteran of WorldWar II.Survivors include his son, Frank C. McGinnis, Ocala.Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Juan Melecio, 95, a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, died Thursday, Dec. 30,2004, at home.A native of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, Mr. Melecio moved here from Bronx, N.Y., in 1991. He wasa U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.Survivors include his son, John Melecio, Ocala; daughter, Yolanda Fernandez, Ocala; brother,Manuel Melecio, Deltona; sisters, Ida Melecio, Pearl River, N.Y., and Carmen Melecio, VegaAlta; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Georgina Melecio.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCKLAWAHA - Allan Michael Morone, 22, a soldier in the U.S. Marine Corps, diedWednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.A native of Ocala, he was a lifelong resident of Marion County. An avid outdoorsman, he was aveteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Survivors include his parents, Aldo and Sandy Morone, Ocala; son, Max Morone, Ocklawaha;sisters, Linda Smith, Lincoln Park, N.J., and Carole Klyn, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.Memorial contributions may be made to Toys for Tots.Roberts Funeral Home, downtown Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005MORRISTON - Alma F. Oravitz, 78, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at NatureCoast Hospital in Williston.A native of Turtle Creek, Pa., Mrs. Oravitz moved here from St. Petersburg in 2003. She wasBaptist and a member of the Eagles Aerie Auxiliary in St. Petersburg.Survivors include her husband, John Oravitz, Morriston; sons, Ron Mitchell, Morriston, SamMitchell, Cape Coral, and Dave Williams, St. Petersburg; daughters, Toni Duncan, Morriston,and Terri Bright, Omaha, Neb.; sister, Dorothy Williams, St. Petersburg; 17 grandchildren; andeight great-grandchildren.Donations may be made to Levy County Hospice.Roberts Funeral Home, downtown Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - John Edward Ray, 23, a chef for Ocala Country Club, died Wednesday, Dec. 29,2004.A native of Ocala, Mr. Ray was a lifelong resident. He was a licensed boat captain who enjoyedthe outdoors.Survivors include his mother, Gay Kite, Ocala; father, Dennis Ray, Ocala; sister, Erika Ray,Ocala; grandmother, Pat Henderson, Ocala; and stepfather, John Kite, Ocala.
Memorial contributions may be made to Marion County Sheriff's Office Underwater RecoveryTeam or the Wildlife Foundation of Florida/Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.Roberts Funeral Home, downtown Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005DUNNELLON - Kenneth Eugene Russell, 58, owner of Lorna Vending Co., died Thursday,Dec. 30, 2004, at Legacy House in Ocala.A native of Dade City, Mr. Russell moved here from Homosassa in 1998.Survivors include his wife, Lorna Russell, Dunnellon; sons, Kenneth M. Russell, Hilliard, DarianE. Russell, Jacksonville; brothers, Buddy Russell, Zephyrhills, and Marion Russell, Dade City;sisters, Ellen Harrison, Frisco City, Ala., Judy Yates, Bushnell, and Catherine Brown, Plant City;stepfather, Charlie Phillips, Dunnellon, and Mother, Edith Phillips Roberts, Dunnellon; and sixgrandchildren.Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 2, 2005OCALA - Helen Shaughnessy, 81, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at home.A native of East North Point, N.Y., Mrs. Shaughnessy moved here from Long Island, N.Y., in1985. She was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Guerriero, Amityville, N.Y., and Susan White, RockvilleCenter, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husbands Joseph Laternello and James Shaughnessy.Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005OCALA - Verneita "Tina" Blayney, 84, a homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at home underthe care of her family and Hospice of Marion County.A native of Anamosa, Iowa, Mrs. Blayney moved here in 1961. She was Protestant and enjoyedpainting, sewing and other crafts.Survivors include her daughter, Gerry Rathman, Ocala; son, Tom E. Blayney, Apopka; fivegrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Blayney, in 2002.Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005LEXINGTON, Ky. - Margaret Lucille Kozanecki, 77, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 29,2004, at the Hospice Care Center.A native of Robinson, Ill., Mrs. Kozanecki was a former longtime resident of Ocala. She was amember of Heritage Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband, Ralph Kozanecki, Lexington; son, Larry R. Kozanecki,Lexington; sister, Ruby Watkins, Evansville, Ind.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.Milward Funeral Home, Lexington, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005JACKSONVILLE - Eleanor Layton, 75, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
A native of Philadelphia, Mrs. Layton moved to Jacksonville from Ocala in 1999. She was amember of The Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church.Survivors include her husband, Albert Layton, Jacksonville; daughters, Diana Layton and SusanLayton Pilkinton, both of Jacksonville; and one grandchild.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice.Hardage-Giddens Mandarin Funeral Home, Jacksonville, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005OCALA - Stewart McKinnon, 89, a retired salesman for a chemical company, died Saturday,Jan. 1, 2005, at Sylvia's Hospice House in Ocala.A native of Gagetown, Mich., Mr. McKinnon moved here from Rochester, Mich., in 1980. Hewas Christian and an avid golfer. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.Survivors include his son, Mark McKinnon, Ocala; brother, John McKinnon, Rochester;companion, Mary Goodwin, Ocala; and four grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane I. McKinnon.Roberts Funeral Homes Bruce Chapel East, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005ORANGE SPRINGS - James C. Ramsey, 80, a retired maintenance engineer for Sears, diedSaturday, Jan. 1, 2005.A native of Lexington, N.C., Mrs. Ramsey moved here from Jacksonville 19 years ago. Heretired from Sears after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Orange Springs Civic Cluband Orange Springs Community Church.Survivors include his wife, Frances Wolfe Ramsey, Orange Springs; son, James H. Ramsey,Orange Springs; daughters, Maxine Meetze, Lexington, S.C., Bonnie Sefert, Vicki Boling,Norma McNulty and Donna Ramsey, all of Jacksonville; two sisters; eight grandchildren; andfour great-grandchildren.Masters Funeral Home, Interlachen, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005OCALA - Donald Bochicchio, 69, a retired business owner, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004.A native of Lynn, Mass., he moved here in 1988. Mr. Bochicchio was a U.S. Marine Corpsveteran and avid stamp collector.He is survived by his daughter, Dee Schubert, Ocala; brother, William Bochicchio, Lynn; andfour grandchildren.Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005THE VILLAGES - George William Brown, 76, a retired aviation engineer, died Saturday, Jan. 1,2005, in Ocala.A native of Corona, N.Y., he moved here from Palm City five years ago. Mr. Brown served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II. He was Lutheran.Survivors include his wife, Florence Brown, The Villages; daughter, Lisa Rodrigues, PuertoRico; sons, George W. Brown Jr., New Jersey, Douglas Bergey, Manorville, N.Y., and PaulBergey, Daytona Beach; brother, Rick Brown, Sarasota; sisters, Barbara Alessio, Ridge, N.Y.,
Peggy Kowl, New Smyrna Beach, and Alpha Twedt, Virginia; three grandchildren; and threestep-grandchildren.Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005FORT WHITE - Sharon Kaye Diehl, 53, owner of Sharon's Designs Inc., died Sunday, Jan. 2,2005, in Gainesville.A native of Fort Myers, she moved to Fort White in 1971. Mrs. Diehl was a designer for BusbyCabinets of Alachua for 20 years. She was a member of National Kitchen and Bath Association,Certified Kitchen and Design, and American Society of Interior Designers.Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Steve Diehl, Fort White; daughter, Heather Talton,Fort White; son, Brett Diehl, Fort White; mother, Ernestine P. Robinson, Alachua; sister, JerilynGuiss, Toledo, Ore.; brother, Lewis Robinson Jr., Cocoa Beach; step-sister, Linda Robinson,Lakeland; and two grandchildren.Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005HOLDER - William George Evans Sr., 87, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday,Dec. 15, 2004, in Lecanto.A native of Duquesne, Pa., he moved here from Elizabeth, Pa. Mr. Evans was a member of LoyalOrder of the Moose Lodge No. 2013, Crystal River, and attended Riverside Baptist Church ofHernando.Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Dora Boyd, Holder; sons, Charles Evans, Dunnellon,William Evans Jr., Orange Park, and Richard H. Evans Sr., Elizabeth; daughters, Darlene Ostuniand Valoise Savage, both of Holder; brothers, Stanley Evans Jr., Holder, and Robert Evans, bothof Pennsylvania; and sister, Lillian Nessida, West Misslin, Pa.Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005OCALA - Loretta J. Harrison, 85, a retired business owner, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, atMunroe Regional Medical Center.A native of Philadelphia, she moved here from Belleview in 1995. Mrs. Harrison was a memberof Prestige 55, American Association of Retired Persons and Senior Friends.Survivors include her daughter, Joan Harrison, Burlington, Iowa; sons, Gordon Harrison, FortLauderdale, and Glenn Harrison, Ocala; sister, Dorothy Turnier, Jacksonville; eightgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, George Harrison Sr.; and sons, George Harrison Jr.and Gregory Harrison.Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005SUMMERFIELD - Philip John LeMarquand Sr., 80, a retired salesman, died Monday, Jan. 3,2005, at home.A native of Flushing, N.Y., he moved here from Deer Park, N.Y. Mr. LeMarquand served in theU.S. Air Force during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred LeMarquand, Summerfield; daughter, Claudia LeMarquand,Gloversville, N.Y.; sons, Philip LeMarquand Jr., Tierra Verde, and Nelson LeMarquand, Tampa;and two grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-Lady Lake provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005OCALA - Jane Eileen Murray, 84, retired, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Munroe RegionalMedical Center.Mrs. Murray was a native of Newark, N.J. She was Catholic.She is survived by her niece, Barbara J. Howard, Oswego, N.Y.National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005BEVERLY HILLS - Alan Walter Polak, 57, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.A native of New York City, he moved here from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1988. Mr. Polak wasJewish.He is survived by his son, Mathew J. Polak, Aurora, Colo.Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005OCALA - Clarence Reynolds, 72, a retired truck line worker for Dodge, died Friday, Dec. 31,2004, at Hospice House at Summerfield Suites in Summerfield.A native of Mississippi, he moved here from Warren, Mich., in 1990.Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Judy L. Reynolds, Ocala; son, Gary M. Reynolds,Sacramento, Calif.; sister, Edith Stevens, Bentonia, Miss.; and two grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.Roberts Bruce Chapel West, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 4, 2005OCALA - Thurman B. Shipley, 81, a retired independent distributor for a publisher, died Friday,Dec. 31, 2004, at Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville.A native of Prescott, Ariz., he moved here from Carlsbad, Calif., in 1991. Mr. Shipley was amember of the Elks, Upstate New York Club, Rotary Club and Polish American Social Club. Heserved in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Jean Shipley, Ocala; sons, Michael J. Shipley, Carlsbad,and David Shipley, Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Dorothy Reynolds, Gordonsville, Va.;and six grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Inverness Elks Florida Children's Therapy.Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005LAKE CITY - Daniel E. Ackerman, 73, a retired chiropractor, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, atVeterans Administration Medical Center.A native of New Rochelle, N.Y., he moved to Lake City from Ocala two years ago. Dr.Ackerman was a member of International Chiropractors' Association, Palmer College of
Chiropractic Alumni Association and Helping Other People Excel. He served in the U.S. AirForce during the Korean War. Dr. Ackerman was Christian.Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Kay F. Ackerman, Ocala; son, Dr. Drew Ackerman,Warwick, N.Y.; stepson, Dean Fuller, Austin, Texas; stepdaughter, Lori Green, Slate Hill, N.Y.;brother, Ronald Ackerman, Galesburg, Ill.; and three grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Palmer College of Chiropractic.Dees Family Funeral Home and Crematory Services, Lake City, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005UMATILLA - Wilbur Bloom, 85, a retired manufacturing supervisor for a tool and die company,died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, at home.A native of Tiffin, Ohio, he moved here from Auburn, Ill., in 1996. Mr. Bloom was also a retiredgunsmith and owner of Tiffin Gun Shop. He was a member of Sandy Acres Baptist Church andthe National Rifle Association.Survivors include his son, Saarj Bloom, Jacksonville; daughters, Bea Williams, Ocala, and HazelBoss, Sunbury, Ohio; sister, Glendora Wirth, Apache Junction, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and 20great-grandchildren.Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005ELYRIA, Ohio - Kelly N. Conrath, 21, a waitress, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, in Houston.A native of Elyria, she moved here in 199183. Miss Conrath was a graduate of Citrus HighSchool in Inverness. She was Episcopal.Survivors include her mother, Sandra Shuart, Inverness; sister, Cristy Conrath, Ocala; brother,Cody Shuart, Inverness; and grandparents, Laddie and Julie Browand, Elyria.Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Home and Crematory provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005SILVER SPRINGS - Ronald G. Costa, 66, a retired union bricklayer, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005,at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala.A native of New Eagle, Pa., he moved here from Canonsburg, Pa., in 1996. Mr. Costa was aformer member of Fraternal Order of the Eagles and a member of Bricklayers and AlliedCraftsmen Local Union No. 2. He was Presbyterian.Survivors include his wife, Nancy Costa, Silver Springs; daughter, Rhonda L. Costa Allen, SilverSprings; son, Monte L. Costa, Belle Vernon, Pa.; sister, Holly Hickerson, Washington, Pa.; fivegrandchildren; and one great-grandchild.He was preceded in death by his son, Mark L. Costa; and a grandson.Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Frank DiGaetano, 80, a retired design engineer, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at home.A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved here from Westbury, N.Y., in 1975. Mr. DiGaetano wasan active member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, past president and treasurer of SilverSprings Shores Residents Association, past president of Men's Pine Oaks Golf Club, and pastchief of the Silver Springs Shores Volunteer Fire Department. He served in the U.S. Air Forceduring World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mildred DiGaetano, Ocala; daughter, Christine Bartoldus,Costa Rica; sister, Gloria Germaine, Waymart, Pa.; three grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.Roberts Bruce Chapel East, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Velia Gershon, 80, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, in New York.A native of Italy, she moved here from New York in 1974. Mrs. Gershon was a member ofElection Board of Marion County and Democratic Club of Silver Springs Shores. She wasJewish.Survivors include her sons, Ben Fangi and Gerry Gershon, both of New York; stepdaughter,Sherry Toy, Summerfield; sister, Lucy Aversano, New York; brother, Sil Tagliamonte,Pennsylvania; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Gershon.Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005MORRISTON - Clement J. Grieco Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at Nature Coast RegionalHospital in Williston.A native of Watertown, N.Y., he moved here eight years ago. Mr. Grieco was a member ofFraternal Order of Eagles.Survivors include his wife, Elaine Grieco, Morriston; son, Clement Grieco III, Yucaipa, Calif.;daughter, Carolyn Griffin, Atlanta; mother, Josephine Grieco, Williston; stepdaughters, DebbieCuddeback, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Donna Skala, Apollo Beach; sisters, Connie Holman,Redlands, Calif., and Cynthia Beebee, Dunnellon; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.Knauff Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005GAINESVILLE - Ervin "Levi" Horton Sr., 70, a retired insurance agent, died Monday, Jan. 3,2005, at home.A native of Falls Creek, W.Va., he moved to Gainesville from Summerfield 39 years ago. Mr.Horton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was of Baptist faith.Survivors include his wife, Joanne Horton, Gainesville; daughters, Christa Frankel, Tulsa, Okla.,Sheryl Watson, Trenton, and Jana L. Horton, St. Augustine; sons, Daniel Horton, Belle, Ervin L.Horton Jr., Minneola, and William Horton, Waldo; sisters, Thelma McCormick, Minneola, andShirley A. Millard, Ocala; and two grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Florida or America CancerSociety.Moring Funeral Home, Melrose, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - James R. Maddocks, 62, a retired carpenter, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004.A native of Lynn, Mass., he moved here from Naples two years ago. Mr. Maddocks wasChristian.He is survived by his brothers, Richard Maddocks, Naples, and Thomas Maddocks, Derry, N.H.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Elmer J. Mayden, 83, a retired electrical supervisor, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, atMunroe Regional Medical Center.A native of Hammond, Ind., he moved here from Spring Hill in 2001. Mr. Mayden served in theU.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was Catholic.Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Lucy L. Mayden, Ocala; daughter, Marilyn Mayden,Ocala; brothers, Edward Mayden, Portage, Ind., Robert Mayden and John Mayden, both ofCrown Point, Ind., Richard Mayden and Louis Mayden, both of Cedar Lake, Ind.; sisters, IllianeVanBuskirk, Moraga, Calif., and Mary A. Cavanaugh, Crown Point.Roberts Bruce Chapel East, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Lloyd R. McCord, 78, a retired police officer, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at WestMarion Community Hospital.A native of Canton, Ohio, he moved here from Boynton Beach in 2003. Mr. McCord retiredfrom the Metro Dade County Police Department after 26 years. He served in the U.S. MarineCorps during World War II.He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Nancy McCord, Ocala; one grandchild; and one greatgrandchild.Roberts Bruce Chapel West, Ocala, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Robert T. "Oh, Puff" Minnich, 69, a retired electrical engineer, died Friday, Dec. 31,2004, at home.A native of Wadsworth, Ohio, he moved here in 1990. Mr. Minnich was a member of Veteransof Foreign Wars, American Veterans and Handyman's Club. He retired from the U.S. Air Forceafter 22 years.Survivors include his daughters, Judy Dustin, Boonville, N.Y., Susan Kerzner, Lexington Park,Md., and Denise Garrow, San Diego; ex-wife, Betty Howd, San Francisco; brothers, BruceMinnich, San Diego, and Merle Minnich, Wadsworth; and seven grandchildren.Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County or American Cancer Society.ICS Cremation, Lake City, provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005DUNNELLON - Mary Ina Patterson, 89, a homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005 in Hernando.A native of Doerun, Ga., she moved here from Miami 24 years ago. Mrs. Patterson was amember of Citrus Springs Church of God.Survivors include her sons, Thomas E. Patterson III, Dunnellon, and James M. Patterson,Gainesville; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 5, 2005OCALA - Robert Stevenson, 75, a retired educator, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
A native of Kendrick, he was a lifelong resident of Marion County. Mr. Stevenson was amember of Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran.Survivors include his wife, Leslie Stevenson, Ocala; son, Joey Shipp, Boardman; sisters, RubyDebose, Hawthorne, Bernice Stevenson, Orlando, and Annie Mathis, Ocala; and brothers,Rudolph Stevenson, Hudson, N.Y.,
Center, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands Joseph Laternello and James Shaughnessy. Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East, provided information. Ocala Star - Banner (FL) January 3, 2005 OCALA - Verneita "Tina" Blayney, 84, a homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, at home under
