Jean Simerly, 75, of Citrus Hills
Jean E. Simerly, 75, of Citrus Hills died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, at home. She was born in Gillespie, Ill., and came here 15 years ago from Michigan. Mrs. Simerly was a homemaker. She was a great wife, mother and dear friend to all who met her. She was Presbyterian. Surviving are her beloved husband of 52 years, Kenneth W. Simerly of Citrus Hills; two daughters, Lynda Jean Simerly of Inverness and Bonnie Joyce Simerly of New Orleans, La.; one brother, Archie Allen of Tennessee; and three sisters, Virginia Stamper of Utah, Ruth Montroy of Nevada and Joyce Ziegler of Michigan. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.

Daisy Woznick, 91, of Lecanto
Daisy Woznick, 91, of Lecanto, formerly of Beverly Hills, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, at Arbor Oaks Lodge in Lecanto. She was born in Bethel, N.C., and came here 25 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. In her earlier years she was a stenographer and most of the time was a homemaker. She was a lifelong avid reader and loved dancing. She was Pentecostal. She is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Michael Woznick of Lecanto, and a niece, Lexine Gill of Virginia. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.

Jacqueline Batchelor, 59, of Crystal River
Jacqueline "Jackie" Batchelor, 59, of Crystal River died Monday morning, Dec. 13, 1999, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital. She was born in Swainsboro, Ga., and came here 22 years ago from Perry. She was the banquet manager for the Plantation Inn of Crystal River, with more than 20 years of service. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Roger O. Batchelor of Crystal River; son, David R. Batchelor and wife Becky of Lecanto; daughter, Julie R. Batchelor of Beverly Hills; her mother, Cynthia Crowe of Davenport; brother, Richard Phillips of Plant City; sister, Jeanette Newberry of Macon, Ga.; and a host of loving friends. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Daniel Bloom Jr., 72, of Beverly Hills
Daniel W. Bloom Jr., 72, of Beverly Hills died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and came to Beverly Hills 10 years ago from Mount Pocono, Pa. He was a retired equipment manager at Tobyhanna Army Depot. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was past commander and state commander of the DAV, Chapter, 9, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He enjoyed woodworking and was actively involved in all sports teams, Boy Scouts and church choir. He taught round dancing and founded the Tic Toc Round Dance Club in Stroudsburg, Pa. He attended the Salvation Army Chapel. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Jane; three sons, Daniel W. III of New Zealand, William of Reeders, Pa., and Thomas A. of Carney's Point, N.J.; two daughters, Patricia Cadargan of Mount Pocono, Pa., and A. Nancy Hiravy of Stamford, Conn.; a sister, Ruth Hobner of Bel Air, Md.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends, who wish, may send memorial donations to the Salvation Army. Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.

Mae Davis, 69, of Hernando
Mae Davis, 69, of Hernando died at home on Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, under the loving care of her family and Hospice. Born in Gad, W.Va., to Walter and Mabel McCutcheon on Aug. 21, 1930, she came here 12 years ago from Beckley, W.Va. She was a retired waitress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace E. Davis, who died Oct. 17, 1995. She was a member of the Hernando United Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, Larry Alan Davis of St. Petersburg; one daughter, Linda Mae Riggs of Bartow; two brothers, Elbert McCutcheon of Hernando and Robert McCutcheon of Inverness; two sisters, Edith Jones of Summersville, W.Va., and Belle Thomas of Inverness; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Melissa, Amanda and Daniel; and several nieces and nephews. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

Ida DeGrazio, 83, of Inverness
Ida Louise DeGrazio, 83, of Inverness died at Citrus Memorial Hospital on Monday, Dec. 13, 1999. Born in New York City on Jan. 17, 1916, to Anthony and Angelina Martone, she came here 27 years ago from Bronx, N.Y. She was a retired clerk with the office staff of Evander Child's High School, Bronx, N.Y., with 20 years of service. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, John DeGrazio of Inverness; son, Frank DeGrazio of Scranton, Pa.; daughter, Mary Ann Miller of Ocala; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.

James Gubich, 82, of Homosassa
James Victor Gubich, 82, of Homosassa died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he came to Homosassa 12 years ago from there. He was a retired mason in the construction industry. He was a veteran of the U.S. National Guard. He was Catholic. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; two sons, Edward and James, both of Bethlehem, Pa.; one daughter, Elaine Detwilder of Allentown, Pa.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

Rennie Keller Sr., 51, of Crystal River
Rennie Gene Keller Sr., 51, of Crystal River died Friday morning, Dec. 10, 1999. He was born in Saginaw, Mich., and came here 21 years ago from Dade City. He was a medical technologist at Citrus Memorial Hospital. He was also an ordained minister, formerly serving as assistant pastor at the Crystal River United Methodist Church. He was a police chaplain while living in Oakdale, La., and was a deputy sheriff in Allen Parish. He was an avid golfer and a motorcycle enthusiast. He was a member of the Citrus County Chapter of ABATE. He was past master of the Inglis Masonic Lodge No. 324 F&AM. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Margaret "Peg" Keller of Crystal River; daughter, Kelly Holt (Barry) of Columbus, Miss.; sons, William Duane Keller (Twyla) of Lake Panasoffkee, Allen Gene Keller (Holly) of Beebe, Ark., and Rennie Gene Keller Jr. (Sandra) of Crystal River; mother and stepfather, Gertrude and Jerry Mole of Webster; brothers, Rex Keller of Texarkana, Ark., and Kim Keller of Tennessee; sister, Cindy Bullard of South Carolina; and six grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Willie Pangle, 49, of Dunnellon
Willie Faye Pangle, 49, of Dunnellon died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Born in Warner Robbins, Ga., she came to Dunnellon two years ago from Homestead. She was a waitress. She was a member of the Women of the Moose Chapter No. 1929. Surviving are her husband, Johnny Pangle of Dunnellon; three sons, Lorin Furlong of Morris Town, Tenn., Jack Furlong of Stockbridge, Ga., and Jim Buck Powell of Keene, N.H.; a daughter, Brandee Biggerstaff of Senoia, Ga.; six sisters, Doris Biegler of Belleview, Virginia DeRengis of Davey, Jane Anderson of Carol City, Onnie Miller of Dunnellon, Linda Poulin of Port Orange, and Wanda Barfield of Chipley; and five grandchildren. Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.

J. Webb Potts, 81, of Dunnellon
J. Webb Potts, 81, of Dunnellon died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. He was born in Philadelphia and came to Dunnellon 29 years ago from New Hope, Pa. He was a retired elementary and middle school teacher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a volunteer teacher with Citrus County Schools Gifted and Learning Disabled Children for 19 years. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a graduate of the University of Chicago in the ASTP Program during World War II. He was co-author with his daughter of a forthcoming publication about study skills. He was a member of the Wall-Rives Post 58, American Legion and the Citrus County Art League. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Crystal River. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Dorothy; son, James Jr. of Philadelphia; daughter, Alcine Elizabeth Potts of Gainesville; two brothers-in-law, Robert E. Scott of St. Petersburg and Gabriel M. Scott of Mobile, Ala.; sister, Elizabeth G. Geasland of Roxborough, Pa.; sister-in-law, Kathryn S. King of Dunnellon; one grandson, Andrew E. Sheets of North Hampton, Mass.; and a great-grandson, Patrick Sheets. Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness.

Michael Roddy, 48, of Lecanto
Michael K. Roddy, 48, of Lecanto died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999, at his residence. Born in Knoxville, Tenn., he came to Lecanto 10 years ago from Miami. He was a mechanic for Crystal Chrysler Plymouth Dodge of Inverness. He was Baptist. Surviving are his son, Jason Roddy of Lecanto; parents, James and Bobbie Roddy of Lecanto; two brothers, Steve and wife Jackie Roddy of Inverness and Robert Roddy of Mount Dora; and three sisters, Katherine and husband Ron Whitley of Knoxville, Tenn., Barbara and husband Jerry Bean of Jacksonville, and Deberah and husband Donald Williams of Madison, Ala. Wilder-Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.

Delbert Shidler, 81, of Crystal River
Delbert C. Shidler, 81, of Crystal River died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at Barrington Place in Lecanto. Born in Petrolia, Ill., he came here 15 years ago from Bridgeport, Ill. He was a home builder in the Kissimmee area for 10 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge No. 386, both of Bridgeport, Ill. He was a member of the New Life Christian Center in Crystal River. He is survived by a son, Rodney, of Crystal River; five brothers, Robert of Vincennes, Ind., Wendell, Richard, Donald and Clifton J., all of Lawrenceville, Ill.; a sister, LaVeda Atkinson of Linden, Texas; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.

Robert Souther, 76, of Dunnellon
Robert H. Souther, 76, of Dunnellon died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, in Crystal River. Born in Huntsville, Ala., he came to Dunnellon in 1994 from Midland Park, N.J. He was a retired certified public accountant. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was a member of Holy Faith Episcopal Church. Surviving are his wife, Rita; son, Robert H. Souther of Caribou, Maine; daughter, Phylis Anne Barry of Old Bethpage, N.Y.; sister, Margery deGraff of New York City, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.

Donald Wikan, 74, of Crystal River
Donald W. Wikan, 74, of Crystal River died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born May 20, 1925, to Anna and Barney Wikan in Minneapolis, Minn., he came to this area 17 years ago from Naperville, Ill., where he was owner/operator of Cemcon Limited in Glen Ellyn, Ill. He was a retired civil engineer. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. He was a member of Nature Coast Model Airplane Club of Inglis, the Tri-County Flying Club of Dunnellon, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Illinois Society of Civil Engineers, where he was on the board of ethics. He was an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary of Crystal River, Flotilla No. 15-01. He was Protestant. Surviving are his loving wife of 48 years, Nancy; three daughters, Mary Miller of Plainfield, Ill., Jeanne Babcock and husband Curt of Manchester, Mo., and Barbara Keith and husband Richard "Rick" of West Chicago, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Julie Kelly, Douglas Miller, Bonnie Miller, Laura Babcock, Megan Babcock, Katie Lundgren, and Krysta Lundgren; and one great-grandchild, Katelyn Kelly. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Robert Zawacki, 68, of Dunnellon
Robert B. Zawacki, 68, of Dunnellon died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River. Born in Ridgway, Pa., he came to Dunnellon in 1992 from Grand Prairie, Texas. He was a retired line foreman employed by General Motors. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Lois; two daughters, Kim Guinn of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Keri Sprague of Dunnellon; two brothers, John of Dunnellon and James of North Olmstead, Ohio; a sister, Joyce Paladino of Ridgway, Pa.; and three grandchildren. Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon.

Ruth Adelberg, 85, of Beverly Hills
Ruth Adelberg, 85, of Beverly Hills died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and came to Beverly Hills in 1973 from Oak Park, Mich. She was a retired secretary for G.M. Distributors. She was a member of the Temple Beth Shalom, B’nai Brith and Sisterhood at Temple. She was a member of the Beverly Hills Civic Association. Surviving are her husband, William Milton Adelberg of Beverly Hills; son, Michael Lawrence Adelberg of Ann Arbor, Mich.; daughter, Barbara Ann Loupos of Beverly Hills; two brothers, Gerald Jacobs and Harold Jacobs, both of Farmington, Mich.; sister, Florence Morris of Los Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.

Pete Common, 62, of Crystal River
Pete Common, 62, of Crystal River died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to Madeira Beach in 1947 and to Inverness in 1972 before moving to Crystal River in 1998. He was retired from the construction industry and was a mobile home park developer. He was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks Lodge 2522, Inverness. He was Methodist. Surviving are his loving wife of 36 years, Sylvia Rutgers Common of Crystal River; loving daughter, Kimberly Bollinger of Inverness; brother, Ted Davis; two sisters, Carol Bartel of Crystal River and Terry McGrath of Floral City; and several nieces and nephews, cousins and aunts. Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness.

Marvel Dise, 88, of Inverness
Marvel J. Dise, 88, of Inverness died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000. She was born in Coldwater, Mich., and came to Inverness in 1971 from Owosso, Mich. She worked in the dry cleaning business as a silk finisher. She was Protestant. Surviving are four sons, Larry D. Bowles of Stafford, Va., Jerry L. and Donald G. Bowles, both of Belleview, and Dan H. Dise of Columbia, Tenn.; two daughters, Velma L. Cronk of Inverness and Linda A. Robinson of Fresno, Calif.; 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness.

Amelia Dwyer, 79, of Crystal River
Amelia Dwyer, 79, of Crystal River died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at River Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Crystal River. She was born in Nashwauk, Minn., on May 23, 1921, to Victor and Vienna (Bennardi) Monico. She came to this area one and a half years ago from Melbourne. She was a retired teacher in New York City, N.Y. She was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Floral Park, L.I., N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Dwyer, in June 1999. Surviving are her son, Edward Barry Dwyer and wife Patricia of Long Island, N.Y.; two daughters, Victoria Pardee and husband Charles of Naperville, Ill., and Crystal River, and Monica Sadowsky of England; four brothers, Mike Monico of Massachusetts, Al and Vic Monico of Minnesota and Lou Monico of California; five sisters, Gladys Ohnesorg of Illinois, Mary Brennan, Caroline Monico, both of Minnesota, Liz Cornell of Arizona and Emily Crook of Oregon; and four grandchildren. Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River.

Alfred Jones, 87, of Crystal River
Alfred Samuel Jones, 87, of Crystal River died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at Life Care Center of Citrus County in Lecanto. Born in Berlin, Md., he came here in 1969 from New Jersey. He was a law enforcement officer retiring as chief in 1968 with 32 years of service with New Jersey Department of Conservation, Fish and Game Division. He was a member of The Retired Officers Association of Citrus County and past board member of The Lake Improvement Association of Citrus County. He was Methodist. Surviving are his beloved wife of 56 years, Ella K. Jones of Crystal River; two sisters-in-law, Alice Jones of Hernando and Kathryn Jones of Boise, Idaho; and two nephews. Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills.

Arden Keck, 82, of Homosassa
Arden J. Keck, 82, of Homosassa died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. He was born in Middlesburg, Ky., on June 4, 1918. He moved here seven years ago from Tampa. He was retired from the dry cleaning industry. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was Protestant. Surviving are his wife, Muriel J. Keck of Homosassa; three children, Bruce Arden Keck of Ruskin, Sandy Connelly of Fairfax, Va., and Arden J. Keck Jr. of Maryland; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River.