JANICE P. COURSER, 60
certified nursing assistant
MRS. COURSER, 6938 Grovewood Lane, Mount Dora, died Sunday, June 14. She was a certified nursing assistant. Born in Carson City, Mich., she moved to Central Florida in 1994. Survivors: mother, Pauline, Apopka; sons, Edward Mack, Fort Lauderdale, Shawn Mack, Asheville, N.C.; daughters, Jean Garnsey, Stuart, Laura Barnes, Georgia; sister, Barbara Young, Leesburg; four grandchildren. Central Florida 469 Direct Cremation Service.
M. EILEEN BROOKS, 65
poet
MRS. BROOKS, Barwick St., Wildwood, died Friday, June 12. She was a poet. Born in Kansas, she moved to Central Florida in 1953. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wildwood. Survivors: sons, David, Lake Panasoffkee, Michael, Oxford; daughters, Susan, Waldorf, Minn., Sandra Pry, Deltona; mother, Mildred Mae Kline, Longwood; brother, Donald L. Taylor; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood.
HAROLD G. FORD, 73
apartment manager
MR. FORD, Lansing Drive, Wildwood, died Thursday, June 11. He was an apartment manager for Aspen Towers, Olean, N.Y. Born in St. Marys, Pa., he moved to Central Florida in 1995. He was an Army Air Corps veteran. He was a member of the Leesburg Moose Lodge. He also was a former coach for the Olean Area Youth Soccer League. Survivors: wife, Shirley; daughter, Carol Lynn Pagels, Buffalo, N.Y.; son, Michael J., Pisa, Italy; sister, Margaret Herbst, St. Mary's; three granddaughters; four great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Lady Lake.
THERESA HUDSON, 44
nursery worker
MRS. HUDSON, 5521 Effie Drive, Apopka, died Monday, June 15. She was a nursery worker. Born in Orlando, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was Baptist. Survivors: son, Kenneth Gassaway, Ga.; daughter, Wanona L. Forester, Orlando; mother and stepfather, Catherine and Jack Locklar, Apopka; brothers, Gordon, Altoona, Bruce, Umatilla, Danny, Melbourne; stepbrothers, Rob Locklar, Sanford, Tim Locklar, Orlando; sisters, Caffie Wyatt, Apopka, Cindy Russ, Georgia; three grandchildren. Orlando Direct Cremation Service, Orlando.
WILMA SILER O'NEAL, 67
accountant
MRS. O'NEAL, 431 W. Minnehaha Ave., Clermont, died Tuesday, June 16, of natural causes. She was an accountant. Born in Dickson, Tenn., she moved to Central Florida in 1971. She was Baptist. Survivors: son, Cory Lee Ward, Clermont; mother, Myrtle Tilson, Clermont; brothers, Joseph Siler, St. Clair Shores, Mich., Robert Siler, Dickson. Kurfiss Funeral Chapel, Clermont.
MERLE H. JOHNSON, 79
retired supervisor
MR. JOHNSON, 159 Azalea Drive, Fruitland Park, died Monday, June 15. He was a retired supervisor for a manufacturing company. Born in Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1984. He was a member of New Apostolic Church, Ocala. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Suzanne; son, John W., Salt Lake City, Utah; daughter, Diana M. Leonard, Mishawaka, Ind.; brothers, Don Henderson, Jack Henderson, both of South Bend, Ind.; sister, Martha Boyer, Mishawaka; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Beyers Fuenral Home, Leesburg.
GEORGE R. COLE JR., 72
retired maintenance man
MR. COLE, 1119 Paradise Drive, Lady Lake, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a maintenance man for a plastic plant. Born in Chicago, he moved to Central Florida in 1990. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church, Lady Lake. He was a member of the Belleview Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ocala Moose Lodge and the Leesburg Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, Leesburg. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Bernice C.; daughters, Ann M. Smith, Ormond Beach, Marilyn L. Day, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Dorothy J. Krett, Batavia, Ill., Janet Wood, Loveland, Colo.; son, Robert G., West Chicago; brother, William C., Schaumberg, Ill.; 12 grandchildren. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake.
JOSEPH SCHIBLE JR., 77
retired mechanic
MR. SCHIBLE, 105 Shiloh Ave., Lady Lake, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired mechanic. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., he moved to Central Florida in 1968. He was Baptist. He was a member of the Lady Lake American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Sally; son, Joey, Angola, Ind.; stepson, Gary Womack, Indiana; daughters, Jennifer Komaromi, Umatilla, Marie, Damascus, Va.; stepdaughters, Wendy Womack, Lady Lake, Judy Womack, Leesburg; brothers, Don, Fort Wayne, Ind., Wayne, San Diego; sisters, Betty Freeland, Elkhart, Ind., Vella Primm, Beverly Steigerwald, both of Swartz Creek, Mich.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Steverson Funeral Home, Tavares.
MARVIN F. SERNETT, 79
retired ownwer and operator of variety stores
MR. SERNETT, 1509 Cervantes Place, Lady Lake, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired owner and operator of variety stores. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa, he moved to Central Florida in 1995. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church, Lady Lake. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge and the chamber of commerce, all in Carroll, Iowa. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Mildred G.; sons, Rodney, Atlanta, Jeffrey, Crystal Lake, Ill., Gregory, Lincoln, Neb., Timothy, Prairie Village, Kansas, Steven, San Francisco; sisters, Virginia Hinken, Burnsville, Minn., JoAnne Muligan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake.
SABASTIANA PEREZ, 57
homemaker
MRS. PEREZ, 338 Wildwood Ave., Mascotte, died Monday, June 15. She was a homemaker. Born in Austin, Texas, she moved to Central Florida in 1970. She was a member of Primera Iglesia Bautesta, Mascotte. Survivors: husband, Norberto; sons, Miguel, Noe, Sammy, Antonio; daughters, Guadlupe Bocardo, Julia Mendoza, Alica Rodriquez, Diana; brothers, Isabel Sanchez, Lorezo Sanchez; sisters, Fransica Rodriquez, Enriqueta Pierto; 26 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Kurfiss Funeral Home, Groveland.
