Aldred Bruce Chipman, 82
OCALA - Aldred Bruce Chipman, 82, a buyer for General Electric, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.
A native of Lynn, Mass., he came here from Tewkeswry, Mass. in 1984. He was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Mr. Chipman was a member of Angela Santos V.F.W. and a former leader for the Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Chipman, Ocala; sons, William Chipman, Eagle Mountain, Utah; Aldred B. Chipman Jr., San Francisco, Calif.; daughter, Virginia Chipman, Marlbough, Mass.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Alverta Mae Dunbar, 78
INVERNESS - Alverta Mae Dunbar, 78, a retired school cafeteria cook, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.
A native of Allentown, Pa., she came here from Allentown in 1987. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Inverness.
Survivors include her husband, Roland R. Dunbar, Inverness; sons, Robert Dunbar, Charlotte, N.C.; Peter Dunbar, Hockessin, Del.; brothers, Donald Kern, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Thomas Kern, Inverness; sister, Lucille Poh, Ocala; and five grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Garrett W. Eldridge, 77
BELLEVIEW - Garrett W. Eldridge, 77, a retired safe builder, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at Estelle's Hospice House in Ocala.
A native of Lexington, Ky., Mr. Eldridge moved here one year ago from Seymour, Ind. He was a member of Charity Chapel in Bedford, Ind., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his daughters, Betty Johnson, Belleview, and Mary Porter, Spencer, Ind.; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview, provided information.
Kenneth Allen Fining Jr., 72
SILVER SPRINGS - Kenneth Allen Fining Jr., 72, a retired construction worker, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, in his home.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he came here from Brooklyn in 1988. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Fining, Silver Springs; daughter, Diane Baker, Ocklawaha; son, James Fining, Silver Springs; brothers, Edward Fining, Brooklyn; Grover Fining, Deland; and William Fining, Delaware.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Haru Fuller, 75
OCALA - Haru Fuller, 75, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004.
A native of Omiya-Machi, Japan, Mrs. Fuller moved here from Clearwater in 2001. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Keith Fuller, Ocala; five brothers; and four sisters, all of Japan.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Vincent Gonzalez Jr., 70
OCALA - Vincent Gonzalez Jr., 70, a former prison guard, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2004, at Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., he came here from Lakeside, Mich., in 1996. He was Catholic. Mr. Gonzalez served in the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Gonzalez.
Survivors include his former wife, Janice Gonzalez Russell, Cocoa; and brother, Frank Gonzalez, Newark, Calif.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Gloria Jean Hill, 64
OCALA - Gloria Jean Hill, 64, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, in her home.
A native of Alkol, W.Va., she came here from West Virginia in 1985. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Hill, Ocala; daughters, Becky Long, North Carolina, and Robin Long, West Virginia; brothers, Jackie McClure, California, and Junior McClure and Timmy McClure, both of West Virginia; sisters, Betty Kramlich, Deleware, and Susan Hall, West Virginia.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Madeline D. Jacques, 90
OCALA - Madeline D. Jacques, 90, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Gardiner, Maine, she came here from Winthrop, Maine, in 1971. She was a member of Ocala Word of Faith Church. She was also a member of Pine Oaks Golf Club and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman L. Jacques.
Survivors include her sons, the Rev. Hugh Smith, Lakeland, and J. Edward Smith, Olive Branch, Miss.; brother, Harry L. Douglas, Mico; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Barbara Ann Jeffrey, 70
OCALA - Barbara Ann Jeffrey, 70, a former cosmetologist, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.
A native of Lamar, Colo., she came here in 1979 from Gainesville.
Survivors include her son, Lloyd Hugh Craig, Modesto, Calif.; daughter, Donna Sue Diattlo, Angel Camp, Calif.; brother, Mark A. Nance, Ukiah, Calif.; sister, Janet M. Mackey, Petaloma, Calif.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
George Edward Lauzon, 76
OCALA - George Edward Lauzon, 76, a retired truck driver, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003.
A native of Brigdeport, Conn., he came here from Delanson, N.Y., in 1992. He was a member of VFW McCullough-Mixson Post 4209. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his daughters, Diane Lauzon, Ocala, and Pamela Rist, Fairfield, Conn.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Eileen F. Mieso Kirkland, 57
FORT MYERS - Eileen F. Mieso Kirkland, 57, a legal secretary, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she came to Fort Myers from Marrietta, Ga., in 1997. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. She served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years.
Survivors include her cousins, Carolyn Hughes and Nancy Cardamone, and uncle, John Mikutel, all of Beverly Hills.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Gerard A. Lepine, 87
SILVER SPRINGS - Gerard A. Lepine, 87, a former construction worker, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at Summerield Suites.
A native of Lowell, Mass., he came here from Tewkibury, Mass., in 1976. Mr. Lepine was a founding member of Forest Catholic Church, where he was a Men's Club and choir member. He served in the U.S. Military Supply during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Yvette T. Lepine, Silver Springs; daughters, Cecile T. Mayo, Nashua, N.H., and Jean Y. Hewitt, Silver Springs; son, Donald G. Lepine, Haverhill, Mass.; brother, Leo J. Lepine, Dracut, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Joseph Markey, 82
OCALA - Joseph Markey, 82, owner of J.K Electric, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at Hospice Legacy House.
A native of Akron, Ohio, he came here from Tampa in 1965. He was a member of Church of the Springs in Ocala. He enjoyed traveling, fishing and music. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He was preceded in death by his son, James Markey.
Survivors include his daughter, Patricia Carter, Hialeah; sisters, Marilyn Baker, Youngsville, Pa., and Vera Walker, Falconer, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and companion, Patricia "Pat" Mitchell, Ocala.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Edna H. McManus, 90
OCALA - Edna H. McManus, 90, a homemaker, died on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004.
A native of Middlefield, N.Y., she came here from Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2002. She enjoyed gardening. She was Methodist.
Survivors include her son, Owen McManus, Cooperstown; daughter, Joan Potanko, Ocala; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Donald C. Noxon, 65
OCALA - Donald C. Noxon, a retired building, zoning and licensing director for the city of Ocala, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004.
Born in Queens Village, N.Y., he came here from Long Island in 1964. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, past director of the Building Officials Association of Florida, and past director of the Southern Standard Building Code Conference. He was a senior warden and longtime vestry member of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church of Ocala.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Honey Noxon, Ocala; daughters, Donnalee N. Dees and Bobbi-Jean Hamilton, both of Ocala; brothers, Barry J. Noxon, West Islip, Long Island, N.Y., and Wayne W. Noxon, Deland; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information
Edward Stephen Ryder, 86
OCALA - Edward Stephen Ryder, 86, a retired supervisor, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Pueblo, Colo., he came here from Arizona in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Ryder, Ocala; daughter, Judith Neely, Ocala; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home provided information.
Mary Louise Spencer, 77
OCALA - Mary Lousie Spencer, 77, homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at Marion House Health Care Center of Ocala.
A native of Syracuse, N.Y., she came here from Syracuse in 1979.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Henry Spencer.
Survivors include her daughter, Sara Ward, Ocala; sisters, Helen Falker, Anchorage, Ala., and Doris Sceiss and Ruth Stone, both of Syracuse; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions can be made to Marion County Alzheimer's Group.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home, Belleview, provided information.
Martin Gerald Stoehr, 79
INVERNESS - Martin Gerald Stoehr, 79, a former senior draftsman, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003.
A native of Altoona, Pa., he came to Inverness from Clearwater in 1988. He was a recipient of the Joe Cohen Blanket award. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, during which he was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and remained a prisoner of war until March 1945.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy J. Bottomfield, Inverness; sons, Marty Stoehr, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Curt J. Stoehr, Lake George, Colo.; daughters, Ronnie Stoehr Stanley, Colorado Springs, and Cherie Jones, Port Richey; brothers, Bernard E. Stoehr and Vincent Stoehr, both of Altoona, Pa.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Jeanette W. Troy, 84
BEVERLY HILLS - Jeanette W. Troy, 84, a retired secretary for Kraft Foods, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, in Lecanto.
A native of Chicago, Mrs. Troy moved here from Wheaton, Ill., in 1978.
Survivors include two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry A. Troy, and son, Michael F. Groy.
Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills Chapel, provided information.
John Edwin Watts, 73
WALDO - John Edwin Watts, 73, a retired veterinarian, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004.
A native of Baltimore, Md., he came to Waldo from Ocala one year ago. He served in the Korean War as a Navy fighter pilot. Mr. Watts was a musician and photographer.
Survivors include his daughters, Leslie Kasper, Plainsboro, N.J., Colleen Gee, North Palm Beach, and Kelly Herrbold, Gainesville; son, Craig Watts, Gainesville; sister, Marion-Joe Marquis, Altoona; and seven grandchildren.
Forest Meadows Funeral Home, Gaineville, provided information.
Ruth Biller, 93
DUNNELLON - Ruth Biller, 93, a retired secretary, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 at Hospice Legacy House.
She was a native of Danville, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Warren Biller.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Edward L. Broom Sr., 79
DUNNELLON - Edward L. Broom Sr., a former garage manager, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
A native of Baltimore, he came here from Austell, Ga. in 1986. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria M. Broom, Citrus Springs; son, Edward L. Broom Jr., Leesburg; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Stephen Alan Clark, 49
JACKSON, N.J. - Stephen Alan Clark, an oil movement superintendent, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
A native of Lancaster, Ohio he moved to Jackson 16 years ago. He was a member of the National Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the National Popular Rotorcraft Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association. He was a Virginia Tech University graduate.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Panek Clark, Jackson, N.J.; son, Thomas Butler, Tallahassee; daughters, Tara Clark and Kimberly Clark, both of Jackson; sister, Lisa Rodgers, Fort Lauderdale; brother, Mark Clark, Fort Worth, Texas; and parents John and Helen Lucille Clark of Ocala.
George S. Hassler Funeral Home, Jackson, provided information.
Charles R. Dorsey, 77
OCALA - Charles R. Dorsey, 77, a retired car salesman, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004 at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he came here from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, two years ago. He was a past member of Ocala Moose Lodge, AM-VETS, and the American Legion. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home, Belleview, provided information.
Shirley F. Maloney Dye, 89
NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Shirley Fleming Maloney Dye, 89, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 in her home.
A native of Jacksonville, she was raised in Marion County until 1946. She was a graduate of Ocala High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Maloney.
Survivors include her daughter, Loraine Maloney, New Smyrna Beach; and sister, Martha Ray, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
