Jean Villwock
THE VILLAGES — Jean Villwock, 76, died Monday, April 5 [2004].
Mrs. Villwock was born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to The Villages from Ocean Pines, Md., in 2001. She was a Methodist.
Survivors include her husband Vernon; son William, Boca Raton; daughters Susan Tydings, Olney, Md., Cindy Cima, Urbana, Md.; and six grandchildren.
Services for Mrs. Villwock will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 9, at Oxford United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Villages Hospice House.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, is in charge of arrangements.
William Smith
LADY LAKE — William G. Smith, 78, died Wednesday, June 2, 2004.
Mr. Smith was born in Rochester, N.Y., and moved to Lady Lake from Fort Lauderdale in 1980. He was a retired construction painter and a Catholic.
Survivors include his sons William J., Ocala, Andrew Robert and Thomas E., both of Lady Lake, Robert Julius, Weirsdale, Thomas E., Lady Lake; daughters Carol Ruth D’Agostino, Groveland, Anna Mary Smith, Geneseo, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc., Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Shirley Firnstahl
EASTON, Pa. — Shirley K. Firnstahl, 77, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004.
Mrs. Firnstahl was born in St. Paul, Minn., and a former resident of Summerfield. She was a homemaker; of the Catholic faith; enjoyed arts and crafts; and played in bridge clubs.
Survivors include her husband Robert H.; daughters Jean E. Lubas of New Jersey, Peggy Hayes, Tatamy, Pa.; and four grandchildren.
The family will hold services from 7 to 9 p.m. today, Aug. 13, in the family home in Tatamy.
Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Firnstahl will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, at St. Jane Frances deChantal Catholic Church, Easton. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa.
The family requests memorials to American Heart Association, 212 E. Broad St., Bethlehem, PA 18017; American Cancer Society, L.V. Unit, 2121 City Line Road, Bethlehem, PA., 18017; or American Lung Association, 2121 City Line Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
Schmidt Funeral Home, Nazareth, Pa., is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Wess
VICTOR, N.Y. — Richard George Wess, 73, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004.
Mr. Wess was born in Rochester, N.Y., and had been a winter resident of Lady Lake since 1995. He was a mechanical engineer, having worked for the Rochester City School District-Building and Grounds, Birdseye Foods, Link Group and Gerber Products. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean conflict; a member of the Clifton Springs Country Club, Clifton Springs, N.Y., Superintendents of Buildings and Grounds, Gypsum Mills Golf League, Rochester District Senior Golf, American Legion and Finger Lakes Senior Golf. His hobbies were golf, DVD movies, computers, fishing and cards.
Survivors include his wife Beverly; son Michael W.; daughters Lori L. Wess, Sandra Rishel; two grandchildren; and brother Frederick, Lady Lake.
Services for Mr. Wess were held in Victor; with interment
held at White Haven Memorial Park, Perinton, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to Clifton Springs Country Club, Junior Golf, P.O. Box 595, Clifton Springs, NY 14432.
Kenneth Miller
THE VILLAGES — Kenneth A. Miller, 79, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004.
Mr. Miller was born in Coopersburg, Pa. He was a manager for a lumber and building supply company; a member of New Covenant United Methodist Church, The Villages; COPD Support Club; and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife Mary Ann Miller; daughter Stephanie Bleckley, Boothwyn, Pa.; sons Mark and Alan, both of Nazareth, Pa., Luke, Easton, Pa., Jeffrey Snyder, Coplay, Pa.; brothers Dr. Arthur Miller, Coopersburg, Orrin Miller, Chicopee, Mass.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorial services for Mr. Miller will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16 at Lady Lake United Methodist Church, Lady Lake, with the Rev. Lois Barnam, officiating. Inurnment will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Hospice of Lake & Sumter, Inc., 12300 Lane Park Rd., Tavares, FL 32778 or New Covenant United Methodist Church, Memorial Fund, 4477 East CR 466, Oxford, FL 34484.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc. Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Delbert Copeland
LADY LAKE — Delbert Mark Copeland, 42, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004.
Mr. Copeland was born in Eustis and moved to Lady Lake from Eustis in 1990. He was co-owner and operator of The Curiosity Shop, Leesburg and Lake and Sumter Pool Service, Lady Lake; a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Leesburg; raised and showed horses; and enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include his wife Maria P.; sons Hunter Copeland, Ryan Steinstra and Chad Steinstra, all of Lady Lake; parents Delbert and Ann Copeland, Leesburg; and maternal grandmother Julia L. Bivins, of Leesburg.
Graveside services for Mr. Copeland will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, at Lone Oak Cemetery, Leesburg, with the Rev. Trini Thomas, officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lake Sumter Community College Foundation.
Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Joan Frank
LADY LAKE — Due to a continued power outage at the North Lake Presbyterian Church, a memorial service for Joan A. Frank, who died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at the Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home, Lady Lake Chapel.
All Faiths Cremation Society, The Villages, is in charge of arrangements.
Samuel Love Sr.
SUMMERFIELD — Samuel B. Love Sr., 80, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004.
Mr. Love was born in Double Springs, Ala., and moved to Summerfield in 1926. He was a retired insurance executive and citrus grower; a Baptist; a member of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Weir; Marion County Cattlemen’s Association; State FFA Foundation Board; Lifetime member Florida Sheriff’s Association; Florida Citrus Mutual’s Farm Bureau; Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity; Florida Blue Key, alumni volunteer mediator for 5th District Circuit Court; manager of Love’s Landing Aviation Community; and a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his sons Sam Jr., and John H., both of Sunset Harbor; sisters Ruth Wright, Dunedin, Imogene Beevers, Clearwater; and two grandsons.
Graveside services for Mr. Love will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Greenwood Cemetery, Weirsdale, with the Rev. Damon B. Walker officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Ray, 200 Pierce Street, Suite 2, Tampa, FL 33602 or Florida FFA Foundation, 5000 Firetower Road, Haines City, FL 33844.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Linville
THE VILLAGES — Robert William Linville, 82, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004.
Mr. Linville was born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to The Villages from Harwood, Md., in 1992. He was a retired burner mechanic for Southern Maryland Oil Co. in La Platta, Md., for 23 years; a Protestant; a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II; a member of VFW Post 8083 of Belleview; and enjoyed golfing.
Survivors include his wife Irene; sons Thomas, The Villages, Terrence, Prince Frederick, Md., Timothy, Kingsport, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Memorial service for Mr. Linville will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake. Inurnment with military honors will be at 1 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Lake/Sumter Unit, 3261 U.S. Hwy. 441/27, Suite B2, Fruitland Park, FL 34731.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Winfield Polk
THE VILLAGES — Winfield Meredith Polk, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004.
Mr. Polk was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to The Villages in 1995 from Columbus. He was an insurance executive, earning title as CLU, was active in insurance for 56 years, and employed with Amerilife Health Services of Lake County; a U.S. Army veteran of World War II; a member of Masonic Lodge, Shriner Club and American Legion; and enjoyed golfing.
Survivors include his wife Joan G.; sons James W., Gahanna, Ohio, Stephen M., Columbus, Robert L., St. Petersburg; daughters Susan M. Pillifant, Boca Raton, Carole J. Polk, Columbus; sister Jean Hartley, Crystal River; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A private memorial service for Mr. Polk will be held at 3 p.m. today, Sept. 9, at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake, with the Rev. Doug Green officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Bettie Bizjak
WEIRSDALE — Bettie Mae Bizjak, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004.
Mrs. Bizjak was born in Jerome, Pa., and moved to Weirsdale from Fort Lauderdale in 1977. She was retired from Aloe Cream Lab., Fort Lauderdale, as a customer service representative for 15 years; a member of Lady Lake Church of God, Lady Lake; and wrote and enjoyed poetry and bowling.
Survivors include her daughter Linda J. Werbeach, Lady Lake; son Lou W. Wilson, Ocala; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bizjak will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Beyers Funeral Chapel, Leesburg, with the Rev. Larry Lynn, officiating. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Interment
will be at Lone Oak Cemetery, Leesburg.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Lake & Sumter Inc., 12300 Lane Park Rd., Tavares, FL 32778.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc., Lady Lake is in charge of arrangements.
Roy Bolling
WILDWOOD — Roy Eugene Bolling, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004.
Mr. Bolling was born in Norton, Va., and moved from Miami to Wildwood in 1980. He retired from ECOA Aluminum Manufacturing; and was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife Margaret; son Charles, Wise, Va.; daughter Lisa Sipe, Adamsville; brother James, Adamsville; sisters, Kathleen Burkhart and Norma Johnson, both of Adamsville; Margaret Brown, Hickory, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Friends may call on the family 1-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Banks/Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood with funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Martin and Pastor Randy Alonso officiating. Burial will be at Adamsville Cemetery,
Banks/Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, is in charge of arrangements.
Ave Strong
WILDWOOD — Ave Rebecca Strong, 27, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004.
Survivors include her parents Zachariah and Julia May Strong, Wildwood; sons Deonte and Isaiah, both of Wildwood; sisters Gloria Givens, Leesburg, Barbara Gary and Jacquelyn Rose, both of Wildwood; brothers Zachariah “Buddy” Strong and Richard Strong Sr., both of Wildwood, and Michael Strong, Eustis.
Viewing services will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Anderson-Hence Funeral Home, Wildwood with funeral services at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Mount Moriah A.M.E., Wildwood.
Anderson-Hence Funeral Home, Wildwood, is in charge of arrangements.
Algot Nelson
LEESBURG — Algot Ferdinand Nelson, 94, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004.
Mr. Nelson was born in Brunskog County, Sweden, and moved to Leesburg from Lady Lake in 1993. He was a retired stationery engineer at Orington Hotel in Evanston, Ill., a Lutheran, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
There are no surviving relatives.
Graveside services for Mr. Nelson will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Ill., with military honors.
Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Faye Ancell
SUMMERFIELD — Faye Ethel Ancell, 74, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004.
Mrs. Ancell was born in McAlpine. She was a retired restaurant manager and a Catholic.
Survivors include her companion Walter Hall, Summerfield; daughters Betsy Textor, Jupiter, Faye Lovelace, Shelby, N.C.; sister Mary Gibson, Bushnell; brother William Edward Green, Lady Lake; and two grandchildren.
Memorial service for Mrs. Ancell will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, at Beyers Funeral Chapel, Lady Lake, with the Rev. Harold Manes, officiating.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc., Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Louise Green
THE VILLAGES — Louise R. Green, 83, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004.
Mrs. Green was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and moved to The Villages from Sarasota in 1995. She was a lauded Pennsylvania public school teacher of 20 years and her last employer was her favorite newspaper, The Villages Daily Sun.
Survivors include her daughter Janet Roslund, Lady Lake, and brother George Roenpage, Grove City, Pa.,
A memorial service for Mrs. Green will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, at Beyers Funeral Home in Lady Lake.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Lake County, 502 Thomas Avenue, Leesburg, FL 34748.
Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Cecil Yoakum
WILDWOOD — Cecil W. Yoakum, 78, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004.
Mr. Yoakum was born in Middlesboro, Ky., and moved to Wildwood from Tennessee in 1963. He was a member of the Grace Bible Baptist Church of Leesburg, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a life member of the DAV and VFW of Wildwood, and former chaplain and member of the Wildwood American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby; sons Ed, Lady Lake, Roger, Wildwood, Marty, Beverly Hills; brothers Cline, Orlando, Ronnie, Indiana; sisters Velma Wilder, Melbourne, Loraine Shubert, Kokomo, Ind., Della Mae Ely, California, Madeline Griggs, Roanoke, Va.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Yoakum will be held at 8 p.m. today, Oct. 8, at Banks/Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, with the Rev. George Mulford officiating. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Leesburg, with military honors.
Banks/Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, is in charge of arrangements.
Edna Clark
BUSHNELL — Edna Clark, 94, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004.
Mrs. Clark was born in Hancock County, Ohio, and moved to Bushnell from Spring Hill in 1979. She was an inspector with the automobile industry; and a member of First Baptist Church of Bushnell.
Survivors include her sons Charles, Bushnell, Gerald, Lake Panasoffkee; daughter Shirley J. Sharp, Mulliken, Mich.; sisters Margaret J. Powers, Eaton Rapids, Mich., Phyllis Welfare and Florence Comp, both of Hasting, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 8, at Purcell Funeral Home, Chapel, Bushnell. Services will be also be held in Michigan with interment
at Deep Dale Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell, is in charge of arrangements.
Lanis Skinner
CENTER HILL — Lanis (L.D.) Skinner, 77, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004.
Mr. Skinner moved to Sumter County from Groveland in 1947 and was a lifelong farmer. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran; and a charter member of Cornerstone Community Baptist Church of Bushnell.
A “Celebration of Life” service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, at Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cornerstone Community Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 22, Bushnell, FL 33513 or to Hospice of Lake & Sumter Inc., 12300 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778-9972.
Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell, is in charge of arrangements.
