Josephine Freeman, 59
SUMMERFIELD — Josephine Freeman, 59, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 16, 2000.
A native of Jasper, Ala., she moved here from Hollywood in 1996. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Assembly Church of God of Belleview.
Survivors include her sons, Billy Freeman, Orlando, and David Freeman, Ocala; brothers, Terrell Ratliff, California, Jerrel Ratliff, Lamar, Ark., Dennis Ratliff, Tallahassee; and 11 grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Mary E. Hirschi, 91
PENNEY FARMS — Mary E. Hirschi, 91, a homemaker, died Friday, July 14, 2000.
A native of South Dakota, she was a former resident of Ocala.
Survivors include her sons, Walter Hirschi, Sun City, Ariz., and Edwin Hirschi, Ocala; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Helm Funeral Home, Green Cove Springs, provided information.
Walter E. Immig Jr., 55
OCALA — Walter E. Immig Jr., 55, a security guard for the Ocala courthouse, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., he moved here in 1980. Mr. Immig also retired from an Ocala trucking firm as a manager with 18 years of service. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
All Faiths Cremation Society provided information.
Henry Kriekel, 88
HERNANDO — Henry Kriekel, 88, a retired supervisor in the corn refinement industry, died Saturday, July 15, 2000.
A native of Renville, Minn., he moved here from Chicago 14 years ago. Mr. Kriekel was a life member of American Legion, Post No. 735, Argo, Ill. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Florence Sanden Kriekel, Hernando; son, William Kriekel, Oak Lawn, Ill.; daughters, Arlene Boedecker, Hickory Hills, Ill., and Shirley Kriekel, Brookfield, Ill.; brother, Walter Kriekel, Park Ridge, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Thomas E. Mitchell, 75
BEVERLY HILLS — Thomas Edward Mitchell, 75, a service representative for a steel company, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at his home.
A native of Naugatuck, Conn., he moved here from Parsippany, N.J., 13 years ago. Mr. Mitchell was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 10087; and a Eucharistic minister for Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Antoinette Mitchell, Beverly Hills; daughter, Denise Cooper, New Jersey; a granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Glenn M. Moccia III
GAINESVILLE — Glenn Michael Moccia III, a newborn, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000.
Survivors include his parents, Glenn and Melissa Moccia; paternal grandparents, Mike and Colleen Perrera; maternal grandparents, Jeff and Bonnie Grissinger; paternal great-grandparents, Bob and Kathy McGrogan; maternal great-grandparents, Bob and Joan Grissinger; and paternal great-great-grandfather, George Burns.
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Patient and Family Resources, provided information.
Amelia M. Robinson, 74
HOMOSASSA — Amelia M. Robinson, 74, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 16, 2000.
A native of Chicago, she moved here in 1979. Mrs. Robinson was Protestant.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Robert B. Robinson, Homosassa.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
Louise Roura, 90
OCALA — Louise Roura, 90, a retired education assistant for the New York City School System, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, she moved here from Bronx, N.Y., five years ago. Mrs. Roura was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Ocala and a charter member of La Iglesia Del Buen Vecino, a church in New York.
Survivors include her husband, Miguel Roura, Ocala; daughter, Miguelina Roura, Ocala; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Ashton P. Roy, 79
OCALA — Ashton P. Roy, 79, retired, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Mansura, La., he moved here from Prince George's County, Md., in 1979. Mr. Roy was a retired photographer for the U.S. Naval Department at the Pentagon and he was a mental health clinician for the state of Maryland. He was of Unitarian faith and a volunteer. Mr. Roy was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maria S. Roy, Ocala; daughter, Brenda M. Gonzalez, Ocala; and two nieces.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Charles F. Ruffener, 86
OCALA — Charles F. Ruffener, 86, retired, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bucyrus, Ohio, he moved here from Seville, Ohio, in 1987. Mr. Ruffener was a retired farmer and was employed by the Ohio School System. He was Lutheran.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Wilma Ruffener, Ocala; daughters, Karen Lundy, Toledo, Ohio, and Charlene Sievert, Seville, Ohio; sisters, Mary Lutz, Columbus, Ohio, and Myrtle Scott, Bucyrus; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Mildred L. Sims, 78
ST. PETERSBURG — Mildred Louise "Millie" Sims, 78, a domestic worker, died Wednesday, July, 12, 2000, at her home under Hospice care.
Mrs. Sims was a native of Gay, Ga. She was a member of Mount Moriah Church, Ocala.
Survivors include her son, Phillip Mohorn, Georgia; daughter, Syletta Ready, St. Petersburg; brother, Willie Davis Marshall, Georgia; sisters, Lilly Mae Berry, Jackson, Ga., Dorothy Crenshaw, Atlanta, and Louvenia Jester, Rosa Pearl Dixon and Jewell Lucille, all of Griffin, Ga.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Zion Hill Mortuary, St. Petersburg, provided information.
Robert K. Swan, 77
INVERNESS — Robert K. Swan, 77, a retired electroplater for General Electric, died Sunday, July 16, 2000.
A native of Binghamton, N.Y., he moved here 10 years ago. Mr. Swan was a member of American Legion, Binghamton; life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Binghamton; and member of the Philatelist Society. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Swan was Protestant.
Survivors include his brother, Richard Swan, Trenton, N.J.; sister, Beverly Swan Alden, Inverness; and many nieces and nephews.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Day B. Tustin, 92
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Day B. Tustin, 92, a retired teacher for Harrison County schools, died Friday, July 14, 2000, in Ocala.
Mrs. Tustin was a native of Tyler County, W.Va. She was a member of Stealy United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, Retired Teachers Association, Harrison County Senior Citizens and the U.S. Navy Mothers Association.
Survivors include her sons, Glen "Buck" Tustin and Burlin Tustin, both of Clarksburg; daughters, Carolyn Vitolo, Cape Coral, and Marolyn Jett, Ocala; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl G. Tustin.
Davis Funeral Home, Clarksburg, W.Va., provided information.
Dorothy G. Waterval, 90
BEVERLY HILLS — Dorothy G. Waterval, 90, a retired executive secretary for Woolworth Company, died Monday, July 17, 2000.
A native of Freeport, N.Y., she moved here from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1966. Mrs. Waterval was a member of the Beverly Hills Community Church; Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 65, Inverness; Extension Ladies Guild; National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter No. 1714; Diabetic Association, Inverness; Friends of the Beverly Hills Library; and the Beverly Hills Civic Association.
Survivors include her daughter, Dorothy Carol Ward, Liberty, N.Y.; brother, William Hitchcock, Pound Ridge, N.Y.; and sisters, Ethel O'Neil, Beatrice Stevens and Marion LeBarron, all of Merritt Island.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Waterval.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Peter Zacharko, 77
CITRUS SPRINGS — Peter Zacharko, 77, a retired police officer, died Saturday, July 15, 2000.
A native of New York City, he moved here from Beltsville, Md., in 1986. Mr. Zacharko retired from the 12th Precinct in Washington, D.C. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Zacharko, Citrus Springs; son, Richard Zacharko, Dunnellon; daughter, Sharon DeVaughn, Davidsonville, Md.; sister, Annie Z. Wideman, Winter Haven; and two grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Bonnie C. Bairstow, 50
KENNER, La. — Bonnie Cruce Bairstow, 50, a paralegal, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Bairstow was a native of St. Petersburg and a former resident of Belleview. She was Catholic. She was a paralegal of attorney Gerald Lydecker.
Survivors include her father, James E. Cruce, Belleview; son, Jeffrey Bairstow, Ocala; sister, Barbara Casteel, Belleview; brothers, John J. Cruce, Ocklawaha, Thomas E. Cruce, Ocala and J. David Cruce, Fort Pierce; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
