Charles W. Burkhalter, 49
PALATKA — Charles Wendell Burkhalter, 49, a retired metal contractor, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at Putnam Community Medical Center.
A native of Tattnall County, Ga., he moved here from Claxton, Ga., 33 years ago. Mr. Burkhalter was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Claxton and attended First Assembly of God in Palatka. He was also a member of Hastings Lodge 183, Putnam County Shrine Club, West Jacksonville Shrine Club, and Morocco Temple A.A.M.O.S. in Jacksonville.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Elizabeth A. Burkhalter, Palatka; daughters, Eyvette Wright, Hollister, Wendy Cook, Palatka, and Candy Adams and Cindy Boyett, both of San Mateo; brothers, Cleveland Burkhalter, Savannah, Ga., Gene Burkhalter, Claxton, and Clyde Burkhalter, Americus, Ga.; sister, Darlene Batts, Milton; and six grandchildren.
Masters Funeral Home of Palatka provided information.
Guillermo G. Coimbre, 81
OCALA — Guillermo Geigel Coimbre, 81, a retired electric engineer, died Monday, July 31, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, he moved here from Brooklyn, N.Y., 25 years ago. He was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa G. Coimbre, Ocala; daughters, Gladys Montalban, Queens, N.Y., and Lydia G. Rivera, Deltona; sons, Pedro Rosa, Queens, and William Geigel, Ocala; sisters, Pilar Hernandez and Mary Hernandez, both of Manhattan, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great—grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge provided information.
Clement J. Doniere Sr., 83
BELLEVIEW — Clement J. Doniere, 83, a retired factory foreman, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at Harborside Health Care.
A native of Plainfield, N.J., he moved here from Palm Springs, Calif., in 1997. Mr. Doniere was Catholic. He was an employee of Dana Spicer Inc.
Mr. Doniere was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Doniere.
Survivors include his daughters, Ursula Smith, Belleview, and Catherine Fredrickson, San Jose. Calif.; sons, Clement Doniere Jr., Fayetteville, N.C., and Frank Doniere, Toledo, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and seven great—grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Mitchell G. Grodski, 83
OCALA — Mitchell G. Grodski, 83, a retired chemist, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at Surrey Place Convalescent Center.
A native of Chicago, he moved here from Riverside, Ill., in 1994. Mr. Mitchell was Catholic. He was a member of the Chicago Business Men's Symphony.
Survivors include his sister, Gertrude Grodski, Mount Pleasant, Mich.; and nieces, Regina Rustenier, Alachua, and Rae Montgomery, Jacksonville Beach.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Carl Williams Jr., 70
OCALA — Carl Williams Jr., 70, a retired industrial truck and lift operator, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at his home.
A native of Monroe County, Ala., he moved here from Pensacola in 1991. Mr. Williams was a member of College Road Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Alberta Williams, Ocala; daughters, Elizabeth Wright, Longwood, and Judy C. Wise, Ocala; son, Carl R. Williams, Alabama; sister, Vicie Gregson, Mobile, Ala.; six grandchildren; and three great—grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
John A. Zotter, 69
INVERNESS — John A. Zotter, 69, owner of a delicatessen, died Saturday, July 29, 2000.
A native of Bronx, N.Y., he moved here from Babylon, N.Y., 14 years ago. He was the owner of Zotter's Delicatessen in South Hempstead, N.Y.
Mr. Zotter was preceded in death by his wife, June D. Zotter.
Survivors include his son, Robert S. Zotter, Orlando; sister, Helen Meconis, Inverness; and two grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness Chapel, provided information.
Hallie Cheesborough, 96
OCKLAWAHA — Hallie Cheesborough, 96, a retired school teacher, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at her home.
A native of Ocala, she moved to Ocklawaha from Clermont in 1997. Mrs. Cheesborough was a member of Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Survivors include her son, Alfred Cheesborough, Clermont; sister, Lillian Farmer, Ocala; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Michael A. Floyd Funeral Home, Clermont, provided information.
Egatha G. Conroy, 64
MOSS BLUFF — Egatha Gaye Conroy, 64, a district sales manager for the Star-Banner, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at Vencor Hospital in Green Cove Springs.
A native of Okeechobee, she moved here from Orlando in 1970. Mrs. Conroy was a member of Moss Bluff Baptist Church and Silver Springs Lioness Club.
Survivors include her mother, Freda Wall, Indiantown; sons, Hilton "Skip" Conroy, Moss Bluff, and William J. Conroy, Grandview, Mo.; sisters, Willie Pearl Mistrial, Apopka, and Starr Odom, Andalusia, Ala.; brothers, Fred Wall, Chiefland, and B.J. Wall, Indiantown; and four grandsons.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Robert J. Frost Sr., 87
ON TOP OF THE WORLD — Robert J. Frost Sr., 87, a retired certified public accountant, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of McKeesport, Pa., he moved here from Linthicum Heights, Md., 14 years ago. Mr. Frost retired from Westinghouse Electric in Baltimore, Md., after 40 years of service. He was a member of Ocala West United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Norma D. Frost, Ocala; son, Robert J. Frost Jr., Groton, Mass.; daughter, Susan E. Bennett, Ferndale, Md.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Ocala United Methodist Church.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Genevieve M. Kolb, 88
LAKE CITY — Genevieve M. Kolb, 88, a retired elementary school teacher, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000.
A native of Tampa, she moved to Lake City from Marion County one year ago. Mrs. Kolb was a member of First Baptist Church of Ocala; Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 29, Ocala; Woodmen of the World; Ocala Women's Club Evening Division; and the Gray Ladies Hospital Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis B. Kolb, who died in 1969.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Millie Leto, 97
LECANTO — Millie Leto, 97, a retired seamstress, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000.
Mrs. Leto was a native of Philadelphia.
She is survived by her daughter, Sarina Nelson, Dunnellon.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Irene B. Lewandowski, 90
ORANGE LAKE — Irene B. Lewandowski, 90, a retired supervisor for the United Auto Workers union, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at her home.
A native of Bremen, Germany, she moved here from Erie, Mich., in 1969. Mrs. Lewandowski was a member of McIntosh Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her stepdaughters, Lorraine Tate, Indiana, and Patricia Dixon, Tampa; and five step-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Ozro P. Sherwood Sr., 96
OCALA — Ozro P. Sherwood Sr., 96, a retired farmer, died Monday, July 31, 2000 at We Care Nursing Center in Wildwood.
A native of Laurel, Ind., he moved here from Winchester, Ind., 16 years ago. Mr. Sherwood was Protestant.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Sherwood; and son Henry Albaugh.
Survivors include his daughters, Bessie Smith, Belleview, Gloria Staller, Ocala, Wanda Rothwell, Greenville, Ohio, and Geraldine Cain, Whitesburg, Ky.; sons, the Rev. Orzo Parker Sherwood Jr., Belleview, Paul Edward Sherwood, Greenville, William Lee David Sherwood, Bullhead, Ariz., and John Albaugh, Troy, Ohio; 28 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Hilda E. Sollin, 90
OCALA — Hilda E. Sollin, 90, a retired mental health aide, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at Palm Garden of Ocala.
A native of Liverpool, England,
she moved here from Islip Terrace, Long Island, N.Y., 30 years ago. Mrs. Sollin was a member of the Salvation Army Church in New York.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Sollin.
Survivors include her daughters, Nancy Hendrickson, Ocala, and Florence Evans, Havasu City, Ariz.; sister, Lily Antoine, California; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Theodore Van Poppel, 67
OCALA — Theodore B. Van Poppel, 67, a retired railroad welder, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Van Poppel was a native of South Bend, Ind.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Van Poppel, Ocala; son, Theodore Van Poppel, Ocala; brother, Lewis Van Poppel, Ocala; sister, Elsie Gray, Bryan, Ohio; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
