Robert J. Hotchkiss, 82
OCALA — Robert J. Hotchkiss, 82, a retired tool maker for La Salle Tool & Dye Co., died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of West Park, Ohio, he came here from Detroit in 1984. Mr. Hotchkiss was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Veteran of Foreign Wars and an avid golfer and bowler.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Hotchkiss, Ocala; son, Paul Hotchkiss; daughter, Marilyn Waltsgott; brothers, Ed, Chuck and George Hotchkiss; sister, Ruth; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home Downtown Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Mary B. Larkey, 93
DUNNELLON — Mary Blanche Larkey, 93, a retired grocer, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in Ocala.
Mrs. Larkey was a native of Hixon, Tenn., and was a member of Littlefield Boulevard Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Wilma Stewart, Dunnellon; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Charles E. Matthews, Sr., 70
BEVERLY HILLS — Charles E. Matthews, Sr., 70, a retired real estate salesman, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.
A native of Jacksonville, he came to Beverly Hills from Stuart five years ago. Mr. Matthews was a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Inverness.
Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Nordstrom Matthews, Beverly Hills; son, Charles E. Matthews, Jr., Atlanta; daughter, Elizabeth Wherley, Tampa; brothers, Roswell Matthews, Charleston, S.C., and Fredrick Matthews, Miami; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1902, Inverness, Fl. 34451-1902.
Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory provided information.
Mike Nellis, 42
OCKLAWAHA — Mike Nellis, 42, a mobile home manufacturer for Skyline Mobile Home, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Wiesbaden, Germany, he came to Ocklawaha from Baltimore 25 years ago. Mr. Nellis was a U.S. Army service member.
Survivors include his mother, Anna Marie Nellis, Ocklawaha; sisters, Judy Pendleton, Rudolph, Ohio, and Nancy Ponick, Street, Md.; brothers, Frank A. Nellis, Baltimore, and John L. Nellis, Reddick.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Marie Paglia, 85
OCALA — Marie Paglia, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Park Place.
A native of New York, she came here 20 years ago. Mrs. Paglia was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son, Michael A. Paglia, Jr., Ocala; sisters, Josephine Parrillo and Angela Imperato, both of New York; five grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael A. Paglia, Sr., and son John Paglia.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Narcy J. Burttram, 76
OCALA — Narcy J. Burttram, 76, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alabama, she moved here from Miami in 1970. Mrs. Burttram was a member of New Covenant Worship Center.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Burttram, Ocala; sons, Jerry Burttram, Jacksonville, Burt Burttram and Dave Burttram, both of Ocala; sister, Bessie Lee, Springville, Ala.; brother, W.W. Sullivan, Milton; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Irving H. Christopherson, 79
OXFORD — Irving H. Christopherson, 79, a retired sales representative for Westinghouse Electric, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000.
A native of Pelican Rapids, Minn., he moved here from Bethesda, Md., in 1981. Mr. Christopherson was Protestant.
Survivors include his brothers, Oren Christopherson, Spokane, Wash., and Lorene Christopherson, Pelican Rapids; and his sisters, Maxine Evenson, Pelican Rapids, Mary Lou Wisted, Faribault, Minn., and Ellen Anne Deblin, Alexandria, Minn.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Chuck E. Daniels, 59
REDDICK — Chuck E. Daniels, 59, an automobile salesperson, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.
A native of Binghamton, N.Y., he moved here from Zephyrhills two years ago. Mr. Daniels was a member of Donaldson Track and Hunting Club of Waldo.
Survivors include his wife, Gay L. Daniels, Reddick; sons, David Daniels, Brooksville and Chuck Daniels, Tampa; daughters, Diane Stevens, Atlanta; brother, Harold Daniels, Tampa; sister, Dorothy Blanchard, Punta Gorda; and four grandchildren.
Forest Meadows Funeral Home, Gainesville, provided information.
Norma W. Hales, 60
DUNNELLON — Norma W. Hales, 60, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.
A native of South Carolina, she moved here from Washington, D.C., in 1987. Mrs. Hales was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, James P. Hales III, Dunnellon; daughters, Karen Foerster, DeLand and Laura Hales, Dunnellon; mother, Varnelle Welsh, Fayetteville, N.C.; sisters, Carol McLallen, Jacksonville; Rita Goad and Nancy Fritts, both Fayetteville; and one grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Glenn Hoffman, 64
BELLEVIEW — Glenn "Bud" Hoffman, 64, a truck driver for Ganey Corporation, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at his home.
A native of York, Mich., he moved here from Toledo 15 years ago. Mr. Hoffman was an avid fisherman. He was Protestant and a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Hoffman, Belleview; son, Randy Lee Hoffman, Monroe, Mich.; daughter, Linda Leigh, Sylvania, Ohio; sister, Jeanetter Beverly, Petersburg, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Tyler C. Howard, infant
SILVER SPRINGS — Tyler Cole Howard, a newborn, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at a Shands hospital in Gainesville.
He is survived by his parents, Guy and Kimberly Howard, Silver Springs.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Margaret E. Hrees, 81
OCALA — Margaret E. Hrees, 81, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at her home.
A native of Homestead, Pa., she moved here from New Jersey in 1988. Mrs. Hrees was a member of Ocala West United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Hrees Jr., Ocala; daughter Virginia C. Dempsey, Hazel Green, Ala.; son, Boh Robert A. Hrees, Hadlow Park, England; brother, Nicholas Evank, Pittsburgh; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
Glen D. Keefer, 74
OCALA — Glen Dale Keefer, 74, a retiree of Unifirst Corporation, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Mishawaka, Ind., he moved here from Indiana. Mr. Keefer was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Louise Keefer.
Survivors include his daughter, Glenda Julien, Ocala; sisters, Marilyn Wiley, Mishawaka, Patricia Walker, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Shirley Miller, Sarasota; and his brothers Richard Jack Keefer, Fort Wayne, Bill Keefer and Robert Keefer, both of South Bend, Ind.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Theresa A. Krolikowski, 64
DUNNELLON — Theresa Ann Krolikowski, 64, a retired private secretary, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River.
A native of Bridgeport, Conn., she moved here from Stratford, Conn., six months ago. Mrs. Krolikowski retired from the U.S. Government Department of Defense, after 25 years of service. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son, Leon Krolikowski, New Canaan, Conn.; daughter, Tammy Markowich, Summerville, S.C.; sisters, Mary Andrews, Dunnellon and Viola Wirtemburg, Inglis; and four grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Samuel Lauff Sr., 90
OCALA — Samuel Lauff Sr., 90, a retired business owner and building contractor, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at his home.
A native of Philadelphia, he moved here from Edgewater in 1982. Mr. Lauff was a member of the Shriners and the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Clara Lauff; and his son, Samuel Lauff Jr., both of Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
