Bruce MacMaster, 72
OCALA — Bruce MacMaster, 72, a retired counselor, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.
A native of Cartagena, Colombia, he moved here from Miami this year. Mr. MacMaster retired from the State Department in Washington, D.C., after 38 years ago service. He attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ilse MacMaster, Ocala; daughters, Claudia MacMaster, Ilse MacMaster and Helena MacMaster, all of Gainesville; and his sisters, Sophia MacMaster, Nellie MacMaster and Helena Delwin, all of Colombia.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Lawrence V. Milnor, 71
INVERNESS — Lawrence Vincent Milnor, 71, a retired electrician, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000.
A native of Plainfield, N.J., he moved here from Tacoma Park, Md., four years ago. Mr. Milnor was a member of International Brotherhood Electrical Workers, Local No. 26, Washington, D.C. and the Eden Garden Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Edna Chase Milnor, Inverness; son, Michael R. Milnor, Inverness; daughter, Laura Lea LeRoy, Silver Spring, Md.; brothers, Robert Milnor, Kissmmee, Joseph Milnor, Beltsville, Md., and John Milnor, Doylestown, Pa.; and his sister, Catherine Milnor, Doylestown.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Citrus County.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Beth A. Moreland, 40
HOMOSASSA — Beth Ann Moreland, 40, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000.
Miss Moreland was a native of St. Petersburg. She was a graduate of Northeast High School. Miss Moreland enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include her father, Robert J. Moreland Sr.; stepmother, Reba A. Moreland; and her sisters, Michele M. Kennedy and Terrie R. Moreland.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
Mary M. Thews, 83
LADY LAKE — Mary M. Thews, 83, a retired deli clerk for Winn Dixie, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Leesburg Nursing Center.
A native of Fort Collins, Colo., she moved here from Greenacres 10 years ago. Mrs. Thews was Lutheran. She enjoyed playing bingo.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Graham.
Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl Lighty, Lady Lake; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Anne B. Tucker, 83
FRUITLAND PARK — Anne B. Tucker, 83, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000.
A native of Ocala, she moved to Fruitland Park in 1946. Mrs. Tucker was Protestant. She enjoyed bowling.
Survivors include her son, Roy Tucker, Leesburg; brothers, Cecil Mulkey, Orange Lake and L.J. Mulkey, Lakeland; sisters, Louise Boliek, Fruitland Park and Lillian Smallwood, Ocala; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg, provided information.
Jay A. Tuttle, 76
DUNNELLON — Jay A. Tuttle, 76, a retired photo engraver for San Jacinto Graphic Arts, Houston, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in Lecanto.
A native of Waterbury, Conn., he moved here from Houston in 1990. Mr. Tuttle was a member of Central Dunnellon Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jay Stephen Tuttle.
Survivors include his wife, Sophie Tuttle, Dunnellon; son, William Tuttle, Dunnellon; daughter, Deborah Vanadestine, Dunnellon; brothers, Warren Tuttle and George Tuttle, both of Waterbury; and his sister, Mary Reichenbach, Waterbury.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Edgar Vicente, 65
OCKLAWAHA — Edgar Vicente, 65, a retired New York City police officer, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000.
A native of New York City, he moved here in 1983. Mr. Vicente was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Chapter No. 85 and Knights of Columbus. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Vicente was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Vicente, Ocklawaha; sons, Michael Sanchez, Summerfield and Jayson Vicente, Ocklawaha; daughters, Susan Acevedo, Ocala, Debbi Sanchez, New York City, Jenny Sanchez, Summerfield, Vicki Sanchez, Puerto Rico and Vanessa Vicente, Norfolk, Va.; sister, Dora Rivere, Queens, N.Y.; 25 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Amanda P. Williams, 79
WILDWOOD — Amanda P. Williams, 79, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000.
A native of Minneola, she was a longtime resident of Sumter County. Mrs. Williams was a member of Oxford Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include her son, Bobby Williams, Adamsville; daughters, Shirley Fowler and Mary Johnson, both of Adamsville; brothers, Bill Patterson, Jacksonville and Jack Patterson, Minneola; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Eva I. Berg, 85
SALT SPRINGS — Eva Irene Berg, 85, a retired restaurant cashier, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Gainesvillle.
Mrs. Berg was a native of Benton Harbor, Mich.
Survivors include her daughter, Alta Lawton, Lawrence, Mich.; sons, Edward C. Berg, Albion, Mich., and James L. Berg, Benton Harbor; sister, Dorothy Brown, Steversville, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
George E. Ficken, 73
BEVERLY HILLS — George E. Ficken, 73, a retired supervisor, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved here from Farmingdale, N.Y., 11 years ago. Mr. Ficken was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Theresia Wukovits Ficken, Beverly Hills; sons, Cliff G. Ficken, Farmingdale, and Eric P. Ficken, Wake Forest, N.C.; brother, Charles Ficken, Seaford, N.Y.; sisters, Florence Kane, Palm Coast, and Kathleen Braciszewki, East Northport, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Ida L. Gibson, 80
HOMOSASSA — Ida Lee Gibson, 80, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000.
A native of St. Louis, she moved here from Sullivan, Mo., eight years ago. Mrs. Gibson was Protestant.
She is survived by her niece, Sandra Nolle, Omaha, Neb.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
Robert E. Giese, 79
OCALA — Robert E. Giese, 79, a retired grocery store manager, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he moved here from Warren, Pa., in 1978. Mr. Giese was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was Protestant.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Gramada.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth L. Giese, Ocala; daughter, Patricia Marsh, Woburn, Mass.; son, Robert Charles Giese, Shelton, Wash.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Mary Johnson, 79
OCALA — Mary Johnson, 79, a retired registered nurse, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Bridgeport, Conn., she moved here from Washington, N.J., in 1971. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Ocala West United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Donna Ingrassia.
Survivors include her son, Walter A. Johnson, Springfield, Mo.; daughter, Judith M. Ingrassia, Inverness; brother, William VanRosenberg, Hawaii; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory, Inverness, provided information.
Dorothy M. McNamara, 85
OCALA — Dorothy M. McNamara, 85, a retired salesperson, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at her home.
A native of Annapolis, Md., she moved here in 1997. Ms. McNamara retired from Ruth's Dress Shop of Annapolis. She was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church, Marion Oaks; the Ladies of the Elks Lodge No. 622; and a former member of West Annapolis Fire Department Auxiliary.
Survivors include her daughter, Marsha McNamara, Ocala; sister, Edith Terry, Annapolis; one granddaughter; and several nieces.
Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
Alice F. Ray, 82
BOARDMAN — Alice Farnbach Ray, 82, a retired lieutenant for the Department of Corrections at the women's prison in Lowell, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000.
Ms. Ray was a native and a lifelong resident of Boardman. She was a member of First Christian Church of McIntosh.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Alice Joiner, Memphis, Tenn., and Delaney Swann, Orange City; sons, Patrick Chesley Ray, Yukon, Okla., Jap Ross Ray, Boardman, and Timothy Albert Ray, Naples; brothers, Joseph Albert Farnbach and Fred Huff Farnbach, both of Boardman; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Williams-Thomas Funeral Home, Gainesville, provided information.
