Melvin J. Jackson, 83
CRYSTAL RIVER — Melvin J. Jackson, 83, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001.
Mr. Jackson was a native of New Jersey.
He is survived by his caregiver, Patricia Grantham.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
James H. Mull, 84
OCALA — James H. Mull, 84, a retired department manger, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001.
A native of Detroit, he moved here from New Baltimore, Mich., in 1987. Mr. Mull retired from J.L. Hudson, after 33 years of service. He was a member of Living Waters Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth L. Mull, Ocala; son, James T. Mull, Berkley, Mich.; daughters, June M. Swierzb, Fenton, Mich., and Kathleen A. Goss, Greenville, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Autumn Parker, Infant
SUMMERFIELD — Autumn Parker, an infant, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. She was a native of Gainesville.
Survivors include her mother, Regina Parker, Summerfield; father, Anthony Parker, Summerfield; maternal grandparents, Christine Leibensperger, Deer Lake, Pa., and Steven Leibensperger, Hamburg, Pa.; paternal grandparents, Juanice and Don McPhee, Summerfield, and Terry Lee and Judy Parker Sr., Montandon, Pa.; maternal great-grandparents, Joy and Reg Leibensperger, Deer Lake; and paternal great-grandparents, Paul and Mary Koch, McClure, Pa.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home of Wildwoood provided information.
Walter N. Reiner, 77
BEVERLY HILLS — Walter N. Reiner, 77, a tax accountant, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Boonton, N.J., he moved here from Long Island, N.Y., 15 years ago. Mr. Reiner was a member of Congregation Beth Sholom. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his daughter, Elaine B.R. Garofalo, Singapore; brother, William Reiner, Parsippany, N.J.; and four grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
William E. Rumbaugh, 74
OCKLAWAHA — William E. Rumbaugh, 74, a retired computer technician for Burls Computer Co., died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Life Care Center.
A native of St. Johns, Mich., he moved here from Michigan in 1990. Mr. Rumbaugh was Protestant. He was a member of the Shrine Club and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Betty J. Rumbaugh, Ocklawaha; sons, Dennis Rumbaugh, Comstock, Mich., and Gary Rumbaugh, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; sisters, Ruthann, Helen, Lee, Juanita and Oleita; and one granddaughter.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Anne D. Schmid, 91
BEVERLY HILLS — Anne D. Schmid, 91, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at Towne and Country Hospital in Tampa.
A native of Staten Island, she moved to Beverly Hills from Williston Park, N.Y., 35 years ago. Mrs. Schmid was Lutheran. She was a member of Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Schmid was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Schmid.
Survivors include her daughter, Claire M. Tomaslewicz, Weston, Conn.; son, Ronald MacKenzie , Tampa; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home Beverly Hills Chapel provided information.
Vincenza Tranchina, 82
BEVERLY HILLS — Vincenza Tranchina, 82, a switchboard operator for Citrus Memorial Hospital, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001 in Lecanto.
A native of New York City, she moved to Beverly Hills from Long Island, N.Y., 30 years ago. Mrs. Tranchina was Catholic. She was a member of Our Lady Grace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Tranchina, Beverly Hills; daughters, Lauretta Thunell, Beverly Hills and Catherine Carson, Spokane, Wash.; son, John Tranchina, Hicksville, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home of Beverly Hills provided information.
Ernest P. Decubellis, 94
WILDWOOD — Ernest P. Decubellis, 94, a retired first class lineman for Florida Power, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001.
A native of Montreal, he moved to Wildwood from Canada in 1938. Mr. Decubellis was a member of First Baptist Church of Wildwood; Wildwood Masonic Lodge 92; and Lions Club of Wildwood.
Survivors include his daughters, Joann Humphries, Orlando, and Shirley Cason, Wildwood; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home of Wildwood provided information.
Ferdinand M. Mills Jr., 89
MORRISTON — Ferdinand Maynard "Bill" Mills Jr., 89, a retired farmer and rancher, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001.
Mr. Mills Jr. was a native and lifelong resident of Morriston. He was a member of Morriston Baptist Church; and a church deacon for 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Alean R. Mills, Morriston; son, Tommy C. Mills, Morriston; daughters, Venice A. Ergle, Ocala, Connie A. Massicot, Breaux Bridge, La., and Cynthia G. Smith, Williston; brother, John W. "Buck" Mills, Ocala; sisters, Eunice Roberts, Ocala, Lois Arnold, Ocala, Jane Snyder and Evelena Reddick, both of Gainesville; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Knauff Funeral Home of Williston provided information.
Barbara J. Sieber, 59
DUNNELLON — Barbara J. Sieber, 59, a retired waitress, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001 in Lecanto.
A native of Allentown, N.J., she moved to Dunnellon from Homestead in 1996. Ms. Sieber was a retired employee of Royal Palm Drug Store.
Survivors include her brother, Marvin Reynolds, Dunnellon; sisters, Ruth Lakatis, Dunnellon, and Isabel Louden, Highstown, N.J.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Flois M. Roark, 82
OCALA — Flois Mae Roark, 82, a retired clerk for Cook Rexall Drug Store, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Hyden, Ky., she came here from Cumberland, Ky., in 1983. Mrs. Roark was Baptist.
Survivors include her son, Charles Roark, Ocala; daughters, Roberta Combs, Lexington, Ky., Saundra Roark, Austin, Texas, Ima Day, Phoenix, and Barbara Patton, Arlington, Texas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce Chapel East Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Eula Willey, 87
SILVER SPRINGS — Eula "Dutch" Willey, 87, a homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Lifecare of Ocala.
A native of Delaware, Ohio, she came to Silver Springs from Lawton, Mich., in 1986. Mrs. Willey was Presbyterian.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Dale E. Willey, Silver Springs; daughters, Mary A. Gregory, Lawton, and Carolyn Williams, Silver Springs; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, or to the Old Stone Church, 41 Hodges Road, Delaware, OH 43015.
Roberts Jennings Archway Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Maximo A. DeHerrera, 82
OCALA — Maximo A. DeHerrera, 82, a retired dental technician, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at Life Care Center.
Mr. DeHerrera was a native of San Pedro, Dominican Republic.
Survivors include his wife, Lilia DeHerrera, Ocala; sons, Maximo DeHerrera, Ocala, Angel DeHerrera, Yonkers, N.Y., and Carlos I. DeHerrera, Bronx, N.Y.; brother, Marino DeHerrera, San Juan, Puerto Rico; sister, Milady DeHerrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and seven grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Bruce F. Deines, 82
OCALA — Bruce Franklin Deines, 82, a former business owner, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at his home.
A native of Lincoln, Neb., he moved here from Prophetstown, Ill., in 1951. Mr. Deines was owner and operator of Bruce Motors and Pine Street Mobile Home Sales. He was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church; life member of Knights of Columbus, Ocala Elks Lodge No. 286, and Ocala Dance Club.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Helen Deines, Ocala; son, Michael Deines, Ocala; sisters, Gertrude Blazevich, Olympia Fields, Ill., and Ruth Storms, Kerrville, Texas; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Catholic High School or Alzheimer's Association.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Keith E. Ducklow, 69
FLORAL CITY — Keith Ellsworth Ducklow, 69, a retired senior master sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001.
A native of Eau Claire, Wis., he moved here from Cornell, Wis., in 1976. Mr. Ducklow was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7122 in Floral City. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia L. Ducklow, in 1994.
Survivors include his wife of six years, Nancy C. Ducklow, Floral City; sons, Michael Ducklow, Thonotosassa, and James Ducklow, Sale City, Ga.; stepsons, Gregory Fiedler, Steven Fiedler and David Fiedler, all of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; daughters, Cynthia Clement and Sara Southard, both of Inverness; stepdaughter, Susan Glaeser, Rochester, Minn.; mother, Vivian Ducklow, Cornell; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
