Paul A. Zerbe Sr., 73
SUMMERFIELD — Paul A. Zerbe Sr., 73, a retired aerospace industrial manager for AMP Inc., died Thursday, March 22, 2001.
A native of Dalmatia, Pa., he moved to Summerfield from Harrisburg, Pa., 10 years ago. Mr. Zerbe Sr. was a member of St. Timothy's Catholic Church; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus in Harrisburg; and Knights of Columbus in Lady Lake. He was also a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Pauline D. Zerbe, Summerfield; sons, Paul A. Zerbe Jr., Torrance, Calif., and Michael F. Zerbe, Washington, D.C.; brother, Harvey Zerbe, Camp Hill, Pa.; sisters, Mae Klinger, Lewes, Del., and Fern Logan, Middletown, Pa.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Maysel A. Babbs, 85
OCALA — Maysel A. Babbs, 85, a homemaker, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Salem, Ind., she moved here in 1975. Mrs. Babbs attended Spirit Life Church in Ocala and was a member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include her sons, William Knight, Mountain Home, Idaho and Thomas Babbs, Ocala; daughters, Betty Sharp, Martinsville, Ind., Carol Johnson, Ocala, Helen Pittman, Campbellville, Ky., and Esther Hull, Gainesville; sister, Marie Grammer, Charlestown, Ind.; 17 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Laura A. Barney, 69
SILVER SPRINGS — Laura A. "Rink" Barney, 69, a homemaker, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at home.
A native of Pocahontas, Va., she moved here from Orlando 31 years ago. Mrs. Barney was Baptist.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Hughes, Marble, Minn., and Michelle Sykes, Silver Springs; sons, Gary Barney, Rick Barney and David Barney, all of Silver Springs; sisters, Faye Ramsey, Ohio, Ruby Ripley, Orlando, Joyce Ramsey and Georgie Ramsey, both of Virginia; brothers, Tom Ramsey, Napoleon, Ohio, and Johnny Ramsey, Virginia; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Helen Bilderback, 83
CITRA — Helen Bilderback, 83, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of New Madrid, Mo., she moved here from Chicago in 1962. Mrs. Bilderback was a member of Anthony Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lyman Bilderback, Citra; daughters, Mildred Barnes, Loretta Grissom, Faye Skaggs and Beverly Yandle, all of Ocala; sons, Ben Bilderback, Anthony, Tom Bilderback, Waverly, Tenn., Robert Bilderback, Hebron, Ind., and Jim Bilderback, Toms River, N.J.; sister, Louise Akers, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Elizabeth Combs, 91
ORLANDO — Elizabeth "Lorene" Combs, 91, a homemaker, died Monday, March 26, 2001.
A native of Nashville, Tenn., she moved to central Florida in 1949. Mrs. Combs was Methodist.
Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Finney, Orlando; three grandchildren, including Leslie Combs of Summerfield; three great-grandchildren, including Becky Robinson of Ocala.
Community Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Pine Castle Chapel, Orlando, provided information.
Lucy Corbett, 72
OCALA — Lucy Corbett, 72, a homemaker, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., she moved here from Port St. Lucie four years ago. Mrs. Corbett was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Corbett, Ocala; sons, Frank Caramico, Queens, N.Y., Mario Caramico, Long Island, N.Y.; sister, Elizabeth Dilulo, Queens; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
Wilbur L. Decker, 55
FORT MCCOY — Wilbur Lee Decker, 55, a security supervisor, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Shands in Gainesville.
A native of Mishawaka, Ind., he moved here from Miami in 1984. Mr. Decker was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Denise Decker, Fort McCoy; son, David I. Varva, South Dakota; stepson, Leon R. Contreras, Florida; stepdaughter, Elizabeth A. Sidmore, Florida; sister, RoseMarie Mattson, Katy, Texas; and brother, Thomas R. Yoder, Deltona.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Lorraine M. Evens, 79
BELLEVIEW — Lorraine M. Evens, 79, a retired executive secretary, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at her home.
A native of Buford, Ga., she moved here from West Palm Beach nine years ago. Mrs. Evens was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, August Evens, Belleview; daughter, Judith A. Courtney, Plymouth, Mich.; sons, Robert A. Evens, Loganville, Ga., and David W. Evens, Westland, Mich.; brother, Donald Fuller, Burbank, Calif.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Charles Franz Sr., 67
OCALA — Charles "Chuck" Franz Sr., 67, a retired U.S. Air Force civil engineer for 27 years, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Franz was a native of Baltimore. He was a member of American Bikers' Association and attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary F. Franz, Ocala; sons, Derek J. Lovely, Greensboro, N.C., John M. Franz and Charles T. Franz Jr., both of Ocala; daughters, Jayne Ramsey, Osceola, Mo., Janis L. Franz, Greenwood Lake, N.Y., Joanna C. Maxwell, Jacqueline Franz, Rena M. Davitto and Renee M. Lovely, all of Ocala; brother, Howard C. Franz Jr., Baltimore; and 12 grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Henry A. Hatchett, 79
OCALA — Henry A. Hatchett, 79, a retired letter carrier, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Hatchett was a native of Orange Lake. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Ocala and Ocala Elks Lodge No. 286.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Hatchett, Ocala; daughter, Jane Lee, Ocala; son, J. Lyle Hatchett, Tallahassee; brother, Robert Hatchett, Ocala; and four grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Brient G. Jungwirth, 73
DUNNELLON — Brient "B.J." George Jungwirth, 73, retired, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Dubuque, Iowa, he moved here from Deerfield Beach in 1981. Mr. Jungwirth was owner and operator of Broward Air Conditioning. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jungwirth, Dunnellon; sons, Michael Jungwirth, Kurt Jungwirth and John Jungwirth, all of Dunnellon; daughters, Michelle Bockenstedt, Kimberly Jungwirth and Jemele Jungwirth, all of Dunnellon; sister, Jackie Jungwirth, Dunnellon; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Doris K. Lowell, 86
OCALA — Doris Kathleen Lowell, 86, homemaker, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Shelburne, N.H., she moved here from Exeter, N.H., in 1991. Mrs. Lowell was member of Congregational Church.
Survivors include her husband, Edward C. Lowell, Ocala; son, Scott E. Lowell, Kensington, N.H.; daughter, Linda Mann, Ocala; sister, Irene Hinkley, Saco, Maine; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Helen A. McLean, 92
OCALA — Helen A. McLean, 92, a homemaker, died Friday, March 23, 2001.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved here from Phillipston, Mass., in 1996. Mrs. McLean was Roman Catholic.
Survivors include her daughters, Helen MacDougall, Bohemia, N.Y., Ellen Brown, Carolyn Harper and Patricia McLean, all of Ocala; son, Donald McLean, Phillipston, Mass.; sister, Eva McCoy, Corrales, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Donna L. Osborne, 45
OCALA — Donna L. O'Neal Osborne, 45, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 25, 2001.
Ms. Osborne was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her fiancee, Tito Pitty, Ocala; mother, June Bowman, Oxford; stepfather, Melvin Bowman, Oxford; daughter, Misty Clark, Belleview; son, Dolas Osborne, Belleview; sisters, Brenda O. Finch and Peggy M. Ledlow, both of Belleview; and three grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Women's Abuse Center or Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
John D. Spray, 68
SILVER SPRINGS — John D. Spray, 68, a retired meat inspector, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Spray was a native of Owensville, Ind. He was a member of Christian Church of Ocala and Masonic Lodge No. 866.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Spray, Silver Springs; sons, Randy Spray, Greenup, Ill.; daughters, Anita Newlin, Centralia, Ill., Janet Hayes, Lindale, Texas, Sharon Spray, Salem, Ill., and Nancy Greathouse, West Salem, Ill.; stepdaughter, Nancy Toliver, Noble, Ill.; stepsons, Edward Kraut , Wood River, Ill., and Michael Kraut, Ocklawaha; sister, Sarah A. Gaede, Hot Springs, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Ill., provided information.
Pauline W. Swingle, 74
INGLIS — Pauline W. Swingle, 74, a self-employed basket maker, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Newfield, N.Y., she moved here from St. Petersburg in 1995. Mrs. Swingle was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Swingle, Inglis; daughters, Beth A. Michael, Largo, Shelby Stopp, Pinellas Park, Carolynne Jabiski, Gainesville, Roxie Troth and Terry Dorkins, both of Virginia; son, Rick Clemens, California; sister, Shirley A. Hull, Florida; and 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
