Mary L. Baker, 76
CRYSTAL RIVER — Mary Lelier Baker, 76, a retired self-employed motel operator, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at home.
A native of Bristol, Tenn., she moved here from Huntington, Tenn., 32 years ago. Mrs. Baker was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband, Allen Baker, Crystal River; son, Ronald D. Baker, Lakeland; sister, Sue E. Guffey, Newport, Ky.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River, provided information.
Annabelle Bourgeois, 87
SEMINOLE — Annabelle Bourgeois, 87, a retired dry cleaner manager, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001.
A native of New Jersey, she moved to Seminole from Ocala in 1997. Mrs. Bourgeois was Catholic.
Survivors include her daughters, Kay Cerechailo and Marge Manings, both of Morganville, N.J.; son, John Ellis, Sanford; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
E. James Reese Funeral Home, Seminole, provided information.
Gregory J. Dick II
CRYSTAL RIVER — Gregory J. Dick II, an infant, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.
Survivors include his parents, Gregory and Amanda Dick, Crystal River; brothers, Benjamin Dick and Robert Stewart, both of Crystal River; and grandparents, Katherine Dick, Homosassa, Charley Barclay and Mary Barclay, both of Crystal River.
Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River, provided information.
Dick Gaffan, 83
OCALA — Dick Gaffan, 83, a retired confectionery owner, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved here from Queens, N.Y., 16 years ago. Mr. Gaffan was a member of Kol Sasson Messianic Congregation.
Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Joyce B. Gaffan, Ocala; son, Alan Gaffan, West Haven, Conn.; daughter, Libby Cox, Glendale, Ariz.; sister, Molly Wright, Sun City, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Delfin Gines Sr., 90
OCALA — Delfin "Del" Gines Sr., 90, a retired dietitian's assistant, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at Surrey Place of Ocala.
A native of Manati, Puerto Rico, he moved here from Jamaica Estates, N.Y., 13 years ago. Mr. Gines retired from Fort Hamilton Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., after 25 years. He was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church in Marion Oaks and the Disabled American Veterans in Belleview. Mr. Gines served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Clementina Gines, Ocala; sons, Robert Gines, Chicago, Delfin Gines Jr., Puerto Rico, and Francisco Sanchez, New York; daughters, Anadelia Gines, Sebring, Miriam Gines, Orlando, Nydia Gines-Terlonge, Floral Park, N.Y., and Lishel Gines-Rios, Lake Wales; 24 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Maude Harris, 74
WEIRSDALE — Maude Harris, 74, a retired cook, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Palm Gardens of Ocala.
Mrs. Harris was a native and lifelong resident of Weirsdale. She was of Holiness faith.
Survivors include her brother, Samuel Merrit, Fort Lauderdale.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Katherine A. Nelson, 65
LECANTO — Katherine A. Nelson, 65, a retired executive secretary, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., she moved here from Brentwood, N.Y., four years ago. Mrs. Nelson attended St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Lecanto.
Survivors include her husband, John E. Nelson, Lecanto; son, John E. Nelson, San Antonio, Texas; daughters, Katherine Meyer, Cedar Creek, Texas, and Patricia A. Dejana, West Babylon, N.Y.; brother, Michael Hughes, Staten Island, N.Y.; sister, Mary Gatto, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River, provided information.
Martha M. Barcomb, 98
DUNNELLON — Martha Marie Barcomb, 98, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001.
A native of West Quincy, Mass., she moved here from East Calais, Vt., in 1984.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Barcomb; and daughter, Shirley Moffett.
Survivors include her daughters, Roberta Houston, Pleasant Hill, Calif., Frances Houston, Inverness, Dorothy Goodwin, Rabun Gap, Ga., and Margaret Licht, Dunnellon; sons, Robert Beede and Donald Gray, both of Mesa, Ariz.; 21 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Phyllis M. Besaw, 63
INVERNESS — Phyllis Mae Besaw, 63, a retired technician for RCA, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001.
A native of Bloomington, Ind., she moved here in 1968. Mrs. Besaw was a member of LeRoy Rooks Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 4252, Hernando and Goodwill of Inverness. She was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband of 20 years, Howard H. Besaw, Inverness; sons, Terry Kent, Tampa, and Tim Kent, New Port Richey; brothers, Bob George, Inverness, and Skip George, Booneville, Ind.; sisters, Ellen Frazier, Inverness, and Ruth Cantebury, Cleveland, Ga.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Eugene A. Ferguson, 66
OCALA — Eugene A. Ferguson, 66, a retired roofing contractor, died Thursday, July 12, 2001, at his home.
A native of Miami, he moved here nine years ago. Mr. Ferguson served in the Coast Guard during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Ferguson, Ocala; son, Eugene A. Ferguson Jr., Alpine, Calif.; daughters, Julie Kapellusch, Fort Lauderdale and Lela Ferguson, Miami; sister, Helen O'Connor, Lakeside, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Bertha H. Gray, 57
DUNNELLON — Bertha Helen Gray, 57, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001.
A native of Gardner, Mass., she moved here from Miami in 1980.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Gray, Dunnellon; daughter, Christiana Bonaface, West Palm Beach; brothers, Walter Anderson and Kurt Anderson, both of Tacoma, Wash.; sister, Dagmar Cram, Pittsfield, Mass.; and two grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
James F. Ivory, 62
OCALA — James F. Ivory, 62, a retired executive chef, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Ivory was a native of Springfield, Ohio. He moved to Ocala 17 years ago.
Survivors include his wife, La Juna Jo Ivory, Ocala; and brothers, Thomas Ivory and Mick Ivory, both of Springfield and William Ivory, Ocala.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, provided information.
Richard J. Mazzarese, 44
DUNNELLON — Richard J. Mazzarese, 44, a lineman, died Monday, July 9, 2001.
A native of Yonkers, N.Y., he moved here in 1978. Mr. Mazzarese was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose in Dunnellon. He served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his mother, Helen R. Kelly, Dunnellon; stepfather, Gerald Kelly, Dunnellon; father, Joseph Mazzarese, New York; grandmother, Anna Tomasiewicz, Dunnellon; daughter, Melissa Mazzarese, El Paso, Texas; sisters, Peggy Marchetti, New Rochelle, N.Y., and Dawn Gregory, Maine; and stepbrother, Patrick Kelly, Dunnellon.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Mazzarese.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Mary G. Noel, 88
OCALA — Mary G. Noel, 88, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 12, 2001.
A native of Minnesota, she moved here from Amery, Wis., 21 years ago.
Survivors include her sons, Paul Noel and David Noel, both of Dunnellon; daughter, Maryanne Noel-Leedy, Raymore, Mo.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Barbara A. Potter, 67
OCALA — Barbara A. Potter, 67, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Potter was a native of Worcester, Mass. She moved to Ocala 14 years ago.
Survivors include her husband, George M. Potter Jr., Ocala; daughter, Mary Potter, Ocala; sisters, Shirley Scott, Cookie Robinson, Alice McArthur and Ada Hale, all of Worcester; brothers, Vernon Moore and Arthur Moore, both of Worcester; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West, provided information.
Gerald Ritter, 63
OCKLAWAHA — Gerald "Jerry" Ritter, 63, an electrical technician for Microdyne Communication Technologies Inc., died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at home.
A native of Flora, Ill., he moved here from Columbus, Ohio, in 1978. Mr. Ritter was a member of Solid Rock Bible Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking. He served in the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Lana Ritter, Ocklawaha; sons, Scott D. Ritter, Columbus, Ohio, Hank Hinton, Ocklawaha, Gary Hinton, Silver Springs, Eddie Hinton, St. Cloud and James Peterson, Newberry, S.C.; daughters, Tami Robbins and Tracie Wingate, both of Columbus; sister, Marilyn Burmeister, Tampa; and 13 grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Elaine K. Swan, 43
BELLEVIEW — Elaine K. Swan, 43, a retired hospital technician for Munroe Regional Medical Center, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at New Horizon Health Care Center.
A native of Stamford, Conn., she moved here from Ramsey, N.J., 12 years ago. Mrs. Swan was Catholic.
Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer N. Swan, Ocala; parents, Robert and Patricia Slagle, Ocala; brothers, John D. Slagle, Ramsey, Alan Terenzio, New Jersey, Robert A. Slagle, Waldwick, N.J., and Michael Slagle, Ocala; and sisters, Lori Fowler, Phoenix, Wendy Benincasa, Newton, N.J., Laura VanNiel, Seneca Falls, N.Y., and Bonnie Pitcher, Hillsborough, N.J.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Margaret A. Thornbury, 70
HOMOSASSA — Margaret Anna Thornbury, 70, a retired deli clerk, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, in Crystal River.
A native of Olean, N.Y., she moved here from Lakeland in 1983. Mrs. Thornbury was a member of Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8002.
Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Howard F. Thornbury, Homosassa; sons, Kenneth C. Stedman, Fort Meade, Frank Stedman, Brunswick, Ga., and Glenn Thornbury, Lakeland; daughters, Patricia Mull, Lakeland, Michelle Baker, Ashland, Ore., and Ann Herrmann, Homosassa; sister, Betty Shaw, Olean; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Lance Cpl. Paul E. Stedman and Daniel B. Stedman; and a grandchild, Sarah Taylor.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
Richard G. Wilson, 72
OCALA — Richard G. Wilson, 72, a retired coal miner for McClanahan Coal Co., died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Lanham, W.Va., he moved here from Melbourne in 1974. Mr. Wilson was a member of South Ocala Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Phyllis A. Wilson, Ocala; daughters, Judy K. Dawson, Belleview, Valerie J. Dawson, Poca, W.Va., and Dreama D. Robinson, Ocala; brother, Robert Wilson, Ocala; half-brothers, Raymond Holston, Brooksville and Dean Wilson, Summerfield; half-sisters, Jenna Meeks, Lincoln, Mo., Janie Casdorph; St. Albans, W.Va., and June Layman, Biloxi, Miss.; stepsons, David Pringle, Ocala and Ronald Mooney, Tampa; stepdaughter, Cynthia Pringle, Ocala; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Richard K. Wilson.
Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Myrtle L. Yerian, 87
SILVER SPRINGS — Myrtle L. Yerian, 87, a retired secretary for Universal Electric, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001.
A native of Durand, Mich., she moved here in 1986. Mrs. Yerian was a member of Ocklawaha Bridge Baptist Church in Lynne and Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Yerian.
Survivors include her daughter, Lynn Sefernick, Silver Springs; sons, Cameron J. Yerian, Davenport and Jerald L. Yerian, Bancroft, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ocklawaha Bridge Baptist Church Building Fund.
Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, Mich., provided information.
