Ann M. Innello, 68
SUMTERVILLE — Ann M. Innello, 68, a retired insurance secretary, died Thursday, August 2, 2001 in Inverness.
Mrs. Innello was born in Woodstock, N.Y., and moved to Sumterville in 1974 from Newburgh, N.Y. She was a Longaberger associate and a NASCAR fan. She was Protestant.
She is survived by her husband, Rocco J. Innello, Sumterville; sons, Otto Rusch, Mamaroneck, N.Y., and Anthony Innello, Sumterville; daughters, Christina L. Rusch, Liberty Corners, N.J., Diana M. Farrar, North Lauderdale, and Erica L. Zachar, Inverness; brothers, John Wohlfahrt, Colorado, Frank Wohlfahrt, Crystal River, and Thomas Wohlfahrt, Lake Panasoffkee; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inverness Chapel, provided information.
Edward G. Mochnick, 78
OCALA — Edward George Mochnick, 78, a retired letter carrier, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Allegheny, Pa., he moved to Ocala in 1974 from Staten Island, N.Y. Mr. Mochnick was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Silver Springs Shores Country Club and an avid golfer.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Anne Mochnick, Ocala; son, Jeffrey Mochnick, Janesville, Wis., daughter, Jerilyn DePete, Alpharetta, Ga.; sisters, Janet Lipscomb and Mildred Blumling, both of McKees Rocks, Pa., Ann Guzel, Imperial, Pa.; and brother, William Mochnick, Sigel, Pa.; and three grandchildren.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
John H. Reed, 70
HERNANDO — John H. "Jack" Reed, 70, a retail business owner, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Tampa.
A native of Baltimore, he moved to Hernando in 1985. Mr. Reed was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and member of the Moose Lodge. He was Methodist.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura R. Reed, 1997, and stepdaughter, Robin Vient, 1992.
Survivors include his daughter, Vittoria Reed, Naples, Italy; stepson, Daniel Vient, Hopkinton, Mass.; brother, James. G. Reed Jr., Baltimore; and companion, Barbara Webb, Hernando.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness Chapel, provided information.
Clarence L. Yates, 42
HOMOSASSA — Clarence Larue Yates, 42, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Crystal River.
A native of Sebring, he moved to Homosassa a year ago from Wauchula. Mr. Yates was Baptist.
Survivors include his brothers, Roger D. Yates, Crystal River, Farris N. Yates, Lonnie D. Yates and James Yates, all of Homosassa, Howard Yates, Nobleton, Paul S. Yates, Lake Wales and Morris L. Yates, Wauchula; sisters, Lona Bryant, Okeechobee, Reba Vickers, Wauchula and Mandy D. Yates, Homosassa.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa Chapel, provided information.
Thomas L. Gibson, 71
DUNNELLON — Thomas L. Gibson, 71, a retired industrial truck driver, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Surrey Place Convalescent Center in Lecanto.
Mr. Gibson was born in Michigan, and moved to Dunnellon from Mulberry about 21 years ago. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his companion of 22 years, Ione Nichols, Dunnellon; sons, John L. Gibson, North Vernon, Ind., James L. Gibson, Scottsburg, Ind., and Walter L. Gibson, North Vernon, Ind.; daughters, Lena S. Grizard, Tommie G. Krager and Kathy M. Woods, all of Columbus, Ind.; sister, Chalmus Ray, Detroit; brother, Raymond Gibson, Marmaduke, Ark.; and several grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills, provided information.
James E. Hollifield, 72
HOMOSASSA — James E. Hollifield, 72, a retired lab supervisor, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River.
Mr. Hollifield was born in Spirit, Wis., and moved to Homosassa from New Port Richey in 1986. He attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Citrus Hills.
He was a veteran of the the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Mr. Hollifield served in the U.S. Navy for seven years and the U.S. Air Force for 13 years.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Homosassa and the American Legion in Spirit, Wis. He also was a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Bertha V. Hollifield, Homosassa; cousin, Donna Buehler, Wausau, Wis.; and niece, Janice Swain, Crystal River.
Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Gordon C. Hulbert, 91
OCALA — Gordon C. Hulbert, 91, a retired loan officer, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at Surrey Place Convalescent Center.
Mr. Hulbert was born in Wareham, Mass., and moved to Ocala from Oxford, N.H., about 17 years ago. He was a Mason.
Survivors include his close friend, Barbara Huggins, Ocala.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
C. Robert Lanning, 78
WEIRSDALE — C. Robert Lanning, 78, a retired grinder for Tyson Roller Bearing Co., died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Lanning was born in Cambridge, Ohio, and moved to Weirsdale from Massillon, Ohio, 27 years ago. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Hall, Weirsdale; daughters, Lona Mays and Colleen Van Pelt, both of Massillon, Tami Turner, Belleview; sons, Rick Lanning, Massillon, and Chuck Lanning, Crestview; sister, Joann Taylor, Cambridge; and 11 grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home, Belleview, provided information.
Linda St. Pierre, 47
OCALA — Linda St. Pierre, 47, an elementary curriculum coordinator, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
Mrs. Pierre was born in Miami, and moved to Ocala from Miami in 1983. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Joe St. Pierre, Ocala; daughter, Melissa St. Pierre, Ocala; son, Joe St. Pierre, Ocala; father, Tom Mervolion, Ocala; mother, Jessie Mervolion, Ocala; sisters, Arlene Scalf, Davie, and Debbie Mervolion, Ocala; and brother, Steve Mervolion, Ocala.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge chapel, provided information.
Robert F. Sawyer, 76
SUMMERFIELD — Robert F. Sawyer, 76, a building contractor, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Sawyer was born in Martinsville, Ind., and moved to Grand Ledge, Mich., about 31 years ago. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Belleview.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy A. Sawyer, Summerfield; son, Thomas F. Sawyer, Mason, Mich.; daughter, Laura J. Bell, Ormond Beach; stepdaughters, Susan Miller and Linda Peak, both of Orlando; brothers, Richard Sawyer, Grand Ledge, Mich., Harold Sawyer, Zebulon, Ga., John Sawyer, Concord, Ga., and David Sawyer, Grand Ledge, Mich.; sisters, Betty Lou Binegar, Ocala, Grace Lingerfeldt, Davie, Martha Stadheim, Tabb, Va., and Rose Ellen Hammell, Oakfield, Ga.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Walter P. Slaski, 82
OCALA — Walter P. Slaski, 82, a retired U.S. Air Force sergeant, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Slaski was born in Philadelphia, and moved to Ocala from Utah in 1962. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4209 and the Ocala Moose Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marcuster Slaski.
Survivors include his sister, Deloria Dombrowski, Philadelphia; and one grandchild.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memory Gardens Cemetery, Ocala, provided information.
Ann Electa Fisher, 65
CITRUS HILLS — Ann Electa Fisher, 65, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at her home in Citrus Hills.
Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, she moved to Citrus Hills from North Reading, Mass., in 1991. Mrs. Fisher was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Leo Fisher, Citrus Hills; son, Michael Fisher, Northbridge, Mass.; daughters, M. JoAnne Dyer, Jacksonville, Carol Lee McManus, Lawrence, Mass., Linda Tucker, Orlando, and Donna Henderson, Jacksonville; brother, John Roberts, Prince Edward Island, Canada; sisters, Barbara Flood and Mildred Morrison, both of Prince Edward Island; and 15 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Rose Redmond.
Fero Memorial Gardens provided information.
John Forbes Garrett, 74
OCALA — John Forbes Garrett, 74, a retired maintenance supervisor for Chrysler Corp., died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala.
Born in St. Albans, W. Va., he moved to Ocala from Monroe, Mich., in 1985. Mr. Garrett was Lutheran.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Garrett, Ocala; daughters, J. Penelope Havekost, J. Cynthia Drouillard; Jennifer Hodge and J. Melissa Garrett, all of Monroe, Mich.; son, J. Michael Garrett, also of Monroe; and seven grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Grace A. Harward, 92
OCALA — Grace A. Harward, 92, retired Wyomina Park Baptist Church nursery director of more than 50 years, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001 at her home in Ocala.
Born in Demorest, Ga., she moved to Ocala in 1926. Mrs. Harward was Baptist.
Survivors include daughters, Louise Lee and Marie Joseph, both of Ocala; sons, Charles Harward, Astor, and Clifford B. Harward, Leo Harward, Bud Harward, Dick Harward and Bill Harward, all of Ocala; sisters, Bertie Hill, Fellowship, and Ethel Loria, East Orange, N.J.; brother, Herbert Gunn, Bonifay; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Staley Harward, three sisters and two brothers.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Rosemarie G. Mueller, 70
DUNNELLON — Rosemarie Gudrun Mueller, 70, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at her home in Dunnellon.
A native of Crailshein, Germany, she moved to Dunnellon from Miami in 1987. Ms. Mueller was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Survivors include her brother, Wolfgang Mueller, Homestead; sisters, Rita Perny, Hobenwald, Tenn., and Julianne Mueller and Margaret Brown; both of Dunnellon.
Fero Memorial Gardens provided information.
Robert F. Sawyer, 76
SUMMERFIELD — Robert F. Sawyer, 76, a building contractor, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2001 at his home in Summerfield.
Born in Martinsville, Ind., he moved to Marion County in 1970 from Grand Ledge, Mich. Mr. Sawyer was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy A. Sawyer, Summerfield; son, Thomas F. Sawyer, Mason, Mich.; daughter, Laura J. Bell, Ormond Beach; stepdaughters, Susan Miller and Linda Peak, both of Orlando; brothers, Richard Sawyer, Grand Ledge, Harold Sawyer, Zebulon, Ga., John Sawyer, Concord, Ga., and David Sawyer, Grand Ledge; sisters, Betty Lou Binegar, Ocala, Grace Lingerfeldt, Davis, Martha Stadheim, Tabb, Va., and Rose Hammell, Oakfield, Ga; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home provided information.
Orfie Melin Stafford, 88
OCALA — Orfie Melin Stafford, 88, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 in Ocala.
Born in Detroit Lakes, Minn., she lived in Ocala nearly all of her life. Mrs. Stafford was Methodist.
Survivors include her sons, David Stafford, Ocala, and Steve Stafford, Sr., Lake City; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Stafford.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
John N. Stevenson, 68
LECANTO — John N. Stevenson, 68, a retired aircraft mechanic for Eastern Airlines, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 at his home in Lecanto.
Born in Manchester, Conn., he moved to Lecanto from Largo in 1995. Mr. Stevenson was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Stevenson, Lecanto; sons, John R. Stevenson, Slidell, La., Timothy N. Stevenson, Lecanto, and Glen P. Stevenson, Largo; sisters, Barbara Dietz, Vero Beach, and Patricia Stevenson, Jacksonville; and four grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home in Crystal River provided information.
Terrance Alexander, 70
DUNNELLON — Terrace Alexander, 70, a service station owner and operator, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001.
A native of Bay Port, Mich., he moved here from Lake Worth in 1992. Mr. Alexander was a member of Ocala Word of Faith Church.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Alexander, Dunnellon; daughters, Jessica Alexander, Dunnellon, and Diane Hankins, Riverside, Calif.; sons, Kenny Alexander, Bay Port and Douglas R. Alexander, Mocksville, N.C.; brothers, Duane Alexander, Benton, Ky., and Jerry Kitzman, Melbourne; one grandchild; and three great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Herman Gillman, 89
CITRUS SPRINGS — Herman Gillman, 89, a retired business owner, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, in Inverness.
Mr. Gillman was a native of Long Island, N.Y.
Survivors include his son, Bruce L. Gillman, Beverly Hills; daughters, Dale Beverland, Inverness, Louise Cestaro, St. Augustine, and Kathleen Barnes, Kissimmee; sister, Ida Wolly, Rockville, Md. and Boynton Beach; and five grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
