Bernice M. Thomas, 71
OCALA — Bernice M. Thomas, 71, a retired Marion County school cafeteria worker, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alapha, Ga., she moved here from Georgia 48 years ago. Mrs. Thomas was a member of First Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 29.
Survivors include her mother, Helen Horton, Ocklawaha; daughter, Bobbie Sue Woodard, Ocala; sons, Robert D. Thomas, Ocala, and Stephen F. Thomas, Macon, Ga.; sisters, Nora L. Thomas, Warner Robbins, Ga., Lilly Rousey, Tifton, Ga., Ann Smith, Ray City, Ga., Velma Fail and Martha Cook, both of Ocklawaha, and Hazelene Reaene, Glinda Winfrey and Lola Scaggs, all of Ocala; brothers, Preston Driskell, Ocklawaha, Howard "Buddy" Horton, Weirsdale, Herman Horton, Lorida, and Alfred Horton, Ocala; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Thomas, who died on April 16, 1999.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Rebecca J. Winans, 38
OCALA — Rebecca Jean Winans, 38, a clerk, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., she moved here from Salisbury, N.C., in 1999. Mrs. Winans was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father, Thomas Winans, Angola, Ind.; mother, Sandy Mollberg, Ocala; brother, Mark A. Winans, Germantown, Md.; sister, Sheli Taulbee, Fort Wayne; and grandparents, Noble and Althea Bell, Dunnellon.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Barbara Bremen, 75
DUNNELLON — Barbara Bremen, 75, a cook, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved here from New York 14 years ago.
Survivors include her son Richard Bremen, Barstow, Calif.; daughters, Carol Bremen, Ocala, and Marilyn Allen, Dunnellon; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Lois L. Criner, 93
SPARR — Lois LaHatte Criner, 93, a retired U.S. government clerk for mail and records, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Vicksburg, Miss., she moved here one month ago from Mississippi. She was a member of the Crawford Street United Methodist Church in Vicksburg.
Survivors include her daughter, Joy Criner Pilcher, Sparr; son, Carl T. Criner Jr., Baton Rouge, La.; sister, Joy L. Campbell, El Cerrito, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl T. Criner Sr.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Philomena A. Farrar, 81
OCALA — Philomena A. Farrar, 81, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001.
A native of Omaha, Neb., she moved here from Dyer, Ind., 18 years ago. Mrs. Farrar was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Peter Farrar, Ocala; daughters, Carol Foltynewicz, Yarmouth Port, Mass., Jo Ann Farrar, Ocala; brother, Alex Aratri, Thornton, Ill.; sister, Lena Puelic, Hammond, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Allie L. Hamm, 89
DUNNELLON — Allie L. Hamm, 89, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, in Lecanto.
A native of Dunnellon, Hamm was a lifelong resident of Citrus County and a member of the First Church of Nazarene of Hernando.
Survivors include her sons, Thomas J. Hamm, Bristol, Jerry C. Hamm, Jacksonville, and Dennis M. Hamm, Gainesville; daughters, Margaret Endress and Anna J. Abrams, both of Dunnellon, Yulee G. Commander, Crystal River, Linda M. Black and Cynthia C. Retter, both of Deerlodge, Tenn., and Gennifer H. Wilson, Jacksonville; sister, Anna Maye Martin, Hernando; 34 grandchildren; and 58 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Samuel E. Osborne, 80
OCALA — Samuel Edmond "Doc" Osborne, 80, a retired carpenter, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Montserrat, West Indies, he moved here 15 years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Survivors include his daughters, Gertrude Osborne, Cynthia Osborne and Althea Osborne, all of New York, Victorleen Osborne and Josephine Osborne, both of Miami; sons, Winston Osborne, Trinidad, James Osborne, Miami, Joseph Osborne, Orlando, and Earl Osborne, William Osborne and Ruben Osborne, all of New York; sisters, Emily Wade, Montserrat, and Priscilla Daily, New York; brother, Jim Osborne, Montserrat; 14 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Roberta M. Schwartz, 85
DUNNELLON — Roberta Margaret Schwartz, 85, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001 in Tampa.
A native of Cheltenham, Pa., she moved here from Miami 31 years ago. She was a member of the Rainbow Springs Village Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Patricia M. Ford-Besselieu; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Bernice M. Thomas, 71
OCALA — Bernice M. Thomas, 71, a retired Marion County school cafeteria worker, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alapha, Ga., she moved here from Georgia 48 years ago. Mrs. Thomas was a member of First Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 29.
Survivors include her mother, Helen Horton, Ocklawaha; daughter, Bobbie Sue Woodard, Ocala; sons, Robert D. Thomas, Ocala, and Stephen F. Thomas, Macon, Ga.; sisters, Nora L. Thomas, Warner Robins, Ga., Lilly Rousey, Tifton, Ga., Ann Smith, Ray City, Ga., Velma Fail and Martha Cook, both of Ocklawaha, and Hazelene Rea, Glinda Winfrey and Lola Scaggs, all of Ocala; brothers, Preston Driskell, Ocklawaha, Howard "Buddy" Horton, Weirsdale, Herman Horton, Lorida, and Alfred Horton, Ocala; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Thomas, who died on April 16, 1999.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Winslow Tinkham, 72
OCALA — Winslow Tinkham, 72, a retired engineering manager, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Norwood, Mass., he moved here 12 years ago. Mr. Tinkham was Protestant and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his sons, Gregory Tinkham and Gary W. Tinkham, both of Alton, N.H.; daughter, Kimberly Averill, North Attleborough, Mass.; brother, Herbert Tinkham, North Attleborough; and seven grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Clifford E. Willis, 84
CRYSTAL RIVER — Clifford E. Willis, 84, a retired National Watercraft Corporation president, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001.
A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., he moved here nine years ago. He was Protestant and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Jane R. Kirkwood Willis, Crystal River; daughters, Sandra J. Camp, West Lake, Mich., Judith A Muntz, Penn., and Shirley L. Heintz, Gobles, Mich.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River, provided information.
Catherine Daniello, 83
INVERNESS — Catherine Daniello, 83, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, in Inverness.
A native of Newark, N.J., Mrs. Daniello moved to Hernando from New Jersey eight years ago. She was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Mooney Daniello, Hernando; son, William Hecker, Spring Hill; daughters, Catherine Irons, New Jersey; and Frances Menichella, North Carolina; 11 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Roger Rainville, 70
SUMMERFIELD — Roger Rainville, 70, a retired sheet metal worker, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001.
Born in Woonsocket, R.I., Mr. Rainville moved to Summerfield from Old Greenwich, Conn., in 1996. A Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, Belleview Post 8083, and Creekers Golf Association of Spruce Creek.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Loucks, Summerfield; son, Roger Rainville, Bayonne, N.J.; daughter, Susan Rainville, Dover, Pa.; sister, Pauline Anderson, Garwood, N.J.; and two grandchildren.
Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake, provided information.
Ann M. VanNostrand, 81
OCALA — Ann M. VanNostrand, 81, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001.
Born in Hartford, Conn., she moved to Ocala from Bloomfield, N.J., 15 years ago. A member of Grace Episcopal Church, Mrs. VanNostrand was a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King.
Survivors include her daughter, Joan Harper, Ocala; son, Gilbert VanNostrand, Fort Lauderdale; sisters, Eleanor Wightman, Jamestown, R.I., and Lorraine Rainey, Norwich, Conn.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert H. VanNostrand.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Fay Walters, 83
ORANGE LAKE — Fay Walters, 83, a homemaker, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001.
Born in Anderson, S.C., she moved to Orange Springs from California in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Victoria McCarthy, Half Moon Bay, Ca., and Joan Howington, Buford, Ga.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Michael Zito Sr., 61
OCALA — Michael Zito Sr., 61, a retired master mechanic of heavy equipment, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center.
Born in Queens, N.Y., Mr. Zito moved to Ocala from Long Island, N.Y., 26 years ago. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Lucy Zito, Ocala; daughters, Denise Izzard and Lucy Finn, both of Ocala; sons, Michael Zito Jr., St. Simons Island, Ga., Anthony Zito, Wildwood, and John Zito, St. Petersburg; sisters, Rosemary Motisi, upstate New York, Louise Wozinack and Christina Durso, both of Orlando, and Josephine Ardalino, Theresa Ancona, Margie Merkle, Antoinette Korkle, all of Long Island, N.Y.; brothers, John Zito, Ocala, and Louis Zito, Virginia; and 10 grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Service provided information.
Sarah E. Allen, 84
ORLANDO — Sarah E. Allen, 84, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001.
A native of Reddick, she moved to Orlando from Ocala in 1945. Mrs. Allen was a member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Sarah R. Wells, Orlando; sons, David R. Allen, Inverness, W.C. Allen and Robert B. Allen, both of Salisbury, N.C.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Allen, on Feb. 20, 1996.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Alex Bendersky, 84
FAIRFIELD — Alex Bendersky, a retired dentist, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at home.
A native of Chicago, he moved here in 1983. Mr. Bendersky served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Bendersky, Fairfield; sons, Edward Bendersky, Boca Raton, and Larry Bendersky, Juneau, Alaska; daughters, Jody Campbell, Fairfield, and Mindy Chernoff, Havertown, Pa.; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Fund or Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Robert L. Demars Sr., 60
SUMMERFIELD — Robert LeRoy Demars Sr., 60, a retired union carpenter, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, in Salem, Conn.
Mr. Demars was a native of Norwich, Conn. He was a member of Carpenters Union Local No. 24.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth A. Demars, Summerfield; sons, Robert L. Demars Jr., East Haven, Conn., Rory J. Demars, Colchester, Conn.; Randy M. Demars, Ocala; and Ronald D. Demars, Pennsylvania; daughters, Rae A. George, Colchester, Renee Demars, Salem, and Ruth Ann Delacruz, Montville, Conn.; brothers, Kenneth Rowley, Ledyard, Conn., and Byron Haskell, Minnesota; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut, 179 Gallivan Lane, P.O. Box 902, Uncasville, Conn. 06382, or the American Cancer Society.
Church and Allen Funeral Home, Norwich, Conn., provided information.
Corwin S. Freeman, 78
OCALA -- Corwin "Corry" S. Freeman, 78, a retiree of Sears, Roebuck and Co., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Bryant, Ill., he moved here from Lisle, Ill., in 1981. Mr. Freeman served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte M. Freeman, Ocala; sons, Carl M. Freeman, Indiana, Corwin S. Freeman Jr., Atlanta, John P. Freeman, Terry A. Freeman and Christopher E. Freeman, all of South Carolina; daughter, Mary K. Dussault, Illinois; brother, Stanley H. Freeman, Turlock, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Ocala Chapel, provided information.
