Maria Marsman, 78
OCKLAWAHA — Maria Marsman, 78, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at home.
A native of Germany, she moved here from Brooklyn, N.Y., 28 years ago. Mrs. Marsman was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Ludwig Marsman, Ocklawaha; son, Thomas L. Marsman, Lake City; and daughter, Siony Marsman, Lake City; and one grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Louis W. Opperman, 99
YANKEETOWN — Louis W. Opperman, 99, a retired tool and die maker for Caterpillar Tractor Co., died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Brentwood Health Care Center in Lecanto.
A native of Evansville, Ind., he moved here from Washington, Ill., 36 years ago.
Survivors include his daughter, Jeanine Densberger, East Peoria, Ill.; son, Robert Opperman, Beverly Hills; sister, Lucille Crump, Evansville; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Anthony Paluzzi Sr., 68
OCALA — Anthony Paluzzi Sr., 68, a retired equipment operator for the Parks Department of North Miami, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Lyndhurst, N.J., he moved here from Pembroke Pines. Mr. Paluzzi was a member of S. Jude's Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Angela Paluzzi, Ocala; daughter, Catherine Chadbourne, Belleview; sons, Anthony Paluzzi Jr., Fort Lauderdale and Richard Paluzzi, Tallahassee; and six grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview Chapel, provided information.
Pasquale J. Passarette Jr., 66
OCALA — Pasquale J. Passarette Jr., 66, a retired mechanic for Pan-American Airlines, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at home.
A native of Corona, N.Y., he moved here from New York in 1995. Mr. Passarette was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4781, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post 354, and Knights of Columbus Council 9694. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Passarette, Ocala; daughters, Catherine Passarette, Franklin Square, N.Y., Patricia Andrews, Jacksonville, and Michael Passarette, Mount Sinai, N.Y.; son, Pasquale Passarette III, Ocala; sisters, Michelea Palazzolo, Catherine Raba and Jeanette Lind, all of Ocala, Theresa O'Mahoney, Rose Bokowski and Lorraine Buckman, all of Long Island, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Pat Pressey, 42
SILVER SPRINGS — Pat Pressey, 42, a truck driver, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001.
A native of Toms River, N.J., she moved here 23 years ago. Mrs. Pressey was a member of Brothers of the Third Wheel and Fraternal Order of Eagles. She served in the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Pressey was Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Pressey, Silver Springs; mother, Ann Hummel, Peachtree City, Ga.; daughter, Krystal L. Kelley, Jacksonville; son, Jamey M. Kelley, Silver Springs; sisters, Susan Hummel, Peachtree City and Charlotte Hummel-Farquhar, Philadelphia; and three grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview Chapel, provided information.
Dolores Saltsman, 77
OCALA — Dolores "Dee" Saltsman, 77, a retired secretary, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at home.
A native of Wichita, Kan., she moved here from Clearwater in 1990. Mrs. Saltsman was a member of Unity Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her daughter, Deanna Cisowski, Milipas, Calif.; son, Richard Kesterson, Omaha, Neb.; brother, Robert Day, Corona, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Jean Kesterson.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Elizabeth A. Sandgren, 80
LADY LAKE — Elizabeth "Betty" A. Sandgren, 80, a former half-way house owner, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, in Leesburg.
A native of Nantucket Island, Mass., she moved here from Wales, Mass., 16 years ago. Mrs. Sandgren was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband, Van Buren Sandgren, Lady Lake; sons, Greg Bertasz, Bayou Vista, Texas and Robert N. Bertasz, League City, Texas; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake Chapel, provided information.
Leila Singleton, 75
FLEMINGTON — Leila Singleton, 75, a retired nurse, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Oakview Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Irvine, she returned to Marion County from Miami in 1994. Mrs. Singleton was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her sister, Annie R. Henderson, Flemington.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Amos Solomon, 74
WILDWOOD — Amos Solomon, 74, who was retired from the Florida Department of Transportation, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at home.
A native of Midway, he was a longtime resident of Wildwood. Mr. Solomon was a member of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Solomon, Wildwood; sons, Cleophus Solomon, Plant City, Floyd Solomon, Tampa, Lawrence Solomon, Alabama, Charles Solomon, North Carolina, Wilard Solomon, Vero Beach, Amos Solomon Jr., George Solomon, Levi Solomon and Ronnie Solomon, all of Wildwood; and daughters, Cozette Sesler and Phyllis Killings, both of Wildwood.
Anderson-Hence Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Joseph A. Warner Sr., 30
GAINESVILLE — Joseph A. Warner Sr., 30, a certified nurse's assistant, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001.
A native of Lapeer, Mich., Mr. Warner moved to Gainesville from Coleman in 1974. He was a member of Coleman United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his father, James A. Jackson, Auburndale; mother, Josephine Bennett, Gainesville; son, Joseph A. Warner Jr., Lemoore, Calif.; daughter, Haley E. Warner, Orlando; brothers, Roger Rumph, Orlando and Richard Parmentier, Port Huron, Mich.; and sister, Jennifer Warner, Orlando.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Frances C. Downey, 81
BEVERLY HILLS — Frances C. Downey, 81, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, in Inverness.
A native of Chester, Pa., she moved here from Sayreville, N.J., in 1985. Mrs. Downey was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Robert N. Downey, Beverly Hills; sons, Robert F. Downey, Sayreville and James M. Downey, Ormond Beach; daughter, Karen Downey, Norristown, Pa.; sister, Eloise Kimball, Atlantic City, N.J.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Betty J. Crawford, 58
SILVER SPRINGS — Betty J. Crawford, 58, a homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001.
A native of Geneva, Ind., she moved here from Wilmington, Ind., in 1986. Mrs. Crawford was of Christian faith.
Survivors include her husband, Louis Crawford, Silver Springs; sons, Steve Eib and Terry Eib, both of Goodlin, Ind., Russell Eib and James Eib, both of Silver Springs; stepsons, Greg Crawford, Silver Springs, Donald Crawford and Dennis Crawford, both of Kokomo, Ind.; stepdaughter, Kimberly Cardwell, Kokomo; brothers, Lester Lloyd, Lake Wales, and Charles Lloyd, Marion, Ind.; sisters, Alberta Johnson, Stockton, Ga., Alta Dusterner, Silver Springs, Mary Wallace, Silver Lake, Ind., Lorretta Elsworth, Elwood, Ind., Jeannie Baker, Marion, Ind., Fern Burton, Jonesboro, Ind., Susie Eib and Helen Milmin, both of Angola, Ind.; and one grandchild.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Henry A. Lang, 83
OCALA — Henry A. Lang, 83, a retired contract supervisor, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at home.
A native of Wood County, W.Va., he moved here from Holiday two months ago. Mr. Lang was a member of Community United Methodist Church, Herman Lodge No. 6, Chasco Camera Club and Friends of Pasco County Library. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include his daughter, Julie Linhart, Ocala; son, Spencer C. Lang, Lancaster, Pa.; sister, Mary A. Lang, Parkersburg, W.Va.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contribution may be made to Pasco County Friends of the Library.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Grace E. Lewis, 86
LECANTO — Grace Elizabeth Lewis, 86, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001.
A native of Erie, Pa., she moved here in 1986. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Fruitland Park.
Survivors include her daughter, Audrey Cannelongo, Eustis; son, Richard W. Lewis Jr., Citrus Springs; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc., Lady Lake, provided information.
Deborah K. McCombs, 51
OCALA — Deborah K. McCombs, 51, a clerk, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. McCombs was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her father, Strogia Vereen, Ocala; mother, Doris Vereen, Ocala; son, Bernard Young, Ocala; daughter Bernsneshia Young, Ocala; and sisters, Patricia Moore, St. Petersburg, Sharon McCray, Macon, Ga., Jimnye Vereen, Verna Vereen, Bernadette Jones and Patricia Reason, all of Ocala.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Fredric E. Nimke, 87
LINCOLN, Ill. — Fredric E. Nimke, 87, a retired bridge builder and road supervisor, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at St. Clara's Manor.
Mr. Nimke was a native of Varna, Ill. He retired from R.A. Cullinan and Son Inc. after 23 years. Mr. Nimke was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln and Carpenters Union Local No. 644.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Nimke, Lincoln; sons, James Nimke, Chatham, Ill., and Alan Nimke, Ocala; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, Ill., provided information.
Kenneth H. Shelley Jr., 73
SILVER SPRINGS — Kenneth H. Shelley Jr., 73, a retired fireman, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of New Castle, Ind., he moved here five years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Shelley, Silver Springs; daughter, Brenda Carpenter, Tennessee; sons, Jerry Current, Ocala, Rex Current, New Castle, and Kenneth Shelley, Silver Springs; sisters, Betty York, Arizona, and Mary Smith, New Castle; brother, William Shelley, New Castle; eight grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Current.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Kody H. Snodgrass, 24
LEESBURG — Kody Hellyer Snodgrass, 24, a Lake County sheriff's deputy, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2001.
A native of Clinton, Ind., he moved to Leesburg from Homosassa in 1989. Mr. Snodgrass was a 1995 graduate of Crystal River High School. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Homosassa.
Survivors include his parents, Duke and Angela Snodgrass, Homosassa; brother, Rebel Snodgrass, Indiaola, Iowa; sister, Jodi Carson, Indianapolis; and grandparents, Bob and Barb Hellyer, Charlton, Iowa.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
Champe F. Barton Sr., 88
OCALA — Champe F. Barton Sr., 88, a manager in the horse racing industry, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001.
A native of Pulaski, Va., he moved here from Miami in 1992.
He is survived by his wife, Louise Barton, Ocala; sons, Champe F. Barton Jr., Hollywood, and David Barton, Homestead; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Roy B. Clanton, 85
CITRA — Roy B. Clanton, 85, a retired business owner, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, in Panama City.
A native of Barrets, Ga., he moved here from Longwood in 1977. Mr. Clanton was owner and operator of an Esso service station in Longwood. He was an active member of Cross Creek Baptist Church. Mr. Clanton served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was the recipient of a bronze star and an Oak Leaf Cluster for heroic actions.
Survivors include his daughters, Lillian Corbitt, Panama City, Eloise Gunter, Houston, and Susan K. Hahn, Citra; son, Louis Clanton, Citra; sisters, Florine Ladzaro, Tampa, and Elsie Lutz, Pennsylvania; brothers, James Clanton, Tampa, and Marcus Clanton Jr., St. Petersburg; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Sallie Mae Paulk Clanton; daughter, Rosemary Davis; son, Roy B. Clanton Jr.; and grandchildren, Richard D. Corbitt and Dustin B. Gunter.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
