David C. Testerman, 56
DUNNELLON — David Carl Testerman, 56, a jockey for Cardinal Hill Farms, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001.
A native of Bel Air, Md., he moved here from Baltimore three weeks ago. Mr. Testerman was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose. He was Episcopal.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Testerman, Baltimore; sons, Jeff Testerman and David Testerman Jr., both of Baltimore; daughter, Carli Testerman, Baltimore; brothers, Robert Testerman, Bel Air, and James Testerman, Delta, Pa.; and sister, Elizabeth Amerin, Bel Air.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Guy H. Bass, 91
WEIRSDALE — Guy H. Bass, 91, a farmer, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, in Chatsworth, Calif.
Mr. Bass was a native of Weirsdale. He was a member of Florida Farm Bureau, Florida Citrus Mutual and Queen Victoria Lodge No. 50. He was a trustee at Stanton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Claronelle Johnson Bass, Weirsdale; daughter, Anita B. Coleman, Calilfornia; and two grandchildren.
O.B. Samuel Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.
Abraham B. Collins III, 52
OCALA — Abraham B. Collins III, 52, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at home.
Mr. Collins was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala. He was a member of Little Chapel United Methodist Church, Santos. Mr. Collins served in the Army during Vietnam. He was awarded a Bronze Star for gallantry.
Survivors include his son, Abraham Collins IV, Ocala; mother, Mamie Lee, Ocala; stepfather, Samuel Lee, Ocala; sister, Beverly Collins, Ocala; brothers, Charles Collins and Varqui Wright, both of Ocala; and stepsister, Veda Hamilton, Fort Lauderdale.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Harvey J. Fischer, 90
HOLDER — Harvey J. Fischer, 90, retired, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, in Lecanto.
A native of Chicago, he moved here from Michigan nine years ago. Mr. Fischer was a member of Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Emily Fischer, Holder; and sister, Violet Linley, Lecanto.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
William T. Hill, 85
FELLOWSHIP — William Thorburn Hill, 85, a retired refrigeration engineer for Swift and Co. Meat Storage, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Hill was a native and lifelong resident of Fellowship. He was a member of Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 53, Shriners, Farm Bureau and Cattleman's Association. He attended Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Bertie A. Hill, Fellowship; sons, William Hill, Homestead, and Kenneth "Ken" Hill, Ocala; daughter, Cherry L. Hill, Port Orange; brothers, Starling M. Hill, Clearwater, Woodrow W. Hill, Tampa, Gordon H. Hill and Carlos R. Hill, both of St. Petersburg; sister, Mary L. Johnson, Clearwater; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel, provided information.
Geneva A. Knapp, 73
OCALA — Geneva A. Knapp, 73, a homemaker, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Marengo, Ohio, she moved here from Vermillion, Ohio, 10 years ago. Mrs. Knapp was Methodist.
Survivors include her sisters, Josephine Short, Cardington, Ohio, Betty Welsh, Mount Gilead, Ohio, Helen Stout, Lebanon, Mo., Patty Smith, Galion, Ohio; and brothers, Kenneth Franks, Galion, Ray Franks, Marengo, and Rodger Franks, Mount Gilead.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Harry J. Mikalakus, 69
DUNNELLON — Harry J. Mikalakus, 69, a retired business owner, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Detroit, he moved here from Miami five years ago. Mr. Mikalakus retired from Harry's Asphalt, Paving and Sealing of Miami. He was a member of Take Pounds Off Sensibly of Dunnellon. Mr. Mikalakus served as a Greek interpreter in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Survivors include his wife, Judith A. Mikalakus, Dunnellon; and daughter, Leslie A. Mikalakus, Dunnellon.
Fero Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Jewel P. Montgomery, 84
OCALA — Jewel Proctor Montgomery, 84, a retired nurse, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Ward, W.Va., she moved here from Douglasville, Ga. Mrs. Montgomery was Methodist.
Survivors include her husband, George Montgomery, Ocala; sons, Bill Kelley, Douglasville, and Hobart Montgomery, Jacksonville; daughters, Virginia Blevins, Clearwater, Lois Shead, Villa Rica, Ga., Sonya Jacobs, Crystal River, and Ann Nutaro, Phoenix; sister, Eulah Stanley, Ocala; 19 grandchildren; and 19 grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Teresa R. Raphael, 90
OCALA — Teresa R. Raphael, 90, a homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved here from Fort Lauderdale in 1986. Mrs. Raphael was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Genevieve Martin, Dunnellon; son, Joseph Sorrentino, Pompano Beach; brothers, Fred D'Ambrosio, California, Ralph D'Ambrosio, Delray Beach, and James D'Ambrosio, Springfield, Va.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East Ocala, provided information.
George R. Neikirk, 76
BELLEVIEW — George R. Neikirk, 76, a retired mold supervisor with Owens Illinois Glass Co., died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001.
A native of Eolia, Mo., he moved here from Jerseyville, Ill., in 1979. Mr. Neikirk was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose, Silver Springs; Order of the Eastern Star; and Jerseyville Masonic Lodge. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Neikirk was Presbyterian.
Survivors include his daughters, Dianna D. Ridenour, Belleview, and Susan R. Farley, Summerfield; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Neikirk.
Roberts Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Shirley R. Neikirk, 66
BELLEVIEW — Shirley R. Neikirk, 66, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Jerseyville, Ill., she moved here in 1979. Mrs. Neikirk was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Women of the Moose Lodge of Silver Springs. She was Presbyterian.
Survivors include her daughters, Dianna D. Ridenour, Belleview, and Susan R. Farley, Summerfield; brothers, William King, Brighton, Ill., Ralph King and Eugene King, both of Jerseyville; sisters, Lois Otto, Godfrey, Ill., and Barbara Cates, Fieldon, Ill.; and five grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Neikirk, and her son, Robert Neikirk.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Margaret M. Paul, 80
IndianaPOLIS — Margaret M. Paul, 80, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at Community North Hospital.
A native of Mount Clemens, Mich., she was an Ocala winter resident. Mrs. Paul was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church; Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church, Silver Springs; and Vermonters Club of Central Florida.
Survivors include her husband, Richard N. Paul, Indianapolis; daughters, Mary Roberts, Knoxville, Tenn., Barbara Critchfield, Cincinnati, Kathleen Paul, Columbus, Ind., and Patricia Burton, Indianapolis; sons, Michael Paul, Lawrenceville, Ga., William Paul, Indiana, 23 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, John D. Paul.
Flanner and Buchanan Lawrence Mortuary, Indianapolis, Ind., provided information.
Gerard J.E. Quirion, 66
WILDWOOD — Gerard J.E. Quirion, 66, a carpenter, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001.
A native of Quebec, he moved here from Canada in 1996. Mr. Quirion was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey E. Quirion, Wildwood; sons, Michael Quirion and Gerard Quirion, both of Wildwood; daughters, Donna Meyers, Wildwood, and Debra Vanderhoof, Ocala; brothers, Felix Quirion, Maine, Mederic Quirion, Arizona, Simon Quirion, Illinois, Paul Quirion and Jacques Quirion, both of Canada; sisters, Rose H. Harwood and Marie J. Quirion, both of Canada; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Stewart Broadhurst, 85
OCALA — Stewart Broadhurst, 85, a retired chauffeur for American Cyanamid, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, at home.
A native of Paterson, N.J., he moved here from New Jersey in 1980. Mr. Broadhurst was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Louise Broadhurst, Summerfield; daughters, Joyce Fieldhouse, Summerfield, and Jan Lindsey, Ocala; son, Jerry Broadhurst, Summerfield; and one grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Jacqueline J. Fernandez, 77
MADEIRA BEACH — Jacqueline Jackson Fernandez, 77, a retired buyer for the physical plant department of St. Leo University, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at home.
A native of Epinal, France, she moved to Madeira Beach from Ocala two months ago. Mrs. Fernandez was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband of 14 years, Jimmy Fernandez, Madeira Beach; son, Leo W. "Butch" Jackson, Lakeland; daughter, Joan R. Kiker, Madeira Beach; and two grandchildren.
Blount, Curry and Roel Funeral Home, St. Petersburg, provided information.
Donald Fowler, 70
OCALA — Donald Fowler, 70, a mechanic for Dayco's rubber plant, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001.
A native of Morgantown, W.Va., he moved here from Cleveland in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Fowler, Ocala; son, John Fowler, Cleveland; daughters, Sheila Dieckmann, Olathe, Kan., Tina Petruccio, Las Vegas, Terry Walick, Lora Paponetti and Dora Martin, all of Cleveland; brothers, Leonard Fowler, Levels, W.Va., David Fowler, Cocoa Beach and Bill Fowler, Winchester, Va.; sister, Virginia Sakal, Winchester; and 10 grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
William T. Hill, 85
FELLOWSHIP — William Thorburn Hill, 85, a retired refrigeration engineer for Swift and Co. Meat Storage, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Hill was a native and lifelong resident of Fellowship. He was a member of Friendship Masonic Lodge No. 53, Shriners, Scottish Rite, Farm Bureau and Cattleman's Association. He attended Fellowship Baptist Church. Mr. Hill served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Bertie A. Hill, Fellowship; sons, William Hill, Homestead, and Kenneth "Ken" Hill, Ocala; daughter, Cherry L. Hill, Port Orange; brothers, Starling M. Hill, Clearwater, Woodrow W. Hill, Tampa, Gordon H. Hill and Carlos R. Hill, both of St. Petersburg; sister, Mary L. Johnson, Clearwater; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friendship Masonic Lodge No. 53 Building Fund or Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel, provided information.
Jack A. Jackson, 66
OCALA — Jack Acetus Jackson, 66, a self-employed portrait artist and teacher, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Detroit, he moved here from Coconut Creek four years ago. Mr. Jackson was Greek Orthodox. He served in the U.S. Navy during Korean War.
Survivors include his mother, Elaine P. Jackson, Ocala; and sister, Jamae E. Powers, Sanford.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Katie M. Lewis, 93
SUMMERFIELD — Katie M. Lewis, 93, a homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Germany, she moved here from Dearborn, Mich., 20 years ago. Mrs. Lewis was an active member of St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son, Fred W. Pfau, Westfield, Ind.; daughter, Barbara A. LaPrise, Scottsdale, Ariz.; stepson, James Lewis, Summerfield; stepdaughters, Rosemary Holbeck, Summerfield, and Lillian Skalski, Dearborn Heights, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lewis, who died March 2, 1987.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
James W. McBride, 53
OCALA — James Washburn McBride, 53, a special educator and professor, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, in Fort Stockton, Texas.
Mr. McBride was a native of New Orleans. He was a graduate of University of Florida. Mr. McBride served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Magruder Sadowski McBride, Ocala; son, James C. McBride, Farmington, N.M.; mother, Daphne F. McBride, Gainesville; brother, John McBride, Rhode Island; and sisters, Judith McBride, Hawthorne, and Leslie Young, Bloomington, Calif.
Memorial Funeral Home, Fort Stockton, Texas, provided information.
