Olga Bodnaruk, 81
OCALA — Olga Bodnaruk, 81, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 25, 2000 at Harborside Healthcare.
A native of Przymyal, Ukraine, Mrs. Bodnaruk came here from Jersey City, N.J., 28 years ago. She was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. Mrs. Bodnaruk was an avid gardener and received awards for her home beautification projects.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Mackowski, Pfafftown, N.C.; son, John Peter Bodnaruk, Ocala; brother, Walter Kaszyckyj, Ukraine; and six grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Bobby G. Dunn, 50
BELLEVIEW — Bobby G. Dunn, 50, died Thursday, June 22, 2000.
A native of Lexington, Tenn., he moved here from West Palm Beach in 1999. Mr. Dunn was a truck driver for Crete Carrier Corp. He was a member of the Sunset Harbor Baptist Church in Summerfield and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Mr. Dunn was preceded in death by his daughter, Alisha Dunn.
Survivors include his wife, Carol A. Dunn, Belleview; two sisters; and two brothers.
Contributions may be made to the Sunset Harbor Baptist Church Building Fund.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Walter H. Finlay, 79
OCALA — Walter H. Finlay, 79, the retired owner of Finlay's Neon Sign Co. and Finlay's Coin Laundromat, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of West Haven, Conn., Mr. Finlay came here from West Haven 54 years ago. He was a member of the Ocala Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet and Singing in America Chapter P-12, an organization to which he belonged for more than 40 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hope P. Finlay, Ocala; daughters, Wendy Hope Finlay, Carol Ann Claytor and Frankie Norene Claytor, all of Ocala; sisters, Irene F. Davies, Milford, Conn. and Joyce F. Heenie, Ocala; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Columbus M. Prine, 85
OCALA — Columbus M. Pine, 85, a homemaker, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Georgia, she moved here from Georgia 80 years ago. Mrs. Prine was a member of the Northside Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Nell Hammond and Maxine Ferguson, both of Ocala, and Freida Worsham, Inverness; sisters, Charlie Tillis and Amy Smith, both of Ocala; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Prine, and a granddaughter, Bobby Jo Moody.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Wallace Lee Wimberly, 62
CITRA — Wallace Lee Wimberly, 62, the owner and operator of Pioneer Country Store in Citra, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala.
Mr. Wimberly was born in Citra and lived his whole life there. He was a member of Citra United Methodist Church, Hawthorne Lodge 103 F&AM and the Citra Improvement Society. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Altha Wimberly, Citra; mother, Doris Wimberly, Citra; daughters, Stephanie James and Wanda Lasher, both of Citra; and a brother, Donald Wimberly, Orange Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to Citra United Methodist Church.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Samuel L. Bemis, 68
OCALA — Samuel L. Bemis, 68, a retired packer for Forrester Forbes Glass Company, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Bemis was a native of Oil City, Pa. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church. Mr. Bemis was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Sue Bemis, Ocala; daughters, Deborah Griffin and Pam Hale; and sons, Sammy Bemis and Jimmy Bemis, all of Oil City; brother, Fred Bemis, Zephyrhills; stepsons, Randall Holcomb, Ocala, Ricky Holcomb and Robert Holcomb, both of Brandenton; 25 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, provided information.
Cal Bowyer, 70
BELLEVIEW — Cal Bowyer, 70, a Scroggie Realty real estate agent, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Detroit, he moved here 12 years ago from Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Bowyer was a member of First Baptist Church of Ocala; Belleview Planning Board and the Marion County Board of Realtors.
Survivors include his wife, Elverta "Pinky" Bowyer, Belleview; daughters, Barbara Timmington, Ocala, and Diana Molnar, Bloomsburg, Pa.; sisters, Alberta Sarris, Ocala, Beverly Brooks, Linden, Mich., and Eunice Schroeder, LaCanada, Calif.; brother, Douglas Bowyer, Brighton, Mich.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Dolores Chubak, 77
OCALA — Dolores Chubak, 77, a retired business owner, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Puerto Rico, she moved here from New Jersey 15 years ago. Mrs. Chubak was the former owner of Emily Overguaro's dress shop in New Jersey.
Survivors include her son, Richard Chubak, Ocala; daughters, Kendra Coultier, Georgia, and Donna Dunn, Virginia; sisters, Carmen Ornes, Florida and Elsa Vidal, Orlando; and two grandsons.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, provided information.
Audrey D. Denny, 81
LECANTO — Audrey Deeks Denny, 81, a retired teacher, died Saturday, June 24, 2000.
A native of Toronto, she moved here from Santa Barbara, Calif., 30 years ago. Mrs. Denny was a graduate of Wayne State University and Michigan State University.
Survivors include her sons, Richard Denny, Phoenix, Douglas Denny, Cleveland, and Michael Denny, Northport, N.Y.; brother, Stanley H. Deeks, Hernando; one granddaughter; and one nephew.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
John T. Denny, 74
ORANGE SPRINGS — John T. Denny, 74, a construction work and roofer, died Sunday, June 25, 2000.
A native of Miami, he moved here in 1981.
Survivors include his son, John Denny Jr., Floral City; daughter, Nellie Walter, Orange Springs; brother, William Alvin Denny, Alabama; sister, Nillie Sweeny, Gulf Port, Miss.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Agostino F. DiBello, 79
OCALA — Agostino F. DiBello, 79, a retired electrician for Queens Electric Motors, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at his residence.
A native of New York City, he moved here from East Meadow, N.Y., 16 years ago. Mr. DiBello was a U.S. Army Air Corp. veteran of World War II. He was Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret V. DiBello.
He is survived by his son, Anthony DiBello, Derry, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Marion County.
Richard Hoeffner, 69
BELLEVIEW — Richard Hoeffner, 69, a retired teacher, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at Palm Garden of Ocala.
Mr. Hoeffner was a native of Scanton, Pa. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, provided information.
Stephen L. Hoffman, 44
MELBOURNE — Stephen L. Hoffman, 44, a former police officer, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at Holmes Regional Medical Center.
A native of St. Petersburg, he moved to Central Florida in 1957. Mr. Hoffman was a member of Tabernacle Church of Melbourne and a former member of the Morning Star Ministry Group.
Survivors include his mother, LaVerne Hoffman, Melbourne; father and stepmother, Stanley L. and Elinor Hoffman, Ocala; sister, Lisa Hoffman Gonzalez, Melbourne; and two nephews.
Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne, provided information.
Rae A. Jones, 46
HENNING, Tenn. — Rae Arlene Jones, 46, a corrections officer for West Tennessee State Penitentiary, died Thursday, June 22, 2000, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton in Covington, Tenn.
Mrs. Jones was a native of Miami.
Survivors include her husband, J.C. Jones, Henning; sons, Dennis Edward Jones, Camp Lajune, N.C., and Kenneth Richard Jones, Henning; daughter, Kimberly Ball, Memphis; parents, Kenneth and Rusty Gilstrap, Fort McCoy; sisters, Lynn Dangelar, Deltona, Vickki Balma, Fort McCoy and Robin Gaston, Brandon; and three grandchildren.
Arrington Funeral Directors, Jackson, Tenn., provided information.
August H. Moore, 71
LADY LAKE — August H. Moore, 71, a retiree of the city of Ocala, died Monday, June 26, 2000.
Mr. Moore was a native of Farmers, Ky. He was a member of Lake Hermosa Church of God, Lady Lake.
Survivors include his wife, Evona Lundy Moore, Lady Lake; sons, Anthony Dean Moore, Dothan, Ala., and Alan Danny Moore, Ocala; daughters, Tammy Camille Moore, Belleview, and Rose Darae "Pepper" Burleigh, Lady Lake; brother, James E. Moore, Oxford; seven grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Beyers Funeral Home Inc., Lady Lake, provided information.
