Vera L. Beecher, 95
FORT MYERS — Vera LePere Beecher, 95, a retired real estate sales agent on Florida's Gulf Coast, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Colonial Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Fort Myers.
Mrs. Beecher was a native of Marseilles, Ill., and a former resident of the Ocala area.
Survivors include her son, David "Kit" Beecher, Fort Myers; and a daughter, Terry Beecher, Hobe Sound; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and two great-great-great grandchildren.
Williams-Thomas Funeral Home of Gainesville provided information.
Eugenia Cahill, 87
OCALA — Eugenia Cahill, 87, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at her home.
A native of Charleroi, Pa., she moved here from Detroit in 1988. Mrs. Eugenia Cahill was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Survivors include her husband, James W. Cahill, Ocala; daughter, Sandra M. Krashin, Racine, Wis.; sister, Marie Okonenko, Ocala; brother, Samuel N. Oaks, Southfield, Mich.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Bruce West Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Robert DeGroat, 58
DUNNELLON — Robert DeGroat, 58, a retired sheriff's deputy for Sussex County in New Jersey, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in Pensacola.
A native of Patterson, N.J., he moved here from Newton, N.J., in 1994. Mr. DeGroat was a member of Riverland Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marie DeGroat, Dunnellon; sons, Robert DeGroat, Montague, N.J., and Jason DeGroat, Lakeland; daughters, Heather Guest, Dunnellon, and Laurie Menzel, North Carolina; brother, Leroy DeGroat, Bridgeport, Conn.; sisters, Dorothy Mapadano and Lillian Eagan, both of Clifton, N.J., and Virginia Fredricks, Garland, Texas; and 11 grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Helen DeVita, 82
DUNNELLON — Helen DeVita, 82, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at her home.
A native of Philadelphia, she moved here from Broward County three years ago. Mrs. DeVita was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Citrus Springs.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Pat DeVita, Dunnellon; sons, James DeVita, Dunnellon, and Edward DeVita, Broward County; daughter, Patricia Norteman, Broward County; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home of Beverly Hills provided information.
Robert L. Harliss Sr., 64
SILVER SPRINGS — Robert Lee Harliss Sr., 64, a truck driver, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at his home.
A native of Crown, W.Va., he moved here from Palatka 14 years ago. Mr. Harliss was Baptist. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Glenna Harliss, Silver Springs; daughter, Anna Mae Monreal, Virginia Beach, Va; son, Robert Lee Harliss Jr.,Virginia Beach; sisters, Opal Pannell, Titusville, and Ruby Kirkpatrick, Yucca Valley, Calif.; brothers, Jimmy Harliss, Nashville, Tenn., and Billy Harliss, Olive Hill, Ky.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Carolyn Harvey, 85
DUNNELLON — Carolyn Harvey, 85, a retired receptionist for a health care facility, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
Miss Harvey was a native of New York City and a resident of Dunnellon.
Survivors include her daughter, Dawn Meller, Kingsport, Tenn.; and brother, Charles Slama, Dunnellon.
National Cremation Society of Fruitland Park provided information.
Arlie D. Kilgore, 85
INGLIS — Arlie Donald Kilgore, 85, a retired electrician for RCA, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in Gainesville.
A native of Alexandria, Ind., he moved to Inglis from Fairmount, Ind., in 1979. Mr. Kilgore was a member of the Inglis-Yankeetown Community Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8698. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Mr. Kilgore was preceded in death by his son, Gerald Kilgore.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Kilgore, Inglis; daughters, Jeannette Kittinger and Susan Hill, both of Fairmount, Ind.; brother, Morris Kilgore, Marion, Ind.; stepdaughters, Marilyn Dilley, Homosassa, Barbara Gosnell, Fairmount, and Kimberly Diodore, Marion; stepsons, Gary Hurst, Fairmount, Kevin Hurst, Fort Lauderdale, Brian Hurst, Dunnellon, and Gregory Hurst and David Hurst, both of Morriston; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Margaret "Peggy" Pelliccio, 50
BELLEVIEW — Margaret "Peggy" Pelliccio, 50, a nurse for Leesburg Regional Medical Center, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at her home.
A native for Providence, R.I., she moved here from Rhode Island in 1987. Mrs. Pelliccio was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Anthony "Tony" A. Pelliccio, Belleview; daughters, Sara M. Mulcahy, Pleasanton, Calif., and Laura Rotelli, North Providence, R.I.; son, Anthony S. Pelliccio, Providence; sisters, Lenora Dietzel, Walkersville, Md., Mary Reybrock, Coventry, R.I., Kathaleen Wahl, Somerville, Mass., and Rita Wahl, Chelmsford, Mass.; and brother, Leonard Wahl Jr., Providence.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Howard R. Sanchez Jr., 72
OCALA — Howard R. Sanchez Jr., 72, a retired bus driver, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Key West, he moved to Ocala from Key West 17 years ago. Mr. Sanchez was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ocklawaha. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Sanchez, Ocala; son, Roy Sanchez, Key West; daughter, Debra Gordillo, Ocala; stepdaughters, Paulette Weekly, Marshall, Mich., and Sandra Zackschewski, Ocala; sisters, NellRose Holsomback and Selena Dubois, both of Bonifay, and Lorraine Thorton, Fairfield, Texas; brothers, Ernest Sanchez, Winter Garden, Leonard Sanchez, Bradenton, and Thornton Sanchez, Key West; five grandchildren; many stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Frank R. Sanford, 74
DUNNELLON — Frank R. Sanford, 74, a retired electrician with Union Local No. 675 in Elizabeth, N.J., died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in Citrus Springs.
A native of Newark, N.J., he moved here from Wall, N.J., in 1988. Mr. Sanford was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dunnellon and was a past master of the Masonic Lodge in Newark. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Sanford, Dunnellon; son, Frank R. Sanford Jr., Brick, N.J.; daughters, Cynthia Davies, Manasquan, N.J., Patricia Martino, Toms River, N.J., and Virginia Birdsall, Wall, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Gordon C. Schlegel, 73
OCALA — Gordon C. Schlegel, 73, a retired supervisor for Bausch and Lomb in Rochester, N.Y., died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., he moved here from New York 23 years ago. Mr. Schlegel was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and the American Legion. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Schlegel, Ocala; son, Lawrence E. Schlegel, Ocala; stepson, James Fulda, Jacksonville; and brother, Robert Schlegel, Dunedin.
Roberts Bruce Chapel East of Ocala provided information.
William C. Schneider, 69
OCALA — William C. Schneider, 69, a retired chemist for Eastman Kodak, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., he moved here from Rochester in 1989. Mr. Schneider was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church and the Rolling Greens Golf Association. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Veronica Schneider, Ocala; sons, Gerard Schneider, Blairtown, N.J., and William C. Schneider III, Rochester; daughters, Jeani McMahon, Rochester, and Mary B. Kingsley, Wyoming, N.Y.; mother, Mildred Schneider, Ocala; sisters, Janet Flynn and Carol Flynn, both of Melbourne; and eight grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce Chapel East Ocala provided information.
Mandie Simmons, 97
MCINTOSH — Mandie Simmons, 97, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000.
Miss Simmons was a native of Parksville, Ga., and a longtime resident of McIntosh. She was a Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include her grandsons, Willie Holsey, Orlando, Thomas Holsey, Dover, Del., and Clarence Holsey, Tallahassee; and granddaughter, Linda Mackey, McIntosh.
Sellers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Jeannette F. Winston, 89
OCALA — Jeannette F. Winston, 89, a homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Winston was a native of Mayfield, Ky., and a longtime resident of Ocala. She was a member of First Christian Church of Ocala, the Ocala Women's Club, the Book Club and Pioneer Garden Club. She was on the board of directors of the Marion County chapters of the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society. She was a Meals-on-Wheels Program volunteer. She was a secretary for the Ocala Heart Association.
Mrs. Winston was preceded in death by her husband, C.E. Winston Jr., in 1978.
Survivors include her daughter, Marilyn Rivers, Alachua; sister, Helen Shaw, Mayfield, Ky.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Carlton W. Dias, 59
GULF HAMMOCK — Carlton Webster "C.W." Dias, 59, a captain for Levy County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River.
Mr. Dias was a native of Tidewater and a lifelong resident of Levy County. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Bronson.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Dias, Gulf Hammock; son, Carlton W. Dias Jr., Dunnellon; daughters, Sandra Sprague, Citra, and Jennifer Dillard, Greenwood; brothers, William Warren, Frank Warren, John Warren, Tom Warren, all of Jacksonville, and Dewitt Warren, Ocala; sister, Linda Chambers, Jacksonville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Knauff Funeral Home of Chiefland provided information.
