Elmer Schroeder, 88
SILVER SPRINGS — Elmer Schroeder, 88, a retired farmer, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000.
A native of Fond du Lac, Wis., he moved here from Milwaukee 17 years ago. Mr. Schroeder attended St. Joseph of the Forest Catholic Church, Silver Springs.
He is survived by his nieces, Dolores Ruggles, Silver Springs and Betty Schleger, Ocala.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Irene C. Seymour, 82
OCALA — Irene C. Seymour, 82, a homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at her home.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved here from Oceanside, N.Y., 22 years ago. Mrs. Seymour was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Candler and Women of the Moose, Lodge No. 459, Silver Springs.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet Seymour, Ocala; son, Douglas Seymour, Ocala; sisters, Edna M. Manda, Amityville, N.Y., and Jean Vella, Lake Wales; and a granddaughter.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce East Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Bessie Stevens, 86
CITRA — Bessie Stevens, 86, a retired seamstress, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Deel, Va., she moved here from Detroit in 1958. Mrs. Stevens was a member of First Baptist Church of Citra.
Survivors include her son, William R. Hunt, Citra; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Doris J. Tunno, 80
DUNNELLON — Doris J. Tunno, 80, a retired quality control inspector for B.F. Goodrich, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in Lecanto.
A native of Hammondsville, Ohio, she moved here from St. Petersburg in 1980.
Survivors include her husband, Anthony Tunno, Dunnellon; son, William J. Grafton, Pittsgrove, N.J.; stepdaughters, Carole Deliso, New Brighton, Pa., Patricia Layton, Clearwater and Virginia Smith, Canton, Ohio; brothers, Alex Plunkett and Earnest Plunkett, both of Hammondsville; stepsisters, Rachel Pinkerton and Garnetta Alford, both of Hammondsville; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Norman L. Corbett, 44
SILVER SPRINGS — Norman Leroy Corbett, 44, a mason, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000.
A native of Adel, Ga., he was a longtime resident of Silver Springs. Mr. Corbett was Baptist.
Survivors include his daughter, Melissa Corbett, Winter Garden; son, Daniel Corbett, Groveland; sisters, Valerie Howsare, Salt Springs, and Clara Dever, Anthony; and his brother, Theron Corbett, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Sonja M. Fogel, 62
SUMMERFIELD — Sonja M. Fogel, 62, a homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000.
A native of Amherst, Ohio, she came to Summerfield from Portugal six months ago. Mrs. Fogel was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Gerald D. Fogel, Summerfield; sons, Jerry Fogel, Avon Lake, Ohio, and Sgt. Rick Fogel, Everett, Wash.; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contribution can be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Gerald A. Haynes, 83
LECANTO — Gerald A. Haynes, 83, a retired carpenter, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000.
A native of Catalina, Newfoundland, he moved to Lecanto from Branford, Conn., 10 years ago. Mr. Haynes served as Merchant Marine during World War II. He was Protestant.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Cosgrove Haynes.
Survivors include his sons, Michael Haynes, Madison, Conn., Jeffrey Haynes, Branford, and Edwin Haynes, Lecanto; daughter, Frances Petro, Des Moines, Iowa; sisters, Edith Bodwell, North Branford, and Marie Ferrucci, North Haven, Conn.; and 12 grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Duane G. Kaniarz, 70
DUNNELLON — Duane G. Kaniarz, 70, a retired building superintendent, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000.
A native of Royal Oak Township, Mich., he moved here from Tampa in 1997. Mr. Kaniarz was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Catholic.
He is survived by his brother, Rudolph Kaniarz, New Port Richey; and his sister, Theresa Fuss, Troy, Mich.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Deborah L. Melvin, 46
SILVER SPRINGS — Deborah "Debi" L. Simmons Melvin, 46, an officer manager for Mills Septica, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at her home.
A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she moved here from Texas in 1983.
Ms. Melvin was preceded in death by her longtime companion, Tim Conaway.
Survivors include her mother, Lina Fehlhafer, Cedar Rapids; fiancee, Fred Elkins, Florida; daughters, Michelle Ledesma, Key Largo, and Sandra Strait, Summerfield; sisters, Beverly Cole, Phoenix, Jolene Weeks and Lela Bottoms; and stepsister, Julie Simmons, all of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Rick Simmons, Gary Simmons, Tim Simmons and John Julius Jr., all of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Ann Onack, 80
OCALA — Ann Onack, 80, a retired office worker, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Chicago, she moved here from Schaumburg, Ill., in 1985. Mrs. Onack was an active member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Carole A. Onack, Ocala; sons, James B. Onack, Ocala, and Robert S. Meusec, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; stepson, William J. Onack Jr., Schaumburg; and two granddaughters.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Alan D. Pollard, 56
GAINESVILLE — Alan D. Pollard, 56, an insurance claims adjuster, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Pollard was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a member of the National Association of Claims Adjusters and the Ocala Claims Adjusters.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Pollard, Gainesville; son, Richard Pollard, Williston; daughter, Ursula Pollard, Tampa; stepmother, Kathryn Pollard, Orlando; sister, Lynne Pollard, Staten Island, N.Y.; brother, Richard Pollard, San Bernandino, Calif.; and one granddaughter
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Stop Children's Cancer or the American Cancer Society, Children's Benefits.
Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Memorial Parks, Gainesville, provided information.
Keith A. Upton, 21
OCALA — Keith A. Upton, 21, a construction worker, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Daytona Beach.
Mr. Upton was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his father, Brian Upton, Cleveland, Tenn.; mother, Carol Upton, Madisonville, Ky.; brother, Derek Upton, Cleveland; sister, Amber Upton, Madisonville; and grandparents, Jean Upton, Athens, Tenn., and Ed and Rost Bottoms, Ocala.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Perry J. Ard, 87
REDDICK — Perry Joseph Ard, 87, a retired captain for the Palm Beach Fire Department, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, in St. Petersburg.
A native of Bristol, he was a longtime resident of Marion County. Mr. Ard was a Mason. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his sons, Wayne D. Ard, Ocala, Charles Ard and Eddie H. Ard, both of West Palm Beach; sister, Nora Whittington, Ocala; brother, Fred Ard, Micanopy; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Naomi E. Chadwell, 86
OCALA — Naomi Elizabeth Chadwell, 86, a retired executive secretary, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Palm Gardens of Ocala.
A native of Oklahoma, she moved here from Broken Arrow, Okla., in 1983. Mrs. Chadwell retired from the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She was an active member of First Christian Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her husband, James L. Chadwell, Ocala; son, Gary L. Johnson, Paradise, Texas; and a sister, Irene H. Transau, Sarasota.
Memorial contributions can be made to Naomi Chadwell Memorial Fund at First Christian Church.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Booker T. Daniels, 56
OCALA — Booker Tyrone Daniels, 56, a retired construction laborer, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000.
Mr. Daniels was a native of Caryville. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his daughters, Judy Jenkins, Lucille Jenkins, Codelia Daniels and Reba Kay Daniels, all of Ocala; son, Edward Duncan, Ocala; sisters, Pennsy Stewart, Ocala and Brenda Farmer, Port St. Joe; and his brothers, Ralph Daniels Sr., Ocala, Beauford Daniels, Detroit, John Daniels and Emit Daniels, both of Wewahitchka, Ted Daniels and James Daniels, both of Port St. Joe.
Sellers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
