Martin Baize, 75
OCALA — Martin Baize, 75, a carpenter, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000.
A native of Lavita, Germany, he moved here from Queens, N.Y., in 1988.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Baize, Ocala; sons, Paul Herndon, Mark Herndon and John Herndon, all of Ocala; and a grandchild.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Wenzel E. Barto, 86
FORT MCCOY — Wenzel Edgar Barto, 86, a retired farmer, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000.
A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., he moved here from Flint, Mich., in 1989. Mr. Barto was Methodist.
Survivors include his daughters, Mildred Rupert, Arvada, Colo., Sandra Brooks, Sturgis, Mich., Linda Chance, Columbia, Mo., and Angela Higbie, Anchorage, Alaska; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Forest Lawn Funeral, Ocala, provided information.
Patricia B. Duncan, 84
COLUMBIA, Md. — Patricia Ball Duncan, 84, an interior decorator, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Howard County General Hospital.
A native of Jacksonville, she was a former longtime resident of Ocala. Mrs. Duncan was a member of Grace Episcopal Church; past president of Marion County Children's Committee; board member for United Way of Marion County, United Way of Florida and Grace Church Day School; vice president of Marion County Tuberculosis Association; and a Gray Lady at Munroe Regional Medical Center for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Vance Duncan.
Survivors include her son, Geoffrey M. Duncan, Safety Harbor; daughter, Marcia D. Lowry, Glenn Dale, Md.; sister, Vida Ball Fleishel, Highlands, N.C.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to United Way of Marion County.
Witzke Funeral Home, Columbia, Md., provided information.
Edward R. Plante, 75
OCALA — Edward R. Plante, 75, a mechanic, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000.
A native of Chicago, he moved here in 1990. Mr. Plante was a member of Florida Bible College Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Heidi Plante, Ocala; son, Edward Alan Plante, Eustis; daughter, Heidi Platson, Schaumburg, Ill.; and five grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Robert H. Rhodes, 72
OCALA — Robert H. Rhodes, 72, a retired purchasing agent, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Friendsville, Tenn., he moved here from Winter Haven 13 years ago. Mr. Rhodes was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Donnalee Rhodes, Ocala; daughter, Jennifer L. Feit, Wauseon, Ohio; sons, G. Bryan Rhodes, Union Lake, Mich., and Staff Sgt. Martin D. Rhodes, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan; sisters, Elizabeth Anthony, Patricia Glezen and Carole Plunkett, all of Longview, Texas; brother, Donald Rhodes, Birmingham, Ala.; and seven grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce East Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Roy J. Sterber, 75
OCALA — Roy J. Sterber, 75, a supervisor for Hazeltine Corp., died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000.
A native of Pittsburgh, he moved here from Long Island, N.Y., in 1981. Mr. Sterber was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans in Ocala. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Sterber was Lutheran.
Survivors include his wife, Maureen Sterber, Ocala; sons, Frank Sterber, Farmingdale, N.Y., Gary Sterber, Geneseo, N.Y., Thomas Oliver, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Michael Oliver, Blakeslee, Pa.; daughter, Carol Ann Canciglia, Plantation; and nine grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Ronald R. Fish Sr., 65
OCALA — Ronald Richard Fish Sr., 65, a refrigerant mechanic, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Marion House Health Care in Ocala.
A native of Cohoes, N.Y., he moved here from Mexico six years ago. Mr. Fish was a U.S. Marines veteran.
Survivors include his sons, Ronald R. Fish Jr., Lake Luzerne, N.Y., Mark D. Fish, Albany, N.Y., and Jeff P. Fish, Pine Plains, N.Y.; daughter, Elizabeth M. Fish, Wisconsin; and four grandchildren.
Parker Bros. Memorial Funeral Home, Watervliet, N.Y., provided information.
Matilda M. Haupt, 88
LITCHFORD, N.C. — Matilda "Till" M. Haupt, 88, a retired registered nurse, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Litchford Nursing Home in Raleigh, N.C.
Mrs. Haupt was a native of Nanticoke, Pa. She moved here from Fort Lauderdale in 1983 and moved to North Carolina in 1998. She was a former resident of Dunnellon. Mrs. Haupt was Catholic. She was a member of Rainbow Lake Estates Ceramic Club.
Survivors include her sister, Dorothy Purcell, Dublin, Ohio.
Fero Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Rossie J. Allen, 86
CRYSTAL RIVER — Rossie Jane Allen, 86, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at Life Care Center in Lecanto.
A native of Romeo, she came to Crystal River 55 years ago. Mrs. Allen was a member of Lecanto Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Herbert, Citra; brother, James Moore, Clarkson, Ky.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Strickland Funeral Home of Crystal River provided information.
Max S. Bray, 62
DUNNELLON — Max S. Bray, 62, former owner of Mr. Sanitation, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at his home under the care of Hospice and his family.
A native of Florence, Ala., he came to Dunnellon from Mishawaka, Ind., 12 years ago. Mr. Bray was a member of Church of Christ and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both in Mishawaka, and Moose Lodge in Dunnellon.
Survivors include his daughter, Debra Ann Letherman, Mishawaka; mother, Alice Ritchey, Dunnellon; ex-wife, Nancy Brady, Mishawaka; brother, William Bray, Shelbyville, Ind.; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Brown Funeral Home of Crystal River provided information.
Edwin L. Burlingame, 74
OCALA — Edwin L. Burlingame, 74, a retired production control supervisor for Grumman Aerospace, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Olean, N.Y., he came here from North Babylon, N.Y., in 1985. Mr. Burlingame was a member of Joy Evangelical Lutheran Church, past president of Eastern Long Island Bowling Association and Pine Run Homeowners Association, and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Georgiana E. Burlingame, Ocala; sons, Bruce W. Burlingame, Long Beach, Calif., and Don A. Burlingame, Tullahoma, Tenn.; five brothers; five sisters; and five grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce Chapel West of Ocala provided information.
Charles R. Caldwell, 85
OCALA — Charles Robert Caldwell, a retired parts manager for the automobile industry, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in Ocala.
A native of Delphia, Ind., he came to Ocala from Indiana in 1973. Mr. Caldwell attended Ocala West United Methodist Church, and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Cotton Plant. He also was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4209, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Caldwell, Ocala; daughter, Susan Beam, Laffayette, Ind.; stepdaughters, Mary Ann Ball, Orange Park, and Barbara L. Naylor, Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh E. Allen, and brothers Warner and Woodrow Moore.
Roberts Bruce Chapel West of Ocala provided information.
Frank A. D'Angelo, Sr., 91
SUMMERFIELD — Frank A. D'Angelo, Sr., 91, a retired self-employed brick contractor, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000.
A native of Washington, D.C., he came to Summerfield from Belleview five years ago. Mr. D'Angelo was a member of St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Belleview, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his son, Frank A. D'Angelo, Jr., Accokeek, Md.; daughters, Jackie Cook, Crofton, Md., and Frances A. Shirley, Summerfield; two sisters; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Summerfield provided information.
Nicholas A. Giordano, 77
OCALA — Nicholas A. Giordano, 77, a retired production manager and musician, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, in Sebring.
A native of New York, he came here from Rainbow Springs in 1998. Mr. Giordana was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church, Veteran of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus, World War II U.S. Navy veteran, and Brother's Keepers.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Giordano, Ocala; daughters, Angela Fischetti, Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Laura Shank, Ocala; son, Nicholas Giordano, Jr., Atlanta; brothers, Michael Giordano, Florida, and Joseph Giordano, Minnesota; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Margaret T. Hayford, 83
OCALA — Margaret T. Hayford, 83, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at Marion House Rehabilitation Center.
A native of New York, she came here from St. Augustine 10 years ago. Mrs. Hayford was Episcopal, a member of League of Women Voters and an author.
Survivors include her husband, William H. Hayford, Jr., Ocala; daughters, Pamela Cerf, Ocala, and Heidi Linnemann, Naples; son, Mark Hayford Sr., Morris Plains, N.J.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
