Robert G. Fink, 70
SILVER SPRINGS — Robert G. Fink, 70, a manufacturing supervisor, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001.
A native of Chelyan, W.Va., he moved to Silver Springs from Pataskala, Ohio in 1962.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Fink, Silver Springs; sons, Rodney Fink, Ocklawaha, and Ryan Fink, Milton; daughter, R. Jill Fink, Ocklawaha; brother, William P. Fink, Andalusia, Ala.; sisters, Janet Pitchford, Waycross, Ga., Maxine Quade, Wilsonville, Ala., and Jane Tollefsen, Brandywine, Md.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
ICS Cremation Society Funeral Home, Harbour Heights, provided information.
Catherine L. Marchie, 48
SPARR — Catherine L. Marchie, 48, a security guard, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001.
A native of Plainfield, N.J., she moved to Sparr from Piscataway, N.J., six months ago. Ms. Marchie was Lutheran.
Survivors include her sister, Elaine Caswell, Sparr.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Violet F. Ford, 91
FORT MCCOY — Violet F. Ford, 91, a homemaker, died Thursday, March 22, 2001.
A native of Ocala, she lived most of her life in Ocala.
Survivors include her nephews, Buddy Fausett, Jack Costello, both of Fort McCoy, and Albert Fausett, Ocala.
Roberts Downtown Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
John F. Lutzen Sr., 83
WINTER GARDEN — John F. Lutzen Sr., 83, a retired supervisor for G.T.E., died Friday, March 23, 2001.
A native of Hartford, Conn., he moved to Winter Garden from Davenport in 1989. Mr. Lutzen was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion. He was a deputy sheriff in Morristown, Ill.
Mr. Lutzen was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis Lutzen; and two sons, David Lutzen and Randall Lutzen; and by one grandchild.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret R. Lutzen, Winter Garden; sons, John F. Lutzen Jr., Iowa, and Jerome Lutzen, Fort Wayne, Ind.; daughters, Jeannette Ruiz, Gardner, Kan., Jennifer Page, Winter Garden, Diane Lyles, Rockford, Ill., Deborah Errio, Illinois, and Dorinda Hammer, Davis, Ill.; stepsons, Leroy Riffle, Montverde, and Irvin Riffle, Winter Garden; stepdaughters, Jackie Ford, Kissimmee, and Shirley Cobia, Winter Garden; 16 grandchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Phillip J. Sanborn, 75
SPRUCE CREEK — Phillip J. Sanborn, 75, a retired self-employed businessman, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Coldwater, Mich., he was a summer resident of Angola, Ind., and a winter resident of Summerfield for 10 years. Mr. Sanborn was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus in Belleview; Fort Wayne, Ind., Elks Club; Angola Chamber of Commerce; and past president of Angola Rotary Club. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Marilyn C. Sanborn, Summerfield; daughters, Anita S. Thomson, Denver, Nancy S. Shoup, and Katy S. Smith, both of Angola; sons, P.E. "Sandy" Sanborn, James Sanborn, Mark Sanborn, David Sanborn, all of Angola, and Thomas Sanborn, Auburn, Ind.; sister, Shirley S. Bender, La Verne, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, North Central Florida Chapter, 1831 N.W. 13th St., Suite 4, Gainesville, FL, 32609-0541, or to St. Theresa Catholic Church, 11528 S.E. U.S. 301, Belleview, FL,. 34420-0443.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Judith A. Scism, 60
OCALA — Judith A. Scism, 60, a retired retail manager, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001.
A native of Ocala, she moved to Ocala from Kingston, N.Y., in 1987. Mrs. Scism was Catholic. She was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her mother, Anna Scism, Ocala; daughter, Desiree Craven, Grand Terrace, Calif.; brother, William Scism, Pacifica, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Edith P. Stiebritz, 78
OCALA — Edith P. Stiebritz, 78, a homemaker, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Omega, Ohio, she moved to Ocala from the Panama Canal Zone in 1971. Mrs. Stiebritz was Protestant. She was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include her daughters, Sylvia Renfroe, Alice Stiebritz, Edith Cooey, all of Ocala, and Coletta Speakman, Columbus, Ohio; brothers, Eugene Pope, Kerrville, Texas, and Ralph Pope, Bovey Tracey, England; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Delia D. Benjamin, 94
DUNNELLON — Delia D. Benjamin, 94, a retired associate aide for the New York School for the Retarded, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Sunshine Gardens Care Center in Ocala.
A native of Blenheim, N.Y., she came to Dunnellon from Stamford, N.Y., in 1982. Mrs. Benjamin was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Holly Chapter 168 and was the oldest member of College Road Baptist Church. She loved baking and cooking.
Survivors include her daughters, Martha B. Mrugalski, Ocala, and Elizabeth M. Scott, Alexandria, Va.; sister, Anna Rockafellow, Hopes Mills, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William, and daughter Joan Graci.
Memorial contributions may be made to the College Road Baptist Church Building Fund.
Roberts Funeral Home Bruce Chapel West of Ocala provided information.
John J. Cantwell Sr., 72
SPRUCE CREEK SOUTH — John Jo Cantwell Sr., 72, a retired publishing and printing executive for Chilton Book Co., died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Lackawanna, N.Y., he came to Spruce Creek South from Berwyn, Pa., seven years ago. Mr. Cantwell was Catholic and a member of the Spruce Creek South Horseshoe League.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Barbara S. Cantwell, Spruce Creek; daughters, Barbara L. Castiglia, West Palm Beach, Beth C. Alesi, Hilton, N.Y., Susan C. Moyer, Collegeville, Pa., and Julie C. Brindisi, Sewell, N.J.; son, John J. Cantwell Jr., Westchester, Pa.; brother, Nelson R. Cantwell, Furlong, Pa.; and 13 grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel of Lady Lake provided information.
Garrett L. Coyel, 59
BELLEVIEW — Garrett Lawrence Coyel, 59, a telecommunications engineer, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at a Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
A native of Waco, Texas, he came to Belleview from Virginia in 1970. Mr. Coyel attended Living Waters Worship Center.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn A. Coyel, Belleview; daughters, Melissa Cunningham, Houston, and Melinda Payne, Grand Prairie, Texas; sisters, June Bickle, Truth or Consequences, N.M., Monte Tapp, Waco; and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 2900 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 419, Alexandria, Va. 22314.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Jane M. Pohlman, 89
OCALA — Jane M. Pohlman, 89, a retired clerical associate for the library system, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at Lifecare Center in Ocala.
A native of Cleveland, she came here from Miami in 1996. Mrs. Pohlman loved gardening and the outdoors.
Survivors include her sons, Allan M. Pohlman, Ocala, and Robert G. Pohlman, Minden, Nev.; brother, Russell Brown, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; sisters, Mable Wagner, Rocky River, Ohio, Florence Colpert, Cleveland, and Helen Brown, North Olmsted, Ohio; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home Downtown Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Loretta L. Raymer, 80
OCALA — Loretta L. Raymer, 80, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 24, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Rockford, Ill., she came to Ocala in 1983. Mrs. Raymer was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband, Roy J. Raymer, Ocala; daughter, Diana Sherman, Rockford; son, John K. Raymer, Marathon, Wis.; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Kerry V. Smith, 53
SARASOTA — Kerry V. Smith, 53, an employment counselor for the state of Florida, died Saturday, March 24, 2001.
A native of Evergreen Park, Ill., he came to Sarasota from Detroit in 1982. Mr. Smith was a member of St. Martha's Catholic Church; He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War; member of the World Leader in Professionals in Workforce Systems; mentor with Take Stock in Children; and former member of Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Lorraine Smith, Sarasota; daughter, Kristen E. Kauffman, Summerfield; sons, Jason M. Lefebvre, Sarasota, Keith V. Lefebvre, Jacksonville, and Karl V. Smith, Norfolk, Va.; sisters, Gayle Gall, Dryden, Mich., and Lynda Carriveau, DeLand; brothers, Daryn Smith, Westland, Mich., Kyle Smith, Plymouth, Mich., and Kory Smith, Belleview; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Special Olympics of Florida, 8 Broadway Suite D, Kissimmee, Fla. 34741.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Robert C. Walzer, 64
BELLEVIEW — Robert C. Walzer, 64, a retired certified nurses' aide, died Friday, March 23, 2001.
A native of Rockfalls, Ill., he came to Belleview from Chicago nine months ago. Mr. Walzer was a member of the Salvation Army, where he was a pianist.
Survivors include his daughters, Stephanie Yeboah and Dawn Nesbitt, both of Chicago, and Wanda Kailer, Skokie, Ill.; sons, Steven Walzer, Arizona, David Walzer and Douglas Prichard, both of Chicago, and Jimmy Brown, Marion, Ohio; brother, Bill Walzer, Fallen, Nev.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army General Fund.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Ursula M. Wigmore, 61
OCALA — Ursula M. Wigmore, 61, a retired L.P.N., died Wednesday,
March 21, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Schlockow, Germany, she came here from Daytona Beach in 1995. Mrs. Wigmore was Lutheran and loved gardening, cooking and the outdoors.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Albert J. Wigmore, Ocala; daughter, Mary E. Gardner, Longwood; brothers, Dieter Zilske, Julius Zilske, and Karl Zilske, all of Germany; and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel of Ocala provided information.
