Virgil H. Metcalf, 90
OCALA — Virgil H. Metcalf, 90, a retired ironworker, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Ohio, he moved here from Fort Myers in 1993. Mr. Metcalf retired from American Bridge Company. He was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife, Mary R. Metcalf, Ocala; daughter, Carol Fuchs, Broadview Heights, Ohio; son, William Metcalf, Palatine, Ill.; stepdaughters, Pat Cornett, Dallas, N.C., Karen Spoler, Perryburg, Ohio, and Linda Toth, Ocala; stepsons, Jim Stemple, Texas, and John Stemple, Painsville, Ohio; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, provided information.
Clyde C. Mulkey, 74
OCALA — Clyde C. Mulkey, 74, a retired business owner, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Mulkey was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He owned Mulkey Tile and Terrazzo Co., Clyde C. Mulkey Co., and Mulkey U-Pick Farms. Mr. Mulkey was a member of Florida Sheriffs Association, Woodmen of the World, National Riflemen Association, National Federation of Independent Businesses, and Federal Aviation Association. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Paula M. Mulkey, Ocala; daughters, Marion S. McCoy, Harriman, Tenn., Debra K. King, Middleburg, and Julie P. Burger, Bunnell; sisters, Agnes Leviner, Ocala, and Janet Williams, Citra; brothers, C.E. Mulkey Jr. and Dave Mulkey, both of Ocala; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Robert B. Oberg Sr., 64
DUNNELLON — Robert Bruce Oberg Sr., 64, a retired auto mechanic, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Greenfield, Mass., he moved here from Pompano Beach three years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Oberg, Dunnellon; son, Robert Bruce Oberg Jr., Hayesville, N.C.; daughters, Sherri Oberg-Mimnagh, Dunnellon, Shelley Oberg, Pompano, Shawna Oberg, Boynton Beach, and Shannon Oberg, Crystal River; half brothers, Gary Oberg, New Hampshire, and Chester Oberg, Massachusetts; stepmother, Estelle Oberg, Maine; and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Oberg-Crofford.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Richard G. Schmidt, 72
OCALA — Richard G. Schmidt, 72, a retired sand laboratory technician for the foundry industry in Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of St. Cloud, Minn., he moved here from Brooksville in 1996. Mr. Schmidt was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4781, Oak Run. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Delories P. Schmidt, Ocala; sons, Robert Schmidt, Oakdale, Minn., and Gary R. Schmidt, Hudson, Wis.; daughters, Geraldine Sadowski, Woodbury, Minn., and Cathy Schmidt, Holton, Wis.; twin brother, Robert J. Schmidt, Ocala; brother, James Schmidt, Austin, Texas; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Benjamin F. Weedon Jr., 73
LAKE PANASOFFKEE — Benjamin Franklin Weedon Jr., 73, a retired mechanical engineer for Litton Industries, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, in Wildwood.
A native of Wheaton, Md., he moved here from Baltimore in 1987. Mr. Weedon served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his sons, Scott Weedon, College Park, Md., Mark Weedon, Lake Panasoffkee, Eric Weedon, Gaithersburg, Md., and Jeff Weedon, Florida; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Violet Frampton Weedon.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Lillian E. Zsomboran, 78
SUMMERFIELD — Lillian E. Zsomboran, 78, a homemaker, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001.
A native of Woodbridge, N.J., she moved here from Toms River, N.J., in 1968. Mrs. Zsomboran was Catholic.
Survivors include her daughter, Lillian Johnson, Summerfield; sons, Dasher A. Zsomboran, Long Branch, N.J., and Joseph P. Zsomboran Jr., Jacksonville Beach; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Peter Zsomboran.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview Chapel, provided information.
James S. Akers, 76
SUMMERFIELD — James S. Akers, 76, a retired school teacher and coach, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, in Ocala.
Mr. Akers served for 25 years on the faculty at Princeton High School, Evandale, Ohio, and for 10 years at the Florida Air Academy in Plantation. After his retirement he worked in the garden shop at K-Mart in Belleview.
A native of Honaker, Va., he came here from Plantation in 1988.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and an active alumnus of Findlay College in Ohio. He was Baptist.
Mr. Akers is survived by his wife of 51 years, Virginia S. Akers of Summerfield; daughters, Sheila Lustig, Philadelphia, Becky Caparco, Coral Springs, Jamie Stone, Acworth, Ga.; brother, W.E. Akers, Cincinnati; sisters, Elizabeth Fields, Charlotte, N.C., and Winifred Denny, Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Information was provided by Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
George C. Elmberger, 90
SUMMERFIELD — George C. Elmberger, 90, a retired negotiator for the American Can Company, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001.
Mr. Elmberger was a native of Chicago. He moved to Summerfield in 1979 from Elmhurst, Ill. He was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Elmberger, Summerfield; daughter Joan C. Francis, Aurora, Ill.; stepdaughter, Karyn Cauthen, Leesburg; four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Beyers Funeral Home, Inc. in Lady Lake provided information.
Josephine D. Patchen, 73
OCALA — Josephine D. Patchen, 73, a retired customer service representative for Burdines with 12 years of service, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Norwalk, Conn., Mrs. Patchen moved to Ocala in 1976. She was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
She was preceeded in death by her husband, John F. Patchen Jr. on Feb. 24, 1994.
Survivors include her son, John F. Patchen III of Ocala; brother, Robert Audino, Trumbull, Conn.; and three grandchildren.
Information was provided by Forest Lawn Memory Gardens and Funeral Home.
Pearl E. Scott, 65
OCALA — Pearl Elaine Williams Scott, 65, a caterer/chef, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at Palm Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Ocala.
A native of Caroline County, Va., Mrs. Scott moved here from Washington, D.C. two years ago. She was Pentecostal and attended The Rock Family Church.
Mrs. Scott is survived by her sons, Ronald K. Williams, Forestville, Md., Willard R. Williams and Scott Williams, both of Ocala; sisters, Ann Byrd, Washington, D.C., and Betty Scott, Silver Springs, Md.; and brother, George D. Scott, Hanover, Va.
Information was provided by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala.
Linda L. Toth, 39
OCALA — Linda Louise Toth, 39, general merchandise manager for Winn-Dixie and an employee of Century 21 in Belleview, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House, Ocala.
A native of Philadelphia, she came here 12 years ago from Edgewater Park, N.J.
She was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Belleview and the Shiloh Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Nortia Evans, and stepfather, George Evans, Seminole; her father, Charles J. Hasher, and stepmother, Rose Hasher of Edgewater Park; daughters, Amanda Ratcliff and Amber Toth, both of Ocala; son, Aaron Toth, Ocala; sister, Cynthia Hasher, Clearwater; brothers, Alan Hasher, Edgewater Park, N.J., and Michael Mansfield, Burlington, N.J., half brother, Steven Hasher, Edgewater Park; and two stepsisters.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Information was provided by Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview Chapel.
T. Ruth Wehring, 70
SILVER SPRINGS — T. Ruth Wehring, 70, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House in Ocala.
A native of Brown County, Ohio, Mrs. Wehring came here from Cincinnati in 1983. She was a member of Moss Bluff Baptist Church in Ocklawaha.
Survivors include her husband, Nicholas Wehring, Silver Springs; sons, Michael Yelton, Berea, Ky., and George "Pete" Yelton, Maysville, Ky.; stepson, Nicholas Wehring II, Cold Springs, Ky; stepdaughter, Vicki Henry, St. Cloud, Minn.; sister, Jo-Ann Wheeler, Mt. Carmel, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Information was provided by Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, Ocala.
Charles Barry Sr., 80
OCALA — Charles "C.G." Barry Sr., 80, a retired construction foreman, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Sumner, he moved here from Astor in 1998. Mr. Barry served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Barry, Ocala; daughter, Linda B. Morse, St. Augustine; sons, Charles G. Barry Jr., Butler, Calif., Malcolm McLean, Tampa and Morris Barry, Houston; sisters, Doris M. Ritch, Ocala, Ruth A. Lovett, Lake Panasoffkee, Joan South, Dade City and Nancy Gerth, Caseyville, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Joan W. Belden, 70
SUMMERFIELD — Joan W. Belden, 70, owner and operator of a construction company, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001.
Mrs. Belden was a native of Syracuse, N.Y. She was Universalist.
Survivors include her sons, Mark Belden, Ocklawaha, Michael Belden, Palm City and Matthew Belden, Weirsdale; daughter, Dianne B. Novak, Summerfield; sister, Donna Kress, Syracuse; brother, John West, Syracuse; and four grandchildren.
Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake, provided information.
Larry L. Bragg, 50
EAST LAKE WEIR — Larry L. Bragg, 50, a welder, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House in Ocala.
A native of McComb, Ill., he moved here in 1956. Mr. Bragg enjoyed playing the guitar and working on cars.
Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Linda D. Bragg, East Lake Weir; son, Richard A. Jones, East Lake Weir; brothers, Terry D. Bragg, Tampa, Jesse R. Bragg, Mesa, Ariz., Richard D. Bragg, Fort Lauderdale, Mike D. Bragg, Geneseo, Ill., Billy D. Bragg, Rock Island, Ill., Harold Bragg and Raymond Bragg, both of Opp, Ala.; stepbrothers, Jim Lowry, Fort Lauderdale, Randy Gibson and Mike Canova, both of Palatka; sisters, Mary Waller, Rock Island, Marion Wolfe, Decatur, Ill., and Collette Bragg, Jacksonville; and three grandchildren.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Joe W. Byrnes, 86
FORT McCOY — Joe W. Byrnes, 86, retired, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Altus, Ark., he moved here from Seminole 21 years ago. Mr. Byrnes retired from Seminole County Board of Education. He served in the U.S. Air. Mr. Byrnes was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Janet M. Byrnes, Fort McCoy; daughter, Mary J. Strange, Norfolk, Va.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Louis E. Diaz, 56
OCALA — Louis E. Diaz, 56, a retired store manager for Service Merchandise, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001.
Mr. Diaz was a native of Bronx, N.Y. He was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Milagros Rosado, Ocala; mother, Alicia Diaz, Ocala; daughter, Danett Diaz, Bronx; son, Luis Diaz, England; and two grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the University of Nebrska Liver Transplant Center, Omaha.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Francina L. Dixon, 90
TAMPA — Francina L. Dixon, 90, a retired school teacher, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, in Tampa.
Mrs. Dixon was a native of Ocala. She was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her sister, Aza J. Welch, Jacksonville and a number of neices and nephews.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Helen F. Erwin, 77
OCALA — Helen F. Erwin, 77, a retired chief baker for Oakcrest Elementary School, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at home.
A native of Lauratown, Ark., she moved here from Arkansas in 1950. Mrs. Erwin was a member of Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her daughters, Pauletta Taylor, Inglis, Esther Weaver, Citra and Connie Miller, Ocala; sister, Gladys Cobble, Minturn, Ark.; brother, John McCord, Rockford, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
William H. Hayford Jr., 84
OCALA — William Henry Hayford Jr., 84, a retired business manager, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at Surrey Place of Ocala.
A native of Paterson, N.J., he moved here from St. Augustine 11 years ago. He took part in the San Palyeo Ship Building Project. Mr. Hayford was a member of the Lions Club. He was Presbyterian.
Survivors include his daughters, Pamela Cerf, Ocala and Heidi Linnemann, Naples; son, Mark Hayford, Morris Plains, N.J.; brothers, Don Hayford, N. Haledon, N.J., and Theodore Hayford, Glen Rock, N.J.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
