Clarice Ida Repaski

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our mom, Clarice Ida Repaski (nee Woodruff),

of Ocala, Florida. The angels came on November 21, 2025 to carry her to heaven. Mom was

born in Lansing, Michigan on November 26, 1927, the only daughter of Lawrence and Aaltja

(Elsie) Woodruff.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Jerome (Jerry) J. Repaski and Earl O.

Ebert, Jr.; son, Earl O. Ebert, III; grandson-in-law, MCSO Master Corporal, Edward (Ed Honey)

Tillis; brother, John Woodruff; twin brother, Howard Woodruff; sisters-in-law, Phyllis Woodruff,

Janet Woodruff and Mary Woodruff.

She is survived by her brother, Clayton Woodruff, and her dear sister-in-love, Vera; daughters,

Pam Ebert (Thomas) Kempen; Julie Edison; Nancy Ebert (Bruce) Fanzlaw; granddaughters,

Heather Tillis; Karla (John) Vilchinsky; Ashley (Eric) Johnson; Megan (Jeremy) Bilbrey; Amanda

(Jon Teague) Hensley; Lauren (David) Ripple; and Sarah Anne (Roger) Sosa; great grandchildren,

Jake and Emily Vilchinsky; Stella, Ashton and Remy Swanson; Jay Johnson; Olivia and Hank

Brown; Beau, Hattie and Henlee Bilbrey; Amy and Emma Ripple; and Priscilla Hensley; several

nieces, nephews and longtime friends.

As her mother before her, Mom wanted to be a teacher. She graduated from Michigan State

University (Go Spartans!) in 1949 with a teaching degree, and her love of teaching is

demonstrated by many of her former pupils who fondly remember her from their kindergarten

and early grade years at Dunnellon Elementary. Mom was the first kindergarten teacher in the

Marion County school system, and later an Elementary Learning Specialist until her retirement

in 1989. Mom loved to travel, watch college football, play the piano, garden, sew, cross stitch,

and made the sweetest little knitted booties when new babies arrived. She learned to play golf

after she retired, spending many hours on the course with Dad, her friends, and showing great

patience trying to teach Nancy how to swing a club. She passed on her love of sewing to her

daughters, who continue her legacy with all things involving fabric and thread.

A private family gathering will be held at a later date when she will be interred in the National

Cemetery at Bushnell, Florida, with our dad, Jerry.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in Mom’s name to one of her favorite

charities: Tunnel 2 Towers, Wounded Warriors, Sheltering Hands Cat Sanctuary (Ocala), or your

local animal shelter.

Countryside Funeral Home of Anthony, Florida, has been entrusted with services.