Obituaries

Ocean Friedman-Love

Jun 11, 2015

Gainesville - Ocean Selah Friedman-Love, 24, passed away June 11, 2015. Born July 18, 1990, in Gainesville, FL he lived here all his life. He was a massage therapist.  Private services will be held.

Michael Honstetter

Jun 11, 2015

HONSTETTER, Michael "Mike"

Ocala - Michael Daniel Honstetter, 52, passed away June 11, 2015, at Legacy House.  Born March 9, 1963, in Copiague, NY to Melvin and Carol (Young) Honstetter. He moved here from Long Island ten years ago.  He was a machinist in manufacturing for the Military.  He is preceded in death by his brother,...

John Sheppard

Jun 10, 2015

SHEPPARD, John Steven Ocala – John Steven Sheppard, 63, passed away June 10, 2015 at Legacy House.  Born November 10, 1951, in Point Pleasant, NJ, to Lewis Blount and Jean Miriam (Sheaffer) Sheppard.  He moved here from Eufaula, AL in 1999. He was a painter, and veteran of the United States Army. John was an avid fisherman....

Pauline Allen

Jun 9, 2015

ALLEN, Pauline

Ocala - Pauline Allen, 77, passed away June 9, 2015, at Munroe Regional Medical Center. Born in Hazard, Kentucky, May 26, 1938, to John and Vernie Engle.  She moved to Marion County with her late husband, Virgil, in 1989.  She worked as a bookkeeper in accounting.

She is preceded in death by...

Consuelo Noguer

Jun 9, 2015

NOGUER, Consuelo

Ocala - Consuelo Noguer, 73, passed away June 9, 2015 at Munroe Regional Medical Center. She was born June 6, 1942, in Havana, Cuba, to Raul J. Noguer and Consuelo DeVilliers.  She was a secretary for the University of Miami. Private interment will be at Anthony Cemetery.

Carol Garrett

Jun 9, 2015

Citra - Carol Jean Garrett, 58, passed away June 9, 2015 at Munroe Regional Medical Center.  Born September 6, 1956, in Tampa,FL to Francis Albert Hetzel and Rose Cox Hetzel. Arrangements are private by family.

Ronald Ellis Sr.

Jun 8, 2015

ELLIS SR., Ronald Burns

Ocala - Ronald Burns Ellis Sr., 69, Ikon Office Solutions Driver, passed away June 8, 2015. He was born July 5, 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He will be missed by many friends and family.

Donald Richardson

Jun 8, 2015

RICHARDSON, Donald

Ocala - Donald Richardson, 86, passed away June 8, 2015.  Born January 4, 1929, in Bangor, Maine, he was a Veteran of the United States Military and worked as a Clerk in Telecommunications.

Hilfred Bailey

Jun 8, 2015

BAILEY, Hilfred, K.

Ocala - Hilfred K. Bailey, 96, passed away June 8, 2015.

O.H. Howell

Jun 6, 2015

HOWELL, O.H.

Ocala - O.H. Howell, 79, passed away June 6, 2015.  Born June 22, 1935, in Leake County, Mississippi, to Homer H. Howell and Opal Jones Howell.  He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a Pipeline Welder.

Rose Pinto

Jun 1, 2015

PINTO, Rose Marie Fort McCoy – Rose Marie Pinto, 88, passed away June 1, 2015. Born May 15, 1927, in Newark, Ohio, to John and Rosalie Riley Pinto, she moved here from Pompano Beach, FL in 1991.  She retired from Sears after 33 years as a Credit Collector.  Rose is preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Lenora...

Helen Worthey

May 29, 2015

WORTHEY, Helen J.

Ocala - Helen J. Worthey, 69, passed away May 29, 2015.  Born February 8, 1946, in Whitewood, West Virginia, to Nathan Edward Horn and Oma Gibson horn.  She was a homemaker.

Mary Phillips

May 27, 2015

PHILLIPS, Mary Avis Ocala – Mary Avis Phillips, 96, passed away peacefully May 27, 2015.  Born December 27, 1918, in Warsaw, NY, to Lewis Baxter and Harriett Hoagland Baxter.  She was a farmer’s wife during WWII where she raised four children, keeping five farms until they moved to Florida and started the first trailer courts for snowbirds....

Geraldine Drown

May 27, 2015

Citra, FL –

Geraldine Dorothy Drown, 86, Homemaker, passed away May 27, 2015. Countryside Funeral Home, Anthony, FL.

Donna Purser

May 24, 2015

PURSER, Donna Mishele

Silver Springs-  Donna Mishele Purser, 43, passed away May 24, 2015. Born March 13, 1972, in Fort Pierce, FL to James Franklin and Sandra Faye (Jones) Byars. She was a Homemaker and will be missed by many.

Jack Diamond

May 19, 2015

DIAMOND, Jack Erwin Ocala – Jack Erwin Diamond, 81, passed away May 19, 2015. Born July 24, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY, to Herbert and Rose Marie Diamond.  He has resided in Marion County since 1991.  He graduated Cum Laude at the University of Miami.  Jack retired from the China Lake US Naval Center as a materials and process engineer...

Seth Street

May 19, 2015

STREET, SETH THOMAS, 19 Anthony - Seth Thomas Street, 19, passed away May 19, 2015. Born September 1, 1995 in Ocala, Florida to James Porter Street and Gay Dawn Hurst Street, he has lived in Anthony all his life. He graduated from North Marion High School and was attending the College of Central Florida. He is survived by his...

Bonnie Cook

May 18, 2015

COOK, Bonnie S. Fort McCoy – Bonnie S. Cook, 85, has gone to heaven. She passed away peacefully at home, May 18, 2015. Born April 24, 1930, in Fremont, NB, to Henry Oliver Shonyo and Irene Mae Rudiger Shonyo, she moved to Fort McCoy in 1933, where she spent the rest of her life as a resident of the...

Robert Bewley

May 13, 2015

BEWLEY, Robert Malcolm Ocala - Robert Malcolm Bewley, 94, passed away May 13, 2015.  Born December 12, 1920, in Fort McCoy, FL, to Reed James Bewley and Amy Blanche Cowart, he has resided in Marion County all his life. He was a WWII United States Navy Veteran who survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After serving 20...

Mary Dean

May 12, 2015

DEAN, Mary Roberta Ocala – Our beloved mother Mary Roberta Dean, 85, passed away May 12, 2015. She was Born April 6, 1930, in Washington D.C., to Samuel M. Hendrix and Alice R. Fowler Hendrix.  She was a homemaker as well as a clerk for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She was a member of the American Legion's Ladies...