Virginia B. Bostic, 82 Lake Panasoffkee
Virginia B. Bostic, 82, died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Lake Panasoffkee.
Born March 9, 1921, in Garten, W.Va, to Dennis and Nona Beverage, she came here from Rupert, W.Va. in 1978.
She was Methodist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Denney Bostic, on Nov. 20, 1988.
Survivors include her son, Denney H. Bostic of Lake Panasoffkee; two sisters, Elizabeth Wright of Pensacola and Edith Kincaid of Lake Panasoffkee; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory of Inverness.
Norman Carmichael, 67 Inverness
Norman Carmichael, 67, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Brentwood Health Care in Lecanto.
Born Aug. 4, 1935, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Albert and Ethel (Tooley) Carmichael, he came her from Rochester, Minn. in 1993.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of Korea.
He was a retired planning manager for IBM. He was a member of St. Margarets Episcopal Church in Inverness.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Carmichael of Inverness; two sons, J. Peter Carmichael and partner Frank Bollinger of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Albert S. Carmichael of Long Beach, Calif.; his daughter, Jennifer Hall and her husband Bert of Brigham City, Utah; his brother, Albert S. Carmichael of Arizona; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness.
Gladys Diamon Cohen, 96 Portland, Maine
Gladys Diamon Cohen, 96, of Eastern Prom, died June 29, 2003, at Cedars Nursing Care Center in Portland.
Born in Portland, to Peter and Annie Bernstein Diamon, she has spent her winters in Citrus Hills the past 10 years.
Mrs. Cohen was an outstanding homemaker and baker. She was still playing golf at age 96.
She was a member of the Citrus Hills Womens Club and the Citrus Hills Golf and Country Club. She was also a member of the Temple Beth El in Portland.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Charles Cohen, on Jan. 17, 1999.
Survivors include two sons, Norman P. Cohen and his wife Linda of Lexington, Maine and Robert A. Cohen and his wife Judith of Hernando; her brother, Joseph Diamon and his wife Esther of Boca Raton; her sister, Bernice Heifetz of Portland; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Esther M. Domigan, 84 Beverly Hills
Esther M. Domigan, 84, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Hernando.
Born June 7, 1919, in Greenville, Ohio, to August and Katherine Howell, she came here in 1980 from Lake Worth.
She was a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth L. Domigan of Beverly Hills; two sons, Stephen K. Domigan of Taos, N.M., and Brian D. Domigan of Howey in the Hills; two sisters, Ruth Bushman of Whitewater, Wis., and Dorothy Belleman of Dayton, Ohio; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory, Beverly Hills.
Barbara Marie Fjeran, 70 Crystal River
Barbara Marie Fjeran, 70, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at home under the care of Hospice.
Born Sept. 3, 1932, in Two Harbors, Minn., to Phillip and Signe (Turnquist) Patterson, she came here in 2000 from Franklin, Ga.
She was an executive secretary.
She collected teddy bears and enjoyed needlepoint and cross-stitching. She was a member of the Crystal River United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dale R. Fjeran; two sons, Scott Pearson and wife Lynn of Springfield, Ill., and Mark Pearson and wife Shar of Chicago; daughter, Barbara Starkey and husband Larry of Crystal River; two stepsons, David Fjeran and wife Carolyn, and Greg Fjeran and wife Susan, both of Newnan, Ga.; stepdaughter Jody Casey and her husband Don of Douglasville, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pauline Hanf Beverly Hills
Pauline Hanf died Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, N.J., to William and Alexandria Savin, she came here in 1985 from Carteret, N.J.
She was a member of TOPS of Beverly Hills and Catholic Daughter of Beverly Hills. She was very active in the Federated Womens Club. She was a charter member and founder of Beverly Hills Federated Womens Club, state president of Federated Womens Club of New Jersey and past president of Deborah, N.J. Federated Womens Club. She was in the Elks Auxiliary in New Jersey and Florida and very active in PTA in New Jersey.
She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills.
She was preceded in death by her son, George Michael Hanf, Jr.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years, George Hanf of Beverly Hills; three daughters, Maureen Kitchen of Montville, N.J., Karen Poroski of Flemington, N.J. and Darlene Altschuler of Moorestown, N.J.; and brother, Alex Savin of Union, N.J.
Hooper Funeral Homes and Crematory, Beverly Hills.
David Melendez, 74 Citrus Springs
David Rodriguez Melendez, 74, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at the Woodland Terrace in Hernando.
Born June 8, 1929, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, to Angel and Carmen Rodriguez, he came here in 1999 from Puerto Rico.
He was a U.S. Army veteran in the Korea War.
He was the owner of a food service business in Puerto Rico.
Survivors include his daughter, Anybeth Rodriguez of Dunnellon; four grandchildren, Linnet Morales of Citrus Springs, Kenny Gonzalez, Carolyne Cintron and Yanelli Cruz, all of Dunnellon; and three great-grandchildren, Ernesto, Julynett and Nashally Morales, all of Citrus Springs.
Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness.
Emily Miller, 78 Dunnellon
Emily Rose Miller, 78, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Ocala.
Born in Devonshire Parrish, Bermuda, she came here in 1982 from Miami.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edison Eugene Miller.
Survivors include her son, Donald Bruce Miller of Saratoga, Calif.; her daughter, Vicki Ann Urquhart of Parker, Colo.; four brothers, Jerry DeCouto of Fort Myers, Ernest DeCouto and Roderick DeCouto, both of Bermuda, and Anthony DeCouto of Marrietta, Ga.; and two grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon.
John P. Monacelli, 68 Hernando
John P. Monacelli, 68, died Saturday, July 28, as a result of an automobile accident.
Born Aug. 8, 1934, in San Francisco, to Nadine and John Monacelli, he came here 1988 from Fort Ord, Calif.
He was a physicians assistant.
He retired from the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He was a member of the Tampa Bay Bulldog Rescue club. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Ann E. Monacelli of Hernando; two daughters, Michelle Matthew of Pasadena, Md. and Jeanene Monacelli of Hernando; and one grandchild, Jacob Matthew of Pasadena, Md.
Brown Funeral Home & Crematory, Crystal River.
Dorothy A. Ouderkirk, 83 Amsterdam, N.Y.
Dorothy A. Ouderkirk, 83, of Amsterdam, N.Y., died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at Mt. Loretto Nursing Home in Amsterdam, N.Y.
Born July 3, 1919, in Troy, N.Y., to Lawrence and Catherine Collins Dunn, she lived in Beverly Hills from 1978 to 1999.
She was employed for 10 years as a secretary for the state of New York and was an executive secretary for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Albany, N.Y. for 10 years.
She was a communicant of St. Patricks Church in Albany, N.Y.
She was married
to Henry A. Ouderkirk on Feb. 15, 1941.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry A. Ouderkirk, who died April 15, 2003; and her sister, Marion Kinnicutt, in 1978.
Survivors include two sons, Henry Ouderkirk, Jr. and his wife Joan of Colonie, N.Y., and Wayne Ouderkirk of Cobleskill, N.Y.; her daughter, Patricia Ouderkirk of Beverly Hills; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, Amsterdam, N.Y.
