OBITUARIES FROM THE 03-19-04 EDITION
OF
THE APOPKA CHIEF
RUDOLPH O. SCHNEIDER, 80, Apopka, died Wednesday, March 10. Mr. Schneider was a retired construction superintendent for R.C. Stevens Co. Born in Keokuk, Iowa, he moved to Central Florida in 1955. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Grace; son, Danny, Orlando; daughter, Donna Moses, Sanford; sister, Dorothy Jenson, Sacramento, Calif.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Gotha.
GERARD H. LEBOW, 70, Umatilla, died Saturday, March 13. Mr. Lebow worked as a dredge operator for the Army Corps of Engineers. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Survivors: wife, Drucilla; sons, Don, Washington, Lee Carmichael, Altoona; daughters, Tammie Hurter, Apopka, Tracy Ritz, Umatilla; sisters, Joyce Cockerham, Holiday, Rosali Piter, Dania, Sandra Mooney, Hudson; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla.
ROBERT J. "FLORIDA BOB" MATISKO, 58, died Monday, March 8. Mr. Matisko was a chef. Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, he moved to Central Florida in 1972. Survivors: son, Trevor, Apopka; daughter, Argia, Homestead; brothers, George, Joseph, Eugene, Larry, Donald; sister, Maryanne Davies; three grandchildren.
DURRANT "DOC" KELLOGG, JR., 50, Tangerine, died Wednesday, March 10. Mr. Kellogg was a mortgage broker. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Survivors: wife, Teri L.; sons, James, Tangerine, Durrant III, Miami; daughter, Sarah, New York City, N.Y.; parents, Durrant Sr., LaJolla, Calif., Virginia Chorlton, Key Largo; brother, Ward, Boca Raton; sisters, Virginia Warner, Southampton, N.Y., Alice Anne, Katrina Smith, Miami Shores. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora.
BARBARA C. WILDE, 78, Apopka, died Tuesday, March 9. Mrs. Wilde was a homemaker. Born in Dothan, Alabama, she moved to Central Florida in 1957. She was a member of the Apopka Garden Club. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Apopka. Survivors: husband, Curtis F.; sons, Wayne Welcher, Wesley Pierson, both of Apopka; daughter, Barbara McCormick, Jacksonville; sisters, Mary Pierson, Maggie Pippin, Alice McTaggart, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; stepdaughters, Nancy Humphries, Taylors, S.C., Susie Huggins, Ramseur, N.C., Kathy D'Orazio, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka Chapel.
ANDREW R. MONAS, JR., 75, Apopka, died Friday, March 12. Mr. Monas was a general contractor. He was born in Hammond, Indiana. He was a member of Holy Apostle Greek Orthodox Church, Westchester, Ill. Survivors: wife, Carol; son, Michael, Snohomish, Wash.; daughters, Glenda Kelley, Maricopa, Ariz., Wanda Chillemi, West Chicago, Ill., Debbie Chillemi, Stone Park, Ill.; stepsons, Bruce Hause, Clearwater, Fred Hause, Austin, Texas; brothers, Paul, Bloomington, Ill., Kenneth, Longwood, Tom, Citrus Heights, Calif.; sisters, Margaret Wyatt, Longwood, Jane LaMantia, Indian Head Park, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka Chapel.
KENNETH MICHAEL HEUERMAN, 48, Apopka, died Thursday, March 11. Mr. Heuerman worked in the sign industry. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he moved to Central Florida in 1961. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Apopka. Survivors: wife, Patricia; parents, William and Faye, Apopka; sons, John Michael, Kenneth Michael, Jr., both of Apopka; daughter, Jennifer M., Apopka; half-sisters, Glenda Gail Lykins, Knoxville, Tenn., Jacqueline S., Daytona Beach; 3 grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
JAMES A. SHATZLEY, 62, Apopka, died Friday, March 12. Mr. Shatzley was self-employed in construction. Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, he moved to Central Florida in 1969. He was a member of Apopka Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survivors: wife, Sue C.; mother, Mary J.; daughters, Tammy A. Sampson, Amy L. Christopher, both of Apopka; sister, Bonita J. Barrett, Deltona; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
BRANDON JAMES STARK, 17, Apopka, died Monday, March 15. Brandon was an honor student at Apopka High School. Born in Winter Park, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. He was Christian. He was a member of the AHS junior varsity basketball team. Survivors: parents, Nathan and Cindy; sister, Nicole; paternal grandparents, Duane and Cynthia Stark; maternal grandparents, Jim and Judy Weiss; great-grandmothers, Helen Crane and Mary Alice Stark. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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