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FLORIDA The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, May 7, 1995 ROSE P. ABEL, 80, Oletha Drive, Apopka, died Friday, May 5. Mrs. Abel was a homemaker. Born in Haiti, she moved to Central Florida in 1989.

She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Survivors: sons, Michael Henry both of Apopka, Witberforce, Canada; daughters, Mary Berthe Abel Philus, Jean Mary, both of Canada; sister, Sonia Petit, Canada; several grandchildren; several Baldwin-Fairchild great Funeral Home, Forest City Chapel. MINNIE MAE ALLEN, 87, Sacramento, died Tuesday, May Allen was a homemaker. Born in Clay County, she moved to Central Florida in 1990.

She was Baptist. Survivors: daughters, Edna Hazelwood, Franklin, Ohio, Margie Curtis, Sacramento, Betsy Lee Pennington, Zanesville, Ohio, Jessie Vickers, Kenansville; sons, Winton Allen, Branford, Allen, Loveland, Ohio; Wesley, Leesburg; sisters, Anna Lee Richard, Oak Ridge, Thelma Yeager, Palm Springs, Rachel Smith, Aleta Custer, Kathleen Cox, all of Hamilton, Ohio; 30 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home, Kissimmee. RITA HOLZBAUER ASBELL, 69, Shadyhill Terrace, Winter Park, died Friday, May 5. Mrs.

Asbell was a retired salesclerk for Force Exchange. Services. Born in Germany, to Central Florida in 1990. She was Baptist. Survivors: husband, William sons, William Maple Valley, Kenneth Deltona; brother, George Holzbauer, Germany; sister, Teresa Desinreider, Germany; four grandchildren.

BaldwinFairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel. THOMAS F. BANKS, 81, Wax Myrtle Drive, Zellwood, died Friday, May 5. Mr. Banks was a retired credit manager.

Born in Escanaba, he moved to Central Florida in 1979. A member of Rolling Hills Community Church, he also belonged to the Red Caps, Orange Lodge 36 F. A. M. and High 12 541.

Survivors: wife, Beverly son, Tom San Dimas, daughter, Susan McKarns, Libertyville, brother, John Beaver Dam, four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. BaldwinFairchild Funeral Home, Apopka. JOSEPH BONACCORSY, 79, South Woodward Avenue, DeLand, died Saturday, May 6. Mr. Bonaccorsy was a retired detective for the Washington Police Department and a retired chief bailiff for the Volusia County courts.

Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Central Florida in 1961. A member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, DeLand, also belonged to the DeLand Elks Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War Il. Survivors: wife, Fannie; son, John, Deltona; daughters, Mary Braddock, DeLand, Angela Brown, Orange City; brother, Angelo, Annapolis, five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

hill Funeral Home, DeLand. MARY LEE BROOMFIELD, 60, Lemonwood Court, Orlando, died Wednesday, May Mrs. Broomfield was a a a a a a a homemaker. Born in Fort Valley, she moved to Central Florida in 1988. She was Baptist.

Survivors: sons, James Samuel, Cincinnati, Larry, Fort Lauderdale; daughters, Rovenia Jones, Cincinnati, Diane Stanley, Orlando; Carol Harris, Sanford, Cynthia Phillips, Orlando; brother, William James Burman, Orlando; sister, Hazel Drumwright, Orlando; eight grandchildren; one greatgrandchild. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando. RUTH F. CHANEY, 84, 707 Plumosa Fruitland Park, died Tuesday, May 2. Mrs.

Chaney was a typist and clerk for Dade County Purchasing Department. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she moved to Central Florida in 1979. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors: son, Donald Fruitland Park; daughter, Carol Walburn, Lady Lake; grandchildren. PageTheus-Blanchard Funeral Home, Leesburg.

Obituaries MARK BRADLEY MENG-CHIN CHONG, infant, Pine Harbor Point, Orlando, died Thursday, May 4, as a result of drowning. Mark was born in Orlando and was a member of Metrolife Church. Survivors: parents, David and Sherry Chong, Orlando; brothers, James, Adam, both of Orlando; sister, Grace; grandparents, Richard and Dorothy, Orlando, Betty and Perry Wamego, New Mexico, Ed and Joni James, Orlando. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando. HERMAN WILLIAM COX, 81, 3560 Wilson Mount Dora, died Friday, May 5.

Mr. Cox was a retired police captain for the city of Mount Dora and also worked for the city utilities department of Mount Dora. Born in Montverde, he moved to Central Florida in 1942. A member of First Baptist Church of Mount Dora, he also belonged to the Coachmen and Roadsters Camping Club. Survivors: wife, Gail sons, H.

Kenneth, Eustis, Randall Tavares; daughters, Carolyn Hunter, Orange City, Marilyn Mount Dora; sister, Genevieve Lewis, Tampa; 12 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren. Funeral Home, Eustis. LILLIAN DOLAND, 82, 1401 W. State Road Clermont, died Saturday, ANN. May 6.

Mrs. Doland was a retired secretary for Clermont Elementary School. Born in Patterson, N.J., she moved to Central Florida in 1945. A member of First United Methodist Church of Cler-9 mont, she also belonged to the Welfare League of Clermont. Survivors: son, Gordon Forbes, Orlando; brother, Harold Moore, Sarasota; two grandchildren: Becker Funeral Home, Clermont.

OLGA M. "'GRETE" FLIEGEL, 78, North Carolwood Boulevard, Fern Park, died Friday, 28, of tions from cancer. gel was keeper. Hartford, Central 1979. She member of sion Church, berry.

daughter, Rafael, Jens Kjellow, Denmark; three dren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Altamonte Springs. EMERIC E. FORMICHELLA, bara F. Piper, San lick Lane; Lake Mary, died Friday, May 5.

Mr. Formichella was a contractor. Born in Pittsburgh, he moved to Central Florida in 1980. He was a member of the Nativity Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War Il.

Survivors: wife, Jean; sister, Luela T. Clark, Homestead; son, Richard Alan, Fairfield, daughter, Rita E. O'Connor, Indianapolis; four grandchildren; one greatgranddaughter. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Altamonte Springs. JAMES C.

GAMBLE, 62, 4638 King Cove Orlando, died Friday, May 5, of respiratory arrest. Mr. Gamble was a U.S. Departof Agriculture inspector. Born in Fargo, he moved to Central Florida in 1969.

He was Christian. He was a member of the American Legion Post 331, Orlando. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: wife, Eunice; daughters, Barbara, Jacksonville, Wanda Keith, Orlando; son, Wayne, Orlando; brother, Ellis, New Haven, six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Postell's Mortuary Pine Hills Chapel, Orlando.

LUZ ANGELICA GARCIA, 60, 6143 Glen Barr Orlando, died Friday, May' 5, of cancer. Mrs. Garcia was mogordo, daughters, Marina Marta Santo, Nora Orlando; brothers, Luis Carlos Agudelo, sisters, Aura Rojas, both of Holyoke, Nelly Marin, Nena bia; five grandchildren. morial Chapel Funeral CARMEN GOMEZ, wood Kissimmee, May 4, of an apparent Gomez was a homemaker. to Rico, she moved 1988.

She was a deemer Catholic Survivors: mother, simmee; son, Dwight lando; daughters, Fanny J. Gomez, Jose L. Soltero, Cruz, Kissimmee. Home, Kissimmee. N.M., May' 5, of cancer.

Mrs. Garcia was an Orange County Public Schools food-service employee. Born in Colombia, she moved to Central Florida in 1963. She was member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church.

Survivors: husband, Angel; sons, Carlos, AlaHumberto, Orlando; Gauthier, Decatur, Agudelo, both of Horacio Agudelo, both of Colombia; Elvia Avendano, Dora Gavira, Agudelo, all of ColomPine Castle MeHome, Orlando. 47, 1217 Amberdied Thursday, homicide. Mrs. Born in Puerto Central Florida in member of Holy ReChurch, Kissimmee. Epifania Amdujar, KisMark Hopes, OrSummers Gomez, both of Kissimmee; Kissimmee; sister, Lillian Conrad Thompson WILLIAM JOHN GOUDREAU, 65, 1528 Hawaiian Palm Lane, Apopka, died Thursday, May 4.

Mr. Goudreau was self-employed in the motion picture industry. Born in Berlin, N.H., he moved to Central Florida in 1992. He was Catholic. Survivors: wife, Lorraine; sons, Roland, Ashburn, Robert, Caribou, Maine, Raymond, Berlin, Ronald, Milford, N.H.; daughters, Collette Yandow, Berlin, Colleen Dalton, Cape Cod, Carol Gagnon, Randolph, N.H.; sisters, Patricia, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Pauline Longerbeam, Ocala, Doris Longerbeam, Bluemont, 10 grandchildren.

Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka. WILLIAM R. HAUSER 73, Roseway Avenue, Deltona, died Thursday, May 4. Mr. Hauser was a retired technical sergeant for the Air Force and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War Il.

Born in Baltimore, he moved to Central Florida in 1965. Survivors: wife, Annie Maude; daughters, Diana Mi. Vasquez, Deltona, Kathleen A. Mudy, Sanford, Amanda Lynn Schmeck, Lansdale, Wanda J. Schultz, Colton; sons, William Warrenton, Mark, Deltona; brothers, Arthur, Carrol, both of California; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Lankford Funeral Home, Orange City Chapel. WILLIAM C. HAYNIE, 83, Gibraltar Road, Orlando, died Friday, May 5. Mr. Haynie was a retired ironworker.

Born in Union Parish, he moved to Central Florida in 1964. He was Baptist. He was a member of Iron Workers Local 808, Orlando, and the Masons. Survivor: wife, Olivia. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando.

GERTRUDE L. HEINTZ, 75, Corrine Drive, Orlando, died Friday, May 5. Mrs. Heintz was a retired executive secretary for Stockton, Whatley, Davin and Co. Born in Live Oak, she moved to Central Florida in 1937.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors: daughter, Sandra H. Whiles, Orlando; son, Richard C. Creighton Orlando; brother, Curtis Lee, Lake Butler; sisters, Ethel Funk, Jacksonville, Lois Batchelor, Neptune Beach; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.

PAUL H. JAHN, 73, Clermont, died Friday, May 5. Dr. Jahn was a medical doctor. Born in Winter Haven, he moved to Clermont 1992.

He was a member of First. Baptist Church of Winter Haven. He also belonged to the Brevard County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association, the Southern Medical Association, the American Association of Physicians arid Surgeons, Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Association, Southern Thoracic Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Denton Coiley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, the Michael DeBakey International Cardiovascular Surgical Society, Winter Haven Masonic Lodge 186, F. A. York Rite Bodies, Polk Council 11, Winter Haven Chapter 41, Winter Commandery 47 and Egypt Temple Shrine, Tampa.

Survivors: wife, Lois son, Theodore B.P., Cape Canaveral; sister, Helen J. Hisey, Winter Haven; brother, Robert Winter Haven. OttLaughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven. JACK E. KNIGHT, 75, Ashmeade Road, Orlando, died Friday, May 5, of congestive heart Mt.

Knight a masonry contractor for the construction inBorn in Okeechobee, he to Central in 1949. He a member of Highland Seventh-day AdChurch. He a Navy medic World War sons, Leslie Apopka; Tenn, Veda grandchildren. Home, Semo- ELLA KENNEDY, 92, 9309 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, died Thursday, May 4.

Mrs. Kennedy was a homemaker. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., she moved to Central Florida in 1989. She was Catholic. Survivors: five nephews; two nieces.

Conrad Thompson Funeral Home, Kissimmee. ROBERT S. LaCLAIRE, 73, Maggie Valle died Thursday, May 4. Mr. a retired English and drama teacher at Tuscola High School, Waynesville, N.C.

He was born in Syracuse, N.Y. V. He was a member of Haywood County Fellowship in Christ Church. He was an Army and Coast Guard veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Faye Frazier; daughters, Suzanne Varn, Fort Pierce, Patricia Stieger, Orlando; sons, David, Temecula, William, Edgewater, Timothy, Cary, N.C.; half-brother, C.W.

Taber, Syracuse; nine grandchildren. Wells Funeral Home, Waynesville, N.C. JAMES LEE 52, Balboa Street, Orlando, died Thursday, May 4. Mr. Lee was a chef.

Born in Greenville, he moved to Central Florida in 1967. He was Baptist. Survivors: wife, Irene; brothers, Grant, Roy, George, all of Greenville, Barney, California, Terry, Atlanta, Edward, Mississippi; sisters, Mamie, Daisy Jackson, both of Pensacola, Barnett, Greenville, Ethel Robinson, DeLand. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando. COEY V.

LOCKE, 78, Hormigas Street, Ocoee, died Friday, May 5. Mr. Locke retired mail carrier. Born in Taft, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. was a member of the Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden.

He was an Army veteran. Survivor: wife, Blanche. Dobbs Funeral Home, West Orlando Chapel. HARRY GORDON LONG, 72, Rosewall Circle, Leesburg, died Friday, May 5. Mr.

Long was an equipment engineer for the Department of Transportation of North Carolina. Born in Charlotte, N.C., he moved to Central Florida in 1991. He was Methodist. He was a member of the Rotary Club, American Legion and Fortyeight Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War Il.

Survivors: wife, Modena daughter, Connie L. Alley, Apopka; sister, Connie Lucille Kirkland, Edisto Island, S.C.; brother, Robert Edisto Island; three grandchildren. Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary. CLARA R. MAYS, 85, 101 Northlake Drive, Orange City, died Friday, May 5.

Mrs. Mays was a retired administrator for a nursing home in Delaware. Born in Wilmington, she moved to Central Florida a in 1975. A member of Open Bible Baptist Church, she also belonged to the Centre Grange No. 11, Centre, Del.

Survivors: daughter, Sue Melvin, Orange City; sisters, Elsie Richards, Elizabeth Richards, both of Orange City; brother, Nathaniel Richards, Orange City; one grandson. Lankford Funeral Home, Orange City. JESSE McKENZIE, 76, Governors Avenue, Orlando, died Friday, May 5. Mr. McKenzie retired Force was a aircraft mechanic and master sergeant.

He was also a retired Martin Marietta employee. Born in Norman, N.C., he moved to Central Florida in 1951. A member of Shingle Creek United Methodist Church, Kissim- mee, he also belonged to the American Legion. Survivors: wife, Martha daughter, Jeraldine Shugart, Roswell, sons, Rev. Daniel Joe Baker, Kissimmee, John Paul, Ocala; sisters, Almeda Luther, Candor, N.C., Janie McCaskill, Kate Hendren, both of Biscoe, N.C., Mary M.

Smith, Plymouth, Margaret, Pearl Winslow, both of Orlando; brothers, Robert, Lithonia, Edward, Eagle Springs, N.C.; eight grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren. Dobbs Funeral Home, West Orlando Chapel. LaVERNE BALDWIN MOLYE, 83, 421 Maple Tree Drive, Altoona, died Friday, May 5. Mr. Molye was an aerospace engineer.

Born in Lima, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1975. A member and former elder of South Lake Presbyterian Church of Clermont, he also belonged to the Lions Club. He was a former Minneola city commissioner, past district zone chairman of the Florida Lions and chairman of the Sight Program for Lions Club. Survivors: wife, Jean son, Leon Falls Church, daughter, Katherine L. Barrett, Ocoee; sister, Mildred Oberle, Geneva, N.Y.: four grandchildren.

Becker Funeral Home, Clermont. DAISY MONTGOMERY, 81, Goldwyn Avenue, Orlando, died Tuesday, May 2. Mrs. Montgomery was a homemaker. Born Perry, she moved to Central Florida in 1948.

Survivors: husband, Moses; brother, Jessie Eady, Orlando. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando. VINCENT MORRISON, 71, Barbados Funeral notices IN LOVING MEMORY OF SANDRA "SANDY" CARRAFIELLO December 21, 1938 May 7, 1992 Gone but not forgotten and yet another year has passed. Sure do miss that laughing face. You are always with me.

Love, Ralph AULT, DOROTHY MARIE Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Marie Ault will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday at Greenwood Cemetery with Dr. Robert Turner officiating. Friends are invited and will be received at the funeral home 2-4 p.m.

Sunday. GARDEN Wilkinson CHAPEL at Arrangements N. HOME by FOR CAREY FUNERALS, Orlando, HAND Orange 898-7881. KNIGHT, JACK E. Funeral services for Mr.

Jack E. Knight, age 75, of Orlando, who passed away Friday, will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Apopka Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church with Pastor John Appel, Elder Arden Mote, and Elder A.D. Burch officiating. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens.

Visitation for friends will be Monday from 7-9 p.m. Mr. Knight is survived by his wife, Evelyn, sons, Leslie J. and Steven E. also sisters Raye Knight and Veda Waldrep and 5 grandchildren.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Apopka Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 2375 Apopka, Fl. 32704. BALDWIN-FAIRCHILD FUNERAL HOME, SEMORAN-FOREST CITY CHAP. EL, 622 West Semoran Forest City, Altamonte Springs, 32714 (407) 898-8111.

Street, Deltona, died Wednesday, May 3 Mr. Morrison was an auto mechanic. Born in Jamaica, he moved to Central Florida in 1979. He was Protestant. He was a member of Afro-American Men's Club, Deltona.

Survivor: wife, Marjestine. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando. WILLIE OGBURN, 94, 335 Kennedy Eatonville, died Friday, May 5. Mr. Ogburn was a retired laborer.

Born in Reynolds, he moved to Central Florida in 1988. He was a deacon, treasurer and member of Primitive Baptist Church, Reynolds. Survivors: daughters, Lula Middlebrooks, Eatonville, Bessie Small, Winter Park; 10, grandchildren; eight 17 great-greatgrandchildren. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka.

JEFF C. OLSON, Road, Orlando, died parents, Harold L. and Joann Orlando; brothers, Steve Greg both of Orlando. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando. KATELYN RENEE RIPLEY, infant, 2291 Siesta Lane, Kissimmee, died Wednesday, May 3.

Katelyn was born in Orlando and was Christian. Survivors: parents, Billie Jo and Jeffery Wayne Ripley, Kissimmee; maternal grandparents, Simon and Deborah Martinez, Kissimmee; paternal grandparents, Robin Sue James, Kissimmee, Donald Wayne ents, Byers, Shirley Virginia; and maternal Norman great Willetts, Kissimmee; paternal great-grandmother, Edna Hand, Kissimmee. Davis and Starks Multinational Funeral Home of Kissimmee. ELFRIEDE 'ELFI' REGINA SAGER, 70, 202 Wimico Drive, Indian Harbour Beach, died Saturday, May 6. Mrs.

Sager was a dance instructor. Born in Austria, she moved to Central Florida in 1962. A member of Eckankar Religion of the Light and Sound of she also belonged to United We Stand, Wilderness Society, Humane Society of U.S., Sea Turtle Preservation Society, Animal Legal Defense Fund and PETA. Davis Funeral Home, Melbourne. ANN H.

SOLOMON, 68, Hiawassee, died Thursday, May 4. Mrs. Solomon was a homemaker. Born in Lake Mary, she moved to Hiawassee in 1989. She was a member of McConnell Memorial Baptist Church, Hiawassee.

Survivors: husband, Wallace E. Kenneth B. Riser, Reidsville, daughter, Deborah Rogers, Lake Mary; brother, John L. Humphrey, Brooksville; sister, Lillian H. Griffin, Lake Mary; two grandchildren.

Brisson Funeral Home, Sanford. EUGENE F. SURDO, 71, Queensburg Loop, Winter Garden, 5, of cancer. Mr. Surdo was an operations manager Servamation Corp.

Born in Kenosha, he moved to Central Florida in 1981. A member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Orlando, he also belonged to VFW 1865 and the Italian-Amerian Social Club. He was an Army Air Corps staff sergeant during World War and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: son, Stephen Kenosha; daughter, Linda Madison, sister, Josephine Alfano, Kenosha.

Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando. MARJORIE LEE ZASTROW, 46, South Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando, died Friday, May 5. Mrs. Zastrow was a homemaker. Born in Wauchula, she moved to Central Florida in 1970.

was Protestant. Survivors: husband, Garry; mother, Alvia Lee Padgelek; brothers, Fred Athens, Lenton W. Copeland, Brunswick, Jimmy R. Copeland, Waycross, sisters, Anna E. Harrison, Shelby J.

Yarbrough, both of Park. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando. Obituaries must be submitted by a funeral home or crematorium and are printed free of charge. Funeral Notices, In Memoriams Cards of Thanks are paid advertising. Cali 420-6077.

GAMBLE, JAMES C. Funeral services for Mr. Gamble will be conducted on Wednesday, May 10th at 12:00 noon at St. Mark Church, on Bruton Boulevard with Rev. Christopher Bodley officiating.

Interment will follow at Fla. National V.A. Cemetery, Bushnell. Visitation for friends will be held on Tuesday from 1-9 p.m. at the mortuary.

All arrangements are entrusted to the "Mortuary that Cares" POSTELL'S MORTUARY, Pine Hills Chapel, Orlando, 295-3857. McKENZIE, JESSE MSTR. SGT (RET.) Funeral services for Mstr. Sgt. Jesse McKenzie will be held Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.

in the chapel of the Dobbs Funeral Home, 430 N. Kirkman. Rev. Dan Baker will officiate. Friends may call on Monday from 6-8 p.m.

in the Dobbs Chapel. Interment with full military honors will follow the service at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements under the professional direction of DOBBS FUNERAL HOME, West Orlando Chapel, 578-7720. SURDO, EUGENE F. Funeral services for Eugene F.

Surdo will be held on Tuesday 5-9-95 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home with Father John Mencsik of St. Andrew's Catholic Church officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday 6-8 p.m. and Monday 6-8 p.m.

Services are under the direction of WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME AND MEMO- RIAL PARK, Orlando. MEYER, GILBERT ARNDT 77, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died in Hollywood, FL on Saturday, March 4, 1995. Mr. Meyer was an artist cartoonist for the Milwaukee Journal and retired from The Orlando Sentinel. He was a Captain in the Signal Corp.

and was commanding officer of the Photographic V-Mail Co. He won several awards in art shows in the area and was awarded the purchase prize in the first Goldenrod Art Show. He was published in the International Salon of cartoons, Montreal Canada in the years 1968- 1970. He is survived by his wife, Justina son, Corey G. and daughter-in-law Janis, other survivors are sister, Dorothy Tarr and brother-in-law Robert Tarr, 3 nephews and 1 niece.

Memorial service will be held 10AM on Tuesday May 16 at Our Lady of the Lakes Church in Deltona, Maximillian and Saxon. ASSOCIATED PRESS Christine Merlo, 21, is hugged Saturday by her mother, Nydia Norton, in Miami as they reunite after 18 years. She will return to Argentina. Jacksonville woman says she never gave up hope ABDUCTION from B-1 ing to Argentina, where she is attending school. Brown, who is based in Jacksonville, launched a search 16 months ago for Merlo after one of Norton's co-workers brought the case to his attention.

The path to Merlo wound through the Customs Service attache in Uruguay, the Argentine federal police and the U.S. Consulate in Argentina. Once Merlo's address was located, Norton began sending letters to her daughter. But the address was incomplete, and the letters came back. Customs officials then took up the search.

"We persuaded the U.S. Consul General in Argentina to hand-deliver the letter," Brown said. Contact with Merlo was made last month, said stepfather Ken Norton. "On April 3, she called us, and we weren't home. So she left a message on our answering machine," he said.

Merlo smiled broadly as she answered questions about the first conversation with her mother. "I was nervous the first time we talked on the phone. I kept saying, 'hello, hello, for like a half an hour," she recalled. "And now I'm just happy to talk to her finally. And I'm so happy I have two very nice and fine brothers." She also has grandparents, four aunts, three uncles and a multitude of cousins all eager to meet her and ask lots of questions.

The extended family greeted Merlo with balloons, flowers, teddy bears and banners as she stepped off the plane. Uncle Victor Colon summed up the family's sentiments. "It's been a rough ordeal, but we're just so happy she was taken care of, at least physically." Merlo, her uncle proudly said, is studying to be a teacher. While her daughter grew up in Argentina, Norton went on with her life in Jacksonville. Norton has since remarried and has two more children, Joshua, 15, and David, 11.

She said she and Armando Merlo had no marital problems, and she is baffled to this day over his actions. "I never gave up hope of finding her," Norton said. "You go on with your life." But the pain of losing her daughter never went away. "After all these years of agony that my sister went through, now we have this," said Sonia Colon, Norton's sister. "I can't even describe what I'm feeling." The Nortons plan to stay with relatives in Miami until Mother's Day, then return to Jacksonville.

Lively turtle walks take place in dead of night in Brevard TURTLES from B-1 They take place in the dead of night without light for miles and accompanied only by the ocean's roar. Then there are the stars of the show, the giant turtles. One of nature's oldest types of reptiles, the turtles weigh between 250 and 300 pounds and are between the ages of 15 and 70. They propel themselves across the packed sand to above the tide line, doing what has come naturally since the days of the dinosaurs. LONG, HARRY G.

A memorial service for Harry G. Long, 72, of Rosewall Circle, Leesburg, will be held Tuesday May 9, 1995 at Rolling Hills Community Church, 4407 Hwy 441, Zellwood, Florida at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Richard Bawinkel officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Survivors: include: wife, Modena C.

"Cookie" Long, Leesburg, daughter and son-in-law Connie L. and H. Jerry Alley, Apopka, sister, Connie Lucille Kirkland, Edisto Island, S.C. and brother, Robert Edisto Island, S.C.; three grandchildren. ALTMAN-LONG FUNERAL HOME, DeBary, is in charge of arrangements (407) 668-4671.

LOCKE, COEY V. Memorial services for Coey V. Locke will be held Tuesday, May 9 at the church of the Messiah, Woodland and Tilden in Winter Garden. Fr. Jim Radebaugh will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy to be made to the Church of the Messiah. Arrangements under the professional direction of DOBBS FUNERAL HOME, West Orlando, 578-7720. COIL, JUSTIN TERRENCE Baptized into the Hope of Christ's Resurrection, Friday, May 5, 1995. Beloved son of G.L. "Smokey" and Bettye Coil.

Dear brother of Thomas and Bruce Coil, Uncle of John, Patrick and Heather. Dear nephew, cousin and friend. Funeral from SCHRADER FUNERAL HOME, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Monday 9:15 a.m. to St. Justin the Martyr Catholic Church, 11962 Bardmont Drive, Crestwood, for 10:00 a.m.

Mass. Interment Caledonia Presbyterian Cemetery, Monday, 2:00 p.m. If desired 8 contributions may be made to The Hope and Health Center or contributions may be made towards the purchase of a leaf in Terry's name on the Tree of Life, Hope and Help Center. Visitation Sunday 3-9 p.m. Carey Hand FUNERAL HOMES Free Will or Probate Report Call 425-6641 The turtles use their flippers for the awkward land trek and to dig nests for their eggs.

Turtle walkers can gather almost an arm's length away during that part of the ritual because the turtle becomes almost oblivious to onlookers. Bolt and other rangers from the refuge and Canaveral National Seashore will lead the reservations-only walks. For the lucky 851 who made telephone contact Saturday, confirmation letters will be mailed within the next several weeks. And for the weary rangers, it then will be time for the fun part. GAMELLI, PAUL Memorial services for Paul Gamelli, 55, of 5355 Hansel B- 17, Orlando, who passed away April 28, will be conducted 6 p.m.

Wednesday May 10, at Pine Castle Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ed Segars officiating. Mr. Gamelli has been a local resident since 1989, he was a U.S. Marine veteran and a member of Rotary Orlando South, past president of the West Springfield Rotary Club in Mass.

He will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. Arrangements by PINE CASTLE MEMORIAL CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 5800 Hansel at Wilkes. Orlando 855-5800. SOLOMON, ANN H. Funeral services for Mrs.

Solomon will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Brisson Funeral Chapel with Rev. A.F. Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. Arrangements by BRISSON FUNERAL HOME, Sanford, 322- 2131. HAYNIE, W.C. Funeral services for Mr. W.C.

Haynie will be conducted Monday morning at 10:00 at CAREY HAND COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 2811 Curry Ford Road. Burial will be in Brevard Memorial Gardens, Frontenac. Visitation hours at the funeral home are Sunday 3- 5 and 7-9. April complicalung Mrs. Fliea bookBorn in moved to Florida in was a AscenLutheran Casser Survivors: Dr.

Barson, grandchilHome, 83, Nib- failure. was dustry. moved Florida was Apopka ventist was during Survivors: wile, Evelyn Survivors: wile, J. Suwahee, Steven sisters, Raye, Smithville, Waldrep, Monitverde; five Baldwin Fairchild Funeral ren-Forest City Chapel. IN LOVING MEMORY OF NICANOR HEBERTO ORIZONDO May 7, 1929 April 19, 1995 Dearest Poppy, just 18 days ago, our most heavenly Father called you to his eternal Kingdom.

Today is your 66th birthday and you get to celebrate in heaven! We truly love you forever and always. Your loving wife Donnie, your loving children Yolanda, Cary Mary, your devoted sons-in-law Victor Sherman, the "apple your eye" your granddaughter Ashley loving sister Maria When Words Aren't Enough HARRY'S FAMOUS FLOWERS 249-0500 1-800-423-7561 (24 hrs.).