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COLORSTRIP: B4 Orlando Sentinel THURSDAY, Deaths No one could match Mary Helen chicken. Her cobblers brimming with wild blueberries she picked herself alsowere family favorites. Whether she was cooking for family or strangers, she did so lovingly, saidher son Robert Timothy Harrisof Ocoee. was always doing things for other people cooking, helping, he said. touched a lot of Harrisdied Saturdayin North Carolina after an accident near her second home.

She was 78. RobertHarris is expecting a big crowd Fridayfora memorial service at First Baptist Church of Winter Garden. hearing from people never met saying that going to be a big void in their lives now that her son said. Mary Helen friends are scattered throughout Or- lando and North Carolina, where she would spend half the year in a house nestled in the mountain town of Sylva. She was easy to spot there, tooling around on a four- wheel all-terrain vehicle.

not every day see a 78-year-old great-grandmother on one of her son said with a chuckle. Her days on the mountain were spent taking long nature walks, tending her vegetable garden and foraging for blueberries and blackberries. Orlando, however, had been her home since the Alabama native arrived at age 16. She was a cheerleader at Ocoee High School, and after graduation did clerical work at a state hospital, a pharmacy and a church. She was a voracious reader who could power through three romance novels in a week, family members said.

She liked cards, crossword puzzles and listening to Garrison Keilloron the radio. She spent 15 years as a Pink Lady volunteer at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Her Christian faith sustained her after the deaths in recent yearsof daughters Laurieand her husband, Jesse, said her son. Harriswas alone early this month when she slipped on a rock and injured her head and arm while picking blueberries. She died of complications during treatment, her son said.

After the service in Orlando, family will take her remains to North Carolina to have another service and to spread her ashes in the vegetable garden of her beloved mountain home. Her ashes were scattered there as well. In addition to son Robert Harrisand his wife, Carolyn, survivors include son Jesse Rogers Harris IIIand his wife, Kathy, of Waynesville, N.C.; sister Ruby Horn Harrisand her husband, Windermere; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Luis Zaragoza can be reached at or 407-420-5718. Mary Helen Harris, 78, of Orlando cherished time at mountain retreat ByLUIS ZARAGOZA SENTINEL STAFF WRITER BREVARD ELLA FRIEDA ANNA GRAHAM, 84, Palm Bay, died Monday.

Palm Bay Funeral Home. ESTEL JONES, 84, Melbourne, died Tuesday. Davis-Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne. KEVIN DANIEL LENOCI, 30, Palm Bay, died Friday. Davis- Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne.

THOMAS W. McINTYRE, 56, Melbourne Village, died Wednesday. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. LAKE WILFRED J. CADLEY 90, Eustis, died Monday.

Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla. RACHEL ANNE CLASEN, 57, Clermont, died Monday. Becker Funeral Home, Clermont. JAMES GLENN, 72, Eustis, died Sunday. Hamlin Hilbish Funerals Cremations, Eustis.

STANLEY GREEN, 65, Clermont, died Monday. Becker Funeral Home, Clermont. EUGENE GORDON KALMES 79, Eustis, died Tuesday. Steverson, Hamlin Hilbish Funeral Home, Tavares. YVONNE P.

LEVESQUE, 60, Leesburg, died Tuesday. National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park. VONDA LOGAN, 90, Leesburg, died Sunday. Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg. ERMA RUTH TAYLOR, 71, Clermont, died Friday.

Michael A. Floyd Funeral Home, Clermont. ORANGE EFRAIN VELAZQUEZ ALONSO, 36, Ocoee, died July30. Robert Bryant Funeral Cremation Chapel, Orlando. ELEONORA VERGARA BOB, 90, Orlando, died Tuesday.

Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, Orlando. DOUGLAS C. BUECKHANON, 56, Orlando, died Sunday. Hayes Brothers Funeral Home, Altamonte Springs Chapel, Fern Park. MAURICE STEPFON CARWISE, infant, Orlando, died Aug.3.

Michael A. Floyd Funeral Home, Clermont. JOHN BARTOW CASEY 47, Orlando, died Monday. Dove Funeral Home, Orlando. JOAN N.

FIORENTINO, 84, Winter Garden, died Wednesday. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden Chapel. HAYWARD FOUNTAIN 42, Orlando, died Wednesday. Gail Mortuary, Orlando. JOSE DE JESUS GONZALEZ, 73, Orlando, died Wednesday.

Central Florida Direct Cremation Service, Orlando. EVELYN HENDERSON, 79, Orlando, died Wednesday. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka. THOMAS GARY HUTCHINSON, 68, Orlando, died Tuesday.

Dove Funeral Home, Orlando. LORAYNE JEFFRIES, 84, Orlando, died Aug.7. All Faiths Funeral Alternatives and Cremation Service, Orlando. JANE ANN McCLAIN, 74, Orlando, died Tuesday. Family Funeral Care, Creek, Orlando.

MARTHA ANN PETTY NIELSEN, 53, Orlando, died Monday. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka Chapel. JUANITA K. PHARES, 84, Orlando, died Wednesday. Central Florida Direct Cremation Service, Orlando.

VIVIAN I. PHILLIPS, 74, Orlando, died Tuesday. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka. DAN POLULO, 51, Orlando, died Tuesday. Hayes Brothers Funeral Home, Altamonte Springs Chapel, Fern Park.

CARLOS RUBEN SANCHEZ, 61, Orlando, died Tuesday. A Community Funeral Home Sunset Cremations, Orlando. JOHN WILLIAM SMALL, 78, Orlando, died Wednesday. Orlando Direct Cremation Service. WALTER HENRY SMITH, 2, Orlando, died Aug.7.

Mortuary, Orlando. ALICE MARIE VANDYKE, 66, Ocoee, died Tuesday. Orlando Direct Cremation Service. BRUCE WARNESS, 50, Orlando, died Saturday. Hayes Brothers Funeral Home, Altamonte Springs Chapel, Fern Park.

OSCEOLA SILVIAM. HOLGUIN, 69, Kissimmee, died Saturday. Osceola Memory Gardens Cemetery, Funeral Home Crematory, Kissimmee. IRIS GERALDINE LEWIS, 72, Kissimmee, died Monday. Osceola Memory Gardens Cemetery, Funeral Home Crematory, Kissimmee.

NORBERTA MELENDEZ, 84, Kissimmee, died Wednesday. Family Funeral Care, Creek, Orlando. SEMINOLE JAMES ROBERT BEGGS, 87, Longwood, died Tuesday. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Gotha. OVIDA S.

ERMISCH, 87, Sanford, died Saturday. National Cremation Society, Oviedo. ELIZABETH MARIE FENICAL, 84, Winter Springs, died Tuesday. Collison Family Funeral Home Crematory, Howell Branch Chapel, Winter Park. STEVEN FINKELSTEIN, 49, Longwood, died Wednesday.

Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, Orlando. ROSEMARY H. GRAY, 77, Sanford, died Aug.7. All Faiths Funeral Alternatives and Cremation Service, Orlando. MARY GRACE HAMMACK, 89, Oviedo, died Wednesday.

National Cremation Society, Oviedo. LILIANE MAINVIELLE, 88, Lake Mary, died Tuesday. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Oaklawn Chapel, Sanford. VIRGINIA PARKER MILES, 87, Oviedo, died Wednesday. Robert Bryant Funeral Cremation Chapel, Orlando.

SUMTER EDWARD J. WRIGHT 72, Wildwood, died Aug.6. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka. VOLUSIA THELMA L.

BLITHE, 90, DeLand, died Wednesday. Allen- Summerhill Funeral Home, DeLand. OUT OF AREA INGEBORG H. FARLEY, 77, Pembroke Pines, died Saturday. Casket Gallery and Cremation Service, Winter Park.

KATHERINE MARIE FORST, 93, Oakland Park, died Saturday. American Heritage Cremation Society, Holiday. MARGARET ANN ROSE, 61, Palmetto, died Monday. Banfield Funeral Home, Winter Springs. Deaths in Central Florida But with Central Hispanic population of 500,000 that includes a large middle class, Spanish radio is thriving.

With 100,000 watts, Clear Rumba 100.3 FM (WRUM)is the most powerful station in the Orlando radio market. have listeners in Jacksonville, Tampa, said Raymond Torres, the programming director for Rumba, which plays tropical music. Rumba ranks 12th in the local market, according to Arbi- tron ratings a respectable place in a market with more than 90 radio stations. Another popular station, La Preciosa (The Precious) 740 AM (WQTM), changed its format in June from Mexican oldies to modern Spanish pop to appeal to a wider audience. As on mainstream stations, Spanish-language radio commentators have become well- knownmedia personalities, followed and respected by their listeners.

Even Sen. Barack presidential campaign took notice of their popularity and picked Fernando Miguel the host of daily talk-show con with on 1030 AM (WONQ), La Grande introduce the candidate at atown-hall meeting in the spring in Kissimmee. depend a lot on radio and on radio hosts to explain the news to said. are finally taking notice of the important role Spanishradio plays in Gamache, who spent more than a decade at an Orlando Spanish-language radio station, thinks there is still room to grow. Said Gamache: bottom line is that Spanish radio is here to Jeannette Rivera-Lyles can be reached at or 407-420-5471.

ROBERSON, A Funeral Services for Joseph A. Roberson, who passed away Tuesday August 12th in Leesburg, FL will be Friday August 15th at 1PM at Page Theus Funeral Home, 914 W. Main Street, Leesburg, FL. The family will receive riends from 6-8PM Thursday (today) at the funeral home. Born in Florence County, SC.

Mr. Roberson a retired Construction Superintendent moved to the Leesburg area over 20 years ago from Cocoa, FL. He was employed in the construction field for over 40 ears and retired in 2006. He as an avid NASCAR fan, and enjoyed farming, fishing and hunting. He was predeceased by his brothers James David, and Leon Rhudell Roberson and a sister Mary Dean Roberson.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years Joan; son Joseph A Roberson, Jr. Navarre, FL; daughter Jennifer Roberson Barger Melbourne, FL; stepsons Tim Bageard and Skip Flis both of Leesburg; brother Ralph L. Roberson Turbevllle, SC; six sisters Judy Horn, Brandon, MS, Ginawease Schlegel, Las Vegas, NV, Patricia Molina, El Paso, TX, Cynthia Querin, Ridgeland, MS, Debra Roberson, Port Orange, FL; Marcia Roberson, urbeville, SC; four grandchildren Riley, Derin, and Brody Roberson, and Grant Barger. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung 61Broadway, 6th Floor, New ork, NY 10006. Page Theus Funerals Cremations, 914 W.

Main Street, Leesburg, FL has been entrusted with all arrangements. 352-787-5511 KALMES, EUGENE GORDON, of Eustis, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the age of 79. He was known as Gene to all of his riends and as "Dits" to his old buddies. Gene was born December 14, 1928. He was the beloved father of eight; Denise, Kevin, Daire, Jackie, Kayne, Darlin, Eugene, Jr.

and Kelle. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Edith, for 42 years, before her passing in 1992. Relocating to Mount Dora in 1987 from Deerfield, IL, hey had a wide circle of riends. He will be fondly remembered by his children, as ell as by his loving companion of four years, Joy Gottfried of Lady Lake. He will be in the hearts of his grandchildren; Nate, Tyler, Charlie, Tony, Will, Kal, and Haley; his great grandchild, Kylie and son in law, Mark "Thai" Tobolski.

Gene as a life-long Cubs fan and enjoyed participating at the IceHouse Theatre, where his daughter, Darlin, is the artistic director. In lieu of flowers, the amily prefers donations to the Gene and Edith Kalmes Performance Scholarship Fund at the IceHouse heatre, PO Box 759, Mount Dora, FL 32756. Honoring his ishes, there will be no formal ake or funeral ceremony but all are welcome to join the amily for a celebration of his life and humor Sunday, August 17th, from 3-6PM in the lobby of the Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora. Arrangements are entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin Hilbish Funerals and Crema- ions, Tavares, 352-343-4444. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through our ebsite www.SteversonHamlin Hilbish.com.

"STAN" GENE, 65, Clermont passed away at home Monday, August 11, 2008. He was born in Parkin, Arkansas on May 11, 1943 to Edgar and Nannie Mae Green. Stan had lived in Clermont for the past eight years moving from Naples, FL. He once was the owner and operator of in Watseka, IL. His hobbies included golfing and bowling.

He is sur- ived by his wife Marlene of Clermont, FL: sons, John (Annette), Schaumburg, IL and Stanley, Volo, IL; daughters, Michelle (Chris) Alcorn, Ft. Myers, FL, Cynthia Gozzola, A lpharetta, GA; brother, Arvill, DeKalb, IL; sister, Maxine (Tom) Coyle, DeKalb, IL; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. life will be celebrated Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 at at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Clermont. Entombment will follow in Venice Memorial Gardens, Venice, FL.

Friends may call at the funeral home on hursday from 3-5PM and 6-8PM to pay their respects. For those who wish, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Becker Family Funeral Home, 806 West Minneola Avenue, Clermont, FL. 352-394-7121 Lake Obituaries, Services, Memorials View obituaries online at OrlandoSentinel.com/obituaries Express condolences with our online obituary section. OrlandoSentinel.com/obituaries ALLEN, 44, Orlando, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 1PM at Mortuary Chapel. MORTUARY Pine Hills Chapel providing service for the Hill Family. CORCORAN, THOMAS J. 55, passed away August 11, 2008. Tom was predeceased by his father James, sister Trish, brother Bill and aunt Fran.

He is survived by his mother Clare Corcoran, sister Marlene Marlow (Mike), brothers Pat (Judy), Terry (Pam), Dan, Jim (Nancy) and Larry (Peggy); and many nieces, nephews and friends. Tom grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He lived in Orlando since the and subcontracted for Sears Carpet until leaving to become a project engineer. He was a man full of love, kindness and generosity for all especially his family and friends. Tom, your family and friends will miss and love you forever and always.

A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, August 17, 2008, 1-3PM at the VFW 4287, 3500 S. Goldenrod Road, Orlando, FL. Arrangements by All Faiths Funeral Alternative Cremation Service, 4901S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32806 407-898-1698. 97, of Orlando passed away Tuesday, Aug.

12th. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she moved to Central Florida in 1990. She was a homemaker, member of the Italian American Club and of the Catholic Faith. She is survived by her son, Frank Braga of Queens, NY; daughter, Mary Ann Tomeo of Orlando; 11grand- children and 16 great grandchildren. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10AM Friday, Aug.

15, 2008 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 5900 Oleander Drive, Orlando 32807. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-4PM and 6-8PM Thursday, Aug. 14th, at Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 895 S. Goldenrod Road, Orlando.

To leave a special message for the family online, please visit: www.NewcomerFamily.com Our beloved Dad and Grandpa died at home Thursday August 7th. A Memorial Service will be held at 1PM, Saturday August 16th at Kingdom Hall of Witnesses located at 4406 Teresa Blvd. Orange Share memories with our online obituary section. OrlandoSentinel.com/ obituaries Heavenly Father, Our beautiful mother is now in Your loving embrace. Our heart was so pure and loving: she touched so many lives.

Hold her in Your loving hands with my father as they walk side by side with You in heaven. Mrs. Jeannette Labrecque, 79, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008, at her Winter Garden home. She is survived by her children, Robert and Nancy Labrecque, their children Jessica, Sara and Jeff Jones, and great-granddaughter Georgia. Marcelle Lamb, daughters Patricia Chambliss, Melissa and Alan Bartlett, great-grand daughters Jennifer and April.

Marie and Tom Randall, their children Thomas Jr. and Patrick. Richard and Donna Labrecque. Lucille and Michael Knight, and their children Christopher and Michelle. Louise Favinger, her children Matthew and Stephanie.

Diane and Charles Green, their children Amanda and Jared. Donna and Larry Rock, their children John and Niki. Michael Labrecque, his children Anthony, Nicholas, and Jake. Karen and Richard Wolford. Kevin and Alicia Labrecque, their children, Amy and Nicholas.

Her sister Irene and husband Robert Bunting, brother Armand Girouard and wife MaryLee along with many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by family and friends and forever in our hearts. The family will be receiving friends at the Dobbs Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from The funeral service will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church following the visitation at 12PM. Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Professional Services provided by Dobbs Funeral Home, 430 N.

Kirkman Road, Orlando. 407-578-7720 MILLER 47, of Winter Park, passed away, Sunday, August 10, 2008. Lori went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ after a valiant two year fight against Melanoma Cancer. Lori was born April 6, 1961in Winter Park. She spent many of her growing up years caring for her horses and riding competitively in shows around Central Florida.

She attended Lake Sybelia Elementary School and graduated from Trinity Preparatory High School. She attended college at Gordon Conwell College in Wenham, MA where she met her husband Bob Jensen and was married in August 1984. Lori is preceded in death by her father Meredith Miller. Lori is survived by her daughters, Jamie Jensen (18) and Allie Jensen (10) of Winter Park; mother, Ann Bryan of Orlando; sisters, Cathryn Stephens and Cynthia Hicks both of Maitland; Bonnie Miller Hutchinson of Boise, Idaho; brothers, Charles Bliss of Atlanta, GA and Bill Miller of Boise, Idaho; and loving companion, Jack Setzer of Winter Park. In addition Lori is remembered lovingly by many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Lori will be held at 11AM Saturday, August 16, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Winter Park (1021North New York Avenue) with Dr. Carey Bates and Bob Hicks brother-in-law) officiating. Interment will follow at Palm Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, can- cer.org. Services entrusted to COLLISON FAMILY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY, HOWELL BRANCH CHAPEL, 3806 Howell Branch Road, Winter Park, 407-678-4500.

J. 87, Orlando, FL passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008. She was a member of St. Mark A.M.E. Church in Orlando.

She is survived by her sister, Clara Weston. Visitation will be on Friday, 4-8PM, at Mortuary. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 11AM at St. Mark A.M.E. Church, 1968 Bruton Boulevard, Orlando.

Interment will follow at the Washington Park Cemetery. MORTUARY Pine Hills Chapel providing service for the Williams Family. 78, passed away after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Barbara, children, Mona Sinquefield of Concord, NC, Mike Small of Sarasota, Cindy Bowden of Apopka and Ray Small of Cocoa Beach; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will hold a celebration of life at the home on Friday, August 15th between the hours of 6pm-8pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to 988 Woodcock Suite 200, Orlando 32803 or Vitas Innovative Hospice, 5151 Adanson Orlando 32804 RIVERA, AIDA ESTHER, 70, passed away August 11, 2008 in Orlando, FL. Mrs. Rivera was born December 26, 1937 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. She was a longtime member of Central Christian Church and an active member of Iglesia Cristina Hispana Discipulos de Cristo. She is survived by her husband, Norbert Rivera- Morales of Orlando; daughters, Dina L.

Rivera also of Orlando; and Larissa Rivera Weaver and her husband, Glen of San Jose, CA; son, Norbel R. Rivera of Orlando; two granddaughters, Anya and Arianna Weaver; three sisters, Vanessa M. Rivera of Dublin, CA, and Titin and Lucy Rivera of PR and a brother, Rigoberto Rivera also of PR. A gathering for family and friends will be held Thursday, August 14th from 2-9PM at the Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home Conway Chapel with Funeral Services at 7PM. Private inurn- ment at Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Arrangements are being handled by BALDWIN FAIRCHILD CONWAY CHAPEL, 1413 S. Semoran Orlando, FL 32807, 407-277-6700. Please view and sign the family guest- book at: www.baldwinfairchild.com 74, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11AM, Friday, August 15, at First Baptist Church of Apopka with Pastor Steve Rohr officiating. Viewing will be held Thursday from 6-8PM at the Loomis Funeral Home, 420 Main Street, Apopka, FL 32703, 407880-1007.

Mrs.Vivian Phillips was born August 24, 1933 in Orlando, Florida and is survived by her husband, James E. Phillips Sr; son, James Phillips daughter Shannon Phillips; step-daughter Debbie Wilson; brother Carroll Alderman; sister Cheryl Sylvester and eight grandchildren. She will forever be in our hearts. Placing An Obituary Notice Obituary notices are taken daily between 8:30 a.m.& 3:30 p.m. for the next publication.

Photo notices must be submitted by 2:30 p.m. To place your notice, call 407-420-6006. In Lake County, call 352-742-5953. HISPANICS FROM PAGEB1 Don Helms NASHVILLE, Tenn. Don Helms, a renowned steel guitarist who played in Hank Drifting Cowboys band and on classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell, has died of an apparent heart attack.

Helms, 81, died Monday in Nashville at Skyline Medical Center, said Michael Thomas, a director at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Helms of New Brockton, was an original member of Drifting Cowboys and provided the signature steel guitar parts on tunes such as Cold and After death in 1953, Helms played on After Black and other songs. ASSOCIATED PRESS Deaths elsewhere Product: OSBS PubDate: 08-14-2008 Zone: FLA Edition: ROP Page: OBIT User: estith Time: Color: CMYK.