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Orlando Sentinel: PRODUCT: DESK: DATE: EDITION: ZONE: PAGE: D4.0/ DEADLINE: 21.30/ OP: COMPOSETIME: 22.19 CMYK COLORSTRIP: D4 Orlando Sentinel TUESDAY, Obituaries SONIA ALDARONDO 68, Cortez Court, Kissimmee, died Saturday, March 9. Mrs. Aldarondo was a homemaker. Born in Isabela, Puerto Rico, she moved to Central Florida in 1991. She was a member of Iglesia de Dois de Kissimmee.

Survivors: sons, Severo Berrios, Kissimmee, Wilfredo Berrios, Lutza; brothers, Porfilio, Puerto Rico, Americo, Connecticut; sisters, Ana Delia Hernandez, Michigan, Luz Maria Gonzales, New York, Sol Maria, Connecticut; five grandchildren. Osceola Memory Gardens Cemetery, Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee. MARY ANARI 61, 5529 Cord Grass Lane, Melbourne Beach, died Monday, March 11. Mrs. Anari was a secretary at Underwriters Laboratory, Melville, N.Y.

Born in New York, she moved to Central Florida in 1999. She was a member of The New Neighbors Club. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors: husband, Nicholas; son, Nicholas Fort Lauderdale; daughter, Renata Tullo, Massapequa, N.Y.; brother, Pete Fazio, Staten Island, N.Y. Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne.

NETTIE V. ARBOGAST 88, Glendon Drive, Melbourne, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs. Arbogast was a retired assembly worker. Born in Dawes, W.Va., she moved to Central Florida in 1975.

She was a member of Church of God Praise Cathedral. Survivors: son, Howard R. Jarrell, Melbourne; sisters, Lucille Crowder, Texas, Thelma Thompson, Palm Bay; brother, Jessee Lee Brown, Chesapeake, W.Va.; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren. Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. ELEANOR BAGDONAS 86, El Dorado Drive, Lakeland, died Sunday, March 10.

Mrs. Bagdonas was a retired secretary for Endicott-Johnson Shoe Endicott, N.Y. Born in she moved to Lakeland from Orange City in 1998. She was Methodist. Survivors: son, Harold, Atwater, daughter, Marjorie Turner, Lakeland; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren.

Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, DeLand. CHARLES E. BARBER 29, Sunset Boulevard, Kissimmee, died Sunday, March 3. Mr. Barber was a construction worker.

Born in Kissimmee, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. Survivors: mother, Judy Rice, Murfreesboro, brother, John Smyrna, sister, Tina M. Mullis, Smyrna. Grissom Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee. ROBERT LEE BOOTH, 74, West French Avenue, Orange City, died Saturday, March 9.

Mr. Booth was a drafting supervisor for a boiler manufacturer. Born in Belington, W.Va., he was a winter resident of Central Florida since 1988. He was a member of The Chapel Church, Akron, Ohio. He was a Mason, CuyahogaFalls, Ohio, and a former City Council member, Norton, Ohio.

Survivors: wife, Shirley, Norton; sons, Robert, Monroe, N.C., Timothy Lee, Mark Alan, Norton; daughter, Paula Yoho, Linden, Ohio; sister, Mabel Booth, Akron, Judy Curtis, Orange Park. Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary. BETTY M. BREMER 81, Gladys Terrace, Daytona Beach, died Saturday, March 9. Mrs.

Bremer was a retired waitress. Born in Jacksonville, she moved to Central Florida in 1970. She was Episcopalian. Survivors: daughters, Katy Gearheart, Daytona Beach, Judy sons, Ben, Statesville, N.C., Tim Gearheart, Daytona Beach, Ray sister, CallieBullock, Texas; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. New Life Cremation and Funeral Chapel, Ormond Beach.

JOAN ELIZABETH BRYSON, 63, SpringbankAvenue, Orange City, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs. Bryson was a retired dietary aide at Florida Hospital. Born in Oswego, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1984 from Hollywood. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Orange City.

Survivors: son, Robert Orange City; daughters, Rebecca Arata, Orange City, Linda Haskell, Deltona; brothers, John DeFrain, both of New York; sisters, Margaret Mahoney, Esther Mitchell, Laura Arnold, all of Sanford, Emma Jeffredo, Arizona, Madeline Nicholson, Indiana; six grandchildren. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, DeLand. ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, 94, Chipola Avenue, DeLand, died Thursday, March 7. Mr.

Buchanan was the retired owner of a restaurant called the Whitehorse Inn, Cincinnati. Born in Ripley, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1975. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, DeLand. Survivors: wife, Miriam; daughter, Janet Zebley, Titusville; stepson, James brother, Francis, Sarasota; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. Carpenter-Curry Funeral Home, DeLand.

HELEN INMAN EGGERT BUSH, 93, Chipola Avenue, DeLand, died Saturday, March 9. Mrs. Bush was a retired guidance counselor, Niles, Mich. Born in Carlton, she moved to Central Florida in 1971. She attended Trinity United Methodist Church, DeLand.

She was a member of PEO, and Church Women United. Survivors: stepdaughters, Charlene Sauer, Sharon Molthen, Maitland; stepsons, Gerald Eggert, State College, Edward Eggert, Kel- seyville, Michael Bush, Peru, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren. Baldauff Family Funeral Home, Orange City. THELMA EUGENE BUTT 88, 29th Street, Orlando, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs.

Butt was a retired masseuse. Born in Elkton, she moved to Central Florida in 1987. Survivors: daughter, Janet Marie Harris, Orlando; son, Thomas W. Pritchett, Oregon; sister, Hazel R. Willson, Sun City Center; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

National Cremation Society Beacon Chapter, Winter Park. GLADYS S. CHENEY, 99, Northlake Drive, Orange City, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs. Cheneywas a retired public school teacher.

Born in New York City, she moved to Orange City in 1981 from Ormond Beach. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City. RAYMOND A. CLOUGHSR. 82, Riverside Drive, Holly Hill, died Saturday, March 9.

Mr. Clough was a seaman with Marine Shipping. Born in North Woodstock, N.H., he moved to Central Florida in 1977 from Waterbury, Conn. Survivors: daughters, Lynn, Morgantown, W.Va., Ruthann Coyote, Tucson, Barbara, Boston; sons, Raymond Dallas, Edward, Manhattan, N.Y.; four grandchildren. New Life Cremation and Funeral Chapel, Ormond Beach.

ROBERT J. COVERT, 70, Yorkshire Drive, Paisley, died Sunday, March 10. Mr. Covert was a retired truck driver for The Courier Express Newspaper, Buffalo, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, he moved to Central Florida in 1989.

He was Catholic. Survivors: wife, Barbara; sons, Jeffrey, DeLand, Scott, Brad, both of Buffalo; daughters, Karen Frost, Warsaw, N.Y., Paula brothers, Claude, Grand Island, N.Y., Donnie, Ormond Beach, Kenny, Georgia, Eddie, Buffalo; sisters, Betty Jane Trowbridge, Buffalo, Barbara Henfling, Depew, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. Allen- Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City. WILLIAM H. ENDRISS SR.

64, Fleetwood Court, Orlando, died Monday, March 11. Mr. Endriss was a retired printer. Born in Sheffield, Iowa, he moved to Central Florida in 1977. He was Roman Catholic.

Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, William James, Jason Baker, William McComas, all of Orlando; daughters, Roxann Ledden, Kissimmee, Michelle, Lori, both of Orlando; father, Clifton, Sheffield, Iowa; brother, Glenn, Mason City, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Orlando. JAMES EDWIN GARNER 56, 812 John Young Parkway, Kissimmee, died Wednesday, March 6. Born in Binghamton, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1964. He was Protestant.

Survivors: brothers, Wayne, Clermont, Robert, Brandon, Roger, Litia; sister, Nancy Van Dusen, Sanford. Fisk Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Cloud. CAROL HAIRSTON 65, Illinois Avenue, St. Cloud, died Friday, March 8.

Ms. Hairston was a conductor for the New York City Department of Transportation. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1995. She was Episcopalian. Survivors: sons, Kel- dric Browne, Kenneth Brown, both of St.

Cloud, Keith Brown, Brooklyn; daughter, Tami Ricci, Brooklyn; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee. THOMAS F. KNIGHT 76, Elmwood Avenue, DeLand, died Sunday, March 10. Mr.

Knight was a retired salesman for a building supply company. Born in Lowell, he moved to Central Florida in 1984 from Bridgeport, Conn. He was a member of St. Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

He was a member of the Southridge Golf Course and the DeLand Elks Club. Survivors: wife, Eleanor sons, William, Barry, both of Bridgeport, Thomas Jacksonville; daughter, Linda Smith, Bridgeport; brothers, Donald, Westfield, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand. MICHAEL KORETZKA JR. 81, Verona Street, Kissimmee, died Friday, March 8.

Mr. Koretzka was a crane operator in Pittsburgh. Born in Pittsburgh, he moved to Central Florida in 1972. He was Roman Catholic. He was an Army veteran.

Survivors: son, Michael Orlando; two grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home Crematory, Kissimmee. ROBERT E. LINDHOLM 79, Carlton Street, Longwood, died Saturday, March 9, of congestive heart failure. Mr.

Lindholm was a sales engineer for General Electric. He was a member of VFW, Elks Club, National Rifle Association, U.S. Golf Association and Rolling Hills Golf Club. Survivors: wife, Mary Jane; daughters, Marcia Bittenbender, Winter Park, Connie Johnson, Wallingford, sons, Robert Dover, N.H., Jon Farmington, Thomas Pleasant Hill, four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Homes, Altamonte Springs.

GRACE JOHNSTON LONGO 92, 7201 Greenboro Drive, West Melbourne, died Saturday, March 9. Mrs. Longo was a homemaker. Born in Swanton, she moved to Central Florida in 1948. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Melbourne.

Survivor: sister, Ann Meyers, Cumberland, Md. Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. BEVERLY B. MACLAGAN 84, 27th Street North, St. Petersburg, died Monday, March 4.

Mrs. MacLaganwas ahomemaker. Born in Chicago, she moved to St. Petersburg from Fruitland Park in 2001. Survivors: sons, Robert, St.

Petersburg, Donald, Las Vegas, David, DeLand; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg. HAROLD M. MCCRONE 88, West 29th Street, Orlando, died Saturday, March 9, of respiratory failure.

Mr. McCrone was a commercial artist. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1953. He was a member of VFW Post 16, Orlando. He was Methodist.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: daughters, Sandra J. Tufts, Orlando, Mollie C. Williams, Poland, Ohio, Candace L. Bentley, Kissimmee; brother, Henry, Boardman; nine grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.

Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Lake Ivanhoe Chapel, Orlando. LUTHER LEE MERRELL 77, Chakano- tosa Circle, Orlando, died Sunday, March 10, of respiratory failure. Mr. Merrell was a teletype technician. Born in Shawnee, he moved to Central Florida in 1987.

He was a Navy veteran. Survivors: wife, Anita; daughter, Joan M. Altizer, Apopka. Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka. ANTHONY A.

MIDDLEBROOKS 56, Courtland Boulevard, Deltona, died Sunday, March 10. Mr. Middlebrooks was a salesman in the automotive industry. Born in Washington, D.C., he moved to Central Florida in 1979. He was Roman Catholic.

Survivors: son, Anthony Deltona; brother, John Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren. Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary. MARTHA M. MIDDLETOWN, 96, DeBary Drive, DeBary, died Saturday, March 9. Mrs.

Middletown was a retired licensed practical nurse. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1952 from Long Island. She was a member of St. Catholic Church, DeBary. Survivors: sons, William Stream, Thomas sister, Adele Kelley, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.

Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary. ALBERT C. OTTMAN 73, Williamsburg Place, Daytona Beach, died Saturday, March 9. Mr. Ottman was a retired heavy-equipment operator.

Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1987 from Hyde Park, N.Y. He was a member of the Port Orange United Church of Christ. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Caroline sons, Anthony, Ha- Albert, daughters, Gail N.Y., Patricia Ellen Blanchard, brother, Anthony, Seymour, sisters, Jacqueline LaCroix, Beacon Falls, Barbara Tommaselli, Ansonia, 18 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren. New Life Cremation and Funeral Chapel, Port Orange.

JOHN B. PERRYMAN 74, 205 Cricket Hollow Lane, Eustis, died Friday, March 8. Mr. Perryman was an Army veteran. Born in Louvale, he moved to Central Florida in 1947.

Survivors: wife, Ann; sons, Mitch, St. Augustine, Mark, Keystone Heights, Jeff, New Windsor, daughters, Leigh, Eustis, Linda Norman, Ocala; brother, Walter, Howey in the Hills; sisters, Nadine Yarbrough, Jacksonville, Blanche Lindsey, Adel, Lanell Barnes, Hor- nebrook, 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora. NELLIE ETTA RICE 93, Woodbury Glen Drive, Orlando, died Sunday, March 10.

Mrs. Rice was a homemaker. Born in Randolph, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1972. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Orlando. Survivors: son, David Orlando; one granddaughter.

Newcomer Family Funeral Home, East Orlando Chapel. THELMA M. SCHMOOCK 87, Quakertown, died Friday, March 8. She was born in New Hope, Pa. Survivors: sons, Herbert Upper Black Eddy, Herbert J.

Quakertown, Walter Kim, both of St. Cloud; brother, Willard Dillon, New Hope, 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Quakertown, Pa. DORIS C.

SMART 97, Lindenwood Lane, Kissimmee, died Friday, March 8. Mrs. Smart was a seamstress in the garment industry. Born in Jamaica, she moved to Central Florida in 1988. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kissimmee.

Survivor: husband, Harold. Osceola Memory Gardens Cemetery, Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee. ROBERT ESTICE SMITH, 32, Glenwood Road, DeLand, died Saturday, March 9. Mr. Smith was a registered nurse for Arbor Temp Services assigned to Ormond Beach Hospital.

Born in SnoqualmieFalls, he moved to Central Florida in 1999. He attended First Baptist Church of New Smyrna Beach. He was a member of the National Nurses Association. Survivors: mother, Dana Darlene, DeLand; father, Robert DeLand; sons, Kaleb, Jacob Hanson, both of Lake Mary; daughter, Sylvia Grace Smith, Edgewater; sisters, Robin Williams, St. Louis; Terri Jackson, Glenwood; Tammy Burdine, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand. BRENDA A. SMITH 53, North Kenansville Road, Kenansville, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs. Smith was an office manager for a trucking company.

Born in Washington, she moved to Central Florida this year. She was a member of The Free Methodist Church. Survivors: son, Scott R. Arthur, Richmond Hill, mother, Thelma A. Evans, Washington; father, Lowell R.

Evans, Washington; sister, Diana K. Cox, Kenansville; brother, Thomas R. Evans, Washington. Osceola Memory Gardens Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Cloud.

LULA B. TARVER 101, 411 W. Woodard Eustis, died Thursday, March 7. Mrs. Tarver was a homemaker.

Born in St. Mary, she moved to Central Florida in 1944. She was a member of Church of God in Christ, Zellwood. Survivors: sons, James McFarley, Deltona, Aaron, California, Artie, Ocoee; daughters, Martha Beall, Zellwood, Berdie Mae Datson, Chester Creek, several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren. Marvin C.

Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka. HILDA MAE THELWELL 95, South Seagate Drive, Deltona, died Sunday, March 10. Mrs. Thelwell was a homemaker. Born in Jamaica, she moved to Central Florida in 1991.

She was a member of Trinity Assembly of God, Deltona. Survivors: daughters, Rena Chong, England, Sylvia Blagrove, Deltona; three brothers; four sisters; 15 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Deltona Memorial Funeral Home, Orange City. CLAUDIA P. TWINE 78, Canovia Avenue, Orlando, died Monday, March 11.

Mrs. Twine was a homemaker. Born in Springfield, she moved to Central Florida in 1980. She was Congregational. Survivors: daughter, Cynthia Morlen, Tacoma, sister, Lois H.

Lovern, Orlando; two grandsons. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando. STEPHEN R. VANYO JR. 54, Taylor Creek Road, Christmas, died Monday, March 11.

Born in Chicago, he moved to Central Florida in 2001. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Sherry; daughter, Samantha; son, Joshua Evans; sister, Marge Gerhardt. South Brevard Funeral Home, Titusville. NELLIE MARGARET WILLIAMS, 86, North Summit, Lake Helen, died Sunday, March 10.

Mrs. Williams was a homemaker. Born in Pocahontas, she moved to Central Florida in 1968. She was a member of Blake Memorial Baptist Church, Lake Helen. Survivors: husband, Robert son, Robert New Smyrna Beach; daughters, Nina Louise Wood, Lake Helen, VadaHolli- day, DeLand, ErmaBaird, Scott Depot, W.Va.; brothers, Clyde Perry, Norfolk, Edward Perry, Beckley, W.Va.; nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren.

Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City. 733439904 Funeral Cremation Services A family owned service company. 407-423-4991 By IOANA GIURCA SENTINEL STAFF WRITER Although he listed himself as a farmer with the authorities in Chemnitz, Germany, Joachim Willi Schroeter knew it would only be a matter of time until the Russians would discover the lie and send him and his new bride to Siberia at the close of World War II. So, under a darkened sky barraged by bullets, the young couple gathered what belongings they could into a small wooden wagon and headed west for a better life. Schroeter, a mechanical engineer who fled into the former West Germany, died March 9 in Orlando.

He was 83. Following his footsteps, Schroeter developed a fascination for mechanics at an early age. He built circuits and later radios. When it came time for college, he enrolled in the Academy for Technic in his native Chemnitz and studied engineering. He spent two summers adjusting valves and building pieces for an auto company nearby.

was really a said his son, Dirk J. Schroeter of Orlando, an engineer at Lockheed learned a lot from After escaping the harsh conditions of the former East Germany, the couple lived in several refugee camps in West Germany until 1949, when his wife, Doris Irmgard, gave birth to their son in a one- room apartment the couple had rented in Solingen. In 1957, the family left behind a land still in ruins and headed to the United States, thanks to a Methodist church in Perry, N.Y., that sponsored them. Schroeter first worked as a too-and-die maker. He eventually found work as a stress- analystengineer at Buffalo Forge which made industrial fans and air-handling equipment.

He held five patents from his work. After working there for 23 years, the couple retired in Longboat Key. He was a Mason and Shriner in Buffalo, N.Y., and Sarasota. He also preformed with the Shrine Chanters, a chorus, at the Kleinhans Music Hall. He was a member of Asbury Delaware Methodist Church in Buffalo.

Other survivors include one grandchild. Funeral Arrangements are handled by ICS Cremation Society, Harbour Heights. Joachim W. Schroeter fled Russians.