Moss was a lifelong Gainesville resident and a homemaker. Mary Ellen Moss of Starke died Saturday at the E.T.five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Susan DiFranco of Gainesville a son, George Steven Halford of Wallingford, Vt. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Tina L. She also enjoyed line dancing, fishing, roller coasters, plants and the ocean. She was a member of the Gainesville Lions Club, the Barnacle Busters, the Florida Council of the Blind, and TOPS. She had worked as a caretaker and a waitress. She moved to Gainesville from Miami in 1995. Alice Glendening Long of Gainesville died Friday at her home after a brief illness.Survivors include a daughter, Kristina Mazaika of Niagara Falls a son, Michael Mazaika of Trenton his father, Daniel Mazaika of Trenton and sisters Nancy Ries of West Palm Beach and Elaine Mazaika Machelor of Radford, Va.Īrrangements by Milam Funeral and Cremation Services. He enjoyed hunting and building remote-controlled model airplanes.

He belonged to the High Country Hunting Lodge in Centerville, N.Y., and was a member of the National Rifle Association. He attended trade school and became a mechanic, later working as a supervisor for the Niagara Falls city water department. Mazaika was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and moved to Trenton seven years ago. Mazaika of Trenton died Thursday at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Seigfred Fagerberg of Micanopy a daughter, Laraine Franze of Longwood and six grandchildren. She was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Brocton, N.Y. She was an accounting manager at Niagara Therapy Manufacturing. She graduated from Jamestown Business College. Fagerberg was born in Dewittville, N.Y., and moved to the Gainesville area in 1982. Opal Ida Fagerberg of Micanopy died Friday at Woodlands Care Center.Survivors include her son, Michael Dunham of Baltimore.Īrrangements by Forest Meadows Funeral Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur A. She taught water aerobics and exercise classes in her community at Turkey Creek Forest and was an accomplished Arthur Murray ballroom dancer. She was a Roman Catholic and a member of Holy Faith Church in Gainesville. Dunham was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and moved to Gainesville from Hackettstown, N.J., 19 years ago. Dunham of Gainesville died Tuesday at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Other famous bearers include Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), English architect Christopher Wren (1632-1723) and the fictional character Christopher Robin from A. In Denmark this name was borne by three kings (their names are usually spelled Christoffer), including the 15th-century Christopher of Bavaria who also ruled Norway and Sweden. It became very popular in the second half of the 20th century, reaching the top of the charts for England and Wales in the 1980s, and nearing it in the United States. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.Īs an English given name, Christopher has been in general use since the 15th century. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts.

From the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros) meaning 'bearing Christ', derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with φέρω ( phero) meaning 'to bear, to carry'.

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