Area Deaths

Roger Walton Sr., 64, of Brooksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Survivors include his son, Roger; and other family.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.

Robert R. Baum, 61, of Brooksville, died Friday, Jan. 1, at HPH Hospice Care Center. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and moved to this area 20 years ago from New York.
Mr. Baum was a U.S. Marine veteran.
Survivors include two daughters, Noelle Baum and Brandi Graves, both of Syracuse; three brothers, Lanny Baum of Brooksville, John Baum of Moravia, N.Y., and Charles Baum of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; four sisters, Dawn Centner of Sweetwater, Texas, Anna Mae Quarantillo and Ronale Baum, both of Niagara Falls, and Cheryl Baum of Syracuse; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements by Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.

Kenneth W. Stutzman, 84, of Brooksville, died Tuesday, Jan. 5. He was born in Akron, Ohio, and moved to this area 18 years ago from Piqua, Ohio.
Mr. Stutzman was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served on the USS Ticonderoga.
Arrangements by Brewer & Sons Funeral Home, Brooksville Chapel.