Michele Frank DeBari passed away on May 4, 2024. He was born in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1933, to Frank and Josephine Digennaro DeBari.
He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and was a Police Officer for the State of Maryland. He moved to Ocala in July of 2003 from New Bern, North Carolina belonged to Queen of Peace Catholic Church and held memberships in the Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89 in Maryland, the Italian American Club of Ocala at Top of the World.
Michele was very proud of his children and family; he valued his very close friends and enjoyed helping others. He also enjoyed his hobby of tinkering with cars and fixing them up for resell.
He is precede in death by his parents and his wife Diann Marie who passed away in 2008 and granddaughter Mikaele Maria Debari.
Michele is survived by his children Dianne Lynne (Kelly Lee) Bailey, Aldis, Oklahoma; Brian Gavin DeBari, Winchester, Virginia; Jamie Michael (Sheri Lynn) DeBari of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Peter Antonio DeBari, Morgantown, West Virgina; Brett Scott DeBari, Morgantown, West Viginia; grandchildren Brianna Elizabeth Bailey, Collin Jesie Bailey, Kylie Danelle DeBari, Caleb Neal (Fiancé Diana Boucino) DeBari, Isabella Rose DeBari, Keano DeBari and great-granddaughter Anais Rose Bailey.