OCALA, Fla. — Arthur W. Dion, 83, of Ocala, Fla., died Saturday, April 14, at Superior Residence in Ocala, Fla., after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He was predeceased by his wife, Ellamae Dion.

He was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and firmly believed in the coming of an earthly paradise and the resurrection.

He was born March 11,1935, in Massachusetts.

He is survived by his four daughters, Susan Dion of Lewiston, Wendy Williams and husband, Scott, of Ocala, Janice Moss and Elizabeth Dion, of Davenport. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Amanda, Ben, Micah, Peter, Joseph, Alexander, Andrew and Megan.