Heriberto Rodriguez-Rivera

Heriberto Rodriguez-Rivera, 81, of Ocala, Florida passed away on August 4, 2021 at Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1940, the son of Leodrina Rivera and Ernesto Rodriguez. Eddie was a native of Puerto Rico before moving to the Ocala area over 40 years ago. He was employed at Capris Furniture for many years as a plant supervisor before his retirement this year. Eddie’s biggest joy in life was making others happy and always treating people with respect and kindness. Eddie was married to his loving wife Janice for 36 years. Eddie is survived by his spouse, Janice and his 5 children, Melissa, Luis (Elbert), William(Allan), Jason, and Linda. Eddie was also survived by 6 loving grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A visitation for Eddie will be held at Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services (910 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470) on Sunday, August 8 from 12:00pm until 1:30pm. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2:00pm on Sunday at Highland Memorial Park. Online condolences may be sent to hiers-baxley.com.