All Obituaries

Harvey James “Jim” Gordon, 94, of Dunnellon, Florida and formerly Columbus, Ohio, passed away on March 12, 2019. He was born January 28, 1925 in Junction City, Ohio to Carl H. and Helen Gordon. He served in the US Navy’s 3rd Fleet aboard the USS Kyne in the South Pacific during  WWII. When the war ended, he married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Donna J. Gordon. They were married 71 years before her passing in 2017. They moved to Glenview,...

Mr. Charles W. Keele, 86, of Dunnellon, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Legacy Hospice House in Ocala, surrounded by his family.  Born in Palatka, FL, Mr. Keele and his family moved to Dunnellon in 1967, coming here from Ocala.  He retired after many years as the District Manager for Florida Power Corp., now Duke Energy.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a Russian Linguist, and served his local community as an EMT with the Dunnellon Rescue...

Patrick Todd Murphy (Murph),47, Alpharetta, GA, passed away on Sunday, April 21st,  2019, from natural causes. The funeral service will he held at 4pm, Thursday, April 25th at Robert’s Funeral Home in Dunnellon, FL. There will be a brief family visitation prior to the service.  Patrick was born in Lexington, KY on July 20th, 1971. He graduated with the class of 1989 from Montgomery County High School in Mt. Sterling, KY and continued on to earn his AA Degree from Santa...

GySgt. Edmund R. Giertych, USMC Retired, passed away Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at his residence, surrounded by his family.  He proudly served his country for 21 years, serving in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.  He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Patricia, his children Michael Giertych, Roxanne Nesvig (Walt), Susan Rudnicki (Tad), John Giertych (Nancy), grandchildren Travis Giertych, Tyler Giertych, Paul Attkisson, Mark Attkisson, Benjamin Rudnicki, Christina...

Dunnellon- Norbert Nevon Markham, 82, Farmer and lifelong resident of Romeo, FL, died Thursday afternoon on the 11th day of April, 2019.  He was born in Romeo on 30th of July, 1936 to the late Ollie Clyde and Clara (Lewis) Markham. Norbert dedicated his life to agriculture. He was a humble and simple man who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his sisters, Zennie Belle Spiegelberg, Mamie Era Richards, Clara Florence Smith and his brothers,...

James “Jim” Thompson, 81, a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend died on Saturday, April 14, 2019 at his residence in Dunnellon, FL. Jim was born into this life on July 30, 1937 in Paducah, Kentucky. He was the son to the late Fred and Mattie Belle (Bichon) Thompson. Jim grew up in Kentucky and after High School he enlisted in the US Navy and later on the US Air Force. In 1957 he met his future wife Dawn while he was stationed in New Jersey. They got married in 1958 and...

Maria Morales, 62, died suddenly on April 16, 2019 at BayFront Health Seven Rivers in Crystal River, FL. She was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico to the Late Julio and Buenaventura(Tufino) Morales.  She is survived by her husband, Innocencio Melendez; her sons, Jamil E. Melendez , Melvin G. Melendez and  her daughter, Nataliz Melendez; her sisters, Silma, Araneida, Nori, Palmira, Calmen and Aida; her grandchildren, Onells, Ninoshka, Kevin, Michael and Melvin, Jr. Visitation...

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Stefanie Marie Ovile, 36, a loving mother, sister and daughter, died unexpectedly on April 6, 2019 in Ocala, FL. She was born into this life on March 16, 1983 in Charlotte, NC. She attended OakCrest Baptist Church in Ocala. Stefanie was the daughter to Stefano Ovile and Vickie (Mitchell) Bishop. Stefanie grew up in Ocala and enjoyed writing poems and putting different things together. She enriched many lives with her positive energy and was a loyal good hearted soul who will be greatly...

  Hazel L. Whirle,  92, of Dunnellon, Florida went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2019,  with her family by her side. She was born December 8, 1926 in Jones County, TX. She came to Dunnellon, FL in 2003 from St. Petersburg, FL where she worked as a crossing guard for 25 years and served as the church pianist and organist at the local Foursquare Church.  Hazel was a loving wife of 63 years, survived by her husband Marvin Whirle of Dunnellon, FL; a son...