Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Martha Deremer
May 11, 2013
Martha Deremer, 90, died on May 11, 2013 in Altamonte Springs, FL. She was born February 11, 1923 in Forks, PA. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Deremer in 2004. She is survived by her daughter, Priscilla Bingham, Dunnellon; her grand daughter, Beth Schellenberger and grandson, Ryan Bingham; her great grandchild, Evan Howard. Graveside Services will be...
Ralph Heckmann
May 10, 2013
Ralph F. Heckmann, 84, of Dunnellon Fl and South Hero VT, died May 10th, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. He worked for IBM in Essex VT and Manassas VA from 1965 to 1991. He served our country proudly with the US Army and belonged to the American Legion. He leaves behind his loving wife June, two daughters,...
Helen Swirko
May 10, 2013
Helen Swirko of Dunnellon died Friday, May 10, in North Florida Rehabilitation and Speciality Care in Gainesville at age 94. Helen was born on Jan. 6, 1919, in Passaic, N.J., and spent her early life in New Jersey. She moved to Florida during World War II and met her late husband, John Swirko, in Stuart. Together, they raised three children...
Shirley A. Dodge
May 9, 2013
Shirley A. Dodge, 69, of Dunnellon, joined our Lord May 9, 2013. Born in Waynesburg, Pa., Feb. 10, 1944, in coal mining area of Paladia. She said her young life was like the song “16 Tons”. Her father worked in the coal mine and her mom in the country store. After graduation she moved to Cleveland, Ohio and worked in...
Margret K. Bartek
May 8, 2013
Margret Kastien Bartek. Born February 25, 1931 in Witten, Germany. Died peacefully on May 8, 2013 after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimers. She immigrated to the US in 1953. In Ocala she was fondly known as the "peanut lady". She is survived by her devoted husband, Michael T. Bartek, daughter, Linda Funke Johnson (Steve), step-sons, Michael T. Bartek, Jr., Scott...
Albert Groffinger
Apr 30, 2013
Albert Groffinger, 99, of Dunnellon, FL passed away on April 30, 2013 at his residence. He was born on August 10, 1913 in Newark, New Jersey and spent his childhood in his parent’s homeland of Hungary. On his return to the U.S., he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and devoted his life’s work to...
Jackie L. Cesarek
Apr 28, 2013
Jackie L. Cesarek, 77, resident of MeadowWood Farms, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was born in Princess, Kentucky to the late William and Mellie McIntyre. She resided in Gibraltar, Michigan until moving to Ocala in 2002. Jackie retired from Ford Motor Company in Michigan where she was a production worker. She truly enjoyed taking care of her loving...
Edith (Whitson) Ramon
Apr 28, 2013
Edith Whitson Ramon, age 87, loving wife of Eliseo “Eli” Ramon passed away on April 28, 2013 in Ocala, FL. She was born in Knoxville, TN. Edith was an active member of the House of Jacob Church. She was the loving mother of Judy (Curtis) BeVier, Sandra (John) McKay, Michael (Peggy) Whitson, Jeffrey (Charlotte) Whitson, Michael Ramon, Julie Ramon, Kimberly...
Ella Naomi Sammons
Apr 23, 2013
Ella “Naomi” Sammons, 90, passed away April 23, 2013, surrounded by family at her home in Dunnellon, Fla. Naomi was born in Hernando June 24, 1922, to William “Huey” Ogle and Edith Croft Ogle. She graduated from Citrus High School in Inverness in 1940. She married George Dewey Sammons Jr., June 30, 1940, in Hernando. The newlyweds moved to Dunnellon...
Jack Schupp
Apr 22, 2013
Jack Schupp, 86, of Dunnellon, died on Monday, April 22, 2013 in Ocala, FL after a long illness. He was born July 8, 1926 in Warsaw, Poland and became a U.S. Citizen in 1961. Jack moved here in 1995 from Buffalo, New York. He was a veteran of Armed Resistance against Nazi occupation and Polish 2nd Corps of the British...
James Felty
Apr 14, 2013
James Felty, 83, died on April 14, 2013 in Ocala, FL. He was the son to the late Clarence and Isabella Minton Felty. James was born April 4, 1930 in Morganfield, Kentucky. James moved to the Ocala area in 1988 from Kentucky. He was a welder by trade and was also a Korean War Veteran who served our country with...
Harry Reese
Apr 13, 2013
Harry Reese, 80, passed away April 13, 2013, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. He was born in Lake City, Iowa, July 12, 1932, to the late Harry and Roberta Adams Reese. Harry resided in Citrus Springs with his wife Mary after moving to the area from Chicago 40 years ago. A retired member of the U.S. Marine Corps, he...
Brigida Burgos
Apr 12, 2013
Brigida Burgos, 93 passed away on April 12, 2013 in Lecanto, Florida. She was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on October 8, 1919 and lived in Dunnellon. Brigida is survived by two sons, Hector Burgos and Edwin Burgos and their families. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 14 from 4 to 7 P.M. with a funeral service on Monday,...
Elizabeth E. Cote
Apr 3, 2013
Elizabeth, 76 passed away peacefully on April 3, 2013 at The Health Center at Brentwood in Lecanto, FL. Elizabeth was born in Manchester, NH on August 10, 1936 to the late George and Ina Ela. Elizabeth and her late husband of 45 years, Leonard J. Cote Jr., moved to Seminole, FL in 1974 from Laconia, NH, they came to the...
Barbara L. Wildes
Mar 29, 2013
Barbara L. Wildes, beloved wife of Raymond Wildes, Jr., passed away on March 29, 2013 at Legacy House, part of Marion County Hospice in Ocala, Florida surrounded by her family. Mrs. Wildes was born June 16, 1926 in Haverhill, MA, the eldest child of Eugene and Flora Currier. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Raymond of Dunnellon,...
Minnie Lee Colley
Mar 26, 2013
Minnie Lee Goode Colley, 92, died on March 26, 2013. She was born in Thomaston, Georgia on December 18, 1920. Her parents, the late Thomas B. Goode and Josephine Self Goode passed away at an early age. She married Alton Colley on April 15, 1944 and they traveled the world prior to making their home in Dunnellon. Alton passed away...
Joseph A. Gissy
Mar 25, 2013
Joseph Anthony Gissy, 84, of Starke and Dunnellon, FL., passed away late in the evening of Monday, March 25. He died somewhat peacefully from a heart attack while in the care of Seven Rivers Hospital, Crystal River, FL., where he was being treated for pneumonia and an earlier mild heart attack. Joe was born on September 28, 1928 in Lewis...
Sondra L Shinn
Mar 24, 2013
Sondra L. Shinn, 73, died peacefully in her home on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013. She was born September 22, 1939 in Syndey, Ohio. Sondra was the daughter to the late Forest C. and Hazel Myers. In 1959 she married her husband, John Shinn, Jr. who resides in Dunnellon, FL and who took great care of her up until her...
Maybelle Young
Mar 23, 2013
Maybelle Young, age 73, of Dunnellon, FL passed away on March 23, 2013 in Ocala, FL Florida. She is the wife of Kenneth Young and mother of Darrell Young.
Clarke I. Niemi
Mar 17, 2013
Clarke I. Niemi, 88, entered into rest peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Ocala, FL. He was the son to the late Theodore H. and Josephine M. (Clark) Niemi. Clarke was born December 11, 1924 in Wakefield, Michigan. Clarke was born and raised in Wakefield, MI graduating from Wakefield High in 1942. He was...
