Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC

Feb 24, 2012

Dunnellon, CHARLES W. PIERCE, JR., 86, died Friday, February 24, in Williston, FL.  Charles was born in Miami, FL and moved to Dunnellon in 1978 from Miami. Charles was a WWII and Korean War veteran proudly serving with The U.S. Navy.  He was a member of The Dunnellon American Legion Post #58, AARP and a former member of The Miami...

Feb 20, 2012

ELISA BELL, age 52, 0f Dunnellon, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 in Ocala, Florida. Elisa was born in Honesdale, PA, and moved to Dunnellon in 2003 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She was a Human Resources Manager with K-Mart for 30 years.  She enjoyed life to the fullest, going to the beach, reading, and spending quality time with her family,...

Feb 20, 2012

ADELINE M. FULLER, 93, died Monday, February 20, 2012.  She was born August 6, 1918 in Bay Shore, New York and moved to Ocala, Florida in 2004 from Long Island, New York. Adeline was a therapy aide in a Bay Shore Hospital.  She was a member of the Ocala West United Methodist Church.  She was a 65-year member of the...

Feb 19, 2012

DANIEL J. CONNORS  II was called home to Christ, Sunday, February  19, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.  He passed away peacefully under the care of hospice.  Dan was born March 15, 1937, in Jersey City, NJ, and graduated from St. Aloysius High School in June 1955. After high school, Dan served in the Navy for six years, stationed...

Feb 16, 2012

KENNETH A. LAHTI, age 73, of Dunnellon, FL, died Thursday, February 16, 2012, at his residence following a long illness. Ken was born in Quincy, MA to Wilho and Mildred (Lovering) Lahti.  A retired police officer with the Plymouth, Massachusetts Police Dept., he was a member of the Massachusetts Police Association.  He and his wife moved to Marion Co. in...

Feb 14, 2012

MARY ELIZABETH "BETTY" MARTIN SIMS, age 98, of  Dunnellon, Florida, 98, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  She was born August 13, 1913, in Shellman, Georgia. Betty taught school in Levy and Marion Counties for over 31 years, worked as a rural mail carrier, and also as a real estate agent.  She was active in several organizations including The Women's Club...

Feb 11, 2012

Joellyn Downing Trefethen Cote, 70, of Dunnellon, Fla., died  Saturday, Feb. 11, at home after a courageous battle with cancer.   She was born Nov. 9, 1941, in Exeter, N.H., to the late Harold and Olive Trefethen. Joellyn grew up in New Hampshire where she raised her family and lived life to the fullest. During her working years, she made shoes...

Feb 3, 2012

Joe A. Frazer, age 79, passed away after a brief illness on February 3, in the loving care of his wife BeverlyFrazer, brother Bob Frazer, at Legacy Hospice in Ocala, Florida. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota he spent his entire work career as a newspaper executive, retiring from Gannet Newspapers in Chicago,Illinois in 1990 and moving to Dunnellon, Florida. Joe was...

Feb 1, 2012

DORIS A. PETERSON, of Dunnellon, age 71, passed away February 1, 2012 in Dunnellon, FL.  She was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada to Stewart McLaughlin and Bernice (Russell).  Mrs. Peterson was manager of a convenient service station and a sales clerk for 20 years at Sears in Morris, Illinois. She moved to Dunnellon in 2000 from Morris, Illinois.She enjoyed...

Jan 31, 2012

DR. CAROL M. PROFY, age 86, passed away January 31, 2012 in Ocala, FL. She was born in New York City to August and Loretta (Polnick) Vouaux and lived her early years in Flushing, NY before moving to Dunnellon in 1994. Dr. Profy received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College in New York and her medical doctorate from The Women’s...

Jan 30, 2012

WILLIAM LEE VINEYARD, 79, passed away on January 30, 2012, at 1:22 pm at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida.  He was born February 23, 1932 to Edward and Rosie (Branham) Vineyard in LeFlore, Oklahoma.  The family moved during the Depression to Michigan in 1937.  He lived most of his early life in Grand Rapids and then Hudsonville, Michigan....

Jan 25, 2012

WILLIAM "BILLY" CHESTER RIPPLE, JR., age 63, of Dunnellon, Florida,  passed away January 25, 2012, at Legacy House of Ocala, Florida. He was born August 16, 1948 at Munroe Memorial Hospital to William C. Ripple, Sr. (deceased) and Lois Parker Ripple. He was a retired Citrus County Building Inspector; Honorably Discharged Vietnam Veteran from the United States Navy; and a...

Jan 17, 2012

MILDRED G. WEBER, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 201 at Legacy House. She was born on May 23, 1929 to Ragnar and Svanhild Norli on Staten Island, NY. On February 12, 1949, she married Eugene Weber, Jr.  They had four children. Ms. Weber was a stay-at-home mother until she was 38 years old when she received her...

Jan 14, 2012

Jan 14, 2012

GLORIA LEE, age 71, passed away at Legacy House, Ocala, on January 14, 2012.  She was born in Homosassa, FL and worked as a dispatcher for the Marion County Sheriffs Dept. Ms. Lee is survived by one son, Joseph Roger Peebles III of Silver Springs, FL; a daughter Janet Ann Beck of Dunnellon, FL; and a brother Fred Silas of...

Jan 13, 2012

Mildred “Millie” L. Boyle (nee Michaelchuck), age 70, passed peacefully on January 13, 2012.  Services were held privately in Citrus Springs, Florida. Millie will be remembered by those who knew her for the twinkle in her eye, her infectious laugh, and her love of family.  She is survived by her loving husband of 28 years, James, of Citrus Springs, FL;...

Jan 10, 2012

Robert “Bob” Pisano passed away January 10, 2012 of Dunnellon, FL.  He was born on March 11, 1942 in White Plains, NY to John and Mary Pisano.  Bob graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, FL, received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Tampa, and a Master’s Degree from FAU.  Bob taught at Cardinal Gibbons High...

Jan 6, 2012

Ruth P. Foster, age 81, of Dunnellon passed away on January 6, 2012. She was born in the Ancon, Canal Zone and moved to Dunnellon in 1987 from Boca Raton. She was a housewife who enjoyed oil portrait painting and genealogy research. She is the loving wife of 62 years to Wolford “Woody” Foster and mother of William C. Foster...

Jan 5, 2012

Linda A. Winn-Lyon of Dunnellon, age 63, lost her battle to cancer on January 5th, 2012 at the Legacy House surrounded by family and friends, knowing she was loved. Her compassion was seen through all those she loved, cared for, and helped - especially her beloved cats. Her recent hobbies included gardening, putting up newsworthy Christmas displays, elaborate renovations of...

Jan 5, 2012

Ralph "Bud" Pelton, age 93, passed away on January 5, 2012 in Dunnellon,FL.