Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC

May 9, 2022

Curtis B. Bowen, 84 years old, passed away Monday May 9th, 2022 following a long illness. He was born and raised in the Kansas City, MO area.His parents, Curtis Bowen Sr. and Ruby Christeson Bowen preceded him in death as well as did his son, Ted Bowen and daughter, Kerry Bowen. Curtis and his wife, Joan, were married 56...

May 5, 2022

Betty L. Terwilliger Collins, 91, of Dunnellon, died May 5, 2022 at Vitas Healthcare Hospice House in Lecanto.  She was born on August 2, 1930 in Middletown, New York, to the late Julian Raymond and Gladys Stevens Terwilliger.

Mrs. Collins started her career as a bookkeeper for Orange County Trust Bank in New York. She then worked...

May 1, 2022

Grace Hope Kimmons born January 7th, 2001, passed away on May 1st, 2022. She is survived by her father, Keith Kimmons, sister Emmie Kimmons, brother Jake Kimmons, maternal grandparents William and Carol Johnson and maternal great grandmother Grace Johnson and maternal great grandfather Wilfred Carver, her paternal grandparents William and Chris Kimmons and grandmother Cam Lemon, honorary family Margaret...

Apr 29, 2022

Jeannine (Zerba) Connell of Inglis, Florida passed away April 29, 2022.

She was born in Athena, Oregon, December 18, 1928.  Jeannine was a graduate of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington where she studied music and met her future husband. Jeannine married George Connell on June 15, 1952.  They eventually moved to Fort Detrick, Maryland where she...

Apr 28, 2022

Dunnellon- Rainbow Springs- Louis Don Teets, 86, died on April 28, 2022 at Advent Health in Ocala, FL. He was born on June 30, 1935 in Elkview, West Virginia and was the son to the late Louis and Elsie Rue (Carte) Teets. He was a retired electrical engineer. Louis moved to Dunnellon eighteen years ago from Ft. Lauderdale. He...

Apr 25, 2022

Robert Gregory Teeter, AKA- Greg, 75, passed away on April 25, 2022, at Advent Hospital, Ocala FL. Greg was born April 28, 1946, in Leesburg, FL to Zebulon Teeter, Jr. and Hilda Romona (Ann) Teeter. Greg served with the United States Army and was honorably discharged. Greg experienced life on a working farm in his early years which gave...

Apr 25, 2022

Ginger Laughon, 83, died on Monday, April 25, 2022 at Crystal River Health and Rehab. She was born on April 14, 1939 in NY, NY and was the daughter to the late, Michael and Claudia (Johnson) Valeri. Ginger moved to Dunnellon in 2015 from Jacksonville, FL. She was catholic by faith and enjoyed travelling.

She is preceded...

Apr 23, 2022

Stephen (Steve) T. Collop was born in Detroit, Michigan on Sept, 29, 1954 to his parents Catherine and Thomas Collop. He was the 2nd of 7 siblings (Brian, Tom, Matt, Melanie, Connie, and Drew). He was preceded in death by both his parents and eldest brother Brian. Steve met his wife Rhesa Lane in Gainesville, Florida and they married...

Apr 21, 2022

Christine Frances Dunstan Hertz was born in Howell Michigan, October 27th 1951 and died in Ocala, Florida April 21, 2022.

Christine grew up in Redford, Michigan and graduated from Redford Union High School in 1969. She moved to Marion County, Florida in 1979. Chris worked for M.J. Stavola Industries for 36 years as the Administrative Assistant/Office &...

Apr 21, 2022

It is with profound sorrow that the family of Teresa “Terri” Scofield Strong announces her passing. She passed from natural causes in the comfort of her own home. Terri was a lifelong resident of Florida, born in Brooksville on June 4, 1951. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Roland and Jessica McCord, her sisters, Jan Stout and Robin...

Apr 18, 2022

Kenneth R. Every, 73, died suddenly on April 18, 2022 at his residence in Yankeetown, FL. He was a self employed carpenter in Tappahannock, VA before retiring to Florida where he enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his son, Larry Every; his brother, Alvin Every; his sisters, Shirley Heiliger and Stephanie Voges and his nephew, Stephen Voges.

Apr 17, 2022

Harvey “Pete” Hollister, 85, of Dunnellon, FL, originally from Elk Lake, PA passed away on April 17, 2022.  Pete was born on October 27, 1936.  He attended Rush School and retired from Penn DOT.

Pete loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.

Pete is survived by his loving wife of 52 years,...

Apr 14, 2022

Marian Mildred Kunz went to be with our Lord at the age of 88 Thursday April 14th, 2022., at home surrounded by her family.  Waiting to receive her was her beloved husband Melvin, and her sons James and John Paul.  She is survived by her daughter Janna Rae, son Jonathan David, and son Joel Daniel, their spouses and 21...

Apr 14, 2022

Carl David Calderwood, 83, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his home in Dunnellon, Florida.

Born in Burlington, VT, he spent his early years in Massachusetts.  He attended schools in Amesbury, MA, and at the age of 17 he joined the US Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Buck Sergeant in the “Old” Corps. He...

Apr 13, 2022

Bruce Thomas Robinson of Dunnellon, Florida, passed away on April 13, 2022, at age 76, after being hospitalized with liver disease.  He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Sandy Robinson.

Bruce was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was a resident of Timonium, Maryland for sixty years.  He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Towson...

Apr 4, 2022

Helena Vatter (Richardson) of Dunnellon, FL passed away on April 4, 2022 at the age of 92. Helena was born on July 3, 1929 in Manchester, England and immigrated to the United States in 1953 where she resided in Rochester, NY.  She and her husband Harold moved to Dunnellon, FL in December 1992, shortly after her retirement from the...

Apr 4, 2022

Sergeant Major Edward F. Swisher, was born May 4, 1926 in Altoona, PA to Edward Swisher and Sofie (Larsen) Swisher, and was a long term resident of both Dale City, Virginia and Ocala, Florida. While his long military career had him travel to many places, these are the ones he called home.

Sergeant Major Swisher had a...

Apr 2, 2022

William “Bill” Sweat,

80, died on April 2, 2022 at his residence in Dunnellon, FL. Bill was born on November 11, 1941 in Homestead, FL and was the son to the late Emory and Mildred (Lauderdale) Sweat.  He moved to Dunnellon ten years ago from Geneva, FL. Bill was a carpenter and retired from Wamco Interiors in...

Mar 27, 2022

Janet (Castine) Sheldon, 75, of Dunnellon, FL (formerly of Hubertus, WI) passed away at home on March 27, 2022.  She is survived by her husband, Dave; her cousins Donna Bennett and Kris Meigs, of Sarasota, FL; her cousin Kathy Beishir, of Rockford, IL; and her cousin, Patricia Guyant, of Sun Prairie, WI

Janet graduated from the University...

Mar 26, 2022

Albert Pedro Martinez was born August 7, 1925. He was the oldest of eight children born to Pedro and Eva Martinez in San Antonio, Texas. Al served in the Army at the end of WWII and married Agnes Barbara Peacock on June 3, 1945. He went on to work at the Agriculture Experiment Station in Bradenton, FL and then...