Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Stephen T. Collop
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...
Christine Frances Hertz
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 &...
Terri Scofield Strong
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...
Kenneth R. Every
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.
Harvey M. Hollister
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,...
Marian Mildred (Shinneman) Kunz
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...
Carl David Calderwood
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...
Bruce Thomas Robinson
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...
Helena Marie (Richardson) Vatter
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...
Sgm Edward F. Swisher
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...
William Franklin Sweat
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...
Janet Lynn (Castine) Sheldon
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...
Albert Peter Martinez
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...
Patsy "Patti" (Edmonds) Castanedo
Mar 25, 2022
Patsy Castanedo was born February 7,1930, to the late Charlie and Ruth (Crouch) Edmonds in Gurdon, Arkansas. They both impressed on her the importance of faith and family; two elements that she exercised all of her days. She was educated in Gurdon, Arkansas where she became homecoming Queen in senior high school, and after graduation, moved to Galveston, Texas...
Thomas Lee Comer, Sr.
Mar 19, 2022
Thomas Lee Comer, Sr., 92, entered into rest Tuesday, March 19, 2022. He was born October 12, 1929, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Leon Comer and Mildred Waters Comer.
Thomas is survived by his loving wife, Maxine Ray Comer.
He will be missed greatly by many.
Mary Josephine Logan
Mar 19, 2022
Mary “Jo”. Logan, 97, entered into Heaven peacefully to be with her late husband, surrounded by her loving family on March 19, 2022 at her daughter’s residence in Ocala. She was born into this life on September 21, 1924 in Gassaway, West Virginia and was the daughter to the late John Henry Bollinger and Beulah (Woods) Bollinger. In 1985,...
Donald Charles Barde
Mar 19, 2022
Donald Barde, 72, of Auburndale, FL, passed away on March 19, 2022, after a long battle with liver cancer, with his family by his side. Donald was born in Elizabeth, NJ, on October 12, 1949, to the late Dorothy (Carter) Barde and Charles Barde. He spent his childhood in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and many adult years in Albany, NY....
Earl W. Hamblen
Mar 18, 2022
Earl W. Hamblen, 95, died on Friday, March 18, 2022 while under the care of Vitas Hospice in Lecanto, FL. He was born into this life on December 11, 1926 in Ft. Meyers, FL and was the son to the late, Herbert and Sarah (Webster) Hamblen. In 1962, Earl moved to Ocala from Miami and then to Hernando in...
Jorge Foster-Matus
Mar 15, 2022
Jorge Foster-Matus, 55, died unexpectedly on March 4, 2022 at Bravera Health Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River, FL. He was born into this life on February 5, 1967 in San Benito, Peten, Guatemala. Jorge moved to Dunnellon two years ago from Clearwater. He was a self-employed General Contractor. Jorge enjoyed fishing, crabbing and spending time with his family....
Phyllis J. Henderson
Mar 13, 2022
Dunnellon- Phyllis J. Henderson, 81, died on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at her residence in Dunnellon. She was born on July 17, 1940 in Chillicothe, Ohio and was the daughter to the late, William Harvey Hollingsed and Dorothy Irene (Cox) Hollingsed.
In 2001, following her retirement with the Dade County Public School System, Phyllis and her late...


