Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC

Apr 5, 2021

Mrs. Helen Mary Widman, 79, of Dunnellon, passed away suddenly while visiting family in Georgia. A native of New York, she and her husband Barry moved to the Dunnellon area in 2008, moving here from Clifton Park, New York.  For many years Mrs. Widman worked as an executive secretary for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.  She...

Mar 31, 2021

Marcial Santiago Jr. went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 after an eleven-year battle with cancer.

Marcial was born April 20, 1960 in Boynton Beach, Florida to Marcial Santiago Sr. and Lucy Ceja. He married Karyn Michelle Anderson on August 6, 1983 and together they had five beautiful children: Meghann Michelle,...

Mar 31, 2021

Thomas R. Pinkowski, age 81, of Ocala, FL, and formerly of Sayre, PA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

He was born on June 3, 1939, in Buffalo, NY to the late Casey and Rita Pinkowski.

He graduated from Youngstown State University with a Metallurgical Engineering degree.  Tom started his career in Towanda,...

Mar 29, 2021

Robert Christian Stentiford Sr. 93, passed away March 29th 2021. Known to most as Bob or Papa, he was born May 11, 1927 in South Ozone Park, NY to the late Thomas Stentiford Sr. and Dorothy Madeline Stentiford. He was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran and later a craftsman of wood and finish carpenter.

He was preceded...

Mar 28, 2021

Daniel Lee Kiesman, Sr.,72, passed away on March 28, 2021 from an unexpected heart attack. Even though a failing heart took him away from this world, his love for his family lives on. Daniel is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth (Ann) Daigle/Kiesman. He was so proud of his three sons and their wives whose mother is Carmen (Giroux)...

Mar 13, 2021

REVEREND JAMES A "BUDDY" PARKER JR, died on March 13, 2021 at his home in Dunnellon, FL. He was born on January 27, 1927.  He was preceded in death by his wife Gloria L Parker, 2 newborn sons, his daughter Suzanne, his father J A Parker Sr, his mother Bertha Ogle Parker, his sisters Iris, Thelma, Elizabeth, Ola Mae...

Mar 13, 2021

Sandra Ann Knipe, 77, of Dunnellon, died on March 13, 2021 at Avante at Ocala. She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the Daughter to the late William and Virginia (Skala) Luthi. Due to her Mother’s untimely death, Sandra was raised by her extended family.  Upon graduating from Rocky River High School, she worked at East...

Mar 12, 2021

Doris Anita Porter, 89, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Lecanto, FL. She was born and raised in Hawkinsville, Georgia. She was one of ten children born to the  late Morgan and Maggie (Key) Tharpe. Doris received her degree in education from Savannah State University. She taught physical education in Savannah and sixth grade in Columbus Ohio...

Mar 10, 2021

Kathleen Mae Bearfield, 76, homemaker, died on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at her residence in Dunnellon, FL. She was born in Sylvester, West Virginia on June 12, 1944 and was the daughter to the late Homer and Maudie (Buzzard) Underwood.

She is survived by her husband, Hearld Bearfield; her children, Jonathan Bearfield and his wife Lisa, Matthew...

Mar 3, 2021

Obituary  pending.

Feb 22, 2021

Rosemary Genevieve (Valentine) Kunz was born on January 16, 1933, IN Buffalo, New York. She had passed away at age 88 on February 22, 2021. Her parents, Ernst F. Valentine and Eleanora Abel Valentine, the youngest of 3 daughters Dolores and Erna. Rosemary was the last living member of her family. Her father was a WWI Veteran and missing...

Feb 21, 2021

William Robert Weaver, Jr., also known as “Robbie”, passed away February 21st, 2021 at Advent Health Ocala FL at the age of 46, following a battle with Covid Pneumonia.  He was born on November 5th , 1974 in Tampa, FL and moved to Dunnellon, FL in 1995.

On September 30th, 2000 he married his loving wife Monica...

Feb 21, 2021

If heaven could get any more optimistic, the man who could make it so just entered through the pearly gates.  Melvin Kunz passed on February 21, 2021 at 11:55 p.m., where he was greeted by his two eldest sons in heaven – James and John Paul.  At his passing, he was surrounded by the people he loved, including his...

Feb 20, 2021

Citrus Springs- Joann “Judy” Hightower Clark, 84, died on February 20, 2021 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL. She was born in Perry, FL and moved to Dunnellon when she was eight years old and moved to Citrus Springs in 2010. She was a member of the Springs Presbyterian Church, PCA in Citrus Springs, former member of the...

Feb 19, 2021

William D. Hyde, 88, died on February 19, 2021 at West Marion Community Hospital in Ocala, FL. He was born on August 29, 1932 in Berry, AL to the late Jake Hyde and Modena (Stroud). He moved to Dunnellon twenty five years ago from Fernadale, MI. He was Christian by faith and a US Army Veteran. William enjoyed photography,...

Feb 18, 2021

Ted Bruns, 96, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 while under the care of Cates House in Ocala, Florida. Ted was born into this life on August 19, 1924 in Hildesheim, Germany. He was the son of the late Rudolf and Anna (Burgdorf) Bruns. Selected by the Ventor Foundation, Ted came to the United States in 1954 to continue...

Feb 14, 2021

Edward Booth, 87, died on February 14, 2021 at Advent Health in Ocala, FL. He was born in Waterbury, CT and raised in Watertown,CT. Ed answered the call of duty while in high school and enlisted with the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed in Ft. Campbell, Kentucky from 1954-1961 during the Korean Conflict. He got out...

Feb 12, 2021

Myrna Emogene (Lucas) Aynes, 83, passed away after a long illness on February 12, 2021 in T.W. and Lucille Cates Hospice Home in Ocala, Florida.  She was born to Irwin Beach and Emogene Mulligan Beach in Columbus, Ohio on May 1, 1937.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, William H. (Bill) Aynes,...

Feb 9, 2021

Janice Rae Gaulding Gassaway

January 18, 1931 – February 9, 2021

On Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, Janice G. Gaulding Gassaway, at the age of 90 years old, peacefully passed away.

Born in Atlanta, Georgia to her father, Glynn Pullen Gaulding and her mother, Nettie Rae Moore Gaulding, she was their first born of...

Feb 9, 2021

Cesar Flores, 50, died on February 9, 2021 under hospice care at Cate’s house. He was born into this life on May 12, 1970 in Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico. Cesar was an Exercise Rider for horses that led him to travel to many different places. He is survived by his eleven brothers and sisters and is preceded in death by...