Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Richard N. Pelt, Sr.
Jun 30, 2025
Richard N. Pelt, Sr., 63, died on June 30, 2025 at his home in Crystal River, FL. Richard was born into this life on January 2, 1962 in Tampa, FL and was the son to the late James and Patricia (Crabtree) Pelt. Richard owned and operated P&S Dependable Drywall out of the Tampa Bay area for many years. He...
Frances D. Fecteau
Jun 21, 2025
Frances Doten Fecteau was born May, 26, 1919 in South Paris, Maine to Carroll Doten and Margery Butler. She was the 2nd of 3 daughters. At a young age the family moved to Oakland where she attended and graduated from the local high school. She sang in the church choir, school chorus and the school musicals. In 1930, using...
Janet M .S. Egan
Jun 20, 2025
Janet M. S. Egan, 88, passed away on June 20, 2025, at Hospice of Marion County in Ocala, Florida, following a brief illness. She was the widow of John J. Egan. The couple had been married more than 54 years at the time of his death in 2013. The daughter of the late Lilias Duncan Kesting and Bernhard N....
Donald Oliver St John
Jun 2, 2025
Donald O. St. John, 74, died on June 2, 2025, at Vitas Hospice in Lecanto, FL. He was born on March 5, 1951, in Exeter, New Hampshire and was the son to the late William and Sadie (Belanger) Teague. Donald was raised in Fremont, New Hampshire. He was in the United States Army and served in the 197th Infantry...
Carolynn Jean (Bowman) Callaway
Jun 1, 2025
Carolynn Jean Bowman Callaway
July 10, 1943 – June 1, 2025
We mourn the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Mimi) at the age of 81.
Born in 1943 in Bluefield, WV to Barney and Lucille Burnopp Bowman, she was an American Classic – a majorette who married a football player and...
Ralph Lewis Hall
May 29, 2025
Ralph Lewis Hall, 80, died suddenly on May 29, 2025 at Tampa General Hospital in Crystal River, FL. He was born on April 6, 1945 in Syracuse, NY and was the son to the late George and Edna (Turtura) Hall. In 1986, Ralph moved to Dunnellon from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He worked many years as a Meat Cutter, and...
Kenneth Louis Johnson
May 27, 2025
Kenneth Louis Johnson, 87, died on May 27, 2025 at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He was born on January 23, 1938 in Clearwater, FL and was the son to the late, Irvin and Gladys (Hines) Johnson. In 1992, Kenneth owned and operated Johnson’s Big Oak Campground in Inglis up until the late 1990’s, when...
Dawn Elizabeth Meredith
May 27, 2025
Dawn Elizabeth McDowell Meredith, 69, passed away on Tuesday May 27, 2025 at Life Care Center of Ocala after a long fight with dementia and cancer. Dawn was born January 5, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida and was the daughter of William S. McDowell and June McDowell.
Dawn was a resident of Dunnellon since 1978 when she...
Carolyn Conrad Shiplett
May 20, 2025
Carolyn Conrad Shiplett, 94, of Dunnellon, Florida went to be with her Lord on May 20, 2025. She was born on March 7, 1931 in English, Indiana to Howard and Dorthy Conrad.
Carolyn was married to her beloved husband, Raymond Shiplett, a World War II veteran, who was her rock and best friend for over 54 years...
Michael R. Scasny
May 19, 2025
Michael R. Scasny, 92, died on May 19, 2025 at E.W. Lucille Cate’s Hospice House in Ocala, FL. He was born into this life on February 23, 1933 in Detroit, MI and was the son to the late John and Anna (Resau) Scasny. Michael grew up in Detroit. Following high school, he enlisted with the United States Marine Corps....
Joseph Donald Legere, Jr.
May 18, 2025
Joseph D. Legere, 78, died at home surrounded by family on May 18, 2025 in Ocala, FL. He was born into this life on December 29, 1946 in Hartford, CT, and was the son to the late Joseph and Jeanne (Wallen) Legere. Joe was drafted after high school to Vietnam with the United States Navy. After his military service,...
Lurlie Inez Peacock
May 16, 2025
Lurlie Inez Peacock, 88, died on May 16, 2025 at her home in Dunnellon, Fl. She was born into this life on August 21,1936 in Grove Hill, Alabama and was the daughter to the late John Wesley Brewer and Myrtie Lee Morgan. Lurlie met her late husband, Malvin, who was the only love of her life for 54yrs., in...
Soledad Velasquez Oftedahl
May 14, 2025
Soledad Velasquez Oftedahl, 90, died on May 14, 2025 at HCA West Marion Hospital in Ocala, FL. She was born into this life on May 14, 1935 in Mangaldan, Philippines and was the daughter to the late Pedro and Teodora (Tamaya) Velasquez. Soledad moved to Dunnellon in 1998 from Sterling, Virginia. She was a member of Grand View Church....
Arnold "Dix" Stephens
May 6, 2025
With deep sorrow, we share the passing of Arnold “Dix” Stephens, who departed this life unexpectedly on May 6, 2025, at the age of 80.
Born in Brooksville, Florida, on October 3, 1944, Dix began living boldly from a young age. At just 17, he joined the United States Navy and proudly served for 20 years, retiring...
Elizabeth Colli Zucco
May 4, 2025
ELIZABETH COLLI ZUCCO 1928 – 2025
The Lord welcomed Liz home Sunday, May 4, 2025, after leading a long life of faithful service, to Him and to us. She loved life and people. While living in Dunnellon, Florida for her waning years, she remained attached to her roots in Canaan, Connecticut.
Though small in stature,...
Paul Michael Adkins
May 4, 2025
Paul Michael Adkins July 21, 1986 – May 4, 2025
Paul Michael Adkins, 38, of Ocala, Florida, formerly of St. Marys, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2025, at Hospice of Marion County in Ocala, after a courageous three-year battle with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Paul faced his illness with extraordinary strength, grace, and an unyielding...
John Michael “Mike" Gibbs
Apr 25, 2025
The moment Mike stepped out the back door of life, he crossed over and passed through the gates of Heaven. He was born in Lake City, Florida, on October 11, 1951, to John A Gibbs, Jr. and Betty Sue Griffeth Gibbs. In 1952, his father was recalled to serve in the Air Force and thus began the family’s lifetime...
Marie Elaine (Dionne) Anctil
Apr 24, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marie Elaine (Dionne) Anctil on April 24, 2025, at the age of 77. She passed away under hospice care at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in Ocala, FL surrounded by her loving family.
Marie was born on July 28, 1947 in Nashua, NH to the late Jean...
Raffaele "George" Pugliese
Apr 20, 2025
Raffaele “George” Pugliese, 87, died peacefully on Easter Sunday of April 20, 2025 at his residence in Dunnellon, FL. He was born into this life on March 26, 1938 in Paterson, NJ and was the son to the late Antonio and Concetta (Procopio) Pugliese. After graduating from Paterson Technical High School where he took up electrical shop. He and...
Maynard F. Kemerer
Apr 16, 2025
Kemerer, Maynard F.
May 6, 1933 – April 16, 2025
Maynard F. Kemerer, 91, formerly from Pennsylvania, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2025 under the care of Hospice in Ocala, FL. He was the son of the late Scott and Anne Kemerer. He was preceded in death by his sister Shirley...


