Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC

Jul 7, 2020

Patricia Babcock, 89, of Dunnellon, Florida passed away on July 7th 2020.

The funeral service and burial will be held at 10:00 am on July 15th at Dunnellon Memorial Gardens. Pastor Danny Giltner of Community Harvest Baptist Church will be officiating. Funeral services are being handled by Robert’s Funeral of Dunnellon.

Patricia was born in...

Jul 7, 2020

Raymond “Ray” D. McCown, 72, of Dunnellon and formerly from Oberlin, Ohio, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Ray was born on March 5, 1948 in Pikeville, KY and he was the son to the late Lowell and Isa (Elswick) McCown. After living in Ohio for about sixty years and following retirement with General Motors, in 2015 Ray...

Jul 5, 2020

Robert Lester Jones, 84, died on July 5, 2020 in Lecanto, FL.  He was born into this life on October 2, 1935 in Largo, FL and was the son to the late William Edgar and Edith Celestia Jane (Hagin) Jones. He leaves behind his wife of sixty one years, Thelma Jones, Inglis, FL; his children, William “Bill” Jones (Kelly),...

Jul 5, 2020

Mr. Stanley E. “Stan” Stephens, 74 of Dunnellon, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 5, 2020, following a lengthy illness.  Stan was a native of Dunnellon, and after graduating high school, went on to further his education at Florida State University.  After many years in the Manatee County area, he and his wife retired and...

Jun 30, 2020

Charles E. Schultz, 84, passed away, June 30, 2020.  He was born January 4, 1936, in Detroit , MI., to Charles John Schultz and Joan Kwiecinski Schultz.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Stephanie; their children James, Joyce, Charles Jr. and Donna; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Justine.  He will be remembered as...

Jun 27, 2020

Mr. Stuart Neely, Jr., 53, of Dunnellon, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, following a lengthy illness.  Born in Lakeland, Stuart grew up in both the Lakeland and Dunnellon areas.  He was the former owner of Mid State Concrete and Tidewater Trucking.

Stuart’s survivors include his wife Karissa Neely, his parents Stuart Neely, Sr. (Teresa), Lee...

Jun 25, 2020

Martha Carolyn Clark, 78, died on June 25, 2020 at Advent Health in Ocala. She was born on February 28, 1942 in Chester, PA. Martha was the daughter to the late John and Ralmia(Ogden) Jaworski. She leaves behind her husband, Stephen Clark; her sons, Donald Rollison, Richard Rollison and Daniel Rollison; her grandchildren, Brittany, Little Rich, Devon and Zury....

Jun 22, 2020

Joan Alice McCahill, 75, died on June 22, 2020 at Ocala Regional Medical Center due to complications of a stroke.  She leaves behind her husband of Fifty two years, James “Skip” McCahill, Jr.; her daughter, Barbara Ann Chidsey, son-in-law John Chidsey, her grandchildren, Danny and Christopher; and her brother, Eugene Labounty.  Joan entered this earthly realm on February 19,...

Jun 20, 2020

Richard S. Blake, 73, died unexpectedly on June 20, 2020 at VA Hospital in Gainesville and rose to new life with his Lord and Savior. He leaves behind his wife of twenty eight years, Lyhn Blake; his children, Jonathon Blake and Leah Blake-Williams; his siblings, Larry Blake and Sharon Hoffman; his grandchildren, Elena, Jacqueline and Lindsey. He is preceded...

Jun 16, 2020

Mr. Mack M. “Mickey” Kelly, 84, of Ocala, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020.  Born in Williamston, South Carolina, to Mack D. and Clara P. Kelly, he went on to graduate from the University of South Carolina and was a lifelong Gamecocks fan.  He moved to Ocala in 1972 and was involved in the insurance industry until his retirement. ...

Jun 13, 2020

Joseph “Joe” Frank Dallia, Jr., 71, died at his residence on Saturday, June 13, 2020. He was the son to the late Joseph F. Dallia, Sr. and Virginia (Fagen) Dallia. Joe was born in Cook County, Illinois and grew up in Wisconsin. He later enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and later served in the Vietnam War. Joe...

Jun 8, 2020

Henry Pfeil Jr. 90 passed away peacefully at his home in Ocala, Florida, June 8, 2020. He was born May 6, 1930. Graduated from Virginia Poly Tech and Oklahoma State University. Retired LTC US Army. Served in Korean and Vietnam Wars. Predeceased by parents: Father, Henry Pfeil Sr. born in Tivoli, NY; Mother, Elizabeth Obermeyer, born in Hudson, NY;...

Jun 8, 2020

Mildred A. Betcher, 91, died on June 8, 2020 at the Legacy House in Ocala. She is preceded in death by her husband Warren Betcher.

Survivors include her two sons, Christian Betcher and Mark L. Betcher; her sister, Janeann Snyder and her grandson, Joshua M. Betcher.

Inurnment will take place at Florida National Cemetery where...

Jun 7, 2020

Dunnellon- Peggy Ann Jennings, 86, died suddenly on Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Lecanto, FL. She was born in Scott County, Kentucky on April 10, 1934. She was the last living survivor of her siblings, Robert Golden and Mable Tate who preceded her in death, and all of them were the children to the late William and Lucille (Brumfield)...

Jun 6, 2020

Dunnellon and formerly of Logan, Ohio- Jonathan K. Osborne, 59, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his residence in Dunnellon. He was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio.  Following high school he enlisted in the US Navy. During his career he worked as a Postmaster and a volunteer fireman in Logan and Chillicothe Ohio. Jonathan moved to...

Jun 5, 2020

Robert Earl Kunz, born on November 28, 1930 in Buffalo, New York. Passed away on June 5th, 2020 in Lake county Florida. First born son of Edward and Evelyn Kunz. Oldest of 4 brothers, Jim, Lenny and youngest brother Donny. Survived by loving wife of 67 years Rosemary Valentine Kunz. Father of 3, Ellen, Bobby and Anne Marie. Grandfather...

Jun 4, 2020

Mary Helen Purinton, 88, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020. She was born in East Orange, N.J. on March 13, 1932 to Grover and Florence Williamson. She attended the Pratt Institute in New York City, N.Y., where she received a degree in Interior Design.  While she loved design, she also loved the outdoors and was a rancher for 43...

Jun 3, 2020

Baby River Hayes Bolinger, who was born into this life on April 28, 2020 for a short period of time and then went back home to be with Jesus on June 3, 2020 in Gainesville, FL. He was a beautiful little angel who was perfect in every way and surrounded by love and affection from his mother, Amanda Hardesty...

May 26, 2020

Carol Harwood (nee Berton) suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke on May 25, 2020 and subsequently passed on May 26, 2020.

Carol was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on June 23, 1933.  She married and gave birth to five children – Julie, Steven (deceased), Jeffrey, Becky, and Lisa.  She divorced and was a single mother until 1969 when she...

May 22, 2020

Dunnellon, FL and  formerly of Bartlett, Illinois- Kathleen Ellen Loffredo, 72, Homemaker,  died on Friday, May 22, 2020 while under the care of Vitas Hospice in Lecanto, FL. She was born into this life on August 1, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and  was the daughter to the late Charles and Edith (Sackett) Beck.

Kathleen moved to Dunnellon...