Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Carol A. (Halpin) Spooner
Mar 7, 2016
Dunnellon - Carol Ann Spooner (Halpin), 74 of Dunnellon, Florida and formerly of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, died on March 7th, 2016 after a brief illness. She was preceded by her son, John Michael and brother,Joseph. She is survived by her loving husband, W. Perry Spooner; her daughters, Kerry O'Sullivan (Torn), Michele O'Sullivan (Mike) and Robin Stiglitz; her grandchildren, Breanne, Emma, Abigail and...
Gerald Rene Gelineau
Mar 7, 2016
Dunnellon-USMC Veteran Gerald Rene Gelineau, 72, died on March 7, 2016. He was born in Holyoke, MA to the late Marcel and Rita(Chretien) Gelineau. He was a retired aerospace engineer and Catholic by faith. Gerald moved to Dunnellon in 1999 from Norman, Oklahoma. He is survived by his son, his niece, Colleen Murphy and his sister, Barbara Patenaude. Per Gerald's...
John Andrew Kilgour, Jr.
Mar 5, 2016
Mr. John A. Kilgour, Jr., 94, of Dunnellon, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Legacy Hospice House in Ocala. A native of Patterson, NJ, he moved to this area 20 years ago, previously residing in New Port Richie, FL and Wadsworth, OH. He retired from Babcock & Wilcox as an engineer in the power generation industry after a...
Olga M. Machado
Feb 26, 2016
Dunnellon- Olga Mercedes Machado, 89, died on Friday, February 26, 2016 in Hialeah, FL. She is survived by her husband of 70yrs, Jose Antonio “Tony” Machado, Hialeah, FL formerly of Dunnellon; her children, Lucia Carone, Massapequa Park, NY, Douglas Machado, Hialeah, FL and Rev. Jose Machado, Jr., Robbinsdale, MN ; her grandchildren, Lucy, Patrick, Douglas, Sylvia, Christina, Jose, Aiyana, Naima...
Betty Carol (Darna) Donalson
Feb 26, 2016
Mrs. Betty C. Donalson, 81, of Dunnellon, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, in Ocala. Born in Boca Grande, FL, she and her family moved to this area in 1970, coming here from Riverview, FL. She was a member of Romeo Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter Debra Parker, Inglis; her son Ricky Donalson, Dunnellon; 5 grandchildren and 9 great...
Deborah Ann (Hoffman) Bullard
Feb 25, 2016
Mrs. Deborah Ann Bullard, 65, of Ocala, passed away suddenly on February 25, 2016, while visiting family in Stevensville, Michigan. A native of Fremont, Ohio, she moved from Fremont to Ocala in 1973. A longtime member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, she worked as a library assistant at Blessed Trinity School for 23 years. Debbie was a kind-hearted, gentle spirit. ...
Patricia Ann (Clark) Mcdowell
Feb 23, 2016
Patricia Ann McDowell, 77, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Hospice of the Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL. She leaves behind her husband, William E. McDowell, Citrus Springs; her children, Cheryl Loeffler, Hesston,KS, Caroline Chrisco, Overland Park,KS, William McDowell,Jr., Jasper, MO and Thomas McDowell, Colorado Springs, CO; her brothers, Ivan Clark, Dayton, OH, Jim Clark, Manhatten, KS and...
Ann Marie (Lapierre) Mccarthy
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Ann Marie McCarthy, 85, of Citrus Springs, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. A native of Boston, MA, she moved to this area in the mid 80’s, coming here from South Weymouth, MA. She was very active in her church, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister...
Concetta M. Todd
Feb 19, 2016
Concetta M. Todd, 97 Dunnellon, Florida She will be greatly missed by all. .
Lois Clair (Baker) Dykeman
Feb 11, 2016
Lois Claire Baker was born June 8, 1927, to John M. Baker, Jr. and Elsie (Reichert) Baker. She was the youngest of three children who were raised in Queens, New York, with summers in Cutchogue, Long Island. She was a self-declared tomboy who later grew to have an intense interest in nursing. While still in Nursing School at Adelphi College,...
Fred John Lakatis
Feb 11, 2016
Fred J. Lakaktis, 74, died on February 11, 2016 at his home in St. Petersburg, FL. He is survived by his two sons, Jimmy and Fred Lakatis of N.J.; his brother, John Lakatis; his sisters, Lisa Hordeman, Dunnellon, FL, Dawn Thompson, Dunnellon, FL and his two grandsons. He was born March 28, 1941 in Allentown, New Jersey to the late...
Catherine Elizabeth (Frank) Steinmetz
Feb 8, 2016
Catherine Steinmetz passed away on February 8, 2016 in Dunnellon, Florida. She was born on April 10, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Clarence and Phyllis Frank - the first of three children. Cathy worked at the FBI as an administrative assistant while she was married to Richard Steinmetz. She became the very devoted caregiver for several years to her mother...
Helene Laforce Marks
Feb 4, 2016
Helene LaForce Marks, born July 27, 1924, died peacefully on February 4, 2016 in Legacy House in Ocala. Helene was born in the French province of Quebec, Canada and grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut. During her last years in grade school and into her high school years, part of her education was a variety of techniques of sewing and needlecrafts...
Michelle Lorraine Herndon
Feb 1, 2016
Michelle Lorraine Herndon, 36, of Ocala, Florida passed away on February 01, 2016 peacefully in her sleep. Michelle was born on January 31, 1980 and is survived by her three children: Zackariah Herndon, Ariel Greene, and Kailee Greene, her mother Penny Voss (Rick), her father Terry Herndon, big sister Diane O’Neil (Kevin), little brother Eric Moucheron, and three nephews, Tony,...
Roland Dewitt Wise, Jr.
Jan 30, 2016
Early Saturday morning at 6:24 am, January 30, 2016, Roland DeWitt Wise Jr. passed peacefully with his kids and wife by his side. He was loved beyond our ability to express and will be missed dearly. In lieu of flowers, which DeWitt believed ought to be left living in the ground for the birds to enjoy, please make a donation...
Robert Halsey Purinton
Jan 30, 2016
Robert Halsey Purinton, 91, of Morriston Florida, passed away on January 30, 2016 at Haven Hospice in Chiefland, Florida. Robert was born on July 31, 1924, in Bridgehampton, New York, to Mildred Halsey Purinton and Horatio Purinton. At an early age Bob moved with his family to Bradenton, Florida following his father’s untimely death. He attended public schools in Bradenton,...
William Jacob Furse, Jr.
Jan 25, 2016
William (Bill) J. Furse Jr. passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Monroe General Hospital in Ocala. Bill was born in Luray, S.C., to the late William Furse Sr. and Virginia Rouse. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; son, Ken; granddaughter, Ashlee; and great-grandson, Jaxxon Furse. Bill was a 28 year veteran of the Air Force, retiring at...
Frederick "Freddie" Eugene Howell
Jan 25, 2016
Morriston- Frederick “Freddie” Eugene Howell died January 25, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family from an extended battle with congestive heart failure. He was 71. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. ET at Harvey Funeral Home in Dawson, GA, with burial to follow in Oakview Cemetery in Albany, GA. Visitation will be...
Mary O'Connell
Jan 25, 2016
Mary O'Connell, 76, of Dunnellon, FL died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Diamond Ridge Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lecanto. She was born March 20,1939 in MontClair, NJ. Mary moved here from Saylorsburg, PA in 2000. Mrs. O'Connell was a Homemaker. She loved to go camping, doing ceramics, and various types of puzzles. Her religious affiliation is of the Lutheran...
Betty Ashmead
Jan 23, 2016
Mrs. Betty Ashmead, 86, of Dunnellon, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, following a brief illness. A native of Winchester, VA, Mrs. Ashmead moved to Dunnellon in 1996, coming here from Clearwater, FL. Her survivors include her daughter Sherri Woodstuff (John), daughter Karen Frye, sons Freddy Ashmead IV and Jeffrey Ashmead, 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Mrs. Ashmead’s son...
