Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Elizabeth "Betty" Drinkard
Nov 29, 2014
OBITUARY Elizabeth “Betty” Drinkard, 86, died on November 29, 2014 in St. Petersburg, FL. She was born September 9, 1928 to the late Leonard and Rubye(Gaulden)Harper. She moved to Dunnellon in 1988 from Laporte, Indiana. Betty was a true southern lady. She was strong when she needed to be. This served her well in the last months. Her house was...
Gary Leonard
Nov 27, 2014
LEONARD, Gary, 72, of Ocala, Florida passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. He was of the Christian faith. He was a Real Estate Broker who loved raising Thoroughbred horses and racing. Above all, Gary loved spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Dorothy Leonard, and son, Gary James Leonard. He is survived...
Sara Elizabeth Ashcraft
Nov 26, 2014
Sara Elizabeth Ashcraft, 71, of Ocala, Florida, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014. She was born March 30, 1943 in Reading, Pennsylvania. She moved to Ocala in 1998 from Miami. Mrs. Ashcraft was an accountant, retired from College of Central Florida. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Ashcraft, daughter, Veronica Cardet of Ocala, son, Daniel Martinez, Jr. of Miami,...
Gerald Orr
Nov 25, 2014
Gerald Orr, 74, died on November 25, 2014 in Ocala, FL. He was born in Pontiac,MI to the late Albert and Hazel (Tatu) Orr. Gerald retired with General Motors. He came to Dunnellon in 1999. He was a former choir and song director at Rainbow Lakes Baptist Church. Gerald had a passion for music especially southern gospel. He will be...
James Slagle
Nov 21, 2014
James Slagle, 82, of Dunnellon, Florida passed away on November 21, 2014. James and his late wife Lora (1935-2013) were married for 60 years and were owners of Slagle Used Cars in Dunnellon from 1968 to 2007. James was past President of the Dunnellon Chamber of Commerce and was very active in the Dunnellon business community throughout his career. He...
Jayne B. Doust
Nov 18, 2014
Marcellus,NY- Inglis Fla.-Jayne B. Doust ,born Sept 11,1944 in Watertown ,NY died Tuesday,Nov 18,2014 in Ocala, Fla. Jayne retired after a 25 year career as ticket and licensing manager with D.I.R.T. Motorsports. In 2013 she was inducted into the D.I.R.T. Motorsports hall of fame under the category of Women in racing. Following her retirement in 2005 Jayne and her husband...
Emma D. Follett
Nov 17, 2014
Dunnellon- Emma D. Follett, 97, quality control for an electronics company, passed away November 17, 2014. She was born March 29, 1917 in Taunton, MA to Frank Daniels and Augusta Dana. She is preceded in death by her husband, Welden Follett, her second husband, Howard Hensley, and three sisters, Mildred, Gertrude, and Eva. Mrs. Follett is survived by her sons,...
Clara A. Dooley
Nov 16, 2014
Clara A. Dooley, 85, passed away November 16, 2014. She was born June 24, 1929 in New York, New York. Mrs. Dooley was preceded in death by her husband, John J. Dooley, Sr., and her son, John J. Dooley, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Janet LaFata of Staten Island, NY, nine grandchildren, and many great grandchildren.
Dorothy I. Freer
Nov 15, 2014
Dunnellon- Dorothy I. Freer, 86, homemaker, passed away November 15, 2014. She was born August 10, 1928 in Middletown, NY to Raymond Terwilliger and Gladys Stevens. Mrs. Freer is preceded in death by her husband, George G. Freer, sister, Emily Barone, and grandson, Douglas Freer. She is survived by her sons, Richard Freer of Lake Ariel, PA, Robert "Bob" Freer...
Thomas F. Tarnacki
Nov 13, 2014
Thomas F. Tarnaci, 81, died on November 13, 2014 at home in Dunnellon. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Thomas and Mary (Hupka) Tarnacki. He served our country with the United States Army and was a parishoner and usher at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 60yrs., Helen...
John Christian "Chris" Meffert
Nov 13, 2014
Former Florida State Representative John Christian "Chris" Meffert, of Salt Springs, Tampa, and Tallahassee passed away at his home in Salt Springs on November 13, 2014. Born August, 11, 1943 in Ocala, Florida, he graduated from Ocala High School in 1961 and from Florida State University in 1965. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Florida...
Ruth Peebles Koontz
Nov 13, 2014
Ruth Peebles Koontz, Crystal River, Florida, born in Ocala, Sept. 24, 1919, passed away November 13, 2014 at Sylvia’s Hospice House in Ocala. In addition to her family, each of whom had a special personal relationship with her, Ruth loved Golf, the Gators, her girlfriends in Crystal River and Maggie Valley, N.C., and God, complaining lately she would fall asleep...
Toni Lee Dolan
Nov 12, 2014
Toni Dolan, age 62, of Dunnellon FL, passed away on November 12, 2014. She was born in Miami, FL on December 14, 1951. Toni is survived by her only child, Shellie Dolan, her brothers Dale Colbert and Mike Colbert, and her sister Terri Hill. She is preceded in death by sister Cheri Foster, whom passed away earlier this year. Memorial...
Hugh Bannister
Nov 10, 2014
Hugh, a 27 year resident of Inglis, Florida, passed away peacefully at Life Care Center of Citrus County on November 10, 2014 at 90 years of age following a brief illness. Hugh was born on September 16, 1924 in Buffalo, New York to Hugh Bannister, Sr. and (Anna) Bernice Erickson. He grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area. He enlisted...
William Allen Perry
Nov 9, 2014
Dunnellon- William Allen Perry, 95, passed away November 9, 2014. He was born March 22, 1919 in Grove City, PA to the late Henry Perry and Ruth Allen. He moved here in 1986 from Miami and became an active member of Dunnellon Presbyterian Church where he was very involved. Mr. Perry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was...
Harry W. Failing
Nov 7, 2014
OBITUARY Harry W. Failing, 87, beloved husband of 58yrs., to June Failing entered into rest on November 7, 2014 in Ocala, FL. He was born October 3, 1927 to the late Elmer and Sybil (Miles) Failing in Bath, NY. He moved to the Dunnellon area in 2000 from Maryland. Harry served our country proudly during WWII, korea and vietnam war...
Sophia N. Vasiliou
Nov 3, 2014
Sophia N. Vasiliou, 87, a music teacher, passed away November 3, 2014. She was born April 1, 1927 in Newport, Rhode Island to Nicholas Vasiliou and Mary Andrews.
H. Q. Van Dyke
Nov 2, 2014
H. Q. (Van) Van Dyke passed away November 2, 2014 at his home in Dunnellon, Florida at the age of 93. Van was a meteorologist in NOAA (formerly the US Weather Service) for 33 years before retiring in 1977. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Corps where he trained pilots and began his...
Martha Ann Wolfe
Nov 1, 2014
Martha Ann Wolfe, 75, of Inglis, FL, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 1, 2014. She was born March 8, 1939 in Old Town, FL to the late William Travis Williams and Willie Lu Doris Mitchell. She moved to Inglis 19 years ago. Mrs. Wolfe was a housewife. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Kenneth E. Wolfe, sons, Scott...
Peggy Ann (Brooks) Stacy
Nov 1, 2014
Peggy Ann (Brooks) Stacy, 73, of Dunnellon, FL, died Saturday, November 1, 2014. Mrs. Stacy was born July 13, 1941 in Champaign, IL, Daughter of Adolph Brooks and Lois Byers. Peggy was married to Bob Stacy on February 19, 1993. She was a graduate of Urbana Illinois High School, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dunnellon,...
