Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
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,...
Elena P. Fow
Oct 30, 2014
Elena P. Fow, 91, office secretary, passed away October 30, 2014. She was born February 25, 1923 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Timothy W. Shirley, Jr.
Oct 29, 2014
Timothy Wayne Shirley Jr. passed away suddenly on Wednesday Oct.29th. Tim was born in Merritt Island Fl on Oct 12th 1967. Tim was a long term employee of Marion County. A “Celebration of Tim’s Life” is being held On Nov 15th at 2pm at the home of Janine Blythe 20615 SW Peacock Dr Dunnellon, Fl. Friends of Tim are encouraged...
Rita P. Gauthier
Oct 29, 2014
Rita P. Gauthier, 72, of Dunnellon, FL, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. She was born March 9, 1942 in Lewiston, ME to George Bergeron and Blanche Dostie. She moved to Dunnellon in 1998 from Davie, FL. Mrs. Gauthier was a secretary for a mechanical contracting company. She was also a volunteer for Friends of the Library. She is survived...
Dorothy Jean Ritchey
Oct 29, 2014
Former Paris, TN resident Dorothy Jean Ritchey, 76, of Dunnellon, Fla., died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. There will be a church service at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dunnellon Church of Christ, 20791 Powell Road in Dunnellon, Fla. Ritchey lived in Paris from 2007 to 2012. She graduated from Miami Tech High School in 1956. She was a homemaker most of...
Julia L. Kies
Oct 26, 2014
Julia L. Kies, 81, of Ocala, FL, passed away October 26, 2014. She was born July 16, 1933 in Sidney, OH to Don Milton Kies and Erma Mildred Moothart. She moved to Marion Oaks in 1999 from Gaston, OR. Mrs. Kies is a veteran of the United States Air Force. She was of Lutheran faith and loved animals.
Thomas E. Patterson,Iii
Oct 24, 2014
Rainbow Springs- Thomas E. Patterson, III, 80, US Army Veteran died on October 24, 2014 in Gainesville, FL.
Robert Henry Ranges, Sr.
Oct 22, 2014
Family and friends mourn the loss of one of this country's finest veterans...a WWII, ex-POW named Robert Henry Ranges Sr., 92, of Ocala, FL, who passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014. He was born January 3, 1922 in Teaneck, NJ. Mr. Ranges is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. We are comforted...
