Local obituaries for Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, LLC
Joseph A. Outler
Aug 16, 2013
Joseph A. Outler, 81, owner of Barehuggers in Dunnellon, Fl died on August 16, 2013 in Ocala, FL. Joseph was born August 26, 1931 to the late Charles and Josephine Kelly Outler in Memphis, TN. He was a United States Marine Corp Veteran of the Korea War. He is survived by his Daughters, Shirley Roberts, South Caroline, Virginia Rhodes, Dunnellon,...
Eva Lavaughn Hess
Aug 15, 2013
Eva “LaVaughn” Hess, 77, long time resident of Dunnellon, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Lakeland, Fla., after a lengthy battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s. She was an antique dealer/appraiser who operated the “Gingerbread House” antique store from 1974-2005. She also catered and at one point ran a tea room that was featured in a national magazine. She was very busy in...
Mary "Ruth" Zawacki
Aug 14, 2013
Dunnellon - Mary "Ruth" Zawacki, born May 24, 1930 passed away on August 14, 2013. Ruth leaves behind her husband John of 59 years, and five children: Stephen (Barbara) Zawacki, Marianne (George) Feister, Nancy (John) DeHaven, Michael (Susan) Zawacki, and Kathleen (John) McKinney as well as nine grandchildren: Thomas, John, Amanda, Rosanne, Kelly, Shawn, Michael, Jacqueline and Michael. Ruth was...
Virginia Rose Bower
Aug 14, 2013
Virginia Rose Bower, 77 died on August 14, 2013 at Legacy House in Ocala. Born in Naugatuck, CT on July 15, 1936 to Joseph and Rose Pereira, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Virginia was a Registered Nurse graduating from Waterbury Hospital in CT and continued her nursing career after moving to Hollywood, Florida in 1958 and then...
Frank George Gebhardt
Aug 10, 2013
Gebhardt, Frank G. Dunnellon, Florida Frank George Gebhardt,78, passed away at home on August 10, 2013 after a long illness. One of the last babies to be born at home, Frank was born on December 23, 1934 to the late Charles (Chuck) and Marcelle (Mimi) Gebhardt in Old Forge, NY. Frank was graduated in 1957 from the United States Merchant...
Filomena Frances (Andrisani) Davis
Aug 9, 2013
Frances (Filomena) Andrisani Davis passed away on August 9th, 2013 of natural causes. She died peacefully surrounded by her beloved children. Mrs. Davis was predeceased by her parents, Guiseppi and Rosaria Andrisani, brother Domenico Andrisani, and husband William Davis. Surviving family includes her three children Nettie Ross, Joseph (Judy) Newman, and Jerome (Pat) Newman; grandchildren Jennifer, Donna, Joseph, James, and...
Stephen G. Claffey
Aug 9, 2013
Stephen G. Claffey, 45, of Mayo, Florida, died Friday (8/9) at the home of his mother in Dunnellon, after a lengthy illness. Born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Donald James (D.J.) and Kathy Claffey, Stephen was a teacher and soccer coach at Suwanee Middle School. He was a member of the Triple Creek Hunting Club. Surviving family includes...
Reba Warr
Aug 7, 2013
Reba Warr, 73, died on August 7, 2013 at her residence in Ocala, FL. She was the daughter to the late Clarence and Clara (Veal) Jacks in Commerce, Georgia. Reba enjoyed fishing, family gatherings especially around the holidays. She was a hard worker wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who truly loved her family and will be dearly missed...
Pastor Gordon W. Nelson
Aug 7, 2013
Pastor Gordon W. Nelson, 79, of Ocala, died Wednesday (8/7) at the Hospice Tuscany House in Ocala. He was born in Rockford, Illinois to the late Harold and Alice (Johnson) Nelson. Pastor Gordon graduated Cum Laude from Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln, Illinois. He served over sixty years in the ministry, including thirty years in Africa and thirty years in the...
Robert James Barnhart
Aug 1, 2013
Robert James Barnhart, 92, of Dunnellon died Thursday (8/1) at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Born in Elizabethtown, PA to the late Harry R. and Anna I. (Shickley) Barnhart, he was a sales engineer and served in the United States Army Air Corps during WW II. He was a Mason and Shriner. Mr. Barnhart was predeceased by his wife Anna...
Connie S. Young
Jul 22, 2013
Connie S. Young, 68, of Dunnellon, died Monday at Citrus Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pomeroy, PA to the late Wilson and Sarah (Nettle) Plank, Mrs. Young is survived by her husband George W. Young; son Philip Brubaker; brother Wilson Plank; step daughters Barbara Murray and Natalie Funt; and five Grandchildren. A Memorial Funeral Service will be conducted at...
Patricia Lou (Manning) Cartwright
Jul 22, 2013
Patricia Lou Cartwright, age 59, of Dunnellon, Florida went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 22nd, 2013. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 17th, 1954, the daughter of Eugene and Angelue Tasker Manning. Patricia married Roger Lee Cartwright on December 16th, 1972. She was survived by her mother Angelue Tasker Manning of...
Charles Doran Putman
Jul 21, 2013
Charles Doran Putman, 92, of Dunnellon, died Sunday at his residence. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Charles and Margaret (Furthmiller) Putman. Mr. Putman was a farmer and welder by trade and served in the United States Army. He was predeceased by his wife, Rita Putman. He is survived by a son John Putman and Daughter...
Margaret Ann Bullock
Jul 16, 2013
Margaret Ann Bullock, 81 of Dunnellon, FL passed away on July 16, 2013 in Ocala, FL. She was born December 24, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL and came to live in Dunnellon in 1985 from Fort Pierce, FL. One of Margaret's favorite pastimes was gardening and she loved the great outdoors. She was a homemaker and a member of Riverland Baptist...
Lillian D. (Degraw) Cox
Jul 14, 2013
COX, Lillian D., age 97, of Dunnellon, Florida and formerly of Gulfport, FL passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born on July 9, 1916 in Riverdale, NJ, to her parents, Abe and Bessie DeGraw. She married Thomas H. Cox on June 19, 1954 and they were married for 59 years. Lillian and Tom raised their children in Gulfport...
Cedric A. Hewes
Jul 14, 2013
Cedric A Hewes, 99, died on July 14, 2013 at his residence in Citrus Springs. He wrote this obituary for his friends and family: I was born in Biddeford, Maine October 18, 1913, and relocated to Hallowell, Maine four years later. After graduating from Hallowell High School in 1932 where I was active in sports and music, I went on...
Dora Rebecca (Tompkins) Bennett
Jul 9, 2013
Dora Rebecca Bennett, 85 of Citrus Springs, FL passed away on July 9, 2013 in Lecanto, FL after a brief stay at Hospice House of Citrus County. She was born to Eli Bonaparte and Chloe Belle Smith Tompkins on July 11, 1927 in London, Kentucky one of eleven children and went on to marry Louis E. Bennett, Sr. with whom...
John Lyons Mclellan
Jul 8, 2013
John L. McLellan, 70, died suddenly on July 8, 2013 at home in Dunnellon. He was born February 10, 1943 to the late Alexander and Kathleen (Lyons) McLelland in Exeter, NH. John moved from Maine in 2002 to Florida. He is retired from Hewlett Packard as an electrical engineer and was a US Army Veteran of Vietnam. He was a...
Arthur Saraceni
Jul 8, 2013
Arthur Saraceni, 76 of Dunnellon died on July 8, 2013. He was born in 1936 in Pottstown, PA the son of Arthur and Irma Saraceni. He served his country with pride in the U.S. Airforce. After 25 years, Mr. Saraceni retired from Mrs. Smith's Pie Company and moved to the Dunnellon area in 2001 from Allentown, PA. A member of...
Thomas W. Wagner
Jul 7, 2013
Thomas W. Wagner, 92, died on July 7, 2013 in Gibsonton, FL. He was born February 18, 1921 in Mingo Junction, OH to the late Albert and Leona Mae (Buchanan) Wagner. He married C. Elizabeth Varner December 7, 1945 in Weirton West Virginia and were married for 60 years. During this time they had three children. Donna J. (Ron) Noga...
