Obituaries

Jul 29, 2019

Blonza C. Smith, 102, of Inverness, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2019. She was a Florida native, born in Wakulla on March 13, 1917, to William W. and Coretta (Godwin) Causseaux. Her younger siblings were Nora, Coralie, and William. After the loss of both parents while in her youth, Blonza lived in Jacksonville and then Tampa. There she...

Jul 24, 2019

Ann F. Carpenter, 81, of Homosassa, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Brooksville, FL.  She was born on June 4, 1938 in Louisville, KY.  She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church.  Mrs. Carpenter was preceded in death by her husband, William.  She is survived by her children, William, Mary, Brenda, Christopher and Deanna.

Jul 22, 2019

Ms. Barbara A. Thomas of Beverly Hills, passed away on July 22, 2019.  She was born on November 4, 1933 in Taunton, MA. She was a veteran of the US Air Force.  She will be laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL.

Jul 22, 2019

Eugene "Gene" Harold Tufts, 82, of Floral City, died on July 22, 2019. Gene was born July 27, 1936 in Portland, Maine, son of Clifton and Helen Tufts. Mr. Tufts worked for 20 years as a lineman for Jersey Central Power and Light.  After his retirement, Gene and his wife, Lynda purchased and operated a Tupperware distributorship from 1975-1992 in...

Jul 22, 2019

John J. Durr, Jr. of Hernando, FL passed away on JUly 22, 2019.  He was born on March 5, 1931 in Staten Island, NY.  John was a US Navy veteran and a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran CHurch in Hernando.

Jul 19, 2019

Pamela A. Amundson, 65, of Inverness, FL, passed away on July 19, 2019 under the care of Vitas Hospice in Lecanto.  She was born on April 13, 1954 in Washington, D.C. The daughter of Hubbert and Florence Black, Sr.  She is survived by a daughter, Kristine Boblits of Port Charlotte, FL and a son, Richard Boblits.

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Jul 17, 2019

Kenneth Stewart, 77, of Wildwood, FL, passed away on July 17, 2019.  A Funeral Service will be held at the Heinz Funeral Home in Inverness, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until the hour of service. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Ocala, FL. Heinz Funeral Home...

Jul 11, 2019

Kenneth H. Conrad, 88, of Homosassa, Florida, passed away on July 11, 2019.  He was born on November 25, 1930 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, son of Harold and Edna Conrad.

Mr. Conrad was a US Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War.  He was an airline pilot for TWA, Japan Airlines and Flying Tigers. He also worked...

Jul 10, 2019

Max E. Hetherington, 90, of Inverness, died on July 10, 2019. Max was born March 6, 1929 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, son of Elmer and Mary Hetherington. He is a US Navy Veteran who served during World War II. He was a member of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Inverness.

Max was a Life member of the...

Jul 8, 2019

Joyce H. Friedlander, 82, of Beverly Hills, passed away on July 8, 2019 in Beverly Hills.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 25, 1937.

Jul 4, 2019

Robert J. Callahan Sr., 75, of Inverness, FL passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home under the loving care of his wife and family.  Robert (Bob) was born on February 19, 1944 in Queens, NY, son of Warren and Alice Callahan.

Robert began naval service in 1961 and was commissioned on the USS Enterprise. ...

Jul 2, 2019

Patricia Varsames, 81, of Inverness, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Inverness.  She was born in Yonkers, New York on April 16, 1938.

Jun 29, 2019

Cyntha Jean Resare was born on June 18, 1940 to Stephen Morris Archer and Doris Jeannette Burt Archer.  She was born in Washington, D.C. which she claimed as her home town for the rest of her life, even to being a Redskins fan.  Her father was an Annapolis USNA grad (1932) and career naval officer. He fought and was...

Jun 25, 2019

Eva E. Stetkiewicz, 101, of Hernando, Florida passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at home in Hernando.  She was born on March 13, 1918 in West Warwick, Rhode Island.  She will be laid to rest at Saint Mary Cemetery in West Warwick.

Jun 25, 2019

LeAnna M. Hersey, 38, of Floral City, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.  She was born on March 13, 1983 in Tampa, FL.  The daughter of Shirley McCain and the late Kent Hersey.

Survivors include her mother; four children, Michael, Keeley, Jacob and Christopher Larez; aunt, Melanie Hersey; and uncle Robert Hersey....

Jun 23, 2019

Judith A. Riggs, 73, of Inverness, Passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Lecanto, FL.

Jun 23, 2019

Irene Mandity, 83 of New Port Richey, Florida, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019.  She was born on October 22, 1935 in Zanka, Hungary, daughter of Jozsef and Ilona Pallanek, she left her homeland and family behind and emigrated to Rochester, NY in 1956 as a refugee of the Hungarian Revolution.  There Irene met her husband Peter, a...

Jun 22, 2019

Maryann Albright, 63, of Bushnell, FL, passed away on June 22, 2019 at Citrus Memorial Hospital.  She was born on August 21, 1955.

Jun 21, 2019

Mose Douglas "Doug" Sirmons, 77, a resident of Citrus Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Vitas Hospice House in Lecanto.  He was born on March 11, 1942 to the late Alvin and Mary Alice (Mathis) Sirmons in Nashville, GA. Doug served in the Army from 1963-67 and spent most of his time in...

Jun 19, 2019

John E. Braaten, 70, of Beverly Hills, FL passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Citrus Memorial Hospital.  He was born on December 9, 1948 in Sidney, MT.