Obituaries
Juan Tomassini
Oct 25, 2018
Juan Angel Tomassini, 66, of Inverness, FL, died on October 25, 2018 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL. Juan was born on April 9, 1952 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the son of Victor Tomassini and Carmen Tarria. He was a nurseryman at Color Country Nursery, Lecanto, FL. He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife Margarita Bouchet of Inverness, FL;...
Jerry Moss
Oct 21, 2018
Jerry L. Moss , 93 formerly of Sugar Mill Woods, died on October 21, 2018 in Hernando, FL. Jerry was born on December 3, 1924 in Maineville, Ohio, the son of Connor and Ruth Moss.
He served his county in the US Navy during World War II. Jerry was a engineer with General Motors. He...
Paul Salyer
Oct 15, 2018
Paul Howard Salyer, 83 yrs old of Inverness FL, passed away on October 15, 2018. Paul was born in Salyersville, KY on May 19, 1935 to Corbet and Audrey Salyer.
Paul and his family moved to Florida from Michigan in 1973. Along with his wife Jan, they raised their family in Brooksville before moving to Floral City....
Judy Colwell
Oct 15, 2018
Judy Maxine Colwell, 72, of Inverness, Florida died Monday, October 15, 2018 in Lecanto, Florida. She was born in Surrency, Georgia, the daughter of Elizabeth and Frank Holland. She was a bookkeeper for over ten years at Pool’s Plus. She married James Colwell in 1964. After retirement they enjoyed traveling, especially going on cruises all over the world. She...
Agnes Langan
Sep 24, 2018
Agnes Langan, 93, of Floral City, FL, died on September 24, 2018. Mrs. Langan was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Stephan and Kathryn (Wenski) Carr. She was a registered nurse and mom. Agnes was a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Her hobbies included sewing and gardening.
...Domingo Rivera-Torres
Sep 24, 2018
Domingo Rivera-Torres, 83, of Hernando, Florida died September 24, 2018. Domingo was born on December 9, 1934 in Salinas, Puerto Rico, the son of Enrique Rivera and Angela Torres. He was Catholic by faith. Mr. Rivera-Torres was a US Army veteran who served during the Korean War, and was a boxer on the Army Boxing Team.
Domingo...
Nellie Maher
Sep 23, 2018
Nellie J. Maher, 70, of Citrus County, Florida died September 23, 2018. She was last known to be living in Lecanto, Florida. She possibly has living children; two daughters; Yvette living in Colorado, Irene living in Texas and one son; Michael living in California. If anyone has a way to contact her children, please contact us with information or donations for...
Gerald Corcoran
Sep 14, 2018
Gerald J. Corcoran passed away at The Grove Rehabilitation Center in Hernando, Florida on September 14, 2018, at the age of 91. He was born in Flushing Queens, NY on April 9, 1927, the son of Patrick Corcoran and Rujena Drozed Corcoran. Gerald is survived by his wife, of 58 years, Anne (DaSilva) Corcoran, daughters; Roseanne Koveleski and her husband...
Leonard Guenette, Sr.
Sep 1, 2018
Leonard L. Guenette, Sr. 75, of Inverness, FL, died on September 1, 2018. Leonard was born in Nashua, NH on October 14, 1942, the son of Lionel and Leonide Guenette. He was an air traffic controller in the U.S. Air Force during the Cubin Missile Crisis. He landed President John F. Kennedy in Air Force One at Mac Dill...
Joe Gregory, Jr.
Aug 29, 2018
Joe Henry Gregory, Jr., died August 29, 2018, at his home in Hernando, Florida. He was born to Joe Henry Gregory, Sr. and Katherine Scott Gregory on November 23, 1933, in Woodville, NC, and grew up in Elizabeth City, NC.
He was a graduate of Elizabeth City High School and Troy State University. He...
Michael Bolognesi, Sr.
Aug 22, 2018
Michael P. Bolognesi, Sr., 87, of Inverness, Florida died on August 22, 2018. He was the son of Angelina and James Bolognesi and was born on January 10, 1931. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother; Peter Bolognesi. He is survived by his wife, of sixty-two years, Eileen Bolognesi, son; Michael P. Bolognesi,...
Kimberly Smith
Aug 15, 2018
Kimberly Brady Smith, 51, of Tampa, Florida died on August 15, 2018, in Lecanto, Florida. She was the favorite (so she said) daughter of Donald & Patricia Brady and was born on August 26, 1966. She is survived by her husband, Randy Smith, her sons Jacob Smith, Nicholas Smith, and Alec Smith and his wife Alyssa, and her grandson...
Margaret "Peg" Wheeler
Aug 13, 2018
Margaret (Peg) Ann Wheeler, 91, of Inverness, Florida, earned her Angel wings and was welcomed into the gates of Heaven at Hospice of Citrus County, on Monday, August 13th, 2018. Her family was by her side.
Peg Wheeler was born June 6, 1927 in Highland Park, Michigan, the eldest daughter of Joseph Cornelius O’Reilly and...
Erik Hoxie
Aug 11, 2018
Erik W. Hoxie, 20, of Lecanto, Florida passed away suddenly Saturday, August 11, 2018 in Hudson, Florida. He was born in West Palm Beach, FL on August 5, 1998, the son of Kenneth Hoxie and Mary Jensen. He was a member of the 2016 graduating class of the Frank W. Springstead High School in Spring Hill, FL.
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Thomas "Tom" Schaw
Aug 8, 2018
Thomas Schaw, 64, of Floral City, Florida died on August 8, 2018, at his home. He was born on May 27, 1954 in Mineola, New York. He is preceded in death by Richard Carlton and Mary Schaw, brothers; Kevin Dittmar, and Richard Schaw. He is survived by his mother; Ann Parry. Daughters; Tawny Schaw and Jolene Schaw; sons; Matthew...
Robert Hines
Jul 31, 2018
Robert Hines, 54, of Weirsdale, Florida died July 31, 2018 .He and was born August 24, 1963, in Melbourne, Florida. He is survived by his father; William Leroy Hines, Sr of Pulaski, Tennessee, his mother; Sandra Coker and her husband Arthur Coker of Inverness, Florida, daughter; Sosha Hines of Hahira, Georgia, brothers; William Leroy Hines, Jr and his fiancé Jan Duff,...
Randall Abramski
Jul 27, 2018
Randall C. Abramski, 53 of Hernando, Florida died on July 27, 2018, in Brooksville, Florida. The son of Patricia and Franklin B. Abramski, he was born in Aniston, Alabama on November 22, 1964. He is survived by his son: Michael Abramski, son: James Abramski, daughter: Kelly Abramski, grandchildren: Malia Abramski, and Iva Abramski. He was a Veteran of the...
Edward Borak
Jul 26, 2018
Edward Borak, 95, of Naples, Florida died on July 26, 2018. The son of Anna and Andrew Borak, he was born in Milldale, Connecticut on July 10, 1923. He and his wife lived and raised their family in Meriden, Connecticut. They retired to Inverness, Florida where he became an avid painter. He later moved to Naples, Florida. He was...
Alexander Reid, IV
Jul 26, 2018
Alexander Reid, IV, age 86, passed away peacefully at home in Hernando, FL on July 26, 2018.Alex,was born in Virginia, MN on the Mesabi Iron Range, March 20, 1932. He was the first son of the late Alex and Ione (Gurskell) Reid. Alex is survived by his wife, Helen Reid whom he married in 2004.He also leaves...
Karl Starzinger
Jul 22, 2018
Inverness — Karl J. (KJ) Starzinger, age 88, died at Hospice of Citrus County on July 22 after a brief illness. Mr. Starzinger is survived by his son Erich Starzinger, daughter Tanya (Chuck) Davis, two grandchildren Charles (Amy) and Jenny Davis, a great grandson John Davis, sister Joanna Wilson, brother Fred (Cheryl) Starzinger, 13 nieces and nephews, and their children....