Obituaries

Donna Hearon

Feb 20, 2018

Donna J. Hearon, 66, of Inverness, FL died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.  Donna was born on March 2, 1951 in Chattanooga, TN, daughter of Haskell and Mildred Worley.  She moved to Inverness in 2003 from New Mexico.  Donna will always be remembered as a loving mother.

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Ryan Batchelder

Feb 17, 2018

Ryan A. Batchelder, 28, of Hernando, died February 17, 2018.  Ryan was born on July 9, 1989 in Newport, VT, son of Michael and Lisa Batchelder.  He was a member of the Army National Guard and served in Afghanistan.  Ryan moved to Hernando in 2017 from Vermont.  He loved spending time with his children and family....

Nadina Lutz

Feb 13, 2018

Nadina Kay Lutz , 78, of Hernando, FL passed away on February 13, 2018 at Brentwood at Fore Ranch in Ocala, FL.  Funeral services for Mrs. Lutz will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Heinz Funeral Home with the family receiving friends from 12:00 noon until the hour of service.  Interment will follow...

Cricket Lamphere-Miller

Feb 5, 2018

Cricket Lynne Lamphere-Miller , 55 of Homosassa, FL passed away on February 5, 2018 at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, FL.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.  heinzfh.com

June Brownell

Jan 29, 2018

June Marie Brownell, 59, of Inverness, FL passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast House in Lecanto, FL.  June was born on November 3, 1958 in Portland, ME, daughter of Michael and June Goyette.  She moved to Inverness in 1979 from Scarborough, ME.  June worked as a...

Benjamin Wray, Jr.

Jan 24, 2018

Benjamin Paul Wray, Jr., 59, of Lecanto, FL passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Benjamin was born on July 18, 1958 in Rocky Mount, VA.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.  Mr. Wray was preceded in death by his father, Benjamin C. Wray, Sr. and his sister, Judy...

Christopher Jones

Jan 23, 2018

Christopher N. Jones , 26, of Inverness, FL died on January 23, 2018.  Chris was born on September 18, 1991 in Inverness.   He was a graduate of Citrus High School Class of 2010.  He loved to fish, enjoyed the peace of the outdoors and loved spending time with friends and family.  Chris had just recently moved...

William Metzendorf

Jan 19, 2018

William P. Metzendorf was called home to be with the Lord on January 19, 2018. He holds a special place in the hearts of those he met. He was a loving, caring husband of 61 years to Ann, father to Diane, Bill and Bob, and their spouses Thomas, Suzanne, and Marguerite, whom he loved with his whole heart....

Patricia Gaston

Jan 10, 2018

Patricia G. Gaston, 89, of Lecanto, FL, died on January 10, 2018 at Green Acres Assisted Living in Lecanto, FL.  Patricia was born on November 1, 1928 in Kansas, daughter of William and Goldie Kirk.  She was a member of the New Life Church in Hayesville, NC.  Patricia moved to Lecanto in 2015 from Hayesville, NC....

George Lowell

Jan 10, 2018

George A. Lowell, 79, passed peacefully on January 10, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, at his home in Inverness, Florida.  George will be dearly missed by many.  Throughout the many chapters of his life, he always brought a unique combination of humor, humility, irrepressible optimism, and a natural ability to lead by example.  George was born in Denver, Colorado...

Donald Irwin

Jan 8, 2018

Donald T. Irwin, 82, of Beverly Hills, FL passed away on January 8, 2018 at Crystal River Health and Rehab in Crystal River, FL.  Donald was born on September 11, 1935 in Sunnyside, Long Island, NY, son of John J. and Elizabeth (McAuliffe) Irwin.  He graduated from Rice High School in Manhattan (1953) and Iona College...

Pamela Parsley

Jan 8, 2018

Pamela Jo Parsley, 63, of Lecanto died on January 8, 2018 at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL.  Pamela was born on June 18, 1954 in Portsmouth, OH, daughter of William and Ena Mae Riggs.  After the death of her parents, she was adopted by her uncle and aunt, Robert and Charlotte Rhodes. She loved...

Olga Fernandez

Jan 5, 2018

Olga Fernandez , 79 of Lecanto, FL passed away on January 5, 2018 at Seven Rivers Medical Center in Crystal River, FL.  The family of Mrs. Fernandez will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Heinz Funeral Home.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 noon on...

Dante Caldera

Jan 2, 2018

Dante J. Caldera, 101, of Inverness, FL died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Dante was born on March 23, 1916 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY, son of Italian immigrants, Peter and Josephine Caldera.  After graduation from NYU, he worked for the Army Corp of Engineers in 1940.  In 1951 he...

Arthur Roden, Jr.

Dec 23, 2017

Arthur A. Roden, Jr., 93, of Lecanto, FL died on December 23, 2017 at Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala.  Arthur was born on December 15, 1924 in New York, NY, son of Arthur and Lillian Rodenberg.  He was a U.S. Army and U.S. Navy veteran.   He served in the submarine service during World War II...

Richard Maccabee

Dec 22, 2017

Richard W. Maccabee, 82, of Inverness, FL died on December 22, 2017 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto.  Richard was born on January 1, 1935 in Tarrytown, NY, son of Walter and Evelyn Maccabee.  He turned down several basketball scholarships in order to join the U.S. Marine Corp.  Richard worked for the...

Elwood Fort

Dec 18, 2017

Elwood M. Fort, 80, of Inverness, FL died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast House in Lecanto, FL.  Elwood was born on October 5, 1937 in Tampa, FL, son of Hansel and Wilma Fort.  He was a mobile home repairman.  Elwood moved to Inverness in 1972 from St. Petersburg,...

Rosie Lane

Dec 17, 2017

Rosie E. “Tinnie” Lane, 91, of Dunnellon, FL, went to be with our Lord on December 17, 2017 at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center in Crystal River, FL.  Rosie was born on June 5, 1926 in Gallipolis, OH, daughter of Charles and Edna Shiflet.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lane, Sr. in...

Judith Brooks

Dec 15, 2017

Judith H Brooks, 84, of Citrus Hills, Florida, passed December 15, 2017 at her residence of Grand Living, Sr. Living Community.

She was born on September 28, 1933 in Hanover, New Hampshire, daughter of Charles and Alice Hirschey.  She graduated Carthage High School then attended Vassar and Syracuse University where she studied Interior Design.

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Stephen O'Brien

Dec 13, 2017

Stephen T, O’Brien, 69, of Lecanto, FL, died on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Stephen was born on May 10, 1948 in Waukegan, IL, son of Robert and Helen Lewis.  He was a baker.  Stephen moved to Inverness in 2015 from Ocala and prior to that lived in Naples, FL....