All Obituaries

Mrs. Gail G. Schielke, 73, of Lecanto, FL passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 in Brooksville.  She was born on June 26, 1945 in Kendallville, Indiana, daughter of the late Rev. Eugene and Gertrude Gunther. Mrs. Schielke lived in Indiana, Illinois, England, Wisconsin, Texas, and Missouri, and moved to Citrus County from St. Louis, Missouri in 2000.  She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Lecanto.  Her hobbies included singing in choir, volunteering at church,...

Mr. LeRoy E. Cook Jr., 74, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Lecanto, FL. He was a US Army veteran. Memorial Service arrangements will be scheduled at a later date.

Mr. Denis A. McManus, 78, of Lecanto, passed away December 9, 2018 in Lecanto, FL.

Dennis Michael Drinnenberg, age 56, of Inverness, FL died on December 7, 2018, in Crystal River.  He was born on November 29, 1962, in Tampa, Florida and was the son of Morris Drinnenberg, Sr. and Mary Frances Latta. Dennis retired from Walmart, after 26 years of service. His hobbies included watching wrestling and fishing. He also loved being around his three little dogs, Bella, Sissy and Gabby. Aside from his parents, Dennis was preceded in death by his sister Cheryl Ann...

Mrs. Miriam Skinner, 92, of Lecanto, passed away on December 7, 2018 in Inverness, FL.

Mr. Chase E. Ash, 35, of Beverly Hills, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Hudson, FL.

Charles W. Coker, 88, of Inverness, Florida died November 30, 2018. Charles was born September 25, 1930 and was the son of Thurmon and Rubye Coker. He was a US Army Veteran, and served proudly, during the Korean War.    Additional Obituary Information is forthcoming, at this time. 

  George L. Williams, Jr., 72, of Beverly Hills, FL, passed away on November 23, 2018, in Lecanto, Florida.  He was born on February 21, 1946, in Americus, GA, son of the late G. Lucius and Marguerite Furlow Williams of Oglethorpe, GA. Mr. Williams was a US Army veteran serving during Vietnam. After his discharge at the end of 1971, he began his over 30-year banking career at First National Bank at Orlando, which started SunBank and eventually became SunTrust.  Mr. Williams...

Ralph L. Payne, 84, of Lecanto, FL died on November 23, 2018 at his home.  Ralph was born on April 21, 1934 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Edward and Genevieve Payne.  Ralph was a Military Policeman in the US Army.  He served in the 101st Airborne “Screaming Eagles” during Korea.  Ralph worked for Garfield Alloys in Garfield, Ohio.  He retired to Ocala, Florida, in 2005 from Cleveland, OH and then moved to Lecanto in 2013.  He was a true outdoorsman...

Dolores Fahey Whitelaw, accomplished painter and artist, beloved wife of 56 years to her husband, Bruce. Mother, grandmother and eldest sibling of six, died on November 20th at the age of 77 in Inverness, Florida. Schooled at the Art Students League in New York, Dolores’s joyful paintings have been shown in galleries in New York City, New York state, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She was first and foremost a lover of beauty, of nature, of family and friends. Her art work celebrated...