All Obituaries

Reyna Lucia Bell 69 of Orlando, FL. passed away on June 17, 2021. She was born on January 7, 1952 in Nice, France . She is preceded in death by both her parents, her beloved husband of 17 years Donald Warren Bell and her brother Javier. Survivors include her son Jacob Wilds (Claudine); Daughter Leyta Wilds; 3 sisters Olivia Gillespie; Dalia V. Fernelius (Mike); Blanca ? ; and her grandson Aiden. Reyna was an Registered Nurse, a lifetime Ambassador for 5 different Chambers of Commerce...

Joy Imogene Fortinberry, 96 (missed her 97th birthday by 3 hours), passed away on June 16, 2021, at HPH Hospice in Lecanto, FL. She was born in Frankfort, IN, on June 17, 1924, to Samuel H. Cutler and Mamie Pearl McLain Cutler. She is preceded in death by both parents, her beloved husband of 55 years, Milton James (Jim) Fortinberry who passed away in 2000, her brother Tom Cutler, and 4 sisters, Lola Smith, Virginia Hodgin, Leona Collins, and Letha Phillippe. Joy is survived by her son,...

 Charles Jordan Richer Charles (Hatzkel) Richer son of Morris and Ruth Richer was born November 5, 1936 in the Bronx in New York City and graduated from Hunter College. He retired in 2000 from Morse/Diesel International the 8th largest construction company in the world as Chief Information Officer. While at Morse Diesel International he taught an adult education class at New York University on using Data Processing for Construction Management. His community achievements include the...

Brian J. Jackson, 32, of Beverly Hills, FL, died on June 5, 2021. He was born on August 5, 1988 in Tampa, FL. Brian attended Citrus High School where he played football and wrestled.  He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Survivors include his father, Carl Paugh; mother, Kimberly Largey, stepfather, Mark Largey; sister, Kelly Paugh; brother, Hunter Paugh; step brother, Scott Largey and his wife Cassie; and two step sisters, Autumn Walker O’Connor and her husband Anthony and Sara...

John H. Evans, 88, of Inverness, FL, died on May 28, 2021, at home under the loving care of his family and Vitas Hospice.  John was born December 14, 1932 in Abbington, PA, the son of Horace and Cynthia Evans. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Eileen Evans. John “Jack” was a Baptist and a veteran of the US Navy. He retired from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft where he worked as a Quality Analyst. He loved horses, fishing and camping.  He was a past...

Jonathan Lee Nichols 3/12/1980 to 5/17/2021 "I am with you. No matter what else you have in your head, I'm with you and I love...

Helen M. Butler, 91, of Inverness, FL, passed away on May 5, 2021. She was born on August 17, 1929 in Aliquippa, PA, the daughter of George and Elizabeth Vas. Helen is the second in a line of five related women christened, Helen Vas. She is related to more than 400 Hungarians throughout the USA and Central Europe. She earned her Associates Degree in computers and worked for and retired from the State of Michigan.  Helen was active in the Girl Scouts, National Honor Society, St....

Charles “Chuck” Moore passed away peacefully on April 30, 2021 under the care of HPH hospice in Hernando, Florida. He was 84. Chuck was born in Dardanelle, Arkansas on September 6, 1936. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1954 and served until his retirement 26 years later. He then spent the next 15 years working for civil service. While stationed in Japan he met and married his wife Hisashi in 1957 and remained so until her passing in 2003.  In 2006 Chuck moved to Crystal...

Mary B “Scap“ Gregory (née Scappaticci) was born in Mamaroneck, New York on May 7, 1926 to Bernard Scappaticci, an Italian immigrant, World War I veteran and combat hero, and Hannah Noonan Scappaticci, an Irish immigrant. Scap passed away at the age of 94 on April 25, 2021 in Homosassa, Florida. She was born at home and delivered by her aunt, a midwife who was a very earthy soul and taught Scap to curse at the age of four. Scap continued to use colorful language throughout...

Dorothy "Dot" Koehler, 82, passed away April 22, 2021 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. She was born April 1, 1939 to Florence and Lars Thompson in Brooklyn, New York. Dot married the love of her life, Robert (Rob) Kohler, in May 1959. They were high school sweethearts and devoted to each other spending 42 happy and productive years together until his demise in 2001. They previously lived in St. Petersburg, Florida moving to Citrus County in 1985. Dot owned a prosperous...