All Obituaries

Luis A. Monsalve, 57, of Ocala, died on Friday, August 23, 2019.  He was born in Medellin, Colombia on November 15, 1961.

Thomas C. Ames, Jr., 75, of Inverness, died on Monday, August 19, 2019.  He was born on June 26, 1944 in West Virginia.  He is survived by a son, Thomas C. Ames, III of Marion, Ohio; a daughter, Traci Durham of Charlotte, NC; two sisetrs, Rose Barton and Linda Murphy both of Dayton, Ohio.

Roger Albert Shriver, 86, a resident of Lecanto, FL passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 in Lecanto.  He was born on December 7, 1932 in Washington D.C., son of Albert and Marie Shriver. Mr. Shriver served in the US Army Infantry from 1953 – 1956.  In 1960 he joined the Military Traffic Management Agency where he served in various capacities with the Directorates of Plans and Operations, Freight Traffic, Inland Traffic and International Traffic.  In 1971 Roger joined...

Patricia A. Skonecke, 89, of Inverness, FL, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 7, 1929, the daughter of John and Annette Kelly. Mrs. Skonecke moved to Inverness from Sun City Center in 2014.  She was Catholic by faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, John Skonecke, son, James Skonecke and daughter-in-law, Tobi. Survivors include her children, Debra Widen of Santa Rosa, CA; Steven Skonecke of Galena, IL;...

Lloyd W. Sanders, 84, of Inverness, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019.  He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on January 3, 1935.  

Gladys M. Strong, 91, of Inverness, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019.  She was born in Pawtucket, RI on July 31, 1928.  She and her late husband Milton Strong will be laid to rest privately at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.

Mary C. Schnackenberg, 80, of Lecanto, died on August, 2, 2019.  She was born in Nyack, NY on April 21, 1939, the daughter of Dennis and Josephine Natale. She was a member of St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Lecanto.  Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Adolf Schnackenberg; daughter, Denise Odier; two sons, James Schnackenberg and his wife Trish of Palm Harbor, FL and Alfred Schnackenberg and his wife Kathleen of Brooksville, FL; two sisters, JoAnn...

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 married James Budd Smith in 1952 and they soon moved to the Trilby area and lived at River Bend. After Budd's passing in 1962, Blonza later returned...

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.

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 Douglasville, PA, where they made many life long friends. After retirement from Tupperware, Gene moved to Floral City, FL. Gene...