All Obituaries

William R. McGuckin, 90, of Inverness, FL., previously from Philadelphia, passed away on September 18, 2022. He was born on August 12, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA to the late John and Kathleen McGuckin. Bill was a veteran of the US Army and served during the Korean War.  He worked as a manager for the US Postal Service.  He was catholic by faith and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. During the years of 1955 - 1960, he played minor league baseball for the New York...

Armitage, Robert McGill, 88, better known as Mac, went to be with his Lord & Savior on Friday, September 16, 2022 while surrounded by his loving family. Mac was born June 20, 1934 to the late Robert Colin & Sarah (nee McGill) Armitage in Ybor City, Florida. He was a Christian by faith and a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during the Korean War. Mac was a car and motorcycle enthusiast and owned his first car & motorcycle by the age of 12. He was a member of...

St. Don, Eugene Thomas, 89, of Beverly Hills, Florida, passed on September 16, 2022. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 17, 1932 to the late Alfred and Clare Florida (Monty) St. Don. Eugene was Catholic by faith and a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as an Electrical Engineer with Texas Instruments up until his retirement. Upon retirement, he moved to Florida where he enjoyed playing golf and softball. He is survived by his daughter, Donna Paglia; sons Patrick St. Don...

Eileen E. Bolognesi, 88, of Inverness, FL, passed away on September 14, 2022. She was born to the late John and Caroline Snell on July 2, 1934, in Queens, NY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael P. Bolognesi Sr.  Survivors include her son, Michael P. Bolognesi Jr; daughter, Mary Beth Bolognesi; grandchildren, Jennifer Ficara, John Everette, Nicole, Anthony, and Holly Bogonesi; as well as one great granddaughter, Madison Bare.  Graveside Service will be held on...

John C. Lanoue, known as “handsome John”, 83, of Lecanto, FL passed away on Sept 13th, 2022 in the loving care at the Vitas Hospice House in Lecanto. Born Sept 26, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to parents Rosaire (57) and Gertrude (90) Lanoue.   John was just 13 days shy of his 84th birthday.  John came to retire in the Citrus County Area in 1994 from Cincinnati, Ohio after selling his successful business in Air tool repair and...

Richard E. Groth Sr., 61, of Inverness, FL, passed away on September 10, 2022.  He was born on December 9, 1960 in St. Petersburg, FL to the late Howard and Jeanette Groth. Richard was married to his wife Kay Groth for forty years and together they raised their family of five children. He was a devoted Husband, a loving Father, and an amazing Poppy. Richard enjoyed working, he was the owner and operator of Richard’s...

Janelle Lynn Luke, 64, of Lecanto, FL, passed away on September 9, 2022. Janelle was born to Donald and Sherrill Luke on August 27, 1958, in Saginaw, MI. Her hobbies included bowling, dancing, singing and coloring.  She belonged to The Salvation Army.  She loved going to church and playing the tambourine. Janelle was preceded in death by her mother, Sherrill Luke.  Survivors include her father, Donald Luke; sisters, Sherrill and Karren; and brother, Steven.  A Memorial...

SHERRY HENDERSON Sherry sadly passed away on September 7, 2022, at the age of 73 after a long illness. She went peacefully with the caring people at Vitas Hospice in Lecanto, FL by her side. Sherry was born in PA.; however, she lived her life in FL. She was a free spirit and lived her life unlike most, but she did it her way. Her beloved cats filled her life with joy.  Sherry was funny, smart, feisty, fun and a loving person. She loved adventures and sharing her stories with...

Marie Julia Hicks, 90 years old, passed peacefully from this life on September 3, 2022, with her husband, Harold Hicks and her loving daughters by her side.  Marie was born April 24, 1932 to the late Lester and Marie (nee Lucas) Chaney in Chicago, Illinois, was Catholic by faith and the oldest of three siblings. In her younger years, Marie developed the love of music while taking piano lessons, eventually performing with the Chicago Youth Symphony at Chicago’s Orchestra...

Ann Manganelli, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at home in Inverness, Florida after a brief illness.  She died on Friday, September 2, 2022.  She was 102 years old. Ann was born on August 17, 1920, in Mount Vernon, NY.  Her parents were Vincenzo and Thomasina (Isola) Mollicone.  She was predeceased by nine of her siblings.  She is survived by a brother, Nunzie Mollicone. Ann was married to Alfred Manganelli for 44 years.   He died in...