Obituaries

Grace Enstrom

Nov 11, 2019

Grace I. Enstrom, 96, of Inverness, Florida, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, in Lecanto.  She was born on May 8, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Ina Hachmeister.

Mrs. Enstrom moved to Inverness from Mt. Dora in 1997. She was a member of The Church of the Nazarene in Hernando and the...

Antoinette "Toni" Higinbotham

Nov 6, 2019

Antoinette “Toni” Higinbotham, 79, of Lecanto, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.  She was born on June 22, 1940 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Anthony and Josephine Ziemba.

After being a seasonal resident of Florida since 1994, Mrs. Higinbotham moved to Lecanto permanently from Pennsylvania in 2014. She was Catholic by faith. She loved...

Elaine Ayres

Nov 6, 2019

Elaine M. Ayres, 85, of Lecanto, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in Lecanto, FL.  She was born on May 1, 1934 in Rowlesburg, West Virginia.

Edward Gingrich

Nov 4, 2019

Edward R. Gingrich, 77, of Hernando, FL, passed away on November 4, 2019.  He was born on June 4, 1942 in Lebanon, PA, son of Ralph and Grace Gingrich.

Edward was a veteran of the US Army and served during Vietnam. He moved to Florida from New York in 2001.  He worked as a Pharmaceutical Engineer at...

George Elias

Nov 2, 2019

George J. Elias, 89, of Inverness, FL, passed away on November 2, 2019.  He was born on February 26, 1930 in Queens, NY, son of Frank and Louise Elias.

George worked as an engineer at Grumman Aerospace on Long Island for 27 years.  He was involved in the Apollo Space Landing on the moon. He was a...

Donald Ringheisen

Oct 27, 2019

Donald L. Ringheisen, 85, of Homosassa, FL, passed away on October 27, 2019 in Lecanto, FL.  He was born on April 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Howard and Marguerite Ringheisen.

Donald worked as a millwright building industrial cranes.  He was a veteran of the US Army, a Mason and a member of the Elks Lodge. ...

Muriel Hernandez

Oct 26, 2019

Muriel J. Hernandez, 80, of Floral City, FL, passed away on October 26, 2019 in Inverness, FL.  She was born on August 18, 1939 in Hammond, IN, daughter of Amos and Bertha Baird.

Muriel was a graduate of Hammond Technical High School and the Purdue University LPN Nursing Program. She worked as an LPN for the Munster...

Barbara Hurley

Oct 23, 2019

Barbara A. Hurley, 83, of Hernando, FL, passed away on October 23, 2019 in Inverness, FL.  She was born on January 13, 1936 in Ashford, West Virginia, daughter of Aaron and Marie Pettry.

Barbara was a member of the Church of Christ.  Her hobbies included singing, gardening, and cooking, but she was the happiest when she was...

Sandra Roberts

Oct 22, 2019

Sandra Roberts, 80, of Citrus Springs, Florida, passed away on October 22, 2019.  She was born on August 13, 1939 in Oak Hill, West Virginia, daughter of Paul and Dorothy King.

Mrs. Roberts worked as a compliance officer in the investment industry.  She moved to Citrus Springs in 1990 from Tampa, FL.

Sandra was a...

Everett McPhillips

Oct 18, 2019

Everett L. McPhillips, 89, of Hernando, FL, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 in Lecanto. He was born in Providence, RI on May 27, 1930, the son of Leonard and Leona McPhillips.  He was a US Army Veteran and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Inverness.

He worked in sales for 45 years. ...

Charles Scott Goss

Oct 14, 2019

Charles Scott Goss, 73, of Inverness, FL passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019.  He was born on April 12, 1946 in Longmont, Colorado.  He was a US Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  Survivors include his son, Christopher Goss of Colorado; and brother, Mike Goss of Citrus Springs, FL.

John Kratky, Jr.

Oct 13, 2019

With great sadness, the family of John S. Kratky, Jr., of Inverness, FL, announced that he peacefully passed away on October 13, 2019 with his family at his bedside, at the age of 71.  He was born on May 22, 1948 in Bridgeport, CT, son of John and Mary Kratky.

John went to Central High School in...

Katherine Minor

Oct 4, 2019

Katherine L. Minor, 43, of Dunnellon, FL, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 in Crystal River.  She was born in Virginia on March 3, 1976, the daughter of Paul and Suzanne Lauer.

She was preceded in death by her mother. Survivors include her father Paul; her husband, Timothy Minor and three children.

William Godfrey

Oct 2, 2019

William G. Godfrey was born in Summit, New Jersey on May 20, 1939, and died in Crystal River, Florida on October 2, 2019. His great-niece, Sandra (Monte) Klein was by his side. He grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, and also lived in Springfield, New Jersey before moving to Florida. After his move to Inverness, Florida, he lived with...

Patrick John Mugnolo

Sep 30, 2019

Patrick John "PJ" Mugnolo, 44, of Floral City, FL, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019.  He was born on July 11, 1975 in Oak Park, Illinois.

He was a maintenance manager.  He moved to Floral City from Hudson, Florida in 2009.

He was preceded in death by his father, Patrick Mugnolo and his stepfather. Survivors include...

Joyce Lee

Sep 22, 2019

Joyce F. Lee, 90, of Trinity, FL, formerly of Inverness, FL passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019.  Joyce was born on April 1, 1929 in Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Wallie and Rose Marie Hartman.

Joyce married LeVerne Lee in 1963.  Together they raised five children.  She had worked in a dermatologist office before moving to...

Jefferson Murray

Sep 21, 2019

Jefferson Charles Murray went home to the Lord on Saturday, September 21, 2019.  Jefferson, known to all as Jeff, was born to David(D) and Betty(D) Murray on March 31, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio.  He moved to Florida in 1987, where he eventually met and married his beloved wife of 21 years, Amy Lynn Underwood-Murray.  Jeff, has two sons, Brandon...

Karel Zachar

Sep 16, 2019

Karel Zachar, 93, of Crystal River, FL, passed away September 16, 2019.  Karel was born on June 2, 1926 in Pardubice, Czech Republic, son of Alois and Stepanka Zachar.

He worked as a commercial engineer in the import export business. He was catholic by faith and a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church.

Karel was...

Bruce Woolsey

Sep 14, 2019

Bruce E. Woolsey, 52, of Homosassa, FL passed away on September 14, 2019.  He was born on February 6, 1967 in Madisonville, KY.

Marilyn Clines

Sep 14, 2019

Marilyn Kincaid Clines, 81, of Inverness, FL, passed away September 14, 2019 in Inverness, FL.  She was born on February 27, 1938 in Independence, Missouri, daughter of Kyle and Ava Kincaid.

In 1958, Marilyn attended  the World's Fair in Brussels as a representative of Missouri.  She graduated from George Washington University in D.C. And then worked for the...