Obituaries

Luis Monsalve

Aug 23, 2019

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

Thomas Ames Jr.

Aug 19, 2019

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 sisters, Rose Barton and Linda Murphy both of Dayton, Ohio.

Roger Shriver

Aug 12, 2019

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...

Patricia Skonecke

Aug 6, 2019

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...

Gladys Strong

Aug 5, 2019

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.

Lloyd Sanders

Aug 5, 2019

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

Mary C. Schnackenberg

Aug 2, 2019

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...

Blonza Smith

Jul 29, 2019

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...

Ann Carpenter

Jul 24, 2019

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.

John Durr, Jr.

Jul 22, 2019

John J. Durr, Jr. of Hernando, FL passed away on JUly 22, 2019.  He was born on March 5, 1931 in Staten Island, NY.  John was a US Navy veteran and a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran CHurch in Hernando.

Barbara Thomas

Jul 22, 2019

Ms. Barbara A. Thomas of Beverly Hills, passed away on July 22, 2019.  She was born on November 4, 1933 in Taunton, MA. She was a veteran of the US Air Force.  She will be laid to rest at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL.

Eugene "Gene" Tufts

Jul 22, 2019

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...

Pamela Amundson

Jul 19, 2019

Pamela A. Amundson, 65, of Inverness, FL, passed away on July 19, 2019 under the care of Vitas Hospice in Lecanto.  She was born on April 13, 1954 in Washington, D.C. The daughter of Hubbert and Florence Black, Sr.  She is survived by a daughter, Kristine Boblits of Port Charlotte, FL and a son, Richard Boblits.

If...

Kenneth Stewart

Jul 17, 2019

Kenneth Stewart, 77, of Wildwood, FL, passed away on July 17, 2019.  A Funeral Service will be held at the Heinz Funeral Home in Inverness, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until the hour of service. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Ocala, FL. Heinz Funeral Home...

Kenneth Conrad

Jul 11, 2019

Kenneth H. Conrad, 88, of Homosassa, Florida, passed away on July 11, 2019.  He was born on November 25, 1930 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, son of Harold and Edna Conrad.

Mr. Conrad was a US Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War.  He was an airline pilot for TWA, Japan Airlines and Flying Tigers. He also worked...

Max Hetherington

Jul 10, 2019

Max E. Hetherington, 90, of Inverness, died on July 10, 2019. Max was born March 6, 1929 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, son of Elmer and Mary Hetherington. He is a US Navy Veteran who served during World War II. He was a member of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Inverness.

Max was a Life member of the...

Joyce Friedlander

Jul 8, 2019

Joyce H. Friedlander, 82, of Beverly Hills, passed away on July 8, 2019 in Beverly Hills.  She was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 25, 1937.

Robert Callahan

Jul 4, 2019

Robert J. Callahan Sr., 75, of Inverness, FL passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home under the loving care of his wife and family.  Robert (Bob) was born on February 19, 1944 in Queens, NY, son of Warren and Alice Callahan.

Robert began naval service in 1961 and was commissioned on the USS Enterprise. ...

Patricia Varsames

Jul 2, 2019

Patricia Varsames, 81, of Inverness, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Inverness.  She was born in Yonkers, New York on April 16, 1938.

Cyntha Resare

Jun 29, 2019

Cyntha Jean Resare was born on June 18, 1940 to Stephen Morris Archer and Doris Jeannette Burt Archer.  She was born in Washington, D.C. which she claimed as her home town for the rest of her life, even to being a Redskins fan.  Her father was an Annapolis USNA grad (1932) and career naval officer. He fought and was...