Obituaries

Rita McAuley

Oct 11, 2015

Rita M. McAuley, 86, of Floral City, FL, died on October 10, 2015 at Pleasant Grove Manor in Inverness, FL.  A graveside service for Mrs. McAuley will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Highland Memory Gardens in Apopka, FL.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Robert Hanley

Oct 10, 2015

Robert “Lee” L. Hanley, 52 of Inverness, FL, passed away October 10, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital.  Lee was born on Halloween, October 31, 1962, in Mount Holly, NJ, son of Robert E. Hanley and Mary Hanley Widenor of Inverness, FL.  He graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in Old Bridge, NJ.  Lee moved to...

John O'Leary

Oct 6, 2015

John Joseph O’Leary, 84, of Inverness, FL, born 1/16/1931 in Providence, RI, and entered Life Triumphant on 10/6/2015 at the HPH Hospice Care Center in Lecanto, FL. Survived by his wife of 65 years, Jeannette O’Leary. Son of the late John O’Leary Sr. and Elsie O’Leary (Wickland). John lived in Warwick, RI for 62 years. He worked as a...

Alice Green

Oct 4, 2015

Alice M. Green, 75 of Lecanto, FL died on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Arbor Trail Rehab in Inverness, FL.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Alexander Petrykowski

Oct 2, 2015

Alexander F. Petrykowski, 72, of Ocala, FL died on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Sylvia’s Hospice House, in Ocala, FL. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran. A Memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Inverness, FL  on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 11AM. Interment will follow at Florida...

Richard Thorne

Oct 1, 2015

Richard “Dick” Thorne, 87, of Lecanto, FL died on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL.  Dick was born on May 21, 1928 in Bronx, NY, son of William and Jennie Thorne.  He was the youngest of 12 children.  He served in Korea with the U.S. Army and was awarded a...

Michael Bozzuto

Sep 25, 2015

Michael Bozzuto , 85, of Hernando, FL, died on September 25, 2015 at Ocala Regional Hospital in Ocala, FL.  Michael was born on May 23, 1930 in White Plains, NY, the son of Charles and Pauline Bozzuto.  Michael was a WWII veteran serving in the US Navy.  He was a commercial truck driver.  He moved to Hernando...

Miguel Santana

Sep 20, 2015

Miguel A. Santana, 67 of Inverness, FL died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Miguel was born on October 31, 1947 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, son of Eustaquio and Santiaga Santana.  He was a US Army veteran of Vietnam.  Miguel moved to Inverness in 1999 from Penns Grove, NJ.

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Dorothy Vaughn

Sep 19, 2015

Dorothy Vaughn was born on February 11, 1923 in Hammonton, New Jersey.  Her father, Albert Frankenberg, was a former mayor; and her mother, Grace Frankenberg, was homemaker.  Both of her siblings (one brother and one sister) preceded her in death.

During her life,...

Grace Dillon

Sep 17, 2015

Grace Dillon , 94, of Hernando, FL died on September 17, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, NJ.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

John Piersall

Sep 16, 2015

John R. Piersall, 77, of Inverness, FL passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL.  John was born May 16, 1938 in Pilot View, KY, son of J.E. and Myrtle Piersall.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran.  John was owner of LWP Financial Services.  John moved to Inverness in 1995 from Lake...

Frederica Shelburn

Sep 12, 2015

Frederica W. Shelburn , age 94, of Lecanto, FL died on September 12, 2015 at the Hospice Care Unit at Citrus Health and Rehabilitation, Inverness, FL. Funeral Services for Mrs. Shelburn will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Heinz Funeral Home.

Interment will take place at Florida National...

Edna Schmitz

Sep 9, 2015

Edna M. Schmitz, 83, of Hernando, FL died on September 9, 2015 at Health Center of  Brentwood, Lecanto, FL.   Edna was born in Knoxville, Iowa, on January 30, 1932, the daughter of John and Blanche Carton. Edna and her husband Philip were the owners of Schmitz Lawn Service in Pinellas Park, FL.  She moved to...

Delbert Smith

Sep 7, 2015

Delbert K. Smith, 81, of Inverness, FL passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL.  Delbert was born April 30, 1934, in Laurel County, Kentucky, the son of Joseph and Nancy Smith. He was awarded the designation of “Kentucky Colonel” in 1963.  Delbert moved to Celina, Ohio in 1958 where he founded and...

Tagumpay Garcia

Sep 5, 2015

Tagumpay A. Garcia , age 80, of Hernando, FL died on September 5, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL.  Funeral services for Mr. Garcia will be held in Chicago, IL.  Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Charles Kinney

Aug 25, 2015

Charles Nelson Kinney , 69, of Hernando, FL died on August 25, 2015 at his home.  Mr. Kinney served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. A memorial mass will be at 11:30 on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Lecanto.  Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Darl Fiske

Aug 24, 2015

Darl L. Fiske , 82, of Floral City died on August 24, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.   He was a US Army veteran, serving in Korea and Vietnam.  A graveside service for Mr. Fiske will be at 2:00 on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.  Friends may gather...

Mark Davis

Aug 24, 2015

Mark R. Davis , 64, of Inverness, FL died on August 24, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto.   A memorial service for Mr. Davis will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Citrus Missionary Baptist Church in Inverness, FL.  Pastor Troy Sheppard will preside.  Heinz Funeral...

Emmelene Myers

Aug 22, 2015

Emmelene M. Myers , 87, of Inverness, FL died on August 22, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness.   Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Raymond Hill, Sr.

Aug 22, 2015

Raymond L. Hill, Sr., 93, of Inverness, FL died on August 22, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness, FL.  Raymond was born on July 31, 1922, son of John and Alice Hill in Gallipolis, OH.  He was a hospital manager.  Raymond was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Indianapolis,...