Obituaries

James Shugars

Oct 21, 2015

James W. Shugars, 74, of Dunnellon, FL died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL. A Memorial Service for Mr. Shugars will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 26, 2015 at Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church in Yankeetown, FL.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Andrew Nappi

Oct 18, 2015

Andrew “Andie” Nappi, 49, of Inverness, FL died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Citrus Hills Health and Rehab in Hernando, FL.  Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.

Anne Quinn

Oct 15, 2015

Anne Yanoscik Quinn, 100, of Inverness, FL died on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness, FL.  Anne was born on December 8, 1914 in Donora, PA to John and Anna Yanoscik.  She and her husband, Eugene Quinn, who died on March 17, 1977, moved to Miami Beach, FL in...

Debra Mulligan

Oct 15, 2015

Debra L. Mulligan, 59, of Inverness, FL, formerly of Brooksville, FL, died on October 15, 2015 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness.   Debra was born on January 16, 1956 in St. Petersburg, FL, daughter of Alvin and Florence Renney.  She was the owner of Cock-a-doodles Café in Inverness, FL.  Debra moved to Inverness...

Ida Rafferty

Oct 12, 2015

Ida M. Rafferty, 86, of Inverness, FL died on October 12, 2015 at Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River, FL.  Ida was born on July 22, 1929 in Swedesboro, NJ, daughter of Salvatore and Maria Maccaroni.  She was a hair dresser.  Ida moved to Beverly Hills in 2001 from New Jersey. She was a member of the...

Russell Farnham

Oct 11, 2015

Russell Clare Farnham, 84, of Homosassa, FL died on October 11, 2015 at HPH Hospice House in Lecanto, FL.  He was married first to Waltraut (Bogutzki) Farnham, his beloved wife of fifty-three years, who predeceased him in 2008.  Waltraut “Wally” was born and raised at Obergorpe, East Germany, whom he married December 14, 1953 in Wiesbaden, Germany. ...

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...