Obituaries
Annatina O'Brien
Aug 2, 2014
Annatina Mary (Tina) O'Brien, age 91, died gracefully at her home in Citrus Hills, Florida on August 2, 2014. Tina had been in the loving care of her family, especially her primary caregiver and son, Jonathan, for several months, assisted by the compassionate nurses of Citrus Hills Hospice. Tina was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 30, 1923,...
Yolonda Pritchard
Jul 29, 2014
Yolonda L. Pritchard, 93, of Beverly Hills, FL, died on July 29, 2014 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Yolonda was born on October 23, 1920 in Portsmouth, OH, daughter of Lester and Esther Finney. While at college in Tampa, FL during WWII, she attended a USO dance at MacDill Air Force Base where she met her future husband,...
Sedgewick Baldwin Jr.
Jul 26, 2014
Sedgewick B. Baldwin Jr., 85, of Crystal River, FL died on July 26, 2014 at Hospice of Citrus County and the Nature Coast, Inverness, FL.Sedge was a US Army veteran and member of the Elks and Moose for many years. Graveside services will be held in NY at a later date. Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home &...
Edward Johnson
Jul 24, 2014
Edward Johnson, 74, of Inverness, FL died on July 24, 2014 at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Ed was born on July 20, 1940 in Rockville Centre, NY, son of Alfred and Margaret (Abrams) Johnson. He was a veteran of the USAF. Ed retired from Verizon after 35...
John Sharp
Jul 23, 2014
John Allan Sharp, 41, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home in Hernando, FL. John was a loving father, husband and son. John worked hard at various occupations as a builder (framing homes), EMT, well driller and massage therapist.
He was preceded in death by his father Richard L. Sharp and...
Kenneth Ducharme
Jul 20, 2014
Kenneth Ducharme, 65, of Hernando, FL died on July 20, 2014 at Citrus Hill Health & Rehab in Hernando. Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Madeline Marinelli
Jul 17, 2014
Madeline Marinelli, 85, of Citrus Springs, FL died on July 17, 2014 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Graveside services for Mrs. Marinelli will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Santiago Ortega
Jul 15, 2014
Santiago “Papi” Ortega , 78, of Inverness, FL died on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Florida Hospital, Land O’ Lakes, FL. Papi was born on July 25, 1935 in Las Villa, Cuba. He was a mechanic at the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, NY. Santiago moved to Inverness in 1980 from Port Reading, NJ. He worked...
Mabel Schneider
Jul 15, 2014
Mabel K. Schneider , 68, of Citrus Springs, FL died on July 15, 2014 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast, Inverness, FL. She was born January 27, 1946 in Columbus OH the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Kessler. Mabel moved from St. Petersburg, FL to Citrus Springs in 2006. She was a member...
Michael Stubblefield
Jul 12, 2014
Michael Stubblefield , 65, of Hernando, FL died on July 12, 2014 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Lecanto, FL. Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Marguerite Hadley
Jul 12, 2014
Marguerite (Lawler) Hadley, 89, of Inverness, Fl. passed away July 12, 2014 under the loving care of HPH Hospice, Lecanto. She was born on August 17, 1924 in the City of New York to Miriam Richards and Houston La Roy Ikerd.
She first began her career in the medical field in 1958 in the...
Randall Wright
Jul 10, 2014
Randall L. Wright, 60, of Inverness, FL died on July 10, 2014 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness. Randall was born on September 24, 1953 in Hillsdale, MI, son of Marion and Beulah Wright. He was the owner of a tree service. Randall moved to Inverness in 1994 from Hillsdale, MI.
Mr. Wright...
Frank Krisanits
Jul 9, 2014
Frank C. Krisanits , 96, of Homosassa, FL died on July 9, 2014 at Citrus Hills Health & Rehab in Hernando, FL. Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Linda McKibben
Jul 6, 2014
Linda W. McKibben , 67, of Dunnellon, FL died on July 6, 2014 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness. Arrangements by Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Charles Koonz
Jul 5, 2014
Charles “Chuck” Koonz , 69, of Inverness, FL died on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness. Charles was born on October 22, 1944 in Chicago, IL, son of Carl and Gladys Koonz. He was awarded Co-Valedictorian of his Downers Grove North High School Class of 1962. He went on...
Rose Alexa
Jul 4, 2014
Rose H. Alexa, 95, of Inverness, Florida, died July 4, 2014, at her home. She was born Oct 15, 1918, in Cyclone, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Albert and Charlotte Huntoon. She attended the First Baptist Church of Inverness.
Rose worked for many years for Kroger & Acme markets in the Buffalo, NY area and retired to Labelle...
Kenneth Roesler
Jul 4, 2014
Kenneth E. Roesler. 66, of Hernando, FL died on July 4, 2014 at his home. Arrangements are private. Heinz Funeral Home & Cremation, Inverness, FL.
Margaret Rushford
Jul 2, 2014
Margaret K. Rushford (Peggy) , 72, of Floral City, FL died July 2, 2014 at her home. Margaret was born Feb 26, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of George and Margaret (Carr) White. Peggy was a private investigator and process server.
She moved to Inverness in 1996 from Orange Park, FL. She
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Orietta McPhillips
Jun 28, 2014
Orietta McPhillips, 80 years of age passed away under the care of Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast in Inverness, FL after a long illness. Orietta was born in Providence, RI on February 5, 1934, the daughter of Peter V. Cipolla and Angela (Cicurchia) Cipolla. She graduated from St. Mary Academy of the Visitation in 1951 and was...
William Thacher
Jun 15, 2014
William A. Thacher , 87, of Inverness, FL, died on June 15, 2014 at his home under the loving care of his family and Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast. He was born the son of Stephen and Alvina Thacher on July 2, 1926 in Blue Island, IL. Bill was a US Army veteran of WWII,...