Obituaries

Apr 23, 2019

SAWIN, Nancy Leigh Ocala - Nancy Leigh Sawin, 65, passed away April 23, 2019.  She was born May 17, 1953 in Ocala, Florida to Milton Thomas Cheshire and Bonnie Ray Alexander Jones. She worked in mining delivery.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Leroy Sawin. She is survived...

Apr 22, 2019

TORRES, Jose Antonio

Ocala - Jose Antonio Torres, 45, passed away April 22, 2019. He was born October 19, 1973 in Chicago, IL, to Jose Torres and Luz Gonzalez.  He was a proud and loving, caring, Husband, Father, Papa and friend to many.

He is survived by his loving...

Apr 22, 2019

SWAIN, Robert Patrick Beverly Hills - Robert Patrick Swain, 49, passed away peacefully at home on April 22, 2019. He was born and raised in Greenville, Illinois on September 16, 1969 to Charles Walter Swain and Marjorie Marie Netherly. He was a Real Estate Agent for many years.

He is preceded...

Apr 18, 2019

KLAMA, Catherine Carole

Ocala - Catherine Carole Klama, 76, passed away peacefully April 18, 2019. Carole was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland on March 31, 1943 to Robert Nathaniel and Treva Vella (Van Hoy) Boehmer. She served faithfully in the United States Service Organization (USO) for over 50 years. She was...

Apr 17, 2019

The soul of our sweet daughter, sister, and friend, Kathryn Lane Craig, was delivered into Heaven on April 17, 2019 at the age of 35. Lane was born in Columbus, MS on May 2, 1983 to Robert Craig and Jeanie Rosenberger and called Gainesville, FL “Home Sweet Home”.

Lane’s life journey was complicated...

Apr 16, 2019

Ocala - Josephine Katherine Pignataro, 71, passed away peacefully at home on April 16, 2019. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Edo Scattaglia and Carmella Travia Scattaglia.  She owned and operated a Bar in Brooklyn for many years and later worked in insurance.  She enjoyed spending time...

Apr 12, 2019

MORRISSEY JR., John Joseph Ocala - John Joseph Morrissey, Jr., 89, passed away April 12, 2019. He was born and raised in New York, New York, on June 23, 1929, to John Joseph Morrissey, Sr. and Mary O'Shea Morrissey. He retired from the New York City Police Department as a Sergeant after 27 years.

Apr 10, 2019

Jen our beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Jennifer Rose Hoop, journeyed on to unite with the angels in heaven on April 10, 2019, after a relentless battle with breast cancer. Jen was born and raised in Ocala, FL on October 13, 1988, to Stephen Hoop and Libera Stoner.

She was a loving...

Apr 9, 2019

We are celebrating the life of Gary Alan Lewicki

April 14, 1956 - April 9, 2019

At the family home in Ocala on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from Noon to 6:00 p.m.

Gary passed quietly in Hospice. He is survived by his wife Becky, his...

Apr 8, 2019

CHILDERS, Wenona Frances

Silver Springs - Wenona Frances Childers, 85, passed away peacefully at home April 8, 2019. Born in Scrambletown, FL, on February 28, 1934, to the late Carl B. Williamson and Lou Enna Holly, she has resided in Marion County all her life. She was a homemaker and preceded in death by...

Apr 7, 2019

William Campbell Thomas, Sr., 87, of Ocala, Fl died Sunday, April 7, 2019.

He was born July 12, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Thomas, “Bill” was best known in Ocala as a horseman.

Bill was a long-time member of the Deep Run Hunt Club. He showed hunters and jumpers...

Apr 6, 2019

ESCANDON, Julia Ocala - Julia Escandon, 74, passed away April 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on June 19, 1944, to Julio Paz and Celia Arriola. She was a homemaker and moved here from New York 14 years ago.

She is survived by...

Apr 5, 2019

WILSON, Norse Eugene "Gene" Ocala - Norse Eugene Wilson, 87, passed away peacefully April 5, 2019 and surrounded by his family. Born January 9, 1932, in Cooperative, KY, to Marion Wilson and Emma Myrtle Wilson. He was a factory supervisor in manufacturing.

He is survived by his loving wife of 64...

Apr 5, 2019

Belleview - Georgia Dell Hoffman, 79, passed away April 5, 2019. Born in Grosse Tete, LA, on September 16, 1939, to Charles Edward Hoffman and Katie Ruth Owens, she moved here from Louisiana in 1999. She owned and operated a residential cleaning service.  Her hobbies included reading, reading, and more reading.  Our Mother thought reading as an...

Apr 4, 2019

Sherry Louise Fassett-Bradley, age 84, was a native of Washington DC and a resident of Ocala, Florida since 1997.  She passed away April 4, 2019 in the hospital in Ocala.  She was the daughter of the late John L. Fassett and Hazel V. Fassett.   She graduated from Miami Jackson High School and attended the University of Miami...

Apr 3, 2019

Barbara Maxine Thomas, 77 of Ocala, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019.

She was born February 9, 1942 in Gainesville, FL.  She was a lifelong resident of Ocala, Florida.

She was 1960 graduate of Ocala High School, and a graduate of Central Florida Junior College.  After a long and successful...

Apr 2, 2019

TILLIS, Marion Evelyn Ocala - Marion Evelyn Tillis, 54, passed away April 2, 2019. Born and raised in Ocala, FL, on May 12, 1964, to Marion Howell Hogan and Sarah Lou Jarvis Hogan. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going to yard sales and flea markets.

She is survived by her...

Mar 31, 2019

ROSE, Vicky Sue Angela Ocala - Vicky Sue Angela Rose, 55, passed away March 31, 2019. Born October 1, 1963, in Jackson, Ohio To the late Jerry Edward Rose. She is preceded in death by her father, Jerry Rose and her step-dad, Mike Zimmerman; brothers, Randall Fee and Jerry "Randy" Rose and granddaughter, Jazmine Recinos.

She is...

Mar 30, 2019

Fort McCoy - Carolyn Elizabeth Dasher, 64, passed away March 30, 2019. Born April 30, 1954 in Macon, Georgia to David Elic and Mary Ruth (Ferris) Combs. She was a volunteer caregiver most all her life. She is preceded by her parents and step father Ed Durrance; brothers, David Combs and Robert Combs; sister Linda Hughes. She is survived by her loving husband, Leslie Keith Dasher;...

Mar 30, 2019

Anthony - Charles Henry Weaver, 68, passed away March 30, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born March 12, 1951, in Syracuse, NY, to Hank and Shirley Weaver. He owned and operated CW Bush hogging.

He is survived by his loving wife, Carol DeEredita Weaver; sons, Charles Henry Weaver Jr., William Gerald Weaver, Joshua Floyd...