All Obituaries

KRNA, Doris E., 80, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home.   She was a devoted wife and mother.  She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ronald and sister, Mae Friedman.  She is survived by her daughters: Connie Deneuve and Alisha West, of Brooksville; sons:  Kenneth Krna of Brooksville and Ronald Krna of North Carolina; her 8 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild....

SQUILLER, Thomas A., 77, of Weeki Wachee, Florida, died Thursday, December 17, 2018 at the HPH Hospice Care Center.    He was born September 30, 1941 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania and came to this area 15 years ago from Pittsburgh, Pennsylania.  Mr. Squiller retired from the Hernando County School System as a music and dance teacher and was a professional musician playing the trumpet, piano, and string bass.  He was a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Catholic...

MILLER, Nicholas Kevin, 62, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at the HPH Hospice Care Center.   He was born November 28, 1956 in Middletown, New York and came to this area 33 years ago from St. Petersburg, Florida.  He worked as a foreman for a truss plant.   He is survived by his sons: Steven Miller of Brooksville, Florida and Nicholas Kevin Shaffery of Temple Terrace, Florida; brothers: Douglas Miller of California and Timothy Miller of West...

GIDDENS, Gerald O., 74, of Crawfordville, Florida, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at home.   He was born August 17, 1944 in Brooksville, Florida and came to the Crawfordville area six months ago from Gowers Corner, Florida.  He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.  He worked as a lineman for Florida Power and was of the Baptist faith.   He is survived by his wife: Connie Giddens; son: Bryan Giddens of Crawfordville, Florida;...

Michael J. Dippolito, 80 of The Villages, Florida died on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born on June 21, 1938 in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late James and Pellegrina (Fannie) Arena-Dippolito He graduated from Norristown High School. He served in the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division and was honorably discharged after being wounded in a training accident in Germany. He was a Systems Engineer at Unisys and retired after twenty-five years of service. In his retirement, he...

DICKSON, Robert Michael, 71, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Friday, December 7, 2018 at Oak Hill Hospital.     He was born October 30, 1947 in Amsterdam, New York and came to this area four years ago from Albany, New York.  He worked as a customer service  representative for Hess Station, and was Catholic by faith.   He is survived by his wife, Kathie Maiello; son: Michael Dickson of Glens Falls, New York; stepsons and daughter-in-law, Kalani...

MEISBERGER, Clara Evelyn, 96, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018.   She was born in Mansfield, Illinois and came to this area 48 years ago from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida.  She was a member of the Nazarene Church for 72 years, had a compassion for missionary work, volunteered briefly at the Sun Valley Indian School in Sun Valley, Arizona and worked with children who adored her.  She worked as a licensed practical...

GENENS, Douglas Wayne, 70, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at home.   He was born April 15, 1948 in Oak Park, Illinois and came to this area five years ago from the Plant City and Valrico area.  He worked as an auto parts manager and was a member of The Vineyard Christian Church.   He is survived by his wife of 52 years: Camille; son and daughter-in-law: Michael Raymond & Cathy Genens of Clearwater, Florida; daughter and son-in-law:...

THOMAS, Terry W., 66, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Oak Hill Hospital. He was born August 10, 1952 in Ocala, Florida and came to this area 12 years ago. He retired from the United States Navy after 20 plus years of service achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class. He is preceded in death by his parents, Prince Thomas Sr., Dora M. Hall, sister, Brenda Hartley Mitchell.  He is survived by his wife of 42 years: Cassaundra...

WARD, Ethel, 90, of Webster, Florida, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at home.   Born September 16, 1928 in Gilbert, Louisiana, she was daughter of the late Wiley L. and Georgia McDaniel and was one of ten children.  After residing in Vidalia, Louisiana, she moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2001 and eventually settled in Webster in 2018.  She worked as a dental assistant and was a member of Ocean Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.  She enjoyed...