All Obituaries

BAUMAN, Steven Richard, age 55, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and came to the area 21 years ago from New Jersey. He was a branch manager for Able Body Labor . He loved his family and dogs and collected M&M memoribilia and Hess trucks.  Preceded in death by his infant daughter, Michelina and mother, Ida Bauman, he is survived by his wife of 26 years: Michelle C. Bauman; son: Steven Bauman; daughter and...

MORRIS, James Thomas, age 90, of Brooksville, Florida died Wednesday, August 12 2020 at HPH Hospice Care Center. He was born in Akron, Ohio and came to Brooksville in 2004 after living in Citrus County since 1999. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired after 43 years from Firestone Tire as a senior systems analyst. He enjoyed fine dining and exploring different restaurants.  He is survived by his wife of 51 years: Diana Morris of Brooksville, Florida; daughter and son-in-law: Dena and...

BATTEN, Darryl A. Sr., 59, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Kindred Hospital-Central Tampa.   He was born on March 29, 1961 in Brooksville and had been a lifelong resident.  He worked for Olan Mills as a photographer and later worked as a welder.  He was a Mason and member of the Hernando Lodge Brooksville and was Christian by faith.   He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Vickie G. Batten and his father, James Quinton...

Captain David Dale Kortman Sr., 77, of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Oak Hill Hospital.   Born January 2, 1943, he came to the area 35 years ago from his native Rogers City, Michigan.  Captain Kortman proudly served his country and was a United States Army veteran and Merchant Marine.  He was a member of the Spring Hill Eagles Club and Forest Oaks Lutheran Church.   He is survived by his loving wife, Kay; son, David...

CALLERI, Michael “Mike”, 78, of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at his home. Born November 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, he came to the area 37 years ago from Massapequa, Long Island, New York.  He worked for the New York City Department of Sanitation for 17 years and was a Custodian for the Hernando County School System for 20 years.  He was Catholic by faith and a parishioner of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.  He is...

Roy Liberty passed away on August 6th, 2020 leaving behind his wife, Thinh; three sons, Eric, Joe and Tim; five grandchildren, niece, Julie and her family, and niece, Tracy. Roy was known by many names throughout his life. His mother gave him the nickname “Skip”, which stuck with him throughout his life by his brothers, sister, and their children. He was the youngest of 5 children of Raymond and Alice Liberty of Attleboro, Massachusetts. He spent his childhood getting into a bit...

BEST, John Anthony, 61, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point.   He was born December 3, 1958 in Munchweiler, Germany and came to Brooksville 48 years ago from Brooklyn, New York.  He worked as a restaurant manager for Golden Corral for many years and was Christian by faith.   He is preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Best.  He is survived by his loving wife, Denise Best; his sons, Robert Best...

DANNER, Deborah Lynn, 60, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Oak Hill Hospital.   She was born August 6, 1959 in Tacoma, Washington and came to Brooksville 36 years ago from Kentucky.  She worked as a supervisor at Spartan Electronics for many years.   She is survived by her mother, Beatrice "Betty" Danner of Brooksville, Florida; her brother, Randy Danner of Brooksville, Florida; and her sisters and brother-in-law, Danielle...

BRADY, Francis P., 80, of Spring Hill, Florida, died Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home. He was born August 30, 1939 in Harvey, Illinois and came to the area in February 2020 from California. He was an executive in the television industry and Catholic by faith. He is survived by his wife: Margaret of Spring Hill, Florida; three sons: Tim Brady of California, Edward Brady of Colorado, and Chris Brady of New York; daughter: Shawn Majewski of North Carolina; brother: Edward Brady of...

LARCH, Alberta Marie, 70, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at the HPH Hospice Care Center.   She was born June 23, 1950 in Wyandotte, Michigan and came to Brooksville 14 years ago.  She worked as a manager in a retail shop.   She is survived by her daughters, Tiffany Owens of Michigan, Shauna Feldhaus of Florida, and Amber Lopez of Florida; brother, Doug Gebbink of Louisana; sisters, Anita Wolverton and Rosalind Jameson, both of Michigan; and...