Area Deaths

Arlene T. Rook, 77, of Spring Hill, died Saturday, June 14, at Hernando Pasco Hospice in Brooksville. She was born in Cranston, R.I., and moved to the area 32 years ago from Plainville, Mass.
Ms. Rook was a senior occupational specialist and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill.
Survivors include her sons, Paul, of Apopka, and Gary, of Edmonds, Wash.; sisters, Marilyn, of Rhode Island, Joan, of Florida, and Audrey, of Pennsylvania; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Downing Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Spring Hill.

Joseph Louis Tedeschi III, 61, of Spring Hill, died Friday, June 6, at his home. He was born in Trenton, N.J., and moved to the area from Fayetteville, N.C.
Mr. Tedeschi served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War where a landmine left him permanently disabled. He was a member of the VFW and was an ordained minister who counseled other veterans.
Survivors include his brother, Thomas, of North Carolina; and sisters, Elinore McNutt, of Tennessee, and Bonnie Fisher, Angela Kain and Vickie Ammons, all of North Carolina.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes, Spring Hill Chapel.