Juanita Irene Gustafson, age 73, of Hernando, FL passed away at Citrus Memorial Hospital on December 25, 2018. Juanita was born on September 27, 1945 in Waukegan, IL to the late Valentine and Violet (Wrona) Belec. On June 24, 1967 she married Ronald Gustafson with whom she shared 51 years of loving marriage. Juanita was an Executive Secretary for the United States Navy and worked at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois for 38 years. She and her husband made Citrus County, FL their home 13 years ago after relocating from Gurnee, IL. She was Catholic by faith and a parishioner of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, FL. Juanita was a wonderful cook that enjoyed reading in her spare time. She loved birds and not only fed them in her backyard but, collected a number of bird figurines over the years.
In addition to her loving husband Ronald, Juanita leaves behind the daughter she adored and cherished, Karen Politzki and her husband Jeffrey of Canon City, CO. Following cremation, Juanita’s urn will be laid to rest with her parent’s at the Ascension Catholic Cemetery in Libertyville, IL. Cremation care provided by the Chas E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory, Inverness, FL.
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