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Dinah's obituary

Dinah Maria Lechner, 69, passed away on March 11, 2021 in Palatka, Florida. She was born January 7, 1952 in Tampa, Florida and lived her early years in Wauchula, Florida until moving to Tampa, Florida to attend college. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Thelma Sellers. Dinah is survived by her husband of 22 years, Gerald Allan Lechner; sister Lisa Josephsen (Stan) of Escondido, California, brother Kenny Sellers of Orlando, Florida and sister Cindy Haynes of Apopka, Florida. She was a buyer for Maas Brothers in Tampa for several years before opening her own fur store in Tampa, Fur Outlet, Inc. After closing her store, she began a number of entrepreneurial businesses and took part in various philanthropic endeavors. She was also a published author and was proud to appear on the Phil Donahue Show. She lived with her husband, Gerald, in Hog Valley where they enjoyed the good life in the Ocala National Forest. Dinah will be remembered and missed by many people.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that remembrances be made to Liz McGrath Circle, 23147 NE 160th Avenue Road, Ft. McCoy, FL 32134.

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I didn't stay in contact with you and Jerry the way I would have liked to.  I enjoyed the little time we had together T…
I didn't stay in contact with you and Jerry the way I would have liked to.  I enjoyed the little ti…
I didn't stay in contact with you and Jerry the way I would have…
Dear Gerry and family,
We were so surprised and saddened to hear of Dinah's passing. We knew her for a long time. I reme…
Dear Gerry and family,
We were so surprised and saddened to hear of Dinah's passing. We knew her for…
Dear Gerry and family,
We were so surprised and saddened to hear …
Dinah had such a zest for life. She will be missed by her family and friends. Fly high Dinah, gone way to soon.
Dinah had such a zest for life. She will be missed by her family and friends. Fly high Dinah, go…
Dinah had such a zest for life. She will be missed by her famil…

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