Our Obituaries
JOHN P FRANKLIN, SR
June 21, 2018
JOHN P. FRANKLIN SR of Chattanooga, TN died June 21, 2018 at the age of 96. He was a licensed funeral director at the John P. Franklin Funeral Home, which his father, G.W. established in 1894 as the Franklin Funeral Home. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
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C. ROBERT "BOB" HASLER
June 20, 2018
C. ROBERT "BOB" HASLER of Greentown, IN died June 20, 2018 at the age of 83. A licensed funeral director, he was co-owner and president of the Hasler & Stout Funeral Home in Greentown. He previously worked at the Brown & Eckenberg Funeral Home in Anderson, the Shirley Brothers, J. C. Wilson and the G. H. Herman Funeral Homes in Indianapolis, the Raven Funeral Home in Marion and the Parson...
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THOMAS MICHAEL "TOM" FLYNN
June 18, 2018
THOMAS MICHAEL "TOM" FLYNN of Hermitage, PA died June 18, 2018 at the age of 79. He established the John Flynn Funeral Home in 1995 and in 2000, he introduced Derek, a golden retriever from Canine Companions for Independence to the funeral home, which became the first grief therapy dog from C. C. I. in a funeral home. He purchased several cemeteries throughout his funeral service career,...
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LARRY WARREN PAYNE
June 17, 2018
LARRY WARREN PAYNE of Woodway, TX died June 17, 2018 at the age of 64. He served as chairman of the board at his family's firm, Aderhold Funeral Home, Inc in West, which he joined in 1991 as a licensed funeral director. He was a member of the Texas Funeral Directors Association, the North Texas Funeral Directors Association, and was elected to the Texas Funeral Directors Association Services, Inc...
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CHARLES MCDONALD "CHUCK" WARE, SR
June 15, 2018
CHARLES MCDONALD "CHUCK" WARE SR of Chil-licothe, OH died June 15, 2018 at the age of 91. A third generation funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Ware Funeral Home for over 60 years, which was founded by his grandfather, Carey J. Ware in 1891. He joined the firm in 1950 as a partner with his father, Thomas A. Ware until his death in 1964. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of...
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VALLARI D. BAKER-RAISON
June 10, 2018
VALLARI D. BAKER-RAISON of Yeadon, PA died June 10, 2018 at the age of 65. She served her apprenticeship at the Julian V. Hawkins Funeral Home, where she was employed as a licensed funeral director until 1989, when her health began to decline. She graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Mortuary Science in New York.
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RACHEL ANN SARVER MINNICH
June 9, 2018
RACHEL ANN SARVER MINNICH of West Milton, OH died June 9, 2018 at the age of 92. She worked alongside her husband, Carl Sarver in the operating of the Hale-Sarver Funeral Home in West Milton. Following her husband's death, she became a licensed funeral director and continued his legacy by serving the families in Montgomery, Darke and Miami County.
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THOMAS I WISNIEWSKI
June 9, 2018
THOMAS I. WISNIEWSKI of Toledo, OH died June 9, 2018 at the age of 69. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he began employment with his grandfather, Stanley J. Urbanski, at his family's funeral home. He also worked as an EMT with his uncle's company, Urbanski Ambulance Company. In 1984, the combination of the Robert H. Wick and the Thomas I. Wisniewski Funeral Homes opened on Reynolds Road....
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GARY A WALKER
June 1, 2018
GARY A. WALKER of Sylvania Township, OH died June 1, 2018 at the age of 74. He joined his father at Walker Funeral Homes, served as president of the company from 1983-1997, and continued to be active in the daily operations of the funeral homes until his retirement in 2017. In 1967, he founded Walker Ambulance Company and served as president until he sold it in 1996. A graduate of the Cincinnati...
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LARRY DEAN SERVIES
May 31, 2018
LARRY DEAN SERVIES of Waveland, IN died May 31, 2018 at the age of 84. He owned and operated Machledt & Servies Funeral Home in Servies and Waveland and Morgan Funeral Homes in Ladoga and Roachdale. He graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1952 and was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association.
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JUANITA S STONE
May 30, 2018
JUANITA S. STONE of Atlanta, GA died May 30, 2018 at the age of 89. A second generation funeral director, she owned and operated Sellers Brothers Funeral Home Inc of Atlanta for more than 30 years. The funeral home closed around 2008. As a trailblazer in the male-dominated funeral home industry, Stone would often open her funeral home to students who needed clinical experience to graduate from...
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DONALD L BARBER
May 26, 2018
DONALD L. BARBER of Homer, NY died May 26, 2018 at the age of 75. He established the Donald L. Barber Funeral Home in 1968, which he owned and operated as a licensed funeral director for 50 years. He graduated from the Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science in 1962.
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THOMAS E COLASANTO
May 25, 2018
THOMAS E. COLASANTO of Terryville, CT died May 25, 2018 at the age of 79. He was a funeral director and owner of Colasanto Funeral Home until retirement. He received his associate of science degree from the American Academy of Embalming and Mortuary Research in New York City.
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JOHN THOMAS SHOOK
May 22, 2018
JOHN THOMAS SHOOK of Avon Lake, OH died May 22, 2018 at the age of 53. He began an apprenticeship with the Davis Velker Funeral Home of Boardman, OH at the age of 16 and later worked for Busch Funeral Home, where he served as managing funeral director of their Avon Lake and Avon funeral homes for 22 years until his passing. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
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JAMES KEVIN HASSETT
May 20, 2018
JAMES KEVIN HASSETT of Fort Mohave, AZ died May 20, 2018 at the age of 70. He was the owner and operator of Desert Lawn Memorial Gardens in Bullhead City, which he purchased in 1984. He retired in 2015 as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He received his degree in mortuary science in Los Angeles.
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LAWRENCE G. LARRY ENGLISH
May 10, 2018
LAWRENCE G. "LARRY" ENGLISH of McLeansville, NC, formerly of Fayetteville, NY and Chittenango, NY died May 10, 2018 at the age of 70. He was president of the Marsellus Casket Company, later president of Premier Hardwoods. He had served on the board of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.
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MARSHALL HENRY PARKS , SR
April 30, 2018
MARSHALL HENRY PARKS SR of Greenwood, SC died April 30, 2018 at the age of 86. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked with his father, James Lloyd Parks in operating the family funeral home, Parks Funeral Home. He graduated from the Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta.
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WESTON H ANDERSON
April 28, 2018
WESTON H. ANDERSON of Bloomington, MN died April 28, 2018 at the age of 81. He was a licensed funeral director for over 50 years and the second-generation owner of Henry W. Anderson Mortuary in Minneapolis and Apple Valley, taking over in 1967 after the death of his father, Henry W. Anderson.
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JAMES NELSON BLOWER
April 28, 2018
JAMES NELSON BLOWER of Athens, OH died April 28, 2018 at the age of 77. He began and ended his career as a funeral director in Columbus working for the Rutherford Funeral Home. He had owned and operated the James N. Blower Funeral Home in McArthur and Wellston, Hughes-Blower Funeral Home in Athens, Rawlings-Coats-Blower Funeral Home in Middleport, and the White-Blower Funeral Home in Coolville...
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WILLIAM G. MCNEELAN , JR
April 23, 2018
WILLIAM G. MCNEELAN JR of Holton, IN died April 23, 2018 at the age of 94. He was a funeral director in the Holton and Versailles area for 60 years beginning in partnership with Ern Duke at Holton in 1952. In 1957 he along with Clifford Smith formed the McNeelan & Smith Funeral Home. In 1980 he joined the Bovard Funeral Home in Versailles and in 2002 he worked with the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral...
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ROBERT "BOB" P. HEITGER, SR
April 14, 2018
ROBERT "BOB" P. HEITGER SR of Massillon, OH died April 14, 2018 at the age of 98. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 70 years, he was a third generation owner of the family business, Heitger Funeral Home, where he served as the patriarch until retiring in 1988. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Embalming in 1947.
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HERBERT KAUFMAN
April 11, 2018
HERBERT KAUFMAN of Southfield, MI died April 11, 2018 at the age of 94. He was a longtime funeral director and owner of the Ira Kaufman Chapel, which was established by his father, Ira Kaufman in 1941. He took over the reins in the 1950s and was to be honored by the Michigan Funeral Directors Association for 60 years in the business.
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JANE M. TARBELL
April 10, 2018
JANE M. TARBELL of Akwesasne, NY died April 10, 2018 at the age of 62. She was a licensed funeral director at the Donaldson Funeral Home in Massena for the past several years.
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SANDRA STRONG FITZGERALD
April 5, 2018
SANDRA STRONG FITZGERALD, a lifelong resident of Elephant Butte and Albuquerque, NM died April 5, 2018. She was a pioneering woman in international funeral service and a fourth generation in the family funeral home. Her husband Edward J. Fitzgerald is a past president of the National Funeral Directors Association.
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TERRENCE R. VANSUCH
April 1, 2018
TERRENCE R. VANSUCH of Louisville, OH died April 1, 2018 at the age of 65. A licensed funeral director for over 25 years, he had worked at the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell, OH before joining Arnold Funeral Home in Canton, OH in 1983, retiring in 2017. He was a 1976 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the...
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THOMAS P. ROZGA
March 30, 2018
THOMAS P.ROZGA of Milwaukee, WI died March 30, 2018 at the age of 95. A licensed funeral director for over 60 years, he was a third generation owner and operator of Rozga Funeral Home, which has three locations in Milwaukee. He was a member of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.
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ROBERT J. BIGGINS
March 29, 2018
ROBERT J. BIGGINS of Hanson, MA died March 29, 2018 at the age of 61. He was a first generation funeral director, embalmer and chief executive officer of Magoun Biggins Funeral Home, a family owned and operated firm that he purchased in 1986. He graduated from the New England Institute of Funeral Service in Newton in 1977, which later became Mt. Ida College. He remained involved at the college...
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RONALD CHARLES ROMANI
March 28, 2018
RONALD CHARLES ROMANI of Miami, FL died March 28, 2018 at the age of 68. He was a funeral director for over 33 years. He served as a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church since 1975.
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RAYMOND LOY "R.L." DUFFIE
March 27, 2018
RAYMOND LOY "R.L." DUFFIE of Bernie, MO died March 27, 2018 at the age of 89. He served his internship with the E. L. Watkins Funeral Home in Dexter, MO and the current Cotrell Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, MO. In 1955, he and his wife Martha Duffie purchased the Drum Funeral Home in Bernie, MO and owned it until selling to Ray and Lucille Rainey in 1959. Raymond continued to manage the Duffie...
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BARBARA JEAN TWIBELL
March 25, 2018
BARBARA JEAN TWIBELL of Aberdeen, WA died March 25, 2018 at the age of 77. She and her husband, Doug Twibell purchased the Mills & Mills Funeral Service in Olympia in 1980, selling it in the 1990s. In 1994, they purchased Fern Hill Funeral Home from Gordon Peterson. They brought their son, Keith, on to manage the firm. Barbara established a Widow/Widower support group in Olympia, Aberdeen and at...
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LAWSON M. VIRKLER
March 20, 2018
LAWSON M. VIRKLER of Lowville, NY died March 20, 2018 at the age of 88. He was president of the Virkler Funeral Home, Inc., which was established by his father, Maurice N. Virkler in 1926. He held that position for 27 years until his retirement in 1981 at which time the business was sold. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming.
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MARSHALL EDWIN "DIGGER" HELM
March 19, 2018
MARSHALL EDWIN "DIGGER" HELM of Bakersfield, CA died March 19, 2018 at the age of 79. He was the owner and operator of Greenlawn Cemeteries, which was established by his father, Ed Helm in 1931.
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GRANT E. SMITH
March 18, 2018
GRANT E. SMITH of Sunnyside, WA died March 18, 2018 at the age of 43. He was a licensed funeral director at his family's firm, Smith Funeral Home.
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STEPHEN A. KERTESZ
March 17, 2018
STEPHEN A. KERTESZ of Akron, OH died March 17, 2018 at the age of 91. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1966, he began his career working at the Kertesz Funeral Home, which his father estab-lished in 1928. He later opened his own funeral home on Manchester Road and in 1987 Kertesz Funeral Home merged with Kucko-Anthony Funeral Home, where he continued to work until his retirement in...
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FRANK MCMILLIAN
December 5, 1937 - March 13, 2018
FRANK MCMILLIAN of Mexia, TX died March 13, 2018 at the age of 81. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Kentucky and Texas. Throughout his career he worked at Lotts Mortuary in Dallas, Dorsey & Keatts Funeral Home in Mexia, Community Funeral Home and Emanuel Funeral Home, both in Teague. He was the first funeral director in charge of Moore's Angelic Funeral Home in Teague. He...
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DANIEL MARTIN "DANNY" SCHAPMIRE
March 12, 2018
DANIEL MARTIN "DANNY" SCHAPMIRE of Hartford, KY died March 12, 2018 at the age of 73. He was co-owner of the Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home. He retired after 50 years of service as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. A 1966 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, he was a 50-year member of the Funeral Directors Association of Ken-tucky.
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WILBERT L SHANNON, Sr
March 11, 2018
WILBERT L. SHANNON SR of Wheatland, PA died March 11, 2018 at the age of 83. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Ohio and Pennsylvania and was formerly licensed in New York and West Virginia. He was the owner and operator of the Wilbert L Shannon Funeral Home Ltd and in 2001he served as interim manager of the Myron N. Howard Funeral Home in Youngstown, OH. He was appointed in 1968...
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ROSA LEE EMERSON NEWKIRK
March 11, 2018
ROSA LEE EMERSON NEWKIRK of Morton, IL, for-merly of Kirkersville, OH died March 11, 2018 at the age of 92. She received her funeral directors license in 1969 and worked alongside her mother, Gladys and husband, Harold as a licensed funeral director at the former Emerson-Newkirk Funeral Home, now the Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service until her retirement in 1983. She served on the board of...
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OLIVE SHULER WILLIAMS
March 10, 2018
OLIVE SHULER WILLIAMS of Elloree, SC died March 10, 2018 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director since 1976, she owned and operated Williams Funeral Home. She served as manager of the firm after her late husband, Robert Lee Williams, II became disabled. She relinquished the management role to her son, Dr. Robert L. Williams III and retired after more than 30 years of service.
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FRANKLIN DEE THOMSON
March 10, 2018
FRANKLIN DEE THOMSON of Vernal, UT died March 10, 2018 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked for Union Mortuary in Layton, UT before becoming manager of the Bountiful & Layton Union Mortuaries. In 1972 he and his wife, Sharol purchased Vernal Mortuary in Vernal and operated the Thomson Vernal Mortuary for the next 28 years. He graduated from the California College...
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THELMA RUTH MABRY LANE
March 7, 2018
THELMA RUTH MABRY LANE of Red Bank, TN died March 7, 2018 at the age of 94. She and her late husband, Ross C. Lane founded Lane Funeral Home South Crest Chapel in 1957. They owned and operated Lane Funeral Homes in Rossville, Red Bank, LaFayette, Summerville and Ooltewah, as well as Heritage Funeral Homes in East Brained and Battlefield Parkway. She was a licensed funeral director in Georgia for...
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JOHN "JACK" GIBBONS
March 4, 2018
JOHN "JACK" GIBBONS of Chicago, IL died March 4, 2018. A casket salesman for almost 70 years, he worked at the Curtis Casket Company in Chicago.
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NICHOLAS J BAMMERT
February 26, 2018
NICHOLAS J. BAMMERT of Satellite Beach, FL died February 26, 2018 at the age of 61. He worked for Beckman Williamson Funeral Home for over 20 years.
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TIMOTHY "POPS" DULANY
February 26, 2018
TIMOTHY "POPS" DULANY of Shreveport, LA died February 26, 2018 at the age of 69. He worked in the funeral business for over 50 years, having served as manager of operations for Osborn Funeral Home, a firm that he has been working at since 1982. A graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, he was elected Funeral Director of the Year for the 1997-1998 by the North Louisiana Funeral...
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ANDREW J. "ANDY" LUNDQUIST
February 20, 2018
ANDREW J. "ANDY" LUNDQUIST of New Port Richey, FL died February 20, 2018 at the age of 77. He served the funeral industry for over 55 years. He was the former owner of Michels & Lundquist Funeral Home & Cremation Service, where he worked as a licensed funeral director, assistant manager and manger for over 33 years. A 1964 graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a former...
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CARSON W SPROW
February 18, 2018
CARSON W. SPROW of Union, SC died unexpectedly February 18, 2018. Carson was the president and founder of International Mortuary Shipping LLC. He graduated summa cum laude in 1990 from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. Carson taught Restorative Art and served as Preceptor in the Piedmont Technical College Mortuary program. He co-authored the Standard Operating Procedures for...
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MARVIN W DUNN
February 17, 2018
MARVIN W. DUNN of Bowling Green, OH died February 17, 2018 at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director, he founded Dunn Funeral Home in 1975 alongside his brother Donald E. and nephew Stephen C. Dunn.
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KEVIN P MCMANUS
February 16, 2018
KEVIN P. MCMANUS of Birmingham, NY died February 16, 2018 at the age of 68. A licensed funeral director for 48 years, he worked at the McDevitt Brothers Funeral Home for 38 years before becoming the owner of McDevitt & McManus Funeral Home in 2008. He graduated from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science.
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DAVID R. COURTLEY
February 10, 2018
DAVID R. COURTLEY of Poland, OH died February 10, 2018 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director for 55 years, he was president of the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home in Youngstown, OH. He was a member of the National Selected Morticians, National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Tri-County Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio...
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JERRY DON ILEY
February 7, 2018
JERRY DON ILEY of Ranger, TX died February 7, 2018 at the age of 77. He worked in the funeral industry for over 50 years as a licensed funeral director, having served the Dallas, De Leon, Morton, Haskell and Temple communities. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.
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CECIL MARVIN "BUB" HARVEY
February 7, 2018
CECIL MARVIN "BUB" HARVEY of Ardmore, OK died February 7, 2018 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated his family's business, Harvey Funeral Home, alongside his wife, Peggy until 1988 when they retired. A graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, served on the board of directors...
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MARIAN DREIS
February 6, 2018
MARIAN DREIS of Albany, NY died February 6, 2018 at the age of 96. She worked alongside her husband, the late Louis T. Dreis, in owning Dreis Funeral Home, which they operated for over 50 years.
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MARSHALL LANE STEEN
February 6, 2018
MARSHALL LANE STEEN of Ashland, KY died February 6, 2018 at the age of 65. He was a third generation funeral director and embalmer at Steen Funeral Home, which was established by his father, John Steen in 1925. A 1974 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, he formerly served on the board of directors for Ashland Cemetery.
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MICHAEL D. CANZONE
February 5, 2018
MICHAEL D. CANZONE of Mayfield Heights, OH died February 5, 2018 at the age of 76. He worked for Superior Funeral Supply for several years before starting the Advertising Sales Company in Cleveland, OH which his son, Matt took over several years ago. He continued to enjoy attending the Western Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association convention.
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MYRTLE WESTMORELAND
February 3, 2018
MYRTLE WESTMORELAND of Statesville, NC died February 3, 2018 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, she worked alongside her husband, Glenn Westmoreland in owning the Bunch Funeral Home and the Johnson Funeral Home, which they combined to form Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home. They also acquired the Reavis Funeral Home of Harmony and operated the funeral homes until retiring in...
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STEPHEN PETERSON
February 2, 2018
STEPHEN PETERSON of East Stroudsburg, PA died February 2, 2018 at the age of 71. He was a licensed funeral director for the past 35 years, retiring from the A. Barrett Funeral Home in Brooklyn, NY.
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MARK OWEN ELDER
January 31, 2018
MARK OWEN ELDER of Eaton, OH died January 31, 2018 at the age of 59. Mark was an entrepreneur and a founder and partner of many businesses. He currently served as vice president of sales for Vandor Corporation, Starmark® Cremation Products and C. J. Boots Casket Company. He was a past board member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.
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DONALD R. WOLFE, SR
January 31, 2018
DONALD R. WOLFE, SR of Sciotoville, OH died Janu-ary 31, 2018 at the age of 94. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 55 years, he worked for several area funeral homes until 1970 when he established the Don Wolfe Funeral Home in Sciotoville. He continued to own and operate the Wolfe-Nelson Funeral Home until his retirement at 82. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary...
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ELDER JOHN RICKEY COX
January 30, 2018
ELDER JOHN RICKEY COX of Fairfield, AL died January 30, 2018 at the age of 64. He was a licensed funeral director at the Johnson Memorial Funeral Directors in Bessemer and Leeds-Unity Funeral Service in Leeds.
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RACHAEL NICOLETTA ANDERSON
January 28, 2018
RACHAEL NICOLETTA ANDERSON of Columbus, OH formerly of Warren, OH died January 28, 2018 at the age of 24. She served her apprenticeship at the Shaw-Davis Funeral Homes in Columbus and was previously mentored at the Naegele-Kleb-Ihlendorf Funeral Home in Norwood. A 2016 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, she was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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RONALD "RON" H. BERG
January 27, 2018
RONALD "RON" H. BERG of Baldwin City, KS formerly of Concordia, MO died January 27, 2018 at the age of 75. A licensed funeral director and embalmer in Missouri and Kentucky, he began his career working at the Pfitizger Mortuary in Kirkwood, MO before joining Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry in 1964. In 1965, he and his wife, Liz purchased the E. S. James Funeral Home in Concordia, and later two...
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HARTWELL WARDELL"SKIPPER" RAGSDALE III
January 25, 2018
HARTWELL WARDELL"SKIPPER" RAGSDALE III of San Diego, CA died January 25, 2018 at the age of 64. He was a fourth generation funeral director, embalmer and owner of Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. He served as president of the California Funeral Directors Association from 2014 until 2015.
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ELIZABETH M WESTCOTT
January 24, 2018
ELIZABETH M. WESTCOTT of Unadilla, NY died January 24, 2018 at the age of 76. She owned and operated the Westcott Funeral Home alongside her husband, James S. Westcott.
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STEVEN FRANK VINCENT
January 23, 2018
STEVEN FRANK VINCENT of Galena, IL died January 23, 2018 at the age of 70. He was a fourth generation owner of J. P. Vincent & Sons. He was elected to Doric Products board of directors in 1991 and was currently serving as president since 2006.
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RICHARD S. "RICH" DENNISON, JR
January 22, 2018
RICHARD S. "RICH" DENNISON JR of Florence, NJ died January 22, 2018 at the age of 40. He worked at his father's business, Dennison Funeral Homes in Florence, Burlington and Southampton as a licensed funeral director. He was a member of the Burlington County Funeral Directors Association and the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association.
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WILLIAM D. BILL BOWSER
January 20, 2018
WILLIAM D. "BILL" BOWSER of Anderson, IN died January 20, 2018 at the age of 95. He worked alongside his brother, Ed as president and co-owner of Bright Corp, which was established in 1945.
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HELEN S PICKETT
January 19, 2018
HELEN S. PICKETT of Fort Wayne, IN died January 19, 2018 at the age of 92. She worked alongside her husband, Walter Pickett in owning and operating Picket Funeral Service, which was established in 1968. She was the first black female licensed mortician in the state of Indiana, having served on the Indiana Funeral Service Board for many years and was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors...
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WILLIAM THOMAS STONE, SR
January 18, 2018
WILLIAM THOMAS STONE SR of Williamsburg, VA died January 18, 2018 at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director for over 50 years, he was the owner and operator of Whiting's Funeral Home.
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HAYES F SAMUELS , JR
January 17, 2018
HAYES F. SAMUELS JR of Manning, SC died January 17, 2018 at the age of 74. He was the owner and operator of Samuels Funeral Home in Manning, co-owned Samuels and Richardson Funeral Home in Lake City and served as coroner for Clarendon County. A graduate of the Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, he was a member of the South Carolina Board of Funeral Services, South Carolina...
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F. MICHAEL VISCHER
January 13, 2018
F. MICHAEL VISCHER of Hartsville, PA died January 13, 2018 at the age of 68. He worked in the funeral industry for nearly 50 years. During this time he worked for York Caskets, Boyertown Caskets and Messenger Corporation before starting his own busi-ness, Vischer Funeral Supplies in 1983.
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MICAH C. LEMME
January 12, 2018
MICAH C. LEMME of Orlando, FL died January 12, 2018 at the age of 55. He was involved in the funeral business in and around Florida, working in all capaci-ties of the funeral home. A graduate of the Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, he served as past president of the Central Florida Funeral Directors Association.
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GARY FINCH
January 10, 2018
GARY FINCH of Nixon, TX died January 10, 2018 at the age of 72. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he founded Compliance Plus in 1992. Gary's OSHA Compliance column appeared in the Funeral Home & Cemetery News since 2003. He was a member of both the Texas and National Funeral Directors Associations.
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JOHN JOSEPH "JOE" CARSON
January 2, 2018
JOHN JOSEPH "JOE" CARSON of Parsons, KS died January 2, 2018 at the age of 93. He owned and operated Carson Funeral Homes alongside his wife, June. Most recently, he served as a funeral director at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home. He graduated from the St. Louis College of Mortuary Science.
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WILLIAM "Bill" H MARSHALL
December 29, 2017
WILLIAM "BILL" H. MARSHALL of Aransas Pass, TX died December 29, 2017 at the age of 68. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at the Charlie Marshall Funeral Home and Crematory in Aransas Pass and Rockport, which was established by his father, Charlie W. Marshall in 1949. He retired from the family business in 2014. He graduated from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in 1969.
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JOSEPH R. "JAY" GREEN
December 27, 2017
JOSEPH R. "JAY" GREEN of Harlingen, TX formerly of Newark, OH died December 27, 2017 at the age of 90. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he started his career at the Clarke Funeral Home in Toronto, OH then worked with Martin Funeral Home and Robison Funeral Home, prior to arriving in Newark in 1953 as a member of the staff at Criss Brothers Funeral Home, where he would stay for the...
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FRED COX ILIFF , JR
December 22, 2017
FRED COX ILIFF JR of Lancaster, PA died December 22, 2017at the age of 87. John entered into business as a third generation funeral director in the family funeral business and furniture store, John Iliff and Son. He managed the combined businesses until 1965. The two businesses separated at that time with Fred becoming the manager of the Iliff Funeral Home, Inc until his retirement in 1993. He...
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GERALD L. "JERRY" MILLER
December 13, 2017
GERALD L. "JERRY" MILLER of Hewitt, TX died De-cember 13, 2017 at the age of 81. He worked as a licensed funeral director at W. Y. Goff Funeral Home in Commerce; Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home in Lubbock; and Hampton-Vaughan Funeral Home in Wichita Falls from 1954 to 1963. He served as a sales representative for Pierce Chemical/Royal Bond for part of Texas from1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2008...
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HOMER O. "DUTCH" DAYE
December 13, 2017
HOMER O. "DUTCH" DAYE of Springfield, OH died December 13, 2017 at the age of 95. He was the owner and operator of the S. N. Hiser Co in Springfield, which had manufactured infant's and children's burial caskets. A sales representative for Boyertown Casket Co, he retired from Richards, Raff & Dunbar Memorial Home after serving 18 years.
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MARILYN DUGGAN CASELLI
December 10, 2017
MARILYN DUGGAN CASELLI of Sonoma, CA died December 10, 2017 at the age of 77. In 1982, she entered the family business at Duggan's Mission Chapel in Sonoma. She became a licensed funeral director in 1983 and received her crematory license in 1987. She managed the business until her retirement in 2016.
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JAMES LEE "JIM" SCHERMESSER
December 8, 2017
JAMES LEE "JIM" SCHERMESSER of Akron, OH died December 8, 2017 at the age of 74. He was a retired funeral director and embalmer. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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WILLIAM MOORE HIGGINBOTHAM III
December 3, 2017
WILLIAM MOORE HIGGINBOTHAM III of Frankford, WV died December 3, 2017 the age of 72. A licensed funeral director, he started his funeral service career with the former Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. He then went to work for Shanklin Funeral Home in White Sulphur Spring and later acquired ownership of the firm. A graduate of the Cincinnati School of Mortuary Science, he was a member of...
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HENDERSON KENNEDY, JR
November 30, 2017
HENDERSON KENNEDY JR of Thibodaux, LA died November 30, 2017 at the age of 74. He was the owner of Kennedy Funeral Home in Raceland, which he established in 1994.
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JAMES FLYNN MYLOTT
November 29, 2017
JAMES FLYNN MYLOTT of Delray Beach, FL died November 29, 2017 at the age of 75. He served his apprenticeship under his father at Flynn-Mylott Funeral Home in Cleveland, OH. He later served as co-owner and president, retiring in 2005. He was president of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association.
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ROBERT T. JONES, JR
November 28, 2017
ROBERT T. JONES JR of Newark, DE died November 28, 2017 at the age of 98. He worked alongside his father, the late Robert T. Jones Sr as a licensed funeral director at the R. T. Jones & Son Funeral Home from 1950-1969. He was the owner and operator of the firm from 1969-1990.
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PAUL COUNCIAL ROLLINS, SR
November 21, 2017
PAUL COUNCIAL ROLLINS SR of Tuscaloosa, AL died November 21, 2017 at the age of 79. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was the owner of Rollins Mortuary, which he established alongside his wife, the late Shirley Ann Smith Rollins in 1968.
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ALFRED E. "FRED" FERGERSON
November 17, 2017
ALFRED E. "FRED" FERGERSON of North Syracuse, NY died November 17, 2017 at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Fergerson Funeral Home. A graduate of the Simmons School of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the New York State Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Central New York Funeral Directors Association.
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C. RICHARD MCCAULEY
November 15, 2017
C. RICHARD MCCAULEY of Youngwood, PA died November 15, 2017 at the age of 84. A licensed funeral director, he worked with his brother, J. William "Bill" McCauley Jr., at the J. William McCauley Jr Funeral Home in West Newton before purchasing the former J. W. Martin Funeral Home in Youngwood. He continued to own and operate the C. Richard McCauley Funeral Home until he sold it to his son, C. R.,...
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REBECCA FRANCES "BECKY" LOFTIS KRANTZ
November 15, 2017
REBECCA FRANCES "BECKY" LOFTIS KRANTZ of Man, WV died November 15, 2017at the age of 85. She was the owner and operator of the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home and was the first female funeral director in Logan County.
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JACK A. MITCHENER
November 13, 2017
JACK A. MITCHENER of Auburn, IN died November 13, 2017 at the age of 78. He worked as a printer until 1980 and then he went out on the road working as a sales representative for Messenger Corporation until he retired in 2004.
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PETER J. "JACK" SOLTIS, JR
November 13, 2017
PETER J. "JACK" SOLTIS JR of Yardley, PA died November 13, 2017 at the age of 79. He served his internship at the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel in Morrisville before working as a funeral director at the William Murphy Funeral Home in Trenton. Upon the death of J. Allen Hooper in 1978, he became the president of the Morrisville chapel, serving the community for the past 40 years. He graduated...
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JAMES DONALD "JIM" LOVETT
November 9, 2017
JAMES DONALD "JIM" LOVETT of Norman, OK died November 9, 2017at the age of 82. He was a licensed funeral director at the Bahner Funeral Home in Sul-phur, OK and the Vondel L. Smith Mortuary in Oklahoma City, OK. Jim worked alongside his wife, Virginia, in owning and operating Lovett Funeral Service in Mangum, OK from 1969 until 1982. He served as managing director with Guardian/Mayes in Norman,...
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DAVID B. WALKER
November 8, 2017
DAVID B. WALKER of Anderson, SC died November 8, 2017 at the age of 100. He was the owner of D. B. Walker Funeral Services and the co-owner of Robin-son-Walker Funeral Service.
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JOHN C. ANDRADE
November 7, 2017
JOHN C. ANDRADE of Lakewood, OH died November 7, 2017 at the age of 65. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of Nickels & Andrade Funeral Home. He was past president of the Embalmers Association of Cleveland and member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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THEODORE "TEDDY" TAYLOR YANDELL, JR
November 7, 2017
THEODORE "TEDDY" TAYLOR YANDELL JR of Webster Groves, MO died November 7, 2017at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director of his father's business, Yandell Mortuary. He served numerous years in this position, establishing a second generation mortuary family legacy. He enrolled in Forest Park Community College's mortuary science program and was a member of the St. Louis Undertakers...
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HARVEY I. LAPIN
November 7, 2017
ATTY. HARVEY I. LAPIN of Northbrook, IL and Boca Raton, FL died November 7, 2017 at the age of 79. One of the first attorneys to specialize in the death care industry, he was active in the FTC Funeral Rule proceedings and helped to write legislation for several states. Harvey's articles were published by many industry publications as well as in the Cemetery and Funeral Business and Legal Guide...
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JASON W. BARTON
November 6, 2017
JASON W. BARTON of Wyndmere, ND died November 6, 2017 at the age of 48. He worked for the Vertin Company for 14 years at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, MN, Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral in Breckenridge, MN and most recently at Vertin-Munson Funeral Home in Wahpeton.
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LORETTA BIBBINS JOLLEY
November 4, 2017
LORETTA BIBBINS JOLLEY of Salisbury, MD died November 4, 2017 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director, she was the owner and operator of Jolley Memorial Chapel in Salisbury, Deal Island and Berlin, MD for over fifty years. She continued to work for the business upon retirement seven years ago. She was a member of several local and state associations and received the Living Legend award from...
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JOE HIBLER
November 2, 2017
JOE HIBLER of Beachwood, OH died November 2, 2017 at the age of 89. A retired Cleveland, OH funeral director, he graduated from the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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CHARLES D "CHUCK" SIFERD
November 2, 2017
CHARLES D "CHUCK" SIFERD of Lima, OH died November 2, 2017 at the age of 89. He was a licensed funeral director at his family's firm, Siferd Funeral Home for over 50 years, retiring in 1998.
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CHARLES R. LANIER, SR
October 29, 2017
CHARLES R. LANIER, SR of Lakeland, FL died October 29, 2017at the age of 90. He served Polk county families for over 67 years as a licensed funeral director, beginning with Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes and later the Lanier Funeral Home, which he established in 1982.
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