Our Obituaries
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.,...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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,...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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...
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
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.
View Tribute »
BERNARD R. STURM
October 29, 2017
BERNARD R. STURM of Grayville, IL died October 29, 2017at the age of 97. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Sturm Funeral Homes, which he purchased from Josh Nash in 1944. The purchase of the funeral home came with a furniture store in downtown Grayville; it was sold a few years later. In 1972, Sturm built a funeral chapel in Crossville and in 2003 the funeral homes were...
View Tribute »
GORDON C. TAPPAN
October 28, 2017
GORDON C. TAPPAN of Phoenix, NY died October 28, 2017at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director since 1955, he purchased the Allanson-Glanville Funeral Home and added his surname, Tappan, in 1961. He graduated from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science in Syracuse.
View Tribute »
CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS, SR
October 28, 2017
CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS, SR of Charleston, MO died October 28, 2017 at the age of 77. He served his apprenticeship under Lawrence H. Jones, Sr in Kansas City, MO before moving to Charleston in 1966 to work for L. R. Sparks Funeral Home as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He later became part owner of the funeral home. A 1962 graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was...
View Tribute »
DONALD LEE COMBS
October 27, 2017
DONALD LEE COMBS of Richwood, WV died October 27, 2017 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 60 years, he was the owner and operator of Richwood Monuments, the former owner of Mountainview Cemetery and Combs Funeral Home in Montgomery and was co-owner of Combs Funeral Home in Gauley Bridge. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
View Tribute »
BILLY JACK LINDLEY
October 25, 2017
BILLY JACK LINDLEY of Chillicothe, MO died October 25, 2017 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1951, he worked for the Runninberger Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO from 1949 to 1951; the Langsford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit, MO from 1951 to 1955; and later the Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, MO from 1955 to 1959. On June 1, 1959, Earl Kenney sold her funeral...
View Tribute »
JAMES R "JIM" LOOMIS, SR
October 21, 2017
JAMES R "JIM" LOOMIS SR of Buffalo, NY died October 21, 2017 at the age of 85. A third generation funeral director, he spent 68 years operating the Loomis, Offers & Loomis, Inc., which his grandfather founded in 1893. Many area funeral directors did their apprenticeship under Loomis. He was a member of the New York Funeral Directors Association and the Erie Niagara Funeral Directors Association.
View Tribute »
HUGH R. STORMS
October 21, 2017
HUGH R. STORMS of Potsdam, NY died October 21, 2017 at the age of 91. He was a licensed funeral director at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, CA for 20 years, retiring in 2000. After his retirement, he moved to Potsdam, where he worked for the Seymour Funeral Home as well as the Allen-Denesha and Allen-Nichols Funeral Homes for many years. A graduate of the Simmons School of Embalming, he was a...
View Tribute »
RUTH V. BENNETT
October 18, 2017
RUTH V. BENNETT of Knightdale, NC died October 18, 2017 at the age of 48. She was a licensed funeral director with Montlawn Funeral Home in Raleigh, NC up until her Myeloid Leukemia diagnosis. She was a graduate of Fayetteville Technical Community College.
View Tribute »
DAVID E "NED" HILLIS
October 16, 2017
DAVID E "NED" HILLIS of Zanesville, OH died October 16, 2017 at the age of 72. He was a second generation funeral director and embalmer at Hillis Funeral Home, which he owned and operated alongside his brother, Jim until retiring in 2013. He served his country as a veteran of the United States Army during the Vietnam War in the mortuary division. He was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors...
View Tribute »
CHARLES W. McCULLEY
October 14, 2017
CHARLES W. McCULLEY of Pueblo, CO died October 14, 2017at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director, he obtained employment with funeral homes in the San Francisco Bay Area before venturing south to Los Angeles where he joined the staff of the prestigious Angelus Funeral Home. After serving a seven year stint in the Army as a mortician, McCulley moved to Pueblo in 1968 to purchase the former...
View Tribute »
JOHANNES HARDY "JOE" SPRINGER
October 13, 2017
JOHANNES HARDY "JOE" SPRINGER of Salina, UT died October 13, 2017 at the age of 83. He joined his father, Johannes Dirk Springer in the mortuary business in 1959 and owned and operated Springer Turner Funeral Home in Richfield and Salina until his death. He helped start the first ambulance service that served the Salina area. He graduated from the School of Mortuary Science at UCLA and was a...
View Tribute »
VEARL M. FRANKE
October 11, 2017
VEARL M. FRANKE of Latrobe, PA died October 11, 2017 at the age of 73. A licensed Pennsylvania, Illinois and West Virginia funeral director, he retired in 1998 after 24 years in the business. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
View Tribute »
JAMES ALOYSIUS MCLAUGHLIN, JR
October 8, 2017
JAMES ALOYSIUS MCLAUGHLIN JR of Jersey City and Spring Lake Heights, NJ died October 8, 2017 at the age of 80. He was the owner and operator of McLaughlin Funeral Home in Jersey City, NJ.
View Tribute »
RICHARD F. MOSTER
October 5, 2017
RICHARD F. MOSTER of Rushville, IN died October 5, 2017 at the age of 83. He had been a licensed funeral director with Moster Mortuary in Rushville since 1958 and graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1954.
View Tribute »
MICHAEL J. BRUNO
October 3, 2017
Michael J. Bruno of Westchester, IL died October 3, 2017 at the age of 89. Mike was a 70 year licensed funeral director and embalmer in Illinois who started his career with Rago Brothers Funeral Home, Chicago, IL after graduating from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. He then obtained his own location, Hennessey-Bruno Funeral Home, Berkeley, IL until he sold. He has been associated with Conboy...
View Tribute »
STEPHEN H. RONEY
September 24, 2017
STEPHEN H. RONEY of Grafton, MA died September 24, 2017at the age of 68. A second generation funeral director, he owned and operated Roney Funeral Home alongside his wife, Diane and later his son, Chris. He graduated from the New England Institute of Anatomy Sanitary Science, Funeral Directing and Embalming in 1970. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners in...
View Tribute »
JAMES RUSSELL RAMBO
September 23, 2017
JAMES RUSSELL RAMBO of Hendersonville, TN died September 23, 2017. He developed targeted training events for arrangement counselors, both pre-need and at need. He taught classes at industry conventions, conferences and mortuary schools, even served as interim president of Mid-America College of Funeral Service. He earned his Master of Divinity Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.
View Tribute »
LESLIE WILLIAM POWELL, JR
September 22, 2017
LESLIE WILLIAM POWELL JR of South Boston, VA died September 22, 2017 at the age of 88. He was a second generation funeral director, co-owner and co-manager of the Powell Funeral Home. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he served as president of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association from 1981 until 1982 and was a member and former president of the Virginia State Board...
View Tribute »
ROY W. BLACKBURN
September 22, 2017
ROY W. BLACKBURN of Hopedale, OH died September 22, 2017 at the age of 75. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of the Blackburn Funeral Homes in Hopedale, Jewett and Bergholz, OH. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
View Tribute »
WALTER MELVIN GRIGGS, JR
September 15, 2017
WALTER MELVIN GRIGGS JR of Buffalo, NY died September 15, 2017 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director for more than 35 years, he was the owner and operator of the Walter M. Griggs Jr Funeral Home. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, NY.
View Tribute »
RICHARD "DICK" ALLEN BRAUN
September 15, 2017
RICHARD "DICK" ALLEN BRAUN of Marco Island, FL, formerly of Adrian and Devils Lake, MI died September 15, 2017at the age of 92. A licensed funeral director, he and his brother, Ed, continued with their father's funeral business, Braun Brothers Funeral Home with chapels in Adrian and Brooklyn, MI. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1947. He served on the board of...
View Tribute »
MAURICE SCHOOLER
September 14, 2017
MAURICE SCHOOLER of Amarillo, TX died September 14, 2017 at the age of 83. He helped found Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors in 1962, which eventually became Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors. He remained active in funeral services until his death, often assisting at Schooler Funeral Home, run by his son, Jim Schooler. He was a past recipient of the Panhandle Funeral Director of the Year...
View Tribute »
JOHN C. DAVIS
September 14, 2017
JOHN C. DAVIS of Danville, KY died September 14, 2017 at the age of 91. He worked for Preston Pruitt Spurlin Funeral Home for many years and was one of the longest licensed funeral directors and embalmers in the state of Kentucky, holding his license since 1951. He graduated from the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service.
View Tribute »
GEORGE L. PERRY
September 11, 2017
GEORGE L. PERRY of East Rockaway, NY died September 11, 2017 at the age of 87. He was a fifth generation funeral director and proprietor of the Perry Funeral Home Inc in Lynbrook, NY for five decades, retiring in 2003.
View Tribute »
Funeral Home & Cemetery News
PO Box 5159
Youngstown,
OH
44514
map it
View Phone Number
View Website