Our Obituaries
JAMES LYNN HUFFMAN
March 19, 2019
JAMES LYNN HUFFMAN of Sullivan, IL died March 19, 2019 at the age of 70. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked at the Dawson and Wikoff Funeral Homes in Decatur for twenty years, the Mittendorf-Calvert Funeral Home in Champaign for three years and the Bower-Wann Funeral Home in Lewiston, ID for four years. He graduated Sum Cum Laude from the Worsham College of Mortuary Science.
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THOMAS "TOM" ALEX BROUSSARD
March 18, 2019
THOMAS "TOM" ALEX BROUSSARD of Beaumont, TX died March 18, 2019 at the age of 57. A fourth generation funeral director, Tom was co-chief executive officer for the six locations of Broussard's Mortuary.
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MONROE JAMES EDWARDS
March 15, 2019
MONROE JAMES EDWARDS of Memphis, TN died March 15, 2019 at the age of 92. He was the founder and president of the M. J. Edwards Funeral Home, which he operated for nearly 40 years.
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CHRISTINE RENEE JONES
March 14, 2019
CHRISTINE RENEE JONES of Elgin, TX died March 14, 2019 at the age of 46. She was a funeral director and operations manager of Providence Funeral Home in Bastrop and Taylor. She previously worked alongside her husband, Brad Jones at Jones Family Funeral Home in Elgin.
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JAMES ALEXANDER SAPPENFIELD III
March 13, 2019
JAMES ALEXANDER SAPPENFIELD III of Bermuda Run, formerly of Troutman, NC died March 13, 2019 at the age of 66. He worked in the funeral business for 45 years and owned Troutman Funeral Home for 30 of those years. He graduated from the Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service.
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BENNETT GOLDSTEIN
March 12, 2019
BENNETT GOLDSTEIN of Philadelphia, PA died March 12, 2019 at the age of 86. He was a licensed funeral director and former president of Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks Funeral Home, which was established by his father and uncle in 1944. Under his guidance, the funeral home became one of the largest independently owned Jewish funeral homes in the nation. Goldstein served as president until...
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CARLA HAMRE THOFTNE
March 10, 2019
CARLA HAMRE THOFTNE of Lodi, WI died March 10, 2019 at the age of 62. She was the owner and operator of Hamre Funeral Home until her retirement in 2011.
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ELAINE MCGAVRAN
March 10, 2019
ELAINE MCGAVRAN of Pittsburgh, PA died March 10, 2019 at the age of 76. A licensed funeral director, she worked alongside her husband, Earl McGavran in purchasing the Hammons Funeral Home in Oswego in 1969 and Quinn Funeral Home in Pittsburgh 1979. Both firms became known as McGavran Funeral Home.
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CLARK W. "BILL" STOODLEY, SR
March 3, 2019
CLARK W. "BILL" STOODLEY SR of Belleville, NY died March 3, 2019 at the age of 80. He served his apprenticeship with the Briggs Bros Funeral Home in Homer, NY. In 1961 he began working with his father, Ross in the operation of Carpenter-Stoodley Funeral Home in Belleville. For the next 39 years, he served as director, manager and president of the funeral home until the merger with Reed and Benoit...
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THOMAS P. "TUCKER" O'CONNELL
March 2, 2019
THOMAS P. "TUCKER" O'CONNELL of Hudson, WI died March 2, 2019 at the age of 91. A licensed funeral director, he founded the O'Connell Valley Funeral Home in 1985, which he operated alongside his sons Dan and Mike. He obtained his degree in mortuary science from the University of Minnesota.
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THOMAS A. O'DONNELL
March 2, 2019
THOMAS A. O'DONNELL of Salem and Danvers, MA died March 2, 2019 at the age of 76. A third generation funeral director, he joined his father in operating the family business, Henry J. O'Donnell & Sons in Salem. Tom acquired ownership of the firm upon the death of his father in 1970 and was one of the first funeral directors in the United States to begin accepting pre-arranged funerals. He acquired...
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JOSEPH G. SALERNO
March 2, 2019
JOSEPH G. SALERNO of Roselle, IL died March 2, 2019 at the age of 78. A third generation licensed funeral director, he was the owner and CEO of Salerno's Rosedale in Roselle and Salerno's Galewood Chapels in Chicago.
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JOHN B. MONTS
March 1, 2019
JOHN B. MONTS of Ladoga, IN died March 1, 2019 at the age of 76. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he began working for First Funeral Home in Clinton until 1981, at which time, he began working for the Services and Morgan Funeral Home in Ladoga, where he remained working until his recent retirement. He graduated from mortuary school in 1962.
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JUDITH KAY "JUDY" ANKROM
February 28, 2019
JUDITH KAY "JUDY" ANKROM of Republic, MO died February 28, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed preneed agent, she served Meadors Funeral Home for 35 years as a licensed funeral director and general manager.
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JANICE YVONNE GOFF
February 24, 2019
JANICE YVONNE GOFF of Highland Park, MI died February 24, 2019 at the age of 61. A licensed mortician and funeral director, she began her employment in 1980 with Wayne County Morgue and Thompson Funeral Home. She then spent 37 years with the Detroit Receiving Hospital and continued as a funeral director in the state of Michigan until her death. She graduated from Wayne State University.
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JAMES "JIM" WILLIAM STOUGH
February 24, 2019
JAMES "JIM" WILLIAM STOUGH of Austin, MN died February 24, 2019 at the age of 62. A licensed Minnesota and Iowa funeral director, he served his internship and continued to work at Henry-Olsen-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville, IA until 1989 when he went to work at Olsen Funeral Home, which served several communities in the Fairmont area. In 2000, Jim started working at Worlein Funeral Home. A...
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ROY ALOYSIUS BETZLER , JR
February 21, 2019
ROY ALOYSIUS BETZLER JR of Portage, MI died February 21, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director, he purchased Donovan Funeral Home in Kalamazoo in 1975 and in 1999 the Thompson & Hawley Funeral Home in Paw Paw, creating Life Story Funeral Homes. He graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in mortuary science.
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RONALD LEE KERCHEVAL
February 19, 2019
RONALD LEE KERCHEVAL of Harrison, OH died February 19, 2019 at the age of 79. A retired funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Jackman-Kercheval Funeral Home in Harrison from 1975 until 1992. A 1961 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming, he served as president of the Greater Cincinnati Board of Funeral Directors and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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THOMAS JAMES "T.J." LESTER
February 18, 2019
THOMAS JAMES "T.J." LESTER of Erie, PA died Feb-ruary 18, 2019 at the age of 69. In 1979, he began working for the Deaton Kennedy Co and in 1989, he and his wife, Susanne purchased the Louis A. Pick Funeral Supplies Co, and renamed it Lester and Co. They continued to serve funeral directors throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New York.
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DAVID JOHN CIZMADIA
February 15, 2019
DAVID JOHN CIZMADIA of Castleton, VT died February 15, 2019 at the age of 66. A licensed funeral director, he worked at several funeral homes in Vermont prior to managing the Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home in Kittery, ME for 15 years. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in 1992.
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WILLIAM J LENNON
February 10, 2019
WILLIAM J. LENNON of Manchester, CT died February 10, 2019 at the age of 96. He worked with local funeral homes as a licensed funeral director and served as manager of Watkins Funeral Home.
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RICHARD L. DEAN SR
February 8, 2019
RICHARD L. DEAN SR of Beloit, OH died February 8, 2019 at the age of 74. He was the owner, operator and director of Dean's Livery Service and Dean's Fu-neral Home in Sebring for 27 years. A 1989 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Mount Union Cemetery Association.
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J. ROGER PRIMM
February 6, 2019
J. ROGER PRIMM of Troy, OH, formerly of Ashland, OH died February 6, 2019 at the age of 80. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated the former Denbow-Primm Funeral Home, now known as the Denbow-Gasche Funeral Home and Crematory, for 50 years. A 1961 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he served on the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for more than 10 years,...
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MAUREEN "BARRY" MAURER
February 3, 2019
MAUREEN "BARRY" MAURER of Liverpool, NY died February 3, 2019 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director, she worked alongside her husband, John P. Maurer as vice president and secretary of the Maurer Funeral Homes in Liverpool and Baldwinsville, NY. She graduated from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science.
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CORIANN M MARTIN
January 30, 2019
CORIANN M. MARTIN of Mt. Pleasant, WI died January 30, 2019 at the age of 44. She was a licensed funeral director at Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home for over 18 years. Martin received her degree in mortuary science from the Milwaukee Area Technical College and was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association.
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CLINTON HORTON LANDRETH
January 27, 2019
CLINTON HORTON LANDRETH of Cliffside, NC died January 27, 2019 at the age of 80. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over fifty years, he was the former owner of McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. A graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, North Carolina Funeral Directors Association, South Carolina Funeral...
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JOBIE L KIRK
January 27, 2019
JOBIE L. KIRK of Ardmore, OK died January 27, 2019 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director, embalmer and mortician, he began his apprenticeship with the Ragsdale Funeral Home. In 1974 he founded Frontier Funeral Home and the Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home in 1975. Kirk was sole proprietor of Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home until 1988, at which time he founded Kirk Funeral Home. He graduated...
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ALAN J KROBOTH
January 24, 2019
ALAN J. KROBOTH of Roselle, NJ died January 24, 2019at the age of 71. He was vice president of operations for Rosedale/Rosehill Cemeteries in Linden, NJ for over 40 years.
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PETER ANDREW "PETE" ZACHERL
January 21, 2019
PETER ANDREW "PETE" ZACHERL of Fond Du Lac, WI died January 21, 2019 at the age of 55. A fifth generation funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Zacherl Funeral Home. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mortuary science.
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RONNIE L JONES
January 21, 2019
RONNIE L. JONES of Brunswick, GA died January 21, 2019 at the age of 66. He owned and operated R. L. Jones and Sons Funeral Home since 2002.
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CARL WAYNE GRAVES
January 19, 2019
CARL WAYNE GRAVES of Bowling Green, KY, formerly of Scottsville, KY died January 19, 2019 at the age of 84. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for Gerard and Bradley Funeral Home.
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CLYDIE EDWARD EVANS, SR
January 19, 2019
CLYDIE EDWARD EVANS SR of Houston, MO died January 19, 2019 at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director, he owned and operated Evans Funeral Home alongside his wife, Jean, for 46 years. They sold the business in 2005.
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RONALD REX HOSTETTLER
January 14, 2019
RONALD REX HOSTETTLER of Uhrichsville, OH died January 14, 2019 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director for over 50 years, he owned and operated the Uhrich-Hostettler Funeral Home, Inc, retiring in 2003. A graduate of the Cincinnati School of Embalm-ing, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Tri-County Funeral Directors Association.
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JAMES FRANCIS "DIGGER" GILPATRIC
January 12, 2019
JAMES FRANCIS "DIGGER" GILPATRIC of Kingston, NY died January 12, 2019 at the age of 89. He began his career as a fourth generation funeral director and mortician by working at his grandfather's firm, the James M. Murphy Funeral Home in Kingston. Following the death of his grandfather, Jimmy took over ownership of the firm in 1954 and in 1972, it was renamed Gilpatric-Murphy Funeral Home. In 2009...
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JOHN P. "SONNY" COX
January 12, 2019
JOHN P. "SONNY" COX of Charleston, WV died January 12, 2019 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director for sixty-nine years, he was the owner and operator of Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home. In 1955, he received the Charles E. Dodd Award for Outstanding Funeral Director of the Year. Cox was a member of the National Selected Morticians Association, National Funeral Directors Association, and...
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ALTON C. BENTON
January 10, 2019
ALTON C. BENTON of Killeen, GA died January 10, 2019 at the age of 64. He worked as a pre-need counselor and funeral director for Branford/Dawson Funeral Home for 24 years. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 2004.
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RUSSELL H. "RUSS" SPRING
January 9, 2019
RUSSELL H. "RUSS" SPRING of McConnelsville and Zanesville, OH died January 9, 2019 at the age of 62. A retried funeral director and embalmer, he worked at the DeLong-Baker and Lanning Funeral Home in Zanesville and later the Vorhis Funeral Home in Cincinnati. A 1986 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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RICHARD A. "DICK" STOWERS
January 9, 2019
RICHARD A. "DICK" STOWERS of Brandon, FL died January 9, 2019 at the age of 89. He established Stowers Funeral Home and Ambulance Service, Tampa Chapel, Riverview Chapel, B. Marion Reed, and Marsicano Funeral Home. He graduated from the Dallas Institute-Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science in 1959.
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DONALD S. "DONZIE" RUSSELL
January 8, 2019
DONALD S. "DONZIE" RUSSELL of Springdale, OH died January 8, 2019 at the age of 83. In 1978 he became the president of Vorhis Funeral Homes, Inc upon the death of his father. He retired in 2004 after 49 years of service.
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FRANCIS J. BERUBE
January 8, 2019
FRANCIS J. BERUBE of Haverhill, MA died January 8, 2019 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was the owner and operator of Berube-Comeau Funeral Home, which he purchased in 1968. He graduated from the New England Institute of Mortuary Science in 1966.
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REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN W. "JACK" DALTON
January 7, 2019
REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN W. "JACK" DALTON of Naperville, IL died January 7, 2019 at the age of 95. He was a longtime Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA.
Following three years of association with the Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago, he began his studies for the priesthood at Loras College in Dubuque. He was ordained as a priest on February 1, 1958 and named an Honorary Prelate on...
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JAMES R ZETTLER
January 7, 2019
JAMES R. ZETTLER of Hamilton, OH died January 7, 2019 at the age of 95. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for 72 years, he served as chairman and president of Zettler Funeral Home, which he founded alongside his wife, Marian in 1951. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1941.
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JAMES THOMAS MURPHY
January 7, 2019
JAMES THOMAS MURPHY of Stamford, CT died January 7, 2019 at the age of 67. He was a long-time funeral director and embalmer for the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home in Darien. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in 1972.
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CARLTON RAINGE
January 6, 2019
CARLTON RAINGE of Blackshear, GA died January 6, 2019 at the age of 67. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated Rainge Memorial Chapel, Inc, which he established in 2005. He served his internship at the McDowell's Funeral Home in Griffin, and later became assistant operations manager. In 1993 he moved to South Georgia to operate a family business and had worked for several...
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HERBERT C. BARKER
January 2, 2019
HERBERT C. BARKER of Chicago, IL died January 2, 2019 at the age of 96. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was the owner of Barker's Mortuary and Cremation. A 1948 graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Illinois Select Funeral Directors Association, Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, and the...
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BENNEY LEE HALLER
January 1, 2019
BENNEY LEE HALLER of Chillicothe, OH died January 1, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was co-owner of the Haller Funeral Home & Crematory. A 1966 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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HARRY C. COWPER
December 31, 2018
HARRY C. COWPER of Eastlake, OH died December 31, 2018 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was employed at Monreal Funeral Home for over 50 years.
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THEODORE "TED" RAGSDALE, JR
December 29, 2018
THEODORE "TED" RAGSDALE JR of Muskogee, OK died December 29, 2018 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director, he was the previous owner and operator of Ragsdale Funeral Home. He served on the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
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HELEN HOYMAN SNYDER
December 22, 2018
HELEN HOYMAN SNYDER of Ligonier, PA died December 22, 2018 at the age of 77. A licensed funeral director, she worked alongside her husband, the late Gordon O. Snyder in owning and operating Snyder Funeral Home Inc in Ligonier and the former L. Boyd Snyder Funeral Home Inc in Donegal for over 50 years. She continued to operate the funeral homes after her husband died in 2009 as well as the Laurel...
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GERALD "JERRY" BRYAN, SR
December 21, 2018
GERALD "JERRY" BRYAN SR of Deland, FL formerly of Pittsburgh and Murrysville, PA died December 21, 2018 at the age of 65. . He graduated from the Pitts-burgh Institute of Embalming, where he later taught embalming. A licensed Florida and Pennsylvania funeral director and embalmer, he was employed at the Baldauff Funeral Home in Orange City, FL.
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JOSEPH A. MISENCIK
December 19, 2018
JOSEPH A. MISENCIK of Avon, OH and formerly of Lakewood, OH died December 19, 2018 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked alongside his father, the late Joseph B. Misencik until his death in 1967 and continued to own and operate the Joseph Misencik Funeral Home in Lakewood. In 1982, he and his wife, Marilyn pur-chased the Garland Funeral Home in Amherst, now the...
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ANDREW J. POLLARD
December 15, 2018
ANDREW J. POLLARD of Countryside, IL died December 15, 2018 at the age of 94. He was a devoted employee of the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries, having served there for 56 years, most recently as director of finance, until his retirement at age 82.
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DOROTHY SPROWL WILLIS
December 12, 2018
DOROTHY SPROWL WILLIS of Dalton, GA died December 12, 2018 at the age of 92. A licensed funeral director, she co-founded Willis Funeral Home along-side her husband, the late Williams J. Willis, Sr in 1949.
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MAE CAROL NIEWOEHNER
December 9, 2018
MAE CAROL NIEWOEHNER of Upham, ND died December 9, 2018 at the age of 85. She worked alongside her husband, Henry Weyburn Niewoehner, in owning and operating the Niewoehner Funeral Home in Rolla, which they established in 1960. They retired in 2002 after 42 years of service.
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MICHAEL R. ST. PIERRE
December 6, 2018
MICHAEL R. ST. PIERRE of Greenwood, IL died December 6, 2018 at the age of 71. Licensed in the state of Indiana and Tennessee, he retired as chairman of the board of Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service and Crematory in 2016, which he operated as a fifth generation funeral director and a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner. St. Pierre graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science. He...
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AUGUST K. GRAUMLICH II
December 4, 2018
AUGUST K. GRAUMLICH II of Worthington, OH died December 4, 2018 at the age of 86. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was a third generation owner of Graumlich Funeral Home in Columbus, OH. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and served as past president of the Central...
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CORA MAE VIATOR DAVID
November 29, 2018
CORA MAE VIATOR DAVID of New Iberia, LA died November 29, 2018 at the age of 93. She worked alongside her husband, Dennis J. David in owning and operating the David Funeral Home.
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MARILYN E GUMP HOLT
November 27, 2018
MARILYN E. GUMP HOLT of Cheviot, OH died No-vember 27, 2018 at the age of 84. One of the earliest female licensed funeral directors and embalmers, she worked alongside her father and husband in the Gump-Holt Funeral Home for nearly sixty years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, she was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
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GLEN EDWARD "EDDIE" BALL, JR
November 22, 2018
GLEN EDWARD "EDDIE" BALL JR of McPherson, KS died November 22, 2018 at the age of 86. He worked as a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Wichita before moving to McPherson in 1945 to work alongside his father, Glen E. Ball at the Ball & Son Funeral Home. They co-owned the firm until Glen passed in 1981, leaving Eddie to operate the business until he sold it in 1996. Eddie remained working...
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JOHN BERNARD DAHL
November 21, 2018
JOHN BERNARD DAHL of Billings, MT died November 21, 2018 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director, he formed Billings Funeral Service in 1955 alongside Howard Retz and William Brown. In 1966, he became sole owner of the firm, changing the name to Dahl Funeral Chapel. In 1977, he established a new location in Red Lodge and merged the Bozeman, Billings and Red Lodge operation into one. In 1978...
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ALMA HITCHCOCK DAVIS
November 17, 2018
ALMA HITCHCOCK DAVIS of Maryville, TN died No-vember 17, 2018 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director, she was the co-owner of Foothills Funeral Home. She was a member of the Greater Knoxville Funeral Service Associates, Tennessee state Funeral Directors and Morticians Association and the East Tennessee Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
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EDWARD NOLLIE WASHBURN
November 16, 2018
EDWARD NOLLIE WASHBURN of Bostic, NC died November 16, 2018 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director, he owned and operated his family firm, Washburn's Funeral Home, from the late 1940's until 1998 when he retired.
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EDWARD W RHODES
November 13, 2018
EDWARD W. RHODES of Peabody, MA died November 13, 2018 at the age of 91. He worked alongside his father, Edward W. Rhodes, Sr at the Rhodes Funeral Home for many years before taking over operation of the business after his father passed. He owned and operated the funeral home as a licensed funeral director until 1984, when he sold the business to David J. Solimine. A graduate of the New England...
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WILLIAM WILLIAM E. "BILL" BURDAN
November 10, 2018
WILLIAM E. "BILL" BURDAN of Cedar Lake, IN died November 10, 2018 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director, he founded Burdan Funeral Home in the late 70's. A 1960 graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association.
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FRED D. GARRETT, SR
November 8, 2018
FRED D. GARRETT SR of Greenville, SC died Novem-ber 8, 2018 at the age of 94. In 1958, he was hired as a part-time employee of the Watkins, Arnold and Sheppard Mortuary. Later, he became part-owner/manager and the name was changed to Watkins, Garrett & Woods Mortuary. In 1993, Fred Garrett, Sr., became the sole owner. He was a life member of the National Funeral Directors Association, former...
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ROBERT CLYDE COVER
November 6, 2018
ROBERT CLYDE COVER of Monroe, formerly of Dun-dee, MI died November 6, 2018 at the age of 65. A licensed funeral director, he began working at Temrowski Funeral Home and later the A. H. Peters Funeral Home. In 1984, he and his wife, Cheryl Cover moved to Dundee and purchased what was then known as Buhl Funeral Home. He continued to own and operate Cover Funeral Home until he was diagnosed with...
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DONALD LAMAR "DON" DANIELS
November 5, 2018
DONALD LAMAR "DON" DANIELS of Greenville, AL died November 5, 2018 at the age of 65. A licensed funeral director, he was the former owner of Dunklin and Daniels Funeral Home. He began working at Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale in 1969 and later at the Dunklin's Funeral Home in downtown Greenville. In 1992, Don and Carolyn Herndon purchased the company from the Dunklin family. Dunklin-Herndon...
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SHIRLEY RAE CONAWAY
November 2, 2018
SHIRLEY RAE CONAWAY of Uniontown, PA died November 2, 2018at the age of 81. She and her husband, John "Dick" Conaway founded Conaway Enterprises, a distributor of specialty vehicles, funeral coaches, limousines, ambulances, transit buses, and recreational vehicles, in Uniontown, PA in 1969.
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GARYTON COLVARD ECHOLS, JR
October 26, 2018
GARYTON COLVARD ECHOLS, JR of LaPlata, MD died October 26, 2018 at the age of 85. A third generation funeral director, he and his wife, Carol purchased the Arehart Funeral Home, now the Arehart-Echols Fu-neral Home, now operated by his son David. He co-founded with his sons the Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home and Crematory in Charlotte Hall.
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FRANCIS G OZOG
October 25, 2018
FRANCIS G. OZOG of Johnstown, PA died October 25, 2019 at the age of 75. He served the Johnstown community as owner and funeral director of the Francis G. Ozog Funeral Home Inc., in Cambria City.
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STEPHEN "STEVE" CHARLES TAYLOR , SR
October 24, 2018
STEPHEN "STEVE" CHARLES TAYLOR SR of Metter, GA died October 24, 2018 at the age of 75. A licensed funeral director, he worked alongside his father for many years at the Taylor Funeral Home. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
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ROSALIA "SALLY" WEMPE SMITH
October 22, 2018
ROSALIA "SALLY" WEMPE SMITH of St. Joseph, MO died October 22, 2018 at the age of 98. A licensed funeral director, she worked alongside her late husband, Garth H. Smith, in owning and operating funeral homes in Seneca, Axtel and Marysville, KS as well as North Kansas City, MO. In 1956 they moved to St. Joseph and purchased the Heaton-Bowman Funeral Home and in 1962, they acquired H.O. Sidenfaden...
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RICHARD DEAN "DICK" SCHWARTZ
October 21, 2018
RICHARD DEAN "DICK" SCHWARTZ of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Parkersburg, IA died October 21, 2018 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director, he served his apprenticeship at the White Funeral Home in Independence, IA and then worked for Parrott & Wood Funeral Home in Waterloo. In 1975, he and his wife, Linda purchased Redmond-Schwattz Funeral Home in Aplington and Parkersburg. He continued to...
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DONALD RAY VARNER
October 21, 2018
DONALD RAY VARNER of Macks Creek, MO died October 21, 2018 at the age of 84. A licensed funeral director since 2000, he joined the staff of Hedges-Scott Funeral Homes in 1999 and continued to operated the Macks Creek location for many years.
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WILLIAM V. "BILL" HOCKER
October 19, 2018
WILLIAM V. "BILL" HOCKER of Albuquerque, NM died October 19, 2018 at the age of 85. A licensed funeral director, he joined his father, Tony Frkovich at Grants Mortuary, which his parents founded in 1947. He later acquired ownership of the firm and operated it alongside his wife, Kathy and sons Bill Jr., Robert, Stephen and John, and friend James Martinez. Hocker wrote two papers, The Parental...
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CAROLE JEAN BOYD
October 13, 2018
CAROLE JEAN BOYD of Marion, OH died October 13, 2018 at the age of 77. She was the owner of the Boyd-Born Funeral Home.
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CATHERINE "CAROL" BROWN
October 11, 2018
CATHERINE "CAROL" BROWN of Larimore, ND died October 11, 2018 at the age of 81. She worked alongside her husband, Doug Brown at the Brown Funeral Home for 49 years as a funeral assistant.
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TIMOTHY MARK KILGORE
January 10, 1959 - October 4, 2018
TIMOTHY MARK KILGORE of Hillsboro, TN died October 4, 2018 at the age of 59. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked for the Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis, Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester, Tullahoma Funeral Home, Manchester Funeral Home and Coffee County Funeral Chapel. He attended the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science.
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MARTHA JO BROWN RAGLAND
October 4, 2018
MARTHA JO BROWN RAGLAND of Chattanooga, TN died October 4, 2018 at the age of 89. A licensed funeral director, she served as secretary-treasurer with Chattanooga Funeral Home for more than 50 years.
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JOHN W. SALLEE, JR
October 3, 2018
JOHN W. SALLEE JR of Stanford, KY died October 3, 2018 at the age of 75. After retiring from the Navy in 2011 he received his funeral directors license. He worked at Spurlin Funeral Home for 13 years.
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ROBERT HENRY "BOBBY" THOMAS, JR
September 30, 2018
ROBERT HENRY "BOBBY" THOMAS JR of Granite City, IL died September 30, 2018 at the age of 55. He began working as a third generation funeral director at his family's business, Thomas Mortuary in Granite City. Bobby also worked for several other funeral homes throughout his career, most recently with Bucholz Mortuary in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from the St. Louis Community College at Forest Park...
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GILBERT P. "Gil" HANNA
September 30, 2018
GILBERT P. "GIL" HANNA of Westlake, OH died September 30, 2018 at the age of 78. He was a licensed funeral director at the McGorray-Hanna Funeral Home for many years.
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JAY R ADDISON
September 26, 2018
JAY R. ADDISON of Angola, NY died September 26, 2018 at the age of 71. A licensed funeral director, he worked for the O'Rourke & O'Rourke Funeral Home in Salamanca, NY before taking a position with the W. S. Davis Funeral Home in Arcade, NY. In 1981, he and his wife, Mary Margaret (Buchner) Addison purchased the Heimburg Funeral Home presently known as the Addison Funeral Home in Angola. They...
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GREGORY DEAN "GREG" ANDERSON
September 25, 2018
GREGORY DEAN "GREG" ANDERSON of Burnsville, MN died September 25, 2018 at the age of 65. He was a licensed funeral director for the majority of his working career and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in mortuary science.
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WILLIAM E. SCHULTZ, JR
September 22, 2018
WILLIAM E. SCHULTZ JR of Mount Laurel, NJ died September 22, 2018 at the age of 84. He had a long distinguished career in the funeral supply industry, most recently working for Messenger Funeral Supplies.
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LOUIS I SQUITIERI
September 21, 2018
LOUIS I. SQUITIERI of Jersey City, NJ died September 21, 2018. He joined Greenville Memorial Home in 1982 as a licensed funeral director and became a partner in 1988. He continued to own and operate the firm until the time of his passing.
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DELBERT M BRAUND, SR
September 17, 2018
DELBERT M. BRAUND, SR of New Madison, OH died September 17, 2018 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director, he owned and operated the former Storch-Braund Funeral Home for over 35 years. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1975 and served on the Ohio Funeral Directors Association convention committee for over 30 years.
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R. BROWN "BRAD" BROWN, JR
September 13, 2018
R. BROWN "BRAD" BROWN JR of Mifflintown, PA died September 13, 2018 at the age of 90. He was a fourth generation funeral director and former owner of the Brown Funeral Home in Mifflintown. A 1946 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and the Juniata Valley Funeral Directors...
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WILBUR R HESLOP , JR
September 13, 2018
WILBUR R. HESLOP JR of Martins Ferry, OH died September 13, 2018 at the age of 102. A retired funeral director, he began working alongside his father, the late Wilbur B. Heslop at Heslop Funeral Home. He became president of the firm in 1970, serving in that capacity until his son, R. Gregory took over in 1998. A 1940 graduate of the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the...
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WILLIAM L. "BILL" DANKS
September 13, 2018
WILLIAM L. "BILL" DANKS of Beaver Dam, KY died September 13, 2018 at the age of 89. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he began working part-time at Price Funeral Home in Lewisburg, Reid Funeral Home in Earlington, Richardson Funeral Home in Russellville, Bryn Funeral Home in Mayfield and Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. In 1959, William went to work at Casebier Funeral Home in Beaver...
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ALFRED BURGESS ROBINSON
September 10, 2018
ALFRED BURGESS ROBINSON of Easley, SC died September 10, 2018 at the age of 89. A third generation funeral director, he joined Robinson Funeral Home in 1950, serving as president. After his father's death in 1953, he took over the family's business, expanding it to include Robinson Memorial Gardens, which he founded in 1992. He served on the South Carolina Board of Funeral Service and was a...
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WILLIAM THOMAS O'CONNELL
September 3, 2018
WILLIAM THOMAS O'CONNELL of Buffalo, NY died September 3, 2018 at the age of 86. He was a licensed funeral director at the Ray O'Connell Funeral Home, which his father established in 1929. He left the funeral home in 1974 to open O'Connell Precast, Inc. He retired after operating the company for ten years. A 1957 graduate of the Simmons School of Mortuary Science, he served as past president of...
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GREGORY W. "BIG G" GORGEN
September 1, 2018
GREGORY W. "BIG G" GORGEN of Mineral Point, WI died September 1, 2018 at the age of 79. He joined his father at Gorgen Funeral Home to become a third generation funeral director in the family business. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in 1962.
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EUGENE E. BROOKS
August 22, 2018
EUGENE G. BROOKS of Auburn, NY died August 22, 2018 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director, he was the owner and operator of the E. A. Heieck and Son Funeral Service, retiring in 1986.
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JOSEPH P. BRASHEN
August 13, 2018
JOSEPH P. BRASHEN of Hermitage, PA died August 13, 2018 at the age of 82. He was a licensed and practicing funeral director since 1970 and had operated his own business. He operated most recently out of the Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home until his retirement in 2013. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
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TIMOTHY MICHAEL HOLDEN
August 9, 2018
TIMOTHY MICHAEL HOLDEN of Godfrey, IL died August 9, 2018 at the age of 63. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked at several funeral homes, including Crawford Funeral Home, Mercer Funeral Home, Burke Funeral Home, Staten Funeral Home, Jacoby Funeral Home, and Quinn Funeral Home. He served as a mentor and tutor for many funeral directors and embalmers during their apprenticeships as...
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M. SCOTT GIBSON
August 9, 2018
M. SCOTT GIBSON of Flatwoods, WV died August 9, 2018 at the age of 80. A licensed funeral director, he spent many years at the Carl Wilson Funeral Home in Clay County, WV. He owned and operated the Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home from 1972 until his health declined. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association.
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GORDON R. DILLER
August 5, 2018
GORDON R. DILLER of Bluffton, OH died August 5, 2018 at the age of 67. A licensed funeral director, he began working at the Halteman-Fett-Dyer Funeral Home in Lancaster, OH before purchasing the Haas-Diller Funeral Home in Pandora. He served families at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services in Bluffton from 1989 until present. A 1977 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he...
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JOHN F. GLINSKY, JR
August 3, 2018
JOHN F. GLINSKY JR of Throop, PA died August 3, 2018 at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director for 66 years, he began working at the John F. Glinsky Funeral Home, which was established by his late father. A graduate of the Eckles School of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Lackawanna County Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and the National...
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VINCENT RICHARD JENDRZEJCZAK
August 1, 2018
VINCENT RICHARD JENDRZEJCZAK of Williamsburg, VA, formerly of Amsterdam, NY died August 1, 2018 at the age of 69. A licensed funeral director since 1974, he assisted at the family business, Jendrzejczak Funeral Home until retiring. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, NY.
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