LEROY “LEE” DALE WILLIM
Dec 11, 2025
LEROY “LEE” DALE WILLIM of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Clear Lake and Clarion, IA, died December 11, 2025 at the age of 85. A retired Iowa funeral director, he worked at Pursel-Davis Funeral Home in Marshalltown from his sophomore year of high school until 1962. In 1968, he and his wife, Janice, purchased funeral homes in Dows and Latimer...
BERNARD G. “BERNIE" NAEGELE
Dec 10, 2025
BERNARD G. “BERNIE” NAEGELE of Norwood, OH died December 10, 2025 at the age of 85. A licensed Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana funeral director, he owned and operated Naegele, Kleb & Ihlendorf Funeral Home for over 50 years. Bernie graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
EILEEN L. CLEMENTE
Dec 9, 2025
EILEEN L. CLEMENTE of Poland, OH died December 9, 2025 at the age of 82. She and her late husband Sam Clemente opened Clemente Funeral Home in 1966. They opened an ambulance service shortly afterwards and established a second funeral home in New Middletown in 1976. Upon the death of her husband, Eileen took over the ambulance service, which closed...
JOHN WILLIAM MUSTER, IV
Dec 3, 2025
JOHN WILLIAM MUSTER, IV of Calhoun, KY died December 3, 2025 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1971, his professional journey was deeply rooted to his family’s legacy, as he joined Muster Funeral Homes in 1969, becoming the fifth generation.
He was also installed as a deputy coroner under his father, Bill Muster, in 1970. John...
SIMON JAVIZIAN
Nov 23, 2025
SIMON JAVIZIAN of Baton Raton, FL died November 23, 2025 at the age of 91. A licensed California, Florida and Michigan funeral director, he purchased the funeral home on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, where he had served his apprenticeship and renamed it the Simon Javizian Funeral Home. Simon later joined forces with John E. Wilk, creating the Simon Javizian Funeral...
EMILY ANN DE LA CRUZ
Nov 20, 2025
EMILY ANN DE LA CRUZ (nѐe FOSS) of Los Angeles, CA died November 20, 2025 at the age of 38. Known as the Funeral Law Lady, she was an accomplished attorney widely respected for her expertise in mortuary law and a highly sought-after public speaker who counseled countless funeral homes and funeral professionals across the United States and Canada. A 2013...
THOMAS P. WALSH
Nov 19, 2025
THOMAS P. WALSH of Ottawa, IL died November 19, 2025 at the age of 88. A graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a licensed funeral director for 60 years.
ROBERT MARCUS CALDWELL, JR
Nov 11, 2025
ROBERT MARCUS CALDWELL, JR of Maryville, TN died November 11, 2025 at the age of 55. A funeral director and embalmer for over 23 years, he was employed at Smith Funeral and Cremation Service. Caldwell was a past president of The Greater Knoxville Funeral Service Association.
DONALD A. FAULHABER, JR
Nov 11, 2025
DONALD A. FAULHABER, JR of Broadview Heights, OH died November 11, 2025 at the age of 85. A funeral director and embalmer for 65 years, he owned and operated Faulhaber Funeral Home, where he had mentored many apprentices. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Faulhaber was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors...
STEVEN KANOWITZ
Nov 9, 2025
STEVEN KANOWITZ of Woodbury, NY died November 9, 2025 at the age of 83. A New York and Florida funeral director for nearly six decades, he served as a partner and vice president of Gutterman’s Funeral Homes for more than 30 years.