FRED G. NICKELS III
Mar 29, 2026
FRED G. NICKELS III of Westlake, OH died March 29, 2026 at the age of 98. A lifelong funeral director, he was the owner and operator of The Nickels Funeral Home in Lakewood, OH.
ROBERT RUSSELL MCCABE
Mar 25, 2026
ROBERT RUSSELL MCCABE of Placida, FL died March 25, 2026. He entered business with his father, Howard, manufacturing casket parts at W & M Manufacturing in Geneva, IN, which later relocated to Portland, IN. What began as a father-and-son operation grew into a family enterprise, with his brother-in-law, sister, and mother joining and expanding the business from one small factory...
JACK LUCAS
Mar 18, 2026
JACK LUCAS of Pikeville, KY died March 18, 2026 at the age of 83. A funeral director, he was the owner and founder of Lucas and Sons Funeral Home. Lucas also founded the East Kentucky Chemical Company and had served as a salesman for Thompson’s Chemical Supply Company.
STEPHEN J. GEIBEL
Mar 17, 2026
STEPHEN J. GEIBEL of Butler, PA and Marco Island, FL died March 17, 2026 at the age of 80. A third-generation funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated the Geibel Funeral Home in Butler from 1977 through 2012. A member of the Butler County Funeral Directors Association, he served as a former board member of the Western Pennsylvania Funeral...
DAVID J. “DAVE” KLAASSEN
Mar 17, 2026
DAVID J. “DAVE” KLAASSEN of Grand Haven, MI died March 17, 2026 at the age of 84. A funeral director with more than 60 years of experience, he owned and operated Klaassen Family Funeral Homes, having acquired the business in 1968 through the purchase of the former Kammeraad Funeral Home. Dave graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Funeral Service.
JONATHAN TYRONE FULLER
Mar 16, 2026
JONATHAN TYRONE FULLER of East Point, GA died March 16, 2026 at the age of 47. He was an admissions representative for Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service and also served Irwin, Ben Hill, and the surrounding areas as an apprentice funeral director and embalmer. He was a Certified Crematory Operator, Certified Cremation Arranger, and Certified Funeral Service General Manager. Fuller...
DENNIS LAZUTA
Mar 11, 2026
DENNIS LAZUTA of Parma, OH died March 11, 2026 at the age of 82. A funeral director and embalmer for more than 45 years, he built Kolodiy-Lazuta Funeral Home from the ground up, faithfully serving families throughout the Greater Cleveland area. He began his career in funeral service as an apprentice at Kolodiy Funeral Home.
J. PHILLIP “PHIL” ENGLE
Mar 4, 2026
J. PHILLIP “PHIL” ENGLE of Tiffin, OH died March 4, 2026 at the age of 91. A retired funeral director and embalmer, for over five decades he owned and operated Turner-Engle Funeral Home. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
JOHN MICHAEL “JACK” SKEFFINGTON JR
Mar 2, 2026
JOHN MICHAEL “JACK” SKEFFINGTON JR of Newport, RI died March 2, 2026 at the age of 87. A third-generation funeral director for over 65 years, he was the owner and operator of Skeffington Funeral Home in Providence. Jack graduated from the New England Institute of Anatomy in 1961.
GERALD F. “JERRY” SULLIVAN
Feb 28, 2026
GERALD F. “JERRY” SULLIVAN of Chicago, IL died February 28, 2026 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director since 1972, he and his sister, Jeanne, assumed leadership of the family business after their father’s death. He later established his own traditional removal service and eventually practiced independently. In 1976, Sullivan purchased Lain-Sullivan Funeral Home, and in 1983 he...