MARTIN “MARTY” CARL STROHOFER
Jan 29, 2026
MARTIN “MARTY” CARL STROHOFER of Cincinnati, OH died January 29, 2026 at the age of 53. He dedicated 25 years of service to Matthews International and had served on the Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery Society’s board of directors for 24 years.
GLENN T. MILLER
Jan 27, 2026
GLENN T. MILLER of Butler, PA died January 27, 2026 at the age of 66. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a third generation funeral director at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc.
DAVID “DAVE" HENRY COOK
Jan 26, 2026
DAVID “DAVE” HENRY COOK of Brookville, IN died January 26, 2026 at the age of 81. In 1965, he began working alongside his parents, Howard and Sarah Cook, as owner and operator of the Brookville branch of Cook Funeral Home. Together, they continued to operate the family’s original location in Sunman. Dave served as a past president of the Indiana...
JAMES ROY “JIM” LUDWICK
Jan 16, 2026
JAMES ROY “JIM” LUDWICK of Kutztown and Topton, PA died January 16, 2026 at the age of 72. A funeral director since 1977, he served his internship at the Wallace M. Long Funeral Home in Bethlehem and was employed by several Bethlehem area funeral homes, including the Lester S. Pearson Funeral Home and later the Koch Funeral Home in State...
RICHARD J. CODEY
Jan 11, 2026
RICHARD J. CODEY of Roseland, NJ died January 11, 2026 at the age of 79. A third-generation funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Codey & Mackey Funeral Home in Boonton. His family proudly owned and operated the Codey Funeral Home in Orange for more than 100 years. In 2013, Codey purchased the Mackey Funeral Home, and the...
JOHN ROBERT DAVIS
Jan 3, 2026
JOHN ROBERT DAVIS of Greenville, TX died January 3, 2026 at the age of 77. Since 1966, he dedicated 60 years of service to Coker-Matthews Funeral Home, serving as a funeral director, embalmer and senior vice president. Davis remained active in the funeral home following his retirement in 2020.
FINDLAY C. WYLIE III
Jan 2, 2026
FINDLAY C. WYLIE III of Penn Hills, PA died January 2, 2026 at the age of 73. A licensed funeral director since 1976, he worked alongside his family at the Findlay C. Wylie Funeral Home, which was established by his father, Findlay C. Wylie, in the 1950s. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a former...
STEVE SCHACHT
Dec 28, 2025
STEVE SCHACHT of Anaheim, CA died December 28, 2025 at the age of 81. A funeral director and embalmer for 63 years, he worked for Hilgenfeld Mortuary prior to his partnership with Don Baggott in what would become Baggott and Schact Mortuary and later part of the SCI family. Through his work in governmental affairs, Schacht helped shape laws and...
PHILLIP C. CAULDER, JR
Dec 22, 2025
PHILLIP C. CAULDER, JR of Chesterfield, SC died December 22, 2025 at the age of 68. A retired funeral director, he served his mentorship at Miller-Rivers Funeral Home under the direction of Tom Martin and Don Rivers in 1971. Upon their retirement in 1988, Caulder and his wife, Yetive, purchased the funeral home, renaming it Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home. They continued to own...
LARRY GENE CRATES
Dec 16, 2025
LARRY GENE CRATES of Arlington, OH died December 16, 2025 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer since 2019, he began his career working and living at the Rutherford Funeral Home in Columbus prior to establishing the Crates Funeral Home in Arlington in 1968. Crates then purchased the Goff Funeral Home in Carey, which was sold...