JOHN A. PROKO
Nov 1, 2026
JOHN A. PROKO of Kenosha, WI died November 1, 2026 at the age of 96. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for more than seven decades, he spent nine years at Borgwardt Funeral Home in West Allis before founding Proko Funeral Home in Kenosha in 1962. Proko graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in 1953.
GEORGE BOOM JR
Oct 22, 2026
GEORGE BOOM JR of Sioux Falls, SD died October 22, 2026 at the age of 100. A licensed funeral director for 76 years, Boom began his career at Banton Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. In 1964, with help from his father, father-in-law and son David, he purchased a house on the east end of town. In 1983, Boom partnered with...
FREDERICK “FREDDIE” REYNOLDS DECKER
Oct 21, 2026
FREDERICK “FREDDIE” REYNOLDS DECKER of Titusville, FL died October 21, 2026 at the age of 87. He joined his father, Lee, at Decker Funeral Home in Windham, NY, where he eventually assumed ownership of the family business. Freddie also served as president of Decker Ambulance Service. A graduate of the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, he was a member of...
SHELDON HENRY WEAVER
Oct 19, 2026
SHELDON HENRY WEAVER of Woodbury, PA died October 19, 2026 at the age of 66. A second-generation funeral director, he owned and operated Carn-Weaver Funeral Home, Altoona Area Crematory and Weaver Funeral Home. After his father’s passing in 1999, he worked alongside his mother at S. Gerald Weaver Funeral Home in Woodbury, assuming sole ownership in 2016 and retiring in...
LILLIE “LILANNE” FEGGINS-BOONE
Oct 10, 2026
LILLIE “LILANNE” FEGGINS-BOONE of South Hill, VA died October 10, 2026 at the age of 73. A licensed funeral director and mortician, Feggins-Boone completed her apprenticeship under the guidance of her father, the late Deacon George Washington Feggins, at Feggins Funeral Home, where she later became a partner. Following her father’s death, she became president and owner of the firm....
ISAIH JONES
Oct 9, 2026
ISAIH JONES of Chicago, IL died October 9, 2026 at the age of 97. He was the oldest African American licensed funeral director and embalmer in the Chicago area and served as founder and president of Jones Funeral Home, LLC, for six decades. A 1956 graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Jones received honors from the Funeral Service...
EUGENE H. “GENE” KAIN JR
Oct 7, 2026
EUGENE H. “GENE” KAIN JR of Haddonfield, NJ died October 7, 2026 at the age of 79. A licensed funeral director, he began his career in Collingswood before returning to Haddonfield in 1979, when he became the owner and operator of Stretch, Evans & Kain Funeral Home. The business later became known as Kain Funeral Home, followed by Holl-Murphy Funeral...
ROBERT FRANKLIN MAYHEW
Oct 6, 2026
ROBERT FRANKLIN MAYHEW of Jackson, OH died October 6, 2026 at the age of 82. He was the former owner and operator of Mayhew Funeral Home, now known as Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
ALAN B. GROSSETT
Oct 2, 2026
ALAN B. GROSSETT of Mineral Point, WI, formerly of Elkville, IL died October 2, 2026 at the age of 68. A graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he served as a funeral director at Searby Funeral Home and several other funeral homes in the Chicagoland area.
RICHARD BRYANT HIGHTOWER SR
Sep 27, 2026
RICHARD BRYANT HIGHTOWER SR of Bremen, GA died September 27, 2026 at the age of 89. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1958, he began his career at Hightower Funeral Home, working alongside his parents, the late Herschel Bryant “H.B.” and Ruby Hightower. In 1972, Richard purchased Hightower Funeral Homes in Bremen and Martin & Hightower Funeral Home in...