JAMES MATTHEW “MATT” BOYD
Aug 28, 2024
JAMES MATTHEW “MATT” BOYD of Dallas, TX died August 28, 2024 at the age of 69. He spent the past 30-plus years in the insurance industry, having worked with members of the funeral profession, selling preneed funeral insurance. In 2014, Boyd was awarded the Supplier of the Year award by the Texas Funeral Directors Association.
ROBERT L. “BOB EARTHMAN
Aug 26, 2024
ROBERT L. “BOB EARTHMAN of Houston, TX died August 26, 2024 at the age of 84. He served families throughout the Houston area during his 60-year career as a funeral director. A graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, Bob served as president for both the Texas Funeral Directors Association and the Southeast Texas Funeral Directors Association.
HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT
Aug 19, 2024
HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT of Abington, PA died August 19, 2024 at the age of 91. A longtime member of the funeral industry, his grandfather owned a funeral home in downtown Philadelphia where he had assisted his father, J. Wesley Craft, Jr from an early age. Together, they founded their funeral home at 1801 Old York Road. Craft later purchased the...
DAVID J. DUTCAVICH
Aug 19, 2024
DAVID J. DUTCAVICH of Minersville, PA died August 19, 2024 at the age of 70. He was a funeral director at Dutcavich Funeral Home since 1982, which was founded by his father, the late John J. Dutcavich. Dutcavich served the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, retiring in 1992 as the Chief Hospital Corpsman. He also served as deputy...
TIMOTHY R. BARNES
Aug 18, 2024
TIMOTHY R. BARNES of Albany, OH died August 18, 2024 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he joined Hughes Funeral Home in Athens, OH as an assistant manager. In 1985 Barnes moved to the medical science field at Ohio University (OU) where he served for 18 years as the director of the Willed Body Program,...
ROBERT “BOB” W. POTTER
Aug 16, 2024
ROBERT “BOB” W. POTTER of Marion, IA died August 16, 2024 at the age of 75. He was employed as a licensed funeral director and embalmer with Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Services since 1980. Potter received his bachelor’s degree in mortuary science from Southern Illinois University and was a member of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association for more than...
GERALD R. “JERRY” BOSAK, SR
Aug 14, 2024
GERALD R. “JERRY” BOSAK, SR of Stamford, CT died August 14, 2024 at the age of 82. He was the owner and operator of Bosak Funeral Home, which he acquired after the death of his father, Frank Joseph Bosak, Jr in 1965. A graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, Bosak was a member of the National...
SHANE DECKER
Aug 9, 2024
SHANE DECKER of Morris, MN died August 9, 2024 at the age of 50. He began his career in funeral service at Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Oakes, ND. In 2009, Decker began working as a regional sales representative for Deaton-Kennedy to provide various supplies to funeral homes in a tri-state region. In 2010, he moved to Morris, MN to work...
RACHEL E. LIQUZINSKI
Jul 23, 2024
RACHEL E. LIQUZINSKI of Lagrange, OH died July 23, 2024 at the age of 46. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for twenty-three years, she served as the Technical Supervisor of Mortality and Autopsy Services at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland at the time of her death. A 1999 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Liquzinski was presented...
THOMAS H. “MR. R” ROUTSONG
Jul 12, 2024
THOMAS H. “MR. R” ROUTSONG of Oakwood, OH died July 12, 2024 at the age of 96. He joined his father, Carl T. Routsong in the family business, Routsong Funeral Home in 1951, having served the Dayton area for over 50 years. Mr. R was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.