ROBERT H. HALVERSON
Jan 7, 2014
ROBERT H. HALVERSON of Somerset, PA died January 7, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a funeral director, owner and operator of the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home from 1958 until 1998 and served as Somerset's first County Coroner from 1954 until 1974. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and was a member...
NICHOLAS A. LANDOLFI
Jan 7, 2014
NICHOLAS A. LANDOLFI JR of Neptune, NJ formerly of Belleville, NJ died January 7, 2014 at the age of 74. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Landolfi Home for Funerals in Belleville for many years. He was associated with the Megaro Memorial Home in Newark and Belleville for more than 50 years.
WILLIAM "BILLY" McHARGUE
Jan 5, 2014
WILLIAM "BILLY" McHARGUE, JR of Shepherdsville, KY and Tarpon Springs, FL died January 5, 2014. He was a retired funeral director and embalmer, a Kentucky Colonel and a former Jefferson County Deputy. He was appointed by then Gov. John Y. Brown to serve on the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers from 1983 until 1987.
MAX STARK LARKIN
Jan 3, 2014
MAX STARK LARKIN of Salt Lake City, UT died January 3, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a sixth generation funeral director and part owner of Larkin Mortuary, the oldest family-owned business in Utah. He operated the firm alongside his brother, Alma James "Jay" Larkin, Jr for five decades. He served as president of the Utah Funeral Directors...
HECTOR DAVID ESTEVEZ
Dec 31, 2013
HECTOR DAVID ESTEVEZ of Tampa, FL died December 31, 2013 at the age of 79. He had been a funeral director at A. P. Boza Funeral Home for 50 years.
STEPHEN E. CARPENTER
Dec 26, 2013
STEPHEN E. CARPENTER of North Providence, RI died December 26, 2013 at the age of 64. He was a fifth generation funeral director, and embalmer at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home, which was established by his great grandfather, the late Rev. Hugh B. Carpenter in 1914. After the death of his grandfather, Linn M. Carpenter, in 1976, he became a partner with...
KATHLEEN NICHOLAS
Dec 25, 2013
KATHLEEN NICHOLAS of Clarksville, AR died December 25, 2013 at the age of 87. She was the owner and operator of Hardwicke Funeral Home for the past 64 years. She took over operation of the firm after her first husband, L.D. "Red" Hardwicke died in 1962. Her first husband bought the funeral home in 1949. The Johnson county funeral home...
STEPHEN JOSEPH LYONS
Dec 24, 2013
STEPHEN JOSEPH LYONS, JR of White River Junction, VT died December 24, 2013 at the age of 79. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer, and owner of Lyons Funeral Home, which he operated alongside his father for over 20 years. He sold the business in 1982. He graduated from the McAllister Institute of Funeral Service.
GENE E. STEINKE
Dec 23, 2013
GENE E. STEINKE of Denver, CO died December 23, 2013 at the age of 90. He was a licensed funeral director at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery for many years. After retiring, he remained a senior consultant for the firm until he passed away. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1948.
ROBERT DEAN MIMS
Dec 20, 2013
ROBERT DEAN MIMS of Griffin, GA died December 20, 2013 at the age of 80. He was the owner and operator of Cherokee Casket Company until his retirement, allocating ownership of the firm to his son, Michael. He was a member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.