JOHN C. HALL JR of Martin, KY died January 31, 2023 at the age of 75. He was a funeral director, embalmer and co-owned Hall Funeral Home for over forty years.
JERRY JAGERS of Athens, OH died January 28, 2023 at the age of 89. A funeral director, he worked alongside his father, brother, and son at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home for over sixty-six years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and...
RICHARD J. “RICH” STRUTHERS of Reese, MI died January 28, 2023 at the age of 73. He was a funeral director at Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Home in Reese since 1974, having worked for the firm since 1968, often driving back and forth between the Reese and Midland locations. A member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, he graduated...
MARK J. LESKO SR of North Scranton, PA died January 17, 2023 at the age of 70. A licensed funeral director, he and his wife, Mary owned and operated Bomberger-Lesko Funeral Home. A graduate of the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, he was a member of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, Lackawanna County Funeral Directors Association and was a preceptor...
JOHN M. MEYER of Council Bluffs, IA died January 14, 2023 at the age of 89. He co-owned Meyer Funeral Home and was also a funeral director at Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler. Meyer graduated from mortuary school in Dallas, TX.
HENRY WEYBURN NIEWOEHNER VI of Minot, ND died January 13, 2023 at the age of 89. He worked for several funeral homes in Illinois and North Dakota as a licensed funeral director, having held the oldest active licenses in North Dakota at the time of his death. In 1960 he and his wife, Mae purchased the Foley Funeral Home in...
M. DAVID RICHMAN of Hartford City, IN died January 12, 2023 at the age of 91. He was a funeral director in Indiana until his retirement in 1990. Richman was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association.
JOHN WILLIAM RAMSEUR SR of Rock Hill, SC died January 10, 2023 at the age of 87. A leader in the mortuary industry for decades, he joined his family’s business, Robinson Funeral Home in 1960 and later became the manager, president and eventually owner. Ramseur served as the first African-American president of the South Carolina Board of Funeral Service
CURTIS MICHAEL “MIKE” BROWN of Sallisaw, OK died January 9, 2023 at the age of 67. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1975, he became dual licensed in the state of Alaska in 2004, then in 2010 became licensed in Wisconsin as well. Brown graduated from the Central State University in Edmond, OK with a degree in mortuary science.
ROGER J. HAUT of Jamestown, ND died January 9, 2023 at the age of 59. He entered the family business, Haut Funeral Home as an apprentice embalmer in 1984 and became a licensed funeral director and embalmer in 1985. Roger continued to serve the funeral home for 37 years. A 1984 graduate of the Mid-America College of Funeral Service, he...