MICHAEL GREGGORY SHEEDY
Jan 21, 2026
MICHAEL GREGGORY SHEEDY of Ottawa, ON died January 21, 2026 at the age of 64. A funeral director since 1986, he owned and operated Fairview Funeral Home until it’s sale. Sheedy then joined SCI and served as a location manager, market manager and ultimately market director throughout Ottawa, Gatineau, Cornwell, Northern Ontario and Manitoba. A graduate of Humber College’s Funeral...
MICHAEL P. HEANEY
Jan 17, 2026
MICHAEL P. HEANEY of Staten Island, NY died January 17, 2026 at the age of 64. A licensed funeral director since 1981, he worked for several Staten Island funeral homes, including Scamardella Funeral Home, Richmond Funeral Home and Matthew Funeral Home. In 1983, Heaney founded Michael P. Heaney Funeral Services, Inc, where his three brothers, Danny, Ryan, and Todd, worked alongside...
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...
MARGARET DUPREE
Dec 15, 2025
MARGARET DUPREE of Philadelphia, PA died December 15, 2025 at the age of 104. A licensed funeral director since 1949, she co-founded Dupree Funeral Home alongside her husband, Troy in 1955 and became sole owner and president upon his death in 1987. Her son, Kenneth, joined her as supervisor, and together, for nearly 40 years, they conducted thousands of funerals...