ROBERT MARCUS CALDWELL, JR of Maryville, TN died November 11, 2025 at the age of 55. A funeral director and embalmer for over 23 years, he was employed at Smith Funeral and Cremation Service. Caldwell was a past president of The Greater Knoxville Funeral Service Association.
DONALD A. FAULHABER, JR of Broadview Heights, OH died November 11, 2025 at the age of 85. A funeral director and embalmer for 65 years, he owned and operated Faulhaber Funeral Home, where he had mentored many apprentices. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Faulhaber was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors...
CONRAD DAVID HENNING of Hamden, CT died November 8, 2025 at the age of 86. A retired funeral director, he was employed at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Homes for over 55 years.
KEVIN LEE WRIGHT of Richmond, IN died November 3, 2025 at the age of 67. A shipping and receiving supervisor for Matthews International, he retired from the Matthews Casket Stamping plant in Richmond after 40 years of service. Wright was a member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.
FREDERICK “FRED” WILLIAM GRISIER of Stryker, OH died November 1, 2025 at the age of 88. A fourth-generation funeral director and embalmer for 68 years, he was the former owner and operator of Grisier Funeral Homes in Stryker, Archbold and Wauseon. Fred also cared for Stryker Oakwood Cemetery for more than 60 years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary...
LOWELL L. LOHMAN of Daytona Beach, FL died October 28, 2025 at the age of 80. A respected leader and innovator in the cemetery and funeral profession, he and his wife, Nancy, and their family were the largest private owners of funeral homes and cemeteries in Florida, operating 34 locations across the state. Lohman graduated with a Bachelor of Science...
ROY ALFRED GOODSON of Anniston, AL died October 25, 2025 at the age of 70. A licensed Alabama funeral director and embalmer for over 30 years, he had worked for Lucius Funeral Home prior to operating and managing the Williams Funeral Home. After opening his first funeral home, Model City Mortuary, he partnered with Otis Adams to establish the Adams...
KIMBERLY DORSHANN KELSEY of Salisbury, NC died October 20, 2025 at the age of 61. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1994, she served as CEO and board chair of Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home. A graduate of the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, Kelsey served as president of the Western District Funeral Directors and Morticians Association of North Carolina,...
DONALD A. SHEWCHUK of Granby, MA died October 15, 2025 at the age of 72. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he joined his father, the late Frederick Shewchuk, in the family business in 1981. Shewchuk continued to own and operate the Dillon and Edward F. Day Funeral Home of Holyoke for over 20 years.
NOBLE “LEE” LONGINO, JR of Ferris, TX died October 9, 2025 at the age of 77. A licensed funeral director for 55 years, he began his career at Charlie Marshall Funeral Home in Aransas Pass and gained valuable experience working at several funeral homes before purchasing Green Funeral Home in 1975.