SANDRA STRONG FITZGERALD
Apr 5, 2018
SANDRA STRONG FITZGERALD, a lifelong resident of Elephant Butte and Albuquerque, NM died April 5, 2018. She was a pioneering woman in international funeral service and a fourth generation in the family funeral home. Her husband Edward J. Fitzgerald is a past president of the National Funeral Directors Association.
TERRENCE R. VANSUCH
Apr 1, 2018
TERRENCE R. VANSUCH of Louisville, OH died April 1, 2018 at the age of 65. A licensed funeral director for over 25 years, he had worked at the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell, OH before joining Arnold Funeral Home in Canton, OH in 1983, retiring in 2017. He was a 1976 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and...
THOMAS P. ROZGA
Mar 30, 2018
THOMAS P.ROZGA of Milwaukee, WI died March 30, 2018 at the age of 95. A licensed funeral director for over 60 years, he was a third generation owner and operator of Rozga Funeral Home, which has three locations in Milwaukee. He was a member of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.
ROBERT J. BIGGINS
Mar 29, 2018
ROBERT J. BIGGINS of Hanson, MA died March 29, 2018 at the age of 61. He was a first generation funeral director, embalmer and chief executive officer of Magoun Biggins Funeral Home, a family owned and operated firm that he purchased in 1986. He graduated from the New England Institute of Funeral Service in Newton in 1977, which later became...
RONALD CHARLES ROMANI
Mar 28, 2018
RONALD CHARLES ROMANI of Miami, FL died March 28, 2018 at the age of 68. He was a funeral director for over 33 years. He served as a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church since 1975.
RAYMOND LOY "R.L." DUFFIE
Mar 27, 2018
RAYMOND LOY "R.L." DUFFIE of Bernie, MO died March 27, 2018 at the age of 89. He served his internship with the E. L. Watkins Funeral Home in Dexter, MO and the current Cotrell Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff, MO. In 1955, he and his wife Martha Duffie purchased the Drum Funeral Home in Bernie, MO and owned it until...
BARBARA JEAN TWIBELL
Mar 25, 2018
BARBARA JEAN TWIBELL of Aberdeen, WA died March 25, 2018 at the age of 77. She and her husband, Doug Twibell purchased the Mills & Mills Funeral Service in Olympia in 1980, selling it in the 1990s. In 1994, they purchased Fern Hill Funeral Home from Gordon Peterson. They brought their son, Keith, on to manage the firm. Barbara established...
LAWSON M. VIRKLER
Mar 20, 2018
LAWSON M. VIRKLER of Lowville, NY died March 20, 2018 at the age of 88. He was president of the Virkler Funeral Home, Inc., which was established by his father, Maurice N. Virkler in 1926. He held that position for 27 years until his retirement in 1981 at which time the business was sold. He graduated from the Cincinnati College...
MARSHALL EDWIN "DIGGER" HELM
Mar 19, 2018
MARSHALL EDWIN "DIGGER" HELM of Bakersfield, CA died March 19, 2018 at the age of 79. He was the owner and operator of Greenlawn Cemeteries, which was established by his father, Ed Helm in 1931.
GRANT E. SMITH
Mar 18, 2018
GRANT E. SMITH of Sunnyside, WA died March 18, 2018 at the age of 43. He was a licensed funeral director at his family's firm, Smith Funeral Home.