RUTH MYERS MATICS
Mar 15, 2017
RUTH MYERS MATICS of Clendenin, WV died March 15, 2017 at the age of 81. She was the co-owner of Matics Funeral Home Inc and was a member of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Capital City District Funeral Directors Association.
ROBERT "BO" HAGEMIER
Mar 14, 2017
ROBERT "BO" HAGEMIER of Indianapolis, IN died March 14, 2017at the age of 72. He was a partner at the Indiana law firm, Hagemier Allen & Smith, which focused on business litigation. He was instrumental in shaping Indiana laws dealing with funeral services, such as the Practice Act, the Pre-Need Act and the Funeral Planning Declaration in the Rights of...
FRANCIS "FRAN" BERGIN
Mar 10, 2017
FRANCIS "FRAN" BERGIN of Twin Falls, ID died March 10, 2017at the age of 82. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Bergin Funeral Chapel in Shoshone, ID. He also operated an ambulance service in Lincoln County, was elected coroner for Lincoln County and worked as a secretary/treasurer for the Shoshone Cemetery. He attended mortuary college in...
RICHARD E. MYERS
Mar 8, 2017
RICHARD E. MYERS of North Ogden, UT died March 8, 2017 at the age of 85. He was a licensed funeral director at Myers Mortuary, which over the past 64 years, has operated alongside his business partners, his father Elmer; his sons, Greg and Shaun; and his grandsons, Matthew and Marcus. He graduated from the Los Angeles College of Mortuary...
RICHARD L. GOODIE
Mar 5, 2017
RICHARD L. GOODIE of Rising Sun, MD died March 5, 2017 at the age of 85. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 50 years, he has been working for the R. T. Foard Funeral Home since 1985. He graduated from the Eckels College of Mortuary Science in 1951.
THOMAS PAUL HOLTZ
Mar 5, 2017
THOMAS PAUL HOLTZ of New Berlin, WI died March 5, 2017 at the age of 74. He was a Wisconsin funeral director and a member of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association.
THOMAS "TOM" C. MAXWELL
Mar 5, 2017
THOMAS "TOM" C. MAXWELL of Mound, MN died March 5, 2017at the age of 74. He established Dial Caskets in the early 90's alongside his family. He also sold stationery to the funeral industry and was a representative for several companies, including Messenger, Rob-Win and Regal Line.
R. DAVIS HARPER
Mar 3, 2017
R. DAVIS HARPER of Temple, TX died March 3, 2017 at the age of 58. He worked as a fourth generation funeral director at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home before he and his partner, Philip Scanio established Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in 1997. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1979.
WILLIAM J. BICAN
Mar 3, 2017
WILLIAM J. BICAN JR of Cleveland, OH died March 3, 2017 at the age of 86. He was the owner of Bican Brothers Funeral Home from 1957 until his retire-ment in 1994.
WILLIAM D. "BILL" BACKMAN
Mar 1, 2017
WILLIAM D. "BILL" BACKMAN JR of Aurora, IN died March 1, 2017 at the age of 85. He was employed at Aurora Casket from 1948 until his retirement in 1993. During this time, he served as president from 1978–1993, CEO from 1983–1996 and chairman of the board from 1989–2002. He graduated from Wabash College in 1953 and later established the...