STEPHEN J. SEKERES
Nov 11, 2016
STEPHEN J. SEKERES SR of North Canton, OH died November 11, 2016 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for 67 years, he was the former owner of Sekeres Funeral Home and Welch-Sekeres Funeral Home and served as president of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, District 16.
RUTLEDGE EVERETT "RON" SHULER
Nov 5, 2016
RUTLEDGE EVERETT "RON" SHULER JR of Hendersonville, NC died November 5, 2016 at the age of 75. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of Shuler Funeral Home, which he founded alongside his wife Faye Kirby in 1997. He previously worked at Batesville Casket Company and was inducted into their Masters Club. He graduated from the Gupton-Jones College...
SAMUEL "SAM" L. CASKEY
Nov 5, 2016
SAMUEL "SAM" L. CASKEY JR of Columbia, SC died November 5, 2016 at the age of 59. He worked as a funeral director at Temples Halloran Funeral Home until the time of his passing. He graduated from Point College with a Bachelors of Science in Biology in 1979.
GARY D. BIDWELL
Nov 4, 2016
GARY D. BIDWELL of St. Anthony, ID died November 4, 2016 at the age of 69. A licensed Idaho and Montana mortician, he was the owner and operator of Bidwell Funeral Home in St. Anthony for 37 years and has been a bugler at veterans' funerals for over 45 years. He previously worked for Hansen Memorial Chapel.
CHARLES H. SIMMONS
Nov 1, 2016
CHARLES H SIMMONS of Buffalo, NY died November 1, 2016 at the age of 84. He was the owner and operator of Memorial Chapels of Buffalo from 1996 until 2009.
JOHN LOWELL ABRAMSON
Oct 31, 2016
JOHN LOWELL ABRAMSON of Colorado Springs, CO died October 31, 2016 at the age of 89. Formerly of Minnesota, he was a funeral director in the Twin Cities area for over 50 years. He graduated from the mortuary science program at the University of Minnesota.
RICHARD "DICK" DUNLAP LOWNES
Oct 24, 2016
RICHARD "DICK" DUNLAP LOWNES SR of Harleysville, PA and formerly of Lafayette Hill, PA died October 24, 2016 at the age of 86. He was a fourth generation funeral director, mortician and owner of Lownes Family Funeral Home, which was founded by his grandfather, William A. Dunlap, in 1888 as Dunlap-Lownes Funeral Home. He retired in 1992 after his son,...
WILLIAM E. "BILL" CALHOUN
Oct 21, 2016
WILLIAM E. "BILL" CALHOUN of Akron, OH died October 21, 2016 at the age of 75. He was one of the original co-founders of the Stewart and Calhoun Funeral Home and Cremation Services. He served the families in the Akron community for over 50 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer.
JOHN GREGSTON BARKER
Oct 19, 2016
JOHN GREGSTON BARKER of Paducah, KY died October 19, 2016 at the age of 94. He was the owner of Barker Funeral Home, co-owner of Fendley-Barker & Harris Funeral Home, and longtime owner of Roth Funeral Chapel, Inc. While serving as funeral director and embalmer, Barker also served on the state board. He served as McCracken County coroner for numerous...
J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE
Oct 17, 2016
J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE of Hermitage, PA died Oc-tober 17, 2016 at the age of 83. He was a third generation funeral director for more than 40 years. He began his career in New Castle where his grandfather, John McGonigle, established the McGonigle Funeral Home in 1897. In 1964, he and his wife, Mary Ellen moved to Sharon and established the...