JOHN A. CHEW
Jul 22, 2016
JOHN A. CHEW of Hollywood, FL died July 22, 2016 at the age of 84. Dr. Chew was a Funeral Service Education Specialist, Consultant, Tutor, Thanatogeneticist, and a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. He was a retired former Associate Professor and Director of Funeral Service Education at Miami Dade Community College as well as the Institute for Funeral Service Education...
SHERMAN ARTHUR "ART" SUMMERS
Jul 20, 2016
SHERMAN ARTHUR "ART" SUMMERS JR of Chesapeake, VA died July 20, 2016 at the age of 72. He was a funeral director at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home for several years.
RUSSELL M. BOLIN
Jul 15, 2016
RUSSELL M. BOLIN of Zanesville, OH died July 15, 2016 at the age of 83. He joined his father, Kenneth O. Bolin as a licensed funeral director at the Mader-Peoples Funeral Home in 1951, and in 1964 they bought the controlling interest and renamed it Bolin Funeral Home. In 2007, they changed the name to Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home where he...
EDWARD H. SAXTON
Jul 12, 2016
EDWARD H. SAXTON of North Canton, OH and formerly Rocky River, OH died July 12, 2016 at the age of 86. He was a fifth generation funeral director at the Saxton Family Funeral Chapels for over 60 years. He graduated from the Western Reserve College of Mortuary Science in 1950 and was a member of the Cuyahoga County Funeral Directors...
GEORGE R. HENAULT
Jul 11, 2016
GEORGE R. HENAULT of West Warwick and Block Island, RI died July 11, 2016 at the age of 80. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1957. He worked alongside his father, Raoul R. Henault at the Raoul G. Henault & Son Funeral Home until he retired in 1980. At that time, he assumed ownership of the firm...
DANFERD "DAN" C AVIS
Jul 9, 2016
DANFERD "DAN" C AVIS of Lakewood, OH died July 9, 2016 at the age of 88. He was a licensed funeral director and was the former executive director of the Foresight Family Funeral Homes. He was past president of the International Order of the Golden Rule and member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
JEFFREY "ADAM" BARB
Jul 8, 2016
JEFFREY "ADAM" BARB a native of Parsons, WV and a resident of Kerens, WV died July 8, 2016 at the age of 28. He was a third generation funeral director and embalmer at his family's business, Lohr & Barb Funeral Home in Elkins and Parsons, WV. He was instrumental in developing the Dove Release Program, both training and raising the...
VINCENT LUKE STRANO
Jul 7, 2016
VINCENT LUKE STRANO SR of Elkton, MD, formerly of New Castle, DE died July 7, 2016 at the age of 62. He worked for several Delaware funeral homes before partnering with Joseph Feeley to open Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home in Newark, DE. He graduated from the McAllister Institute of Funeral Service and served as past president of the...
ALAN THOMAS "BO" YOUNGBLOOD
Jun 29, 2016
ALAN THOMAS "BO" YOUNGBLOOD of Rome, GA died June 29, 2016 at the age of 68. He was a well-known funeral director in the North Georgia area. He graduated from the Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science.
DONALD R. ZUTHER
Jun 29, 2016
DONALD R. ZUTHER of Poynette, WI died June 29, 2016 at the age of 79. He obtained both his Wisconsin and Minnesota licenses in 1966. He served his internship with the Taylor Funeral Home in Merrill before joining the staff at Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Homes in Portage. In 1972, Don began working for the UW Medical School and served...