DERESA O. RILEY

Oct 11, 2015

DERESA O. RILEY of Lansing, MI died October 11, 2015 at the age of 96. She was the co-founder and retired co-owner of the Riley Funeral Home.

JANE GRAY "BUNNY" SOWELL

Oct 5, 2015

JANE GRAY "BUNNY" SOWELL of Columbia, TN died October 5, 2015 at the age of 68. She was a licensed funeral director, embalmer, co-owner and corporate secretary at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. She graduated from the Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in 1967. She attended the University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville to study corneal education. In 1974,...

EDMUND J. BOCHINSKI

Sep 24, 2015

EDMUND J. BOCHINSKI, a longtime resident of New Britain, CT died September 24, 2015 at the age of 94. He was a licensed funeral director and mortician serving New Britain and nearby communities continuously for 60 years until his retirement at age 88. He was honored by the National Funeral Directors Association on his 50th anniversary in the business. He...

NEIL EARL CARLSON

Sep 23, 2015

NEIL EARL CARLSON of Brunswick, OH died September 23, 2015 at the age of 59. He was a licensed funeral director and co-owner of the Carlson Funeral Homes and Cremation Services in Brunswick, Garrettsville and Medina for over 30 years. He graduated from the Ohio State University in 1978.

WELDON L. BAILEY

Sep 22, 2015

WELDON L. BAILEY of Fredericksburg, VA died September 22, 2015 at the age of 88. He was the owner and operator of Bailey Funeral Service until it closed in 2009. He graduated from the Eckels College of Mortuary Science.

DAVID B. SHAFFER

Sep 19, 2015

DAVID B. SHAFFER of Houtzdale, PA died September 19, 2015 at the age of 74. He was employed at the Jon C. Russin Funeral Home Inc., in Bellwood as a licensed funeral director. He graduated from the Pitts-burgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1967.

RICHARD C. KRAMER

Sep 16, 2015

RICHARD C. KRAMER of Trimont, MN died September 16, 2015 at the age of 90. He was employed by his uncle and aunt, Elmo and Velma Stockdill at Stockdill Funeral Home as a second generation funeral director and embalmer. In 1966, he purchased the funeral homes located in Trimont and Welcome and changed the name to Kramer Funeral Home. A...

ROBERT E. "BOB" BRESLIN

Sep 8, 2015

ROBERT E. "BOB" BRESLIN of Cape Coral, FL and Sebago, ME died September 8, 2015 at the age of 75. He served as a licensed funeral director and embalmer at his family's business, Breslin Funeral Home in Malden, MA for a short period of time. He earned his diploma from the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in...

WILLIAM JOHN "BILLY" BRUMMOND

Aug 31, 2015

WILLIAM JOHN "BILLY" BRUMMOND of Apple Valley, MN died August 31, 2015 at the age of 64. He was the owner and operator of Peerless Plastics Inc in Farmington, MN.

ERWOOD C. "RAY" RAYSIN

Aug 29, 2015

ERWOOD C. "RAY" RAYSIN of Metamora, formerly of Davison, MI died August 29, 2015 at the age of 90. He was the owner and operator of the former Raysin Funeral Home. He served the families of Genesee County for more than 60 years as a licensed funeral director before selling the business to Wayne Allen in 1987. He was a...