WILLIAM THEODORE BEAR
Jun 18, 2015
WILLIAM THEODORE BEAR, II of Churchville, VA died June 18, 2015 at the age of 90. He was a fifth generation funeral director at Bear Funeral Home for more than 68 years and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
MORRIS EARL BANKSTON
Jun 16, 2015
MORRIS EARL BANKSTON of Ozark, AL died June 16, 2015 at the age of 73. He was a funeral director and founder of Fuqua-Bankston Funeral Home. He served as Dale County's coroner for more than 30 years before retiring in 2006.
GARY ANDREWS
Jun 15, 2015
GARY ANDREWS of Bronx, NY died June 15, 2015 at the age of 62. He was a licensed funeral director having worked at Hellman Memorial Chapels, George T. Davis Funeral Home, David J. Hodder Funeral Home, Coxe & Granziano Funeral Home and Weinstein Memorial Chapel.
LARRY WAYNE BURKE
Jun 13, 2015
LARRY WAYNE BURKE of David, KY died June 13, 2015 at the age of 73. He was the former owner and operator of Burke Funeral Home and served the community of Floyd County for more than 20 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He continued to work for Nelson Frazier Funeral Home in Martin after retirement.
JOHN GARIC SCHOEN
Jun 11, 2015
JOHN GARIC SCHOEN of New Orleans, LA died June 11, 2015 at the age of 94. He worked as a funeral director at Schoen Funeral Home, which his great-grandfather established. He later became the chairman of its board and the vice president of Schoen Life Insurance Co. He was a founding partner of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, where he...
JOHN THOMAS "TOM" FRALEY
Jun 8, 2015
JOHN THOMAS "TOM" FRALEY of Moorefield, WV died July 8, 2015 at the age of 77. He began his career in funeral service with Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home in Catlettsburg, and later served his apprenticeship with Doug Bryant at the Keyser Funeral Home in Beckley. In 1971, he assumed ownership of the former Thursh Funeral Home in Moorefield, where...
SUSANNA E GARBER
Jun 7, 2015
SUSANNA E. GARBER of Versailles, MO died June 7, 2015 at the age of 98. She worked alongside her husband, Raymond C. Garber as a licensed funeral director. Together, they acquired ownership of the Kidwell Funeral Home, forming Kidwell-Garber, Inc. In 1979, the Lurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel and Garber Memorial Estates were developed creating Kidwell-Garber Funeral Homes.
SUSANNA E GARBER
Jun 7, 2015
SUSANNA E. GARBER of Versailles, MO died June 7, 2015 at the age of 98. She worked alongside her husband, Raymond C. Garber as a licensed funeral director. Together, they acquired ownership of the Kidwell Funeral Home, forming Kidwell-Garber, Inc. In 1979, the Lurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel and Garber Memorial Estates were developed creating Kidwell-Garber Funeral Homes.
PETER H. GERS
May 30, 2015
PETER H. GERS of Ambler, PA, formerly of Olney, PA died May 30, 2015 at the age of 94. He was an active funeral director for 70 years, establishing the Peter H. Gers Funeral Home in the Olney section of Philadelphia in 1947. He then moved to 5th Street and Cheltenham Avenue in 1953. In 1989, he sold the firm...
ROBERT "BOB" E. PAGE
May 27, 2015
ROBERT "BOB" E. PAGE of Rice Lake, WI, formerly of Sparta, WI died May 27, 2015 at the age of 82. He worked alongside his wife, Doreatha, in owning and operating the Torkelson Funeral Homes, with locations in Sparta, Norwalk, Necedah, Lancaster, Potosi, Cassville and Bloomington. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Mortuary Science in...