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...
DAVID CLARK SANFORD
May 24, 2015
DAVID CLARK SANFORD of Jerseyville, IL died May 24, 2015 at the age of 83. He worked at several funeral homes in Minnesota as a licensed mortician and funeral director before relocating to Illinois in 1966, where he continued his career in casket sales. In 1980, he joined Criswell Casket Company in St. Charles, retiring in 2011. He continued to...
ALYSIA DANIELLE "DANI" PORTER
May 21, 2015
ALYSIA DANIELLE "DANI" PORTER of Louisville, KY died May 21, 2015 at the age of 41. She was the vice president of the A. D. Porter and Son Funeral Home. She was a member of the Kentucky Morticians and Embalmers Association, Kentucky Funeral Directors Association, the Selected Funeral Directors of America, and served as president of the Falls City Funeral...
CLAIRE G. KULESZA
May 18, 2015
CLAIRE G. KULESZA of Edison, NJ died May 18, 2015 at the age of 79. She was the former co-owner of Edison Casket Company and was a member of the Casket & Funeral Supply Association.