MICHAEL H. KOSTANSKI of Gill, MA died February 19, 2015 at the age of 65. He was a licensed funeral director, president and owner of Kostanski Funeral Home for over 25 years. He served on the board of directors for the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association and graduated from the New England Institute of Funeral Service.
LEROY "MAC" McHUGH of Akron, OH died February 18, 2015 at the age of 83. He was employed with Joseph C. Schulte Funeral Home in South Euclid; Brown Forward Funeral Home in Shaker Heights; Daniels Funeral Home in Lakewood; and Wells-Kloss Funeral Home in Lyndhurst. In 1969, he established the Kindrich-McHugh Funeral Home in Solon and retired in 1994 after...
PAUL T. "TED" LUCAS of Upper Sandusky, OH died February 18, 2015 at the age of 83. He was a third generation funeral director and owner of Lucas Funeral Home for 58 years. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, J. T. Lucas and father, George, he continued working part-time in the business with his son, Daniel and business partner,...
EUGENE R. PARKER SR of Camilla, GA died February 18, 2015 at the age of 88. He was the former owner and operator of Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home. He was recognized in 2003 at the Georgia Funeral Directors Association Convention in St. Simons, GA for 50 years of service.
EMIL PICHA of Hillsboro, WI died February 17, 2015 at the age of 87. He established Picha Funeral Home in 1962 and was a licensed funeral director for 58 years. In 1983, he expanded the firm by purchasing a second location in Elroy.
ELMER D. VANDERWALL of Dayton, TN died February 14, 2105 at the age of 95. In 1979, he began working with his son as a funeral director's assistant at Vanderwall Funeral Home and continued that role until several years ago.
JAMES COLLISON of Orlando, FL died February 12, 2015 at the age of 85. He was a funeral director and the founder of Collison Family Funeral Homes.
DICKIE "ROBERT J." MATHEWS of Chattanooga, TN died February 1, 2015 at the age of 81. He was a funeral director for Chattanooga Funeral Home for over 30 years. He graduated from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science.
CHARLES J. BUELOW of Columbus, OH died January 31, 2015 at the age of 66. He was a funeral director and embalmer at Zies-McGreevey Funeral Home for 44 years.
EDWIN J "DOC' FUNK of Owensboro, KY died January 28, 2015 at the age of 92. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at the James H. Davis Funeral Home.