HARRY DOUGLAS LEWIS JR of Moorestown, NJ died September 29, 2014 at the age of 78. In 1964, he purchased Lewis Funeral Home. He also operated the Medford location from 1980 until 1993. He was a 1957 graduate of the American Academy of Funeral Service, and served his apprenticeship at the Foster Funeral Home in Collingswood, NJ. Lewis retired in...
STEPHEN A. SCILLIERI of Paterson, NJ died September 29, 2014 at the age of 57. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of the Scillieri Funeral Home. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Mortuary Science in 1984.
WARREN J. FITZGERALD SR of Cohoes, NY died September 28, 2014 at the age of 78. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, which he established in 1963. He graduated from Simmons Institute of Mortuary Science in 1960 where he received a scholarship given on competitive basis from the New York State Funeral Directors...
L. C. MAY of Anderson, IN died September 25, 2014 at the age of 82. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 50 years at the L. C. May Funeral Home, which he established in 1960. He served his apprenticeship under the leadership of Leonard Underwood at Underwood Funeral Home. He graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary...
EUGENE H. DRINKWINE of Cherry Flats, PA died September 19, 2014 at the age of 72. He and his wife, Carolyn Ann Drinkwine owned and operated the former Drinkwine Funeral Home in Blossburg for many years. He recently worked as a funeral director for Sanders Mortuary in Williamsport and assisted the Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory Inc for many years....
GORDON B. GARRETT of Titusville, PA died September 10, 2014 at the age of 80. In 1956 he began working at E. A. Peterson Funeral Home before purchasing it alongside his wife Marcia in 1965. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
ROBERT CREAL SR of St. Petersburg, FL died September 10, 2014 at the age of 88. He was the owner of Creal Funeral Home. He became president of the Florida Mortuary Association in the late 70's. He later served on a governor-appointed board that oversaw new funeral home regulations and organized statewide seminars to educate black funeral home directors about...
MICHAEL JOHN CARLUCCI of Dunmore, PA died September 7, 2014 at the age of 94. He worked alongside his late parents, John "Jack" and Mary Coviello Carlucci and brother, Leonard at the Carlucci Funeral Home for over 65 years as a licensed Pennsylvania funeral director. A graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York, he...
FRANCIS "F. W." STANLEY JR of Shelby, NC died September 5, 2014 at the age of 84. He was a fifth generation funeral director, owner and operator of Stanley Funeral Home in Goldsboro. He closed the family business in 1963. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1953, and is the only person to date to score...
CAROL B. NEILL of Mooresville, NC died August 31, 2014 at the age of 77. In 1980, he founded Neill Funeral Home, operating it for 34 years as a funeral director before selling it to, Clint Ingram, his mentee in late March. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1958.