STEPHEN A. FARNELLI
Jun 6, 2014
STEPHEN A. FARNELLI SR of Williamstown, NJ died June 6, 2014 at the age of 81. In 1960, he and his late wife, Anita founded the Farnelli Funeral Home, which the family continues to operate. He received his degree from Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia. He was a member of the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association, West...
CHARLIE SAUER
Jun 5, 2014
CHARLIE SAUER of Middletown, NY, formerly of New Milford, NJ died June 5, 2014 at the age of 89. He was a dedicated employee with Ambassador Associates, a division of Good Will Publishers for 61 years.
MARK VINCENT YANAITIS
Jun 4, 2014
MARK VINCENT YANAITIS of Plains, PA died June 4, 2014 at the age of 66. He was a funeral director at Yanaitis Funeral Home, which his father, Vincent W. Yanaitis established in 1938. He began operating the funeral home after his father passed in 1981. He continued his service for 41 years until retiring in 2013. His son, Christopher, a...
SANFORD B. EPSTEIN
Jun 4, 2014
SANFORD B. EPSTEIN of Parsippany-Morris Plains, NJ previously of Irvington, NJ died June 4, 2014 at the age of 78. He was the manager and caretaker of the Newark Jewish Cemeteries and Beth David Memorial Park. He formed Sanford B. Epstein, Inc., headquartered in Kenilworth, and joined his mother, Ida Margolis Epstein in forming I Epstein and Son, a maintenance...
GERALD O. "JERRY" BAHNMILLER
May 28, 2014
GERALD O. "JERRY" BAHNMILLER of Jackson, MI died May 28, 2014 at the age of 92. He and his wife, Mildred, owned and operated the Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline for several years before selling it to Jim Robinson in 1984. The Bahnmillers purchased the funeral home from Francis and Alice Lockwood in 1961. He attended Wayne State University where...
H. CRAIG MANN
May 24, 2014
H. CRAIG MANN of Philadelphia, PA died May 24, 2014 at the age of 66. He was president of Mann Funeral Home Inc in Olney for many years, which was established by his father, Henry in 1909. He became supervisor of the family business when his father died in 1993. He was a graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute...
ELMER HAROLD VIERKANT
May 21, 2014
ELMER HAROLD VIERKANT of Osage, IA died May 21, 2014 at the age of 85. He was a longtime funeral director, serving families in El Cajon since 1953. He served his internship under the direction of Milton Paris of Paris Mortuary. Elmer then moved to Lewis Colonial Mortuary where he served as a funeral director for several years. In 1961,...
KEVIN FRANCIS MONAGHAN
May 14, 2014
KEVIN FRANCIS MONAGHAN of Mechanicsville, VA died May 14, 2014 at the age of 51. In 2000, he founded Hanover Memorial Park Cemetery. In 2007, he partnered with his brother Jerry to found Monaghan Funeral Home & Cremation Services. He was a graduate of Mid-America College of Mortuary Service in Jeffersonville, IN.
ROBERT C. PASTORIUS
May 13, 2014
ROBERT C. PASTORIUS of Wexford, PA, formerly of Shaler, PA died May 13, 2014 at the age of 65. He was a longtime Pittsburgh funeral director, and was past board member and secretary of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
GERTRUDE L. HEYWARD
May 8, 2014
GERTRUDE L. HEYWARD of Charleston, SC died May 8, 2014 at the age of 96. She was a licensed funeral director at G. W. Heyward's Mortuary, which was founded by her father in 1924. She assumed ownership of the firm in 1978, and at the time of her passing was the oldest living African-American licensed embalmer in South Carolina. She...