HARRY O. HARMAN
Apr 18, 2014
HARRY O. HARMAN JR of Lexington, SC died April 18, 2014 at the age of 79. In 1961, he established the Harman Funeral Home, which became Caughman-Harman Funeral Home. He spent nearly 50 years as a licensed embalmer and funeral director. He served as Lexington County's coroner since 1977. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1959....
ADOLPHOUS G. BULLOCK
Apr 17, 2014
ADOLPHOUS G. BULLOCK of Dorchester, MA died April 17, 2014 at the age of 92. He worked alongside his wife, Toni in the operation of the Bullock Funeral Homes in Boston, which they owned for 40 years. In 1973, they opened a second firm in Mattapan. The firm closed in 1999.
RICHARD E. "DICK" COLLINS
Apr 14, 2014
RICHARD E. "DICK" COLLINS of Fonda, NY died April 14, 2014 at the age of 87. He worked for three generations of the Jackson family who owned funeral homes in Fonda and Fultonville. He later continued working for the Jackson & Betz Funeral Home in Fultonville. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service.
CLIFFORD ABRAMS
Apr 12, 2014
CLIFFORD ABRAMS of North White Plains, NY, formerly of Mt. Vernon, NY died April 12, 2014 at the age of 60. He was a licensed funeral director at Riverside Memorial Chapels in both New York City and Mt. Vernon.
JOSEPH "JOE" WILLIAM EPLER
Apr 5, 2014
JOSEPH "JOE" WILLIAM EPLER of Northumberland, PA died April 5, 2014 at the age of 76. In 1979 he established the Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, which he operated until his retirement in 2007. Following his retirement, he continued to assist new owners, Michael and Veronica Splain. From 1969-1979 he was a branch superintendent with National Casket Company in Philadelphia....
R. PETER HODGE
Apr 5, 2014
R. PETER HODGE of Princeton, NJ died April 5, 2014 at the age of 77. In 1971, he established the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, where he served as a licensed funeral director, owner and operator. In 1976, he acquired the M. J. Murphy Funeral Home in Monmouth Junction. He was a member of the Mercer County Funeral Directors Association and past...
ROBERT CHARLES ADKINS
Apr 4, 2014
ROBERT CHARLES ADKINS of Jacksonville, FL died April 4, 2014 at the age of 83. He was a licensed funeral director and manager of a funeral home in Folkston that he co-owned with his father for twenty-two years. After selling the funeral business, he began working as a management consultant in Jacksonville for American Society of Funeral Directors, which he...
GENA L. SMITH
Apr 1, 2014
GENA L. SMITH of Pardeeville, WI died April 1, 2014 at the age of 45. She was a funeral director, owner and operator at the Smith-Vangen Funeral Home in Rio. She worked alongside her father in the family's business, Smith Funeral Home and Furniture Store. She obtained a degree in mortuary science from the Milwaukee Area Technical College. She was...
BERNARD H. "BERNIE" SUESS
Mar 31, 2014
BERNARD H. "BERNIE" SUESS of Perkasie, PA died March 31, 2014 at the age of 86. He was a funeral director at Kirk & Nice Funeral Home in Philadelphia before, along with his wife, Joan C. Suess, purchasing the former Benner Funeral Home in Perkasie in 1960. The firm became known as the Benner-Suess Funeral Home, and later the Bernard...
EUGENE J. SUJKOWSKI
Mar 31, 2014
EUGENE J. SUJKOWSKI JR of Perrysburg Township, OH died March 31, 2014 at the age of 74. He was a fourth generation funeral director and embalmer for 40 years at the Sujkowski Funeral Home of Rossford which he purchased alongside his wife, Marcia in 1976. During this time, he also worked at his family's funeral home, which was established by...