ERIC E. ZENTNER of Joplin, MO died June 18, 2014 at the age of 45. He worked alongside his wife, the former Beth Fraley, as co-owner and operator of Fraley Funeral Supply. He was also a sales representative for Bass–Mollett Publishers Inc and Hydrol Chemical Company.
JAMES HARRISON "HAL" LARIMER of Woodbury, TN died June 16, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a funeral director, undertaker, ambulance driver and owner of Woodbury Funeral Home, which he bought into with the late Claude and Audrey Wilcher.
LEON WALLACE MANNING of Pocatello, ID died June 15, 2014 at the age of 88. He was co-owner and co-founder of Colonial Funeral Home, which was established in 1993.
MAYME THOMASENOR WALKER "TOMMIE" PEARSON of Dublin, GA died June 12, 2014 at the age of 80. She was the owner of Dublin Funeral Home.
CHARLES HENRY CHEW III of Philadelphia, PA died June 12, 2014 at the age of 91. He was a licensed funeral director and mortician at The Chew Funeral Home, which was established by his father, Charles H. Chew Jr., in 1927. His two younger brothers, Edward and Ramsey later followed him into the business, renaming it Charles H. Chew and...
DENNIS GRANT DURNELL of Trail Creek, IN died June 8, 2014 at the age of 70. He worked in Michigan City and La Porte area as a funeral director for 49 years. He served as La Porte County Deputy Coroner from 1988 until his retirement in 2013. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1966.
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 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 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 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...