FREDERICK F. FEISER
Mar 12, 2014
FREDERICK F. FEISER of New Oxford, PA died March 12, 2014 at the age of 95. He was a licensed funeral director, founder and former owner of Feiser Funeral Home Inc. He served as past president of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, and the Capital City Funeral Directors Association.
RICHARD G. THOMAS
Mar 11, 2014
RICHARD G. THOMAS of Hughesville, PA died March 11, 2014 at the age of 77. In 1972, he partnered with the Gordon D. McCarthy Funeral Home, forming the McCarthy-Thomas Funeral Home. He served the families of Hughesville and the surrounding communities for over 35 years, retiring in 2007. He was a life member of the Central Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association,...
ROBERT W. BROULLIRE
Mar 10, 2014
ROBERT W. BROULLIRE of Manistique, MI died March 10, 2014 at the age of 88. He was a funeral director at Erickson Funeral Home in Iron Mountain and later the Morton Funeral Home in Manistique. In 1951, he and his classmate Donald E. Messier of Escanaba purchased the Morton home in Manistique and in 1961 established the Messier-Broullire Funeral Home...
ASHTON B.T. SMITH
Mar 7, 2014
ASHTON B.T. SMITH, JR of West Chester, PA and Montana died March 7, 2014 at the age of 79. He was a fourth generation funeral director, owner and operator of the Joseph B. Smith & Son Funeral Home, which was established by his great-grandfather, Joseph B. Smith in 1875.He took over operation of the business after his father's death in...
HENRY A. KOSTANSKI
Mar 7, 2014
HENRY A. KOSTANSKI of Holyoke, MA died March 7, 2014 at the age of 86. In 1951, he established the Kostanski Funeral Home in Greenfield and in 1952, he and his brother, Walter, opened a second firm in Turners Falls. He served as a registered embalmer and funeral director until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of the...
RAYMOND C. NEVILLE
Mar 1, 2014
RAYMOND C. NEVILLE of Gulf Port, FL and formerly of Toledo, OH died March 1, 2014 at the age of 89. He and his wife, Barbara opened Neville Funeral Home and Ambulance Service in 1953. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 50 years. He graduated from the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science in 1948. He served...
ALFRED J. "FRED"/"AJ" MENARD
Feb 28, 2014
ALFRED J. "FRED"/"AJ" MENARD III of South Yarmouth, MA died February 28, 2014 at the age of 80. He was a second generation funeral director at Menard Funeral Home, now known as the Menard-Lacoture Funeral Home, where he worked alongside his late father who founded the firm in Manville, RI in 1935. In 1956, they expanded their firm to include...
DARCIE D. SIMS
Feb 27, 2014
DARCIE D. SIMS, PhD., CHT, CT, GMS of Puyallup, WA died February 27, 2014 at her home. She was a grief management specialist, a nationally certified thanatologist, a certified pastoral bereavement specialist, a licensed psychotherapist and hypnotherapist and president and co-founder of Grief, Inc. She was the director of the American Grief Academy® and also the director of training and...
THOMAS LARRY "TOMMY" HOLCOMBE
Feb 23, 2014
THOMAS LARRY "TOMMY" HOLCOMBE of Easley, SC died February 23, 2014 at the age of 66. He was a retired licensed funeral director and embalmer at Dillard Funeral Home in Pickens, SC. He graduated from the Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in 1997.
HARWELL BARBER
Feb 22, 2014
HARWELL BARBER of Abilene, TX died February 22, 2014 at the age of 87. He was chairman of board of Rita Barber, Inc., a tribute fashion business started by his mother, Rita Barber.