MARK EDWARD ESSLING
Jan 24, 2014
MARK EDWARD ESSLING of La Porte, IN died January 24, 2014 at the age of 61. He joined his parents as a funeral director at Essling Funeral Home. He acquired ownership of the firm in 1992 and served as president until his death. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science.
JAMES W. PEPPEY
Jan 19, 2014
JAMES W. PEPPEY of Greenfield, WI died January 19, 2014 at the age of 91. He was a funeral director for more than 50 years at Tebo-Peppey-Klemmer Funeral Home, a firm he co-founded alongside John Klemmer in 1965. The firm is now known as Heritage Funeral Home. He retired at the age of 70.
DELMAS TYLER PRESTON
Jan 18, 2014
DELMAS TYLER PRESTON of Westwood, KY died January 18, 2014 at the age of 33. He was a licensed funeral director and vice president of Preston Family Funeral Home in Ashland, KY.
WILLIAM H. BUD KRESGE
Jan 13, 2014
WILLIAM H. BUD KRESGE of Brodheadsville, PA died January 13, 2014 at the age of 96. He was a third generation funeral director, working alongside his father, Eugene, in operating the William H. Kresge Funeral Home, a business started by his grandfather, William A. Kresge in 1880. He assumed ownership of the firm after his father's death in 1948. He...
WALDO EDWARDS "ED" PORTER
Jan 12, 2014
WALDO EDWARDS "ED" PORTER II of Anderson, IN died January 12, 2014 at the age of 60. He was a well-loved Anderson funeral director for 23 years, and later served more than 15 years with Flanner and Buchanan. He was past president of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association, a policy member of the National Funeral Directors Association and a member...
MICHAEL C. CRAIG GRAY
Jan 11, 2014
MICHAEL C. CRAIG GRAY of Fergus Falls, formerly of Duluth, MN died January 11, 2014 at the age of 65. He was a licensed funeral director, working part time at Boschert-Norman Funeral Home. He previously worked at Vigen Funeral Chapel in Hawley, and later went on to work at West Kjos Funeral Home in De-troit Lakes. He moved to Fergus...
HAROLD SANSON
Jan 11, 2014
HAROLD SANSON JR of Bowling Green, KY died January 11, 2014 at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director at J. C. Kirby and Son Funeral Chapels and served as Warren County deputy coroner since 1984.
ULPIANA P. SIMS
Jan 9, 2014
ULPIANA P. SIMS of Meridian, MS died January 9, 2014 at the age of 86. She was the CEO, president and owner of Berry and Gardner Funeral Homes, Inc in Meridian and Quitman. She was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, and the Mississippi Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
NICHOLAS A. LANDOLFI
Jan 7, 2014
NICHOLAS A. LANDOLFI JR of Neptune, NJ formerly of Belleville, NJ died January 7, 2014 at the age of 74. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Landolfi Home for Funerals in Belleville for many years. He was associated with the Megaro Memorial Home in Newark and Belleville for more than 50 years.
ROBERT H. HALVERSON
Jan 7, 2014
ROBERT H. HALVERSON of Somerset, PA died January 7, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a funeral director, owner and operator of the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home from 1958 until 1998 and served as Somerset's first County Coroner from 1954 until 1974. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and was a member...