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...
EDDIE BECKWITH
Mar 27, 2014
EDDIE BECKWITH JR of Tallulah, LA died March 27, 2014 at the age of 64. He served as chief director of operation at the Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home in Tallulah.
VIRGINIA BURGE STROUP
Mar 27, 2014
VIRGINIA BURGE STROUP of Gallatin, MO died March 27, 2014 at the age of 97. She worked alongside her husband, Virgil as a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Stroup Funeral Home in Winston, and Missouri.
ROBERT M. BRUNSON
Mar 25, 2014
ROBERT M. BRUNSON JR of Richmond, VA died March 25, 2014 at the age of 47. He co-founded Brunson's Funeral Chapel alongside his father, Robert M. Brunson, Sr. His wife, Elicia Vaughter Brunson and son, Brandon Brunson will take over operation of the firm. He became the youngest licensed funeral director and embalmer in Virginia at the age of 23....
WILLIAM F. "DIGGER" YOUNG
Mar 25, 2014
WILLIAM F. "DIGGER" YOUNG JR of Butler, PA died March 25, 2014 at the age of 81. He was a lifelong funeral director. He was became a partner with his father in the Young Funeral Home in West Sunbury in 1963, after buying his uncle's share in the business. In 1970, he purchased the Atwell Funeral Home in Butler, which...