KATHLEEN NICHOLAS
Dec 25, 2013
KATHLEEN NICHOLAS of Clarksville, AR died December 25, 2013 at the age of 87. She was the owner and operator of Hardwicke Funeral Home for the past 64 years. She took over operation of the firm after her first husband, L.D. "Red" Hardwicke died in 1962. Her first husband bought the funeral home in 1949. The Johnson county funeral home...
STEPHEN JOSEPH LYONS
Dec 24, 2013
STEPHEN JOSEPH LYONS, JR of White River Junction, VT died December 24, 2013 at the age of 79. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer, and owner of Lyons Funeral Home, which he operated alongside his father for over 20 years. He sold the business in 1982. He graduated from the McAllister Institute of Funeral Service.
GENE E. STEINKE
Dec 23, 2013
GENE E. STEINKE of Denver, CO died December 23, 2013 at the age of 90. He was a licensed funeral director at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary & Cemetery for many years. After retiring, he remained a senior consultant for the firm until he passed away. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1948.
ROBERT DEAN MIMS
Dec 20, 2013
ROBERT DEAN MIMS of Griffin, GA died December 20, 2013 at the age of 80. He was the owner and operator of Cherokee Casket Company until his retirement, allocating ownership of the firm to his son, Michael. He was a member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.
JOHN PATRICK MULLIN
Dec 18, 2013
JOHN PATRICK MULLIN of Tinton Falls, NJ died December 18, 2013 at the age of 87. He was a funeral director and owner of the L. V. Mullin and Son Funeral Home in Newark and Union for many years before retiring. He attended Eckles College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, PA.
JOHN C "JACK" VANDER PLAAT
Dec 18, 2013
JOHN C "JACK" VANDER PLAAT of Wyckoff, NJ died December 18, 2013 at the age of 87. He was a licensed New Jersey funeral director and embalmer. He joined his father, John J. Vander Plaat, in the operation of the Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Garfield which his grandfather established in 1894. In 1952, he and his father opened a...
PAUL CUTRUPI
Dec 15, 2013
PAUL CUTRUPI of Fishkill, NY formerly of Valhalla, NY died December 15, 2013 at the age of 68. He was a licensed funeral director at McElroy-Flynn Funeral Home in Elmsford and Cassidy-Flynn Funeral Home in Mount Kisco for nearly 40 years. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service.
PAUL F. LEONARD
Dec 12, 2013
PAUL F. LEONARD of Pittston, PA died December 12, 2013 at the age of 81. He was a funeral director, owner and operator of the Paul F. Leonard Funeral Home for more than 50 years. He also worked as a deputy coroner for Luzerne County. He graduated from the McAllister School of Embalming. He was a member of the Pennsylvania...
JOYCE B. TUCKER
Dec 11, 2013
JOYCE B. TUCKER of Petersburg, VA died December 11, 2013. She was the owner and operator of Tuckers Funeral Home, which her late husband, A. A. Tucker established. She served as the fourth female president and member of the National Funeral Directors and Mortician Association, a member of the Virginia Morticians Association, and a life member of the 100 Black...
RICHARD "DICK" PASCO
Dec 10, 2013
RICHARD "DICK" PASCO of Greenfield, IN died December 10, 2013 at the age of 66. He was a fourth generation funeral director and former owner of Pasco Memorial Mortuary, which he operated alongside his brother, David Pasco for more than 35 years. He was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association, and served as charter president of the Independent...