THOMAS O. HORSTEIN
Oct 18, 2013
THOMAS O. HORSTEIN of Moon Township, PA and formerly of Aliquippa, PA died October 18, 2013 at the age of 85. He was a third generation funeral director and manager at Allegheny Cemetery, retiring in 1989. He was elected twice as president of the Cemetery Association of Pennsylvania, served as president of the International Cemetery and Funeral Association, and the...
ALBERT J. FREYVOGEL
Oct 16, 2013
ALBERT J. FREYVOGEL of Bethel Park, PA died Octo-ber 16, 2013 at the age of 83. In 1960, he founded the Albert J. Freyvogel Funeral Home where he served as a licensed mortician and owner for 27 years.
BOB ED CULVER
Oct 16, 2013
BOB ED CULVER of Tahlequah, OK died October 16, 2013 at the age of 79. He was the former owner and operator of Reed-Culver Funeral Home, where he began his career in 1957 and retired in 1976. He graduated from the Gupton-Jones Mortuary School in 1959.
ROBERT A. BROOKS
Oct 10, 2013
ROBERT A. BROOKS, JR of Aiken, SC died October 10, 2013 at the age of 80. He was the owner of Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, which was established in 1912. In 1968, he took over operation of the firm alongside his wife, Alicia Brooks, until she took over full managerial duties in 1993. He was a 1966 graduated of the American...
CAL WILKERSON
Oct 3, 2013
Our industry has lost a great friend and highly respected leader in the death of Cal Wilkerson of US Cremation Equipment. Cal died October 3rd at the age of 78 after a brief illness. Beginning with a financial career with Dun & Bradstreet, Cal moved into the cremation industry in the early 80's and rapidly became accepted as a global...
NICHOLAS MARTIN BLILEY
Sep 29, 2013
NICHOLAS MARTIN BLILEY of Midlothian, VA died September 29, 2013 at the age of 69. He served 48 years as a third generation funeral director, president and CEO of Bliley Funeral Home, which was founded by his grandfather in 1874. He was vice president of Holy Cross Cemetery. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
RICKY J. KLINE
Sep 29, 2013
RICKY J. KLINE of Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Ligonier, IN died September 29, 2013 at the age of 53. He was the owner and operator of Kline Funeral Home in Millersburg until 2009. He worked for and assisted many area funeral homes including: Billings Funeral Home, Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Sheets & Childs Funeral Home, Ulrey-Renner Fu-neral Home, Brazzell Funeral...
THOMAS CLOCK JR
Sep 29, 2013
THOMAS CLOCK, JR of Whitehall, MI died September 29, 2013 at the age of 84. He established Clock Funeral Home of White Lake in 1971. His great-grandfather, Tiede Clock, founded the family's first funeral home in Muskegon in 1897. His great-uncle Theodore "Ted" Clock and his grandfather, Thomas Clock, Sr., took over the business as adults. His cousin Dale and...
JAMES A. LANE
Sep 26, 2013
JAMES A. LANE of Princeton, KY died September 26, 2013 at the age of 61. He was a retired funeral director at Morgan's Funeral Home. He served as deputy coroner for Caldwell County.
ANTHONY J. PAPAVERO
Sep 25, 2013
ANTHONY J. PAPAVERO, SR of Branchburg, NJ died September 25, 2013 at the age of 70. He was the co-owner and founder of Branchburg Funeral Home, which he operated alongside his sons, Anthony Jr., and Jason. He previously was the co-owner and operator of Bongiovi Funeral Home in Raritan for 30 years. He was a licensed funeral director for 51...