CLIFFORD W. "CORK" LANT
Jun 12, 2013
CLIFFORD W. "CORK" LANT of Lincoln, NE died June 12, 2013 at the age of 71. He was the military funeral honors coordinator with Nebraska Army National Guard and was a retired funeral director.
JON CHARLES THOMAS
Jun 12, 2013
JON CHARLES THOMAS of Gainesville, GA died June 12, 2013 at the age of 74. Since 2004, he worked alongside his wife, Patsy as a funeral director, owning and operating Forest Meadows Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Morning Funeral Home in Melrose, Evans-Carter Funeral Home in High Springs and A-Direct Cremations in Gainesville and Summerfield, and has served as CEO for...
HILDRETH ROSA THOMPSON
Jun 11, 2013
HILDRETH ROSA THOMPSON of Detroit, MI died June 11, 2013 at the age of 94. In 1950, she co-founded Thompson Funeral Home Inc, alongside her husband, Joseph B. Thompson. She and her husband opened a second location in 1975. She assisted many families that needed services who were deaf and hearing impaired as well as assisting her husband in every...
LORING J. "BUTCH" WARD
Jun 9, 2013
LORING J. "BUTCH" WARD of Danvers, formerly of Beverly, MA died June 9, 2013 at the age of 59. He was a funeral director at C. R. Lyons & Sons until he retired. He previously worked at Campbell Funeral Home in Beverly. He graduated from the New England Institute at Mount Ida College of Funeral Service.
ANTON J. "TONY" RUSKA
Jun 8, 2013
ANTON J. "TONY" RUSKA III of LaGrange and a for-mer longtime resident of Riverside, IL died June 8, 2013 at the age of 87. He was a licensed funeral director at Cermak's Home for Funerals in Cicero for 22 years.
HENRY J. "JACK" SCHELLHAAS
Jun 6, 2013
HENRY J. "JACK" SCHELLHAAS IV of Richland Township, PA died June 6, 2013 at the age of 91. He was a fourth generation funeral director, working alongside his two brothers, Charles and Robert at Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc, which was established by his great-grandfather, Henry J. Schellhaas in 1855. He took over operation of the firm after...
George D. Johnson
Jun 1, 2013
GEORGE D. JOHNSON of Hope Mills, NC died June 1, 2013 at the age of 41. He was a funeral director at Wiseman Mortuary Chapel.
Melvin W. Miner
May 29, 2013
MELVIN W. MINER of Norway, MI died May 29, 2013 at the age of 70. In 1978, he partnered with the D. A. Asp Memorial Funeral Home before establishing the Melvin W. Miner Funeral Home in 1981.He was a licensed Michigan and Wisconsin funeral director for over 35 years, retiring in 2004. He graduated from Wayne State University in 1968.
Lorenz C. "Larry" Sticht
May 26, 2013
LORENZ C. "LARRY" STICHT of Rincon, GA formerly of Silver Creek, NY died May 26, 2013 at the age of 80. He was a former Western New York funeral director, serving at the W. L. Froehley Funeral Home in Hamburg, Wurtz Funeral Home in Boston and Dengler, Roberts and Perna Funeral Homes of Buffalo. He retired in 2005. He was...
William "Bill" Edwin Fishburn
May 26, 2013
WILLIAM "BILL" EDWIN FISHBURN of Fostoria, OH died May 26, 2013 at the age of 79. He was a funeral director and embalmer at the Harold-Floriana Funeral Home for 23 years, retiring in 2003. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1978. He was a member of the Ohio Embalmers Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the...