GORDON B. GREENLEE of Fredericktown, PA died January 3, 2013 at the age of 77. In 1957, he joined his father, John B. Greenlee, as a licensed funeral director at Greenlee Funeral Home in Beallsville. He expanded operations to include facilities in Bentleyville and Fredericktown, serving as a mentor to many area funeral directors for over 55 years. He was...
GEORGE B. McFALL JR of Detroit, MI died January 2, 2013. He was president of McFall Brothers Funeral Home, serving the greater Detroit area as a licensed funeral director. He attended Wayne State University School of Mortuary Science.
JAMES E. KELLETT II of Mendon, MA died January 2, 2013 at the age of 61. He was the owner and operator of the James E. Kellett and Son Funeral Homes in Milford and Blackstone, MA for over forty years. He graduated from the New England Institute of Applied Sciences in 1972.
MARSHA S. HANNAH THOMPSON of Pineville, WV died January 1, 2013 at the age of 51. She was employed at Calfee Funeral Service for the last twelve years.
ISABELLE SESLER TYREE of Oak Hill, WV died December 31, 2012 at the age of 92. He was vice president of Tyree Funeral Home, Inc of Oak Hill and Mount Hope.
ETHEL L. CIAVARELLI of Conshohocken, PA died December 30, 2012 at the age of 96. In 1948, she and her husband, Emil J. Ciavarelli, established the Emil J. Ciavarelli Family Funeral Home located on Fayette Street. In 1972, the firm moved across the street. Eight years later, a second funeral home was added in Ambler. She was president of the...
CHARLES "CHUCK" CURTIS of Fairport, NY died December 20, 2012 at the age of 79. He was a funeral director at Curtis Funeral Home, now known as the David Doser Funeral Home for 25 years. He retired in 1992.
WESLEY F. KIDDER of Swanton, VT died December 20, 2012 at the age of 85. In 1975, he established Kidder Memorial Home and served as a funeral director for over 64 years. He also operated Wood & Kidder Furniture Store for many years.
GLADYS CRANDALL of Hudson, OH died December 19, 2012 at the age of 93. She worked at Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home, previously the Charles E. Brown and Son Funeral Home for 74 years.
JAMES W. TUNIE SR. of Homestead, PA died December 15, 2012 at the age of 85. He was the proprietor of the Tunie Funeral Home, Inc., a family owned business servicing Homestead and the surrounding communities since 1960. He served his apprenticeship at Frances A. Keith Funeral Home in McKeesport. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in...