KATHY WISNEFSKI
Jul 4, 2025
KATHY WISNEFSKI of Bluffton, SC died July 4, 2025 at the age of 72. She worked with nonprofits and had served as the executive director at Funeral Service Foundation and chief development officer at National Alliance for Children’s Grief.
JOANNE M. FABRIZIO
Jul 3, 2025
JOANNE M. FABRIZIO of Youngstown, OH died July 3, 2025 at the age of 86. She completed a funeral director apprenticeship, passed her state board, and worked side by side with her husband, Edmond R. Fabrizio at Fabrizio Funeral Home until his passing in 1996. Fabrizio then continued the family tradition for 18 years, working until her retirement in 2014.
ROY J. RABER
Jun 30, 2025
ROY J. RABER of Cuyahoga Falls, OH died June 30, 2025 at the age of 61. He was a former funeral director with Redmon Funeral Home and Ferfolia Funeral Homes, Inc. Raber graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
FRANK C. “DIGGER” DAWSON
Jun 20, 2025
FRANK C. “DIGGER” DAWSON of East Liverpool, OH died June 20, 2025 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director for over 50 years, he worked at the firm founded by his grandfather, Dawson Funeral Home, the only job he ever had, for nearly 60 years. Dawson was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College.
DONALD R. MOSTI
Jun 17, 2025
DONALD R. MOSTI of Steubenville, OH died June 17, 2025 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 75 years, he was the former owner of Mosti Funeral Home, which he operated alongside his brother, Myron for many years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Mosti was a member of the Ohio...
JEROME “JERRY” DRAEGER
Jun 17, 2025
JEROME “JERRY” DRAEGER of Racine, WI died June 17, 2025 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director since 1958, he owned and operated the Draeger Funeral Home alongside his father, William, and brother, Martin. In 1977, he partnered with Gary Langendorf, forming Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home. After serving the Racine community for 33 years, Jerry returned to manage and operate...
MARCUS “MICKEY” A. MILAM III
Jun 13, 2025
MARCUS “MICKEY” A. MILAM III of Gainesville, FL died June 13, 2025 at the age of 84. A funeral director and embalmer since 1968, he worked for his father-in-law, Dick Williams at Williams-Thomas Funeral Home in Gainesville until he purchased the Johnson-Hayes Funeral Home in 1990. Mickey continued to operate the Johnson-Hayes-Milam Funeral Home until 2004, when he renamed it, Milam...
TERRANCE PATRICK HENNESSY II
Jun 13, 2025
TERRANCE PATRICK HENNESSY II of Akron, OH died June 13, 2025 at the age of 55. A funeral director, he owned and operated Hennessy Funeral Home.
RANDALL D. CARLSON
Jun 6, 2025
RANDALL D. CARLSON of New Braunfels, TX died June 6, 2025 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director for over 45 years, he retired from Culter-O’Neil Funeral Home. Carlson graduated from the San Antonio College of Mortuary Science in 1976.
CAROLYN JILL (BUSSARD) WHITE VANIMAN
May 26, 2025
CAROLYN JILL (BUSSARD) WHITE VANIMAN of Eldorado, OH died May 26, 2025 at the age of 82. She became a third-generation licensed funeral director in 1983, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Harry E. Fulkerson and her father, Harry L. Bussard. In 1981, upon the death of her father, Vaniman became the owner and operator of the Bussard-Barnes-Vaniman Funeral...