RONALD JOSEPH “RON” DEREMIAH
Nov 20, 2024
RONALD JOSEPH “RON” DEREMIAH of Bloomington, IN died November 20, 2024 at the age of 77. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was a former partner at Deremiah Frye Mortuary Greene & Harrell Chapel. In 1999, Ron joined Flanner Buchanan in Indianapolis and served as area manager of Washington Park East. He returned to Bloomington in 2014 and began...
JAMES W. “BIG JIM” DARBY
Nov 18, 2024
JAMES W. “BIG JIM” DARBY of Sun City West, AZ, formerly of Danville, IL died November 18, 2024 at the age of 86. He began his career as a grave digger at Gethsemane Cemetery in Detroit, MI. After relocating to Danville, IL, Big Jim and his brother, Dave launched Greenwood Plastics, which rebranded as Trigard and is now managed by fourth...
GREGORY WESTBROCK
Nov 10, 2024
GREGORY WESTBROCK of Kettering, OH died November 10, 2024 at the age of 80. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated Westbrock Funeral Home in Dayton and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
ROBERT L. “BOB” SHANK SR
Nov 9, 2024
ROBERT L. “BOB” SHANK SR of Perrysburg, OH died November 9, 2024 at the age of 90. A funeral director for over 60 years, he and his wife, Clara purchased the Witzler Funeral Home in 1964. Bob retired at the age of 85. A 1956 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was elected president of the Ohio...
DERRIC R. BROWN
Oct 27, 2024
DERRIC R. BROWN of Marysville, OH died October 27, 2024 at the age of 51. He was a funeral director a Mannasmith Funeral Homes. A 1996 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio Embalmers Association.
DANIEL B. "DAN" TSCHIDA
Oct 25, 2024
DANIEL B. “DAN” TSCHIDA of St. Paul, MN died October 25, 2024 at the age of 79. He served the Twin Cities area as a funeral director for 56 years.
DAVID HAROLD GIRDNER
Oct 21, 2024
DAVID HAROLD GIRDNER of Abilene, TX died October 21, 2024 at the age of 80. A licensed funeral director of almost 60 years, he began his career at Abilene Funeral Home. Later, Girdner provided mortuary transportation services throughout Texas, and converted vehicles to be used in the funeral industry, and as ambulances. He then opened Girdner Funeral Home. His legacy...
NEAL W. SCHNEIDER
Oct 16, 2024
NEAL W. SCHNEIDER of Janesville, WI died October 16, 2024 at the age of 92. In 1960, he started his own funeral home business and worked steadfastly at Schneider Funeral Home until his retirement in 2015. Schneider furthered the family’s five generation legacy in the funeral home business, one that began with his grandfather and continues to this day with...
JOSEPH E. DECROTEAU
Oct 13, 2024
JOSEPH E. DECROTEAU of Medford, MA died October 13, 2024 at the age of 64. He served the Medford community as a funeral director. DeCroteau graduated with a degree in mortuary science from Miami Dade College.
ROBERT JAMES “BOB” FELLER SR
Oct 12, 2024
ROBERT JAMES “BOB” FELLER SR of Columbia, MO died October 12, 2024 at the age of 83. A funeral director, he worked for Clugston Funeral Home in Macomb, IL from 1963 until 1968. Bob then joined Shelter Insurance Company, the old MFA Insurance Company, where he served 32 years as a district sales manager in Ft. Smith, AR, state sales manager,...