HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT
Aug 19, 2024
HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT of Abington, PA died August 19, 2024 at the age of 91. A longtime member of the funeral industry, his grandfather owned a funeral home in downtown Philadelphia where he had assisted his father, J. Wesley Craft, Jr from an early age. Together, they founded their funeral home at 1801 Old York Road. Craft later purchased the...
TIMOTHY R. BARNES
Aug 18, 2024
TIMOTHY R. BARNES of Albany, OH died August 18, 2024 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he joined Hughes Funeral Home in Athens, OH as an assistant manager. In 1985 Barnes moved to the medical science field at Ohio University (OU) where he served for 18 years as the director of the Willed Body Program,...
ROBERT “BOB” W. POTTER
Aug 16, 2024
ROBERT “BOB” W. POTTER of Marion, IA died August 16, 2024 at the age of 75. He was employed as a licensed funeral director and embalmer with Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Services since 1980. Potter received his bachelor’s degree in mortuary science from Southern Illinois University and was a member of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association for more than...
GERALD R. “JERRY” BOSAK, SR
Aug 14, 2024
GERALD R. “JERRY” BOSAK, SR of Stamford, CT died August 14, 2024 at the age of 82. He was the owner and operator of Bosak Funeral Home, which he acquired after the death of his father, Frank Joseph Bosak, Jr in 1965. A graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, Bosak was a member of the National...
SHANE DECKER
Aug 9, 2024
SHANE DECKER of Morris, MN died August 9, 2024 at the age of 50. He began his career in funeral service at Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Oakes, ND. In 2009, Decker began working as a regional sales representative for Deaton-Kennedy to provide various supplies to funeral homes in a tri-state region. In 2010, he moved to Morris, MN to work...
RACHEL E. LIQUZINSKI
Jul 23, 2024
RACHEL E. LIQUZINSKI of Lagrange, OH died July 23, 2024 at the age of 46. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for twenty-three years, she served as the Technical Supervisor of Mortality and Autopsy Services at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland at the time of her death. A 1999 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Liquzinski was presented...
THOMAS H. “MR. R” ROUTSONG
Jul 12, 2024
THOMAS H. “MR. R” ROUTSONG of Oakwood, OH died July 12, 2024 at the age of 96. He joined his father, Carl T. Routsong in the family business, Routsong Funeral Home in 1951, having served the Dayton area for over 50 years. Mr. R was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
BAXTER “RAY” ADCOCK
Jun 28, 2024
BAXTER “RAY” ADCOCK of Fayetteville, NC died June 28, 2024 at the age of 81. He was employed by Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro before moving to Lillington, where he worked for 10 years as a funeral director at O’Quinn Funeral Home. In 1970, Ray joined Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville and in 1974, he and his wife, Ann opened...
JAMES R. BARTHOLOMEW
Jun 26, 2024
JAMES R. BARTHOLOMEW of Bath, PA died July 26, 2024 at the age of 70. A funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Bartholomew Funeral Home. Bartholomew graduated from the Eckels School of Mortuary Science and was a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association.
JOHN “JAY” ALBERT SCHOEDINGER
Jun 26, 2024
JOHN “JAY” ALBERT SCHOEDINGER of Columbus, OH died June 26, 2024 at the age of 83. He worked alongside his father, John; uncle, Robert, and brother, David, in the family business, Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service until his retirement in 2021. A 1963 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Jay was a member of OMNI, which was a group...