JOHN M. "DOBIE" DOBRINICK of Trafford, PA died October 10, 2012 at the age of 73. He was employed by William Daugherty Funeral Home, which he bought in 1974 and later established the John M. Dobrinick Funeral Home. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
KEVIN MICHAEL BRENNAN of Topeka, KS died October 6, 2012 at the age of 61. He operated the Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home alongside his wife, Mary and two of their children.
JOSEPH O. EWING of Newtown, PA died October 4, 2012 at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director at Flaner & Buchanon Funeral Home in Indianapolis where he worked with their ambulance service. He was later employed at Reliable Miller Casket Co. until his retirement. He was a graduate of Indiana Mortuary College IU.
DAVID H. LEGGETT of Hopkins Park, IL died October 3, 2012 at the age of 89. He was the owner of Leggett Funeral Home. He was a former deputy coroner and a funeral director for more than 66 years.
ROBERT HARRY MOTZKIN of The Woodlands Township, TX died September 22, 2012 at the age of 69. He began working in the funeral industry at the age of 19 and enjoyed a successful career with Service Corporation International for the past 35 years.
WILLIAM H. CLARK of Stroudsburg, PA died September 20, 2012 at the age of 91. In 1948, he purchased the Glenn W. Kisor Funeral Home alongside his wife, the late Florence (Essex) Clark, establishing the William H. Clark Funeral Home. After retiring in 1984, he remained very active in the family business for many years. He was a member of...
DAVID B. THOMAS of Stroudsburg, PA died September 19, 2012 at the age of 55. He was a licensed funeral director, and owner of Thomas Funeral Home, which was established by his father, the late William R. Thomas in 1949. He took over ownership of the firm after his father died in 1988. In 1997, he was elected Monroe County...
JAMES EDWIN PAUL of Corbin, KY died September 19, 2012 at the age of 49. He had worked at Ellison's Funeral Home as a funeral director for over 25 years.
BETTY DALE PYLES of Augusta, WV died September 12, 2012 at the age of 84. She was co-owner and the third generation of the family owned and operated McKee Funeral Home.
SCOTT E. LAW of Erie, PA died September 9, 2012 at the age of 65. He was a longtime funeral director at Law Funeral Home, which was established by his father, Donald Law in 1983. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.