JOHN L. MATT
Dec 10, 2011
JOHN L. MATT, SR., of New Hartford, NY died December 10, 2011 at the age of 90. He was a second generation licensed mortician for Park West Memorial Chapel in New York. In 1946, he and his wife, Grace Giacinta Massaro established Matt Funeral Home which was later incorporated in 1948 as Matt Funeral Service, Inc. He was a graduate...
DEFOREST PETERSON
Dec 9, 2011
DEFOREST PETERSON of Valley City, ND died December 9, 2011 at the age of 84. He served the people of Valley City and Barnes County as a funeral director for 35 years, retiring in 1989. He was a member of the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association, and a graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science.
ELMER GEISSLER
Dec 9, 2011
ELMER GEISSLER of San Diego, CA died December 9, 2011 at the age of 83. In 1953, he earned his funeral directors license, working at Clairemont Mortuary for 63 years.
RICHARD KELLEY HIXON
Dec 9, 2011
RICHARD KELLEY HIXON of Belton, MO died December 9, 2011 at the age of 80. He was a funeral director for D.W. Newcomer's Sons.
DIANN F. PLAMP
Dec 8, 2011
DIANN F. PLAMP of Mitchell, SD died December 8, 2011 at the age of 72. In May of 1992, she founded Cemeteries Aglow, Inc., to market the patent Peace Light solar-powered memorial light.
JOHN D. BRIVCHIK
Dec 8, 2011
JOHN D. BRIVCHIK of Lancaster, PA died December 8, 2011 at the age of 78. He was a licensed funeral director for Fred F. Groff Funeral Home Inc. from 1962 until 1973. He also worked for other funeral homes in the Lancaster county area. He was a graduate of Waynesburg College, and a 1957 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of...
Rex Leroy Cowart
Dec 7, 2011
REX LEROY COWART of Indianapolis, IN died December 7, 2011 at the age of 72. He was a funeral director, owner and operator of Fountain Square Mortuary for the past 22 years.
RAY GEORGE HOPKINS
Dec 6, 2011
RAY GEORGE HOPKINS of Crownsville, MD died December 6, 2011 at the age of 61. He completed his apprenticeship at Singleton Funeral Home, later working as a funeral director for the Glen Burnie Funeral Homes. In 1989, he and his partner, David Hovatter purchased the firm, where he worked until retiring in 2008. He sold his share of the firm...
John L. Showalter
Dec 5, 2011
JOHN L. SHOWALTER of Connersville, IN died December 5, 2011 at the age of 70. He served as president of Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Chapels in Connersville, IN, Liberty, IN and College Corner, OH. He served as district director of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association. He graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1963
KENNETH D. MORRISON
Dec 5, 2011
KENNETH D. MORRISON JR., of Ivoryton, CT died December 5, 2011 at the age of 83. He was a long time funeral director at Munson Funeral Home in Woodbury for many years, also at Robinson and Wright Funeral Home from 1967 to 1974.