TYRONE C. DURHAM
Nov 2, 2011
TYRONE C. DURHAM of Philadelphia, PA died November 2, 2011 at the age of 59. He was a licensed funeral director, working for Julian V. Hawkins Funeral Home in West Philadelphia. He graduated from the McAllister School of Embalming in 1994.
DAVID W. RUZICH
Oct 31, 2011
DAVID W. RUZICH of Whiting, IN died October 31, 2011 at the age of 58. He owned his first funeral home, Kosier-Ruzich Funeral Home in 1975. He later opened Ruzich Funeral Home in Whiting and South Chicago along with Brown Funeral Home; Edgar Funeral Home in Oak Lawn; Sheldon-Goglen Funeral Home in Chicago; Owens-Ruzich Funeral Home in Whiting and LaHayne...
WESLEY RICE
Oct 30, 2011
WESLEY RICE of Milford, MI died October 30, 2011 at the age of 90. He worked at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home for over 40 years, retiring in 2008 as the senior staff embalmer. He spent nearly 25 years working with many funeral homes, including the Estes-Leadley Funeral Homes in Lansing and Holt. He graduated from Wayne State University of...
SAM RICHARD FOUND
Oct 29, 2011
SAM RICHARD FOUND of Thornburg, VA died October 29, 2011 at the age of 46. He was the co-founder of Founds and Sons Funeral Chapels of Culpeper, Fredericksburg and Manassas and Affordable Funeral Service in Northern Virginia. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1987. He was past president and board member of the Northern Virginia Funeral...
G. KEENEN O'BRIEN
Oct 25, 2011
G. KEENEN O'BRIEN of Bayonne, NJ died October 25, 2011 at the age of 80. He owned and operated G. Keenen O'Brien Funeral Home on Avenue C for more than eight decades along with his father, uncle and grandfather. He worked for the family business for 60 years, before retiring four years ago. He was a member of the Hudson...
RAYMOND DOUGLAS "DOUG" ROBBINS
Oct 22, 2011
RAYMOND DOUGLAS "DOUG" ROBBINS of Benton Harbor, MI died October 22, 2011 at the age of 57. He served under the apprenticeship of his father, Raymond A. Robbins, at the Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, which has been in business for 79 years. He was the director and owner of the firm until his death. In 1980, he graduated from the...
KRISTEN RUSIEWICZ DUNN
Oct 16, 2011
KRISTEN RUSIEWICZ DUNN of Upper Burrell Township, PA died October 16, 2011 at the age of 41. She was the vice president of the Rusiewicz Funeral Homes. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992, and graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1993.
FRANK G. BUTLER
Oct 14, 2011
FRANK BUTLER of Bessemer City, NC died October 14, 2011 at the age of 51. He was a third generation funeral director at Sisk-Butler Funeral Home.
WILLIAM BILL HAGEMAN
Oct 12, 2011
WILLIAM "BILL" HAGEMAN JR., of Denver, CO died October 12, 2011 at the age of 72. He established Hageman's Mortuary Transport Service in 1987. He was a member of the Colorado Funeral Directors Association.
JAMES MARKINS
Oct 11, 2011
JAMES MARKINS of Gibson, GA died October 11, 2011 at the age of 57. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of the Sheppard Funeral Home. A graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, he was a member of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association, the Independent Funeral Directors of Georgia and the Academy of Graduate Embalmers.