JAY DANIEL SPRATT
Dec 30, 2022
JAY DANIEL SPRATT of New Brighton, PA died December 30, 2022 at the age of 63. He was a funeral director at his family’s firm, J & J Spratt Funeral Home for over thirty years.
DAVID P. NEWHOUSE
Dec 30, 2022
DAVID P. NEWHOUSE of New Alexandria, PA died December 30, 2022 at the age of 76. He owned and operated P. David Newhouse Funeral Home for thirty-three years. A 1976 graduate if the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Newhouse was past president of the Westmoreland-Indiana-Armstrong County Funeral Directors Association and was district governor of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association.
JOHNNIE EUGENE MILLER
Dec 28, 2022
JOHNNIE EUGENE MILLER of San Antonio, TX died December 28, 2022 at the age of 95. A funeral director and embalmer since 1952, he briefly served Carter-Taylor Williams Mortuary. Miller graduated from the Landig College of Mortuary Science in 1948.
THOMAS JEFFREY “TOM” BENZ
Dec 24, 2022
THOMAS JEFFREY “TOM” BENZ of Urbana, OH died December 24, 2022 at the age of 67. A funeral director and embalmer for many years, he was a salesman for Bass-Mollett Funeral Supply for thirty plus years. A 1977 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Benz was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio Embalmers...
RONALD LEE CROWDER SR
Dec 22, 2022
RONALD LEE CROWDER SR of La Marque, TX died December 22, 2022 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director for over fifty years, he was a second-generation owner and operator of James Crowder Funeral Homes, which was established by his parents James and Ann Crowder in 1959. Crowder Sr held positions as secretary/treasurer for the funeral home and...
GLENN G. MCMILLEN
Dec 22, 2022
GLENN G. MCMILLEN of The Woodlands, TX died December 22, 2022 at the age of 80. He spent more than fifty-five years in the funeral industry, having served as president of the Fred. F. Groff Funeral Home in Lancaster, PA before joining Service Corporation International and becoming senior vice president of operations and served as chairman and CEO of SCI...
JIM BRADSHAW
Dec 21, 2022
JIM BRADSHAW of Stillwater, MN died December 21, 2022 at the age of 78. A funeral director for over fifty years, he was the chairman of Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Services, which he founded in 1972. A member of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association, Bradshaw graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in mortuary science in 1964.
DAVID CHARLES PASCO
Dec 21, 2022
DAVID CHARLES PASCO of Greenfield, IN died December 21, 2022 at the age of 76. He worked at the Pasco Memorial Mortuary for over thirty-five years. Pasco graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science
GARY ALLEN FRAKER
Dec 19, 2022
GARY ALLEN FRAKER of Marshfield, MO died December 19, 2022 at the age of 73. A funeral director and licensed embalmer, he co-owned Fraker Funeral Home, Inc alongside his wife, Jackie since 1972 and the Fraker Ambulance Service from 1972-1975. Fraker was appointed to the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, serving several terms as board president.
JOHN M. RITONDARO
Dec 15, 2022
JOHN M. RITONDARO of Chardon, OH died December 15, 2022 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he established the Ritondaro Funeral Home in Chardon in 1951. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.