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.
TERRENCE RHASHAD DORTCH
Dec 14, 2022
TERRENCE RHASHAD DORTCH of Riverdale, GA died December 14, 2022 at the age of 43. He served Williams Mortuary as an apprentice and funeral assistant before establishing the Dortch-Williams Funeral & Cremation Services in 2017. Dortch graduated from the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in 2005.
DOUGLAS JAMES “JIM” ROEDL
Dec 4, 2022
DOUGLAS JAMES “JIM” ROEDL of Beaver Dam, WI died December 4, 2022 at the age of 85. He was a funeral director and owner of Briese Roedl Weber Funeral Home. A graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.
AMON REED
Dec 3, 2022
AMON REED of Knoxville, TN died December 3, 2022 at the age of 76. He was a licensed funeral director for Farrar Funeral Home until his health failed. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors of Association.