KENNETH W. CLAUSSEN
Jun 25, 2024
KENNETH W. CLAUSSEN of Fort Atkinson/Lake Mills, WI died June 25, 2024 at the age of 79. In 1969, Claussen and his wife, Pam, purchased a funeral home in Lake Mills, WI, naming it Claussen Funeral Home. He learned from his father-in-law, Earl Dunlap and worked alongside him and Tim Dunlap at Dunlap Memorial for many years and upon Earl’s retirement...
JOE A. MOORE
Jun 23, 2024
JOE A. MOORE of Bidwell, OH died June 23, 2024 at the age of 57. In 1991, he started working in the family business, McCoy-Moore Funeral Homes. Moore was also the former owner of McCoy-Moore Insurance, which he operated alongside his wife, Sarah Evans, for over 30 years. A 1991 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was...
ANTHONY J. “A.J.” PAPAVERO, JR
Jun 22, 2024
ANTHONY J. “A.J.” PAPAVERO, JR of Branchburg, NJ died June 22, 2024 at the age of 58. A licensed New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania funeral director, he was co-owner of Branchburg Funeral Home. A.J. pursued his vocation as a 4th and 5th generation licensed funeral director influenced by his grandfathers, Bartolomeo V. Papavero and Anthony C. Bongiovi, Sr, his...
MAURICE C. WIGHTMAN
Jun 21, 2024
MAURICE C. WIGHTMAN of Syracuse, NY died June 21, 2024 at the age of 79. A 1963 graduate of the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, he served as president of the college. Wightman was a member of the New York State Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Central New York Funeral Directors Association.
PAT A. RILEY, JR
Jun 15, 2024
PAT A. RILEY, JR of Woodville, TX formerly of Nederland, TX died June 15, 2024 at the age of 72. He established the Pat A. Riley Funeral Home and ambulance service in Nederland, TX at the age of 23. Riley opened a second location in Port Neches, TX in the mid 1990’s. A lifetime member of Houston Livestock & Rodeo,...
WAYNE LEE “BUTCH” WHEAT
Jun 11, 2024
WAYNE LEE “BUTCH” WHEAT of Dayton, OH died June 11, 2024 at the age of 80. He served his apprenticeship under the tenure of the late C. Joseph McLin, Sr at the McLin Funeral Home. Wheat also received experience at the Donald Watson Funeral Home in Cleveland during the summers of 1962 and 1963, as well as the Houston Funeral Home...
JOSEPH “JODY” ALVA BRANDENBURG
Jun 10, 2024
JOSEPH “JODY” ALVA BRANDENBURG of Jacksonville, FL died June 10, 2024 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he entered the corporate and management side of the business as the Houston-based Southern region president for Service Corporation International. Brandenburg began leading Hardage-Giddens Funeral Homes in Jacksonville in 1990. For nearly 20 years, he was a member of...
CYNTHIA ANN MEANS
Jun 6, 2024
CYNTHIA ANN MEANS of Auburn, IN died June 6, 2024, at the age of 63. She worked for Messenger for over 25 years until her retirement.
GENEVIEVE LORRAINE ROARK
Jun 1, 2024
GENEVIEVE LORRAINE ROARK of North Richland Hills, TX died June 1, 2024 at the age of 97. After raising their daughters she joined her husband, Bob Roark, in the family business, Roark Casket Company in Fort Work, TX.
DONALD CHRISTOPHER “DON” EARTHMAN
May 29, 2024
DONALD CHRISTOPHER “DON” EARTHMAN of Austin, TX died May 29, 2024 at the age of 77. He spent his working years in the family life insurance business, Mission Life Insurance Company, started by his parents J. B. and Blanche. Don and his brother, Michael oversaw Mission’s growth for over three decades.