DENNIS G. BATES
Jul 20, 2022
DENNIS G. BATES of Middleport, NY died July 20, 2022 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director since 1965, he worked at Gual Funeral Home in Lockport before purchasing the Bates, Wallace and Heath Funeral Home in Middleport in 1973 and the Bates Cleary Funeral Home in Medina in 1982. Bates operated the funeral home in Middleport until...
JIM SHEETS
Jul 9, 2022
JIM SHEETS of Indianapolis, IN died July 9, 2022 at the age of 83. He began his funeral directing career at the C. M. Sloan and Co Funeral Home in Fort Wayne, IN. Sheets later provided service at Rogers Funeral Home, Myers Funeral Home, Eikenberry Funeral Home in Lafayette, IN. In 1960 he became a funeral director for Macer’s Funeral...
CHARLES B. TAYLOR
Jul 7, 2022
CHARLES B. TAYLOR of Chicago, IL died June 30, 2022 at the age of 93. A funeral director, he owned and operated the Taylor Funeral Home, which he established in 1963 alongside his late wife, Leyeuna A. Taylor. They also established the Gary Oak Hill Cemetery in Gary, IN in 1972 and the C. B. Taylor Funeral Home, Inc on...
JOSEPH MICHAEL NERO
Jul 4, 2022
JOSEPH MICHAEL NERO of Garfield Heights, OH died July 4, 2022 at the age of 66. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, Joseph J. Vito and mother, Lois as a third-generation funeral director at Vito Nero Funeral Home. Nero was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
JACK MACKELLAR SPRINGER
Jul 4, 2022
JACK MACKELLAR SPRINGER of Chicago, IL died July 4, 2022, at the age of 92. He served as an account manager at Smith-Bucklin and Associates where his diverse portfolio had included many years as the Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America.
RUSSELL E. TRUBY
Jul 4, 2022
RUSSELL E. TRUBY of Oakmont, PA formerly of Springdale, PA died July 4, 2022 at the age of 67. A funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Burket-Truby Funeral Home since 1981. Truby was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
EDWARD J. FITZGERALD
Jun 27, 2022
EDWARD J. FITZGERALD of Elephant Butte, NM died June 27, 2022 at the age of 89. He joined his father, Robert M. Fitzgerald at the French Family Funeral Homes in Albuquerque. In the early 60’s, Ed and his father opened Fitzgerald and Son Funeral Home. A graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the...
BRIAN LEMOYNE KOCH
Jun 27, 2022
BRIAN LEMOYNE KOCH of Bellbrook, OH died June 27, 2022 at the age of 56. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he began working for his parents, Steve and Kathy Conner as managing director of the Tobias-Conner Funeral Home in 1990. In 1999 Brian and his wife, Donna acquired the Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home. He was a member...
NICOLE T. SIMULYNAS
Jun 16, 2022
NICOLE T. SIMULYNAS of Leicester, MA died June 16, 2022 at the age of 28. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, she worked for the J. Henri Morin & Son Funeral Homes of Spencer and Leicester since 2019. A graduate of the FINE Mortuary College, Simulynas was a member of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association.
JACQUELYN “JACKIE” LEE FRAKER
Jun 13, 2022
JACQUELYN “JACKIE” LEE FRAKER of Marshfield, MO died June 13, 2022 at the age of 72. A licensed funeral director, cosmetologist and EMT, she was the owner of Fraker Funeral Home, which she co-owned alongside her husband, Gary Fraker since 1972 as well as the Fraker Ambulance Service from 1972 to 1975.