ROBERT “BOB” VERNON ALLEN
Nov 19, 2022
ROBERT “BOB” VERNON ALLEN of Bridgeport, WV died November 19, 2022 at the age of 86. A retired funeral director, he was the former owner of the Allen Funeral Home in Bridgeport for thirty-eight years. Allen sold the business in 1999. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he served as the executive secretary of the West Virginia...
JOHN J. GLUVNA
Nov 18, 2022
JOHN J. GLUVNA of Lorain, OH died November 18, 2022 at the age of 83. A Ohio licensed funeral director and embalmer, he joined the family business becoming the third generation that was begun by his grandfather, John J. Gluvna in 1912. John worked alongside his father, Joseph J. Gluvna for many years and in 1959 designed and built the...
RICHARD E. PHILLIPS
Nov 16, 2022
RICHARD E. PHILLIPS of Cincinnati, OH died November 16, 2022 at the age of 83. A retired funeral director, he began working for his uncle in Tiffin, OH before joining the Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home, where he worked for forty-one years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral...
PAUL J. “PJ” LAMIELL, JR
Nov 11, 2022
PAUL J. “PJ” LAMIELL, JR of Canton, OH died November 11, 2022 at the age of 61. A licensed Ohio funeral director and embalmer, he joined his father in the family business, Lamiell Funeral Home in 1983. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Lamiell Jr was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
LARRY A. “PETE” PETERSON
Nov 8, 2022
LARRY A. “PETE” PETERSON of Astoria, OR died November 8, 2022 at the age of 77. He worked as a funeral director for over 40 years with Hughes Ransom Mortuaries, eventually owning the Astoria and Seaside location, before illness forced retirement. Peterson was a member of the Oregon Funeral Directors Association.
JOE VINCENT MULLEN
Nov 6, 2022
JOE VINCENT MULLEN of Casey, IA died November 6, 2022 at the age of 80. A licensed funeral director for fifty years, he and his wife, Yvonne co-owned Mullen Funeral Homes in Casey, Adair, Anita and Atlantic. Mullen previously worked at Larkin Funeral Home in Sioux City, Goettsch Funeral Home in Monticello, Estel-Perrin-Avey Funeral Home in Marshalltown, and McBride Funeral...
MICHAEL R FEERICK
Nov 4, 2022
MICHAEL R. FEERICK of Shorewood, WI died November 4, 2022 at the age of 88. He was a third-generation funeral director at Feerick Funeral Home.
BRUCE C. REDMON
Nov 1, 2022
BRUCE C. REDMON of Stow, OH died November 1, 2022 at the age of 82. He established Redmon Funeral Home in 1968 alongside his wife, LouAnn. A 1961 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association, and was a past president of the Summit County Funeral...
HARVEY HAMILTON LEAVITT, III
Oct 31, 2022
HARVEY HAMILTON LEAVITT, III of Wadesboro, NC died October 31, 2022 at the age of 63. He joined his father in the family business, Leavitt Funeral Home, which was founded by his grandfather, Harvey H. Leavitt in 1914. A 1982 graduate of the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, past president...
REMUS D. WOODARD
Oct 28, 2022
REMUS D. WOODARD of San Antonio, TX died October 28, 2022 at the age of 88. He worked as a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, where he eventually became owner and majority stockholder. Woodard retired upon his declining heath. A graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, he was a member of the Epsilon Nu...