MARJORIE “MARGIE” COLSON
Mar 29, 2022
MARJORIE “MARGIE” COLSON of Indianapolis, IN passed away on March 29, 2022 at the age of 74. She entered the funeral industry by establishing a third party marketing company representing funeral homes. In 2014, she and her husband, Tony Colson, purchased Harper’s Community Funeral Home near Ft. Wayne, IN and in 2017 they purchased Halo International in Twinsburg, OH.
ROBERT L. “BOB” GROVES
Mar 26, 2022
ROBERT L. “BOB” GROVES of Union, WV died March 26, 2022 at the age of 69. A funeral director and embalmer, he worked at the Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home in Union, Wm. S. Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown, Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill and in 1994, Bob and his wife Carol established the Groves Funeral Home in Union, where he...
NINA GREENE
Mar 24, 2022
NINA GREENE of Alexandria, VA died March 24, 2022 at the age of 54. She has worked within Greene Funeral Home, Inc on and off for over twenty-five years. Nina was currently serving as a funeral service assistant, where she provided administrative support and was instrumental in helping families with memorial tributes and life insurance.
JOHN JOSEPH WHITAKER
Mar 24, 2022
JOHN JOSEPH WHITAKER of Cloverdale, IN died March 24, 2022 at the age of 81. A funeral director, he worked with his father, Charles at the Whitaker Funeral Home for many years. Whitaker was active in the Independent Funeral Directors of Indiana for many years, serving on the board as president and other various positions until his retirement.
FREDERICK CHARLES LOCKE
Mar 24, 2022
FREDERICK CHARLES LOCKE of Wilmington, NC died March 24, 2022 at the age of 87. A longtime funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Locke Funeral Home in Waterloo, IA until his retirement.
JAMES R. “JIM” FORNOFF
Mar 24, 2022
JAMES R. “JIM” FORNOFF of Greenfield, IN died March 24, 2022 at the age of 79. He worked as a funeral director at Pasco Memorial Mortuary for many years. A 1965 graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Independent Selected Funeral Directors.
CHARLES E. STRODE
Mar 21, 2022
CHARLES E. STRODE of Tompkinsville, KY died March 21, 2022 at the age of 83. A Kentucky licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1959, he began his career at the John Edd Yokley Funeral Home in the early 1960’s. In 1966 Strode started what was Strode Lyons Funeral Home. It then became Strode Funeral Home, where he served the Monroe...
ROBERT “BOB” GRAY WASSON
Mar 19, 2022
ROBERT “BOB” GRAY WASSON of Siloam Springs, AR died March 19, 2022 at the age of 87. He worked at Wasson Funeral Home with his parents, and since 1974 has owned and operated the business. A graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a past president of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association and was a recipient of...
WILLIAM “BILL” J. LAUBER
Mar 17, 2022
WILLIAM “BILL” J. LAUBER of Milford, NE died March 17, 2022 at the age of 59. He purchased the Moore’s Funeral Homes of Friend, Milford and Beaver Crossing in 1992. In 2018, he opened Blue Valley Crematory as an addition to Lauber Funeral Homes. Bill graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in mortuary science from the University of Minnesota. He served...
MICHAEL A. PATRY
Mar 14, 2022
MICHAEL A. PATRY of Lyme, formerly of Berlin and Gorham, NH died March 14, 2022 at the age of 65. He worked alongside his father as a funeral director at Fleury-Patry Funeral Home from 1981-2006. A 1984 graduate of the New England Institute of Mortuary Science, Patry was a member of the New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association and the National...