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 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 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.
JOHN M. BRAZZELL of Auburn, IN, formerly of Albion, IN died June 12, 2022 at the age of 89. He was a funeral director and owner of Brazzell Funeral Home in Albion from 1963-1996.
STEPHEN WRAY MURDOCK of Perry, IA died June 9, 2022 at the age of 72. He began working at Westover Funeral Home in Des Moines, IA. In 1978, Steve and his wife, Joyce purchased Timeon Funeral Homes in Perry and Yale. Since 1990, they solely ran Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. A 1975 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary...
STEPHEN WRIGHT GARY of Greenville, KY died June 9, 2022 at the age of 72. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked for Gary’s Funeral Home for 52 years. Gary graduated from the Kentucky Embalming School.
WILLIAM MICHAEL “MIKE” WILDER of Perryville, KY died June 4, 2022 at the age of 75. In 1970, he began working for Coyle Funeral Home in Perryville, which he later purchased. He and his wife, JoNell, operated Wilder Funeral Home and Monument Company for 44 years as well as Wilder’s Flower Basket and Wilder Insurance Agency. Wilder served on the...
JOHN H. “JACK” EVANS SR of Milford, OH died June 8, 2022 at the age of 83. A funeral director since 1962, he started Evans Funeral Home in 1985; serving the Milford/Goshen and Clermont County communities for more than 60 years. Evans graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
CARL E. SEYMOUR of Potsdam, NY died June 7, 2022 at the age of 94. He was a longtime funeral director and former owner of Seymour Funeral Home.
DONALD ROBERT FRITZ of Chicago, IL died June 3, 2022 at the age of 50. He worked alongside Jerry Sullivan at the Cremation Society of Illinois, where he eventually became director of operations. A graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Cremation Association of North America. His insights on cremation operations enabled him...