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.
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.
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.
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...
NELSON E. GREENE JR
Mar 14, 2022
NELSON E. GREENE JR of Alexandria, VA died March 14, 2022 at the age of 79. A licensed Virginia funeral director, he held courtesy cards in Maryland and the District of Columbia and was a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner. Nelson was the owner, president and manager of record for the Green Funeral Home, Inc. A graduate of the John Tyler...
PHILLIP SHORT
Mar 14, 2022
PHILLIP SHORT of Marlborough, MA died March 14, 2022 at the age of 48. A funeral director, he joined his father, William Short, in operating the William R. Short and Son Funeral Home, taking over the business upon his father’s passing in 2012. In 2019, Short purchased the John P. Rowe Funeral Home, expanding and renaming it the Short and...
B. JACK WILLIAMS
Mar 13, 2022
B. JACK WILLIAMS of Bremen, OH died March 13, 2022 at the age of 79. A retired funeral director for over thirty years, he was the previous owner of Williams Funeral Home in Cedarville; Ingling Williams Funeral Home in South Charleston and Jackson; and Lytle & Ingling Williams Funeral Homes in Springfield and Yellow Springs. Williams was a member of...