NOEL B. GODBY
Jul 6, 2025
NOEL B. GODBY of Russell Springs, KY died July 6, 2025 at the age of 80. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1979, he began his career under the direction of his father-in-law, Kenneth Bernard at the Bernard Funeral Home and later served as the manager and part-owner. A 1976 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, he...
DOUGLAS “DOUG” TWIBELL
Jul 5, 2025
DOUGLAS “DOUG” TWIBELL of Aberdeen, WA died July 5, 2025 at the age of 84. A funeral director for 65 years, he was the former owner of Mills & Mills Funeral Directors of Olympia and Twibell’s Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen. A policy board member for the National Funeral Directors Association, Doug was past president of the Washington State Funeral Directors...
KATHY WISNEFSKI
Jul 4, 2025
KATHY WISNEFSKI of Bluffton, SC died July 4, 2025 at the age of 72. She worked with nonprofits and had served as the executive director at Funeral Service Foundation and chief development officer at National Alliance for Children’s Grief.
JOANNE M. FABRIZIO
Jul 3, 2025
JOANNE M. FABRIZIO of Youngstown, OH died July 3, 2025 at the age of 86. She completed a funeral director apprenticeship, passed her state board, and worked side by side with her husband, Edmond R. Fabrizio at Fabrizio Funeral Home until his passing in 1996. Fabrizio then continued the family tradition for 18 years, working until her retirement in 2014.
ROY J. RABER
Jun 30, 2025
ROY J. RABER of Cuyahoga Falls, OH died June 30, 2025 at the age of 61. He was a former funeral director with Redmon Funeral Home and Ferfolia Funeral Homes, Inc. Raber graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
JOHN DOUGLAS MARSELLUS
Jun 26, 2025
JOHN DOUGLAS MARSELLUS of Syracuse, NY died June 26, 2025 at the age of 86. He spent 40 years at the Marsellus Casket Company and received the lifetime achievement award from the Casket & Funeral Service Supply Association in 2015.
FRANK C. “DIGGER” DAWSON
Jun 20, 2025
FRANK C. “DIGGER” DAWSON of East Liverpool, OH died June 20, 2025 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director for over 50 years, he worked at the firm founded by his grandfather, Dawson Funeral Home, the only job he ever had, for nearly 60 years. Dawson was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College.
JEROME “JERRY” DRAEGER
Jun 17, 2025
JEROME “JERRY” DRAEGER of Racine, WI died June 17, 2025 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director since 1958, he owned and operated the Draeger Funeral Home alongside his father, William, and brother, Martin. In 1977, he partnered with Gary Langendorf, forming Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home. After serving the Racine community for 33 years, Jerry returned to manage and operate...
DONALD R. MOSTI
Jun 17, 2025
DONALD R. MOSTI of Steubenville, OH died June 17, 2025 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 75 years, he was the former owner of Mosti Funeral Home, which he operated alongside his brother, Myron for many years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Mosti was a member of the Ohio...
MARCUS “MICKEY” A. MILAM III
Jun 13, 2025
MARCUS “MICKEY” A. MILAM III of Gainesville, FL died June 13, 2025 at the age of 84. A funeral director and embalmer since 1968, he worked for his father-in-law, Dick Williams at Williams-Thomas Funeral Home in Gainesville until he purchased the Johnson-Hayes Funeral Home in 1990. Mickey continued to operate the Johnson-Hayes-Milam Funeral Home until 2004, when he renamed it, Milam...