ROBERT EUGENE “BOB” GOMPF
May 13, 2025
ROBERT EUGENE “BOB” GOMPF of Cardington, OH died May 13, 2025 at the age of 99. A licensed funeral director since 1949, he began his career with Shaw-Davis Funeral Home in Columbus and later spent 36 years with the Curl Funeral Home, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1981. In response, Bob and his wife, Donna June, opened Gompf...
DENNIS F. COMBS
May 10, 2025
DENNIS F. COMBS of Hershey, PA died May 10, 2025 at the age of 86. He was a retired salesman for Clark Burial Vaults.
BARRY ROGER WICKLINE
May 7, 2025
BARRY ROGER WICKLINE of Englewood, OH died May 7, 2025 at the age of 81. He began his journey in the funeral industry at the age of 14, when he started mowing the lawns for Swart Funeral Home in West Carrollton. In 1971, Barry worked for Baker-Hazel Funeral Home as an assistant funeral home apprentice. After earning his embalming license in 1974...
HEATHER DANIELLE HEATH
Apr 29, 2025
HEATHER DANIELLE HEATH of Jonesboro, AR died April 29, 2025 at the age of 41. She was an account representative with Continental Computers for 15 years.
WILLIAM CHARLES DEELEY
Apr 29, 2025
WILLIAM CHARLES DEELEY of Punxsutawney, PA died April 29, 2025 at the age of 75. A funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Deeley Funeral Home and brought the town into the national spotlight by serving as handler of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog. Deeley was a member of the Clearfield-Jefferson County Funeral Directors Association for 50 years.
MARY ELLEN MACK
Apr 25, 2025
MARY ELLEN MACK of Gardner, MA died April 25, 2025 at the age of 95. She helped her husband, John H. “Jack” Mack, establish the former John H. Mack Funeral Home of Gardner, now the Mack Family Funeral Homes. Mary continued to work alongside her husband in the funeral home for several years.
ROBERT L. “BOBBY” ELLIS
Apr 25, 2025
ROBERT L. “BOBBY” ELLIS of Moreland, KY died April 25, 2025 at the age of 80. He began working for the W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home at the age of 13, washing hearses and setting chairs. Throughout his life, Bobby continued to work part-time at the firm, where he had operated the ambulance service and assisted with the removals, visitations...
FREDERICK B. SPADACCINO SR
Apr 25, 2025
FREDERICK B. SPADACCINO SR of Trumbull, CT died April 25, 2025 at the age of 81. A retired funeral director, he graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service and was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association.
PETERSON
Apr 23, 2025
FRANK JON PETERSON of Aurora, MS died April 23, 2025 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated Peterson Funeral Chapel and later Peterson Ambulance Service until 1984. After becoming the general manager of Olinger Funeral Home and Martin Funeral Home in Grand Junction, CO, Peterson managed Bring Mortuaries in Arizona and was awarded the...
JAMES L. “JIMMY” HINMAN, JR
Apr 23, 2025
JAMES L. “JIMMY” HINMAN, JR of Princess Anne, MD died April 23, 2025 at the age of 71. A funeral director for 42 years, he dedicated his professional life to the family business, Hinman Funeral Home, which was founded by his parents, James Lee Hinman, Sr and Edna Erlene Midgett Hinman in 1958. Jimmy graduated from the Cincinnati College of...