JOHN "JACK" KELLY
Feb 27, 2021
JOHN "JACK" KELLY of Lee, MA died February 27, 2021 at the age of 83. A 1960 graduate of the New England Institute of Mortuary Science, he joined his family's business as a third-generation funeral director, owning and operating Kelly Funeral Home until his death.
THOMAS A MCPHERSON
Feb 25, 2021
THOMAS A. MCPHERSON of Toronto, Ontario died February 25, 2021 at the age of 73. A native of Shelby, OH, Tom was the author several books that chronicled the histories of funeral coach and ambulance builders. American Funeral Cars and Ambulances Since 1900 was published in 1973. Subsequent publications included The Complete History of The Henney Motor Company, Flxbile, Eureka,...
MARK STEPHEN STRICKLAND
Feb 24, 2021
MARK STEPHEN STRICKLAND of Elkview, WV died February 24, 2021 at the age of 72. He began his career in funeral service working part-time at the Hafer Funeral Home under the guidance of the late Ed and Henry Hafer. He founded and owned Strickland Funeral Home in Clendenin during the seventies and eighties. Strickland retired from Aurora Casket Company as...
ROBERT E. "BOB" BROWN
Feb 24, 2021
ROBERT E. "BOB" BROWN of Essex Junction, VT died February 24, 2021 at the age of 63. He was employed as a funeral director and embalmer from 1975 until 2011, serving families throughout the Vermont Catholic Diocese. In 1979 he graduated from Hudson Valley Community College with associates' degrees in both applied science and mortuary science. Brown was a member...
KEITH E STOFFELS
Feb 24, 2021
KEITH E. STOFFELS of Lady Lake, FL formerly of Pontiac, MI died February 24, 2021 at the age of 93. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Harris Funeral Home in Pontiac for 25 years; Page-Theus Funeral Home in Leesburg; Banks, Page-Theus Funeral Home in Wildwood and Hamlin; Hilbish Funeral Directors in Eustis; and Steverson, Hamlin and Hilbish...
DEAN E TRENT
Feb 22, 2021
DEAN E. TRENT of Kingsport, TN died February 22, 2021 at the age of 85. He began his career as a funeral director at Gate City Funeral Home in 1959. He worked alongside his wife, Martha, his three daughters Judy, Deana and Jodi, as well as his nephew, Brent Warner at the Carter-Trent Funeral Homes in Kingsport, Church Hill and...
JOE BEN TUCKER
Feb 20, 2021
JOE BEN TUCKER of Central City, KY died February 20, 2021 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director for 62 years, he was the owner and operator of Tucker Funeral Home since 1958. Tucker was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association policy board, president of the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky from 1982–1983, and was a...
THOMAS J RUECKL
Feb 20, 2021
THOMAS J. RUECKL of Luxemburg, WI died February 20, 2021 at the age of 80. In 1972 he became an owner of McMahon Funeral Home in Luxemburg and served the community as a funeral director for fifty years. Rueckl retired in 2005. A 1963 graduate of the Wisconsin institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Fox River...
TOMMY JOE CARNEY
Feb 17, 2021
DR. TOMMY JOE CARNEY SR of Blytheville, AR died February 17, 2021 at the age of 82. He was co-owner of the Carney Funeral Home and Cemetery. Carney was coroner of Mississippi County for three terms and continued as a deputy coroner since his retirement.
RICHARD "RICK" ALVIN RESCH
Feb 15, 2021
RICHARD "RICK" ALVIN RESCH of Gonzales, TX died February 15, 2021at the age of 60. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked with Parkside Chapel Funeral Home in Hereford from 2006 to 2010, then he expanded his career to Levelland, where he began working for SCI at George Price Funeral Home until 2012. Resch later became the location manager...