H. PAUL FRULAND
Jan 18, 2025
H. PAUL FRULAND of Morris, IL died January 18, 2025 at the age of 89. He joined his father, Earl Fruland as a funeral director at Fruland Funeral Home and continued to serve the community until his retirement. Fruland graduated from the Worsham College of Mortuary Science.
MYRON “ROGER” WALKER
Jan 12, 2025
MYRON “ROGER” WALKER of Cape Coral, FL died January 12, 2025 at the age of 81. A former dean of student at the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a professor of anatomy, embalming and mortuary science at both Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Walker retired in 2013. He was a member of the Ohio...
CAROL HALL PERRY
Jan 9, 2025
CAROL HALL PERRY of Waldoboro, ME died January 9, 2025 at the age of 77. A funeral director, she worked alongside her father, Richard and brother, Michael at her family business, Hall Funeral Home. Perry received her degree in mortuary science from Mt. Ida College in Newton, MA in 1995. A lifetime member of the Maine Funeral Directors Association, she...
HOWARD EUGENE SUBER
Jan 3, 2025
HOWARD EUGENE SUBER of Fletcher, OH died January 3, 2025 at the age of 97. A third-generation funeral director for over 50 years, he was the former owner and operator of Suber Funeral Home, now Suber, Shively & Vernon Funeral Home. A member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Suber formerly served on the board for Fletcher Cemetery.
BRYAN D. SPOONER
Dec 26, 2024
BRYAN D. SPOONER of Rocky River, OH died December 26, 2024 at the age of 97. A funeral director for over 50 years, he was a senior staff member at Zeis-McGreevey & Berry-McGreevey Funeral Homes.
RONALD FREDERICK DODD
Dec 25, 2024
RONALD FREDERICK DODD of Georgetown, DE died December 25, 2024 at the age of 91. A retired funeral director for over 30 years, he served his apprenticeship with Ronald James in Millsboro before operating independently starting in 1957. Dodd purchased the funeral services business of the Carey family in Georgetown, and he merged the Dodd-Carey Funeral Home in 1967. He graduated...
WILLIAM LEO “BILL” MCREAVY SR
Dec 23, 2024
WILLIAM LEO “BILL” MCREAVY SR of Minneapolis, MN died December 23, 2024 at the age of 92. A third-generation funeral director, he was the former chief executive officer of Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels & Cremation Services, which grew to serve the Twin Cities metro area with 17 chapels and 4 cemeteries. Bill graduated with a degree in mortuary science from the...
RANDY ANTHONY BORKOSKI
Dec 17, 2024
RANDY ANTHONY BORKOSKI of Adena, OH died December 17, 2024 at the age of 68. He was the owner and operator of Borkoski Funeral Home in Cadiz and Adena. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was the former president of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, District 12.
JULIA G. RAY
Dec 17, 2024
JULIA G. RAY of Asheville, NC died December 17, 2024 at the age of 110. She was a licensed funeral director and manager of the Jesse G. Ray Funeral Home, which she co-founded alongside her late husband, Jesse G. Ray, Sr in 1938. Their son, Jesse G. Ray, Jr assumed operations of what is now known as the Ray Funeral &...
JOHN A. VERDONE
Dec 16, 2024
JOHN A. VERDONE of Westlake, OH died December 16, 2024 at the age of 92. A member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Embalmers Association of Cleveland, he retired from University Hospitals of Cleveland Pathology Department.