TERRANCE PATRICK HENNESSY II
Jun 13, 2025
TERRANCE PATRICK HENNESSY II of Akron, OH died June 13, 2025 at the age of 55. A funeral director, he owned and operated Hennessy Funeral Home.
RANDALL D. CARLSON
Jun 6, 2025
RANDALL D. CARLSON of New Braunfels, TX died June 6, 2025 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director for over 45 years, he retired from Culter-O’Neil Funeral Home. Carlson graduated from the San Antonio College of Mortuary Science in 1976.
CAROLYN JILL (BUSSARD) WHITE VANIMAN
May 26, 2025
CAROLYN JILL (BUSSARD) WHITE VANIMAN of Eldorado, OH died May 26, 2025 at the age of 82. She became a third-generation licensed funeral director in 1983, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Harry E. Fulkerson and her father, Harry L. Bussard. In 1981, upon the death of her father, Vaniman became the owner and operator of the Bussard-Barnes-Vaniman Funeral...
HOMER ALBA
May 14, 2025
HOMER ALBA of Los Angeles, CA died May 14, 2025 at the age of 79. Over a span of 38 years, he served as the senior vice president and vice president emeritus of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Despite his official retirement status, Alba remained actively involved in the cemetery. He previously served as president of the California and Los Angeles County...
REV. HARDIN MURPHY MARTIN SR
May 13, 2025
REV. HARDIN MURPHY MARTIN SR of Steubenville, OH died May 13, 2025 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Stowder’s Funeral Home and Watson’s Funeral Home before establishing the H. M. Martin Funeral Home in 1969 with his father. Together, he and his wife, Rosary, continued to own and operate the business for nearly...
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.