ROBERT CLAYTON CARTER
Apr 20, 2021
ROBERT CLAYTON CARTER of Columbus, OH died April 20, 2021 at the age of 57. A funeral director for thirty-five years, he owned and operated the Robert C. Carter Funeral Services, which he founded in 1986. Carter was also the managing director at the John Quint Treboni Funeral Home. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was...
VIRGINIA L. "GINNY" HERRING MAHAN
Apr 16, 2021
VIRGINIA L. "GINNY" HERRING MAHAN of Walla Walla, WA died April 16, 2021 at the age of 87. In the late 1940's, her father, the late Norman S. Herring, assumed ownership of the Marshall, Calloway and Hennessey Funeral Home and renamed it Herring Funeral Home. A second-generation funeral director since 1973, Mahan became president of the firm after the death...
PETER WADSWORTH
Apr 14, 2021
PETER WADSWORTH of Framingham, MA died April 14, 2021 at the age of 79. A funeral director, he owned and operated his family's firm, Wadsworth Funeral Home, now Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services until his retirement in 2003.
ROBERT JOSEPH TRAUNERO
Apr 13, 2021
ROBERT JOSEPH TRAUNERO of Tiffin, OH died April 13, 2021 at the age of 95. Bob retired in 1988 from Whirlpool Corp after 25 years of service. He assisted his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Andrea Traunero in operations at the Traunero Funeral Home.
JOHN R VINSON
Apr 13, 2021
JOHN R. VINSON III of Cadiz, KY died April 13, 2021 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director, he worked for Goodwin Funeral Home for thirty years before becoming sole owner in 1992. He was later joined in the daily operations by his son, John Mark Vinson. A graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, Vinson was...
ELIZABETH A. "LIZ" MEINERT
Apr 13, 2021
ELIZABETH A. "LIZ" MEINERT of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Oregon, OH died April 13, 2021 at the age of 81. She was one of the first female funeral directors in Northwest Ohio. Meinert owned and operated Eggleston Meinert Funeral Home alongside her husband, Donn Meinert for many years
ROBERT "BOB" KNIGHT
Apr 11, 2021
ROBERT "BOB" KNIGHT of North Huntingdon, PA, formerly of White Oak, PA died April 11, 2021 at the age of 80. A retired funeral director, he worked for many local funeral homes and was an area representative for Bass-Mollett and Hydrol Chemical Co.
DAVID ALAN SWICKARD
Apr 10, 2021
DAVID ALAN SWICKARD of Rochester, IL, formerly of Charleston, IL died April 10, 2021 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked alongside his grandparents, Sam and Lenna Harper, parents, John and Ruth Swickard, and brother, Stephen Swickard, in the family business, Harper-Swickard Funeral Home for more than five decades. Swickard served one term as...
MARTIN "MARTY" KEITH DUMAS
Apr 8, 2021
MARTIN "MARTY" KEITH DUMAS of Garland, TX died April 8, 2021 at the age of 49. A funeral director for over 25 years, he worked at Rest Haven Funeral Home since 1998 and was a founding member of the Pet Memories Cremation Service. Dumas graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1992.
PAUL MASTERSON ELVIG
Apr 2, 2021
PAUL MASTERSON ELVIG of Seattle, WA died April 2, 2021 at the age of 79. He began his career in the cemetery industry by working as a night caretaker for the Greenacres Memorial Park, in trade, for living in the upstairs apartment. He later became manager of the cemetery. Elving served as vice president and later president of the Evergreen-Washelli...