JANICE L EARL
Aug 26, 2020
JANICE L. EARL of Forsyth, IL died August 26, 2020 at the age of 46. She worked as a receptionist at the Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home in Decatur for the past twenty-three years. A spokesperson for Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, she served on the convention committee of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association and was the...
LARRY DEAN MORRISON
Aug 22, 2020
LARRY DEAN MORRISON of Lexington, NC died Au-gust 22, 2020 at the age of 75. He began his career in funeral service as a teenager at Piedmont Funeral Home in Lexington, as an ambulance attendant. He later became president of the firm. For four decades, Morrison served as co-owner, corporate secretary and general manager of Davidson Funeral Home. A graduate...
CHARLES "CHARLIE" H. VORNHOLT
Aug 19, 2020
CHARLES "CHARLIE" H. VORNHOLT of New Bremen, OH died August 19, 2020 at the age of 95. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated the Vornholt Funeral Homes in New Bremen and New Knoxville for thirty eight years. He spent several years directing funerals with Miller Funeral Homes in Saint Marys and Knoxville. A 1948 graduate of the Cincinnati...
WILLIAM PENN TROY
Aug 15, 2020
WILLIAM PENN TROY SR of Mullins, SC died August 15, 2020 at the age of 76. He served his apprenticeship with Foxworth Funeral Home in Mullins before establishing Troy's Funeral Home. In 1988 he expanded his services to Loris, SC where he opened the doors to Legette-Troy's Funeral Home. Troy held a funeral directors license in North and South Carolina...
WANDA FERN THOMAS
Aug 14, 2020
WANDA FERN THOMAS of Miami, OK died August 14, 2020 at the age of 96. A licensed funeral director for 65 years, she worked alongside her husband William Paul Thomas at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Picher, which they established in 1948. A second location in Miami was opened in 1991 and in 2005 the Commerce location was established....
TODD J. KENDRICK
Aug 9, 2020
TODD J. KENDRICK of Atlanta, MI died August 9, 2020 at the age of 45. A licensed funeral director since 1998, he served families of Montgomery County alongside his dad, Russell Kendrick at the Green Funeral Home. Upon his dad's retirement in 2007, Todd obtained ownership of the firm. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in mortuary science from the Wayne...
JOHN ANDREW COWAN
Aug 8, 2020
JOHN ANDREW COWAN of Van Wert, OH died Au-gust 8, 2020 at the age of 47. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a funeral director with Cowan & Son Funeral Home for twenty-two years.
FRANK R. PISARSKI
Aug 4, 2020
FRANK R. PISARSKI SR of Stevens Point, WI died August 14, 2020 at the age of 88. He began working as a funeral director at his parents firm, Pisarski & Sons Funeral Home in Roseland. In 1973 he purchased the former Dzikoski Funeral Home in Stevens Point, renamed it Pisarski Funeral Homes. He continued to own and operate the business...
JOHN L. FREUND
Aug 4, 2020
JOHN L. FREUND of Marengo, IL died August 4, 2020at the age of 70. A funeral director, he apprenticed with George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home before working at the Warner & Flagg Funeral Home in Crystal Lake. He owned and operated the Freund Funeral Home in Wonder Lake from 1978-1983. He purchased Cooper Funeral Home in Marengo and...
CYNTHIA MESSINA
Aug 1, 2020
CYNTHIA MESSINA of Coral Springs, FL died August 1, 2020 at the age of 58. Originally from Cleveland, OH, Cindy moved to Florida for a career with SCI. A funeral director for 35 years, she was the manager at Kraeer Funeral Home in Coral Springs. She was a graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.