ROBERT LEE FINCH
Apr 9, 2020
ROBERT LEE FINCH of Altavista, VA died April 9, 2020 at the age of 90. He spent over 65 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, established in 1905 by his grandfather. He was a past president of the Southside Funeral Directors Association and the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, as well...
H. CHARLES CHUCK NELSON
Apr 8, 2020
H. CHARLES "CHUCK" NELSON of Gaylord, MI died April 8, 2020 at the age of 83. He and his wife, Patricia, opened Nelson Funeral Home in Gaylord in 1965. He earned a degree in Mortuary Science at Worsham College in Chicago, and was a passionate funeral director for over 50 years. He was also a member and past board president...
WILLIAM JAKUBS
Apr 6, 2020
WILLIAM JAKUBS of Cleveland, OH died April 6, 2020 at the age of 91. He was proud to be a funeral director for 70 years with his family firm, now known as Jakubs & Son Funeral Home, Cleveland and Jakubs-Waite Funeral Home, Eastlake.
RICHARD CHARLES STEELE
Apr 4, 2020
RICHARD CHARLES STEELE, II of Bay City, MI died April 4, 2020 at the age of 52. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University and Mortuary Science License in 1991. He was a partner and vice president of the family business, Penzien-Steele Funeral Home. He was a member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes and was past...
GERALD F BROWN
Apr 4, 2020
GERALD F. BROWN of Durham, CT died April 4, 2020 at the age of 70. After graduating from the American College of Mortuary Science in New York, he began his career of over 45 years as a funeral director. He had been employed by Howard K. Hill Funeral Services for over 10 years, and was president of the Durham Cemetery...
KEVIN K O'SULLIVAN
Apr 4, 2020
KEVIN K. O'SULLIVAN of Bel-Nor, MO died April 4, 2020 at the age of 69. He worked in the family business from an early age for his father and uncle at O'Sullivan-Muckle Mortuary in Jennings, MO, eventually earning his license and degree in Funeral Service. After the deaths of his uncle and father in 1992, Kevin moved the business to...
MARK LENARD JUSTEN
Mar 29, 2020
MARK LENARD JUSTEN of McHenry, IL died March 29, 2020 at the age of 66. Graduating from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1976, Mark worked as the fourth generation at the George R. Justen & Son Funeral Home in McHenry. In 1983, he installed a crematory, serving funeral homes in the area. In 1985, Mark purchased the Wonder Lake...
PAUL R. SCHELM
Mar 28, 2020
PAUL R. SCHELM, JR. of Port Charlotte, FL died March 28, 2020 at the age of 87. He was a graduate of Miami-Dade Community College in Miami. In October 1979, he founded Paul Schelm Funeral Home, and most recently he was a funeral director at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home and Gardens in Punta Gorda, FL.
DOROTHY E. DAY
Mar 28, 2020
DOROTHY E. DAY of Toledo, OH died March 28, 2020 at the age of 93. She and her husband, the late James Day, founded The House of Day Funeral Service in Toledo in 1964. A Licensed Funeral Director since 1969, she oversaw the construction of a new facility in 1990. Her legacy continues through her family of funeral directors: her...
JAMES ROBERT "BOB" MORRIS
Mar 28, 2020
JAMES ROBERT "BOB" MORRIS of Dayton, OH died March 28, 2020 at the age of 88. He was the third generation of his family at Morris Sons Funeral Homes where he worked for over 50 years. A 1955 graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Service, he was also past Secretary-Treasurer of the Greater Montgomery County Funeral Directors Association and a...