WILLIAM C. CELENTANO
Feb 11, 2020
WILLIAM C. CELENTANO JR of New Haven, CT died February 11, 2020 at the age of 81. A funeral di-rector and embalmer since 1963, he had worked closely with his father, the late William C. Celentano at the Celentano Funeral Home since 1957. A graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Greater...
WILLIAM CONAN "BILL" COYLE
Feb 11, 2020
WILLIAM CONAN "BILL" COYLE of Holland, OH died February 11, 2020 at the age of 86. A funeral director, he worked alongside his father, William, his uncle Jim, and brother Joe at the James Coyle and Son Funeral Home, eventually rising to the position of owner and president. Bill retired in 1999. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary...
MARK L DAMES
Feb 8, 2020
MARK L. DAMES of Joliet, IL died February 8, 2020 at the age of 87. He worked alongside his father, Fred and brother, Joel at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home until his father's passing in 1962. His sons, Jeffrey, Brian and Fred continue the family's legacy. Mark remained involved in the business following his retirement in 2002. A graduate...
RICHARD WADE "RICK" PRIDGEN
Feb 7, 2020
RICHARD WADE "RICK" PRIDGEN of Goldsboro, NC died February 7, 2020 at the age of 62. He was a licensed funeral director with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home for many years.
JEFFREY ALAN STOUT
Feb 7, 2020
JEFFREY ALAN STOUT of Russiaville, IN died February 7, 2020 at the age of 55. A fifth generation funeral director and embalmer, he was the owner and operator of Stout & Son Funeral Home in Russiaville, co-owner of Hasler-Stout Funeral Home in Greentown and was also co-owner of Shirley & Stout Funeral Homes in Kokomo. In 2010, he and Jeff...
NOE HAMMER
Feb 6, 2020
NOE HAMMER of West Haverstraw, NY formerly of New York, NY died February 6, 2020 at the age of 42. He was a licensed funeral director in both New York and New Jersey, having worked in every aspect of the funeral industry until his final role as general manager of T. J. McGowan Sons Funeral Home in Haverstraw and Garnerville....
POPE COLEMAN LONG
Feb 6, 2020
POPE COLEMAN LONG of Greenwood, SC died February 6, 2020. A funeral director and embalmer for 50 years, he worked for Ramey Funeral Home, Sullivan-King Mortuary, and Blyth Funeral Home. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was named Piedmont Group Funeral Director of the Year in 2008 by the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association.
SAMUEL LINTON TOLBERT
Feb 5, 2020
SAMUEL LINTON TOLBERT of Clarkesville, GA died February 5, 2020 at the age of 72. A graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, in 1977, he and his wife, Martha, founded Hillside Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Clarkesville. He later developed a perpetual care cemetery, Hillside Gardens, adjacent to the funeral home. He served as president of the Independent Funeral...
CORA MESSINGER
Jan 27, 2020
CORA MESSINGER of Scottsdale, AZ died January 27, 2020 at the age of 90. In 1959 Cora and her husband, Paul, founded Scottsdale's first funeral home, Messinger Mortuary & Chapel as well as the area's first commercial ambulance service, Messinger's Ambulance Service.
JOHN C WOOD
Jan 26, 2020
JOHN C. WOOD of Seward, NE died January 26, 2020 at the age of 85. He worked as a funeral director and mortician alongside his father, Wilber, and his uncle, Faye, at the Wood Brothers Chapel and Funeral Home. He and his wife, Darlene became owners of the firm and continued to operate it until his retirement in 1998. Wood...