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...
CHARLES and RETTA BILLOW
Mar 27, 2020
CHARLES W. BILLOW and RETTA HASKINS BILLOW of Akron, OH died March 27 and April 1, 2020 at the age of 92 and 90, respectively. They were the fourth generation of the family to operate Billow Funeral Homes in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The firm, founded in 1875, was Akron's first funeral home. Billow Funeral Home was a founding...
O'NEIL D. SWANSON
Mar 27, 2020
O'NEIL D. SWANSON of Detroit, MI died March 27, 2020 at the age of 86. He attended Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, graduating cum laude in 1956, and subsequently passing the National Conference of Funeral Services Examiners Board. Two years later, Swanson founded Swanson Funeral Homes, Inc. in Detroit. He was a former trustee of the National Foundation of Funeral...
JOHN HARRIS HUDSON
Mar 26, 2020
JOHN HARRIS HUDSON of Troy, AL died March 26, 2020 at the age of 53. With a funeral service career spanning over 30 years, he most recently was manager of the Green Hills Funeral Home in Troy. He received his degree in Mortuary Science from Jefferson State Junior College.
EARLE F. COOK
Mar 24, 2020
EARLE F. COOK JR. of Attleboro, MA died March 24, 2020 at the age of 92. He was the proud owner of the Cook Funeral Home in Attleboro for more than thirty years, until his retirement. A graduate of New England Institute in Boston, he also founded the Widow to Widow program in Attleboro.