RALPH E. WAITE

Feb 18, 2020

RALPH E. WAITE of Medina, OH died February 18, 2020 at the age of 93. A funeral director, he worked alongside his father, Harold Elliot Waite at the Waite & Son Funeral Home. He continued to own and operate the family business for over 50 years. A graduate of the Cleveland School of Mortuary Science, he was president of the...

ROBERT MARTIN NORTON

Feb 17, 2020

ROBERT MARTIN NORTON JR of Parker, CO died February 17, 2020 at the age of 67. He and his wife, Meredith established the Plainview Funeral Home, Inc in Plainview, NY and after moving to Colorado, the Parker Funeral Home, Inc was established in 1992 and later the Elizabeth Funeral Home and Crematory was opened. A member of the National Funeral...

RUTH MARIE PAUL

Feb 14, 2020

RUTH MARIE PAUL of Williamsburg, KY died February 14, 2020 at the age of 84. A funeral director for 40 years, she and her husband, Carl Paul purchased Ellison Funeral Home in 1971 and continued to own and operate it until 2014.

LESTER GLENN WINTER

Feb 13, 2020

LESTER GLENN WINTER of Tallmadge, OH died February 13, 2020 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was a sales representative for the Dodge Chemical Company for 34 years. He retired in 2005.

DONATO "DANNY" F. DELIBERATO

Feb 13, 2020

DONATO "DANNY" F. DELIBERATO of Garfield Heights, OH died February 13, 2020 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated the Golubski Deliberato Funeral Home since 1971. He was a member of the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Cleveland Embalmers Association.

A. LEE RICHARDS

Feb 12, 2020

A. LEE RICHARDS of Jupiter, FL died February 12, 2020 at the age of 81. A fifth generation funeral director, he worked alongside his father and grandfather at the Richards Funeral Home in Riverdale. In 1972, he expanded the facility to include a second location in West Milford. A 1957 graduate of the McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, he was...

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.