MARJORIE DAME "MARGE" GNEWIKOW
May 31, 2019
MARJORIE DAME "MARGE" GNEWIKOW of Sauk City, WI died May 31, 2019at the age of 92. She and her husband, Ortwin E. Gnewikow, purchased Mazomanie Funeral Home in 1952. Funeral homes in Sauk City and Prairie du Sac were later purchased and in 1980 a new facility was built in Mazomanie. Marge later sold the business to her daughter and...
ROBERT OSCAR "BOB" BETTHAUSER
May 30, 2019
ROBERT OSCAR "BOB" BETTHAUSER of Radisson, WI died May 30, 2019 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Mastercraft Casket Company in Ladysmith, WI and graduated from mortuary school in 1961.
RICHARD "RICH" BRENNY
May 28, 2019
RICHARD "RICH" BRENNY of Little Falls, MN died May 28, 2019 at the age of 71. A licensed funeral director, he and his two brothers, Joe and Chuck, purchased the Brenny Funeral Home from their parents, Clemens and Mary Brenny, in 1977. In 1995, the brothers began operating their businesses independently. Brenny served the Little Falls, Pierz and Morrison county...
BETTY MARIE CARLSON
May 26, 2019
BETTY MARIE CARLSON of El Dorado, KS died May 26, 2019 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director since 1960, she and her husband, Gene Carlson, purchased the Dietz Funeral Home in El Dorado in 1974 and renamed it Carlson Colonial Funeral Home. Betty remained active in the business until the time of her passing. She was a...
REV. DR. PERRY LOUIS MONTGOMERY
May 24, 2019
REV. DR. PERRY LOUIS MONTGOMERY of Woodland, MS died May 24, 2019 at the age of 85. He was the founder and owner of Montgomery Mortuary in Houston, MS. He was a Baptist pastor for nearly 60 years and retired educator for 40 years.
A. ALLENDORPH "AL" SCHOONMAKER
May 20, 2019
A. ALLENDORPH "AL" SCHOONMAKER III of Pleasant Valley, NY died May 20, 2019 at the age of 74. A fourth generation funeral director, he operated Schoonmaker Funeral Home Inc, which served the Dutchess County community since 1874. In 2005 Schoonmaker Funeral Home joined Parmele Funeral Home in Poughkeepsie, NY and was renamed Parmele Auchmoody & Schoonmaker Funeral Home. He graduated...
JOHN A RITCHAY
May 19, 2019
JOHN A. RITCHAY SR of Wisconsin Rapids, WI died May 19, 2019 at the age of 89. He founded the Ritchay Funeral Home in 1957 when he purchased the Krohn and Berard Funeral Home. In 1981 he purchased the Feldner Funeral Home, now the Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home in Neboosa. A gradu-ate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was...
BERNARD COLEMAN CASTELLAW
May 18, 2019
BERNARD COLEMAN CASTELLAW JR of Smyrna, GA died May 18, 2019. A licensed funeral director, he was retired from Castellaw Funeral Home. He received his associates degree from the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Services.
WALTON FREDERICK "FRED" TALLEY
May 16, 2019
WALTON FREDERICK "FRED" TALLEY of Rome, GA died May 16, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director, he worked alongside his brother, Marvin, in owning and operating the Talley Brothers Funeral Home for several years. After Talley Brothers sold, he opened Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel and was currently employed at the Parnick Jennings, Sr.'s Good Shepherd Funeral...
WILLIAM "BILL" GUY OLMSTED
May 14, 2019
WILLIAM "BILL" GUY OLMSTED of East Greenbush, NY died May 14, 2019 at the age of 77. A licensed funeral director, he worked as a self-employed sales representative for Embalmer's Supply Company, Bass-Mollett Industries, Schuylkill Haven Casket Company, and Columbia Casket Company. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in 1968.