THOMAS P. "TUCKER" O'CONNELL
Mar 2, 2019
THOMAS P. "TUCKER" O'CONNELL of Hudson, WI died March 2, 2019 at the age of 91. A licensed funeral director, he founded the O'Connell Valley Funeral Home in 1985, which he operated alongside his sons Dan and Mike. He obtained his degree in mortuary science from the University of Minnesota.
THOMAS A. O'DONNELL
Mar 2, 2019
THOMAS A. O'DONNELL of Salem and Danvers, MA died March 2, 2019 at the age of 76. A third generation funeral director, he joined his father in operating the family business, Henry J. O'Donnell & Sons in Salem. Tom acquired ownership of the firm upon the death of his father in 1970 and was one of the first funeral directors...
JOHN B. MONTS
Mar 1, 2019
JOHN B. MONTS of Ladoga, IN died March 1, 2019 at the age of 76. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he began working for First Funeral Home in Clinton until 1981, at which time, he began working for the Services and Morgan Funeral Home in Ladoga, where he remained working until his recent retirement. He graduated from mortuary school...
JUDITH KAY "JUDY" ANKROM
Feb 28, 2019
JUDITH KAY "JUDY" ANKROM of Republic, MO died February 28, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed preneed agent, she served Meadors Funeral Home for 35 years as a licensed funeral director and general manager.
JAMES "JIM" WILLIAM STOUGH
Feb 24, 2019
JAMES "JIM" WILLIAM STOUGH of Austin, MN died February 24, 2019 at the age of 62. A licensed Minnesota and Iowa funeral director, he served his internship and continued to work at Henry-Olsen-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville, IA until 1989 when he went to work at Olsen Funeral Home, which served several communities in the Fairmont area. In 2000, Jim...
JANICE YVONNE GOFF
Feb 24, 2019
JANICE YVONNE GOFF of Highland Park, MI died February 24, 2019 at the age of 61. A licensed mortician and funeral director, she began her employment in 1980 with Wayne County Morgue and Thompson Funeral Home. She then spent 37 years with the Detroit Receiving Hospital and continued as a funeral director in the state of Michigan until her death....
ROY ALOYSIUS BETZLER
Feb 21, 2019
ROY ALOYSIUS BETZLER JR of Portage, MI died February 21, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director, he purchased Donovan Funeral Home in Kalamazoo in 1975 and in 1999 the Thompson & Hawley Funeral Home in Paw Paw, creating Life Story Funeral Homes. He graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in mortuary science.
RONALD LEE KERCHEVAL
Feb 19, 2019
RONALD LEE KERCHEVAL of Harrison, OH died February 19, 2019 at the age of 79. A retired funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Jackman-Kercheval Funeral Home in Harrison from 1975 until 1992. A 1961 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Embalming, he served as president of the Greater Cincinnati Board of Funeral Directors and was a member...
THOMAS JAMES "T.J." LESTER
Feb 18, 2019
THOMAS JAMES "T.J." LESTER of Erie, PA died Feb-ruary 18, 2019 at the age of 69. In 1979, he began working for the Deaton Kennedy Co and in 1989, he and his wife, Susanne purchased the Louis A. Pick Funeral Supplies Co, and renamed it Lester and Co. They continued to serve funeral directors throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New...
DAVID JOHN CIZMADIA
Feb 15, 2019
DAVID JOHN CIZMADIA of Castleton, VT died February 15, 2019 at the age of 66. A licensed funeral director, he worked at several funeral homes in Vermont prior to managing the Wilson-Cooper Funeral Home in Kittery, ME for 15 years. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in 1992.