ELIZABETH C. FERRARA
May 7, 2019
ELIZABETH C. FERRARA of Cleveland, OH died May 7, 2019 at the age of 88. She spent a lifetime of com-forting and consoling others with her late husband, Dan at their business, the Ferrara Funeral Home in Garfield Heights.
FRANCES M. ROGERS
May 7, 2019
FRANCES M. ROGERS of Tonawanda, NY died May 7, 2019 at the age of 101. She became president of the Lester H. Wedekindt Funeral Home in Tonawanda after her husband's death in 1960 and presided with her son, H. Lester, until she retired in 2014.
FREDERICK "FRED" DONATELLI
May 6, 2019
FREDERICK "FRED" DONATELLI, JR of Ross Town-ship, PA died May 6, 2019 at the age of 87. In 1965, he founded the Fred Donatelli Cemetery Memorials in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, followed in later years by Pittsburgh Cremation Service and OakCrest Pet Crematory. Fred was involved for decades with the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, most recently serving as...
GEORGE R. "DICK" DEVORE
May 5, 2019
GEORGE R. "DICK" DEVORE JR of Sunbury, OH died May 5, 2019 at the age of 89. A second generation funeral director and embalmer for 62 years, he joined his parents at the DeVore Funeral Home in Galena. In 1960 he opened a second location in Sunbury and expanded again in 1967 with the opening of the Marengo Chapel. In...
RICHARD G PROUT
May 5, 2019
RICHARD G. PROUT of Lenox, MA died May 5, 2019 at the age of 92. A licensed funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Douglass Funeral Service in Amherst for many years until his retirement in 1995.
RONALD EDWARD POOLE
May 3, 2019
RONALD EDWARD POOLE of Bahama, NC died May 3, 2019 at the age of 66. A licensed funeral director for over 38 years, he worked at Brooks & White Funeral Home until retiring in 2014. He continued to work part time for the firm until his health no longer allowed him.
JACQUELYN LOUISE HAIZLIP
May 3, 2019
JACQUELYN LOUISE HAIZLIP of High Point, NC died May 3, 2019 at the age of 85. She joined her sister, Lois Powell, as a licensed funeral director in the family business, Haizlip Funeral Home, which was established by their father in 1924. She continuously served High Point and the surrounding communities until 2003, when the business sold. She earned her...
RICHARD EUGENE "DICK" PETERSON
Apr 29, 2019
RICHARD EUGENE "DICK" PETERSON of Monona, WI died April 29, 2019 at the age of 86. A licensed funeral director since 1963, he worked at Gunderson Funeral Home for 22 years, retiring in 1998. He continued to serve families on a part time basis until 2016. A 1962 graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member...
SPENCER F. WILKERSON
Apr 25, 2019
SPENCER F. WILKERSON of Lancaster, PA died April 25, 2019 at the age of 96. A licensed funeral director, he served with the Hooper Memorial Funeral Home in Harrisburg, PA for seven years. In 1957, he founded the Spencer F. Wilkerson Funeral Home in Lancaster. He continued to own and operate the business until selling it in 1988. A graduate...
PAUL EDWARD FREDETTE
Apr 23, 2019
PAUL EDWARD FREDETTE of Pemaquid Harbor, ME died April 23, 2019 at the age of 67. He was a funeral director for over 30 years in Waterville, retiring to Pemaquid.